Obituary Listing
Stephen L. Hackett
Oct 24, 2025
Stephen L. Hackett, 64, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at the Hershey Medical Center on Friday, October 24, 2025. He was born November 6, 1960 to the late Salvator J. and Geraldine (Jackowski) Barbone. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Kim J. (McKee) Hackett.
Stephen had a deep love for music and could often be found playing...
Vincent J. Annibali
Oct 23, 2025
Vincent J. Annibali, 70, of Palmyra passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Joseph and Josephine (DeLuca) Annibali.
Vincent was a lifelong drummer, playing in many different bands. He enjoyed watching football and boxing on TV with friends, picnics, and fishing. Above all, Vincent loved spending time with his family.
He...
Loren Marshall Nedrow
Oct 20, 2025
Loren Marshall Nedrow, 82, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2025. He was born on January 28, 1943, to the late Lawrence Myers Nedrow and Frances Harriet (Marshall) Nedrow.
Loren grew up in King Ferry, New York as the son of the local grocer and his schoolteacher wife. His grandfather was the missionary and founding minister of...
Kelsey Lea Hoover
Oct 20, 2025
Kelsey Lea (Kennedy) Hoover, 35, of Lebanon, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 20, 2025 at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. She was born Saturday, November 18, 1989 in Lebanon to Timothy P. and PamMarie (Fertig) Kennedy of Middletown. She is survived by her loving husband of ten years, Michael P. Hoover.
She graduated from Palmyra Area High School...
Dale Edward Snover
Oct 20, 2025
Dale Edward Snover, 72, of Annville passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Born in Palmyra, he was the son of the late Paul Joseph and Erma Pearl (Bachman) Snover. He was the loving husband of 50 years to Judy Ann (Geib) Snover.
Dale enjoyed playing cornhole at the Hershey Italian Lodge, playing pool, reading, and doing crossword puzzles. He was...
Nelson R. Snyder
Oct 18, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nelson (Butch) R. Snyder. Butch passed away on October 18, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 82.
Born on December 7, 1942, Butch was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he lived in the Elizabethtown area with his wife, Joyce (Hipple) Snyder, for over 40...
Retta H. Ebersole
Oct 18, 2025
Retta H. Ebersole, 88, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025, surrounded by those who loved and cared for her the most.
Retta was born in Mill Grove, PA on September 14, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Bessie (Blass) Helwig. She was the loving wife of Lawrence Ebersole for 68 years.
She brought warmth,...
Neil H. Roth
Oct 17, 2025
Neil H. Roth, 65, of Marysville passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025. Born in Hershey, he was the son of the late John and Mildred (Heilman) Roth. He was the loving husband of Ann Marie (Szollosy) Roth.
Neil enjoyed golfing, bowling, puzzles, and playing at casino tables. Neil was a master of his craft, known for his incredible problem-solving skills...
Frank Hanincik, Jr.
Oct 16, 2025
Frank Hanincik, Jr., 94, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025 at the home of his son in Fort Pierce, FL, where he received hospice care. He was born a first generation American on November 10, 1930, in Beaver Meadows, PA, to the late Frank, Sr. and Helen (Palsa) Hanincik. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 52...
Brandy Marie Butala
Oct 10, 2025
Brandy M. Butala, 47, of Camp Hill, PA passed away on October 10th, 2025, due to natural causes. She was born on October 12th and is preceded in death by her parents, Mike and Patty Butala, and her sweet, loving pit bull, “Fatty”. Brandy is survived by her sister Tammy and Tammy’s husband Tom, and her beloved nieces, Savannah and...
Gregory A. Bell
Oct 8, 2025
Gregory Alan Bell, 69, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully at his home on October 8, 2025. A resident of Palmyra since the 80’s, Greg was born May 31, 1956 in Punxsutawney, Pa to Thomas J. and Joyce (Johnson) Bell. Until the time of his death, Greg loved his family, God, and his country.
Greg served in the US Army with...
Patricia A. Harzer
Oct 8, 2025
Patricia Harzer, beloved mother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 8th, 2025, at the age of 87. Pat lived a life marked by compassion, resilience, and unwavering devotion to her family and community.
Her warmth and generosity touched everyone she met — whether through her volunteer work with NAMI, the Girl Scouts, or her many service efforts through her...
Dennis Robert Karalfa
Oct 7, 2025
Dennis Robert Karalfa, 79, of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Robert and Helen (Burkholder) Karalfa. He was the loving husband of 40 years to Linda J. (Darhower) Karalfa.
Dennis graduated from Kennard-Dale High School, then attended Penn State University for music education. While there, he was a member...
Robert E. Berstler, Jr.
Oct 6, 2025
Robert E. Berstler, Jr., 54, of Columbia passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 6, 2025. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of Donna (Hoch) Berstler and the late Robert E. Berstler, Sr. He was the loving husband of 13 years to Lisa M. (Aceto) Berstler.
Bob loved anything to do with cars, from working on them to attending car shows....
Scott E. Raffensperger
Oct 6, 2025
Scott E. Raffensperger “Pug”, 49 of Elizabethtown, died Monday, October 6th. Born Monday, January 5, 1976 in Lancaster, he was the son of Linda Groff and the late Gary E. Raffensperger.
He is survived by two sisters Lisa Siddo married to Andre Siddo and Amanda Smith, four nephews, a niece and many cousins. Scott enjoyed watching wrestling and his favorite football...
John R. Barnes
Oct 6, 2025
John R. Barnes, 82, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2025. He was born June 27, 1943 to the late Henry J. and Dorothy R. (Hafley) Barnes. He is survived by his loving wife, Diane K. (Bair) Barnes.
John found great joy in life’s simple pleasures. He had a lifelong love of woodworking, where he took pride in...
Roy T. Bennett, Jr.
Oct 5, 2025
Roy "Rusty" Bennett went to meet his savior Jesus Christ on October 5, 2025. He was the son of the late Dorothy and Roy Bennett of Kingston.
Rusty grew up in Kingston attending schools in the WVW school system. He graduated in 1969 from WVW and went on to LCCC for two years. He realized was not for him and dropped...
Laura T. Hoffman
Oct 4, 2025
Laura T. Hoffman, 108, a resident of Messiah Village since 1984, entered peacefully into her Savior's arms on October 4, 2025. Born in Carland, MI on August 24, 1917, she was the daughter of the late S. Emery and Ada H. Turner.
She left her Michigan home in 1931 to attend the Messiah Academy and Missionary Training School in Grantham, PA,...
Donnie G. Boyer
Oct 4, 2025
Donnie Gordon Boyer, 76, of Elizabethtown, passed away on October 4, 2025. Born on March 13, 1949, to Clyde Boyer and Faye Koser, Donnie was the middle child, growing up alongside his older brother Clyde Jeffrey Boyer, younger sister Cindy Drawbaugh, and step-siblings Jeff Weidman and Gina Baron.
A proud graduate of Elizabethtown High School, Class of 1967, Donnie went on...
Hazel A. Derr
Oct 2, 2025
Hazel A. Derr, 92, of Elizabethtown went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 2, 2025. She was the daughter of the late John R. and Wavia M. (DeShong) Miller of Three Springs, PA.
Hazel graduated from Saltillo High School in 1950. After graduation, her career started at Phoenix Iron and Steel company in Harrisburg. After moving to Elizabethtown, she...
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