Obituary Listing

LTC Fredric B. Koch, (Retired)

LTC Fredric B. Koch, (Retired)

Sep 4, 2025

Frederic Barto Koch, 83, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2025, his mother’s birthday at Masonic Village, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on April 28, 1942, in Allentown, PA, Fred was the son of the late Judge Kenneth H. and Annabelle (Barto) Koch. From his earliest days, he was shaped by a strong sense...

Sara "Sally" J. Witmer

Sara "Sally" J. Witmer

Sep 4, 2025

Sara “Sally” J. Witmer, 84, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was born on October 7, 1940 to the late Clayton K. and Alma N. (Heisey) Young. She was predeceased by her loving husband, of 62 years, Raymond S. Witmer.

Sally had a love for cats and was an excellent cook....

Kenneth E. Mellinger

Kenneth E. Mellinger

Sep 2, 2025

Kenneth E. Mellinger, 70, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. He was born on December 4, 1954 to J. Carl and the late Phoebe (Blank) Mellinger. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Beth A. (Miller) Mellinger.

Ken devoted much of his life to serving Sovereign Grace...

Winfield S. Harrison, Jr.

Winfield S. Harrison, Jr.

Sep 1, 2025

Winfield S. Harrison, Jr., 73, of Intercourse passed away peacefully on Monday, September 1, 2025. Born in Cape May Court House, NJ, he was the son of the late Winfield S. Harrison, Sr. and Alice (Thomas) Harrison. He was the loving husband of 43 years to the late Susan Harrison.

Winfield was very active with Intercourse United Methodist Church. He volunteered...

Barbara Jo Rapp

Barbara Jo Rapp

Aug 31, 2025

Barbara Jo Rapp, 77, of Marietta passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Newcomer) DiLucia. She was the loving wife of Chester C. Rapp for 60 years.

Barbara and Chester proudly cleaned the Marietta Laundromat for many years together. She loved her dog, Dexter, flower gardening, and...

Palmer H. Arnold

Palmer H. Arnold

Aug 30, 2025

Palmer H. Arnold, 93, of Elizabethtown, died August 30, 2025. He was born in Red Lion, PA, December 17, 1931, the son of the late Andrew (Andy) and Leitha (Kohler) Arnold. He enjoyed 50 years of marriage with Helen M. (Stokes) Arnold who passed away August 2, 2014. Palmer is survived by his son Richard (Carla) Arnold of Milton, PA,...

Darlene "Bonnie" B. Huber

Darlene "Bonnie" B. Huber

Aug 29, 2025

Darlene “Bonnie” Bonita (Martin) Huber, 77, of Annville, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Sunday, March 7, 1948 in Lebanon, she was the daughter of Betty (Smith) Martin Heilman and the late Ken Martin. She was married 56 years to Barry L. Huber.

Bonnie was a 1966 graduate of Cedar Crest High School and the...

Thomas W. Norcott

Thomas W. Norcott

Aug 29, 2025

Thomas W. Norcott passed away on Friday, August 29th, at 11:45AM. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 6th, 1946 to Patrick and Ellen Norcott, both of NFLD. Tom was the youngest of 7 children, of which he joins 3 of them in Heaven. Tom married the love of his life, Catherine, on February 7th, 1970. They were able...

Gerald D. Heilner

Gerald D. Heilner

Aug 28, 2025

Gerald D. Heilner, 91, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Meredith; son, Gerald and his wife Lisa; as well as his great grandson, John Daniel, affectionately known as JD. He was predeceased by his beloved granddaughter, Diana Meredith.

Born November 29, 1933, he...

Joyce D. Heiserman

Joyce D. Heiserman

Aug 27, 2025

Joyce D. Heiserman, 80, of Wrightsville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 after a brief struggle with liver cancer. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late James G. and Dorothy L. (Miller) Hall. She was the loving wife of 58 years to Robert W. Heiserman, Jr.

Joyce was president and life member of the Marietta Restoration...

Barry Lee Shellenhamer

Barry Lee Shellenhamer

Aug 25, 2025

Barry Lee Shellenhamer, 81, of Palmyra, a devoted family man, proud veteran, and faithful follower of Christ, passed away peacefully at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center on Monday, August 25, 2025. He was born on Tuesday, December 14, 1943 in Hershey to the late Albert Luther and Susan Elizabeth (Wert) Shellenhamer. He is survived by his loving wife of 57...

Karen Louise Deck

Karen Louise Deck

Aug 24, 2025

Karen L. Deck, 65, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 24, 2025. She was born November 24, 1959 to the late Robert and Elsie (Rogers) Deck.

She is survived by her cousins, Gerald Maulfair of Duncannon, Curtis Maulfair of Hummelstown, Garry Miller of Hummelstown, Angela Buck of Ono, and Connie Deck.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September...

Marian E. Grubb

Marian E. Grubb

Aug 22, 2025

Marian E. (Hess) Grubb, 94, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Friday, August 22, 2025. She was born on April 4, 1931 to the late Paul and Parthene (Hausenstein) Hess. She was predeceased by her loving husband since 1977, Harry Grubb.

Marian was a faithful and lifetime member of her church, Gravel Hill United...

Barry E. Sweigart

Barry E. Sweigart

Aug 21, 2025

Barry E. Sweigart, 76, of Bainbridge passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late David and Goldie (Gainer) Sweigart. Barry was the loving husband of 39 years to Nancy J. (Shaffer) Sweigart.

Barry was a graduate of Lower Dauphin High School and attended Elizabethtown College. His passions included farming, horses, classic...

Mary A. Eshleman

Mary A. Eshleman

Aug 21, 2025

Mary A. Eshleman, fondly known as Nanny, 81, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Beatrice Reisinger. She was widowed by her loving husband, Paul H. Eshleman, in 1995.

Mary will be remembered as the ultimate mom. No matter how old...

Edwin L. Gruber

Edwin L. Gruber

Aug 20, 2025

Edwin L. Gruber, 73, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. He was born November 14, 1951 to the late Leroy and Mary C. (Driscoll) Gruber.

He enjoyed playing the slots and watching horse races. He was an avid golfer. He was a truckdriver who was also very handy and had...

Ann Marie Colangelo

Ann Marie Colangelo

Aug 16, 2025

Ann Marie Colangelo, 94, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Belvidere, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Born in Peckville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Helen (Bambush) Cheponis.

Ann met her husband of 60 years, Domenick, through a nursing school classmate who took her home for dinner. Ann and Dom were married in 1952 and...

Kyun C. Myers

Kyun C. Myers

Aug 14, 2025

Kyun Cha “but you can call her Sue” Myers (73) passed away peacefully on August 14, 2025 in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and she left this world the same way she entered it -- at home, surrounded by those who loved her dearly.

Always one for keeping things interesting, Kyun was born in South Korea during the Korean War in 1952. Born at...

Corey Mitchell Hostetter

Corey Mitchell Hostetter

Aug 7, 2025

Corey Mitchell Hostetter, age 33, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital.

Born on Saturday, January 25, 1992, Corey was the beloved son of Gary Scott Hostetter and Amy Lain (Kauffman) Bair.

Corey grew up in the Donegal School District, where he actively participated in sports including soccer, baseball, football, and martial arts....

Edna Mae Rosenberry

Edna Mae Rosenberry

Aug 7, 2025

Edna M. Rosenberry, 89, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on August 7, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Alexander and Emma (Evilhock) Reed and was born in Shippensburg, PA. She was raised at the Quincy EUB Orphanage and graduated from the Quincy High School in 1954. She was married to Maynard E....