Obituary Listing

Jun 22, 2018

Jane Frances Millar passed away on June 22, 2018 in her sleep in her home in Palmyra, PA. She was 82 years old. Jane is one of 6 daughters of Harry and Helen Shutter, former owners of Shutter's Potato Chips. Jane had 6 children of her own, 5 of whom survive today.

Jane was a home maker...

Jun 22, 2018

Tonya Lynn Thomas, 46, of Palmyra, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at home. Born Saturday, April 12, 1972 in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of Terry and Sharon (Egly) Thomas of Palmyra.

Tonya was a sassy, free spirit who enjoyed music, movies, tattoos (especially of the sun and moon). An avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan, she...

Jun 22, 2018

An obituary will be available upon completion.

Jun 22, 2018

Fred C. George, 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born September 27, 1922 in Winchester, MA, he was the son of the late Charles T. George and Myra (Brockbank) Holland.  He was first married to Janet A. (Keesey) George for over 56 years until her death on September 10, 2004.  He was...

Jun 21, 2018

William S. “Bill” Lightner, 35, of Palmyra, died unexpectedly after a long, brave battle with addiction. Born January 7, 1983 in Hershey, he was the son of Jody Lightner of Palmyra. Bill was a self employed machinist with M&B Machine Shop in Mechanicsburg. He was very creative and artistic, and had many instructional videos on YouTube. He loved reading...

Jun 21, 2018

Paul Luke Stevens, 83, of Palmyra, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Saturday, September 8 , 1934 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Carrie (Marshall) Stevens. He was married 63 years to his high school sweetheart, Patricia (Osborne) Stevens of Palmyra.

Paul had a wonderful sense of...

Jun 21, 2018

Richard (Dick) John Miller, 91, resident of Londonderry Village in Palmyra, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on June 21, 2018 in the comfort of his home. Richard was the beloved husband of Esther (Ettie) Baer Miller for 68 wonderful years.  Born on September 17, 1926, to Paul and Mabel Miller of Palmyra, he was...

Jun 21, 2018

Donald George Christ, 84, of Annville, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Johnstown, he was the son of the late George and Claire (Wetzel) Christ. He was married to Joyce P. (Roberts) Christ until her death in 2016.

Donald worked as a truck driver for numerous companies over the years...

Jun 18, 2018

Margaret Joan Miller Mezoff, 90, died in Elizabethtown, PA on June 18, 2018. Mrs. Mezoff was born in Harrisburg, PA on January 13, 1928 to William James Sill Miller and Margaret Mates Miller. She was preceded in death by her sister Nordena Wayman and her beloved husband Dr. Earl R. Mezoff, the former president of Tusculum College (TN) and...

Jun 15, 2018

Theresa Ann (Iozzo) Montesano, 88, of Palmyra, died at home in Londonderry Village, Palmyra, on Friday, June 15, 2018. Born in White Plains, NY on April 4, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Lucy (Sestito) Iozzo, born in White Plains, and Nicholas Iozzo, born in Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. She was the wife of Frank S. Montesano, who...

Jun 14, 2018

Gerald Richard Schuldt, 91, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born Sunday, September 5, 1926 in Huntingdon, PA, he was the son of the late J. Carlton and Verna (Isenberg) Schuldt. He was the husband of Madeline Fabian Schuldt, also of Masonic Village. Gerald’s first wife Janice L. Schuldt died in...

Jun 14, 2018

Obituary and services details will be posted when complete.

Jun 13, 2018

Rita A. (Fegan) Helmer passed away peacefully, at the age of 65, in The Gardens of Palmyra nursing home on June 13, 2018 in her hometown of Palmyra, PA.

Mrs. Helmer was born on January 18th, 1953 in Fort Ord, CA to her parents, Anne Marie and Henry A. Fegan. She is a graduate of Palmyra Area...

Jun 13, 2018

Brenda Ann (Harple) Bierly, 68, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born Monday, November 7, 1949 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert Harple and Virginia Weaver.  She was married to Donald E. Bierly on April 27, 2003.

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Jun 9, 2018

Mary M. (Tuiaana) Kline, 80, of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Hershey Medical Center.  Born Wednesday, May 18, 1938 in Pava’ia’i, American Samoa, she was the daughter of the late Moi Tuiaana and Va’atofu (Poloai) Tuiaana. She was married to Ralph P. Kline for over 50 years until his death on March 14,...

Jun 9, 2018

Todd Adams French, 54, of Palmyra, and formerly of Lima, OH, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018. He was born on March 17, 1964 to Dean and Connie French at Saint Rita's Hospital in Lima Ohio. While growing up Todd had two younger brothers and a younger sister to keep him on his toes.

He graduated from...

Jun 8, 2018

John Carper Heisey, 97, of Palmyra passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Londonderry Village. Born Tuesday, September 14, 1920 in Palmyra, he was the son of Ralph B. and Sadie (Carper) Heisey.  He was married to Alma (Phibbs) Heisey, also of Londonderry Village.  John’s first wife, Anna King Heisey, passed away in August of 2003.

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Jun 6, 2018

William H. Fritz, 75, formerly of Hershey, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  He was married to Dorothy L. (Sealer) Fritz for over 54 years.

In addition to his wife, Dorothy, of Elizabethtown, he is survived by a daughter, Jane M. Steckler and husband, Jim, as well as a granddaughter, Sara...

Jun 4, 2018

Richard Joseph Kimmel, 74, of Lebanon, passed away unexpectedly at home from natural causes. Born in Pine Grove, he was the son of the late Richard K. and Ruth M. (Miller) Kimmel. He will be lovingly missed by his wife of 51 years, Patricia F. (Kline) Kimmel.

Richard worked in sales for Schaedler Bros. for 36 years...

Jun 3, 2018

Catherine “Cas” M. (Musser) Lawrence, 94, formerly of Stern Drive in Elizabethtown, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, June 3, 2018.  Born Sunday, April 6, 1924 in Elizabethtown, she was one of fourteen children to the late Oscar and Emma (Flory) Musser.  She was married to John E. Lawrence for over 44 years...