Obituary Listing

Aug 18, 2018

Dale Leroy Rambler, 64, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at home. Born Tuesday, October 20, 1953 in Lancaster, he was the son of Joyce (Litzenberger) Rambler of Manheim and the late John Rambler. He was married 43 years to Yvonne E. (Joseph) Rambler.

Dale worked as a mason for several area contractors leading...

Aug 15, 2018

William Edward “Bill” Rudy, Jr., 60, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in his home.  Born Monday, April 7, 1958 to Shirley A. (Griffin) D’Allura and the late William Edward Rudy, Sr..

A Decorated Navy Veteran who served 20 years worked as a machinist mate.  As a Palmyra High School Graduate class of...

Aug 12, 2018

Joan L. (Koser) Bryan, 77, a resident of the Mennonite Home, Lancaster, and formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born February 9, 1941 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Jay M. Koser and Evelyn D. Stahl.  She was married to the love of her life, Earl J. “Jim”...

Aug 11, 2018

Katherine L. Bicksler passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Masonic Village. Born in Bellwood, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Eleanor (Riley) Lowther. She was married to Homer J. Bicksler for 47 years until his passing in 1988.

She graduated from Dickinson Seminary and attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Kay worked...

Aug 10, 2018

Blake John Shearer, 16, of Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 surrounded by his loving family and friends at the Hershey Medical Center.  Born June 12, 2002, he was the son of Brooke N. (Shearer) Hook and Nathan J. Adams.

Blake was preparing to enter his junior year at the Elizabethtown Area High School.  He...

Aug 8, 2018

Debra Ann (Debbie) Peterson, 60, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 following a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born August 9, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Angeline (Iobbi) Armetta. Debbie was the beloved wife of Bradley S. Peterson, whom she married...

Aug 7, 2018

Reflections on the Life of Ed Koncle

Edward Gerald Koncle, known to all as “Ed,” passed away peacefully at the age of 80 years and 249 days on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Palmyra.

Ed was born on Wednesday, December 1, 1937 to the late Dr. Gerald...

Aug 7, 2018

Charlotte Ann (McCorkel) Rissler, 86, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in the Middletown Home.  She was born Tuesday, August 11, 1931 to the late Jacob and Mary (Snavely) McCorkel.  She is predeceased by her husband John Daniel Rissler since 1968.

She was a member of the Pleasant View Mennonite Church, Manheim.  She...

Aug 5, 2018

Betty Jane (Lehman) Frye, 75, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by her children. She was born Friday, April 9, 1943 in Lancaster to the late Carrie L. Lehman. She was married to Donald K. Barnett until his death in 1973. She was then married to Martin L. Frye until she...

Aug 4, 2018

Orpha Romain (Lynn) Drescher, 92, of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully with family by her side at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown where she resided for the past 3 years, on Saturday, August 4, 2018.  Born Thursday, August 20, 1925 to the late Luther and Hazel (Stump) Lynn.  She is predeceased by her husband Charles S. Drescher since March 25, 2014...

Aug 2, 2018

Dennis L. Daniels, 70, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at his home in Hershey.  Born January 17, 1948 in Hershey, he was the son of the late Guy O. and Kathryn (Long) Daniels.  He was married to Shirley M. (Hostetter) Daniels on February 4, 1967.

Dennis retired from Hershey Foods after...

Aug 1, 2018

Ramdai “Sheila” Surujpaul, 70, of Ephrata, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Guyana, South America, to the late Ramphalie and Sancharie Ramkhelawan.

She will be remembered as a woman who left a legacy, an angel who lived among us. Sheila was the queen of...

Jul 27, 2018

Rosalie A. (Rupp) Clark, 87, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 27, 2018 at Hospice for all Seasons, Maytown.  Born Friday, June 12, 1931 to the late Blain I. and Anne V. (Clark) Rupp.  She is predeceased by her husband Thomas C. Clark since October 29, 2013.

She was a faithful member of St. Peter’s...

Jul 25, 2018

Janice Marie (Meyer) Schlappig, 77, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.  She was born Thursday, February 20, 1941 to the late Irvin H. and Mary (Ellenberger) Meyer.  She is predeceased by her loving husband George Schlappig since August 18, 2005.

Shopping, taking pictures, and gardening were just some of the...

Jul 24, 2018

Private Services and interment will be at the convenience of the family.

Jul 24, 2018

Jerry Wilson Allen, II, 59, of Grantville, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 after a long journey with Frontal Temporal Degeneration (FTD).  Born Friday, April 10, 1959 to Jerry Wilson Allen and Jeanette (Bowes) Vinson in White Sulphur Springs, WV.  He is survived by his loving wife Kimberly Jerpe Allen and...

Jul 14, 2018

Gladys May Siegrist, 81, of Lemoyne, formerly of Palmyra, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Frey Village. Born Monday, May 24, 2018, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Fager. She was married over 60 years to Melvin E. Siegrist also of Lemoyne.

Gladys was a member of the Campbelltown Fire Company...

Jul 14, 2018

Carlos “Papo” J. Moll, Sr., 61, of Lebanon, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the York hospital with family by his side.  He was born Friday, December 7, 1956 to Juanita Gonzalez and the late Juan Moll.  He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Gloria M. (Ramos) Moll.

He was an avid camper...

Jul 14, 2018

Esther P. (Brandt) Liskey, 89, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim.  Born April 8, 1929 in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Edna (Rhinehart) Brandt.  She was married to Luther L. “Luke” Liskey for over 46 years until his death on June 20,...

Jul 12, 2018

Clair R. Martin, Sr., 80, of Palmyra, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Hummelstown, he was the son of the late Harry Martin and Mary (Nye) Croyle.

Clair was a proud U.S. Navy veteran. After returning from the military, he worked at Hershey Foods until retirement. He was...