Obituary Listing

Aug 30, 2018

James A. “Butch” Douglass, 82, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Tuesday, September 24, 1935 in Gallitzin, PA, he was the son of the late Regis and Geraldine (Zerby) Douglass.

A Veteran, Butch proudly served with the U.S. Army.  He was a member and Past Commander of the Middletown...

Aug 29, 2018

Maxmillian R. Hanna, 27, of Mount Gretna, passed away after a struggle with drug and alcohol addiction on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 in Morrisville, PA.  Born Wednesday, June 5, 1991 to Joseph Fredrick and Christine Louise (Yiengst) Hanna.  Max is a graduate of the Granada High School, Livermore, CA.

Max was a good soul.  Max always displayed...

Aug 25, 2018

John T. Dubbs, III, 60, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at home. Born Friday, April 4, 1958 in Washington DC, he was the son of John T. Dubbs, Jr. and Mary Grace (Johnston) Dubbs. He was married 40 years to Linda M. (Gerberich) Dubbs.

John was employed at Hershey Medical Center in Patient...

Aug 23, 2018

Robert E. Berstler, Sr., 71, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Friday, September 20, 1946 in Middletown, he was the son of the late Earl T. and Elizabeth F. (Burd) Berstler.  He was married to Donna J. (Hoch) Berstler in February of 1969.

Bob had a passion for...

Aug 22, 2018

Joshua A. O’Brien, 33, of Steelton, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at home. Born August 22, 1985 in Hershey, he was the son of Tammy E. (Murray) Love of Harrisburg and Roy O’Brien and his wife Mel of Middletown.

Joshua earned two Bachelor degrees and a Masters degree in Political Science. He worked in finance...

Aug 22, 2018

Adalene Elizabeth (Allen) Lord, 93, of Palmyra, passed away at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018.  She was born Saturday, September 20, 1924 to the late Edward C. and Adalene (McKinney) Allen.  She is survived by her loving husband of 73 years, Clifford B. Lord, Jr., a WWII veteran who served in the 121st infantry...

Aug 20, 2018

Betty Jane R. (Jones) Rodisch, 88, formerly of Ashland, Philadelphia and Roslyn, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Sunday, August 25, 1929 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Jonah P. and Viola (Young) Jones.  She was married to James R. Rodisch on April 11, 1953 at Olney Presbyterian...

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...