Obituary Listing

Myrl H. (Hostetter) Daniels

Jun 2, 2017

Myrl H. (Hostetter) Daniels, 93, of Hummelstown, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Manor Care in Lebanon. Born Wednesday, July 4, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Kathryn (Barto) Hostetter. She was the wife of Richard L. Daniels who passed away in March 2007.

Myrl was a member of Zion Lutheran...

Kenneth J. Geltmacher

May 30, 2017

Kenneth J. Geltmacher

Kenneth J. Geltmacher, 81, formerly of Marietta, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a brief battle with cancer. Ken was born in Marietta to the late Harry S. and Emma (McLaughlin) Geltmacher. He was married to the late Hope...

Etta G. (Geib) Brubaker

May 30, 2017

Etta G. (Geib) Brubaker, 100, formerly of Elizabethtown, died on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz.  She was married to Charles E. Brubaker for over 70 years until his death in March of 2005.

She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Minnie (Hershey) Geib.  Etta was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening,...

Michael Thomas Leib

May 27, 2017

Michael Thomas Leib, 67, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Hospice  & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born Saturday, May 27, 1950 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Karrye Cathryn Leib.  He was married to Bevleen Y. (Mentzer) Leib for over 30 years.  Bevleen died on March 14, 2017.

A Veteran...

Olivia Gabrielle (Olson) Geib

May 26, 2017

Olivia G. (Olson) Geib

“A ray of sunshine came and went.  A beautiful treasure only lent.  In God’s keeping, quietly sleeps; this child we loved but could not keep.”

Olivia Gabrielle (Olson) Geib, age 27, of Harrisburg PA entered the loving arms of Jesus on Friday May 26, 2017.  Born in Tom’s River, NJ on...

Carolyn Anne (Crompton) Thomas

May 25, 2017

Carolyn A. (Crompton) Thomas

Carolyn Anne Thomas, nee Crompton, a former 65 year resident of Trevose, died on May 25, 2017 at the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown. Loved by her family and respected by all who knew her, she had been a member of Scottsville Methodist Church for 60 plus years, Past Matron Neshaminy Chapter OES, past president Neshaminy...

Lester Musser Hawthorne

May 24, 2017

Lester M. Hawthorne

Lester Musser Hawthorne, 87, of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  He was born Sunday, January 12, 1930 in Maytown to the late Victor Fisher and Elizabeth (Musser) Hawthorne.   He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Hazel Mae (Miller) Hawthorne....

Elizabeth "Betty" M. (Schad) Gordon

May 21, 2017

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Gordon, 78, formerly of Marietta, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Tuesday, February 21, 1939 in Mahanoy City, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Florence M. (Schad) Briel.  She was married to Clarence F. “Casey” Gordon, Jr. for over 45 years until his death in 2002....

Anna K. (Rockefeller) Deik

May 21, 2017

Anna K. Deik

Anna K. Deik, 96, died May 21, 2017 at Masonic Village Elizabethtown, PA, where she has been a resident for 17 years. She was born May 24, 1920 in Sunbury, PA, a daughter of the late Ruth E. (Morgan) and Iliff D. Rockefeller.

She is survived...

Tildon "Toots" Filbert Sides

May 20, 2017

Tildon “Toots” F. Sides

Tildon “Toots” Filbert Sides, 91, Middletown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Harrisburg Hospital Pinnacle Health.  He was born Saturday, March 6, 1926 in Royalton to the late John Tildon and Esther Emma Nora (Koller) Sides.  He was predeceased by his loving wife Anna M. (Houser) Sides in 2008.

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Patricia B. (Batten) Wiley

May 19, 2017

Patricia B. (Batten) Wiley, 83, of Londonderry Village, Palmyra, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Hershey Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born Tuesday, July 11, 1933 in Chicago, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Elizabeth May (Dammock) Batten.  Her husband of 45 years, John M. Wiley, preceded her in...

Curtis "Cj" James Reifsnyder

May 16, 2017

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Ruth M. Longenecker

May 14, 2017

Ruth M. Longenecker, age 98 of Elizabethtown, PA passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA.  Ruth was born to the late Henry R Longenecker and Fannie M Longenecker on October 4, 1918.  She was predeceased by her brother, Ray M Longenecker, and sister-in-law, Ruth M Longenecker.  Surviving are her nieces, Marian L Beaman, Janice...

Clarence E. Williams, Jr.

May 13, 2017

Clarence E. Williams, Jr.

Clarence Emmett Williams, Jr., 75, of Palmyra passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday May 13, 2017. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Clarence E. Williams, Sr., and Mable A. (Stoner) Williams. He is survived by his loving wife of 41...

Maxine L. (Schlusser) Obenstine

May 9, 2017

Maxine L. (Schlusser) Obenstine, 78, of York, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Rest Haven of York. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Maynard Schlusser and Ruth (Stover) Quinnanola.  Her husband of 45 years, David N. Obenstine, preceded her in death in 2003.

Maxine worked at Kmart in...

Beverly Jean Updyke-Fies

May 8, 2017

Beverly J. Updyke-Fies

Beverly Jean Updyke-Fies, 70, of Harrisburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 8, 2017 in the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence.  She was born Sunday, September 15, 1946 in Cortland, NY to the late John and Delia Vernice (Moose) Updyke.  She was predeceased by her loving husband William Fies.

Beverly enjoyed playing...

Ruth Pauline (Aungst) Sweigart

May 6, 2017

Ruth P. (Aungst) Sweigart

Ruth Pauline (Aungst) Sweigart, 76, of Middletown, passed away May 6, 2017. She was born November 30, 1940 in Bainbridge to the late Mary E. (Alleman) Brownsberger. She is survived by her loving husband Richard E. Sweigart.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Debra Barrett (Stephen) and Barbara Light; 5 grandchildren,...

Catherine M. "Toot" (Hiltz) Yohe

May 4, 2017

Catherine M. “Toot” Yohe

Catherine M. “Toot” (Hiltz) Yohe, 81, of Marietta, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Helen (McCall) Hiltz. She will be lovingly missed by her husband of 61 years, William...

Betty Cornelia (Logsdon) Simms

May 4, 2017

BETTY CORNELIA (LOGSDON) SIMMS was born May 3, 1935 in Holdrege, Nebraska and died May 4, 2017 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Betty was raised in Los Angeles, California where she graduated nursing school in 1956.  In 1958 she married George Simms, and they moved to Zurich, Switzerland and later to Hong Kong for medical...

Ngoc Elisabeth Kreider

May 4, 2017

Ngoc E. Kreider

Ngoc Elisabeth Kreider, 55, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on May 4, 2017.  She was born April 26, 1962 in Saigon, Vietnam.

Ngoc was an active member of Encounter Church of Palmyra and volunteered in the nursery.  She loved children and taking care of them,...