Obituary Listing

Oct 5, 2017

Dorothy I. Coble

Dorothy I. Coble, 94, died on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Elizabethtown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was widowed in 1991 by her husband Harry W. Coble.

She is survived by her son James (Donna) Coble, granddaughter Donna Redcay (Richard), and five great grandchildren. In addition...

Oct 5, 2017

Nancy E. Koontz

Nancy E. Koontz, 78, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Salemville, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Mildred (Foster) Ebersole. She will be lovingly missed by her husband of 57 years, John E. Koontz...

Oct 4, 2017

Gloria Jean (Radcliffe) Alexander, 80, of Harrisburg, formerly of Hershey, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at home. Born Thursday, September 2, 1937 in Huntington, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Eloise Mary (Hunt) Radcliffe. She was the wife of Thomas David Alexander who passed away in 2007.

Gloria was a...

Oct 4, 2017

Carolyn (Gassert) Harris, 88, of Palmyra, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born Tuesday, August 13, 1929 in Ono, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Margaret Gassert. She was the wife of Maj Gen Robert E. Harris USAF Ret. who passed away in August 2002.

Carolyn was a...

Oct 4, 2017

Linda M. (Hein) Hitz, 67, of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.  She was born Monday, November 21, 1949 to Melvin E Hein and the late Betty J. (Gilbert) Hein.  Linda is survived by her loving husband of 46 years Galen D. Hitz.

She enjoyed reading and cross-stitching in her free time along with...

Oct 2, 2017

Sheila M. Cairns, 70, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 2, 2017 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Sunday, April 6, 1947 in Hamburg, PA, she was the daughter of Mae (Brandt) Grickis and the late Herbert Cairns, Jr.

She is survived by her mother, Mae, of Elizabethtown and three siblings: Wayne J. Cairns (Marcella), of...

Oct 1, 2017

Gaila Marie (Becker) Fitzwater, 63, of Bainbridge, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Saturday, April 17, 1954 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jay Kenneth and Bertha May (Hevel) Becker.

Gaila was a 1972 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School and retired from Elizabethtown College in 2016. She...

Sep 30, 2017

Sandra Y. Glass

Sandra Y. Glass, 80, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at ManorCare. Born in Deodate, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Alice (Treist) Glass.

She loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and was was a big sports fan. She especially loved...

Sep 30, 2017

Anne R. “Annie” Ritsch, 23, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 30, 2017 of natural causes at the Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA.  Born August 25, 1994 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Debra D. Ronning and the late Dr. Frederick F. Ritsch, Jr.

Miss Ritsch attended York Technical Institute...

Sep 26, 2017

Viola Ruth (McBay) Chenoweth, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Palmyra on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.  She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Violet McBay, her husband, Richard and her sister, Jean.

Viola is survived by her children Rick Chenoweth, of Colorado; Debra  (Chenoweth) Crum and husband Doug, of Hummelstown...

Sep 26, 2017

Edith A. Brownsberger, 92, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born July 10, 1925 in Mount Joy Township, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Anna (Arndt) Brownsberger.

She is survived by three siblings: Elsie Brownsberger, of Elizabethtown; Abram A. Brownsberger (Arlene), of Marietta and Naomi Fox,...

Sep 25, 2017

Michael D. Parker

Michael David Parker, 55, of Mt. Joy, passed away on September 25, 2017 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy.  He was born December 8, 1961 in Columbia to the late John L., Jr. and Mary Louise “Mary Lou” (Wisman) Parker.   He is survived by his loving wife Jill Elaine (Walker) Parker.

He...

Sep 21, 2017

Anna M. Layfield

Anna M. Layfield, 90, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Emma S. (Waidley) Moore. She was preceded in death in 2015 by her husband...

Sep 21, 2017

Erma R. (Weaver) Hott, 90, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Countryside Christian Community.  She was born Friday, December 3, 1926 in Sandbeach to the late Luther N. and Catherine (Veller) Weaver.

Services have been entrusted to Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 25 W. Pine St., Palmyra, PA 17078 and will...

Sep 19, 2017

Mary A. (Templin) Fach, 93, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Frey Village Retirement Center, Middletown.  Born July 25, 1924 in Palmyra, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Brunner) Templin.  She was married to George H. Fach, Jr. for nearly 58 years until his death on March 16, 2003.

Sep 17, 2017

Harry Joseph McLenegan

Harry Joseph McLenegan, 79, was born on December 20, 1937, in Royalton, PA and was the son of Harry J. and Hilda I. McLenegan of Middletown, PA, He passed away due to Parkinson’s on September 17, 2017.

He was loved and is survived by his wife, Dolores (Castillo) McLenegan; three children, Brian...

Sep 16, 2017

Gary J. “Chip” Eckinger, 66, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly at his home of natural causes on Saturday, September 16, 2017.  Born January 19, 1951 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jay F. and Vera E. (Moore) Eckinger.

A Veteran of the Vietnam War, Chip proudly served with the U.S. Army.

He...

Sep 16, 2017

Dorothy Y. (Yaglenski) Canfield, 95, formerly of Manheim Township, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Lutheran Crossings, Moorestown, NJ.  Born Wednesday, January 25, 1922 in Lee, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Lenkaitis) Yaglenski.  She was married to Thomas F. Canfield for over 50 years until his death on November...

Sep 14, 2017

William “Bill” David Levine, 70, of Groveland, FL, formerly of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at South Lake Hospital in Clermont, FL, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born Saturday, October 26, 1946 in Beaver Falls to the late Harry and Laura (Balzer) Levine.  He was predeceased by his loving wife of 35 years,...

Sep 14, 2017

Doris Jean Fritz, 94, of Annville passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2017.  She was born Saturday, June 23, 1923 to the late William Elen and Clara Catherine (Miller) Potteiger.  Doris is predeceased by her husband, Ammon S. Boyd.

Doris was retired from the Reeses Candy Company after 24 years of work.  She was a faithful...