Obituary Listing

John William Milroy, Jr.

Sep 28, 2016

John W. Milroy, Jr.

John W. Milroy, Jr., 95, a resident of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2016.  He was married to Ethel B. Milroy who died on October 2, 2015.

A Veteran of WWII, John proudly served with the United States Army Air Corps....

Elizabeth Anne Miller

Sep 22, 2016

Interment will be private.

Charitable donations may be made to:

York County SPCA 3159 Susquehanna Trail, York PA 17406 Tel: 1-717-764-6109 Web: https://www.ycspca.org/donate/

Ellsworth "Wid" Francis Widmer

Sep 19, 2016

Ellsworth Francis “Wid” Widmer

Ellsworth Francis “Wid” Widmer, 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Friday, August 23, 1929 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Carson C. and Sara Jane McKinley (Francis) Widmer and on June 10, 1950, was married to his high school sweetheart,...

Linda K. (Showalter) Barton

Sep 19, 2016

Linda K. (Showalter) Barton

Linda K. (Showalter) Barton, 64, of Mount Joy, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born February 27, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Miriam K. (Walter) Showalter.  She was married to Michael D. Barton, Sr. on December...

James Henry Rebman

Sep 17, 2016

James Henry Rebman, 77, of Lebanon, formerly of Palmyra, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at home. Born Thursday, April 13, 1939 in Landisville, he was the son of the late Ruth Rebman, and raised by William and Anna Mae Myer. He was married 27 years to Sandra Rose (Smith) Rebman.

James was a member of Lawn...

Eva G. "Evie" (Simpson) Jordan

Sep 15, 2016

Eva G. Jordan

Eva Gail “Evie” (Simpson) Jordan, 93, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Butler, PA passed away on September 15, 2016 at Masonic Village. Born on June 29, 1923 she was the daughter of Francis Simpson.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 wonderful years, Clyde W. Jordan,...

Mabel Caroline (Landis) Eckman

Sep 12, 2016

Mabel Caroline (Landis) Eckman

Mabel Caroline (Landis) Eckman, 99, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Conestoga View, Lancaster.  Born Friday, July 27, 1917 in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Clayton B. Landis and Cora Keeports Barr.  She was the wife of Chester H. Eckman,...

Clarence I. "Ace" Sells

Sep 11, 2016

Clarence I. “Ace” Sells, 69, of Palmyra died at his home on September 11, 2016. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Clarence F. and Jean (Seibert) Sells.

Ace retired from Hershey Foods in 2004. He was a life member of the NRA and the Palmyra Sportsman. He will be fondly remembered...

Helen May Ackerman

Sep 11, 2016

Services are private at the convenience of the family.

Louise (Grove) Bell

Sep 9, 2016

Louise Grove Bell

Louise Grove Bell, 92, of Palmyra, passed on to be with Christ on Friday, September 09, 2016 at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home in Palmyra. She was born, Monday, June 9, 1924 in Centre County to the late Franklin C. and Polly C. (Hall) Grove. She is preceded by her loving husband...

Milton James Wishard

Sep 7, 2016

Milton J. Wishard

Milton James Wishard, 89, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the Emergency Room at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA.  Born Saturday, July 16, 1927 in York, PA, he was the son of the late Milton Bahner Wishard and Florence Marie (Glassmyer) Wishard.  He was married to Nancy A. (Early)...

Leroy John Spahr, Jr.

Sep 5, 2016

LeRoy John Spahr Jr., 94, passed away on September 5, 2016 in Midwest City, OK. He was born on January 17, 1922 in Middletown, PA to LeRoy John Sr. and Laura Mildred (Yeater) Spahr. LeRoy loved to play the guitar, and when he was 12 he sang on a public radio station in Harrisburg. He also went through the...

Robert Huntzinger Gingrich, Sr.

Sep 5, 2016

Robert H. Gingrich, Sr.

Robert Huntzinger Gingrich, Sr., 86, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Monday, September 5, 2016 in Columbia Cottage, Palmyra.  He was born Wednesday, April 16, 1930 in Palmyra to the late Russell L. and Pearl C. (Huntzinger) Gingrich.  He was predeceased by his loving wife, Mary Elizabeth (Funck)...

Paul Richard Bucher

Sep 4, 2016

Paul R. Bucher, 87, of Palmyra, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 surrounded by his family at home. Born Thursday, February 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Allen G. and Katie (Henry) Bucher. He was married 69 years to Ruth M. (Lehman) Bucher of Palmyra.

Paul was a 1946 graduate of Palmyra High...

John N. Buch

Sep 3, 2016

John Nissley Buch, lifelong Elizabethtown resident and longtime public servant, died at home on September 3. He was 91.

John served for 24 years on the Borough Council including two terms as its president, on the Park Commission, and 11 years on the Water Authority Board.

He was involved in the formation of the Elizabethtown...

David R. Burnham, Sr.

Aug 31, 2016

David R. Burnham, Sr.

David Robert Burnham, Sr., 68, of Elizabethtown died on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Etters, he was the son of the late David C. and Mary F. (Walstrom) Burnham. He will be missed by his wife of 25...

Dennis Vernon Hassler

Aug 31, 2016

Dennis V. Hassler

Dennis Vernon Hassler, 65, of Palmyra, passed away on August 31, 2016, in his home.  He was born December 15, 1950 in Reading to the late Vernon and Ethel Hassler.  He is survived by his wife Becky (Holbert) Hassler.

Dennis, a nuclear engineer, is survived by his daughter, Tonya Bishop; 2 sons, Todd and...

Donald Lee "Bun" Clark, Sr.

Aug 28, 2016

Donald Lee Clark, Sr., "Bun" 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born April 29, 1942 in East Donegal Township, he was the son of the late Alvin and Olive Clark.  He was previously married to the late Virginia (Nerod) Clark.

Mr....

Nikita C. Petrecca

Aug 27, 2016

An abrupt turn in life took the life of our dear Nikita (Niki) Petrecca on August 27, 2016 at the age of 30. Formerly of Quakertown, PA, a graduate of Quakertown high school 2004 . She leaves behind two adorable and intelligent children; Nathan J. Petrecca,10 and Victoria M. Petrecca, 3 whose father is Mark Durham. She...

Judith Marilyn (Harvey) Eley

Aug 27, 2016

Judith M. (Harvey) Eley

Judith Marilyn (Harvey) Eley, 76, of Hershey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Colonial Park Care Center.  She was born Thursday, July 18, 1940 in Auburn, NY to the late Raymond and Marie Helen (Vail) Andrews and adopted by the late William Leonard and Irene Elizabeth (Cushman)...