Obituary Listing

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,...

Janet M. (Burkholder) Kotay

May 3, 2017

Janet M. Kotay

Janet M. Kotay, 86, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Lebanon, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Masonic Village. Born in Hershey, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Mabel (Seaman) Burkholder. Janet was preceded in death by her first husband, Earl J. Cline, Jr. in...

Wayne Mark Wagner, Sr.

May 3, 2017

Wayne M. Wagner, Sr.

Wayne Mark Wagner, Sr., 80, of Annville, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Saturday, September 19, 1936 in Hershey to the late Mark Kreider and Sara Jane (Hoffman) Wagner.  He was predeceased by his loving wife Vivian...

Athalene June (Kettering) Dimatteo

May 2, 2017

Athalene June DiMatteo, wife, mother and grandmother, who was active in the cultural and philanthropic life of her Palmyra community, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2017. She was the devoted wife and daughter of the founders of A.S.K. Foods, Inc.

Athalene, better known as Lennie, was born on June 14, 1922 in Lebanon, PA to Mabel...

Mae A. (Ryan) Singer

May 2, 2017

Mae A. (Ryan) Singer, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Quincy Retirement Village, Waynesboro.  Born Friday, May 11, 1934 in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert S. and Anna Elizabeth (Hawthorne) Ryan.  She was married to the late Roy David Singer.

Mae retired from the Marriott Hotel (formerly Howard Johnson)...

Charles "Chuck" W. Mundorff, Jr.

Apr 30, 2017

Charles W. “Chuck” Mundorff, Jr., 64, of Mount Joy, died Sunday, April 30, 2017.  Born January 3, 1953 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles, Sr. and Mary J. (Melik) Mundorff.  He was married to Jackie L. (Rapp) Mundorff on May 31, 1991.

In addition to his wife of nearly 26 years, he is...

Cynthia Louise Hain, Esq.

Apr 28, 2017

Cynthia Louise Hain, 63, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away on April 28, 2017, after a brave fight against pancreatic cancer. Her West Highland Terrier, Harper, was by her side throughout the illness and at the time of her death.

Cynthia was born on December 5, 1953, in Lancaster, PA. She grew up in Bethlehem, PA, and graduated...