Obituary Listing

Margaret "Peggy Jo" B. Mcsparren Smith

May 20, 2016

Margaret B. McSparren Smith

Margaret B. “Peggy Jo” McSparren Smith (Brinser), 76, of Elizabethtown, passed away at her home on Friday, May 20, 2016. Born in Sunbury, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Hannah (Lindell) Brinser. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 19 years, Robert...

Robert M. Hotchkiss

May 14, 2016

Robert M. Hotchkiss, 97, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Masonic Village. Born Tuesday, April 8, 1919 in Elkins, WV, he was the son of the late Robert and Frances (Barrick) Hotchkiss. He was married for 66 years to Virginia O. (Dripps) Hotchkiss who died in May 2006.

Mr. Hotchkiss was a member...

Paul "Pete" W. Armold

May 14, 2016

Paul W. “Pete” Armold

Paul W. “Pete” Armold, 65, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  He was born March 5, 1951 in Columbia to the late Woodrow W. and Mary J. (Kline) Armold.

Pete was a lifetime member of the Pioneer Fire Company #1 of Marietta...

Jean M. (Fowler) Gottschalk

May 12, 2016

Services and interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

R. Dale Long

May 11, 2016

R. Dale Long

R. Dale Long, 81, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on Wednesday, July 18, 1934 in Manheim, to the late Raymond and Alverta (Walborn) Long.  He was married to Thelma G. (Lancaster) Long for over 60...

Agnes M. Souders

May 9, 2016

Agnes M. Souders

Agnes M. Souders, 93, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 9, 2016 at Conestoga View, Lancaster.  She was born December 30, 1922 in Myerstown to the late Raymond and Sue (Hartman) Souders.

A 1954 graduate of Lebanon Valley College, Agnes received a Bachelor of Science Degree...

Pete (Robert) Hevel

May 9, 2016

Robert “Pete” Hevel

Robert “Pete” Hevel, 88, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully in his home with family by his side on Monday, May 9, 2016.  He was born Tuesday, December 6, 1927 in West Fairview to the late Charles and Mabel (Whye) Hevel.  He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Mary F....

Ethel V. Silvius

May 8, 2016

Ethel V. Silvius, 95, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born Thursday, May 5, 1921 in Sunbury, she was the daughter of the late Clyde V. and Viola M. (Kerstetter) Silvius.

Ethel was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mount Joy. She retired in 1977 from the Pennsylvania...

Robert John Geib

May 5, 2016

Robert John Geib, 86, of Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Stone Ridge Towne Centre in Myerstown. Born Wednesday, June 26, 1929 in Palmyra, he was the son of the late Christian A. and Ada S. (Fausnach) Geib. He was the husband of Doris M. (Wolfe) Geib who died in December 2013.

Robert was...

Gladys J. (Rhodes) Myers

May 4, 2016

Gladys J. (Rhodes) Myers

Gladys J. (Rhodes) Myers, 79, passed away in Conestoga View Nursing Home on May 4, 2016.  She was born November 11, 1936 in Harrisburg to the late Ralph and Ethel (Drayer) Rhodes.  She was predeceased by her loving husband Chester Eugene Myers.

Gladys enjoyed to sing; she especially loved...

Gladys Myers

May 4, 2016

Obituary and service details will be published upon completion.

Dr. Frederick Field Ritsch, Jr.

May 4, 2016

Dr. Frederick Field Ritsch, Jr., Provost Emeritus of Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA, passed away May 4, 2016.

Ritsch was born Nov. 25, 1935, to Frederick Field Ritsch and Harriet Curtis Miller in Covington, VA. He attended the University of Virginia, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and a member of...

Harold A. Nornhold

May 3, 2016

Harold A. Nornhold, 80, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, May 3, 2016. He was born March 27, 1936 in Hershey to the late Harold E. and Margaret L. (Rice) Nornhold and was also preceded in death by wife Marcia L. (Snyder) Nornhold.

A lifelong resident of Hershey, Harold graduated from Hershey High School...

Ann Lindsay (Eikens) Simmers

May 3, 2016

Ann Lindsay (Eakins) Simmers

Ann Lindsay (Eakins) Simmers, 57, of Annville, PA and of Stuart, FL passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.  She was born Monday, March 30, 1959 in Philadelphia to the late Richard and Nancy (Unobtain) Eakins.  She is survived by her loving husband of 14 years, Eugene R. Simmers.

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James L. Schroeder, Iii

May 3, 2016

James L. Schroeder, III

James L. Schroeder, III, 73, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 of natural causes at the Hershey Medical Center.  He was born on April 25, 1943 in York to the late James L. Schroeder, Jr., and Frances I. (Litsinger) Schroeder.  He was married to Joyce E. (Heisey)...

C. Thomas "Tom" Fogleman

May 2, 2016

C. Thomas “Tom” Fogleman

C. Thomas “Tom” Fogleman, 60, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Harrisburg Hospital of natural causes.  He was born on October 8, 1955 in Alamance, NC to the late Coy C. and Zeta E. (Braden) Fogleman.  He was married to Deborah L. (Bernhard) Fogleman on...

Mamie "Libby" Elizabeth (Salmon) Bross-Russell

Apr 29, 2016

Mamie Elizabethtown “Libby” (Salmon) Bross-Russell

Mamie Elizabeth “Libby” (Salmon) Bross-Russell, 83, of Palmyra, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home.  She was born on June 23, 1932 in Suffolk, VA to the late Thomas L. and Elizabeth L. (Liggons) Salmon.

After moving to Hershey in 1950,...

Kristopher John Conforti

Apr 29, 2016

Kristopher John Conforti, 54, of Palmyra, lost his courageous 18-month battle with brain cancer on Friday, April 29, 2016 at his home.  He was born Friday, March 23, 1962 in Scranton to Francis John and Grace Mary (Torrisi) Conforti.  He is survived by his loving wife Margaret A. (Gallagher) Conforti.

He graduated from Scranton Central High School...

Evelyn L. (Bright) Smith

Apr 27, 2016

Evelyn L. (Bright) Smith, 73, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Paoli. Born Saturday, September 26, 1942 in Houlton, ME, she was the daughter of the late Earl W. Bright, Jr. and Beatrice Jennie (Shurr) Bright. She was married for 50 years to Ronald H. Smith also of Downingtown. They were each other’s first dates...

William "Bill" G. Atherton

Apr 27, 2016

William G. Atherton

William G. Atherton, 97, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Masonic Village.  He was born on Friday, March 28, 1919 in Wellsboro, to the late Edward and Nina (Gleason) Atherton.  He was married to Mary M. (Eckinger) Atherton for over 70 years until her passing on January...