Obituary Listing

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...

J. Robert Kettering

Apr 26, 2016

J. Robert Kettering

J. Robert Kettering, 87, was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at his home in Elizabethtown.  He was born on August 15, 1928 to the late Joseph Wilhelm and Olive M. (Grissinger) Kettering.  He was married to Faye E. (Gutshall) Kettering for over 65 years.  Faye...

Martha E. (Spencer) Reisinger

Apr 22, 2016

Martha E. Reisinger

Martha E. Reisinger, 74, of Bainbridge passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Mannschoice, PA she was the daughter of the late Russell and Emma (Fritz) Spencer. She was widowed by her husband James E. Reisinger in 1998....

Charles E. Crowe, Sr.

Apr 21, 2016

Charles E. Crowe, Sr., 87, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Born September 19, 1928 in Reading, he was the son of the late Sharpless Weidner and Ruth A. (Hornickall) Crowe. He was married 47 years to Margaret J. (Hoffer) Crowe who died in August 1998.

Charles began as a milk hauler in...

Patricia Ann (Hicksenheiser) Vines

Apr 17, 2016

Patricia A. (Hicksenheiser) Vines

Patricia Ann (Hicksenheiser) Vines, 56, of Palmyra, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, April 17, 2016 in The Good Samaritan Hospital.  She was born Wednesday, October 7, 1959 in Hershey to the late Ammon and Eva (Albert) Hicksenheiser.

Patricia was employed at the AAFES at Fort...

Shirley Mae (Stoops) Sloan

Apr 17, 2016

Shirley M.  (Stoops) Sloan

Shirley Mae (Stoops) Sloan, 95, of Elizabethtown, passed away on April 17, 2016 at the Masonic Village.  She was born December 18, 1920 in Philadelphia to the late Alonzo W. and Hazel M. (Wilson) Stoops.  She was predeceased by her loving husband Robert A. Sloan, Sr. in 1988.

She...

James Warren Rice, Jr.

Apr 16, 2016

James W. Rice, Jr.

James Warren Rice, Jr., in his 82nd year went to be with The Lord on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late James W. and Beatrice E. (Wehner) Rice. His wife Janet M. (Gibson) Rice preceded him in death in...