Obituary Listing

Apr 16, 2015

Margaret Diane (Handy) Schelle, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015 in her home. She was born Monday, February 11, 1946 in New Haven, CT to the late Perley E. and Dorothy L. (Thompson) Handy. She was predecesed by her husband Larry Lee Schelle.

Margaret was an amazingly selfless woman who enjoyed bird watching,...

Apr 15, 2015

Clayton “Sonny” Gardner Eshelman, Jr., 66, of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. He was born Sunday February 13, 1949 in Lancaster to the late Clayton G., Sr. and Arlene Eshelman. He is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Susan L. (Shiffer) Eshelman.

Sonny retired from the...

Apr 12, 2015

Richard C. Ray

Richard C. Ray, 79, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at Select Specialty Hospital, Harrisburg, PA on Sunday, April 12, 2015.  He was born Thursday, November 7, 1935 in Lemoyne, PA to the late Carl C. Ray and Marguerite (McClintock) Bell.  He was married to...

Apr 12, 2015

Lillian H. (Gift) Funck

Lillian H. (Gift) Funck, 72, of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully at Lancaster Regional Medical Center on Sunday, April 12, 2015.  She was born Thursday, March 25, 1943 in Middleburg, PA to Luella E. (Bressler) Gift and the late Charles L. Gift.  She was...

Apr 11, 2015

Sylvia R. (Laudermilch) May Sylvia R. (Laudermilch) May, 102, of Palmyra, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 11, 2015.  She was born Sunday, August 11, 1912 to the late Irwin H. and Edith E. (Heilman) Laudermilch.  She was married to John E. May who died on February 14, 1995. She is survived by a daughter, Judy Barnhart,...

Apr 10, 2015

Gladys A. (Andrews) Lehman-Knier

Gladys A. (Andrews) Lehman-Knier, 83, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was born Sunday, October 4, 1931 in Quarryville, PA to the late Arling and Gladys (Rekhugler) Andrews.  She was first married to Harry J....

Apr 9, 2015

Arla Mae Rutherford, 80, of Mount Joy passed away surrounded by her family at her home on Thursday, April 9, 2015. She was born on Thursday, August 9, 1934 in Rohrerstown to the late Herman N. and Estella W. Brubaker.  She was the wife of the late Lester B. Rutherford, Jr.

Arla was an industrial worker at...

Apr 6, 2015

Elvin Richard Miller, 84, of Palmyra, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 6, 2015 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, in Harrisburg, PA. He was born Tuesday, October 21, 1930 in Campbelltown to the late Elvin O. and Violet (Wagner) Miller. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Nancy L. (Roush) Miller. Elvin was a...

Apr 6, 2015

Robert G. “Bert” Prough

Robert G. “Bert” Prough, 54, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, April 6, 2015 of natural causes.  He was born on Tuesday, October 25, 1960 in Harrisburg to Glenn and Dolores (Jacka) Prough.

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Apr 6, 2015

Obituary to be published upon completion.

Apr 5, 2015

Dorothy M. Graybill, 98, of Annville, went home to be with her Lord on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, in Countryside Christian Community, Annville.  She was born Saturday, July 29, 1916 in Palmyra to the late Joseph L., Sr. and Sara (Shaffer) Graybill. Dorothy was a dedicated schoolteacher with over 40 years of teaching experience when she retired in 1976.  ...

Apr 4, 2015

Irene I. (Palmer) Wertz

Irene I. (Palmer) Wertz, 90, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown.  She was born Wednesday, October 22, 1924 in New Oxford, PA to the late Daniel and Ida (Masemore) Palmer.  She was married to William H. Wertz for over 63...

Apr 2, 2015

Kenneth William Hahn

Kenneth William Hahn, 79, of Hershey, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at his residence in Conewago Township.  He was born Sunday, November 24, 1935 in Palmerton, PA to the late William and Mabel (Eckhart) Hahn.  He was married to Leona B....

Mar 31, 2015

James Francis Fager, 67, of Hershey, formerly of Derby, KS, passed away with family by his side on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in the Harrisburg Hospital.  He was born Tuesday, July 15, 1947 in Wichita to the late Gerald Francis and Virginia Maxine (Rosenstiel) Fager.  He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Kathy Irene (Nixon) Fager....

Mar 28, 2015

Clair E. Young

Clair Elwood Young, 81, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in The Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.  He was born Thursday, January 18, 1934 in Manheim to the late Phares N. and Martha R. (Myers) Young.

Clair proudly...

Mar 27, 2015

J. Albert “Al” Sherk, Jr., 72, resident of Arlington VA, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2015 after an intense battle with cancer. Al was the son of the late Jacob Albert Sr. and his wife Esther (Bordlemay) Sherk of Palmyra, PA  and the loving husband of Irene (Wojcik) Sherk.

Al graduated with BS and MS from...

Mar 26, 2015

Jeanne Elizabeth Marquet, 90, of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 26 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Jeanne was born September 2, 1924 in Newark, N.J., the oldest child and only daughter of Edward Emil and Ruth M. (Swingle) Wills.  She was raised in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, and after graduating from Pottsville High School...

Mar 25, 2015

Clifford Elwood Querry

Clifford Elwood Querry, 83, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown.  He was born Friday, February 19, 1932 in Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon County, to the late Donald H. and Hazel Q. (McCardle) Querry.  He was married...

Mar 20, 2015

Donald W. Deibel, 87, of Palmyra was called to heaven by his loving Savior at home on Friday, March 20.  He was born on December 22, 1927 in Middletown, PA, the son of Ralph and Blanche (Wise) Deibel.  Don was preceded in death by his beloved wife, B. Nancy (McCormick) on August 18, 2014.  He is survived by his two...

Mar 19, 2015

Anna Ruth Hille

Anna Ruth Hille, 81, of Elizabethtown, PA passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Rheems Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elizabethtown, PA.  Born April 12, 1933 in Covington, KY. She was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Mary M. (Poland) Hille.

Ms. Hille worked as a teacher, principal, college...