Obituary Listing

Dec 14, 2014

James “Jimmy” McCarthy Carter, 67, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Lebanon VA Hospital. He was born Tuesday, June 17, 1947 in Lancaster to the late Justin and Ella (Rhoads) Carter.

Jimmy proudly served in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Rifle Sharpshooter honor, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,...

Dec 13, 2014

Dylan Zachary Holt, 23, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Tuesday, November 19, 1991 in Lebanon to Scott Allen Holt and Melanie A. (Rhen) Roberts. He graduated from Palmyra Area High School in 2010, was studying criminal justice at HACC, worked for Lancaster County-Wide Communications as a...

Dec 13, 2014

Service details and full obituary will be published upon completion.

Dec 12, 2014

Shirley L. Shank, 79, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Masonic Village Elizabethtown.  She was born Wednesday, June 26, 1935 in Mt. Joy to the late Earl F. and Marie E. (Gilbert) Leedom.

She retired from Tyco Electronics where she worked as a leads assembler.  She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, John Wayne...

Dec 11, 2014

Enos Hoffer Brubaker, Jr., 85, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 11, 2014 in The Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.  He was born Thursday, August 8, 1929 in Lebanon to the late Enos and Helen (Hoffer) Brubaker.  His loving wife Jane M. Brubaker predeceased him in 2009. He graduated from Penn State University earning a BS and ME in...

Dec 8, 2014

Esther (Barrick) Kingsborough, 100, of Palmyra, PA, passed away on December 8, 2014 in Grace Living Center, Jenks, OK.  She was born October 5, 1914 in Perry County to the late Samuel and Ida (Sites) Barrick.  She was predeceased by her husband Eugene Kingsborough. She is survived by 3 daughters, Janet Miller, Gloria Wagner, and Mary Podjed; 6 grandchildren; and...

Dec 6, 2014

Harold John Light, 86, of Palmyra passed away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Sunday, January 29, 1928 in Myerstown to the late Charles Daniel and Hilda (Light) Light.  He is survived by his loving wife Jane A. (Donnelly) Light.  He was predeceased by his first...

Dec 6, 2014

Dr. Daemon C. Strickler DC, 68, of Palmyra, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 in his home.  He was born, the youngest of 10 children, on Thursday, February 14, 1946 in Derry Township to the late C. Ray and Ruth (Smith) Strickler.  He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years Carol N. (Williams) Strickler. Dr. Strickler was a...

Dec 5, 2014

Carolanne Cordaro, 53, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, December 5, 2014 at The Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.  She was born Wednesday, August 30, 1961 in Jamaica, Queens, NY to Therese N. (Dincalsy) and the late Salvatore J. Cordaro. Carolanne was a special child, a gift from God as a blessing to her family.  ...

Dec 4, 2014

Dorothy (Faust) Burket, 90, of Elizabethtown, passed away with family by her side on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was born Tuesday, January 15, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre to the late Arthur and Leticia (Lunger) Faust. She was predeceased by her loving husband J. Fred Burket, Jr. in 2002.

She was a steadfast...

Dec 3, 2014

Christ J. Risser, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy. He was born Wednesday, March 14, 1945 in Mt. Joy Twp. to the late Christ S. and Elsie O. (Shank) Risser. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Doris J....

Dec 2, 2014

Matthew James “Big Pun” McNece, 34, of Elizabethtown, passed away in his home on December 2, 2014. He was born November 18, 1980 in Lancaster to Roy E. McNece and Joni L. (Detz) Robinson. He worked in construction and was an avid San Francisco 49ers fan.

He is survived by 2 children, Kasedy and Matthew Jr., McNece;...

Nov 27, 2014

Jay Richard “Dick” Myers, 81, of Elizabethtown passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, November 27, 2014. He was born Friday, June 2, 1933 in Milton Grove to the late Norman G. and Catharine P. (Teeter) Myers. He was predeceased by his loving wife Marian E. Myers in 2003.

He worked alongside his father at Norman...

Nov 23, 2014

MARTHA G. REIDER DERR Martha G. Reider Derr, 77, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care of Mt. Joy. She was born on Saturday, May 8, 1937 in Elizabethtown, PA to the late Herbert & Mabel (Good) Andrews. She retired from Laidlaw as a school bus driver for Intermediate Unit 13. Martha was...

Nov 21, 2014

Charles “Fred” Frederick Brightbill, 72, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 21, 2014 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Tuesday, May 12, 1942 in Hershey to the late Charles E. and Thelma J. (Hershey) Brightbill.  He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Cheryl Lynn (Lewallen) Brightbill. He graduated from Lower Dauphin High...

Nov 18, 2014

Nancy L. Sonntag, 66, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on Saturday, February 14, 1948 in Elizabethtown, PA and was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School. Nancy was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, she enjoyed going to the beach, playing with her grandchildren and...

Nov 18, 2014

Harold D. Yoder, 80, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Aurora, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at home. He was born on Wednesday, November 29, 1933 in Streetsboro, Ohio to the late Arthur Thomas Yoder & Lois (Detweiler) Yoder. Harold was a graduate of Aurora High School Class of 1951 and was retired from decades long self-employment in...

Nov 17, 2014

Lori Linn (Shupe) Duttera, 48, of Harrisburg, passed away with family by her side on Monday, November 17, 2014 in Twin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation, Campbelltown.  She was born Sunday, February 27, 1966 in Norristown, PA. She graduated from Linden Hall Girls School and attended Wesley College.  Lori was employed by CAIU as a teacher’s assistant.  She was a Deadhead...

Nov 17, 2014

Betty Jane Martin, 69, of Londonderry Township, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on Tuesday, January 23, 1945 in Hershey, PA to the late Melvin & Virginia (Via) Garrison. Betty retired from M&M Mars after 29 ½ years of service in chocolate production. She was a very active member...

Nov 16, 2014

PEARL R. DOHNER We called her Aunt Pearl but many others called her Miss Dohner. Pearl R. Dohner, 86, formerly of Rheems entered into a long deserved rest Sun Nov 16, 2014 at Manor Care in Lancaster. Born in West Donegal Twp, she was the daughter of the late McLester and Anna Mary (Rensel) Dohner. She graduated from Donegal High...