Obituary Listing

Nov 30, 2013

LEOTA A. HESS

Leota A. Hess, 82, of Mount Joy, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.

She was born in West Donegal...

Nov 29, 2013

George W. “Bud” Shuman, 94, of Lancaster and formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Marietta, he was the son of the late William E. and Pearl (Swarmer) Shuman and the husband of Betty F. (Deitrich) Shuman. They celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on November 20. George retired in 1974...

Nov 28, 2013

Gladys Mae (Brown) Hoover, 94, of Palmyra, passed away Thursday November 28, 2013 at home with family by her side. She was born Friday, August 8, 1919 to the late Ralph and Edna (Gingrich) Brown. She was predeceased in 1983 by her loving husband Paul Boyd Hoover.

She was a graduate of Palmyra class of 1937 and...

Nov 25, 2013

HENRY J. MATHIOT

Henry J. Mathiot, 80, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.

He was born on July 23, 1933...

Nov 24, 2013

James “Jim” Edwin Bechtel, 78, of Hershey, passed away in his home with family by his side on Sunday, November 24, 2013. He was born Friday, July 26, 1935 in Lebanon County to the late Lewis and Emily (Immel) Bechtel. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Shirley M. (Hilbert) Bechtel.

Jim worked for...

Nov 23, 2013

Dorothea Mae Amsbaugh, 77, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Clara (Waughman) and George Sease, Sr. She was the wife of the late John E. Amsbaugh, Sr. who died in 2003. They were married for 50 years. Dorothea was employed by the...

Nov 21, 2013

Charlotte Marie (Rhoads) Bowman, 84, of Palmyra, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 in her home. She was born Sunday, December 16, 1928 in Palmyra to the late Marvin R. and Kathryn E. (Keiffer) Rhoads. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Richard E. Bowman.

She is survived by a son, Rodney Bowman...

Nov 20, 2013

Thelma M. (Weaver) Leonard

Thelma May (Weaver) Leonard, 84, of Palmyra, passed away with family by her side on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Thursday, June 13, 1929 in Hershey to the late Charles H. and Tracy E. (Funkhouser) Weaver. She was predeceased by her husband Mark Leonard.

Nov 18, 2013

WILLIAM B. HALL

William B. Hall, 67, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013 at his home.

He was born on August 18, 1946 in...

Nov 17, 2013

EDWIN L. GALL

Edwin L. Gall, 64, of Londonderry Township, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

He was born...

Nov 17, 2013

Kaye Louise (Grandi) Tretter, 60, of Palmyra , lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at home with her loving family by her side.  She was born Friday, December 26, 1952 in Lebanon to Pete Grandi of Lebanon and Mary E. Smith of Cornwall .  She was predeceased by her loving husband of 30 years,...

Nov 16, 2013

Rebecca J. Kenderdine, a former teacher and college fundraising director, died Nov. 16 at Hospice & Community Care Inpatient Center in Mount Joy. She was 66.

The cause was rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer.

Kenderdine was the director of development for the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in Lancaster from 2005 to 2007....

Nov 14, 2013

Lewis K. Bryner, 90, of Bainbridge, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at home. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Lewis G. and Stacia Bryner. He was the husband of Mary (Starough) Bryner of Bainbridge. Lewis was employed for 23 years at Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown and retired from Bethlehem Steel in Steelton...

Nov 12, 2013

Louise (Brandt) Evans

Louise (Brandt) Evans, 83, of Palmyra, passed away with family by her side on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born Sunday, May 4, 1930 in Palmyra to the late Otto Fredirich and Magdelena Edna (Early) Brandt. She is survived by her loving husband, Richard K. Evans.

Nov 11, 2013

DOROTHY K. HEISTAND

Dorothy K. Heistand, 90, of Manheim, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

She was born on...

Nov 10, 2013

Mary E. (Moyer) Kreider

Mary Elizabeth (Moyer) Kreider, 92, of Palmyra, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home. She was born Friday, December 10, 1920 in Lebanon to the late Raymond S. and Iva C. (Wood) Moyer. She was predeceased by her loving husband Richard E. Kreider.

She is...

Nov 9, 2013

PATSY M. HERMAN CHRIST

Patsy M. Herman Christ, 81, of Marietta, left her earthly family to join her heavenly family on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care of Mount Joy.

Nov 6, 2013

Helen Oberholtzer

Helen Oberholtzer, 81, of Mount Joy went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Masonic Village.

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Nov 5, 2013

Jeannette “Jan” Marie (Fry) Neiman, 75, of Palmyra, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Harrisburg.  She was born Sunday, January 9, 1938 in Harrisburg to the late John K. and Edith E. (Hiler) Fry, Sr.  She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, who she married in Key West, FL...

Nov 1, 2013

Jay Edwin McKently, 81, of Palmyra, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Lebanon VA Hospital. He was born Saturday, October 29, 1932 in Muhlenberg Township to the late Earl and Beatrice (Schambach) McKently. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Joanne F. (Schultz) McKently.

Jay graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1950,...