Obituary Listing

Sep 19, 2012

Phyllis J. (Mingle) Marshall, 71, of Elizabethtown, died on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born in Tyrone, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold and J. Mildred (Bathurst) Mingle. She was married 43 years to Richard E. Marshall of Elizabethtown. Phyllis was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Elizabethtown. She...

Sep 17, 2012

Pauline (Pean) Shiffer Blough, 93, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, died on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Masonic Village. Born in Bainbridge, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Martha (Floyd) Bryan. She was the widow of Bryan Blough and James Shiffer. Pauline worked at a shoe factory while attending beauty school in Lancaster. She worked as...

Sep 13, 2012

Bonnie L. Wise, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Hershey Medical Center after a brief battle with lung cancer. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred (Gainer) Bair. Raised in Mount Joy, Bonnie was a 1960 graduate of Donegal High School. She was retired from QVC where...

Sep 13, 2012

Claude Henry Frey of Elizabethtown died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 at Rheems Nursing Home in Elizabethtown. He was born Oct. 3, 1924, the son of Elias T. and Fannie S. Daveler Frey. The ninth of thirteen children, Claude was born on the family farm on Rutts Road and attended Rutts School, a one-room school near his home. Claude lived...

Sep 12, 2012

Ruth L. Hodge, 95, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, formerly of Brentwood, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Masonic Healthcare Center. Born in Bloomville, OH, she was the daughter of the late Willis K. and Avis (Brown) Link. She was the wife of the late Edwin S. Hodge who died in 1989. Ruth was a member...

Sep 11, 2012

Jason Matthew White, 32, of Mountville, unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord and his infant son Cameron David White who passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born Wednesday, February 6, 1980 in Camp Hill to Douglas B. White and wife Linda A. (Catalano) of Camp Hill. ...

Sep 10, 2012

Lester B. Rutherford, Jr., 77, long time resident of Mount Joy, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Conoy Twp., he was the son of the late Lester B., Sr. and Gladys (Troup) Rutherford. Lester was employed by Armstrong for 27 years and retired in 1990. He previously worked at the Savoy Shoe...

Sep 6, 2012

Sep 5, 2012

Patty L. Hadley, 66, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Harrisburg Hospital. Born in Spruce, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Juanita (Powers) Fansler. Patty was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, Elizabethtown. An avid sewer, she also enjoyed do it yourself projects and flowers. Patty had also been employed...

Sep 4, 2012

Sep 4, 2012

Margaret E. “Peg” Waltz Myers, 93, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Masonic Health Care Center. Born in Rheems, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Catherine (Deckman) Murphy. She was preceded in death by husbands; John I. Myers, Lester D. Waltz and Elias Andrews. Peg was retired from...

Sep 4, 2012

Ruth M. (Dowdrick) Wiest

Ruth Mana (Dowdrick) Wiest, 71, of Hershey, passed away with family by her side on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 in her home. She was born Sunday, December 22, 1940 in Lebanon to the late Benjamin and Mabel (Miller) Dowdrick. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 47 years, Robert L....

Sep 1, 2012

Carl Vincent Morris, 79, of Bainbridge, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Middletown Home. Born in Palmyra, he was the son of the late James A. and Ruth Ann (Haag) Morris. He was the husband of Maria H. (Klaassen) Morris of Bainbridge. Carl was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School. He attended Elizabethtown College and served...

Aug 31, 2012

Margaret V. Estep, 88, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster. Born in Royalton, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Ruth (Jones) Chestnut. She was the wife of the late Leo D. Estep who died in 1973. A homemaker, Margaret collected teddy bears and enjoyed flowers. She...

Aug 31, 2012

Beverly Ann (Witmer) Fink, 57, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Palmyra Nursing Home. She was born Wednesday, May 11, 1955 in Hershey to the late Wayne R. and Elizabeth L. (Mangum) Witmer. She is survived by her loving husband Henry L. Fink. She was a loving wife, mother,...

Aug 29, 2012

Linda E. (Rutherford) Boyer, 54, of Elizabethtown, died on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter James and Nancy (Schroll) Rutherford. She was the wife of Glenn R. Boyer of Elizabethtown. Linda is also survived by a son Derek A. (Jamie) Boyer and a daughter Darla N. Boyer, both of Elizabethtown; two grandchildren: Colton A....

Aug 29, 2012

Robert J. Kegerreis

Robert J. Kegerreis, 85, of Hershey, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in his home. He was born Tuesday, August 23, 1927 in Campbelltown to the late Clarrence W. and Emma (Eckert) Kegerreis. He is survived by his loving companion of 21 years, Mary Long (Weidman) Fry,...

Aug 28, 2012

Ethel Jean Heisey, 69, a life long resident of Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at ManorCare in Elizabethtown. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Earl M. and Myrl Ethel (Martin) Heisey. She was employed as a sales clerk/cashier for CVS Pharmacy, Wenger’s and Fox’s food stores, retiring in 2000. Ethel loved her...

Aug 26, 2012

Donald L. Dixon, 79, of Elizabethtown, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late James William and Margaret (Young) Dixon. He was the husband of Martha (Miller) Dixon. They were married for 59 years. Donald lived at the...

Aug 25, 2012

Marjorie M. Hertzler, 91, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Millersburg, Dauphin County, she was the wife of the late John A. Hertzler who died in 2008. Marjorie was an active member of the First Church of God in Elizabethtown. She was retired from AMP, where she...