Obituary Listing

Feb 2, 2024

Martha Jane (Yeagley) Hossler, 96, of Elizabethtown, Mt. Joy Township, PA passed away peacefully on February 2, 2024, enjoying many conversations and visits with family members prior to passing. Born in Palmyra, Pa on December 24, 1927, Martha was a daughter of George Evan Yeagley and Violet Martha (Baum) Yeagley.

Martha graduated from Elizabethtown High School in...

Feb 2, 2024

Doris E Fischer (née Gruener), 89, born to Eternal Life on February 2, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Fischer.

Doris was the loving mother of: Michael (Janice) Fischer, Timothy (the late Kathy) Fischer, Mary (Keith) Orcholski, Doreen Fischer and the late Cynthia Fischer; cherished grandmother of, Kelly (Barry), Adam, Isaac, Samuel, Erika,...

Feb 2, 2024

Dorothy “Dottie” Mae (Nauman) Saltzer, 91, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 2, 2024. She was born Wednesday, June 1, 1932 to the late Christian Nauman and Mary (Bickel) Krall. She is predeceased by her loving husband Kenneth Lee Saltzer, Sr.

Dottie was known as the cat lady who enjoyed collecting clowns and...

Feb 1, 2024

George M. Heberlig, 90 of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Monday, February 6, 1933 in Newburg, PA he was the son of the late Frederick L. and Mary (Reese) Heberlig. He was married 68 years to Janice (Cramer) Heberlig.

George was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict....

Feb 1, 2024

Brian S. Single, 60, of Elizabethtown passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born on October 8, 1963, in Chicago to Beverly Single (Burr) and the late David Single. Brian's journey took him from the heart of the Midwest to the warmth of Texas before settling in Pennsylvania. After graduating from Hershey High...

Jan 31, 2024

Hazel Reitzel, 95, of Elizabethtown, passed on January 31, 2024 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Lancaster on Sunday, March 11, 1928 she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Bleacher) McKinney. Hazel was married 63 years to William Bill Reitzel who passed in 2010. Hazel’s family was everything to her. She was always eager to...

Jan 30, 2024

Jennifer L. Greenawalt, 52, of Palmyra, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Born on October 2, 1971, she was the cherished daughter of the late Carol Greenawalt and Juan Rivera.

After graduating from Lebanon High School in 1989, Jennifer furthered her academic career at Penn State Berks where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business...

Jan 28, 2024

Mary Martha (Hetrick) Mentzer, 75, of Newville, passed away in the arms of her loving husband, Gary L. Mentzer, at their home on Sunday, January 28, 2024 following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.  She was born Saturday, November 27, 1948 in Newville to the late Earl W. and Pernie (Ferguson) Hetrick.

Mary was a 1966 graduate of...

Jan 26, 2024

Anna Mae Book, 98, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024 at home. Born Saturday, December 5, 1925 in Halifax, she was the daughter of the late James and Elsie (Miller) Lubold. She was married 47 years to Jay R. Book who passed away in February 2009.

Anna Mae was a long-time member of St....

Jan 21, 2024

Frederick J. Hower, 96, of Elizabethtown, formerly of East Petersburg and Mifflin, PA, passed away on January 21, 2024, at Masonic Village Elizabethtown.  Fred was the son of the late Earl and Pauline (Gibbons) Hower. He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, JoAnne (Smith) Hower, brother Donovan E. and sisters Marjorie Sneddon and Betty Kublic. Fred is...

Jan 21, 2024

“Buzz” H. F. Coomer, Jr., 90, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. He was born on Tuesday, October 31, 1933 to the late Hollis F. Coomer, Sr. and Helen (Pace) Fox. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary I. (Kuhn) Coomer.

Buzz was a proud Army...

Jan 20, 2024

Captain Donald S. Bolinger, USN (Ret.), 88, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Traditions of Hershey, Palmyra. He was born Thursday, November 21, 1935 to the late Donald D. and Mary (Smith) Bolinger. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Loretta Jean (Gowen) Bolinger.

After graduating from Duke University’s ROTC program with...

Jan 20, 2024

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Jan 18, 2024

Rev. Dr. Paul J. Gerhart, 95, of Wernersville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, Wernersville. He was born on Thursday, April 26, 1928 to the late Paul A. and Emma (Gerberich) Gerhart. He is predeceased by his first wife, Mary Jane “Kitty” (Dugan) Gerhart and he is survived by wife, Ruth...

Jan 17, 2024

Julian A. Richter, 71, of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Masonic Village after a battle with cancer. He was the husband of Cynthia (Lewis) Richter for 47 years.

Julian graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia and earned a B.A. in Journalism at Temple University. He moved to Elizabethtown to become a journalist for the...

Jan 17, 2024

Roland J. Martel, 68, of Hershey passed away on Wednesday January 17, 2024. He was born May 31, 1955, to Joseph Andre Gerard Martel and the late Kathleen Maryjane (Saucier) Martel.

After obtaining a high school degree he went to serve his country with the United States Army in Dessert Storm. While in the service he went...

Jan 16, 2024

Orpha L. Wagner, 91, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Paramount Senior Living in Maytown. Born Monday, March 14, 1932 in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Edna (Herr) Alleman. She was married 67 years to Ralph M. Wagner, Sr. who passed away February 3, 2022.

Orpha was...

Jan 14, 2024

Chester H. Shon, age 82, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 14, 2024.

Chet was born on July 7, 1941 to the late Chester and Helen (Denzel) Shon. He attended Bloomfield Tech before he started his career as a Newark, New Jersey police officer, where he honorably served the community for 30 years.

In...

Jan 12, 2024

Michelle L. Johnson (Orner), 55, of Mechanicsburg passed away on Friday January 12, 2024. She was born September 24, 1968, to the late Billy L. Sr. and Sandra L. (Scheetz) Orner.

After completing high school, she obtained her CDL and became a truck driver which was a job she was very proud of.

In her...

Jan 12, 2024

Lois M. (Hill) Pollash, 97, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at the Masonic Village on Friday, January 12, 2024. She was born on Friday, April 16, 1926 to the late Walter B. and Ruth Pearl (Brown) Hill. She is predeceased by her husband, George Fortune Pollash since 2005 after 59 years of marriage.

She is survived by...