Obituary Listing

Feb 19, 2024

Edward Joseph Martin 65 of Elizabethtown, PA passed away on February 19, 2024, at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. His wife, Stephanie, and his daughter, Jackie, were by his side after battling a long illness.

Ed loved the great outdoors. His passions included birdwatching, hiking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking and camping. He loved walking the forest trails and...

Feb 18, 2024

Norma Bailey, 94, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was born on August 1, 1929 to the late Herbert E. and Clara E. (Weber) Oliver. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 56 years, Francis G. Bailey.

Norma enjoyed traveling with her husband in their RV,...

Feb 17, 2024

Joan E. “Joanie” (Hess) Morgan, 73, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024.  She was born the daughter of the late John and Evelyn (Kreiner) Hess.

Joan graduated high school and furthered her academic career taking college courses. She spent her working career doing many different jobs that she thoroughly enjoyed such as a Winston...

Feb 14, 2024

J. Richard “Dick” Winey, 90, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. He was born December 2, 1933, in Lancaster, PA to the late John R. and Anna (Hess) Winey. He was married to Marian (Stoner) Winey for 65 years.

Dick spent 40 plus years working as a realtor in the Elizabethtown area and enjoyed...

Feb 11, 2024

Christopher David Seiple, 47, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

Christopher was a great loving father and took great joy in being with his family, riding four wheelers, and videotaping the Hershey Elite Cheer Teams.

He is survived by his wife: Melissa; son, Nicolas and wife Cheyann; daughter,...

Feb 11, 2024

Robert E. Walmer, 97, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 11, 2024. He was born on Wednesday, January 12, 1927 to the late Harvey S. and Lucy D. (Laudermilch) Walmer. He is predeceased by his loving wife since December of 2017, after 71 years of marriage, Joyce S. (Shay) Walmer.

Robert was a proud Navy...

Feb 9, 2024

Jean C. Lamb, 94, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born March 20, 1929, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Clemmer and Irene (Wiesenborn) Clemmer. She was married 58 years to the late Harry B. Lamb who had also resided at the Masonic Village....

Feb 9, 2024

Donna M. Shertzer, 76, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 9, 2024. She was born on Sunday, November 2, 1947 to the late Frederick O. and Thelma (Wagner) Updegrave. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Douglas Shertzer, Sr.

Donna was a volunteer firefighter for Creekside Fire Dept. and an EMT. More than anything she...

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...