Obituary Listing

May 31, 2023

Florence (Stewart) Yarian, 101, of Sharon, PA,  passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was born August 26, 1921 to the late G.A. and Essie (Steele) Stewart and lived the majority of her life in Mercer County, and most recently of Palmyra. She married Paul M. Yarian on June 15, 1946 and he died on May 25,...

May 30, 2023

Gerald F. Maenner, 61, of Hershey, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. He was born Wednesday, January 3, 1962 to Regina (O’Neill) Maenner and the late Gerald M. Maenner. He is survived by his loving wife, Debre (Dana) Maenner.

Jerry was an avid Eagles fan; in his spare time he enjoyed fishing, gardening,...

May 25, 2023

Carol M. Wilson, 83, of Palmyra and formerly of Mount Holly Springs, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Born on June 2, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Helen (Kitzmiller) Morehouse. She was married to the love of her life, the late Gerald D. Wilson, for 57 years.

After...

May 24, 2023

Harry G. Dyer, 102, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, May 24th at Lancaster General Hospital. Born Wednesday, January 5, 1921 in West Hempfield Twp., he was the son of the late Harry and Ella L. (Greiner) Dyer. He was married 55 years to Janet M. (Painter) Dyer who passed away in October 2018.

Harry was a...

May 24, 2023

Gregroy S. Weikel, Sr., 60, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 25, 2023 at the Carolyn House, Harrisburg. He was born Saturday, February 16, 1963 to the late Darvin and Catherin (Kohr) Weikel. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol A. (Lines) Weikel.

Greg would enjoy riding his motorcycle, hunting and fishing. He had...

May 18, 2023

Kenneth Paul Freeland, 72, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Thursday, May 18, 2023. He was born Sunday, July 30, 1950 to Pauline Alice (Watson) Freeland and the late Kenneth George Freeland, Jr. He is survived by his loving wife, Gale Elen (Milano) Freeland.

Ken had a passion for basketball,...

May 15, 2023

Miriam F. Stum, 90, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born Saturday, October 1, 1932 in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Leibschultz) Loewen. She was married 55 years to William F. Stum who passed away in March 2007.

Miriam was a long-time...

May 14, 2023

Patricia A. Chubb, 85, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at Oak Hill Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Middletown. Born Friday, July 16, 1937 in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Vara (DeHart) Keyser. She was married 30 years to John F. Chubb, who passed away in 1986.

Patricia...

May 13, 2023

Dale Dwight Howard passed into the presence of Jesus, his Savior and Lord, on May 13, 2023 at his son’s home in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Dale grew up in northern Ohio with his parents, Shirley Oakey and Grace Harriet Howard and five older siblings, Wayne, Carol (Blackie), Vivian, Thelma and Paul (infant) who all preceded him in death. ...

May 8, 2023

Sharon (Beahm) Williamson, 70, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 8, 2023 at UPMC Harrisburg.  She was born Sunday, February 22, 1953 in Hershey to Phyllis (Rhodes) Beahm and the late Lyle Beahm, Jr.  She was predeceased on Sunday, August 4, 2013 by her loving husband, Kramer E. Williamson.

Sharon graduated from Palmyra High School...

May 7, 2023

Ruth E. (Sipling) Becker, 97, of Rheems, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born Monday, July 27, 1925 in Rheems, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Elva (Myers) Sipling. She was married 51 years to Robert H. Becker who passed away in July 1996.

Ruth was a 50 plus...

May 7, 2023

Mrs. Martha E. Stauffer, 82, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at the Masonic Village Evergreen Unit on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Marty had been under the care of a team of nurses and doctors for the last year. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Zimmerman and B. Elizabeth Zimmerman. She was married to...

May 7, 2023

Serafina Amelia “Sadie” (Cozzoli) DiLiddo, 100, of Hershey, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2023 at Country Meadows of Hershey. She was the fourth child born on September 20, 1922 to the late Frank and Mary (Luchessi) Cozzoli in Plainfied, New Jersey. She is predeceased by her loving husband since March 2014, Joseph DiLiddo and daughter, Nancy Jane Eastlund....

May 7, 2023

Born Junior Lee Via January 13, 1937 in Middletown, PA.

Junior Lee Via passed away Sunday May 7th 3:47 am at his residence surrounded by his family. Surviving him are his wife of 60 years Elizabeth, sons Erik and Kevin. Brothers Charles Richard Via and Raymond Via. He is preceded by his parents Beula May Garrison Via...

May 7, 2023

Kenneth L. Jurell, 70, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly at home on, Sunday, May 7, 2023. He was born, Thursday, December 4, 1952 to the late Robert M. and Helen (Myer) Jurell. He is predeceased by his wife, Judith “Judy” M. (Jefferies) since 2019.

A proud Marine Veteran, Ken was a member of the St. Johns United...

May 6, 2023

On May 6, 2023 Joseph Henry Hepner passed away peacefully.  He was born To Earl and Meda Hepner on a dairy farm in Dalmatia Pennsylvania and enlisted in the United States Air Force at the conclusion of the Korean War. He met his bride of 66 years while stationed in the newly formed Federal Republic of Germany.  He served...

May 6, 2023

Harry “Bud” Edward Eckels, 92, of Hummelstown, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Country Meadows Retirement Communities, Hershey.  He was born Monday, March 23, 1931 in Chambersburg to the late Herbert E. and Margaret (Smith) Eckels.  He is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Betty Catherine (Clapsaddle) Eckels.

Bud graduated from Chambersburg High School...

May 5, 2023

Arlene (Burkhart) Kopp, age 93, of St John’s Herr Estate, Columbia and formerly of Mount Joy, Millersville, & Willow Street, passed away 5/5/23.  She was married for 65 years to Ross Kopp who passed away in 2014. Born in West Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late David & Esther (Weaver) Burkhart.  Arlene was a member of...

May 5, 2023

Olga (Gotsi) Ebersole, 70, of Elizabethtown passed away Friday May 5, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Born May 25, 1952 in Athens, Greece she was the daughter of the late Leonadis and Vasilliki Gotsi.

After graduating high school and trade school, Olga started her working career as a hair dresser. She married in 1971 and came...

May 4, 2023

George “Roger” Mullen, 82, of Elizabethtown passed away Thursday May 4, 2023. Born April 12, 1941 in Harrisburg, PA he was the son of the late George I. and Dorothy E. (Graham) Mullen. In addition, a brother, Gary.

After graduating from Elizabethtown High School, he enlisted in the Army for 2 years, the worked for AMP (Tyco)....