Obituary Listing

Dec 25, 2022

Larry G. Specht, 70, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Hershey Medical Center. Born Sunday, August 3, 1952, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Olive E. (Summers) Specht. He was married to Sally Ann (Fausnacht) Specht on September 18, 1976.

An avid hunter and fisherman, Larry...

Dec 25, 2022

Kenneth E. Kline, 89, of Palmyra, formerly of Myerstown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Palmyra Senior Living. He was born Wedesday April 12, 1933 to the late Raymond and Grace Kline. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 65 years, Shirley M. (Muth) Kline.

Kenneth was a truckdriver for Jones Motors and...

Dec 24, 2022

Pamela Jane Laman, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at the age of 55. Born June 1, 1967 in the Allentown, she was the daughter of Ronald Anderson and the late Paulette (Benkovich) Hettenbach. She was married 26 years to the love of her life David Laman.

After graduating from Whitehall High School...

Dec 23, 2022

E. Ray Aldinger was born in Conewago Township February 3, 1934 to Ezra and Esther (Koser) Aldinger.

He spent his working career as a farmer for the Milton Hershey School. During retirement he was an avid gardener and worked in his basement workshop making bird houses and other crafts to share with others. Ray also worked part...

Dec 23, 2022

Dorothy C. (Miller) Yohn, 96, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 23, 2022,  at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.  Born Sunday, September 12, 1926, in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Blanche (Shirk) Miller.  She was first married to Howard R. Sharp Sr.  Following Howard’s death, she went on to marry...

Dec 22, 2022

Marlene G. Carney, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Burial will be private at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.

Dec 22, 2022

Karin Frieda Auguste Wulfhorst Pietzke, 84, of Marietta, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born Sunday, June 19, 1938 in Osnabruck, Germany. She was the daughter of the late Heinrich Hermann and Irmgard Kornelia Frieda Wulfhorst. She was married 61 years to Klaus R. Pietzke.

...

Dec 21, 2022

Lisa Krall, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. She was born Monday, December 21, 1964 to the late Russell and Helen (Miller) Krall.

In her spare time she enjoyed watching TV and decorating with stickers. She also enjoyed drinking slushies brought by family and friends. Most...

Dec 20, 2022

On Tuesday Dec. 20, 2022 Helen B. Libhart unexpectedly took her final breath on earth and began her life with her Heavenly Father, a few weeks shy of her 95th birthday.

Born in Conoy Twp. on January 5, 1928, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Fannie (Earhart) Burkholder.  She grew up on the family farm with...

Dec 20, 2022

Jeffery Paul Polynone, 64, of Myerstown, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. He was born Friday, November 14, 1958 to George Paul Polynone and the late Joan (Snyder) Polynone. He is survived by his loving wife, Christine L. (Muckle) Polynone.

Jeffery was a true jack of all trades, in his spare time he enjoyed being...

Dec 19, 2022

Mary Ann I. (McKean) Dobroski, 91, of Hershey, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2022, at UPMC Community Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg.  Born Thursday, August 13, 1931, in Rochester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas I. and Margaret H. (Tubetto) McKean.  She was married to Robert R. Dobroski, in Pittsburgh, on May 29, 1954.  Robert passed...

Dec 17, 2022

Dorothy George born in Palmyra August 1, 1929 to Chester and Virgile Miller Bowman. Worked 22 years for Hershey Chocolate. Retired January 1994.

She was a member of United Methodist Church. Enjoyed yard work, puzzles, cross stitch and southern gospel music. She and husband Harold enjoyed traveling down south for a week every summer to compmeetings and...

Dec 17, 2022

Margaret S. (Myers) Ginder, 100, of Lancaster, formerly of Mount Joy, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the Mennonite Home. Born Wednesday, October 4, 1922 in Londonderry twp., she was the daughter of the late Sylvan and Martha (Shireman) Myers. She was married 69 years to Ralph G. Ginder who passed away...

Dec 16, 2022

Curtis Lee Cox, 64, of Murphy, NC, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 in North Carolina. Born Thursday, November 27, 1958 in Bucyrus, OH, he was the son of Lora “Rocky” and Etta (Crissinger) Cox.

Curtis drove truck and worked in dispatch. He loved the Pittsburgh Steelers and NASCAR. Curtis was also a...

Dec 16, 2022

Betty Bernardini, 89, formerly of Lebanon, passed on Friday, December 16, 2022.  She was the beloved Mother and Grandmother of Karen and Angela Caruso.

Betty was born in Lebanon on July 12, 1933 to the late Anthony and Elizabeth (Shirato) Kutchever.  A member of the graduating class of 1951 from Lebanon High School Class, she was voted...

Dec 12, 2022

Linda M. (Fach) Walker, 74, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 12, 2022, at UPMC Harrisburg.  Born Wednesday, July 28, 1948, in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late John H. Fach Sr. and Dorothy L. (Jackson) Fach.  She was married to Charles D. Walker Sr. until his death on April 11, 2015.

While...

Dec 11, 2022

Shirley M. Stayner, 95, of Palmyra passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Columbia Cottage Hershey. She was born on January 12, 1927, in Keffers, PA to the late Joseph W. and Edith (Minnich) Miller.

She is survived by many nieces and nephews along with many great and great - great nieces and nephews. Shirley...

Dec 11, 2022

MaryAnn Pfeiffer, 74, of Palmyra, originally of Bergen county, NJ, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Sunday, December 11, 2022 after a 3 year battle of ovarian cancer. She was born on October 16, 1948 to the late Lawrence and Felicia (Burrofato) Paladino. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Howard...

Dec 10, 2022

Marjorie A. Learn, age 91, passed away peacefully following a brief illness at the Masonic Village Health Care Center in Elizabethtown, PA on December 10, 2022. She was the wife for 49 years of Thomas “Pat” Learn who preceded her in death in October 2002. Marjorie was the daughter of the late James G. Frost and Pearl Eroh Frost...

Dec 10, 2022

Rosanne D. Jackson, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2022. She was born Saturday, February 6, 1943 to the late Joseph and Josephine Dziki. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Douglas Jackson.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her son: Douglas Jackson, II, and his partner Salena...