Obituary Listing

Apr 2, 2022

Sylvia (Kleckner) Goodling of Elizabethtown, formerly of York, passed away at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown on April 2, 2022 at age 87. Born on May 2, 1934, she was the first child of Frank and Susan (Bretz) Kleckner. Sylvia and the late Larry Goodling were married for 41 years until his death in 2015.

Throughout the 1960s...

Apr 2, 2022

Earl W. Pankake, 95, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2022 with family by his side at Columbia Cottage, Palmyra. He was born Monday, July 5, 1926 to the late John S. and Carrie (Yorty) Pankake. He is predeceased by his wife, Mildred Pankake.

Earl was a retired Hershey Chocolate Factory worker. He was...

Apr 1, 2022

Christine L. Hanna, 59, of Mount Gretna, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Hershey, she was the daughter of Robert and Joan (Hummer) Yiengst.

Chris received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature from California State East Bay in California. She was an avid reader and loved to write. A...

Mar 31, 2022

Dennis R. Goretzke, 65, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital.  Born Saturday, December 7, 1956, in Lancaster, he was the son of Ronald W. Goretzke and the late Mildred J. (Wolgemuth) Goretzke.

Dennis was an avid reader and lover of science and history. He...

Mar 30, 2022

Gary E. Firestone, 80, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Middletown Home. He was born Monday, March 2, 1942 to the late Clair E. and Alice E. (Fortney) Firestone. He is predeceased by his wife since 1996, Joan M. (Moore) Firestone.

Gary was an avid woodworker with a love for trains....

Mar 29, 2022

Barbara Kreider Zell, 92, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to so many, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on March 29, 2022. Barbara was the daughter of the late Albert I. Kreider and Josephine (Sheehan) Kreider. She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, D. Richard (Dick) Zell in 2016 and a brother, John...

Mar 28, 2022

Larry K. Webster, 79, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital.  Born Friday, May 29, 1942, in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Julia (Patt) Webster.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Florence Webster, who raised Larry following his...

Mar 27, 2022

William C. (Bill) Wenrich, 87, of Palmyra, PA and longtime resident of Florham Park NJ passed away on March 27, 2022 in Palmyra, PA.  He was born on Oct 2, 1934 to the late William H. and Evelyn (Eckert) Wenrich.  He is survived by his wife, Anita Margaret (Freet) Wenrich.

Bill was raised in Auburn and Palmyra,...

Mar 25, 2022

Betty Jane (Fritz) Hoehn of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, was received into Heaven by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, March 25, 2022. Born December 1, 1939 in Audenreid, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Mary Fritz. Betty was the loving wife of Albert J. Hoehn of Masonic Village.

Betty worked for...

Mar 24, 2022

Robert P. Propsner Sr., 90, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Friday, July 24, 1931, in Trooper, PA, he was the son of the late John K. and Mabel (Johnson) Propsner.  He was married to Dolores J. (Mallinson) Propsner for over 71 years.

Bob worked as an electrician...

Mar 21, 2022

Martha A. Kramer, 75, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at Emerald Rehab and Healthcare of Elizabethtown. Born Wednesday, July 24, 1946 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Marlin and Mary Elizabeth (Drohan) Albright. She was married 54 years to David A. Kramer

Martha was a 1964 graduate of Lancaster Catholic...

Mar 20, 2022

Edward S. Askey, 71, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital.  Born Tuesday, April 4, 1950, in Columbia, PA, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Lorraine M. (Constien) Askey.  He was married to Nadine F. (Shenberger) Askey for over 48 years until her death on December 21,...

Mar 20, 2022

Nancy L. (Flowers) Tobie, 79, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital.  Born Monday, July 6, 1942, in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Catherine Mary (Foltz) Flowers.  She was married to Henry A. Tobie for nearly 50 years until his death on March 31,...

Mar 20, 2022

Helen A. Lentz, 87, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at home with family by her side. She was born Sunday, November 11, 1934 to the late Robert and Amanda Firestine. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth I. Lentz whom she married in 1953.

Helen was a loving foster mother for over...

Mar 19, 2022

Donna Galterio Brown, 74, a resident of The Middletown Home and formerly of Norwalk, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2022.

Born July 21, 1947 in New Rochelle, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Catherine (Roberts) Galterio. She was raised in Port Chester, NY, later moving to Norwalk, CT. She married...

Mar 19, 2022

Jay Lawrence Ebersole, 72, of Middletown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his home in Londonderry Township. Born Thursday, June 23, 1949, in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Moses L. and Elma M. (Hertzler) Ebersole. Jay was a bachelor all his life and enjoyed living at the...

Mar 19, 2022

George Blake Warner of East Hanover Township died in his home on Saturday, March 19, 2022 with his wife by his side.

George was born in the Hershey hospital, March1, 1942. A 1960 graduate of Hershey High School. George was actively involved in multiple sports from football and track to basketball, tennis and swimming. He often recalled...

Mar 19, 2022

Robert "Bob" F. Good, of Stoney Creek, born on March 23, 1950, passed away on March 19th, 2022, in his home after a long battle with cancer.  He was predeceased by his loving wife, Patricia (Moser) Good and his parents, Forrest Good and Helen (Goodhart) Good.

He is survived by his stepchildren: Christine (Sweigart) Hummel, married to...

Mar 18, 2022

On March 18, 2022, his 93rd birthday, Ray Yovanovich left this world for heaven. Ray, a resident of Lower Swatara Twp., was born in Mont Alto to Nicola and Mary (Kauffman) Yovanovich. He was raised on the West Side of Steelton and graduated from Steelton High School. He served in the PA Army National Guard. Ray retired from Bethlehem...

Mar 16, 2022

Marie J. (Gerace) Nocket, 88, of Palmyra, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Saturday, November 4, 1933 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Mary Joy Gerace.

Marie is survived by three sons: David W. Nocket and wife Tami; Steven E. Nocket and wife Lori and Alan...