Obituary Listing

Dec 31, 2021

Earl Vinton (Bud) Longenecker, 89, of Hershey, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 31, 2021. Born in Mt Joy, he was the oldest son to the late Earl W. and Helen H. Longenecker and married 42 years to his loving wife, the late Janice L. Longenecker.

A 1950 graduate of South Lebanon High School, Bud excelled in...

Dec 31, 2021

Sandra “Sandy” J. Schantz, 78, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 31, 2021. Born May 22, 1943 in Powder Valley, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Mohr) Pfleiger. She was married 57 years to Gerald J. Schantz.

Sandy began work at the Woodson Dairy in Red Hill, PA selling ice...

Dec 30, 2021

Gladys Marie (Laudig) Dennis, 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Sunday, November 24, 1929, in Ringtown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Eva E. (Horne) Laudig.  She was married to Donald N. Dennis for over 72 years until his death...

Dec 28, 2021

Pauline V (Morris) Keyton, 91, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 surrounded by loving family in her home in Palmyra, PA. She was a loving Mama and homemaker. In her younger years she rode motorcycle with her husband, Charlie.

She is survived by her daughter, Judy Clark of Hillsville, Va., her sons; Charlie Jr. (Maria) Keyton...

Dec 28, 2021

Commissioner William Edgar Ames, 81, of Annville, an educator, leader, servant and patriot died on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.  He was born Sunday, January 21, 1940 in Waltonville to the late William and Mary (Reed) Ames.  He is survived by his loving wife Josephine (Szot) Ames with whom he shared over 40 wonderful ...

Dec 27, 2021

Anne Elyse Blatt English, 63, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 27, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her home in West Donegal Township.  Born Thursday, August 28, 1958, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Arlene (Troutman) Blatt.

Anne worked as an Administrative Associate with Hershey Medical Center.  Anne...

Dec 26, 2021

Suzanne Dolores (Runkle) Davis, of Middletown, was born February 6, 1946, she died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at age 75 of Covid-19 Pneumonia, at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital.

She is survived by her husband Gary W. Davis, born September 1, 1936. Suzanne and Gary married August 27, 1966, in Quinton, N.J., in a double wedding with her older...

Dec 26, 2021

Susan M. (Kramer) Schur, 70, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. She was born Monday, March 5, 1951 to to Mary L. (Hardt) Kramer and the late Charles F. Kramer.  She is survived by her loving husband, Richard R. Schur, Sr.

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Dec 25, 2021

Nancy Jane Gutshall, 81, of Hershey, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Falmouth, she was the daughter of the late Emeroy, Sr.& Ruth (Minnick) Oberdorff. She was widowed by her husband, Harold K. Gutshall in 2015.

Nancy will be fondly remembered for always taking care of her family and keeping...

Dec 24, 2021

H. Eugene Geib, 78, of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born Sunday, December 19, 1943, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clinton S. and Jane D. (Dupler) Geib.  He was married to Polly A. (Shiffer) Geib on July 5, 2002.

A veteran, Gene...

Dec 23, 2021

Ashley R. (Ober) Zipp, 40, of Bainbridge, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at her home in Conoy Township.  Born Wednesday, October 7, 1981, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Philip C. and Lois M. (Halbleib) Ober.  She was married to Christopher D. Zipp on January 12, 2005.

Ashley served with...

Dec 22, 2021

Lorraine C. (Blum) Pankratz, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December 22, 2021.  She was born, November 14, 1952, to the late Donald and Lois (Schweighofer) Blum. She is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Ronald E. Pankratz.

Lorraine was a graduate of the Scranton State General Hospital...

Dec 19, 2021

Denise L. “Denny” (Shugars) Bishop passed away unexpectantly on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at her home in East Donegal Township.  Born Friday, May 6, 1955, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edgar M. and Geraldine T. (Ziegler) Shugars.  She was married to Rickie L. Bishop for 22 years until his death in 2020.

Denny...

Dec 18, 2021

Lorraine Doreen Lavella, 68, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Westmoreland County, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Friday, April 24, 1953 in Herminie, PA, she was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Dorothy (D’Amico) Lavella.

Lorraine retired from Hershey Medical Center, after 31 years, where she worked as a Registered Nurse...

Dec 18, 2021

Gary M. Fleckenstein, 71, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Wednesday, March 22, 1950, in Oakland, CA, he was the son of the late E.D. and Angela (Valente) Fleckenstein.  He was married to Karen L. (Meisenberger) Fleckenstein on April 20, 1974.

In addition to his wife of over 47...

Dec 17, 2021

Richard Eugene Fair, 46, of Elizabethtown, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 17, 2021, in his home, unexpectedly.

He was the husband of Cherrise (Miller) Fair for 12 years and the son of the late David and Minni (Parks) Fair of Johnstown, PA.  He was also predeceased by his godfather, Robert Custer of Ohio....

Dec 17, 2021

Edith M. (Halbleib) Spang, 94, of Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born Saturday, August 13, 1927 in Bainbridge, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Ida (Shank) Halbleib. She was married 55 years to Walter H. Spang who passed away in January 2005.

Edith was a loving...

Dec 15, 2021

Frances B. Cranford, 94, of Marietta, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at home. Born December 13, 1927 in Bainbridge, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Engle) Raber. She was married 52 years to Gerald E. Cranford who passed away October 17, 2000.

Frances was very active in Marietta Presbyterian Church. She...

Dec 15, 2021

Marlin Uhrich

Marlin E. Uhrich, age 89, formerly of Lancaster and Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at Woodhaven Care Center, Monroeville, PA on December 15, 2021.  He was pre-deceased by his wife Nancy (Bomgardner) Uhrich in 2015.  They were married 59 years.  Born in Hershey on September 14, 1932, he was the son of the late Charles Ambrose...

Dec 15, 2021

Robert Anthony Talalai, 88, of Palmyra, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in the MS Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Thursday, May 18, 1933 in Throop to the late Joseph and Valeria (Barkiewicz) Talalai.  He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Barbara Jean (Sarnowski) Talalai.

He graduated from West Scranton High School...