Obituary Listing

Sep 8, 2021

Warren Lewis, Sr. of Palmyra and Elizabethtown died Wednesday, September 8, 2021. He was 81.

Born November 12, 1939 to the late Alvin B. and Ethel Light Lewis, Warren is survived by his best friend and loving wife of 60 years, Margaret “Penny” Lewis. He is also survived by three sons, Warren, Jr. (Terry) of Savannah, Ga.,...

Sep 8, 2021

Nancy Riegel departed this life on September 8, 2021, at the age of 81. She passed at her home, secure in the love of her family and friends. Nancy was a community trustee and active in many different causes: access to and fairness in voting, providing basic needs for at-risk people, nutrition in the public schools, women’s education and...

Sep 8, 2021

Brian Dennis Leonard Minto, 43, of Hershey, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at his home in South Hanover Township.  Born Saturday, June 24, 1978, in Harrisburg, he was the son of Francine L. (Weiser) Gipe and Michael L. Minto.

Brian most recently worked as an assistant manager for Advance Auto Parts.

He is...

Sep 7, 2021

PO (Ret) John “Zipper” Paul Maderik, NYPD, 79, of Palmyra, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 with his family by his side, in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center following a year and half battle with leukemia.  He was born Sunday, January 4, 1942 in Queens, NY to the late John and Olga (Puckert) Maderik. He is survived by...

Sep 5, 2021

Gloria Mae (Smith) Kettering, 91, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born Tuesday, May 13, 1930 in Palmyra to the late Chester F. and Ethel (Mowrer) Smith.  She was predeceased by her loving husband Joseph E. Kettering on Sunday, September 25, 1994.

She graduated...

Sep 3, 2021

Isaac “Ike” W. Tyson, 82, of Palmyra, formerly of Mill Hall, PA, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Sunday, July 2, 1939 in Mastersonville, PA, he was the son of the late Aaron and Esther (Sangrey) Tyson. He was married 61 years to Shirley (Koser) Tyson.

He was a member of...

Sep 3, 2021

Michelle Hostetter, 41, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Friday, September 3, 2021.  She was born Friday, July 18, 1980 to Barry L. Hostetter and Deborah S. (Fink) Houtz.  She is survived by her loving companion of 22 years, Edward C. Clark, Jr.

Michelle graduated from Elizabethtown High School in...

Sep 1, 2021

Bruce A. Connor, 83, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing at Palmyra.  Born Sunday, October 31, 1937, in Salisbury, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel and Elizabeth (Augustine) Connor.

Growing up in Salisbury, Bruce graduated from Wicomico High School in 1955. He went on to...

Sep 1, 2021

Stanley Ray Corbin, 95, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.  He was born Sunday, December 6, 1925 to the late Henry Ray and Ida Alice (McDowell) Corbin.  He is predeceased by his loving wife of 67 years, Nora Jean (Benyon) Corbin.

A proud Navy Veteran, Stanley served during WWII in Seabees.  Stanley grew...

Aug 31, 2021

Anna E. (Pruitt) Kern, 96, of Hershey, formerly of Gettysburg, passed away on Saturday, Auguts 28, 2021 at Country Meadows of Hershey. Born Monday, March 23, 1925 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Earl B. and Amelia (Cook) Pruitt. She was married 44 years to Raymond W. Kern, Sr. who passed away in 1989.

Aug 30, 2021

Trevor Allen Binner, 20, of Palmyra, passed away in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center on Monday, August 30, 2021 as a result of an automobile accident.  He was born Friday, October 27, 2000 in Lebanon to John C. and Sharon (Hoffman) Binner of Palmyra.

He graduated from Palmyra Area High School in 2019 where he played football,...

Aug 30, 2021

Damon Nixon Loveless, 96, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 30, 2021 surrounded by his family.  He was born Friday, February 13, 1925 to the late Damon Kitchen and Edith Victoria (Turner) Loveless.  He is survived by his loving wife Dorothy (Kenifick) Loveless.

Some thought he was antisocial, he wasn’t.  He had a funny sense...

Aug 29, 2021

Nicholas A. “Arthur” Varlotta, 90, formerly of Long Island, NY, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his home in Marietta, PA.  Born Monday, November 3, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary (Li Greci) Varlotta.  He was married to Dorothy M. (Alicandri) Varlotta on November 15, 1958.

A...

Aug 27, 2021

Rodney L. Bowman, 65, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly at home with family by his side on Friday, August 27, 2021.  He was born Monday, May 23, 1956 to the late Richard E. and Charlotte M. (Rhoads) Bowman. He is survived by his loving wife, Karen (Herrington) Bowman.

Rodney enjoyed playing golf in his spare time and...

Aug 27, 2021

SFC (Ret) Manuel Joe Burciaga, U.S. Army, 81, of Palmyra, formerly of Colorado, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Friday, August 27, 2021 in Harmony at Hershey.  He was born Saturday, December 23, 1939 in Houston, TX to the late Manuel and Concepcion (Mata) Burciaga.

Manuel enlisted in the U.S. Army at...

Aug 23, 2021

David Jerome Popko, 71, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 23, 2021 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center after a short battle with cancer.  He was born Wednesday, November 16, 1949 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Bernard R. and Florence R. (Cyprych) Popko.  He is survived by his loving wife of almost 50 years, Jane Theresa...

Aug 23, 2021

Katherine Marie “Kathy” Nardini, 70, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 23, 2021, at her home in Palmyra following a lengthy illness.  Born Wednesday, June 27, 1951, in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Reno and Catherine (Monturio) Nardini.

Kathy was an avid lover of music, she also loved to cook and feed...

Aug 22, 2021

Pearl Catherine (Stepp) Hoch, 88, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at the Middletown Nursing Home, Middletown.  She was born Saturday, September 24, 1932 to the late Earl Nelson Stepp, Sr. and Sarah Isabell (Campbell) Stepp.  She was predeceased by her first husband: Earl T. Berstler, Jr since January 15, 1986; and her second husband,...

Aug 21, 2021

Karen M. Seiser, 60, of York, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at WellSpan York Hospital. Born Wednesday, December 14, 1960 in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Eugene L. and Alice Jean (Bello) Evans. She was married 28 years to Vernon R. Seiser.

Karen was a special education assistant at Central York Middle...

Aug 21, 2021

Martha Amelia (Myers) Gaster, 94, formerly of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Paramount Senior Living at Lancaster County, Maytown.  Born Monday, April 25, 1927, in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Brubaker Myers and Fannie (Kreider) Myers.  She was married to Charles Edwin “Ed” Gaster for nearly...