Obituary Listing

Oct 31, 2021

Melinda Lou Lefever, 66, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 31, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Elizabethtown.  Born Friday, October 28, 1955, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Rose V. (Wenrich) Hoch and the late Raymond G. Lefever.

Melinda had beautiful blue eyes, a smile that lit up the room, a...

Oct 30, 2021

Kenneth R. “Mike” Seibert, 95, of Palmyra, went home to be with the Lord and his complete healing on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. Born Tuesday, February 2, 1926 in Palmyra, he was the son of the late John and Thelma (Stutzman) Seibert. He was married 69 years to Isabelle M. (Whorley)...

Oct 29, 2021

Linda R. (Briel) Herneisen, 64, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 29, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born Wednesday, May 29, 1957, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Howard L. and Florence M. (Schad) Briel.  She was married to Bruce K. Herneisen on August 1, 1981....

Oct 28, 2021

Nancy E. Cook, 79, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center.  She was born Tuesday, July 28, 1942 to the late John and Dorothy (Rumbaugh) Bukosky.  She is survived by her loving husband of almost 60 years, William Cook.

Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Elders Ridge High School. ...

Oct 27, 2021

Jo Ann (Baer) Adams, 77, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her home in North Londonderry Township.  Born Friday, December 3, 1943, in Allenport (Huntingdon County), PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald H. and Geraldine J. (Horne) Baer.  She was married to James R. Adams on...

Oct 26, 2021

Mary E. Kettering, 102, of Palmyra, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Londonderry Village, Palmyra.  She was born Friday, November 22, 1918 to the late Enos F. and Anna (Kline) Moore.  She is predeceased by her husband, Reverend Daniel L. Kettering, since 1991.

Mary was a longtime volunteer, baker, cook,...

Oct 25, 2021

Richard R. Borrelli, 59, of Annville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 25, 2021 at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. He was born Saturday, August 11, 1962 to the late Frank and Maria Borrelli.  He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Bonel T. (Gutshall) Borrelli.

Richard was an avid target shooter and firefighter. ...

Oct 24, 2021

Jacob A. Wise, Jr., 69, of Bainbridge, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born Friday, November 9, 1951 in Hershey, he was the son of the late Jacob A., Sr. and Louise (Long) Wise. He was married 51 years to Kathy L. (Smith) Wise.

Jacob retired after 30 years with Yellow Freight....

Oct 24, 2021

Edna Irene (Gruber) Tyson, of Annville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 24, 2021. She was born Thursday, May 18, 1939 to the late Norman and Mary (Frey) Gruber.  She is predeceased by her loving husband Paul Tyson.

Edna loved to travel, she was also a faithful member of the Lebanon Valley Bible Church.  Most importantly she...

Oct 23, 2021

Colby Ethan Hall, 17, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Elizabethtown. Born Monday, May 17, 2004 in Hershey, he was the beloved son of Donald W. and Melanie R. (Dechant) Hall of Elizabethtown.

A Senior at Elizabethtown Area High School, Colby attended CTC in Mount Joy full time for welding, which he loved....

Oct 23, 2021

Clarence E. Hanlen, 73, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Columbia.  Born Tuesday, January 27, 1948, in Marietta, he was the son of the late Clarence and Florence Mabel (Kline) Hanlen.

Clarence attended Faith Outreach Center, Mount Joy.

He is survived by numerous cousins...

Oct 23, 2021

Jean Arlene (Rutter) Beard, 97, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born Sunday, March 30, 1924, in Royalton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Rutter and Hilda (Schaeffer) Rutter Brendle.  She was married to Paul E. Beard for over 61 years until his death on...

Oct 21, 2021

Tamara N. Perry, 63, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. Born Saturday, September 20, 1958 in Arcadia CA, she was the daughter of the late Jamie G. and Katherine (Cunningham) Williams.

An LPN, Tammy was employed by Masonic Village, Elizabethtown for the past 28 years. She enjoyed travelling, Scottish heritage,...

Oct 20, 2021

Brenda J. Painter, 78, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.  She was born on Friday, January 15, 1943 to the late John D. and Pauline (Christman) Witmeyer. She is predeceased by her loving husband John E. Painter, Sr., since January 1, 2010.

Brenda is together again...

Oct 20, 2021

Capt. Gregory D. King, 70, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.  He was born Wednesday, October 3, 1951 to Virgie Marie (Furness) King and the late William Walter King.  He is survived by his loving wife, Brenda L. (Beach) King.

Gregory was a proud police office...

Oct 20, 2021

Victor F. Dohner, 92 of Elizabethtown, peacefully went to Heaven on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at his home in West Donegal Township.  Born May 27, 1929, in the same house he lived in all his life, he was the son of the late McLester Dohner and Anna M. (Rensel) Dohner Braungard.  He was married to Mary Ellen Stauffer on...

Oct 16, 2021

Ella “Ellen, Ellie” Kramers, age 87, passed away peacefully with family by her side on October 16, 2021 at the Masonic Village Healthcare Center in Elizabethtown, Pa.

She was born January 4, 1934 in Williamsport, Pa to R. Bertram and Ruth (Holdren) Nichols.  She graduated from Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital School of Nursing and briefly attended Pennsylvania State...

Oct 15, 2021

Shawn E. Aldinger, 52, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. Born Monday, September 29, 1969 in Elizabethtown, he was the son of Elvin Ray Aldinger of Elizabethtown and the late Victoria Ruth (Bowers) Aldinger who passed away in May of this year.

Shawn graduated from Lower...

Oct 15, 2021

Jon Eric Keener, 55, of Cleona, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, October 15, 2021.  He was born Tuesday, June 28, 1966 to Carole (Snavley) Gingrich and her late husband Roy Gingrich.

Jon was a caring man who cared for many people and friends.

In addition to his mother he is survived by his...

Oct 14, 2021

Wendy Smith, 62, of Lebanon, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, October 14, 2021.  She was born Thursday, August 27, 1959 to the late Clarence E. and Lillian M. (Sheaffer) Smith.

Wendy had a love for animals, watching cooking shows, and doing puzzles and crosswords.  Most importantly she was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and companion....