Obituary Listing

Oct 7, 2020

Gayle Ann Parana (Koza), formerly of Kane and Lebanon, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at the Bridges of Bent Creek home in Mechanicsburg, PA.  Born February 25, 1940, Gayle was born to the late John William Koza and Olga Gabriel Koza Savoia.  On August 16, 1958, she married Edward James Parana.

Gayle worked at the...

Oct 7, 2020

Adrienne V. (Riehl) Garafola, 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Friday, March 16, 1934, in Seaford, NY, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Amelia (Hatter) Riehl.  She was married to Frank P. Garafola on May 16, 1959.

Adrienne enjoyed cooking, reading, coloring, having dinner at...

Oct 7, 2020

Kathy M. (Weaver) Phillips, 70, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at Columbia Cottage, Palmyra on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  She was born Sunday, September 10, 1950 to the late Kenneth and Mary (Lehr) Weaver.  She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Terry D. Phillips.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her...

Oct 5, 2020

Alvesta “Ivy” (Garrison) Schwab, 95, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at the Londonderry Village, Palmyra.  She was born Friday, November 21, 1924 to the late Charles Thomas and Cora Jane (Garrison) Garrison.  She is predeceased by her loving husband of 32 years Edward A. Schwab.

Ivy was a member of the Conewago Church of the Brethren.  Most...

Oct 2, 2020

Gloria Faye (Eshleman) Spangler, 83, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Newport Meadows, Christina, PA.  She was born Saturday, July 17, 1937 to the late Paul H. and Myrna E. (Bell) Eshleman.  She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Paul R. Spangler, Sr.

Gloria worked for ten years at...

Sep 28, 2020

Jeannette (Ober) McMullen, 85, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 at home. Born Tuesday, March 19, 1935 in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Minnie (Johnson) Ober. She was married 48 years to Paul Richard McMullen, Jr. who passed away in April 2004.

Jeannette was a member of Goods Mennonite...

Sep 25, 2020

Virginia (Edwards) Gamba, 76, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Chalfont PA, Penllyn, PA and Apollo Beach FL, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born December 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Dorothy C. (McGaw) Edwards.

Virginia was a graduate of Cheltenham High School and Bucks...

Sep 25, 2020

Sara Floy Risser, 84, of Lancaster, formerly of Elizabethtown, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2020, at Calvary Homes. Born Tuesday, December 31, 1935, near Hershey, she was the daughter of the late Floyd G. and Florence (Hershey) Risser.

Sara attended Hershey High School and graduated from Lancaster Mennonite School in 1953....

Sep 23, 2020

Kevin D. Shutt, 65, of Campbelltown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Tuesday, August 16, 1955, in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Clayton and Helen (Gingrich) Shutt.  He was married to Linda K. (Skinner) Shutt on June 14, 1980.

Kevin was a 1973 graduate of Central Dauphin...

Sep 22, 2020

Doris Louise Anderson, 95, of Middletown, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in Harrisburg. She was born Tuesday, October 28, 1924 to the late Carl T. and Margaret Elizabeth (Coleman) Anderson.

Doris was a devoted and faithful well known member of her church for over 50 years.  In her spare time she enjoyed going to...

Sep 21, 2020

Brenda K. Spiker, 68, of Elizabethtown, passed into eternal life on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born Friday, August 29, 1952 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus and Minnie (Zimmerman) Marks. She was married 23 years to William M. “Mac” Spiker.

Brenda thrived on a 34 year career at Elizabethtown...

Sep 21, 2020

Eric M. Allison, 38, of Elizabethtown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 21, 2020, while on vacation in Ocean City, MD.  Born Thursday, February 11, 1982, in Hampton, VA, he was the son of Jane A. (Yonkosky) Rafferty and the late Dale R. Allison.

Eric was a 2000 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School.

He...

Sep 21, 2020

Robert L. Pfeiffer, Sr., 88, of Landisville, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at home.  He was the husband of Darleen F. (Kaylor) Pfeiffer and born in Lancaster, PA to the late Frank L. and Pearl (Mulvaney) Pfeiffer.

He was predeceased by a brother Frank and son Robert, Jr. He is survived by sister: Carrie Guaspari;...

Sep 20, 2020

Mabel B Arbogast, 95, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 in Prospect, KY.

She was born to the late Joseph and Mabel (Ralston) Blose in Harrisonburg, VA on September 22, 1924.

Mabel loved her family, had a passion for music, enjoyed traveling and was proud of her work as a Real Estate Agent.

Sep 20, 2020

LeeRoy G. Winters, 83, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Mount Joy Township.  Born Monday, February 22, 1937, in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late LeeRoy J. and Elsie E. (Frysinger) Winters.  He was married to Mildred A. (Diegel) Winters on July 31, 1986....

Sep 19, 2020

Clarence “Gene” E. Nissley, 91, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Londonderry Village, Palmyra.  He was born Monday, September 24, 1928 to the late Harvey and Beulah (Herr) Nissley.  He is survived by his loving wife of almost 59 yeasrs Barbara L. (Kreider) Nissley.

Gene graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy...

Sep 19, 2020

Jennie E. Horstick, of Palmyra, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the M.S Hershey Medical Center.  She was born Thursday, March 8, 1923 in Middle Paxton Township to the late William and Emma (Cassel) Zettlemoyer.  She is predeceased by her loving husband Walter G. Horstick since November 18, 2001.

Jennie graduated from Susquehanna Township High...

Sep 18, 2020

Ashley Michelle Gaede, 36, of Mount Joy, died Friday, September 18, 2020.  Born Tuesday, July 17, 1984, in Beaufort, SC, she was the daughter of Michael W. Gaede and Cynthia S. (Rothfeldt-Harvey) Vasquez.

Ashley graduated with honors from Elizabethtown College with a degree in International Business.  After graduating, Ashley worked most of her life as an accountant...

Sep 18, 2020

Florence Marie (Kling) Miller, 85, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2020 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  She was born Saturday, August 3, 1935 to the late Charles and Ethel Mae Kling.  She is predeceased by her loving husband Roy W. Miller II.

She is survived by her children: Roy Miller and wife Kim...

Sep 17, 2020

James David “Jim” Painter, 53, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Marietta.  Born Friday, December 16, 1966, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Alfred and Bernice (Moran) Painter.  He was married to Connie M. (Grogan) Painter on September 8, 2001.

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