Obituary Listing

Oct 24, 2020

Fay G. (Geesaman) Brandt, 89, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Cedar Haven, Lebanon.  She was born Wednesday, April 22, 1931 to the late Amos F. and Carrie M. Eckert.

Fay had a love for animals, playing baseball with the neighborhood children, and cooking for her family.  Most importantly she was a...

Oct 22, 2020

Eugene E. Louer, Sr., 85, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020  at Chambersburg Hospital. Born, Sunday, December 2, 1934 in Middletown, he was the son of the late Eugene and Mary Ellen (Mickey) Louer. He was married 63 years to Donna L. (Garber) Louer.

Eugene, also known as “Gene”, “Red” or “Pick”, was retired...

Oct 19, 2020

Pauline (Blouch) Yeich, 84, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 19, 2020.  She was born Monday, September 28, 1936 to the late Victor and Margaret (Roach) Blouch.

Pauline lived a full life, she enjoyed painting and doing puzzles in her spare time. Most importantly she was a loving and independent mother and grandmother....

Oct 17, 2020

John M. Bell, 74, of Palmyra, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at home. Born Tuesday, August 20, 1946 in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Albert M. and Anna (Milovich) Bell. He was married 30 years to Barbara (Buckwalter) Bell.

After more than 38 years with Hershey Foods, John retired as a machinist,...

Oct 17, 2020

Christine Elizabeth (Fahringer) Hess, 56, of York, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at her home in Windsor Township, following a courageous battle with cancer.  Born Saturday, January 11, 1964, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Claude Reuben Fahringer and Dorothy (Harms) Fahringer.

Christine enjoyed riding motorcycles as well as listening to...

Oct 12, 2020

Melissa L. (Martin) Truett, 44, of Marietta, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born Monday, July 12, 1976, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Thomas and Gail Martin.  She was married to Dewayne Truett. They would have celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary in December.

In addition to her husband she...

Oct 10, 2020

W. Larry Borrell, 76, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Hershey Medical Center, with his loving wife and daughter by his side, from complications of cancer treatments.

Larry graduated from Elizabethtown High School in 1962 and Hershey Junior College in 1964. He also attended Penn State University in Middletown. He worked at Armstrong...

Oct 8, 2020

James L. Sieber PHD, 83, of the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA passed away peacefully on October 8, 2020 at the Masonic Village Health Center.  He was born in Nova Scotia of American parents:  Rev. H. Wilson Sieber and an elementary school teacher, Mary Speer Sieber McClure.  He is survived by his wife, of 11 years, Carole A Bingham...

Oct 8, 2020

Virginia Hoover, 101, passed away peacefully of natural causes Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Landis Homes. Virginia was born to George and Anna Sauder and grew up with her four siblings on the family farm in East Earl Township. She married Harlan Hoover and eventually moved to Elizabethtown, where Harlan became pastor of Bossler Mennonite Church. Both were active...

Oct 8, 2020

Mabel L. (Finefrock) Beck, 89, formerly of Neffsville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Wednesday, April 8, 1931, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Anna Mae (Kretchmer) Finefrock.  She was married to Robert L. Beck.  Robert died on July 4, 2013.

Mabel was a...

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...