Obituary Listing

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...

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.