Obituary Listing

Apr 27, 2019

On Saturday, April 27, 2019, John Blair Townsend, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 90 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA. John was born on February 17th, 1929 to Jennie (Davidson) and Arthur Townsend, in South Fork, PA.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Jenny Bubenko, his 5 brothers and 3...

Apr 26, 2019

Edna E. (Murphy) Getty 1920 - 2019

Edna E. (Murphy) Getty, 98, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Glen Mills, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  She was married to David C. Getty for over 76 years until his death on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Edna was quoted in her High...

Apr 25, 2019

Edgar E. Hostetter, 100, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Elizabeth Manor. Born Monday, February 10, 1919 in Lawn, he was the son of the late Jamie Leroy and Jennie May (Geib) Hostetter.  Edgar was the husband of the late Betty Jane (Herr) Hostetter.

Edgar was retired from the former Klein Chocolate Factory...

Apr 25, 2019

Anna M. Lehman, 86, of Hershey, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Columbia Cottage, Palmyra.  Born Friday, April 7, 1933 in Hershey, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Alma (Brandt) Lehman.

Anna owned, operated and lived on her family’s farm where she raised beef cattle until she was 81 years old. ...

Apr 24, 2019

Anna May (Morris) Ebersole, 90, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully at the Masonic Village, surrounded by her family on the afternoon of April 24, 2019.

Anna May was born on May 4, 1928 to Ashby and Ruth (Haag) Morris.  She was the eldest of 11 children and played an important role in raising and caring for her younger...

Apr 23, 2019

Angel L. Ramos, 83, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully in his home with family by his side on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.  He was born Saturday September 21, 1935 to the late Flores and Rosalia (Vega) Ramos. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years Ramona (Ramon) Ramos.

Angel retired from the Hershey Entertainment &...

Apr 23, 2019

Elizabeth J. (Judd) Stepp, 102, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born January 31, 1917, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Elizabeth (Morgan) Judd.  She was married to Charles E. Stepp for over 64 years until his death on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.

She is...

Apr 21, 2019

Raymond A. Simson, Jr., 91, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Masonic Village. He was the son of the late Raymond Sr., and Jeanette (Johnson) Simpson.

Ray graduated from Johnsonburg High School in 1945. Upon graduating he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served in WWII and supported an Army Ambulance...

Apr 18, 2019

Emma B. Ebersole, 96, of Manheim, formerly of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Home, Manheim.  Born May 15, 1922 in Ronks, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ursula (Burkhart) Siegrist. She was the wife of Clarence S. Ebersole who passed away on March...

Apr 17, 2019

Peggy A. (Hoover) Zapcic, 78, of Hershey, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born in Harrisburg on June 15, 1940. She was married to her loving husband, John N. Zapcic, Sr., for 25 years.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children and...

Apr 15, 2019

Arthur M. Painter, Jr., 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Friday, June 30, 1922 in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Arthur M. Painter, Sr. and Louetta (Shank) Painter.  He was married to Kathryn M. (Nace) Painter until her death on October 6, 2011.  Arthur and Kathryn met while...

Apr 13, 2019

Gail C. (Weaver) Grob, 71, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy with her loving family at her side.  Born Monday, February 2, 1948 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the Sara A. (Charles) Weaver and the late John G. Weaver.  She was married to James H. Grob...

Apr 12, 2019

Kathleen E. Wright, age 66, of Palmyra PA passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation following a lengthy illness. Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 19, 1952, she was the daughter of Joyce N. Morris and the late Ralph L. Morris Sr.

Kathleen was a graduate of Salem High School,...

Apr 10, 2019

Vicky Jo (Shank) Alsedek, 50, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center following a lengthy illness.  Born Friday, August 30, 1968 in Lebanon, she was the daughter of Samuel Shank and the late Janet (Bomgardner) Shank.  She was married to Keith Alsedek on July 15, 2000.

In addition to her...

Apr 9, 2019

Donald M. Marotta, 85, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Born Monday, January 15, 1934 to the late Anthony and Anna Maria (DeFluri) Marotta.

Don was a proud Korean War Veteran who worked as an aircraft mechanic during his time of service.  He continued his work as an entrepreneur owning his won business.  ...

Apr 9, 2019

Robert P. Grogan, 85, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Juniper Village at Mount Joy.  Born Friday, April 28, 1933 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Patrick and Mary (Jennings) Grogan.  He was married to Mary M. (Buckley) Grogan on May 18, 1957.

A Veteran of the Korean...

Apr 7, 2019

Mary Ellen Clouser, 102, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Palmyra.  Born October 21, 1916 to the late Issac and Nora (Hoover) Page.  She is predeceased by her loving husband Augustus M. Clouser since 1991.

Mary had a natural talent for cooking and adored her house plants.  She enjoyed spending time at the beach...

Apr 6, 2019

Minerva K. (Smith) Stehman, 80, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Arden Courts, Harrisburg.  She was born on Saturday, February 11, 1939 to the late Clarence H. and Lillian K. (Beck) Smith.  She was first married to Robert Hershey Risser until his death in 1972.  She was later married Glenn F. Stehman.

In...

Apr 6, 2019

Dorothy Mae (Slothower) Stout, 90, a resident of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019.  She was born in Harrisburg to the late Majorie May Turck and Harry Griest Slothower. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 66 years, William Stout.

Dorothy grew up in Wellsville, Mechanicsburg, and then the Masonic Children’s Home...

Apr 4, 2019

Kemert D. “Kem” Hess, 76, died on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Saxton, he was the son of the late Lewis and Madeline (Coy) Hess. He shared the last 26 years of his life with his wife, Elaine (Blough) Hess.

Kem was a proud veteran of the...