Obituary Listing

Oct 28, 2018

Major Alan Douglas Bowlsby (US Army, Ret.), 77, of Palmyra, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Hershey, PA, after a short battle with lung cancer. Born November 26, 1940 in Yakima, WA, he was the son of the late Alan L. and Emma (Lithgow) Bowlsby. Doug was married nearly 58 years to Patricia Ann “Pat” (Burger)...

Oct 28, 2018

Frederick G. Dent, 97, of Elizabethtown, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Masonic Village.  Born January 4, 1921 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Franklin A. and Ada M. (Travelpiece) Dent.  He was married to Jean K. (Maschal) Dent on October 9, 1943.

A Veteran of WWII and the Korean...

Oct 26, 2018

Larry Garrett Ritter, 88, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2018 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA. He was born on May 6, 1930 in Bethlehem, PA. In November of 1951 he married Doris H. Stebbins and had three daughters.

Larry proudly served in the U.S. military, graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science with a...

Oct 26, 2018

Robert D. “Bob” Eppley, Sr., 69, of Marietta, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born Wednesday, February 2, 1949 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Roy and Mary (Swaggert) Eppley. He was married 52 years to Delilah (Ebersole) Eppley.

Bob was a manager for Weis...

Oct 26, 2018

J. Richard “Dick” Gibble, 88, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born March 10, 1930 in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late John S. and Ella (Stauffer) Gibble.  He was married to Kreszenz S. (Birzle) Gibble for over 59 years.

Dick retired as a...

Oct 26, 2018

Elizabeth A. O’Toole (Campbell) Duffy, of Palmyra, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018.  Born Saturday, January 8, 1942 at the University Hospital, Philadelphia to the late Joseph F. Sr., and Mary A. (Coyle) O’Toole.  She is survived by her loving husband Robert M. Duffy.

She enjoyed her grandchildren, along with knitting sewing and spending time with her...

Oct 25, 2018

Britton Anthony Finkenbinder, 15, of Carlisle, died on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at his home in Carlisle.  He was born Wednesday, November 27, 2002 in Carlisle to Clair M. “Trip” Finkenbinder III and Eileen (Yeckley) Finkenbinder.  He was predeceased by his sister, Cara Marie Finkenbinder in 2000.

A handsome young man, an infectious smile that lit up...

Oct 25, 2018

Hoffer K. Smith, 92, formerly of Elizabethtown, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 25, 2018, at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz.  Born December 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Benjamin W. and Minnie (Kreider) Smith.  He was married to Martha M. (Schreiner) Smith for over 45 years until her death on June...

Oct 24, 2018

Walter P. Cornell, 88, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.  Born Saturday, March 2, 1930 to the late Walter Peter and Anna (Willms) Cornell.

Oct 23, 2018

Shirley A. Snyder, 79, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.  She was born Wednesday, October 8, 1939.

Oct 23, 2018

Reverend Surujnauth Surujpaul, 70, of Ephrata, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, surrounded by his family at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Guyana, South America, he was the son of the late “Oil-Man” and Latchmin Surujpaul. He was widowed in August by his wife of 50 years, Ramdai “Sheila” Surujpaul.

Surujnauth held a diploma in theology...

Oct 22, 2018

Robert L. Brandt, 65, of Mount Joy, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at home. Born Friday, October 2, 1953 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late C. Marie (Dohner) Brandt and Robert E. Brandt.

Bob was a 1971 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School. A truck driver all his life, he was employed...

Oct 22, 2018

Private burial will take place at the convenience of the family in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA.

Oct 22, 2018

Samuel A. Gingrich, 90, of Palmyra, died Monday, October 22, 2018 in Lebanon.  Born Sunday, April 15, 1928 to the late Herman A. and Bertha (Wagner) Gingrich.  He is predeceased by his loving wife of 67 years, Mildred E. (Royer) Gingrich.

A 1946 Palmyra High School graduate, Sam worked for the Hershey Factory for 38 years while...

Oct 21, 2018

Janice Louise (Ellinger) Kehler, 86, of Mount Gretna, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018.  Born Monday, June 13, 1932 to the late Wellington S. and Rose Marie (Peters) Ellinger.

Jann was an Elizabethtown High School graduate who continued her education in Lancaster where she pursued a nursing career.  She worked at the M.S. Hershey Medical...

Oct 21, 2018

Kiffanny (Herr) Grosh, Marietta, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018, on her 43rdbirthday, with family by her side at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. She fought a very courageous 3-year battle with cancer.

Born October 21, 1975 in Columbia, she was the daughter of Kathy Herr of Marietta and the late James E....

Oct 19, 2018

Janet Minerva (Painter) Dyer, 92, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 19, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Born July 26, 1926 in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Eby R. and Mabel (Devert) Painter.  She was married to Harry G. Dyer on February 16, 1963.

Janet was a member of...

Oct 18, 2018

Ralph Barton Clare of Elizabethtown, resident of the Masonic Village, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018. Ralph was born in Philadelphia in 1932, the fourth of five children of the late Hamilton and Anna Clare. Ralph is survived by his wife of 15 years, Patricia; his daughter and son-in-law Kimberley and Andrew Barber of Leesburg, VA; and Pat’s...

Oct 17, 2018

Pamela L. (Emter) Bechtel, 58, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Hershey Medical Center.  Born September 12, 1960, in Hershey, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Hilde (Kuhn) Emter.  She was married to Jeffrey A. Bechtel on May 4, 1985.

Pam worked at Hershey Medical Center...

Oct 16, 2018

Claudia (Jenkins) Deeney, 75, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in Hershey.  She was born Thursday, June 5, 1943 to the late Claude W. and Jane (Fudge) Jenkins.  She is survived by her loving husband Joseph G. Deeney.

Bamma loved to cook and bake for her family, and trips to Atlantic City with...