Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations
Elizabeth Charles
Oct 19, 2023
Elizabeth “Betty” Charles, 95, of Cornwall, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023. Born and raised in Ephrata, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Fannie (Wissler) Shreiner, and wife for 61 years to the late Robert L. Charles until his passing in 2015.
Betty was a lifelong resident of Ephrata until she...
A. Elaine Martin
Oct 19, 2023
A. Elaine Martin, 83, of Landis Homes, formerly of Ephrata, passed away late Thursday night, October 19, 2023, at the WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Ephrata, she was a daughter of the late Ezra M. & Edith S. (Witmer) Martin. Elaine worked for over 50 years as a live-in housekeeper for the Homsher family of Ephrata and Lebanon....
Dale L. Martin
Oct 17, 2023
Dale L. Martin, 65, of Ephrata, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Born and raised in Ephrata, he was a son of Helen E. (Sweigart) Martin and the late Alfred Martin Sr. and the husband to Jacqueline (Howard) Martin until her passing a few years ago.
Dale worked at the former Bachman Co....
David D. Daugherty
Oct 12, 2023
David Dean Daugherty, 91, of Akron, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement Home. He was born December 19, 1931, in Rochester Indiana to the late Harry H. and Mabel I. (Garman) Daugherty and was the Husband of Helen (Hirneisen) Daugherty with whom he shared 72 years of marriage....
Wolodymyr "Wally" R. Wyniawskyj
Oct 11, 2023
Wolodymyr "Wally" R. Wyniawskyj, 62, of Reinholds, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023, after a hard-fought battle against esophageal cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Zynowij & Natalia (Drobitun) Wyniawskyj and the loving husband to Mary J. (Sweigart) Wyniawskyj for 21 years. Wally was a graduate of Lehighton Area High School, class of 1979....
Charles R. Campbell, Sr.
Oct 11, 2023
Charles R. Campbell Sr., 77 of Denver, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Born in Sunbury, and grew up in East Pennsboro, he was the youngest of 13 children born to Scott E. & Neta (Snyder) Campbell and the loving husband of 59 years to Frances L. (Schwalm) Campbell. Charlie was a manager at Tyson in New Holland for...
Frances Grace Hunter
Oct 8, 2023
Frances Grace Hunter, age 86, of Ephrata, passed away at Keystone Villa on Sunday, October 08, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Curwensville, a daughter of the late Delphin & Lena (Pentz) Snyder, she was the wife and best friend of Paul Hunter.
Frances graduated from Curwensville High School, class of 1955. She...
Thomas Smathers
Oct 8, 2023
Thomas Edward Smathers, 79, of Ephrata, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Lebanon VA Hospital. Born in McArthur, OH, he was the oldest son born to the late Thomas E. & Violet (Bentley) Smathers and the loving husband to Patricia L. (Brubaker) Rathman-Smathers for 26 years. Tom was a U.S. Army veteran then moved to Michigan and...
Margaret Jane Martin
Oct 7, 2023
Margaret Jane (Trefethern) Martin, 93, of Ephrata, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023, at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz where she had resided for the past three years. Born in Hundred, WV, Jane was a daughter of the late Winthrop N. & Florence (Lemley) Trefethern and the loving wife of 69 years to Jay Wilmer Martin until his...
Daniel G. Larkins
Oct 7, 2023
Daniel George Larkins, age 65, of Elizabethtown, PA passed away on October 7. Daniel was born on August 1, 1958, in Bayonne, NJ to parents Helen and Raymond Larkins of Jersey City where Daniel was raised along with his three siblings. He attended St. Paul's (Greenville) Grammar School, and then graduated from Hudson Catholic High School in 1976.
...William W. Edmondson
Oct 7, 2023
William W. Edmondson, 80, fell asleep in death on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Debra; his daughters, Nichole, Amy Jo, and Tracy; and a son, Mark. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Gideon, Táem Marie, and Táj.
One of Jehovah’s witnesses, he was a...
Alexander "Sandy" Battisto
Oct 6, 2023
Alexander "Sandy" W. Battisto Jr., 73, of Reinholds, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at the Tower Health Reading Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in Overbrook, Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Alexander W. Sr., & Marjorie Ellen (Shields) Battisto and the loving husband to Sherry Lynn (Jones) Battisto for over 22 years....
Minerva A. Bitner
Sep 30, 2023
Minerva A. Bitner, 96, of Ephrata, formerly of Reamstown, passed away early Saturday morning, September 30, 2023. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Oran & Kathyrn (Zerbe) Boose. Minerva grew up in Reamstown and raised her family in Reamstown. For many years, she loved volunteering for the Girl Scouts of Lancaster and York Counties and...
Alice Fay Huyard
Sep 30, 2023
Alice Fay Huyard, 83, of Denver, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Howard Lynch & Bertha (Rankin) Trout. She was the former wife of J. Kenneth LeFever and then of Frank Huyard until his passing. Alice grew up in Conestoga and started her family with Kenneth when they were...
William Cordes Jr.
Sep 30, 2023
William Cordes Jr., 83, of Denver and formerly of Cape May, NJ, went home to be with the Lord on September 30th, 2023. He passed peacefully at home with his loving wife of 54 years at his side.
William was born in Orangeburg, New York, the son of the late William Cordes Sr. and Cecilia...
Michael G. Madara
Sep 29, 2023
Michael G. Madara, 57, of Reinholds, passed away Friday, September 29, 2023. Born in West Reading, Mike was a son to Jean E. (Esterly) Madara and the late Ronald R. Madara. He was the devoted husband of 29 years to Beverly L. (Lesher) Madara. Mike grew up in Laureldale and was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, class...
Teddy Rhoades
Sep 29, 2023
Theodore "Teddy" Gray Rhoades, 10, of Bowmansville, 5th-grader at Blue Ball Elementary School, and precious son of Matthew T. & Jaclyn M. (Zuzzio) Rhoades, passed away at Hershey Medical Center on Friday, September 29, 2023. Teddy attended therapy at the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development. His special needs began at only 3 months of age but with the tender...
Floyd G. Wentzel Sr.
Sep 24, 2023
Floyd G. Wentzel Sr. “Pit”, 74 of Ephrata passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023.
He was a son of the late Florence and George Sr. Wentzel. Loving and devoted husband to Sandra M. Wentzel for 42 years and father to Floyd Jr., husband of Trista; Mindi, wife of Michael Rankin; Richard; Barb; Marg; Bryan;...
Grace P. Potts
Sep 24, 2023
Grace Pearl (Wolfe) Potts, Resident of Country Meadows, Wyomissing was born December 16, 1936, in Highville, PA. Her father, Rev. Ralph Wolfe Sr. was the pastor at Highville Church. She shared her home with mom, Florence (Uhler) Wolfe, and siblings, Ralph Jr., Charles, Naomi, and Josephine. She graduated from Donegal High School in 1955. She met her future husband...
Jay Dean Acton
Sep 21, 2023
Jay Dean Acton, 60, of Reinholds, passed away late Thursday night, September 21, 2023, in the loving presence of his parents after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Indiana, Dean was a son to Gary R. & Elmetra F. (Stewart) Beder and the late Wilber Acton. Dean was a graduate of Terre Haute North High School, class of...
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