Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations
L. Elizabeth Dover
Mar 23, 2025
L. Elizabeth “Liz” Dover, 75, of Ephrata, passed away on Sunday, March 23rd, 2025, at the Fairmount Homes Nursing Facility. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Liz was a daughter of the late John L. Searfoss & Louise M. (Adams) Long. Liz also shared over 50 beautiful years of marriage with Mr. Russell Dover.
Liz was a 1967 graduate of Hempfield High School and...
Albert C. Avery
Mar 20, 2025
Albert C. Avery, 80, of Ephrata, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, March 20th, 2025. Born in Stanford, CT, Albert was a son of the late George & Virginia (Russo) Avery and shared nearly 60 beautiful years of marriage with Patricia A. (Rodtnik) Avery.
Albert graduated from Lancaster Bible College and began working as a...
Donna Mae Imhoff
Mar 15, 2025
Donna M. Imhoff, 81, of Ephrata, passed away on Saturday, March 15th, 2025, at the Keystone Villa of Ephrata. Born in Ephrata, Donna was a daughter to the late William W. & Lottie S. (Bender) Adams, and the loving wife of Mr. Richard H. Imhoff for 66 years.
Donna graduated from Ephrata High School. She later began working with her daughter,...
Norman J. Shank Jr.
Mar 15, 2025
Norman J. Shank Jr., 82, of Ephrata, passed away on Saturday, March 15th, 2025, at the WellSpan Community Hospital of Ephrata. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, Norman was the son of the late Norman & Helen (Mitchell) Shank, and the loving husband to Joy L. (Harding) Shank for 61 years until her passing in 2021.
Norman grew up in Akron...
Larry R. Weachter
Mar 11, 2025
Larry R. Weachter, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Hopeland, Larry was a son of the late Charles and Margaret (Reed) Weachter, and the loving wife of Nancy E. (Shiffler) Weachter for over 60 years.
Larry worked as a miner for Grace Mines in Morgantown, and Sensenig Propeller Services in...
Michael A. Gill
Mar 10, 2025
Michael A. Gill, 62, of Ephrata, passed away at his home on Monday, March 10th, 2025 with his loving and supporting family by his side. Born in Altoona, Michael was a son of the late Harold A. & Gloria P. (DeArmitt) Gill. He was also the loving husband of Dorothy (Zimmerman) Gill for over 40 years.
Michael was a 1981 graduate...
Russell L. Petticoffer
Mar 8, 2025
Russell L. Petticoffer, 89, of Ephrata, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at the Keystone Villa of Ephrata. He was born in Lititz to the late Edgar and Frances (Keener) Petticoffer and was the husband of the late Ruby J. Petticoffer, with whom he shared more than 61 years of marriage.
Russell was a 1953...
Mary Jane Haines
Mar 8, 2025
Mary Jane Haines, 83, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at her home in Middletown. Born in Ephrata, Mary was a daughter of the late Jacob & Mamie (Zimmerman) Weber, and the loving wife of Lee. D. Haines until his passing in 2021.
Mary Jane was a Cocalico High School graduate. She put her heart into raising her...
Ralph B. Buckles
Mar 7, 2025
Ralph B. Buckles Jr., 64, of Denver, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, March 7, 2025. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, Ralph was the son of Nancy (Duncan) Buckles and the late Ralph B. Buckles Sr. For 36 years, Ralph was the loving husband to Lisa A. (Smith) Buckles, until her passing in June 2022.
Ralph grew up in...
Dennis Rowe
Mar 7, 2025
Dennis B. Rowe, 82, of Ephrata, transitioned at home on March 7th, 2025, comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Dennis was the husband of Susan (Nonamaker) with whom he shared 49 years. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Bruce and Sylvia (Sweigart) Rowe.
After graduation from Middletown High School, Dennis served his country aboard...
Doris Randall
Mar 2, 2025
Doris Randall, 87, formerly of Ephrata, passed away on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, at home with her loving son and caregiver, Colby, by her side. Born in Panama City, Florida, Doris was the daughter of the late Elwood and Edna (Mattson) Lees, and the loving wife to Edward Randall until his passing in 1999.
Doris was a 1957 high school graduate...
Richard F. Smith
Feb 25, 2025
Richard Floyd Smith was on his last orbit on this earth when he passed away on February 25th, 2025.
Richard was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on January 30, 1945, the son of Jack Edmund and Margaret Ann Smith. His father Jack was somewhere fighting in The Battle of the Bulge in Belgium when he was born. There were two wonderful...
Drew A Myers
Feb 24, 2025
Drew Alan Myers, born April 4,1955, passed away after experiencing a heart attack on Monday February 24, 2025. A lifelong resident of Ephrata, PA, Drew was an active member of The Bethany United Church of Christ, graduated from Ephrata High School in 1973, and served on the Ephrata Area School Board from 1981 to 1997 including his terms as board...
Leon L. Cole Jr.
Feb 24, 2025
Leon L. Cole Jr., 87, of Lititz, PA passed away on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at the UPMC Lititz Hospital. Born in Syracuse, NY, Leon was a son to the late Leon & Lena (Redmore) Cole. He was also the loving husband of Marylou Cole for 56 years until her passing in 2016.
Leon was a graduate of North High School...
Joseph P. Ross
Feb 24, 2025
Joseph P. Ross, 83, formerly of Stevens, passed away on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at Maple Farm Nursing Center in Akron. Born in Coaldale, Joseph was the son of the late Paul and Anna (Kopernik) Kwatkowski. Joseph was also the loving husband to Patricia Ann (Phillips) Ross for nearly 60 years.
Joseph was a 1966 graduate of the Electronic Computer Programing...
Kathleen M. Binkley
Feb 20, 2025
Kathleen M. “Kathy” Binkley, 68, of Reading, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at the Reading Hospital. Born in New York, Kathy was a daughter of the late Therese Eagar. She was also the loving wife of over 20 years to Timothy Binkley.
Kathy was a 1974 graduate of A.G. Berner High School. She worked as the Human Resources Director for...
Daniel W. Nauman
Feb 19, 2025
Daniel W. Nauman, 89, of Denver, formerly of Havertown, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, Dan was a son of the late Franklin S. and Bessie Langham and the devoted husband of Gail L. (Lewis) Nauman.
Dan was an alumnus of Haverford High School's class of 1953 and Haverford...
Joan Marie Inshetski
Feb 19, 2025
Joan Marie Inshetski (Lesnefsky), 88, passed away on February 19, 2025, and was called home to be with her heavenly Father, as well as her beloved sons Edward and Mark. She passed peacefully while under hospice care at Keystone Villa in Ephrata, PA, surrounded by her devoted husband and family.
Born on April 25, 1936, she resided in Jessup,PA. Joan was...
John W. Coleman
Feb 17, 2025
John W. Coleman, 69, of Ephrata, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025, at UPMC Lititz. Born in Ephrata, John was a son of Del-Rae (Steele) Coleman and the late A. John Coleman and the loving husband of 42 years to Cheryl A. (Kofroth) Coleman.
John was a graduate of Ephrata High School, class of 1973. He worked as a printing and...
Robert G. Leonard Jr.
Feb 16, 2025
Robert G. Leonard Jr., 71, of Leola, passed away on February 16, 2025. Born on January 31, 1954, he was the son of the late Robert G. Leonard Sr. and Katherine (Brown) Leonard.
Outside of his professional life working for a trailer manufacturer, Robert enjoyed the outdoors and found joy in tinkering with cars. These hobbies not only filled his weekends...
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