Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations
Lamar W. Good
Mar 9, 2018
Lamar was received into the loving arms of his Savior on March 9, 2018. A lifelong resident of Terre Hill, he was a son of the late Harold H. and Emma E. (Weaver) Good, and is survived by his sister, Joanne. Throughout his youth and early adult years he attended St. Paul's Evangelical United Brethren Church, Terre Hill. Later,...
Anna G. Hopkins
Mar 9, 2018
Anna G. Hopkins, age 98, formerly of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at 8:10 PM, in Wellington Terraceat Hershey's Mill, West Chester, Chester County, PA. Born in West Reading, Berks County, a daughter of the late George W. and Edna Mae (Werley) Oaks, her husband of 71 years, Kenneth Hopkins, died June 12, 2015. A...
Doris A. Klaassen
Mar 4, 2018
Doris A. Klaassen, age 88, formerly of Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at 8:50 PMin Berks Heim, Bern Township, Berks County. Born in Leesport, Berks County, a daughter of the late Tilghmus and Pearl (Rickenbach) Hummel, she was a member of Pine Grove Church, Bowmansville, where she taught Sunday school and was activewith Women in Missions....
Betty L. Leisey
Mar 2, 2018
Betty L. Leisey, age 85, of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at home March 2, 2018, at 2 AM. Born in West Reading, Berks County, a daughter of the late Robert C. and Ethel M. (Hicks) Yerger, her husband, Paul L. Leisey, died Feb. 15, 2007. A 1950 Shillington High School graduate, she worked for CB Trimming, Reamstown; Hemmerich...
Hilda M. Fry
Feb 19, 2018
Hilda M. Fry, age 89, of Reamstown, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, PA, died Monday, February 19, 2018, at 6:55 AM in Ephrata Manor. Born in Terre Hill, a daughter of the late Isaac and Mary (Gable) Eshelman, her husband of 50 years, James R. Fry, died December 24, 1998. A Terre Hill High School graduate, she worked for...
Dorothy M. Woods
Feb 13, 2018
Dorothy M. Woods, age 92, formerly of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 1:20 PM in Gardens at Stevens (Denver Nursing Home). Born in Ephrata, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth (Pierce) Dickersheid. Dorothy was a 1943 Ephrata High School and 1944 Reading Business Institute graduate and worked at a Trim...
Samuel K. Woods
Feb 9, 2018
Samuel K. Woods, age 93, formerly of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Friday, February 9, 2018, at 5:50 PM in Gardens at Stevens (Denver Nursing Home). Born in Spring Township, Berks County, he was a son of the late Samuel C. and Mary (Mekiska) Woods. Sam was a 1942 Shillington High School and 1944 Reading Business Institute graduate and...
Gladys H. Zimmerman
Feb 3, 2018
Gladys H. Zimmerman, age 84, of Brecknock Township, Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 7:40 PM in United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Clay Township, a daughter of the late Harry and Minerva (Sweigart) Holsinger, and step-mother, Barbara (Leinert) Holsinger, she was married 63 years to Warren H. Zimmerman. Gladys was a member, bookkeeper...
Alma B. Imhoff
Jan 16, 2018
Alma B. Imhoff, age 97, formerly of Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,died peacefully on Tuesday,January 16, 2018, at the home of her daughter, Joyce, in Spring Township, Berks County. Born in West Cocalico Township, she was a daughter of the late Phares S. and Annie (Bollinger) Zartman, and widow of Harold E. Imhoff. She was a member of Mellinger's Evangelical...
Fay D. Lied Ruppert
Jan 8, 2018
Fay D. Ruppert, age 78, of Ephrata, Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly January 8, 2018, in Ephrata Community Hospital. A daughter of the late Russell Lied and Amanda C. (Burkholder) Lied Hartenstine, she was married to Jay P. Ruppert for 60 years. A member of Grace Point Church of the Nazarene, she cherished her family and loved...
Kathy E. Schlegel
Jan 1, 2018
Kathy E. Schlegel, age 71, of Cornwall Borough, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,formerly of Reinholds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,died January 1, 2018, at 9:25 PM in Hershey Medical Center. Born in West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania,a daughter of Leonore L. (Kegerise) Fitterling, a resident of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, PA, and the late Richard S. Fitterling, she was married to...
R. Romayne Buffenmyer Carpenter
Jan 1, 2018
R. Romayne Buffenmyer Carpenter, age 83, a resident of Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,formerly of Reamstown Ephrata, died January 1, 2018, at 11:47 PM in Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Reamstown, a daughter of the late Harold E. and Florence (Marks) Witmer, her 1st husband, Leon R. Buffenmyer, died April 13, 1987, and 2nd...
Sadie Blyth "Sally" Mann
Dec 27, 2017
Sadie Blyth 'Sally' Mann, age 101, of East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,peacefully passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at 1:51 pm in Fairmount Homes, Farmersville. Born February 21, 1916 in Tillicoultry, Scotland, a daughter of the late William and Jean (Robertson) Douglas, she was married 52 years to Robert G. Mann, who died in 1989. After several years in...
Phyllis J. Sweigart
Dec 25, 2017
Phyllis J. Sweigart, age 80, of Clay Township, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at home on December 25, 2017. Born in Ephrata, she was a daughter of the late Rufus G. and Beulah (Leed) Burkholder. Phyllis was a school bus driver for Cocalico School District and later Boyo Transportation. She loved flower water gardening, raising her sheep, sewing, quilting...
Paul E. Kring
Dec 19, 2017
Paul E. Kring, age 91, of East Cocalico Township, Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, formerly of Mohnton, Berks County, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 2:23 PM in the Hospice Community Care -Mt. Joy Hospice Center, Rapho Township. Born in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, a son of the late Alvin K. and Mamie (Kissinger) Kring, his wife, Shirley A. (Hartz)...
Gloria C. Spitler
Dec 16, 2017
Gloria C. Spitler, age 85, formerly of Ephrata, died Saturday, December 16, 2017, at 1:10 AM in Lancashire Hall, Neffsville. Born in Ephrata, a daughter of the late Elmer B. and Kathryn (Weaver) Mellinger, she was a member of Brickerville United Lutheran Church. Gloria was the owner operator of Ruth's Luncheonette at Green Dragon. She cherished her family, especially...
Bee Vang
Dec 13, 2017
Bee Vang, age 49, of Upper Leacock Township, Leola, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at home onWednesday, December 13, 2017, at 4:50 am. Born in Vientiane, Laos, she worked for Tyson Foods, New Holland, for 28 years. A member of Hmong Alliance Church, Leola, she was a deacon and active in the Woman's Alliance of the church. Bee cherished her...
Linda Lou Echternacht
Dec 6, 2017
Linda Lou Echternacht, age 68, of East Cocalico Township, Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, in Reading Hospital Medical Center, West Reading. Born in Reinholds, a daughter of the late Lloyd D. and Kathryn E. (Gerhart) Sweigart, she was the widow of Allan R. 'Skip' Echternacht, who died May 10, 2008. Linda worked for Bollman Hat...
Thomas A. Shank
Dec 3, 2017
Thomas A. Shank, age 54, of East Cocalico Township, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at 12:41 PM in Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Lititz, he was a son of Doris Hershey, Lititz, and Carl F. Shank, The Villages, Florida. Tom was an auto detailer with Keller Brothers, Lebanon. He was a Redskins football fan and...
Wesley "Wes" Sweigart
Nov 25, 2017
Wesley 'Wes' Sweigart, age 81, of Denver Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 3 am in Mt. Joy Hospice Center. Born in Reamstown, a son of the late Leroy L. and Lillian L. (Huyard) Sweigart, he was the husband of Hazel V. (Weinhold) Sweigart. They would have celebrated their 62nd anniversary on December 3rd. A...
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