Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations
Lester L. Youndt
Jul 2, 2015
Lester L. Youndt, age 94, formerly of Fivepointville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at 5:55 AM in Garden Spot Village, New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Born in Fivepointville, a son of the late Allen and Frances (Lorah) Youndt, he was the husband of Theresa E. "Dolly" (Klaster) Youndt for 68 years. Lester was a WWII Marine...
Viola Alice Fort
Jun 23, 2015
Viola Alice Fort, age 82, of Ephrata Township, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, formerly of New Jersey, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at 6:15 AM in her residence. Born in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Alexander and Viola (Reynolds) Kellenbenz, her husband of 58 years, Kenneth H. Fort, died January 8, 2010. Alice was a 1950 Pemberton High School...
Kerwin L. Getz
Jun 21, 2015
Kerwin L. Getz, age 55, of Denver Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at 8:49 PM in Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ephrata, a son of Janice M. (Horst) Getz, Denver, and the late Eugene W. Getz, he was the husband of Sallie J. (Good) Getz for 26 years. A very active member, especially with the...
Mary E. Keith
Jun 21, 2015
Mary E. Keith, age 82, formerly of Reinholds, West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at 2:45 AM in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon. Born in Grottoes, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Mary S. (Baber) Rankin. Her husband, Leon A. Keith, died March 2, 2014. Mary worked as a...
Cora E. Dippner
Jun 17, 2015
Cora E. Dippner, age 83, of East Cocalico Township, Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 4:00 AM in Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Hamburg, Tilten Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late John H. and Cora Mae (Moyer) Berger, her husband, Earl E. Dippner, died April 8, 1997. Cora was a member of...
Edwin C. Wise, Iii
Jun 16, 2015
Edwin C. Wise, III, age 58, of Brecknock Township, Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at home on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Born in Ephrata, a son of the late Edwin C. Wise, Jr. and Harriet (Renninger)Wise, Ephrata, he was married to Kathy L. (May) Wise. Ed last worked for Weaver Precast, Ephrata, as a truck driver. Also surviving are...
Kenneth Hopkins
Jun 12, 2015
Kenneth Hopkins, 95, formerly of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Friday, June 12, 2015, in Wellington at Hershey"s Mill, East Goshen Township, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Born in West Reading, Berks County, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Alice (Piersol) Hopkins. Ken was a 1937 Reading High School graduate, and played basketball with the...
Kathleen D. Lesher
Jun 5, 2015
Kathleen D. Lesher, age 64, of Spring Township, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, died June 5, 2015, at 4:58 am in Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, Berks County, with her husband, Jesse, by her side. Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of Mahlon L. and June D. (Bolig) Fink, of Cumru Township, Berks County, and...
Allan R. Hassler
Jun 4, 2015
Allan R. Hassler, age 91, of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsyvlania, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Mifflin Center, Shillington, Berks County. Born in Adamstown, he was a son of the late Percy and Elva (Wallace) Hassler. His wife, Fern N. (Rudy) Hassler, died September 17, 2007. He was a member of Peace United Church of Christ, Swartzville, and served...
Jerry B. Laboranti, Sr.
Jun 3, 2015
Jerry B. Laboranti, Sr., age 65, of Bowmansville, Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at 5:10 PM on June 3, 2015, in his residence. He was born in Philadelphia to the late Margaret (Hufnell) & Roman Laboranti, Sr. Surviving is his wife of 43 years, Marie A. (Spadaro) Laboranti; son, Jerry Laboranti Jr., married to Stefanie (Brown) Laboranti, Robesonia,...
Myrtle M. Sweigart
May 29, 2015
Myrtle M. Sweigart, age 94, formerly of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died May 29, 2015, at 11:05 AM in Denver Health & Rehabilitation Center, Stevens. Born in Shillington, Berks County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Oliver Y. and Bessie S. (Kohl) Burkhart, her husband, Chester V. "Chet" Sweigart, died December 16, 2004. A member of Holy Trinity Lutheran...
Harold E. Auker
May 28, 2015
Harold E. Auker, age 76, of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at 4:10 PM in Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Born in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, PA, he was a son of the late Allen C. and Ida M. (Bush) Auker. "Howie" was an Army veteran and worked 39 years for...
Eugene L. Sensenig
May 24, 2015
Eugene L. Sensenig, age 91, formerly of East Cocalico Township, Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at 8:45 AM in Fairmount Homes, Farmersville, PA. Born in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, a son of the late Anna M. Brossman and Jacob S. Sensenig, he was married 64 years to Ella A. (Muckel) Sensenig, also a resident of...
Ruth H. Grumbein
May 16, 2015
Ruth H. Grumbein, of East Cocalico Township, Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 2:00 PM in Hershey Medical Center. Born in White Oak, Penn Township, Lancaster County, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. and Bertha H. (Harmon) Grumbein. Ruth was a sewing machine operator with Ephrata Apparel and C&B Trimming, Reamstown, and...
James W. Stahl
May 11, 2015
James W. Stahl, age 86, formerly of East Cocalico Township, Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, May 11, 2015, in Denver Health & Rehab Center, Stevens. Born in Ephrata Township. a son of the late Samuel and Sarah (Weber) Stahl, his wife, Jane (Wanner) Stahl, died July 2, 2000. A member of Reamstown Church of God, he was a...
Sarah Swank
May 6, 2015
Sarah Swank, age 71, of East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, formerly of Manhattan, NYC, New York, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Wyomissing Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Wyomissing, Berks County, PA. Born in Manhattan, New York City, NY, a daughter of the late Daniel and Thelma (Saoss) Rose, she was married to Doyle H. "Don" Swank for over...
Shirley A. Hess
May 1, 2015
Shirley A. Hess, age 80, of Stevens, West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at 9:32 PM in Mt. Joy Hospice Center. Born in Stevens, East Cocalico Township, a daughter of the late Harvey W. and Catherine A. (Adams) Steely, her husband, John H. Hess, died Jan. 8, 1991. A member of First United Methodist...
Mary E. Huntzinger
Apr 11, 2015
Mary E. Huntzinger, age 94, of Audubon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, formerly of the Adamstown area, Brecknock Township, Berks County, and Churchville, Bucks County, died Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 6:25 AM, in Devon Senior Living Center, Devon, Chester County. Born in Reading, a daughter of the late William B. and Pearl C. (Fake) Shupp, Sr., she was married to...
Dorothy M. Bucher
Apr 8, 2015
Dorothy M. Bucher, age 91, formerly of Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 9:14 PM, in Denver Health & Rehabilitation Center, Stevens. Born in Adamstown, she was a daughter of the late Paul S. and Elsie M. (Zerr) Bucher, and a 1941 Shillington High School graduate. Dorothy was a 50 year Sunday school teacher, choir...
Glen H. Martzall
Apr 6, 2015
Glen H. Martzall, age 61, of Reinholds, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, April 6, 2015, at 6:15 PM, in Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading. Born in Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA, he was co-owner of Shu-Mar Fuels, Adamstown; worked for E. F. Martzall, Reinholds, and drove truck for Automotive Services, and last worked for Strickler Excavating,...
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