Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations
Marie B. Hiles
Jul 29, 2014
Marie B. Hiles, age 91, of Antioch, Tennessee, formerly of Maryland, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, in South Hills Medical Center, Nashville, TN. She last resided at Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Center in Antioch. Born in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late George W. and Eva J. (Miller) Ashby, she worked as a bank teller in Riverdale, MD. Marie...
Arlene W. Ansel
Jul 27, 2014
Arlene W. Ansel, age 85, of East Cocalico Township, Stevens, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at 10:17 AM in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Mary, following a brief illness. Born in Vinemont, Berks County, a daughter of the late Harry and Carrie (Wenrich) Gelsinger, her husband of 62 years, Kenneth W. Ansel,...
Allen B. Shirk
Jul 19, 2014
Allen B. Shirk, age 69, of West Cocalico Township, Reinholds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at home on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at 7:00 AM with Hospice & Community Care assisting the family. Born in Martindale, Lancaster County, a son of the late Roy S. and Ida H. (Burkholder) Shirk, he was the husband of Emma L. (Behney) Shirk for...
Charlie Elizabeth Harting
Jul 18, 2014
Charlie Elizabeth Harting, precious daughter of Amber Lyn (Werner) and Matthew Eugene Harting, Denver, was stillborn on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Ephrata Community Hospital. She is also survived by maternal grandmother, Barbara Beck, Reamstown; paternal grandparents, Gregory and Jane (Overholser) Harting, Denver; and great-grandparents, Verna (Sprecher) Harting, and Warren & Florence (Beck) Dautrich, and aunts and uncles. Good...
Leoncio C. Colon, Sr.
Jul 11, 2014
Leoncio C. Colon, Sr., age 74, formerly of Leola, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at 7:20 am in Golden Living Center, Lancaster, PA. Born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, a son of the late Timeteo and Leonoris (Colon) Colon-Correa, his wife, Leila J. (Stillwell) Colon, died February 6, 2013. He was a member of Reamstown Church of...
Russell E. Lausch
Jul 8, 2014
Russell E. Lausch, age 70, of West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, formerly of Stevens, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at 7:14 PM in Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lancaster, PA. Born in Reamstown, PA, a son of the late Paul H. and Blanche (Sensenig) Lausch, he was married 50 years to Sundae Ann (Clouser) Lausch. A...
Nancy Bishop Risser
Jul 1, 2014
Nancy Bishop Risser, age 79, of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at 4:40 pm in Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA. Born in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Benjamin "Benny" Carl and Mary (Killian) Bishop, her husband of 54 years, James H. Risser, died October 22, 2011. An Ephrata High School graduate, Nancy received her...
Catherine M. Boyer
Jun 16, 2014
Catherine M. Boyer, age 96, formerly of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at 3:50 AM in Denver Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Stevens, Lancaster County, PA. Born in Seyfert, Berks County, PA, near Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late George and Clara (Boyer) Boyer. Catherine worked at the former Ludens Candy, Reading. Surviving are...
Betty M. Good
Jun 11, 2014
Betty M. (Reddig) Good, age 92, formerly of Reamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at 8:20 PM in Ephrata Manor, Ephrata, PA, where she resided for over 2 years. Born in Reamstown, a daughter of the late J. C. and Cora Mae (Adams) Reddig, her husband, Clifford H. Good, died May 20, 1988. Betty was a...
Edwin R. Kramer
May 26, 2014
Edwin R. Kramer, age 87, formerly of Reinholds, West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, May 26, 2014, at 7:25 PM in Garden Spot Village, New Holland, PA. Born in Stevens, Lancaster County, a son of the late Harvey A. and Annie T. (Steffy) Kramer, his wife of 57 years, June M. (Kauffman) Kramer, died May 19, 2009....
Thelma A. Luckenbill
May 14, 2014
Thelma A. Luckenbill, age 85, formerly of Reamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Wednesda, May 14, 2014, at 9:15 AM at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA, where she resided since November 2003. Born in Denver, Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Irwin M. and Florence (Heiser) Petery, her husband, John W. Luckenbill, died May 14, 1986. Thelma was a life-long...
Fern Arlene Sweigert
May 5, 2014
Fern Arlene Sweigert, age 88, of Beattyville, Kentucky, died Monday, May 5, 2014, in Kentucky River Medical Center, Jackson, KY. She was born in Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Parke and Brita (Wingenroth) Sweigert and devoted her life at age 22 to serving as a missionary through Canyon Falls Evangelical Congregational Church. Teaching school for...
Richard R. "Cotton" Gensemer
May 5, 2014
Richard R. "Cotton" Gensemer, age 89, of Denver Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, May 5, 2014, at 5:05 am in Ephrata Manor. Born in Denver, he was a son of the late Wesley and Anna (Rutt) Gensemer, and was the husband of Fern O. (Miller) Gensemer for 66 years. A 1941 Denver High School graduate, "Cotton" was a...
Patricia J. Clark
May 5, 2014
Patricia J. Clark, age 71, of Stevens, Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, May 5, 2014, at 5:20 pm in Hershey Medical Center, Derry Township, Dauphin County, PA. Born in East Cocalico Township, a daughter of the late Dorothy M. (Buohl) Musser, she was married to William L. Clark for 52 years. A 1960 Ephrata High School graduate,...
Scott L. Gensemer
Apr 27, 2014
Scott L. Gensemer, age 63, of Denver, Lancaster County, Pensylvania, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at 4:10 pm in Ephrata Manor following a lengthy illness. Born in Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA, he was a 1969 Cocalico High School graduate. Scott had lived in Dallas, TX, and was director of human resources for 20 years at The Dallas Museum of...
Ruth Ann Nussbaum
Apr 20, 2014
Ruth Ann Nussbaum, age 61, of Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly at home on Sunday, April 20, 2014. Born in Denver, a daughter of the late Emory R. and Kathryn M. (Fry) Hirneisen, she was the wife of Earl J. Nussbaum for 36 years. She graduated in 1970 from Cocalico High School, Denver. An active member of Muddy...
Ursula P. Katerman
Apr 12, 2014
Ursula P. Katerman, age 77, of Denver Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died at home Saturday, April 12, 2014, at 2:00 pm. Born in Kassel, Germany, a daughter of the late Heinrich and Paula (Wetzel) Krause, she was married to Karl "Roy" Katerman for 31 years. Ursula had worked for the former Western Electric, Reading. She enjoyed traveling, camping, her...
Stena Rosene "Teenie" Mccarty
Apr 8, 2014
Stena Rosene "Teenie" McCarty, age 83, of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Ephrata Manor. Born in Martindale a daughter of the late George L. and Edith M. (Ream) Withers, she was a 1948 Ephrata High School graduate and attended Lancaster Business College. Stena was a buyer at Ephrata Community Hospital for 14 years and...
Estella Mcquate
Apr 7, 2014
Estella McQuate, age 97, formerly of Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Monday, April 7, 2014, at 11:40 AM in Mifflin Center, Shillington, Berks County, PA. Born in Vera Cruz, East Cocalico Township, a daughter of the late Milton and Stella (Trostle) Buchter, she worked at the former Gerber Industries, Ephrata, and had been a longtime cook and waitress at...
Mary E. Doersom
Apr 3, 2014
Mary E. Doersom, age 90, formerly of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 12:15 pm in Fieldcrest of Brethren Village, Lititz, Lancaster County. Born in York, York County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Fairy (Ruth) Doersom and was of the Catholic Faith. Mary graduated from West York High, and worked for...
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