OBITUARIES

Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations

Laurie Miller

Laurie Miller

Feb 27, 2013

Laurie Anne Kurtz Miller, aged 46, of Spring Township, Berks County, PA, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013, surrounded by her loving family following a battle with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. She was also under the care of Berks Visiting Nurse Hospice. Born in Ephrata, a daughter of Jack R. and Joan (Bramble) Kurtz, Ocean City, NJ, she was the...

Robert Crimmins

Robert Crimmins

Feb 20, 2013

Robert F. Crimmins, age 64, of Reading, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, in St. Joseph"s Medical Center, Reading, following a lengthy illness. Born in Yonkers, NY, a son of the late John W. and Lillian (Monachelli) Crimmins, he was married to Doris B. (Barker) Crimmins for 32 years. A Vietnam War veteran, he owned & operated RFC Pest Control,...

Kira Flick

Kira Flick

Feb 17, 2013

Kira Ann Flick, age 27, of Ephrata, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 17, 2013. Born in Lancaster, a daughter of Jeffrey L. and Kathy A. (Shannon) Flick, Ephrata, she was member of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, where she performed mission work. Kira was a York Technical Institute graduate and worked as a medical coder, nursing assistant...

Ellis Martzall

Ellis Martzall

Feb 10, 2013

Ellis F. Martzall, age 94, formerly of Denver, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, in Ephrata Manor. Born in West Cocalico Township, a son of the late Samuel M. and Stella R. (Fisher) Martzall, his wife, Eleanor J. (Sweigart) Martzall, died December 24, 1994. Ellis attended White Oak and East Cocalico Vocational Schools and was a World War II Army...

Alma Martin

Alma Martin

Feb 6, 2013

Alma B. Martin, age 88, of Denver, PA, formerly of Orlando, FL, died February 6, 2013, in Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Red Run, a daughter of the late Jesse D. and Nellie A. (Rupp) Drybread, she was a member of St. Paul"s Evangelical Congregational Church. Alma was a personal homecare worker and loved family times, her Park Place...

Ruth Sweigart

Ruth Sweigart

Feb 3, 2013

Ruth M. Sweigart, age 85, formerly of Reinholds, died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at 11:20 AM in Ephrata Manor, where she resided since 2003. Born in West Reading, Berks County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Elizabeth (Killinger) Wenrich. Her husband, William L. Sweigart, died January 8, 1981. A member of Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Reinholds,...

George Gass

George Gass

Jan 18, 2013

George J. Gass, age 91, of Bowmansville, Lancaster County, PA, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at 4:05 pm in Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, Berks County, PA. Born in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, he was a son of the late George Louis and Elizabeth (McConnell) Gass. He and his wife, Noreen C. (Fletcher) Gass, were married...

Jennie Rutt

Jennie Rutt

Jan 16, 2013

Jennie K. Rutt, age 98, formerly of Reamstown, Lancaster County, PA, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 9:05 PM in Denver Health & Rehabilitation Center, Stevens. Born in East Cocalico Township, she was a daughter of the late Pierce F. and Agnes (Koch) Sweigart. Her husband, Lester S. Rutt, died October 16, 1984. Jennie was the salutatorian of her...

Michael Leonard

Michael Leonard

Jan 14, 2013

Michael J. Leonard, age 56, of East Cocalico Township, Denver, Lancaster County, PA, died Monday, January 14, 2013, at 3:30 AM in his residence. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Rita M. (Wishart) Leonard, with whom he resided, and the late Walter John Leonard, who died in 2006. He was a 1974 graduate of Northeast High School,...

Phoebe Weaver

Phoebe Weaver

Jan 11, 2013

Phoebe Ann (Stauffer) Weaver, age 71, of Denver Borough, Lancaster County, PA, died Friday, January 11, 2013, in Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster, PA. Born in Chester County, a daughter of the late Harwin L. and Dorothy E. (Lammey) Stauffer, she was the wife of Robert L. Weaver for 35 years. Phoebe worked as a retail manager at the...

Bernetha Barnett

Bernetha Barnett

Jan 7, 2013

Bernetha G. Barnett, age 91, formerly of Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA, died Monday, January 7, 2013, in Ephrata Manor, Ephrata Township, PA. Born in Reamstown, Lancaster County, PA, a daughter of the late Morris K. and Alice L. (Ecenrode) Steffy, her husband of 62 years, Earl E. Barnett, died March 17, 2007. Bernetha was a member of St. Paul"s...

Betty Stoyer

Betty Stoyer

Jan 6, 2013

Betty Jane Good Stoyer, 67, and Daniel Lamar Stoyer, 64, both of Denver, died Sunday, January 6, 2013. Betty died at Ephrata Community Hospital and Daniel in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. They were married July 17, 1987. Betty was born in East Cocalico Township, a daughter of the late Martin K., Sr., and Ada M. (Sweigart) Musser. She...

Daniel Stoyer

Daniel Stoyer

Jan 6, 2013

Betty Jane Good Stoyer, 67, and Daniel Lamar Stoyer, 64, both of Denver, died Sunday, January 6, 2013. Betty died at Ephrata Community Hospital and Daniel in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. They were married July 17, 1987. Betty was born in East Cocalico Township, a daughter of the late Martin K., Sr., and Ada M. (Sweigart) Musser. She...

Harriet Sensenig

Harriet Sensenig

Jan 2, 2013

Harriet B. Sensenig, age 76, of Stevens, Lancaster County, PA, died at home January 2, 2013. Born in Reamstown, a daughter of the late Howard H. and Daisy Mae (Rathman) Noll, her husband LeRoy Z. Sensenig, died February 22, 1992. A member of St. Paul"s Evangelical Congregational Church, she served with the kitchen committee, visitation & tape ministry and...

Annabelle Schweitzer

Annabelle Schweitzer

Dec 29, 2012

Annabelle L. Schweitzer, age 85, formerly of Adamstown, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, in Denver Health & Rehabilitation Center, Stevens, Lancaster County, PA. Born in Adamstown, a daughter of the late Oliver H. and Anna M. (Witwer) Fritz, her husband, Edwin S. Schweitzer, died July 12, 1984. A Shillington High School graduate, she was employed by Bollman Hat Company...

C. Virginia Wenger

C. Virginia Wenger

Dec 26, 2012

C. Virginia "Ginny" Wenger, age 84, of Akron, formerly of Ephrata, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012, in Ephrata Manor, Ephrata, PA. Born in Reamstown, a daughter of the late C. Weidler "Puppy" and Irene F. (Stricker) Rathman, she was the wife of Donald M. Wenger for 62 years. She was a 1946 graduate of East Cocalico High School. A...

Kathy Ansel

Kathy Ansel

Dec 20, 2012

Kathy Ann Ansel, age 56, of Stevens, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 20, 2012, in Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Arlene W. (Gelsinger) Ansel, with whom she resided, and Kenneth W. Ansel, who died February 7. Kathy loved the outdoors and all kinds of music. Also surviving are brothers, Perry (Patricia Werner) Ansel, and...

John Smaltz

John Smaltz

Dec 17, 2012

John A. Smaltz, age 79, of East Cocalico Township, Denver, Lancaster County, PA, died Monday, December 17, 2012, in the Health Care Center of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA. Born in Hazelton, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Harold A. and Charlotte E. (Hughes) Smaltz. He was a 1951 graduate of Hughestown High School and 1957 graduate...

Winifred Arnold

Winifred Arnold

Dec 16, 2012

Winifred E. (Hughes) Ray Fuller Arnold, age 85, of West Cocalico Township, Stevens, PA, died Sunday, December 16, 2012, in Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, she was the wife of David L. Arnold and formerly of Bucks County. Winifred was employed years ago by an auto parts factory. Also surviving is a daughter, Carol A. (Rod) Shultz, Sounderton,...

Donald Kindt

Donald Kindt

Dec 8, 2012

Donald R. Kindt, age 86, formerly of Reinholds, died Saturday, December 8, 2012, in Ephrata Manor, Ephrata, PA. Born in Ephrata, a son of the late Clarence and Edith (Gerhart) Kindt, he was married to Myrtle M. (Frederick) Kindt for 63 years. A World War II Navy veteran he was a self-employed painting contractor for over 50 years. Donald...

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