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Eric L. Flicker, 75, of Savannah GA, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31st, in Lancaster General Hospital with his loving wife of 40 years, Gerry Ann (Hopkins) Flicker, by his side. Eric fought a courageous battle after being diagnosed with Bulbar onset ALS in 2024. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late William L. and...
Janice Arctura DeLong-Diehm, 96, of Ephrata, passed away on Friday, March 28th, 2025, at the Maple Farm Nursing Facility in Akron. Born in Muncy, Janice was a loving daughter of the late Charles A. & Mary (Hassinger) DeLong.
Janice graduated from Lebanon Valley College and received her certifications as a registered nurse. She worked as a nurse until she got married...
Glenn W. Leininger, 73, formerly of Denver, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025. Born in Denver, Glenn was a son of the late Norman I. and Mae B. (Weise) Leininger and the loving husband to Fay L. (Weise) Leininger for 48 years until her passing in 2019.
Glenn grew up on a farm in the Cocalico area. A graduate of Ephrata...
Samuel C. “Sam” Martzall, 72, of Akron, passed away on Monday, March 24th, 2025, at the Stoneridge Towne Centre Retirement Community. Born in Ephrata, Sam was a son to the late Chester F. & Virginia (Stevens) Martzall.
Growing up in Adamstown, Samuel was a 1971 Cocalico High School graduate. Following his high school career, Sam served in the United States Army...
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, 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 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., 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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 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, 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 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 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., 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, 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. “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...
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