Obituaries for Our Reamstown & Ephrata Locations
Steven Messner
Oct 2, 2018
Steven R. Messner, 61, of Stevens, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Elmer & Mabel (Good) Messner. He resided in Stevens with his loving companion of 25-years, Sharon A. Getz.Steven enjoyed riding his motorcycles and he had an incredible knack for working on and restoring cars. He could keep just about...

Nancy L. Wenger
Sep 30, 2018
Nancy Wenger, 86, of Ephrata, passed away at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy, PA on Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was born on July 24, 1932, in Ephrata, PA to the late Joel E. Herman and Mary (Behmer) Herman. Nancy married the love of her life Luke W. Wenger in August of 1948. They just celebrated 70...
Robert Herman, Sr.
Sep 30, 2018
Robert P. Herman, Sr., 61, formerly of Lititz, Pa, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center after a pedestrian accident in Harrisburg. Born in Ephrata, he was a son of the late Henry & Pauline (Sweigart) Herman. Married for 32 years, Robert was the devoted husband of Carla J. (McMaster) Herman. Robert was fun-loving, outgoing, and...

Sophie Kessler
Sep 26, 2018
Sophie (Braunschweig) Kessler, 98, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Lititz. Born in Sulzberg, Germany on May 26, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Frieda (Leder) Braunschweig. She attended school in Basel, Switzerland and lived in Efringen-Kirchen, Germany until July 1938, when she, along with her parents and...

Mildred M. Wolf
Sep 18, 2018
Mildred (Millie) Wolf, 76, (nee Gonzalez), longtime resident of Denver, PA, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth J. Wolf of 50 years. She is survived by her children, Millie Curley (Pat Sr.) of Philadelphia, PA, Elizabeth Allison, Esq. (Terri), Doylestown, PA, Susan Radick, (John), Newtown, PA, Linda Besecker,...

Sarah Dunkelberger
Sep 17, 2018
Sarah J. (Blimline) Dunkelberger, 75, of Myerstown, passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 peacefully at home with her family at her side. Born in Spring Twp., she was a daughter of Norman & Esther (Redcay) Blimline. Married for 55 years, she was the loving wife of Clair W. Dunkelberger. Sarah enjoyed traveling with her husband and finding the perfect...
Ada Peters
Sep 14, 2018
Ada M. (Westley) Peters, 93, resident of Berkshire Commons in Reading and formerly of Brecknock Twp., Berks Co., passed away Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Isaac L. & Cora E. (Seifrit) Westley and widow of Robert E. Peters who passed in 1995. Ada worked for the Boscovs East store where she was the...

A. David Gerhart
Sep 13, 2018
A. David Gerhart, 73, of Lancaster, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on September 13, 2018, at Country Meadows, Lancaster, PA. Dave was born in Lancaster, PA, to Alexander and Kathryn (Brubaker) Gerhart on June 21, 1945. He worked as a textile examiner for Weave Corporation in Denver, PA for 26 years. Dave was an avid collector of...

Shirley Ann Givler
Sep 11, 2018
Shirley Ann Givler, 81, formerly of Akron, PA, passed away at Country Meadows, Wyomissing, PA on September 11, 2018. Shirley was born in Buchannon, WV, on July 24, 1937 to Oscar Ferrill Butler and Elizabeth (McCray) Butler. She graduated from Troutville High School, in Troutville, VA. Shirley worked for many years as an administrative assistant at T.A.H. Construction, of...
Cam Ly
Sep 7, 2018
Cam Ly, 83, of Stevens, passed away on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at Gwynedd Square Nursing Center, Lansdale, Pa. He was born in Canton, China and married for 49 years to Mai (Huynh) Ly until her passing in November 2017. Cam worked as a carpenter for Sunline Coach Co of Denver until retirement. He is survived by seven children,...

Erma Marcella Soroko
Sep 4, 2018
Erma Marcella Soroko, 92, passed away at Haven at Springwood, York, PA, on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Erma, the daughter of J Clarence Knotwell and Martha H. (Petters) Knotwell, was born in Pequea, PA, on April 28, 1926. She was the loving wife of William Joseph Soroko, who passed away in 2011. Erma worked as a secretary at Hamilton...

Nancy C. Streich
Sep 4, 2018
Nancy C. Streich, 83, of Ephrata, PA, passed away at Moravian Manor of Lititz on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. She was born in Bloomsburg, PA, July 31, 1935,the daughter of the late Charles Chamberlain and Mary (Thomas). Nancy was the beloved wife of the late B. Merle Streich, who died in 2008. Surviving Nancy is a son Gregory A....

Ruth K. Haffner
Sep 1, 2018
Ruth K. (King) Haffner, 93 of Ephrata passed away Saturday morning, September 1st.She was the wife of Harris I. Haffner.Born in Philadelphia, Ruth was a daughter of the late Russell O. & Jessie M. (Mullen) King.She was a graduate of the Germantown High School and a devoted homemaker, caring for her husband and children with all her heart.Ruth is...
Allen Garner
Aug 26, 2018
Allen P. Garner, 82, of Denver, passed away surrounded by his loving daughters on Sun. Aug. 26 in WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, after being in the hayfield that afternoon. He was the loving husband of the late Ardel F (Showalter) Garner who passed in April. Born in Sinking Spring, he was the son of the late Arthur & Mary...

Ralph E. Mcquate
Aug 22, 2018
Ralph E. McQuate, 91, formerly of Ephrata, PA, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home in Titusville, FL. Ralph was born on August 23, 1926 in Ephrata, to the late Cora Romig McQuate and the late Harry McQuate. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 in World War II and he also worked in the Agriculture...
Richard Palsgrove
Aug 15, 2018
Richard J. Palsgrove, 97, of Denver, passed away at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center on Wed., Aug. 15, 2018. He was a son of Earl A. & Nora E. (Heiser) Palsgrove and the devoted husband of Robinette F. (Sheipe) for 71 years. Richard was a U.S. Army and Air Force veteran, served in WWII with the 1st Division, 18th Regiment,...

Shirley R. Kochel
Aug 13, 2018
Shirley R. Eitnier Kochel, 87, of Ephrata passed away at The Gardens at Stevens on Monday, August 13, 2018. She was born in Lititz to the late Valentine Eitnier and the late Barbara Williams Eitnier. She was also predeceased by a brother Richard Eitnier. Shirley graduated from Ephrata High School Class of 1949, where she was a cheerleader. Her...
David Heinaman
Aug 12, 2018
David B Heinaman passed away peacefully after a long illness in the presence of his family on Sunday, August 12, 2018 and is now at rest in the presence of our Lord. David is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 50 years, Joyce, his brother Robert, and his children Ilsa, Mike and Matt, along with their spouses and...
Anna Sanicola
Aug 10, 2018
Anna Lillian Sanicola, 94. Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, Pa, lost one of their most beloved residents on Friday, August 10, 2018. Anna Lillian moved from Long Island, NY to retire in PA and truly loved PA and represented it proudly. She and her late husband, Ciro Sanicola, attended the farm show each year and thoroughly enjoyed all it...
James Dissinger
Aug 8, 2018
James "Jim" R. Dissinger, 82, passed away peacefully on Wed., August 8, 2018 after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Richard H. & Frances L. (Rowbotham) Dissinger. He was the husband of Joanne (Buch) Dissinger with whom he celebrated 58 years of marriage on July 23rd. Jim graduated from Upper Leacock High School and received...
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