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William F. (Bill) Bittle, Jr., 91, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Communi…

Florence C. Karmilowicz, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Christiana, PA. She …

Mary Ann (Prange) Ellingsworth, 80, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife o…

Wayne D. Graham, 61, of Christiana, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 4, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Wendy M. (Reynolds) Graham …

William C. Stone, Sr., 68, of Quarryville, passed away on Sunday, May 6th, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the widower of t…

Carl E. Miller, 79, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Lancaster Co. Hospice Center in Mt. Joy. Born in Atglen, he was the so…

Cynthia Nace Barnes, of Cochranville, PA, passed away in the early hours of June 7, 2018, at her home of 43 years after a short illness. She w…

Denise Rhodes – Miller, 66, formerly of the Cochranville area passed away June 5th, 2018 at her home in Mineral, Virginia following a respirat…

Sarah A. Jurasinski, 22, of Parkesburg, passed away on June 13, 2018. She was the daughter of Mimi Jurasinski of Parkesburg and David Jurasins…

Cynthia Withington Barnes will be interred at a brief graveside gathering at 11 on Saturday, July 14, 2018 in her family plot at the Chapel Ev…

Maryalice Hall Alexander, 76, of Cochranville passed away after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 surrounded by family. She shared…

William H. Roth, Jr., 70, of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia Sagn…

Dorothy Supplee Shumate, age 89, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland and formerly of Coatesville, PA, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2018…

Arnold L. Alexander, 77, of Cochranville, died on August 1, 2018 surrounded by family. He shared 58 years of marriage to Maryalice Hall Alexan…

Arnold L. Alexander, 77, of Cochranville, passed away after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 surrounded by family. He shared 5…

Rodger E. Faddis, 87, of Ronks, PA, formerly of Coatesville, died at his home on Sunday, August 5, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was the b…

Richard Wilson Lawrence, Jr., 75, of Atglen, PA, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. He was the belo…

George I. "Bud" McGinnis, 66, of Highland Twp., passed away on Sunday, August 19th at Tower West Reading Hospital. He was the son of the late …

Carl A. Rogers, 85, of Honey Brook, formerly of Newtown Square, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Mildr…

Burnita June Hilton, 93, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late …

John Carl Empie, Jr., of Cochranville, PA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 29, 2018 surrounded by his family at home. He…

Doris Whitehead Polk, 88, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wif…

Mark H. Quinn, 61, of Goodville, PA, passed on November 16, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC. Husband of Christine Quinn. Born in Coatesville he w…

Nancy Ann Probst, 86, formerly of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown PA. She married R…

Angelo F. "Andy" Phillips, Sr., 79, of Coatesville, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the widower of Betty W. Philli…

Charles M. Harris, Sr., 95, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the wi…

Michael D. Sampson, 39, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on Monday, January 7, 2019. He was the husband of Klete C. Griffin with whom he …

James "Jim" Charles Hurley, III, 86, of Quarryville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, surrounded by his loving children.

Norma Faye Montgomery, 72, of Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February, 13th after a lengthy illness. She was the beloved wif…

Robert M. Bush, 84, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, February 14th, 2019 under the care of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana. He was the…

Elmer F. Halterman, 84, previously of Parkesburg, died at Harrison Senior Living of Christiana on February 20, 2019. He was the widower of the…

Betty S. Mellinger, 91, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, March 28th under the care of Harrison Senior Living in Coatesville.

Mildred S. Smith, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away at her home on Monday, April 8th, 2019. She was the widow of the late Samuel J. Smith with wh…

Robert Paul Guiney, Jr., 74, was born April 14, 1944 and raised on his family farm in Parkesburg, PA. He passed away on April 13, 2019 at Tel …

Francis R. Watterson, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on his 94th birthday at the Ephrata Manor. He was the widower of the late Margaret…

George M. Steidler, 88, of Coatesville, passed away at the Southeastern Veterans Center of Spring City on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born in C…

Marjorie Ruth Stryker, 90, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Keystone Villa. She was the widow of Robert W. Stryker who p…

Mary G. McCormick, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of the late H…

Lois J. Johnson Green Botkin Reid, 82, passed away on May 15, 2019, at the Pocopson Home in West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Ch…

Janet Starkey Jackson, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on May 22, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of Charles E. Jackson for 49 years. Born …

Thomas W. Donohue, Jr., 94 of Lancaster, formerly of New Holland and Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at the Lancashire Hall Nu…

Anna L. Grow, 90, of Coatesville, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at daughter Linda's home. She was the widow of the late Walter F. Grow, Sr.…

James D. Riehl, 54, of Middleburg, FL died on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Middleburg, FL. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Joh…

Robert P. Stoltzfus, 85, of Gap passed away at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home on Sunday, September 29, 2019. He was the beloved husband of …

During the wee hours of Thursday, 10/17/19, Jesus carried Richard R. Schenk into his eternal kingdom. He ended a long battle with COPD with lo…

Lewis O. "Lew" Coates, 74, of Coatesville, died at home Friday, October 18, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Nancy L. Moore Coates. Born in…

David W. Hart, 60 of Coatesville passed away on October 19, 2019 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. He was the loving husband of …

Frances E. Smith, 91, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. She was the wife of the late John "Cap" Smith. Born in Compass,…

Patricia M. Brown, 92, formerly of Christiana walked into Eternal Glory on October 24, 2019 at the Landis Homes Retirement Community in Lititz…

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On November 11, 2019, Tom Groff passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. Tom had suffered for 6 years with metastatic lung cancer. He…

Ethel M. Lusby, 99, of Narvon, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the wido…

Victoria Theresa Bond, 72, of Strasburg passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of the lat…

Louise May Proudfoot Hershey, 90, of Honey Brook, previously of Compass, passed away peacefully at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community on Decembe…

Mary Jane Robbins, 62, of Ronks, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mount Joy. Born in Coa…

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 2:00 PM at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg, PA followed by i…

Carol W. Neal, 78, of Gap, Pennsylvania passed away at her home on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the …

Caroline Kirk Hagen, of Parkesburg, PA, died on January 12, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born September 6, 1929 in West Grove,…

Shirley Ann Fellenbaum, 78, of Atglen, passed away on Friday, January 31st, 2020 at her home with her husband, Gary, of 56 years by her side.

Albert D. Smith, 80, of Gap, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, in Mount Joy. He was the husband of Nancy Williams Smith for over…

Barbara Ann Althouse, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Pocopson Home. She was the wife of the late L. W…

Earnest McKinney, 96, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimo…

Robert J. Powers, 80, of Denver, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was t…

Daniel H. Refford, 81, of Thorndale, died on April 11, 2020 at the Penn Medicine Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of Ruth An…

Margaret E. Jackson, 82, of New Holland, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. She was the wife of Charles W. Jackson. Born in Coatesville, s…

Maynard G. Engel, 85, of Newport Meadows, Christiana, formerly of Leola, PA passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Newport Meadows. He i…

Jean Mullen, 81, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, under the care of Harston Hall of Flourtown, PA.

Rebecca A. Nevin, 77, of New Holland, PA, formerly of Frederick, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020. She was the wife of the late William…

Dawn Marie Kinsey, 58, of Gap, passed away at her home on Monday, June 15, 2020. She was the beloved wife of John P. Kinsey with whom she shar…

Paul H. Bennethum, 91, of Ronks, PA, died on Thursday, June 25th, 2020 at his home. He was the widower of the late Virginia Werner Bennethum, …

Carroll R. Dyer, 90, formerly of Christiana, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020 in Summerville, SC. Born in Downingtown, PA, …

Bailey Lynn Welton, 6, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at her mother's home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the belove…

Michael D. Whitehead, 57, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Connie M. Divido with wh…

Karen Leigh Flahart, 59, of Cochranville, PA., went home to be with her heavenly Father on August 27, 2020. She was the eldest of five childre…

Elaine Suzanne (Strause) Brubaker, 75, of Lititz, passed away on September 2, 2020, at the Lancaster General Hospital due to cancer. Born on A…

Much too soon, Don Marvin Breiner, 76, of Christiana, died suddenly on September 11, 2020, as a result of an automobile accident. He was the l…

Richard A. Moore, 93, of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Do…

Harold Adam Ross, 99, of Quarryville, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, in Lancaster. He was the husband of Anna E. Witmer Ross for ov…

Archie Franklin Shearer, Jr., 76, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband o…

Edward W. Laub, 79, previously of Lancaster, PA passed away on October 23, 2020, at the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was…

The Pongonis family received the sad news on Saturday, October 31st, 2020 when they learned that Victor L. Pongonis, a beloved father, grandfa…

Jean E. Sampson-Winchester, a longtime resident of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the Pocopson Nursing Home in West …

Deborah Faye Simpson, 66, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 14, 2020, with her husband of 28 years by her side.

Charles R. "Skip" Lawrence, Jr., 83, of Narvon, passed away on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020. He was the husband of Ruth Lawrence, with whom h…

Sara Miller Ruth, 84, was born in Nine Points, PA on September 2, 1936. She was the youngest of 15 children of the late Leonard and Elizabeth Miller.

Thomas M. Garnett, Sr., 97, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, in Quarryville. He was the husband of Ann Eby G…

Mary Ann Lepore Hetrick, age 97, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2021. Mary was a lifelong resident of Atglen…

Samuel George, 77, of Gap, died at his home on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Ellen (Seymour) George, with whom he s…

Ray Laub, 79, passed away peacefully at home on January 25th, 2021. He was the son of Rafael (Cutro) and Edwin Laub. He was preceded in death …

Jamie Rae Mendenhall, 29, of Spartansburg S.C., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Born September 4, 1991, in Ephrata, PA,…

Tonia C. Fenstermaker, 53, of Nottingham Twp., passed away on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 under the loving care of her fiancé Kerry Thomas. Toni…

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Eugene M. Hall, Sr., 83, of Ephrata, died on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at his son's home in Denver. Born in Christiana, PA he was the son of the…

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Ethel Wilson Rea, 89, of Ephrata, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Ephrata Manor. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Rea who die…

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Robert W. Stryker, 90, of Ephrata and formerly of Phoenixville, passed away on October 13, 2014, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. H…

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Jesse L. Townsley, Jr., 89, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Friday, January 9th, 2015 at the Fairmount Homes of Ephrata. He was the belov…

Jeanne Ruth Mast, 76, of Kinzers passed away at her home on Thursday, April, 1, 2021. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Nor…

Charles R. "Skip" Lawrence, Jr., 83, of Narvon, passed away on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at The Gardens of Stevens in Denver, PA. He was t…

In Loving Memory of our beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, Patricia Ann Mastricola, 80, who passed away peacefully and …

Diana Lynn Conner, 60, of Mount Joy, passed away on Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 under the care of Hershey Medical Center.

Rebecca A. "Becky" Thompson, 64, of Atglen, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of…

George Francis Gill, aged 94 of West Lebanon, NH passed away on April 2, 2021 at Woodlawn Care Center in Newport, NH.

Tracey Lee Pennington, 59, of Narvon, passed away on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 under the care of Zerbe Retirement Community. Born in Harrisbur…

John Thomas Ferguson, Jr., 90, of West Caln Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Tel Hai Retirement Community, Honey Br…

David Kenneth Murray, 80, of Kinzers, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of Helena Mary Quinn Murr…

Amy Marie Pongonis Frey, 41, of Philadelphia, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. She was the mother of Nicholas Frey and Luis Rosado, and …

Robert L. Evans (Bob), 90, of the Coniston neighborhood at Kendal-Crossland Communities, West Chester, PA died peacefully on July 9, 2021 at h…

Melvin Cummings, Sr., 83, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster. He was th…

Francis Vincent Cassidy of Willow Valley Communities passed away at the age of 93 on July 22, 2021, after a lengthy illness.

Charles E. (Gene) George, age 97, of Willow Valley Square, Lancaster formerly of Atglen, PA passed away on Tuesday, August 17th. He was the hu…

Eric Axel Lindquist III, 79, of Newark, Delaware, died on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at his sister's home where he resided for the past 15 years.

John Lee Hopkins, 35, of Mount Joy, passed away while surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, September 10th, 2021 under the care of Hershey M…

Marjorie A. Coty, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, under the care of Hickory House of Honey Brook. She was the…

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Marilyn C. Watterson, 70, of Holtwood, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, under the care of Newport Meadows Nursing Home. She was the…

Lynne R. Trout, 68, of New Providence, slipped peacefully from this world on March 10, 2022. She was the loving wife of Fred Trout and would h…

Sylvia B. Evans, of the Coniston neighborhood at Kendal-Crossland Communities, West Chester, PA died peacefully on April 10, 2022 with her lov…

Richard Harvey Brooks passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home in Gap, Pennsylvania. Richard (Bud) was the son of the late Ross E. B…

Mary Louise Cummings, 82, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at the Lancaster Nursing and Rehab Center in Lancaster. She…

Stanley David Moore, 79, of Christiana, passed away on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the belove…

David Walter Simmons, 76, of Strasburg, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Michelle (Ellingsworth…

Nancy D. Engel, age 84, passed away Saturday June 11th under the care of Newport Meadows HC, Christiana, PA. Born in Bethlehem PA on December …

Susan H. Scott, 84, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022 at the Garden Spot Village in New Holland, PA. She was the beloved…

Juliann Ford Bloom, 88, of Strasburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Garden Spot Retirement Village in New Holland. She was …

Calvin Swartzentruber, 85, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022, in Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Katy…

Janice Townsend Hoopes was born on August 14, 1945 in Coatesville, PA to the late Robert R. and Harriet Chambers Townsend. She departed peacef…

Eugene Gene' Sanford Boughton, age 84 of New Holland, PA passed away peacefully on October 19, 2022 surrounded by his wife and children.

James J. Porreca, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. He was the husband of the late Concetta M. (Gallo) Porreca.

Peter M. Nunn, age 87, passed away on October 17, 2022. He was born in Zanesville, OH on October 16, 1935 to the late Horace A. and Henrietta …

Gregory (Greg) Richard Halter, of Strasburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at 62 on November 11th, 2022 at the Lancaster General Hospital, alth…

Donald A. Rubincam, 98, of Ronks, PA, passed peacefully on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. He was …

Elisabeth Snook entered into eternal rest after a courageous battle with cancer on January 20th, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husban…

Alvin Williams, 86, passed away at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Camden, DE on Saturday February 11, 2023. His wife of 67 years, …

Anna M. Trommler, 95, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023 at the United Zion Retirement Community of Lititz. She was the w…

Eva Fisher Hershey, 86, of Oxford, PA, died on Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home. She was the widow of the late J. Robert Hershey who died in…

JoAnn Stoltzfus, 85, of Gap, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She …

James Edward Richey, 87, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of t…

James Witherspoon, 73, of Gordonville, passed away at his home on Friday, March 31, 2023. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Cha…

Deborah L. Flahart, 55, of Cochranville went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 13th, 2023 at Twin Pines Nursing Facility …

Evelyn I. Esworthy, 83, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was t…

Eric Martin Hornberger, 62, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in P…

Diane L. Ray, 70, of Narvon passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, under the care of WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Coatesv…

William S. Fisher, 84, of New Holland, died at the Garden Spot Village July 19, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Judith L. McIntire Fisher …

Barbara Marie Treadway, 87, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the belove…

George A. "Tony" Gay, 74, of New Holland, PA, passed away suddenly while hunting in Dauphin County on Saturday, November 11, 2023. He was the …

Anna E. Ross, 94, of Quarryville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Lancaster, PA. She was the wife of the late Harold A. Ross…

Charles Lee Witherspoon, Sr., 76, of Coatesville passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Born in Philadelp…

Gloria Clark, affectionately known as "Little Annie" by her father, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.…

Dale Sylvia Veith Boughton, age 85 of New Holland, PA passed away peacefully on May 5, 2024.