Obituaries

Aug 26, 2023

Mark E. Eshbach of 106 Falcon Court, Manor Township, passed away on Saturday, August 26, at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was 67 years old. Born December 31, 1955, Mark was the son of the late D. Charles and Verna (Keagy) Eshbach.

He was a graduate from Lampeter-Strasburg School.  Most of his working career was at Liberty Modular...

Aug 25, 2023

Henry Glenn Huber, 90, of Ronks, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Paramount Senior Living, Maytown, PA. He was the husband of Ethel Mae (Randler) Huber. He was born on January 21, 1933 in Lancaster, son of the late Henry G. and Evelyn (Steffy) Huber. He was a lifelong resident of Ronks and a graduate of...

Aug 25, 2023

Chester Ella Wiley Eckman, Jr. 83, of Budview Drive, Willow Street, PA passed away at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, August 25, 2023.    He was the husband of his loving and supportive wife, Carol L. "Nancy" McKinley Eckman for 19 years.  Born in Rising Sun, MD, he was the son of the late Chester...

Aug 25, 2023

Samuel K. Fisher, age 11, of 1550 Slate Hill Road, Peach Bottom, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023 as the result of an accident.  Born in West Chester, he was the son of Jacob S. and Rachel S. Stoltzfus Fisher.  Samuel attended the Old Order Amish Church.  In addition to his parents, he is survived by 4 siblings:...

Aug 24, 2023

Marilyn A. Pembleton, age 88 of Holtwood, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at her home.  She was the wife of LeRoy E. "Red" Pembleton for nearly 70 years before his passing on August 8, 2023.  Born in Neptune, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Pansy Carmen Zergiebel.  She was a very active member...

Aug 24, 2023

Harold G. "Skip" Ford, Jr. age 80 of Landisville, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Joanne Beckwold Ford with whom he was happily married for 53 years.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold G. and Elizabeth Bair Ford.  He was a member of...

Aug 23, 2023

Wade M. Peterson, age 84, of Peach Bottom, passed away on Wednesday, August 23rd 2023. He was the husband of the late June Peterson. Born in Poplar, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Henry and Bertha Presnell Peterson. Wade spent most of his working career as a mushroom farmer. He is survived by a son, Tracy...

Aug 20, 2023

Hadassah Faith Smucker, infant daughter of Samuel B. and Annie J. Miller Smucker of  132 Hollow Road Quarryville, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at Ephrata Hospital. Surviving besides her parents are 7 siblings: Katelyn Rose, Melissa Joy, Sylvia Anne, Josiah David, Regina Beth, Jalene Nicole, Krystal Louise Smucker all at home, grandparents: David B. and Sylvia Y....

Aug 19, 2023

Samuel F. Esh, age 12, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023 as the result of a farming accident.  Born in Oxford, he was the son of Samuel S. and Emma L. Fisher Esh of 538 Woods Road, Oxford.  Samuel attended the Old Order Amish Church.  In addition to his parents, he is survived by 9 siblings: Elsie wife...

Aug 19, 2023

Velma Louise Davis, 89, of Buck Heights Road, Quarryville, PA passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, August 19, 2023. She was the wife of the late John W. Davis who died January 10, 2013.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Bessie Elville Griest.

Louise...

Aug 18, 2023

Harold L. Stokes, age 79, of Holtwood, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023.  He was the husband of Barbara J. (Best) Stokes, celebrating 57 years of marriage on December 18 of last year.  Born in Holtwood, he was the son of the late Daniel and Elsie (Kurtz) Stokes.  He graduated from Penn Manor, Class of 1961.  Harold was...

Aug 17, 2023

Esther Grace Smoker, age 94, formerly of Gordonville, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Garden Spot Village in New Holland.  She was the wife of the late Reuben S. Smoker who passed away on February 25, 2019.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Annie Lapp Blank.  Esther was a member of...

Aug 14, 2023

Vernon R. Umble, age 90, formerly of White Oak Road, Christiana, passed away at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community on Monday, August 14, 2023.  He was the husband of Mildred Landes Umble, with whom he would have celebrated  70 years together on December 12th.  He was born in Gap, son of the late Edgar C. & Susan P. Smoker...

Aug 13, 2023

Elmer F. Fisher, age 79 of 729 Georgetown Road, Ronks, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at his home.  He was the husband of Leah Beiler Fisher.  Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late Benjamin S. and Salome Fisher Fisher.  Elmer was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.  Surviving besides his wife are...

Aug 12, 2023

Jack J Bryson, 94, passed away peacefully at Willow Valley Community, Lancaster on August 12, 2023. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late William and Kathryn (Beck) Bryson. He was a 1951 graduate of Lebanon Valley College, Annville and received his M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1964. He served honorably in the United States Army...

Aug 12, 2023

Barbara E. Witmer, 89, of Fieldcrest Drive, Willow Street, PA died on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Newport Meadows Nursing Facility.  She was the wife of the late Paul R. Witmer who died August 7, 2005.  Born in Elkton, MD she was the daughter of the late Christian and Sarah Elizabeth Miller Zeitler. A homemaker, she assisted on the...

Aug 12, 2023

Marshall Walter Myer, 77, of Lampeter, passed away on August 12, 2023. Born in Lancaster in 1946, Marshall graduated from Avon Grove High School class of 1964. He was employed as an electrician at Lukens Steel Company for 48 years before retiring in 2012. In his spare time, he loved watching drag racing, riding motorcycle, learning about history, playing...

Aug 12, 2023

Adalie Grace Martin, stillborn daughter of Thane and Regina Weaver Martin of Quarryville, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023.  In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents: Edwin and Kathryn Martin Martin of Quarryville, Keith and Wilma Horst Weaver of Shippensburg, great-grandparents: Frances Nolt Martin of Quarryville, Edward and Arlene Sauder Weaver of Leola, and...

Aug 11, 2023

Andrew D. Nolt, age 49, of Kirkwood, passed away at the Mt. Joy Hospice Center on Friday, August 11, 2023.  He was the companion of Shelley L. Mowery, with whom he resided.  He was born in Lancaster, son of Shirley Denlinger Nolt of Paradise and the late David L. Nolt.  He worked for Andrews Excavating of Willow Street.  He...

Aug 11, 2023

Dorothy R. "Dottie" Graham, age 83 of Smoketown, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.  She was the wife of Clair W. Graham with whom she celebrated 66 years of marriage.  Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Margaret Spencer Hammond.  She was a member of Faith Evangelical...