All Obituaries

  David Herr Smith, 74, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2022 at Hershey Medical Center.  Born February 17, 1947, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late J. Hughes and Elizabeth (Herr) Smith.  He was married to Shigeko “Mickey” (Shida) Smith on June 27, 1972. A Veteran, Dave proudly served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.  He was stationed in Italy, Japan and Germany.  Dave’s experience in the...

Theodore “Ted” A. Salter, Jr., 96, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Selinsgrove, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born Thursday, July 23, 1925 in Selinsgrove, he was the son of the late Theodore A., Sr. and Stella Marie (Heckard) Salter. He was married 64 years to Lovinabelle (Shaffer) Salter who passed away in December of 2008. Ted was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He was...

Steven E. Jenkins, 60, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Sunday, March 5, 1961, in Lancaster, he was the son of Margaret (Landi) “Peg” Jenkins and the late Merrill Jenkins.  He was married to Tena M. (Varner) Jenkins on September 23, 2018. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Peg, of Elizabethtown and two children: Christine L. Good, married to Robert, of Manheim and...

Charlotte E. Stafford, 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 25, 2021, in Elizabethtown, PA.  Born Charlotte Easterbrook on May 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Neil B. and Levora R. (Rodda) Easterbrook of Butler, NJ. Charlotte graduated from Syracuse University summa cum laude, where she was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.  It was at Syracuse where she met her future husband, Robert F. Stafford of Staten Island, NY.  Charlotte and Bob raised...

Johnathan James “Johnny” Morales, 26, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021.  Born on Friday, July 14, 1995, in San Antonio, TX, he was the son of Angelinna N. (Magnon) Morales and Ramon Morales.   Johnny loved fishing, camping, wrestling and playing videos games with his son as well as teaching his son to play soccer.  He also enjoyed exercising, riding bikes with his family, swimming, and investing in the stock market. He...

Geraldine Ann (Alleman) Dixon, 80, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.  Born Tuesday, February 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John W. and E. Pauline (Kersey) Alleman.  She was married to Kent W. Dixon, Sr. for over 43 years until his death on April 16, 2002. Geraldine was a lifelong resident of Elizabethtown.  She was also a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

Benjamin R. Mummau, 43, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of L. Ray and Evelyn M. (Koch) Mummau. Ben will be lovingly remembered as a man who was funny and kind natured. He enjoyed making others happy. He participated in community outreach programs to help people in need. He even gave the shoes off his feet for someone who needed them more. His siblings joked that he was mom’s favorite kid, even...

Brenda Kay (Reynolds) Fahnestock, 75, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Hershey Medical Center.  Born Tuesday, December 4, 1945, in Oberlin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Forrest L. Reynolds and Evelyn (Rutter) Blantz. She was married to Edward G. Fahnestock. Ms. Fahnestock was born and raised in the Harrisburg/Steelton area until 1967 when she moved to Elizabethtown until her passing.  She was a member of the Elizabethtown...

Jody M. (Stine) Pope, 57, of Elizabethtown, passed away with her family surrounding her, on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 after a long battle with COVID-19.  She was born Tuesday, November 26, 1963 to Leonard and Rose (Sheaffer) Stine.  She is predeceased by her loving husband, Michael E. Marsh, and she is survived by her second husband of 4 years, Randy S. Pope.   Jody was known for her heart of gold, she was willing to help anyone in need.  She was a part of the...

Carilee (Kuehner) Rivele, 71, of Bainbridge, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. Born May 3, 1950 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sue (Owings) Kuehner. She was married 52 years to Richard J. Rivele. Carilee was a 1967 graduate of Bartram High School in Philadelphia and when she was 16 years old, worked for Bell Telephone as an operator. Earning her associates degree from Delaware County Community College, she...