All Obituaries

Helen A. Bleacher, 93, of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully Wednesday May 17, 2023. Born November 15, 1929 in Willow Street, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul M. & Anna Mae (Vanderslice) Rhineer. She was the loving wife of 70 years to the late Grant F. Bleacher. In her free time she enjoyed spending time on her farm, being a 4H and Girl Scout leader, the Horses and Poney Club of Lancster and Dauphin County, or spending time with her companion dog. She is survived by her...

Olga (Gotsi) Ebersole, 70, of Elizabethtown passed away Friday May 5, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Born May 25, 1952 in Athens, Greece she was the daughter of the late Leonadis and Vasilliki Gotsi. After graduating high school and trade school, Olga started her working career as a hair dresser. She married in 1971 and came to the U.S. with her new family in 1973.  She worked as a cashier until she retired due to a disability.  In her free time, she enjoyed doing cross...

Ina R. Jacobs, 93, of Masonic Village Elizabethtown and formerly of Cochranville, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Health Care Center. Born November 26, 1929 in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Elva M. (Gainer) Hippensteel.  Ina graduated from Elizabethtown High School in 1947. In her younger days, Ina was an active Girl Scout, volunteering as a summer camp counselor at Camp Menotomy in New Hampshire and was a member of the Hershey Figure Skating...

Linda S. Pickel, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Sunday, April 9, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born Tuesday, October 13, 1953 to the late James and Cora (Retherford) Way. She is survived by her loving husband Barry Pickel. In her spare time Linda enjoyed being at the shore or camping. She also was an avid cooker but more than anything she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

Carol A. Myers, 68, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born Saturday, September 25, 1954 in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Ray H. and Betty M. (Saintz) Myers. A 1972 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School, Carol was employed by Masonic Village for over 30 years in the Laundry Department. She was a life-long member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Elizabethtown. She loved animals, especially her dogs who were her...

Barbara Ann Eldredge, 56, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Absecon, NJ, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 17, 2023 at home. Born Friday, March 4, 1966 in Atlantic City, she was the daughter of Lollie C. (Crock) Eldredge of Elizabethtown and the late Alfred Eldredge, Jr. who passed away in 2009. Barb was a 1984 graduate of Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, NJ. In 1986 she earned her LPN from Atlantic County Vocational School of Nursing. She was employed at Masonic Village,...

Raymond John Beckman Jr., of New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 21,2023, at the age of 87. Born June 8, 1935, in Pleasantville, NJ, he was the son of Raymond Beckman Sr. and Emma (Schneeweiss) Beckman. After graduating high school, he continued his schooling which led to a life-long career as Municipal Tax Collector for the City of Pleasantville. In his free time he enjoyed flying commercial planes, taking trips with his wife to the islands and Key West, Florida,...

Ann Marie (Kline) Timko passed away peacefully on January 4th. 2023 at Holy Spirit Hospital with her husband George by her side. Born July 23, 1933, in Mahanoy City, she was the daughter of William and AnnMarie (Stefonick) Kline. After graduating from Mahanoy City High School Ann Marie worked at the dynamite plant in Tamaqua for a few years. She was an avid dancer and would never turn down the chance to go out and “cut the rug”. She is...

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Patricia Trout, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the age of 90. Born April 5, 1932 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John & Catherine (Hartman) Mowery. She was married 45 years to the love of her life John W. whom she stayed loyal to after his passing. After graduating from McCaskey High School she spent time as a home maker raising her children. In her free time, she enjoyed hunting and fishing with her husband in the Poconos and...