Aug 21, 2023

On Monday, at age 103, Edwin Forrest Ebersole went joyfully to meet his Savior.  On July 7, 1920, Ed was born in Middletown, one of six children of Morris F. and Ruth Naomi (Metzger) Ebersole. Following in his mother’s footsteps of reaching the 100-year birthday marker, Ed stayed active and engaged his entire life. His beloved wife June passed...

May 17, 2023

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...

May 5, 2023

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...

Apr 9, 2023

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...

Apr 7, 2023

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,...

Mar 23, 2023

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...

Feb 17, 2023

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...

Jan 21, 2023

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...

Jan 4, 2023

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...

Dec 18, 2022

​An obituary will be available upon completion.

Dec 15, 2022

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...

Nov 27, 2022

Virginia “Ginny” G. Althoff, 92, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Paramount Senior Living in Maytown. Born Monday, June 9, 1930 in Robesonia, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Betty (Wimmershoff) Hixson. She was married 23 years to Richard E. Althoff who passed away in July 2021. Her first husband, Gerald H....

Oct 13, 2022

J. Daniel Helm, 73, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy.  Born February 18, 1949, in Lancaster, he was the son of Richard C. and Dorothy L. (Minion) Helm.  He was married to Elizabeth Ann (Kreiss) Helm on June 22, 1974.

Dan graduated from Elizabethtown Area...

Jun 27, 2022

Edward E. (Ed) Millhouse, Jr., of Elizabethtown, Pa., passed away at his home on Monday, June 27, 2022, at the age of 88 years. Present with him at the time of his passing was his wife of 64 years, Kathleen (Kay) Jones Millhouse.

Ed was born in Leola, Pa., to Edward E. Millhouse, Sr., and Anna Bouder...

Mar 27, 2022

Robert M. Longenecker, 92, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. He spent his last remaining years under the care of the wonderful staff at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born Sunday, December 1, 1929 in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Raymond B. and Flora (Miller) Longenecker. He was married 62 years to Arvella (Brandt) Longenecker...

Feb 13, 2022

Frank T. Halbleib Jr., 70, of Bainbridge, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital.  Born Sunday, November 4, 1951, in Bainbridge, he was the son of the late Frank T. Halbleib, Sr. and Winifred (Detweiler) Halbleib.

He is survived by three siblings: Thomas Halbleib, married to Maxine, of Wrightsville, John Halbleib,...

Jan 22, 2022

Fannie Lois Frey, 88, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Elizabethtown Nursing Home in Rheems. Born Friday, April 28.1933 in Rapho Twp., she was the daughter of the late Elias T. and Fannie S. (Daveler) Frey. She was married 15 years to Jay Lester Frey who passed away in 1997.

Fannie was employed...

Jan 3, 2022

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...

Jan 3, 2022

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...

Nov 25, 2021

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...