All Obituaries

Doris M. Moyer, 91, of Londonderry Village, Palmyra passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019.   Born September 20, 1927 in Williamstown, she was the daughter of the late Forrest and Marguerite (Finley) Grubb and preceded in death by her husband Jay W. Moyer in 2009.   Retired from Triangle Press, Harrisburg as a proofreader, she was a member of Williamstown United Methodist Church.   Surviving are her son Craig F., husband of Lois A. Moyer of Lawn; granddaughters Kimberly...

Marlin J. Geesaman, 85, of Conewago Township, Dauphin County passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019.   Born June 3, 1933 in Hershey, he was a son of the late John and Edna (Teets) Geesaman and was the widower of June (Weaver) Geesaman.  He was also preceded in death by son Clifford Geesaman, daughter Colleen Geesaman and siblings Verna Gamber, Earl Geesaman, Lloyd Geesaman, Courtney Geesaman, Ralph Geesaman, LeRoy Geesaman, Lillian Keller, and Arlene Hess.   A self-employed...

  Ferne A. (Boyer) Bowman, 91, of Palmyra passed from this world peacefully on Wednesday March 20, 2019.   Born April 26, 1927 she was the wife of Howard C. Bowman.    She was a 1945 graduate of Palmyra High School and graduated from St. Luke’s Presbyterian School of Nursing in Chicago.  She worked at the Good Samaritan and Harrisburg Hospitals, the Palmyra Ambulance Corp and with the Lebanon Valley Answering Service until 1972.    Surviving...

    Geraldine A. Bowers Brown, 83, of Maytown and formerly of Palmyra passed away Monday, March 18, 2019.   Born March 11, 1936 in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Helen (Reinhart) Schauer.  She was the widow of Edward W. Bowers, Jr. and Ernest A. Brown, Sr. and was preceded in death by a sister Jackie Martzel.   She was a Nurse’s Aide for local nursing homes.   Surviving are her children Deborah A., wife of Gene Lengle, Thomas E....

Ronald L. Barto, Sr., 81, of Palmyra passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at home.   Born August 10, 1937 in Hershey, he was a son of the late Floyd and Florence (Kipp) Barto.   He enjoyed being a greeter at Hersheypark after retiring from Hershey Foods.  A member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Ron was First Assistant Chief of Citizen's Fire Company #1, Palmyra and had served with the Fire Police and Ambulance Crew.  He had been in the Hershey Drum Corp, helped...

Earl W. Wenrich, 96, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Hummelstown passed away Friday, March 15, 2019.   Born January 27, 1923 in Shellsville, he was the son of the late John and Gertrude (Klinger) Wenrich.  He was the widower of Pauline Loretta (Shuey) Wenrich since October 2013 and was also preceded in death by a daughter Sandra Lynn Breckenmaker in January 2018 and brother Richard Wenrich.   Retired from Avco New Idea Farm Equipment Company with 37 years of service, he...

Frank David Landis, Sr., 47, of South Londonderry Township, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.   Born March 3, 1972 in Harrisburg, he was a son of Frank G. and Diana L. (Miller) Landis of Palmyra and was an industrial electrician for Weaber, Inc., South Londonderry Township.  Frank was a U. S. Army Veteran and enjoyed fly fishing, white water kayaking, hiking and machining.   Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife of 27...

  Linda D. (Hyde) Bowen, 69, of Southport, NC, formerly of Hummelstown, PA passed from this world peacefully on Friday, February 22, 2019.   She was born on October 13, 1949 in Harrisburg and was raised in Hershey.  Linda is the daughter of Carl D. Hyde (Sharon Rauch) of Palmyra and Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Viola I. (Hoerner) Lawrence, of Hershey.  Linda was the widow of Joseph Bowen.  Linda and Joe enjoyed 37 years of marriage prior to his passing in...

  Franklin D. Kerr, 85, of Palmyra passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 in The Middletown Home.   Born August 3, 1933 in Palmyra, he was a son of the late Roy A. and Anna B. (Price) Kerr.  He was the widower of Virginia (Little) Kerr and also preceded in death by brothers Samuel, Paul and Fred and sisters Dorothy, Adeline, Gladys and Georgianna.   He retired from Hershey Foods Corporation and was a member of Salem United Church of Christ in Campbelltown.  Frank...

Dale Larry Minney, 71, of Colebrook passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 in the Hershey Medical Center.   Born May 18, 1947 in Lancaster County, he was a retired truck driver for Kinard Trucking, member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Colebrook, and previously served with the Lititz Fire Company driving an Engine for 15 years.   Surviving are his wife Lillian L. (Skieczius) Minney; mother Dorothy(Minney) Frymyer of Lebanon; son Dave, husband of Brenda Minney of Lititz and children...