All Obituaries

  Helen M. Hollinger, 88, of Londonderry Village, Palmyra, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018.   Born November 28, 1929 in Hershey, she was a daughter of the late John K. and Katie M. (Kelchner) Merkey and was also preceded in death by her brother Leon Merkey.   Retired from Bell Telephone Company with 34 years of service, she was a lifetime member of Midway Church, Lebanon.   Surviving are her husband of 50 years...

Elizabeth A. Latz, 84, of Palmyra passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at home.   Born July 9, 1933 in Johnstown, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family being preceded in death by her parents John and Angie (McMeans) Keating, sister Mary Agnes Slick, and brother John Keating, Jr.   A 1951 graduate of Ferndale High School, she had been awarded the American Legion Award, danced in the Old Ferndale Minstrel, and was Ferndale Volunteer...

Barbara Ann Teets, 69, of Annville went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 16, 2018 at her home.   Born December 26, 1948 in Hershey, she was a daughter of the late Robert H. and Eleanor M. (Shiffler) Oellig.   A 1966 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School, Barb had worked various jobs including school cafeteria, church secretary, and the United States Post Office.  An active lifetime church member, she was a member of Hanoverdale Church and...

Gretchen S. Yingst, of Hummelstown, formerly of Tampa, Florida, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018.   She was a former employee of Hillsborough County, Florida, Planning and Growth Management Department and Susquehanna Internal Medicine Associates, Camp Hill.  A graduate of Hershey High School, she attended Temple University School of Nursing, and graduated from Harrisburg Institute of Medical Arts.   She was the widow of James A. Baltimore...

  Alex passed away in Chicopee, MA. He was born in Hershey, PA to Carol A. Meyer and the late Ralph P. Meyer. He has two older brothers, Ted and Andy, both married with families.     He was a graduate of Palmyra High School and Lebanon Valley College. Alex completed a Certificate Year of a Transpersonal Psychology degree and recently has been awarded posthumously his Master’s of Science in Health Care Ethics from Creighton...

    Michael Terence Kenney, 71, of Lower Paxton Township and formerly of Grantville, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018.     Born March 6, 1947 in Williamsport, he was a son of the late John Terence and Janet Louise (Schenck) Kenney.     Michael received an associate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine in 1981. In 1985 he completed the US Army Engineer Officer Advanced...

Mary R. MacGee, 99, of Ecumenical Retirement Community, Harrisburg and formerly of Palmyra passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018.   Born May 31, 1919 in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Annie (Ramsey) Nowlen and was the widow of Wendell H. MacGee since October 2010.   Retired from Hershey Entertainment, she was a 50 year member of Derry Presbyterian Church and is survived by her daughter Elizabeth M. MacGee of Harrisburg, son John...

Catherine M. “Kay” Kiscadden, 91, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 in Londonderry Village, Palmyra with her loving daughter by her side.   Born November 16, 1926 in Palmyra, she was a daughter of the late Roy, Sr., and Mabel I. (Buck) Dice.  She was the widow of Eugene C. Kiscadden since February 1979 after 30 years of marriage and was also preceded in death by her sister Thelma Dice.   Retired from the Pennsylvania State Police...

Martha L. Davidson, 90, of the Middletown Home and formerly of Hummelstown passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 in the Harrisburg Hospital.   Born July 9, 1927 in West Wyoming, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith (Brace) Gumpper and the widow of Ray E. Davidson since March 2016.   Primarily a homemaker, she had been employed in the Elizabethtown Dress Factory, Indian Echo Caverns, and as a Hummelstown Crossing Guard.  Martha was a...

    John S. “Jack” Grauel, 88, of Hummelstown passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center.     Born September 30, 1929 in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late William S. and Dorothy P. (Hanna) Grauel and was also predeceased by brother William Grauel and sister Jane Hoover.     A grocery manager for the former Food Fair and Pantry Pride, Jack was later...