All Obituaries

The Reverend Kenneth Elton Buckwalter was born March 12, 1924, in Chester County.  He was the son of Elton Clyde and Mildred Buckwalter. He is predeceased by his loving wife Marjorie (Richards) Buckwalter. Kenneth was a WWII Army veteran who then continued his education as a full time student at Temple University where he received a B.S. in Education in 1950 and a B.S. in Sacred Theology in 1953.  He was a pastor for United Methodist Churches for 41 years eventually...

Mary B. (Ulrich) Erb, 91, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born Tuesday, June 21, 1927 in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Louis J., Sr. and Lindabel (Flurie) Ulrich. She was married over 69 years to Rudolph M. Erb, Sr. who passed away on February 16, 2019. Mary was a 1945 graduate of Elizabethtown High School, and in her earlier years worked as an X-ray technician at Lancaster General Hospital. She was a...

Mary Jean Davis, 85, of Camp Hill, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Colonial Care Center. Born Friday, February 16, 1934 in Sherman, NY, she was the daughter of the late Delmar E. and Myrtie A. (Wood) Aikens. She was the wife of David M. Hoernle, Sr. also of Camp Hill. Her first husband, Herbert D. Davis, passed away in 2002. Mary Jean was a member of Valley Baptist Church, Middletown. She was a retired nurse’s aid and had worked many years at Masonic...

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Richard O. “Huggie” Hugendubler, 89, of Hummelstown, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at The Middletown Home. Born in Hershey, he was the son of the late Ralph C. and Bertha (Peters) Hugendubler. He will be lovingly missed by his wife, Darlyn L. (McNeil) Hugendubler, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage with. Huggie graduated from Hershey High School, class of 1947. He went on to graduate from Hershey Junior College, and Rochester Institute of Technology. He spent 25...

Shirley M. (Muth) Kline, 84, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the Kadima Rehab. & Nursing at Palmyra.  Born Wednesday, March 13, 1935 to the late Ammon and Edna (Grumbine) Muth.  She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Kenneth E. Kline. As a Christian business owner Shirley had a talent and passion for sewing, she specifically worked on and created custom drapery for her business.  She had a...

Jerrilyn M. Ocampo, 75, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Born Wednesday, January 21, 1944 to the late Ernest F. and Iva L. (Young) Clasing. Jerrilyn graduated from the Towson State Teachers College and continued on to work for the Baltimore Orioles and also teach English for many years.  She also worked as an international sales manager and enjoyed playing Pinochle with her card club gals.  She was a faithful member of St....

Barry Allen Matthews, 71, of Myerstown passed away in his home with family by his side on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.  Born Wednesday, May 28, 1947 to the late John “Jack” E. and Audrey (Wagner) Matthews. He is survived by his loving fiancée Claudia Evans. With his dry sense of humor Barry always had something to say.  He had a great love and knowledge when it came to vintage Ford and Mopars. Barry loved motorcycles, whether that was riding or...

Wayne S. Mumma, Sr., 73, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at his home in Middletown on Monday, March 4, 2019.  Born Thursday, February 21, 1946 in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Paul S. and Vernie R. (Sayger) Mumma. Wayne enjoyed fast cars, shooting guns, watching western movies and loved reminiscing about old times.  He loved his family and valued his friends.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Ebersole, of...

Helen S. (Hernley) Keiper, 91, of Lancaster, formerly of Elizabethtown, went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was born to the late Henry and Emma (Snyder) Stauffer of Manheim. Helen graduated from Lancaster Mennonite School. She retired from Union National Bank of Maytown and was a member of Elizabethtown Mennonite Church. Helen was the wife of the late Paul Miller Hernley with whom she hade three sons and two daughters: Donald (Elizabeth) of VA; Lois Summers...