Local Obituaries
Lloyd R. Kreider
Feb 18, 2021
Lloyd R. Kreider, 93, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Janice M. Hostetter Kreider and the late Blanche Todd Kreider who passed away June 6, 2006. Lloyd was born in Avon, Lebanon County on April 1, 1927, son of Herman R. and Sara E. Stager Kreider. He was...
Margaret C. "Peg: Phillippy
Feb 18, 2021
Margaret C. “Peg” Phillippy, 95, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at ManorCare Lebanon. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Phillippy who passed away October 8, 2000. Peg was born in Ravine on December 11, 1926, daughter of the late John and Bessie Zimmerman Heiser. Peg is a retired machine operator for Keystone Knitting Mill and...
Ronald L. Wilkerson
Feb 15, 2021
Ronald L. Wilkerson, 72, of Lebanon, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Cedar Haven. He was born in Benton, IL on June 27, 1948, son of Clara Walter Wilkerson of Lebanon and the late Clyde Wilkerson. Ron was a graduate of Weatherly High School. He attended God’s Missionary Church, Lebanon. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War....
Maria I. Torres
Feb 12, 2021
Maria I. Torres, 90, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon. She was born in Las Maria, PR on May 14, 1930, daughter of the late Erinque Rivera Torres and Bernalda Rivera Torres. Maria enjoyed time spent with her family, cooking and cats. She will be missed by her children, Ramon L....
Joseph "Joe" Agresta
Feb 9, 2021
Joseph (Joe) Agresta died peacefully in his home in South Carolina on February 9th, 2021. He was 94 years old. Born in Myerstown, PA in on May 11, 1926. Joe grew up in Lebanon, PA during the Great Depression. As a teenager, he began working as an ice-man delivering blocks of ice and at 17 he joined the Navy Air...
Patricia Marie Keightly
Feb 5, 2021
Patricia Marie Keightlu, 71, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center. Pat was born in Steelton on March 21, 1949, daughter of the late Richard D. and Doris M. Delutes Dailey, She was the retired Attendance Secretary for the Cornwall Lebanon School District. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Lebanon. Pat...
Kenneth M. Hinton
Jan 22, 2021
Kenneth M. Hinton, 90, of Palmyra. Passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Edna Gehringer Hinton. Ken was born in Bangor on November 24, 1930. He was employed in the maintenance department of Bell Telephone in Easton. He enjoyed the woods, fishing and hunting. Ken will be missed by...
David J. Arnold Jr.
Jan 17, 2021
David J. Arnold, Jr., 49, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Dave was born November 25, 1971, son of Betty Armpriester, of Lebanon, and David Arnold, Sr., of Lebanon. Dave was preceded in death by his mother. Dave was a 1989 graduate of Cedar Crest High School. He...
George D. Zimmerman
Jan 12, 2021
George D. Zimmerman, 77, of Cornwall, formerly of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of Susan C. Smith Zimmerman whom he married in 1965. George was born in Lebanon on October 14, 1943, son of the late Joseph E. Sr and Marjorie M. Mader Zimmerman. He was an Air...
Joseph C. Saile
Jan 4, 2021
Joseph C. Saile, 83, of Lebanon, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Dorothy A. “Dottie” Horst Saile, to whom he was married for 37 years. Joe was born in Lancaster on August 23, 1937, son of the late Dr. Harold and Ruth Ringling Saile. Joe was a graduate of Lebanon...
Providencia Pabon Rivera
Dec 27, 2020
Providencia Pabon Rivera, 75 of Lebanon passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Manor Care. Born in Ponce, PR on April 26, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Leonicia Pabon and Josefina Rivera. She loved her home and enjoyed watching T.V. She is survived by her daughter, Carmen Alvarado, wife of Enoel Torres of Lebanon; grandchildren, Enoel Torres,...
Robert J. "Bob" Winters
Dec 18, 2020
Robert J. “Bob” Winters, 89, formerly of Lebanon, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Phoebe Village Garden, Wernersville. He was the husband of the late Grace McCurdy Winters who passed away July 12, 2017.The Winters had been married for 62 years. Bob was born in Lebanon on April 10, 1931, son of Paul and Emma Mease Winters. Bob was...
Doris J. Nelson
Dec 10, 2020
Doris passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at the Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Funeral service are pending.
Robert J. Gearhart Sr
Dec 10, 2020
Robert J. “Bob” Gearhart, 88, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at his residence. He was the husband of Nancy E. Wise Gearhart whom he married September 6, 1952. Bob was born in Lebanon on May 19, 1932, son of the late John R. and Agnes Schreiber Gearhart. He was a 1950 graduate of Lebanon High School. Bob...
Lino G. Gomez Garcia
Dec 10, 2020
Lino G. Gomez Garcia, 20, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Bayamon, PR son of Esther G. Garcia Gomez of Lebanon and Lino L. Gomez Gomez of Hypolux, FL. Lino was a 2028 graduate of Cedar Crest High School. He was employed as a warehouseman at Amazon in Reading. Lino was...
Elizabeth B. Heiligman
Dec 7, 2020
Elizabeth B. “Betty” Heiligman, 98, of Lebanon passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon. She was the wife of the late David L. Heiligman. Betty was born in Lebanon on June 29, 1922, daughter of the late Augustus and Cora A. Douple Allwein. She was a graduate of Lebanon High School, class of 1939....
Herbert J. Bohr Sr
Dec 3, 2020
Herbert J. Bohr, Sr, 67, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at his residence. He was the husband of Lorie Waltman Bohr whom he married July 1, 1985. Herb was born in Annville on October 14, 1953, son of the late Stanford and Arlene Seiders Bohr. He had been employed in the Customer Service Dept of Home Depot,...
Chad Frantz Jr.
Nov 29, 2020
Chad Frantz, Jr, of Lebanon, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Lebanon on January 4, 1998, son of Aubrey Leininger of Lebanon and Chad Frantz, Sr of LaBelle. Chad was a 2016 graduate of Lebanon High School and the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center Culinary Arts program. He was employed at Always...
Kay Frances Boehler
Nov 25, 2020
Kay Frances Boehler, 78, of Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020mat the Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon. She was born In Lebanon on March 4, 1942, daughter of the late Raymond Frederick and Elizabeth Aumiller Boehler. She was a graduate of HAAC. Kay was a former nursing aide and was the owner of Kay’ Dog Salon. She e was...
James W. Shindel
Nov 20, 2020
James W. Shindel, 91 of Jonestown passed away at home Friday, November 20, 2020. Born on January 24, 1929 in Lebanon, he was the son of the late William Peter and Ida Shay Shindel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Althouse Shindel. He was the companion of Dorothy Martin Kohr for over 35 years. Jim served in...
