Local Obituaries
Thomas R. "Tom" Odenkirk
Mar 24, 2021
Thomas R. “Tom” Odenkirk, 90, of Cornwall, formerly of McLean, VA, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. He was the husband of Barbara A. Jekel Odenkirk. Tom was born in Cleveland, OH on March 5, 1931, son of the late Zane Coy and Ruth E. Stricklin Odenkirk. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean...
David Corona
Mar 23, 2021
David Corona, 64, of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. He was a repair Tech for Samsung. David enjoyed time spent with family, working on cars as a mechanic/painter, reading his bible and watching Christian TV. He is survived by children, Cindy Corona of WS, Wendy Corona of NYC, Genesis Nicole Corona of...
Darwin High
Mar 22, 2021
Darwin L. High, 88, of Lebanon, formerly of Lehigh County, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at Elmcroft of Lebanon. He was the husband of the late Frances L. Foraker High who passed away December 11, 1998. Darwin was born in Doylestown on May 31, 1932, son of the late Jacob Langford and Helen Esther Wismer High. He was an...
Nancy G. Poust
Mar 20, 2021
Nancy G. Poust, 98, formerly of Lebanon passed away Saturday morning, March 20, 2021 at Cornwall Manor. Born in Philadelphia on March 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Esther Michael Gundrum. Nancy graduated from Haverford Township High School in 1940 and then received her BS from Drexel University in 1944. She had worked as...
Beverly Jean Smith
Mar 18, 2021
Beverly Jean Smith, 55 of Lebanon passed away at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born in Lebanon on January 1, 1966, she was the daughter of James E., Sr. and Kathleen Smith Zombro. Beverly enjoyed baking and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Beverly will be missed by her son, Kyle, husband of...
Elinore S. Lynch
Mar 17, 2021
Elinore S. Lynch, 93 of Mt. Gretna passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. Born on September 13, 1927 in Lincoln, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Calvin H. and Elizabeth Hudson Satterfield. She was the wife of Norman B. Lynch who preceded her in death on July 11, 2000. Elinore was a graduate of...
George A. Hamilton, Jr.
Mar 15, 2021
George A. Hamilton, Jr., 91 of Cornwall passed away Monday, March 15, 2021 at Cornwall Manor. Born in Philadelphia on December 16, 1929, he was the son of the late George A., Sr. and Mabel McKay Hamilton. He was the husband of Pauline L. Trudell Hamilton.
Bobby Duane Dunbar
Mar 14, 2021
Bobby Duane Dunbar, 48 of Lebanon passed away at home, Sunday morning, March 14, 2021. Born on April 17, 1972 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Bobby Maxwell and Esther Dunbar. He was the fiancée of Tyisha J. Howell. Duane, also known as Fat Dad enjoyed gaming and the New York Giants. Duane will be missed by his...
Bonnie K. Potter
Mar 9, 2021
Bonnie K. Potter, 55, of Cleona formerly of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon. She was the wife of Edward Potter, whom she married May 26, 1982. Bonnie was born in Plainfield, NJ on April 22, 1965, daughter of Jeanne Yahner Baker of Shenandoah and the late Eugene Baker; She was a graduate...
Robert I. Angelo
Feb 25, 2021
Robert I. Angelo, 73, of Lebanon, passed away February 25, 2021 at his residence. He was the husband of Helen Graby Angelo. Bob was born in Rexmont on August 20, 1947, son of Julius and Betty Carpenter Angelo. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Bob graduated from the Reading Business Institute and had studied at Broward Community...
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...
