Local Obituaries
James G. Cowden
Jun 18, 2019
James G. Cowden, 81, of Lebanon passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Lebanon VA Medical Center Hospice. He was the husband of Janet Bair Cowden. Jim was born in Lebanon on June 24, 1937, son of the late Grover C. and Lillian M. Garman Cowden. He was an US Army Veteran of the Korean War. Jim was a retired...
Martha Mae Potts
Jun 17, 2019
Martha Mae Potts, 83, of Lebanon passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 at Cedar Haven. She was the wife of the late Orville E. Potts who passed away May 8, 2003. Martha was born in Auburn on October 28, 1935, daughter of the late Irvin C. Baber, Sr. and Bertha L. Wilbermuth Baber. She was employed as a seamstress for...
Carl L Ceresini
Jun 10, 2019
Carl L. Ceresini, 90 of Lebanon passed away at the Lebanon VA Medical Center Monday afternoon, June 10, 2019. Born on April 22, 1929 in Lebanon he was the son of the late Dominic and Bertha “Bellonia” Scaricamazza Ceresini. Carl was the husband of Helen M. Hoffman Ceresini who preceded him in death on May 11, 2017. Carl served in...
Samuel E. Trump
Jun 9, 2019
Samuel E. Trump, age 77, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Son of the late Edward C. and Helen M. (nee Brown), he was born on January 28, 1942 in Berwick, PA. Sam served in the U.S. Air Force 15th Weather Squadron from 1959 to 1967, being honorably discharged as a staff sergeant. It was during this...
Randy R. Simmons
Jun 6, 2019
Randy R. Simmons, 62, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, June6, 2019 at Community Care & Hospice, Mt Joy. He was the husband of Betty Mumford Simmons whom he married December 31, 1992. Randy was born in Lancaster on October 31, 1956, son of the late Randolph Simmons and Mary Stuber Simmons Wise, wife of Carl Wise of Ephrata. Randy had...
Joseph J. Repasch
Jun 5, 2019
Joseph J. Repasch, 91, of Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Spang Crest Manor, Lebanon. He was the husband of Janet R. Baughman (Kimmel) Repasch, to whom he was married October 19, 1999 in Honolulu, HI, and the late Betty J. Kreider Repasch, to whom he was married for 39 years and who passed away January 12, 1995. He...
Betty J. Bennett
May 22, 2019
Betty J. Bennett, 70, of Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Lebanon Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the wife of Ronald D. Bennett. Betty was born in Lebanon on December 16, 1948, daughter of the late William and Betty Beck Brandt. Betty was a 1966 graduate of Lebanon High School. She retired after 38 years of...
Antonio De Pinero Pinero Melendez
May 22, 2019
Antonio de Padua Pinero Melendez, 81, of Yabucoa, PR, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Community Care & Hospice, Mt. Joy. He was the husband of Paula Santiago. Antonio was born in Ceiba, PR on April 3, 1938, son of the late Modesto Pinero and Ana Maria Melendez. In addition to his wife, Paula, Antonio is survived by his...
Barbara T. Winters
May 2, 2019
Barbara T. Winters, 81 of Myerstown, formerly of Haddonfield, NJ, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. She was the wife of David Lee Winters, Sr. Barbara was born in Camden, NJ on May 29, 1937, daughter of Charles C. and Gladys Pratt Testerman. Barbara was a member of Myerstown United Church of Christ,...
Robin R. White
Apr 26, 2019
Robin R. White, 58, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Eugene Knoche and Brian O’Donnell. Robin was born in Pittsburgh on March 18, 1961, daughter of the late Robert E. and Alice M. Huerbin White. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School. Robin was an...
James C. Ulearey
Apr 26, 2019
James C. Ulearey, 61, of Columbia, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was born in Philadelphia on March 17, 1958. son of Elmer and Kathryn Hamer Ulearey. Jim was a Coast Guard Veteran having served from 1974 to 1978. He had been employed as an electrician at the Navy Ship Yard in Philadelphia....
Shirley D. Hartman
Apr 23, 2019
Shirley D. Hartman, 85, of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Edward Hartman. Shirley was born in Lebanon on April 20, 1934, daughter of the late Herman C. and Bernice J. Poorman Smith. She was a retired production worker for the H.B. Reese Candy Co. Shirley was a member...
Jean Howell Gates
Apr 21, 2019
Jean Howell Gates, 99, died peacefully at the Cornwall Manor Health Center, April 21, 2019. Born in Wilmington, Delaware on October 2, 1919, she was the daughter of Nathaniel Woodhull and Augusta Dure Howell. Jean was a 1937 graduate of Tower Hill School in Wilmington and attended Connecticut College for Women. Returning to Wilmington, she was editor of Du Pont’s...
Eric Randolph Wolfe
Apr 17, 2019
Eric Randolph Wolfe, 66, of Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Denise A. Murphy Wolfe. Eric was born in Lebanon on November 29, 1952, son of the late Roy E. and Virginia Dissinger Wolfe. Eric was a Lebanon High School graduate. He was a Navy Veteran of the...
Ziola R. Grotestan
Apr 6, 2019
Ziola R. Grotestan, 88, of Lebanon, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the widow of Norberto Gaonzales. Ziola was born in Pordurt Padre, Cuba. She is survived by sons, Juan, husband of Barbara Gonzales of Lebanon, Norberto, husband of Ileana Gonzales of Harrisburg, Eduardo, husband of Betsy Gonzales of FL, 10 grandchildren, several...
Richard L. Grimes
Apr 6, 2019
Richard L. Grimes, 94, of Cornwall Manor, Cornwall, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Lebanon Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of Anna Mae Koehler Grimes. Dick was born in Lebanon on April 14, 1924, son of the late Charles W. and Hazel Mae Brown Grimes. He was a 1942 graduate of Lebanon High School. Dick was...
Paul Gundrum Jr
Apr 6, 2019
Paul Gundrum, Jr., 88, of Lebanon passed away at his residence Saturday, April 6, 2019. He was the husband of Patricia A. Monahan Gundrum whom he married April 21, 1951. Paul was born in Lebanon on March 8, 1931, son of the late Paul D., Sr. and Ethel Wilhide Gundrum. He was a 1949 graduate of Lebanon High School. Paul...
Kevin Junior Perez Morales
Apr 5, 2019
Kevin Junior Perez Morales, 22, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 on N. 10th St, Lebanon. He was born in Arecibo, PR on October 17, 1996, son of Wigberto Perez of Milford, MA, and Jessica Morales of Lares, PR. Kevin was an order picker at Samson Warehouse, Jonestown. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, especially basketball and baseball. In addition...
Andrea Myers Polonia
Apr 1, 2019
Andrea M. Myers Polonia, 42, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Stoever’s Damn Park. She was born in Amsterdam, NY on May 5, 1976, daughter of Stephen and Gloria Myers of Vandergrift. Andrea enjoyed time spent with family and friends. In addition to her parents, Andrea is survived by her daughters, Savannah Myers of Reading, Janessa Biddle of Lebanon,...
Karl F. Messerschmidt
Mar 30, 2019
Karl F. Messerschmidt, 46, of Myerstown, PA passed away in March 2019. He was born October 29, 1972 in Hershey, PA. Karl graduated from Eastern Lebanon County High School (ELCO), Myerstown, in 1990 and received an Associate of Applied Science in Electronics Technology degree from Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, in 1993. Karl's employment spanned the electronics, communications and computer...
