All Obituaries

Annamae L. (Campbell) Shaffer, of York, died peacefully during the early morning hours of September 14, 2023 at Autumn House West at the age of 94. She was married to Cornelius K. Shaffer who entered into rest on July 22, 1999. Annamae was born in Windsor Township on April 2, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Clarence N. and Mary Ardella (Kraft) Campbell. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking & baking. A woman who took pride in her health and well-being, Annamae enjoyed reading...

Lorraine H. (Richardson) Glatfelter, formerly of Red Lion, died peacefully on Thursday morning, September 14, 2023 at Dallastown Nursing Center at the age of 94. She was married to Walter L. Glatfelter who passed away on January 14, 2006. Lorraine was born in Norrisville, MD on July 25, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Henry and Elsie (McComas) Richardson. She graduated from Red Lion High School class of 1947. She was employed at the former Warners Dairyland, now Lion’s...

Phyllis L. (Chronister) Haar, formerly of Hanover, went to her eternal home on Saturday afternoon, September 9, 2023 from Victorian Villa in Dallastown at the age of 94. She was the wife of the late Charles J. Haar, Jr. who entered into rest on February 3, 2015. She was born in New Oxford on May 23, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Clarence William and Lillian Isabelle (Chronister) Noel. A talented cook and baker, Phyllis spent her time at home as a housewife and mother, raising her...

Dr. Charles Wayne Hash, Jr. D.O., of York, entered into rest at his home in York on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the age of 77. Charlie and his wife, Rosemary M. (Reyes) Hash, were married on November 3, 2014 and shared 19 years together. Charlie was born in Spring Grove on July 27, 1946 to the late Dr. Charles W. Sr., and Mary J. (Miller) Hash. He graduated from Spring Grove High School, class of 1964 and received his bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College in 1968. He...

Kenneth Elmer Gemmill, of Dover, entered into rest at UPMC Memorial on Monday, August 28, 2023 at the age of 71. He was born in York on September 20, 1951 and was the son of the late Robert Samuel and Margaret Ethel (Boyer) Gemmill. Ken proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and retired from the New Cumberland Army Depot where he worked in Boiler Operations. He enjoyed helping people around their homes, doing small repairs and housework, going to the movies with his son...

Laverne Michael “Mike” Lentz passed peacefully on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 10:45am in the comfort of his home in Red Lion. He was 73 years old. Mike was married to Joyce A. (Ware) Lentz on December 28, 1974, celebrating 48 years of marriage. Mike was born in York on May 19, 1950 to the late Laverne L. and Audrey Nadia (Hawkins) Lentz, of York. Upon joining the United States Army, Mike proudly served his country in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1971. He will be fondly remembered...

Bonnie E. (Trout) Ehrhart went to her eternal home from her residence in South Daytona Beach on the evening of August 18, 2023 at the age of 86. She was the wife of the late Wendell Alois Ehrhart who entered into rest on May 26, 2018. Born in Red Lion on July 18, 1937 to Charles A. and Pauline E. (Murphy) Trout, Bonnie obtained her associates degree and was a dental hygienist for several years. She enjoyed shopping on QVC, drinking her coffee, watching soap operas & the US Open as well...

Gene H. Wise was born April 24, 1942 just outside of Red Lion, PA & named after "The Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry. Sadly, he departed this earth on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 at 81 years of age at his home, following numerous health issues spanning the last 8+ months. He was the son of the late Herbert L. & Florence I. (Keller) Wise. He is survived by his wife of almost 61 years, Trudy (Knaper) Wise, son Darren Wise of Dallastown, granddaughter Victoria "Tori"...

Gary Robert Sklar went to his eternal home at his residence in Red Lion on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at the age of 73. Born to Albert and Margaret in Kentucky where they were stationed, Gary was eventually raised in Baltimore. He enlisted in the Air Force where he served his country honorably and after retiring, served 20 years in the Maryland Air National Guard. He had a passion for home improvements and worked in retail at Lowes where he could advise and assist homeowners in purchasing...

On Sunday morning July 30, 2023, Thomas John Reeves, age 83 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Stewartstown PA.  Tom was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 27, 1940, the only child of Thomas Edward and Catherine Helen (Croce) Reeves.   Tom always had an insatiable curiosity for how things worked.  Even as a child he could be found in his parent’s basement disassembling and reassembling mechanical objects. He graduated from Calvert...