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Obituaries

Ada Shellhammer, 97, teacher
EPHRATA, PA - Ada E. Shellhammer, 97, a resident of Ephrata Manor, passed away on June 26, 2007. Born in Schuylkill County on May 26, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ida (Rinehart) Sassaman. She is survived by a sister, Fern Ferraro, Florida.
Ada graduated from Tamaqua High School and Kut...

Cynthia Faber, EPL librarian
EPHRATA, PA - Cynthia J. (Cindy) Faber, 67, of Woodview Drive, Lancaster, died peacefully June 27, after a two-month illness. She was the loving wife of Peter D. Faber.
Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Helen Flitcroft Lauterhahn. Cindy was a graduate of the University o...

Benjamin Spangler, 32, guitarist, singer
EPHRATA, PA - Benjamin J. Spangler, 32, of Treetops Drive, Lancaster, died June 21, 2007 in Bozeman, Montana of natural causes.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Jean (Smolko) Spangler of Lancaster and the late Richard L. Spangler.
He was a 1993 graduate of Ephrata High School. Ben was a guitarist and ...

Esther Groff, 79, hotel co-owner
EPHRATA, PA - Esther W. Groff, age 79, of Gordonville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, June 19, 2007. She was the wife of the late Melvin L. Groff who passed away on Aug. 24, 1999. She was born in Ephrata, daughter of the late Christian G. and Anna Weber High. She was a member of the Summit View Brethren in C...

Clair L. Wolf, 81, former mayor, civic leader, dies
EPHRATA, PA - Clair L. Wolf, 81, of Ephrata, entered into rest at Lancaster General Hospital, on Saturday morning, June 23, 2007.
He was born in Ephrata, a son of the late Lloyd and Eva Buch Wolf. He was the husband of Evelyn M. Swartz Wolf with whom he celebrated their 58th anniversary Feb. 19.
He work...

William Geiger, St. Clement's priest
EPHRATA, PA - Father William G. Geiger, a Redemptorist priest at St. Clement's Mission House in Ephrata died suddenly, and peacefully, at his desk on Sunday, June 17, 2007 sometime in the late evening.
At the time of his death, he was writing letters to prisoners to whom he ministered especially at the Lanca...

Dave Brandt Jr., 88, sports broadcaster
EPHRATA, PA - David L. Brandt, Jr., 88, of Lancaster and formerly of Ephrata, passed away Sunday evening, June 10, of natural causes. Born Feb. 8, 1919 in Marietta, he was the son of the late David E. and Beulah Mae (Dyer) Brandt.
Surviving is a daughter: Ann E., wife of Dennis Furlow of Lititz; a grandson: ...

Ira Weinhold, bridge builder
EPHRATA, PA - Ira E. Weinhold, 80, of 412 South Reamstown Road, Ephrata, died Saturday, June 16, 2007, at 10:22 a.m. in the emergency room of Ephrata Community Hospital.
 Born in East Cocalico Township, he was a son of the late Alvin E. and Martha (Musselman) Weinhold. His wife, Marguerite (Ketner) Wein...

Deaths of local interest
EPHRATA, PA - Mary M. Jensen, 80, of Emmaus, died June 13, 2007 in The Phoebe Home, Allentown after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Thomas R. Jensen. Born in Shoemakersville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Esther (Cramer) Madeira. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, William...

Florence Rickards, Bowmansville
EPHRATA, PA - Florence A. Rickards (nee Rumaker), of Bowmansville, formerly of Broomall and Blackwood, N.J., went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2007 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center. She is survived by her son, John (Linda) Fritz; also survived by seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Relatives...
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