Lorraine C. (Blum) Pankratz, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Dec. 22, 2021.

Constance J. “Connie” Donkel, 87, of Myerstown, died on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at StoneRidge Towne Centre, Myerstown.

Howard Firestine, 101, of Pine Grove, formerly of Myerstown and Lewistown, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2021.

Patricia A. “Pat” (nee Ryland) Shott, 84, of Lebanon, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at her residence.

Brett Allman Swanger died Dec. 21, 2021, after fighting cancer for over a year. He is survived by his wife, stepson, daughters, and parents.

Clarissa Sue Lupro, 83, of Lancaster, died on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lancaster.

Ruth H. Peiffer, 86, of Richland, passed away on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Stone Ridge Towne Centre, Myerstown.

Barry R. Davis, 75, of Fredericksburg, passed away in the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

Jody Lynn Matz, 44, of Myerstown, passed away along with her husband, Arthur Matz, on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021.

Arthur Matz, 50, of Myerstown, passed away along with his wife, Jody Lynn (Martin) Matz, on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021.

Linda R. DiFava, 65, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at her residence. She was the wife of Larry L. DiFava, of Lebanon.

A. Louise (nee Demler) Kreiser, 92, died on Dec. 19, 2021, at Cornwall Manor Health Center from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

Ariel Salazar Acosta, 54, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at the Hershey Medical Center.

Jose Luis Ramos Luciano, 52, of Lebanon, passed away on Dec. 19, 2021. He was a son of Juan Ramos and Carmen Lydia Luciano.

Martin J. Johnson, Jr., 93, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed into eternity, surrounded by his loving family, on Dec. 18, 2021, in Hershey.