Obituaries

Charles R. “Charlie” Gingrich, 86, of Fredericksburg, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

Larry P. Carpenter Jr., 54, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.

Joan L. Bernardo, 91, of Annville, passed away on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at MS Hershey Medical Center.

Yvonne M. Kerr, 75, of Hershey, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at Harmony at Hershey.

Rev. W. Bennett Harris, 65, of Jonestown, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the Hershey Medical Center.

Paul Richard “Stumpy” Graham, 78, of Annville, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey.

John Diebus Jr., 87, of Lebanon, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

Robert Vaughn “Bob” Clark, 86, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

Kenneth R. McQuate, 74, of Fredericksburg, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at his daughter’s home.

Linda S. Pickett, 78, of Lebanon, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Luke W. Weaver, 72, of Myerstown, passed away on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

Irene E. Van Scyoc, 89, of Palmyra, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, with her children by her side.

William F. Bechtel, 94, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at Cedar Haven.

Johann Friedrich (John “Frits”) Niemoller, formerly of Annville, passed away peacefully on Oct. 15, 2023, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Geoffrey (Jeff) Conklin Mealand, 96, passed away peacefully on Sept. 27, 2023.