Obituaries

Clarence W. Rittel, 89, of Myerstown, PA, died on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at Myerstown Nursing and Rehab.

Autumn R. Kreiser, 46, of Jonestown, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Excela-Frick Hospital in Mount Pleasant.

Bernice K. Werni, 84, of Lickdale, passed away on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon.

Dr. James Thomas passed away on Jan. 11, 2026.

Elaine C. Horney, 77, of Annville, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at the Lebanon Valley Nursing Home.

Glenn Paul Balthaser Jr., 74, of Lebanon, PA, passed away peacefully on Jan. 16, 2026, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital.

Robert E. Smith, 101, of Lebanon, passed away at home on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

John V. Klink, 68, of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at his home.

Barbara J. Hess passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Mabel “Susie” Gernert, 71, of Cornwall, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at her residence.

The family of Martha Joanne Flanick (nee Buckoski) announces her passing on Jan. 11, 2026, at the age of 99 in Palmyra, PA.

William W. “Bill” Neuman, 94, passed into the presence of our Lord on Jan. 5, 2026, in Coeur d’Alene, ID.

John (Jack) Walter Cantwell Jr., of Myerstown, PA, left us peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at the Lebanon VA Hospital Hospice.

Barbara A. Batula, 80, of Jonestown, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.