Obituaries

SGM (US ARMY RET.) Frank L. Lavia, Jr., age 81, of South Lebanon Twp., died on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at The Lebanon Valley Home, Annville, PA.

Eva C. Smith, 99, of Annville, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Countryside Christian Community.

Velma T. Breidegam, 88, of Campbelltown, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Hershey Medical Center.

Edwin Speck, 90, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully at the Fry Village, Middletown on Saturday, February 1, 2020.

Connie Jo Nichols-Murphy, 62, of Annville, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at her residence.

Lilly J. Hershey, 86, of Lebanon died Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

David Ralph Long, 64, passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 1, 2020.

On Saturday morning, February 1, 2020, William Andrew “Bill” Schaeffer passed from this life to be reunited with his parents William G. and Sarah E. (Fortna) Schaeffer, his son-in-law Friedrich Diebus, and the many wonderful dogs in his life, as well as his aunts, uncles, and cousins who knew him as Sonny.

Ethel Mae (Geib) Kline, 95, of Annville, formerly Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Countryside Christian Community.

Arlene A. Fancovic, 90, of Lebanon, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at Manor Care Health Services.

Richard H. Fox, 84, of Lebanon died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at ManorCare , Lebanon.

Francis P. Kreiser, 84, of Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital.

Marilyn (Grant) Fortna, 93, of Lebanon died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in the Lebanon Valley Home, Annville.

Liam Lee Ream, 2 months, infant son of Brittany N. Burcher and Joshua M. Ream of Annville died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.