Obituaries

Elizabeth J. “Betty” Gildea, 97, of Cornwall, formerly of Bridgewater, NJ, and Newtown, PA, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at Cornwall Manor, Cornwall, PA.

Edith M. “Edie” Kreiser passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2024, at the age of 97, at Lebanon Valley Home, Annville.

W. Lawrence “Larry” Hess, 84, of Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital.

Susan D. (Miller) Heilig, 68, of Fredericksburg, passed away on Jan. 4, 2024, with her daughter by her side.

Jerry A. Getz, 84, of Lebanon, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at Tremont Health & Rehabilitation Center.

David “Dave” Wagner passed away at home peacefully in his favorite recliner on Jan. 3, 2024.

Marilyn Weaver peacefully left this world on Dec. 24, 2023, at the age of 84, surrounded by the love of her family.

Janice Ensminger, 85, passed away on Jan. 1, 2024, at UPMC Community General Osteopathic Hospital after a brief illness.

Steward “Pete” A. Wire Sr., 72, passed away on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in Lebanon, surrounded by his loving family.

Mary Jane (Kreiser) Smith, 93, of Lebanon, passed away on Dec. 31, 2023, at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital.

Glenn L. Gockley, 86, of Myerstown, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

Donald L. Fortna, 88, of Jonestown, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, at his home.

Karl K. Brown, 82, of Palmyra, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.

Anna J. Walter, 97, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at StoneRidge Towne Center.

Steven J. Hlavaty, born on Tuesday, April 18, 1961, in Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in York, Pennsylvania.