Obituaries

Traci D. Berchtold, 55, of Palmyra, PA, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025.

F. Allen Short Jr., 89, of Lebanon, PA, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at home.

Charles D. Lahr Sr., 67, passed away peacefully during the early hours of the morning on July 8, 2025, in Lebanon, PA.

Annette M. Dove, 68, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, at Cedar Haven.

Charles E. Knerr, 82, of Jonestown, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, at his home. He was the husband of Virginia A. (Mowrer) Knerr.

Allen G. “Buddy” Kintzer Jr., 81, of Myerstown, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.

Douglas Harold Bedell was born on Aug. 11, 1935, in Orange, New Jersey, as the oldest son of Harold and Gladys Bedell.

Leslie E. Porter, 56, of Lebanon, died on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

Patricia A. Dundore, 83, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, at Alpine Valley Post Acute and Healthcare Center, Lebanon.

Sandra F. Kelly, 82, of Myerstown, PA, died on Friday, July 4, 2025, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon.

Paulette M. “Red” Sherwood, 76, of Lebanon, PA, peacefully passed away on June 26, 2025, following a valiant battle against a rare autoimmune blood disorder.

Robert E. Michael Jr., 65, of Schuylkill County and formerly of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Rosewood Rehab and Nursing Center.

Rick N. Barlow, 69, of Lebanon, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025.

Denny D. Hitz, 72, of Robesonia, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Shirley Ann Karinch, 91, lifelong resident of Quentin, died peacefully on June 29, 2025, at Cornwall Manor, where she was a resident of their memory care unit.