Obituaries

Betty Mildred Rank Kessler (née Reed) passed peacefully surrounded by family on July 29, 2024, in Lebanon, PA, one day short of her 96th birthday.

It is with “happy tears,” as she would have wanted, that her immediate family announces the peaceful passing of Ruth Irene (Miller) Sheetz, 75, at her home in Myerstown on July 7, 2024.

Mabel M. Forney, 91, of Lebanon, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Linden Village in Lebanon, surrounded by her loving family.

LeRoy E. Brandt, 96, of Annville, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Columbia Cottage in Palmyra.

Rev. Barry J. Arnold, 82, of Lebanon, went home to heaven on Friday, July 26, 2024, at his home.

Sidney Figueroa Jr., 36, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, also known as Junito, sadly passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Derek J. White, of Lebanon, PA, passed away on July 24, 2024, at the age of 30.

Gerald Allen Kehr, 77, passed away on July 24, 2024, after a long and difficult illness.

Robert G. “Banjo Bob” Balthaser, 91, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at home in Lebanon.

Elmer S. Hoover, 85, of the Lincoln Christian Home in Ephrata and formerly of Weavertown Road in Myerstown, passed away on July 23, 2024, at the Lancaster General Hospital.

Lynda Lou Reigert-Shirey, 73, of Philadelphia, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.

August H. “Gus” Bomgardner, 5, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.

Betty L. Blauch, 89, of Lebanon, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Spang Crest.

James D. “Jim” Lasch, a devoted father, grandfather, and respected member of the Lebanon community, passed away on July 22, 2024.

Timothy E. Lausch, 64, of Palmyra, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at his home.