Obituaries by LocationMarlin Hetrick
Marlin Hetrick, 75, of Longview Drive, Lower Swatara Twp., died Monday, January 25 in Polyclinic Medical Center.
Born in Hershey on November 27, 1923, he was the son of Charles J. Hetrick and Mabel Wagner.
He was a self-employed farmer; attended Garden Chapel, Middletown; and was a member of the PA Farm Bureau and Brookside Hunting Camp, Potter County.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline (Kleinfelter) Hetrick; one daughter, Norma J. Wagner of Middletown; two brothers, Herman of Hershey and Earl of Palmyra; three sisters, Mae Hein and Mary Eshelman, both of Palmyra and Elsie Gibble of New Bloomfield; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held Friday, January 29 at Hoover Funeral Home, 1225 W. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey with the Rev. Paul W. Maulfair Jr. officiating. Burial
was in Grandview Memorial Park, Annville.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church, 468 Edinburgh Road, Middletown, PA 17057.
Laura Dively
Laura M. Dively, 54, of Highspire, died Monday, January 25 in ManorCare Health Services, Lower Paxton Twp.
She was an employee of Verdelli Farms Inc.
She is survived by two daughters, Teresa L. Schaffer of Middletown and Lisa A. Smith of Juniata County; two brothers, William Gingrich of Middletown and Donald Gingrich of West Fairview; and three grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday in Knight Funeral Home, Highspire. Burial was in Highspire Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, Capital Region Unit, 1500 N. Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102-2527.
Reda Stiver
Reda I. Stiver, 94, of New Cumberland and formerly of Middletown, died Friday, January 29 at Fairview Retirement Community, Fairview Twp., York County, where she had resided for the past two months.
Born in Nordmont, PA, she was a daughter of the late Garret A. and Mary Nuefer Stackhouse.
She had been a cook with Fox's Market, Middletown; was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown and a member of the Dorcas Sunday School class. She also loved to bake and cook.
She was the widow of the late Chester H. Stiver who died in 1962.
She is survived by her daughter, Beverly R., wife of John Keller of Frey Village, Middletown; one brother, Donald Stackhouse of Harrisburg; two grandchildren; four great-granchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and three nephews.
Services were held on Tuesday at the Coble-Reber Funeral Home, Middletown with Kari J. Myers officiating. Burial was in the Middletown Cemetery.
Contributions may be made in Reda's memory to Hospice of Central PA, 98 S. Enola Drive, PO Box 266, Enola, PA 17025-0266.
Lester Hemperly
Lester L. “Spark” Hemperly, 80, of Cedar Avenue, Middletown, died Thursday, January 28 in IHS of Hershey at the Woodlands.
He was retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and was a former employee of the Middletown Highways Department.
He is survived by his wife, Ella C. Knupp Hemperly; a daughter, Bonnie Wells of Middletown; two brothers, James of Harrah, OK and George of Highspire; a sister, Mary Gignac of New Kingston; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held Monday in the Frank E. Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home, Middletown. Burial was in Churchville Cemetery, Oberlin.
Henrietta Zimmerman
Henrietta E. Zimmerman, 80, of South Geyers Church Road, Londonderry Twp., died Thursday, January 28 in Harrisburg Hospital.
Born in Dickinson Twp., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mable Richwine.
She was retired as a self-employed domestic housekeeper.
She was the widow of Harry E. Zimmerman.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Jane Rife of Londonderry Twp.; eight sisters, Esther Zimmerman of Londonderry Twp., Leah Reitz of Jonestown, Sarah Shellenhamer and Mabel Livering, both of Middletown, Patricia Book of Elizabethtown, Grace Knapp of Harrisburg, Marge Royer of Fannettsburg and Catherine Cornman of Hershey; two brothers, Harold Shull of Loysville and Samuel Shull of Dover; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held Monday in the Coble-Reber Funeral Home, Middletown with the Rev. James L. Williams officiating. Burial was in Hillsdale Cemetery, Londonderry Twp.
Memorial donations may be made to Evangelical United Methodist Church, Spruce and Water streets, Middletown, PA 17057 or to the charity of one's choice.
Anna Hiester
Anna M. Hiester, 91, of ManorCare Health Services, Elizabethtown, formerly of Vine Street, Middletown, died Friday, January 29 in Hershey Medical Center.
She attended Middletown First Church of God.
She was the widow of Earl Hiester.
She is survived by a son, Richard E. Sr. of Tower City; a daughter, Loretta H. Reigle of Middletown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Frank E. Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home, Middletown. Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery.
Viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to her church, 235 W. High Street, Middletown, PA 17057.
