The Rev. Paul L. Shumate, of Elizabethtown, died on Friday, May 4, 2018. He served the below churches: Goodwill Philadelphia: Roxborough Emmanuel (closed) Elizabethtown: St. Paul’s Thorndale Lampeter Havertown: Ebenezer (closed) Mount Joy: Chiques Rev. Shumate’s Celebration of Life Service …
Mrs. Ruthann W. Gotwols
Mrs. Ruthann W. Gotwols, age 94, the surviving spouse of the Rev. G. Webster Gotwols, died March 14, 2018. Together they served the below Eastern PA Conference churches from 1962 to 1986: Goodwill Columbia: Cookman (closed ) Manayunk: Ebenezer (closed) …
Mr. Russell Welsh
Mr. Russell Welsh, 74, spouse of the Rev. Barbara J. Welsh, died April 13, 2018. Rev. Welsh served as Licensed Local Pastor to Ash Grove UMC and then retired in 2015. After retirement, she served Mount Carmel: First & Ringtown: …
Mrs. Amelia Bemesderfer
Mrs. Amelia Bemesderfer, age 103, died March 28, 2018. She was the surviving spouse of the Rev. James O. Bemesderfer. Together they served the below Eastern PA Conference churches: Birdsboro: Christ Pottstown: Salem Allentown: Trinity (closed) Cleona Lebanon: St. John’s …
Rev. Moses Chin Ho Lee
We received word of the death on April 3 of the Rev. Moses Chin Ho Lee, 96, a retired clergy member of the Eastern PA Conference. He served First Korean Church of Philadelphia, in Prospectville, from 1982 to 1986, when he …
Mrs. Eleanor R. Roberts
We have received word of the death of Mrs. Eleanor R. Roberts, on March 29, 2018. She was the surviving spouse of The Rev. John N. Roberts. Rev. Roberts’ service record: 06/01/1956 Hamorton 04/01/1960 Columbia: First (closed) 08/01/1963 Mountainhome 07/01/1968 …
The Rev. Jo Ann Enders
The Rev. Jo Ann Enders, 75, of Mountville, PA, passed away on February 16, 2018. She was the wife of Harold F. Enders with whom she celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on February 11. She served in many churches, most recently …
The Rev. Melvin G. Sponsler, Jr.
The Rev. Melvin G. Sponsler, Jr., 84, of Willow Valley Communities, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018. A Retired Elder, he served in pastoral ministry for over 40 years, starting as a student pastor at Lebanon Valley College and …
The Rev. Burgess Lee Gordon, Jr.
We have received word, that the Rev. Burgess Lee Gordon, Jr., a retired Local Pastor, passed away on June 18, 2017. He retired in 1995, after serving these local churches: Montgomery Square Philadelphia: Spring Garden (closed church) Philadelphia: Emmanuel Newtown …
The Rev. Ralph Stevenson
The Rev. Ralph Stevenson, a retired elder, passed away January 15, 2018. He served under appointment in the Eastern PA Conference (and the former Philadelphia Conference) for more than 40 years, until he retired in 2013. He then continued to …