Vel Shearer, 87, died April 21, 2025, from com­plications following knee replacement sur­gery. A lover of words and a leader of women and men, she

Laura H. Weaver, 93, died April 18, 2025, in Evansville, Ind. She was born Dec. 14, 1931, in New Holland, Pa., to Jacob S. and

M. Willis Sutter, 95, died April 16, 2025, at Snyder Village, Metamora, Ill. He was born in Hopedale, Ill., on May 17, 1929. His parents

Sarah Ellen Bucher Myers, 80, died May 6, 2025. She was born Feb. 11, 1945, the first child of Samuel Jacob and Margaret Mae (Mininger)

Miriam “Mim” Erb Mast, 73, died April 13, 2025, in Weatherford, Okla. She was born July 15, 1951, in Detroit Lakes, Minn., to Ezra and

S. Luke Beidler, 82, died April 10, 2025, in Philadelphia. He was born July 4, 1942, in Quakertown, Pa., to Stanley and Ethel Beidler.  He

Paul Stoltzfus Kurtz, 94, died March 12, 2025, at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, Pa. He was born April 29, 1930, to C.J. and Elsie Kurtz in

Milton James Zehr, 84, died Dec. 12, 2024, in Goshen, Ind. His wife, Dorothy L. (Wissler) Zehr, predeceased him earlier in the year. He was

Ruth Eby Penner, 86, of North Newton, Kan., died March 30, 2025, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.  She was born May 4, 1938,

Julia B. (Yoder) Gerber, 83, of Sugarcreek, Ohio, died Dec. 7, 2024, following a short period of declining health. Born July 28, 1941, in Crystal