The Paul L. Gravenor Home For Funerals, Inc. is conveniently located in downtown Ephrata, PA and provides parking for over 50 cars. Our facilities are tastefully decorated and feature several spacious rooms that inter-connect to accommodate as...
Funeral Homes in Ephrata, PA
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Ephrata.
Suburbs of Ephrata: Clay, Durlach, Farmersville, Hahnstown, Hinkletown, Murrell, Napierville, Voganville, Weidmanville.
Ephrata is also known as: Lancaster County / Ephrata borough.
Their current mayor is Mayor Ralph Mowen.
Zip codes in the city: 17522.
Lancaster County funeral flowers can be purchased from one of the local funeral shops we partner with.
Our Sinking Spring facility has a fascinating history. It was constructed in the late 1700s as a farmhouse, and was used through the years as a school for boys and even as a flower farm. In the late 1960s it became a very popular restaurant known...
I t all began in 1852 when Peter Burkey started a cabinet making business in Hamburg, PA. Eventually he was called upon to make wooden caskets. The pairing may seem odd at first, but the very roots of the founding makes very good sense. Down...
Since the early 1920s, the funeral home on Jonestown Road in Grantville has been helping area families with compassionate, personal service in their times of need. Our family purchased the location in 1980, and we continue to carry on the...
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Facts about the city
- Some of the notable people born here have been: Mike Mentzer (writer and bodybuilder), Kevin Carvell (actor and voice actor), Michael Akers (film director and screenwriter), and Robert A. Coulter (film producer).
Ephrata (English: /ˈɛfrətə/ EF-rə-tə, Pennsylvania Dutch: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, 38 miles (61 km) south east of Harrisburg and about 57 miles (92 km) west by north of Philadelphia. It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Ephrata's sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated. In its early history, Ephrata was a pleasure resort and an agricultural community.Ephrata's population has steadily grown over the last century. In 1900, 2,452 people lived there, in 1910, 3,192, and by 1940, the population had increased to 6,199. The population was 13,394 at the 2010 census. Ephrata is the most populous borough in Lancaster County.
Ephrata Obituaries
It was disclosed by Harrisburg Patriot News on January 29th, 2022 that Robyn A Wamsher passed away in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Wamsher was 71 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robyn A's life.
It was noted by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on October 28th, 2021 that Valentin Strelkov died in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Strelkov was 93 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Valentin's life.
It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on August 22nd, 2021 that Dave Hinton died in Chuluota, Florida. Hinton was 52 years old and was born in Ephrata, PA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dave's life.
It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on July 23rd, 2021 that Donald L Nolt passed on in Sarasota, Florida. Nolt was 80 years old and was born in Ephrata, PA. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Donald L's life.
It was disclosed by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on July 8th, 2020 that Alta Mae Mitchell (Groff) died in Wytheville, Virginia. Ms. Mitchell was 75 years old and was born in Ephrata, PA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Alta Mae's life.
It was reported by Register Guard on January 4th, 2019 that Gladys Cotten (Hart) passed on in Eugene, Oregon. Ms. Cotten was 90 years old and was born in Ephrata, PA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gladys's life.
It was revealed by Sacramento Bee on October 30th, 2018 that Dorothy Mae Hardrath (Sumner) passed on in Carmichael, California. Ms. Hardrath was 88 years old and was born in Ephrata, PA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dorothy Mae's life.
It was revealed on July 21st, 2018 that Joseph A Dr Accardo passed away in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Accardo was 89 years old and was born in Niagara Falls, NY. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joseph A Dr's life.
It was revealed by Albany Democrat-Herald on May 24th, 2017 that Emerson Martin passed on in Albany, Oregon. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Emerson's life.
It was revealed by The Villages Daily Sun on March 19th, 2017 that Kenneth C Jr Adair died in Palm Bay, Florida. Adair was 73 years old and was born in Ephrata, PA. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kenneth C Jr's life.
History
It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Many of the members were well-educated; Peter Miller, second prior of the monastery, translated the United States Declaration of Independence of Independence into seven languages, at the request of Congress. The community, which contained both men and women, was founded by Johann Conrad Beissel in 1732. . In its early history, Ephrata was a pleasure resort and an agricultural community.
Ephrata is noteworthy for having been the former seat of the Mystic Order of the Solitary, a semimonastic order of Ephrata Cloister Dunkers.
The official website for the city of Ephrata is http://www.ephrataboro.org.
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Robert L. Vollenweider of East Fallowfield
He was born in Ephrata, son of the late Ernest and Rose Heizman ... Marshall St., West Chester, PA 19380. Arrangements by the Shivery Funeral Home, Christiana & Paradise, shiveryfuneralhome.com
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Ethel N. Fantaski
Surviving are a son, James (Sandy) Fantaski of Ephrata; a daughter ... Arrangements are entrusted to Dean K. Wetzler Jr. Funeral Home, 320 Main St., Mill Hall, Pa. 17751.
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Roger A. Miller
Miller of Ephrata and Bruce A. and Cinda L ... Northumberland, PA 17857 or to the Resilite Wrestling Club, P.O. Box 673, Sunbury, PA 17801. Arrangements are by the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland.
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