J. Clyde Burkholder, 90, of Mountville, joined his Lord and was reunited in heaven with his wife and son on Thursday afternoon, May 13, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital after a very brief illness. Born in Clay Twp., he was the son of the late John H. and Mary Wenger Burkholder. He was the husband of Anna Ruth Becker Burkholder for 59 years prior to her passing in 2012.
Clyde possessed an engaging personality with whoever he met. A visit to his home inevitability resulted in a guided tour of his garage where his many hit and miss engines or other antiques or curiosities could be found. His interest in Cushman scooters lead him to travel extensively and collect and restore his own. Understandably, he was a dedicated member of the Rough and Tumble Association in Kinzer and the Cushman Club of America. He was also a longtime member of Twin Pine Hunting Club in Clinton County.
Two workers were injured with one being hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after they were electrocuted while working on a roof in Lancaster city, according to a supervisor with Lancaster County-Wide Communications.
The workersâ ladder struck a set of power lines as they were working on the roof of a building at 830 North Prince Street, north of Clipper Magazine Stadium, just before 5 p.m., the supervisor said.
First responders performed CPR on a worker who went into cardiac arrest, while another worker sustained head injuries after falling off the ladder, according to dispatch reports.
One of the workers was transported to Lancaster General Hospital with unknown injuries, the supervisor said. The status of the other worker was not immediately clear.
THE ISSUE
India has seen more than 20 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and more than 226,000 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The New York Times reported this Wednesday: âOfficial estimates of the nationwide infection toll â well above 300,000 a day â are probably undercounted, epidemiologists say. The reported figure will mostly likely rise to 500,000 cases a day by August, they say, leaving as many as one million of Indiaâs 1.4 billion people deadâ from COVID-19.
Lancaster County is still considered an area of high risk for coronavirus transmission, but trends appear to be moving in the right direction.
As LNP | LancasterOnline reports, âinfection rates remain high and spread of the virus remains a major concern,â but âcase and hospitalization rates are now showing improvement as more than half of the countyâs adult population is now at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus.â
HIT AND RUN
COLUMBIA: A Mercury Sable sedan struck a sport utility vehicle as it was backing out of a parking space in the 500 block of Avenue North at Makle Park and then fled west toward South Fifth Street at around 3:14 p.m. on May 2, police said. A person was working underneath the vehicle when it was struck, though no serious injuries were reported, police said.
Lancaster police
ASSAULT
LANCASTER: Dierre Javon Williams, 26, of Lancaster, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, two counts of harassment, criminal mischief and public drunkenness after punching and breaking the window to a business in the 400 block of North Mary Street at around 2:27 a.m. on May 1, police said. Williams, who was found stumbling in the middle of the road, threatened to kill nurses and security officers at Lancaster General Hospital and spit on and cut a police officer with his nails, police said.
Jere F. Goretzke, Sr., 76, of New Danville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Judith A. Judy Downes Goretzke, with whom he celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on December 31, 2020. He was born in Lancaster, son of the late Jay R., Sr. and Florence Miller Goretzke.
Jere was a truck driver for United Parcel Service for more than 30 years before his retirement in 2004. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving with the Old Guard during the Vietnam Conflict, and was a member of the Fife and Drum Corps at Arlington National Cemetery. Jere was a member of New Danville Fire Company; played shortstop for and also coached the New Danville Modified Softball Team; coached Little League and was an avid hunter.