Edwin Lee Gotwalt gettysburgtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gettysburgtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘Mr. Ed,’ founder of iconic candy shop, roadside attraction near Gettysburg, dies at 84
Updated Feb 27, 2021;
Facebook Share
The founder of a quirky candy shop and roadside attraction in Adams County died at 84 on Friday, a date his family says was both his wedding anniversary and the anniversary of the founding of his business. Mr. Ed Gotwalt with some of his elephant collection.
By JEFFREY LOWE, Harrisburg Patriot-News/1999Harrisburg Patriot-News
Gotwalt retired in 2014, selling the business to granddaughter Nicole Bucher and her husband, Isaac. Before that, in 2010, the business had survived a devastating fire. After, in 2017, Gotwalt survived a car crash.