Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Ellen E. Bell

Ellen E. Bell

Oct 23, 2026

Ellen E. Bell, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on October 23, 2026 at Myerstown Nursing & Rehab. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Randall and Ruth (Shiflet) MacPherson. Ellen was a loving wife to the late Robert G. Bell.

She devoted her career to caring for mothers and newborns as a labor and delivery nurse until...

Gladys Arnold

Gladys Arnold

Oct 23, 2026

Gladys Geiselman Arnold, age 92, died on Friday, October 23, 2023, at Brethren Village, where she had resided since May 1998.

Born in Jacobus, Pennsylvania, Gladys was the daughter of John and Marie (Fisher) Geiselman. A lifelong educator, she devoted nearly four decades to teaching young students, a calling that began when she was still a child herself.

Gladys' love of teaching...

Mary Elizabeth Snyder

Mary Elizabeth Snyder

Oct 22, 2026

Mary E. Snyder, 86, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at her home. Born in Quarryville, she was the beloved daughter of the late James and Cora Baldwin Shank. After graduation, Mary worked at Hamilton watch before working as an inspector for Specialty Screw Machine Products for some time. She was devoted to her family and...

Clifton "Cliff" T. Boyer

Clifton "Cliff" T. Boyer

Oct 22, 2026

Riding in style, all the way to the Heavens, is our beloved Clifton “Cliff” T. Boyer, who passed away peacefully on October 22, 2026, at the age of 67 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, under the compassionate care of Masonic Village Hospice & Evergreen staff. Formerly of Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, Cliff leaves behind a family who will forever carry his...

Gregory Allen Bachman

Gregory Allen Bachman

Oct 21, 2026

Gregory Allen "Greg" Bachman, 81, passed peacefully on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Brethren Village. He was the husband of Marie S. Bachman, sharing 58 years of marriage.

Greg graduated from Dallastown Area High School in the Class of 1962 and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois "Circle Campus." Throughout his career, he worked as...

Robert Louis Weiler

Robert Louis Weiler

Oct 21, 2026

Robert Louis Weiler, 95, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2026. Born in the village of Holtwood, he often talked of his love of growing up along the river with his two brothers and friends, spending his days swimming, canoeing, and ice skating. He was the son of the late Henry R. and Anna Mae (Beckstedt) Weiler. He...

Gerald L. Buterbaugh

Gerald L. Buterbaugh

Oct 21, 2026

Gerald L. Buterbaugh, 69, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on October 21, 2026 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Rankin and Pauline (Probst) Buterbaugh.

A veteran, Gerald served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant. He worked in the satellite communications department for the U.S. Government. He was a huge motorhead and loved...

Joseph G. Fliss

Joseph G. Fliss

Oct 21, 2026

Joseph G. Fliss, 101, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the Masonic Home of Elizabethtown. Born in Minersville, he was the son of Stanley and Anna Fliss.

In 1950, Joseph married Nellie Yohe, who predeceased him in 2018.

Joseph's military career began in 1943 when he joined the United States Army Air Force as a military police officer....

Michael Hoffman Mumma

Michael Hoffman Mumma

Oct 21, 2026

Michael Hoffman Mumma, age 84, died peacefully on October 21, 2026, with family gathered by his side. Born August 20, 1942, in Mount Joy, PA, Michael was the son of Mark H. and Grace I. Mumma. He graduated in 1960 from Donegal High School and received a BA in Psychology from the University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, in 1964.

Michael was...

Richard Thomas "Dick" Campbell

Richard Thomas "Dick" Campbell

Oct 20, 2026

Richard T. "Dick" Campbell, 98, of Lancaster, and formerly of Altoona, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2026. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Thomas and Esther (Lukens) Campbell. He was married 74 years to his beloved wife Arlin (Negley) Campbell.

Dick was a graduate of Altoona High School. He took courses at Penn State Altoona,...

Joanne Van Dask

Joanne Van Dask

Oct 20, 2026

   Joanne Van Dask, 75, of Lititz, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Born in Lancaster, she was the beloved daughter of the late Mabel and Edwin Hurst. Joanne was the loving wife of Robert "Bob" Van Dask, and together they celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this past June. She was a faithful member of St....

Gertrude Sandova

Gertrude Sandova

Oct 20, 2026

Gertrude (Dougherty) Sandova, 94, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2026, at Moravian Manor Communities in Lititz, Pennsylvania.Born in Delano, Schuylkill County, Gertrude was the daughter of Francis P. and Alice (Blew) Dougherty. A proud graduate of Delano High School's Class of 1950, she pursued her passion for helping others by attending the Hazleton State General Hospital School of Nursing....

Steven G. Archibald

Steven G. Archibald

Oct 19, 2026

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Robert F. "Bob" Heaney

Robert F. "Bob" Heaney

Oct 19, 2026

Robert F. “Bob” Heaney, 74, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Tarrytown, NY, he was the son of the late James Francis and Eileen Theresa (Murphy) Heaney. Bob was the loving husband of Sharon (Zoeller) Heaney, with whom he shared more than 44 years of devoted marriage.

A graduate of Iona...

Ralph L. Schnee

Ralph L. Schnee

Oct 19, 2026

Ralph L. Schnee, 82, of Lancaster, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 19, 2026, following a battle with Parkinson's disease. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Lancaster, Ralph was the son of the late Anna Kaufhold and Howard Schnee. He was the devoted husband of Carrol McClellan Schnee, with whom he...

Natalina Viscusi

Natalina Viscusi

Oct 19, 2026

Natalina "Natalie" Viscusi, 74, of Landisville, PA, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, October 19, 2026. Born October 5, 1952, in Clairton, PA, she was the daughter of Michael Viscusi and Philomena (Assenti) Viscusi.

Natalie is survived by her son, Robert (Bobby) C. Coleman II of Clairton, PA; her daughter, Jennifer Coleman and her fiancé, Ted Hileman, of Lancaster, PA;...

Arthur B. Phillips, III

Arthur B. Phillips, III

Oct 18, 2026

Arthur B. Phillips, III, 66, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ruth Ann Myers (Watson) and Arthur Phillips, Jr.

Prior to his retirement, Arthur worked at Dutch Gold Honey and National Bearing Construction. He enjoyed spending time visiting family, friends, and cousins, and cherished the connections he...

Julie A. Zug

Julie A. Zug

Oct 18, 2026

Julie Anne Zug, 63, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2026, following an extended battle with cancer.

Born on December 31, 1962, in Baltimore Maryland, Julie was the daughter of the late John Herbert Zug and Dora (Cajen) Zug (Lancaster). Preceded in death by her father in 2020 and sister Laurie (Zug) Draegeth in 2019, Julie is survived by...

Ralph O. Bhend

Ralph O. Bhend

Oct 18, 2026

Ralph O. Bhend, 84, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert and Helen (Dhase) Bhend.

Ralph was a graduate of Bogota High School in Bogota, New Jersey. He proudly served in the United States Army. He worked as a Shipping and Receiving...

Dolora E. Harsh

Dolora E. Harsh

Oct 17, 2026

Dolora E. "Dory" Harsh, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Abbeyville Nursing & Rehab.

Born and raised in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William and M. Hilda (Souders) Baumler. She was the loving wife of the late Clyde H. Harsh who passed away in 2001.

Dory was a 1965 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High...

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