Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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