Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Kenneth J. "Kenn" Ebert
Jun 24, 2024
Kenneth J. "Kenn" Ebert, 96, of Downingtown, passed away on June 24, 2024 at his residence.
A Funeral Mass for Kenn will be held at 11AM on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 501 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA 17602. Burial will follow in St. Anthony Cemetery.
Julia Ann “Julie” Silsdorf
Jun 24, 2024
Julia Ann Silsdorf, lovingly known as Julie, passed away peacefully in Charlottesville, Virginia on June 24 at the age of 85. Born on February 4, 1939, in Reading, PA, Julie was the eldest of five children to Arlan and Catharine (Koch) Moyer. Her father, a teacher and junior high school principal, and her mother, a dedicated homemaker and church...
Nelson "Speedy" Torres
Jun 24, 2024
Nelson "Speedy" Torres, age 69, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2024. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the late Jose Torres and Ada Rivera-Torres, Speedy was a loving man with a good sense of humor, always funny and full of laughter.
Speedy shared 22 wonderful years with his beloved wife, Consuelo Diaz-Torres, whom...
Joseph Paul “Joe” Fox
Jun 22, 2024
Joseph Paul "Joe" Fox, 71, of Lancaster passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Lancaster General Hospital following a long, courageous battle with a Glioblastoma. Born in Carbondale, the son of the late Charles F. and Alice K. Ammon Fox. Joe was the loving husband of Celeste Tranguch Fox, they shared nearly 47 years of marriage together....
Dale Eugene Mummau
Jun 22, 2024
Dale Eugene Mummau, 71, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family on June 22, 2024 and is now with his Heavenly Father. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Levi R. Mummau, Jr. and Erma (Snyder) Mummau. He was married almost 23 years to his beloved wife, Denise R. (Leed) Mummau.
...Carlene K. Shenberger
Jun 22, 2024
Carlene K. Shenberger, 64, of Manheim, passed away at Penn State Health Medical Center on Saturday, June 22, 2024. She was the loving wife of Bruce Shenberger, with whom Carlene celebrated 35 years of marriage and enjoyed 6 years together before that.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth L. and Emma R....
Samuel Barry Deisley
Jun 22, 2024
Samuel Barry Deisley died peacefully in his sleep on June 22, 2024 to be re-united with his loving wife Kay. Barry is survived by his children, Mary Kay (wife of William C. Braas, III), Samuel Robert and brothers Terry L. (wife, Faith Deisley) and Jere R. Deisley. Also, and a special nephew Fred Deisley. Our Dad was a loving...
Mark S. Kilhefner
Jun 21, 2024
Mark S. Kilhefner, 66, of Holtwood, PA passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Galen C. and Cecilia (Bailey) Kilhefner.
Mark was the longtime companion of Denise Blantz, sharing 43 years together. He attended Hempfield High School and made his career as...
Dr. John Alfred Teske
Jun 21, 2024
Dr. John Alfred Teske, 70, died on June 21, 2024, at his home in Mount Joy, PA. He was born on October 20, 1953, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Myron and Gloria Teske. John's father, a Lutheran campus minister who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Selma, was his lifelong role model. John received his B.A. from...
Edward Hall Real
Jun 21, 2024
Edward Hall Real, 81, most recently of Lancaster, passed away following a brief illness, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Jackson, MS, he was the son of the late Floyd J. Real and Thelma Hall Real and the 47-year partner of David W. Faust, with whom he celebrated 9 years of marriage.
A 1963 graduate of the...
Salvatore Louis Messina
Jun 21, 2024
Salvatore Louis Messina, 83, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2024 at Hospice & Community Care.
Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Elizabeth (Fazio) Messina. He was the husband of Kathleen (Coppock) Messina with whom he raised 5 children.
Sal, a proud Navy veteran, served...
Michael D. “Bink” Perozich
Jun 21, 2024
Michael D. "Bink" Perozich, 48, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Reading, he was the beloved son of John and Barbara Carney Perozich. Bink was the loving husband of Betsy A. Stouffer Perozich and they shared 24 years of marriage together.
...Richard Lombard Dunn
Jun 20, 2024
Richard Lombard Dunn passed away June 20, 2024 on his 93rd birthday. He was son of the late Ruth Katharine Haass and Edward Lee Dunn, and was raised in Montclair, New Jersey along with his brother Edward and two sisters, Ruth and Anne. A 1949 graduate of Montclair High School, he later attended Pace University in New York where...
Louis W. Korb
Jun 20, 2024
Louis W. Korb, 72, passed away at his Pequea Township home on Thursday, June 20, 2024, with Brenda Boyer by his side.
Born in Honesdale, PA, Lou was the son of the late Frederick and Mary (Baugh) Korb. He graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's degree in Horticulture and worked as a horticulturist for 50 years....
Glenn I. Braunstein
Jun 19, 2024
Glenn I. Braunstein, 66, of Lancaster, formerly of Brooklyn, NY went home to be with his son, Michael Braunstein on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Abraham and Thelma (Pitner) Braunstein. He was the loving companion of Michele Zserai for over 24 years.
He worked as a chiropractor...
Jack Bruce Headley
Jun 19, 2024
Jack Bruce Headley passed away June 19, 2024. Jack was born May 25, 1943, in New Brighton PA, the son of Melvin J. and Grace Turney Headley. He is survived by his wife Tessie Guanco Headley, his son Jack Brendan Headley, husband of Kristen Headley of Jackson, NJ and two daughters Kerry Headley and Alice Headley, wife of Emily...
Alta M. Hamric
Jun 19, 2024
On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Alta M. Hamric, 83, of Willow Street, passed away at Lancaster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister.
Alta was born on September 2, 1940, in Landisville, to Ross and Myrtle (Dunkleberger) Fair. After attending Hempfield High School, she went on to marry Donald G. Hamric...
Francis "Butch" Crawford Strickler, Jr.
Jun 18, 2024
Francis "Butch" Crawford Strickler, Jr., 76, formerly of Mifflinburg, and most recently a resident of Lititz,
PA passed away peacefully on June 18, 2024 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was born, October 22,1947 in Lewisburg, PA to the late Francis C. Strickler, Sr. and Lodie Wolfe Strickler. Butch was a proud graduate of Mifflinburg High...
Jeannette W. Kirchner
Jun 18, 2024
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Jeannette Weiss Kirchner at the age of 96 on June 18, 2024, in the care of Hamilton Arms Center. Born in Lancaster on November 10, 1927, she was the daughter of Carl J. and Lena (Engelfried) Weiss. She shared over 44 years of love, memories, and marriage with Michael P. Kirchner...
Edie V. Hutton
Jun 17, 2024
Edith V. Hutton, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024 at UPMC Lititz.
Born in Niagara Falls, NY, Edie was the daughter of the late Harold and Vyvian (Reimer) Pettit. She was the wife of James "Jim" A. Hutton and they were married for 50 years.
Edie was a longtime member of...
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