Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Terry L. Appenzellar
Jun 23, 2023
Terry L. Appenzellar, of Millersville passed away June 23, 2023. He was born in 1944 to the late William and Eleanor Appenzellar in Chambersburg, PA.
Terry graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Terry worked as a manager at Stanley Company, Chambersburg, PA and also the VFW. And relocated to Lancaster in 1989. Where he worked at...
Faye E. Rossi
Jun 23, 2023
Faye E. Rossi, 92, passed away on June 23, 2023, at Legends of Lititz, where she had resided for the past 2 ½ years. She was born to Mary and Quay Enck and was a graduate of Lititz High School and Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing. Faye spent her early years as a nurse at LGH. She worked...
Joseph R. Keen, Jr.
Jun 22, 2023
Joseph R. Keen, Jr., 76, of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Nancy P. (Welk) Keen and the late Joseph R. Keen, Sr. In 1971, Joe married the love of his life, Cathy E. (Turner) Keen, with whom he recently...
Roy D. Daughtrey, Sr.
Jun 21, 2023
Roy D. Daughtrey Sr., 82, of Willow Street passed away peacefully on June 21, 2023, after battling cancer. He was born in Missouri to the late Robert and Jewel Daughtrey in the fall of 1940.
A graduate of Lockwood High School, Roy enlisted into the United States Navy and served his country proudly aboard the USS Boston...
Bonita “Bonnie” C. Mckaige
Jun 21, 2023
Bonita "Bonnie" Cecilia McKaige, 82, of Malvern, PA and formerly of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Born in Gallitzin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alice Lynch. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Walter D. McKaige in 2009.
Bonnie worked many years as a teacher's aide for students with special...
Sylvia J. Oleskowitz
Jun 20, 2023
Sylvia J. Oleskowitz, 76, of Manheim passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Marguerite (Carpenter) Roth. She was the loving wife of Edward C. Oleskowitz with whom she shared over 57 years of marriage.
Sylvia was a member of the American...
Helen Koken Seiss
Jun 20, 2023
Helen Koken Seiss passed at age 96. She was born in Norristown, PA on June 21, 1926. She was not one to sit still and let the world pass by. She dove in to everything she could, leading with zealous passion. That determination and grit was evidenced across her entire life, whether it was in getting an education, raising...
John Williams
Jun 20, 2023
John Williams, 92, of Willow Street, PA, passed away at Legend of Lancaster on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. He was born in London, England, the son of the late David Maldwyn Williams and Lillian Esther (Cooper) Williams.
He graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Blackpool, England. John met his future wife Edith (Poole) Williams as a teenager...
Patsy A. Huber
Jun 20, 2023
Patsy A. Huber, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on June 20, 2023, with her loving family by her side. She was born April 20, 1934, in Lancaster to Franklin T. and Anna Mary Graham. On September 27, 1952, she married the man that would be by her side until the very end, William W. "Red" Huber.
She...
Gail M. Rohrer
Jun 19, 2023
Gail M. Rohrer, 69, of Mount Joy, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 from Metastatic Lung Cancer.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chester A. and C. Delphine (Hill) Breneman.
Gail was a 1972 graduate from Pequea Valley High School. She worked as an Abstractor/Title Searcher. Some of her interests...
Estelle “Sissy” D. Babil
Jun 19, 2023
Estelle "Sissy" D. Babil, 85, of Lancaster passed away peacefully June 19, 2023. She was born to the late Oscar and Bertha (Henry) Johnson in the summer of 1937. She spent 22 years at RCA and then followed that with 15 years at QVC.
Sissy was a natural caregiver and a maternal figure to the community. She...
Cynthia “Cindy” L. Shimp
Jun 19, 2023
Cynthia "Cindy" L. Shimp, of Strasburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 19, 2023. She was born to the late Robert and Rosine Heisler in Lancaster. She retired from the Heart Group spending her career in the Accounting Department.
Cindy had a love for nature. She enjoyed being outside, taking long walks and...
Thalia H. Moshos
Jun 19, 2023
Thalia H. Moshos, 76, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Thursday morning June 19, at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George D. and Marouka (Vekios) Patounas. Thalia was married to James N. Moshos on the island of Chios in the village of St. George Sikousis, Greece. They celebrated their fifty-sixth...
G. Edward Bates
Jun 18, 2023
G. Edward Bates, 73, of Columbia, passed away June 18, 2023 at Hershey Medical Center. Services for Ed will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Maridell B. Melton
Jun 18, 2023
Mary (Maridell) Melton passed away in Lancaster on June 18, 2023 at the age of 91. She was the first of three children born in Comanche, Oklahoma to Pauline and Halbert Barnett. Her parents taught school until they purchased their ranch near Chickasha, Oklahoma. Mary attended Colorado University and Oklahoma College for Women where she earned her Bachelor of...
Scott C. Lewandowski
Jun 18, 2023
Scott C. Lewandowski, 62, of Ephrata, PA, passed away at WellSpan Ephrata Hospital, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Born in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late Chester Lewandowski and Elizabeth "Betty" (Heinrichs) Meyer. Scott was the loving husband of Mary Anne (Schweitzer) Lewandowski, with whom he recently celebrated 37 years of marriage.
Scott graduated from...
Joann M. (Smidga) Schaller
Jun 18, 2023
Joann M. (Smidga) Schaller, 48, of Mountville, PA passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ansonia, CT she was the daughter of the late Nancy (Stanley) and Ronald Smidga, Sr. She was the beloved wife to David Schaller with whom she shared 19 years of marriage.
Joann was employed at Y...
Christopher Martin
Jun 18, 2023
Christopher "Chris" George Martin, 55, died at Essa Flory Hospice Center on Sunday, June 18 of lung cancer. A resident of Conestoga, he was born in Lancaster and has lived in the area all his life. He will be remembered for his quick intelligence, insightful humor and talent for friendship.
As a child, Chris showed an early...
Diane M. Tharp (Huber)
Jun 16, 2023
Diane M. Tharp (Huber), 53, of Lancaster, PA passed unexpectedly on Friday, June 16, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Joyce (Eberle) and the late Robert Huber.
Diane worked at Lancaster General Hospital. She was loved by all the patients she served as well as her co-workers. Diane loved...
Joseph F. Ginett
Jun 16, 2023
Joseph F. Ginett, 83, of Lancaster Pennsylvania, passed away on June 16, 2023. Joe was born on November 11, 1939, to Dominic and Marian Ginett in Buffalo, NY. He held a BS degree from St. Bonaventure University and an MS from Canisius College.
Joe spent the majority of his career at East Aurora High School teaching chemistry...
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