Feb 21, 2023

Arthur W. Hawthorne, Jr., of Smoketown, passed away on February 21, 2023. He was married to Grace L. (Price) Hawthorne for 66 years until her passing in 2016.

He was employed by Schmitt Aluminum Foundry, and in his retirement years enjoyed a small lawn mowing business.

Art was an avid bowler and participated in numerous...

Feb 20, 2023

Dean E. Miller of Lititz died at Zerbe Retirement Community on February 20, 2023. Born in East Prospect, he was the son of the late Edwin J. Miller and Julia Hannigan Miller. Surviving in addition to his wife Phyllis (Buzzard) Miller are daughter Kathleen K. Miller, son Jeffrey J. Miller and wife Christine, and daughter Jennifer L. (Miller) Jones....

Feb 20, 2023

John Arthur Chute, 94, of Ephrata passed away peacefully February 20, 2023. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada to the late Arthur and Jean (Morrison) Chute in the summer of 1928. He honorably served in the United States Army as a Sergeant during the Korean war and took great pride in his service. Afterwards John became a citizen...

Feb 20, 2023

Linda had a wide and varied career as social worker with a child development center, Physicians Assistant at orthopedic offices, medical transcriptionist and patient scheduler. But what she loved most was caring for their son Nicholas.

Linda was a graduate of Kean University, earning her Bachelor Degree in Speech Therapy and Masters in Audiology and Communication Science....

Feb 20, 2023

Ruby Colleen (Hickman) Ocasio, 76, of Lititz, passed away at home on Monday, February 20, 2023. Born in Mole Hill, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mansfield Jones and Wanda Hickman. She was the loving wife of Juan Ocasio Jr., and together they shared almost 56 years of marriage.

Ruby was an active member...

Feb 19, 2023

Kevin T. Ranck, 48, of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, February 19 th at Lancaster General Hospital.

He was the husband of Cherre M. Stephenson Ranck, with whom he celebrated 25 years of marriage this past May 14 th . Born in Lancaster, Kevin was the son of the late Fred and Rosemary Werner Ranck.

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Feb 19, 2023

Bruce W. Wardrop, 52, of 430 N. Pine St., Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 19 th .

He was the husband of Teresa M. Husband Wardrop, with whom he celebrated 26 years of marriage on September 12 th . Born in Lancaster, Bruce was the son of Hector Wardrop of West Haven, UT and Pauline...

Feb 17, 2023

Patricia Johnston, 97, peacefully passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023 at Heron Point Retirement Community in Chestertown, MD.

Pat was born on October 17, 1925 in Greensburg, PA, the daughter of the late William Ralph and Isabelle Boettner Johnston. She was preceded in death by her sisters Jayne Allen (Franklyn), and identical twin Isabelle Boone (Wilkerson)....

Feb 17, 2023

Yvonne Nancy "Bonnie" Leach, 81, of Lancaster, and formerly of Plainfield, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2023. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Carroll C. Sr., and Gloria Mae (Sands) Cole. She was married to and survived by Ernest Leach, Jr. for over 51 years.

Bonnie worked many...

Feb 17, 2023

Robert Howard Himes was born in Mineola, NY, on September 11, 1948, and passed into eternity in Lancaster, PA, on February 17, 2023, at 74 years old.

The son of Willis Ray and Jane (Shaw) Himes, Robert (or Bobby as he was affectionately called by his mother and sisters), spent his early years in the Hempstead area...

Feb 17, 2023

Gertrude "Gertie" C. (Cirotti) Tucker, 98, of Lancaster, formerly of Cheltenham, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Helen (Iacone) and Daniel Cirotti. She was the beloved wife to George C. Tucker, who passed in 2002.

Gertrude was a graduate of...

Feb 17, 2023

Meyer Jacques "Mike" Benzakein, 84, of Manheim Twp., passed away Friday, February 17, 2023. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he was the son of the late Solomon and Rosette (Belilos) Benzakein. Mike was the husband of Beverly Jane (Smith) Benzakein, with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage.

Of the Jewish Faith, earned his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering...

Feb 16, 2023

Barry Lee Witmer, 74, son of Mary and Norman Witmer, both deceased, was born on September 6, 1948, and passed peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, February 16, 2023, in Lancaster, PA. He served in the US Army and retired from Thomson Reuters as a graphic artist.

Barry is survived by his brother, John, John's wife, Miriam...

Feb 16, 2023

Our dear father, father-in-law, and Pap, Ronald G. Oettel, Sr. of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, February 16, at Landis Homes. He fought cancer for the past 20 months. He was the loving husband of Brenda L. (Rineer) Oettel for 61 years until her passing this past October 24th. We believe Dad fought his disease with all his might...

Feb 16, 2023

Carol E. Mays, 69, of Lancaster, passed away after a courageous battle on February 16, 2023. Born and raised in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Jr. and Betty Jane Bisking, and was the loving wife of the late Jerry Mays Jr. for over 49 years.

Carol was a Penn Manor graduate of 1971....

Feb 16, 2023

Evelyn J. Bosworth, 95 of Lancaster, passed away at United Zion Retirement Community on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Her husband Edwin M. Bosworth died in 2002.

Born in York, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Elizabeth (Brewster) Neilson. The family moved to Cleveland, OH, and Evelyn graduated from West Technical High School in...

Feb 16, 2023

Vinh X. "Nhut Hanh" Huynh, 77, of Manheim Township, passed away at home on Thursday, February 16, 2023. She was the daughter to the late Ly Huynh and Bay Truong and was born in Phu My, Vietnam.

She is survived by her husband, Tiet V. Nguyen, of 51 years.

Vinh obtained her bachelor's degree and...

Feb 16, 2023

Richard B. Snively, 73, of Lititz, PA passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Schenectady, NY he was the son of the late Marion "Bobette" Swift (Robinson) and Harry Norman Snively. He was the beloved husband to Trudi (DeLong) with whom he shared over 49 years of marriage. Richard was...

Feb 16, 2023

Marion M. (Wright) Puryear, 77 of Lancaster, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edward, Sr. and Clair (Jones) Wright. She is survived by her beloved companion of over 30 years, Harold Burton.

Marion graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School and...

Feb 16, 2023

Richard J. "Dick" Rohrer, 82, of Warwick Twp., passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Moravian Manor. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Clarence and Edna (Spong) Rohrer. Dick was the loving husband of Lucinda W. (Weiler) Rohrer, and they celebrated 59 years of marriage last September.

From 1959 – 1961 Dick...