Peggy A. Givler Reed
May 24, 2023
Peggy A. Givler Reed, age 69, passed away on Wednesday May 24, 2023. Born in Ephrata, PA she was the daughter of the late Betty (Pierce) and George H. Givler.
Peggy graduated from Bloomsburg University with a Master's degree in Speech Pathology. Her entire career was spent providing speech therapy throughout Berks and Lancaster counties. Peggy was...
Virginia A. "Ginny" Dalton
May 24, 2023
Viriginia A. "Ginny" Dalton, 87, of Brethren Village, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raleigh B. and Jane E. (Wright) Hughes.
Ginny was a 1956 graduate of the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing and practiced nursing for several years before joining the staff of Conestoga...
Sandra "Sandi" Adamkowski
May 23, 2023
Sandra "Sandi" Adamkowski, 75, of Hershey, went into the glory of God's Kingdom, May 23, 2023. She was welcomed into the world on November 18, 1947, in Stamford, CT to Chester and Helen (Bishop) Adamkowski.
A lifelong devout Catholic, Sandi was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, class of 1965, where she was a member of...
Irvin E. Ditzler
May 23, 2023
Irvin E. Ditzler, 93, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Mennonite Home Communities, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Jacob and Edna (Young) Ditzler. He was the devoted husband for over 50 years to the late Nancy J. (Lehn) Ditzler, until her passing March...
Donald A. Dancause
May 23, 2023
Donald A. Dancause, age 86, of Columbia, passed May 23, 2023 at St. Anne's Retirement Home. He was born in Columbia to the late George A. and Catherine (Schauren) Dancause.
Donald proudly served his country by joining the United States Navy. On October 13, 1983, he married Patricia Reynolds and the devoted union lasted until his passing....
Michelle Santiago
May 22, 2023
The stars in the sky became dimmer on May 22, 2023 with the passing of Michelle Santiago. Michelle was born in Brooklyn, New York to Angel R. Santiago and Natividad Gonzalez.
After high school, she worked at UNFI as an inventory controller and went on to marry her best friend and love of her life, Eiris Fernandez....
Helen A. Misshula
May 21, 2023
Helen A. Misshula, 92, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
She was the wife of the late Robert Misshula, who passed away in 1995. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Papin Sturrock.
Helen and her husband raised their family in Montville, NJ. She...
Debra K. Keen
May 21, 2023
Debra K. Keen, 64, of Millersville, PA passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA. Debra was the daughter of the late Patricia (Fritsch) and Don Wolf. She was the beloved wife to Robert "Skinner" Keen with whom she shared over 31 years of marriage....
Richard "Rick" Schutter
May 20, 2023
Richard "Rick" Schutter, 56, of Muskegon, MI, and formerly of Lancaster, passed away May 20, 2023. Born in Fort Rucker, AL, he was the son of Ronald Schutter, Sr., and the late Sandra Schutter.
He will be remembered for his many years as an independent contractor and owner of RS Maintenance & Remodeling. Rick was always willing...
Lloyd L. Lockard, Iii
May 20, 2023
Lloyd L. Lockard, III, 70 of Lancaster, passed away at home on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lloyd, Jr. and Janice (Hart) Lockard. He was married for over 51 years to his beloved wife Linda M. (Styer) Lockard.
Lloyd was a 1970 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High...
Jordan Anthony Scott
May 20, 2023
Jordan Anthony Scott, age 29, of Lancaster passed away too suddenly and unexpectedly on May 20, 2023. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Barbara Scott and Robert Lebron.
As a teenager, Jordan was baptized at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Elizabethtown. He had a love for cars and sports in which he played football for the...
Judith B. Kozma
May 20, 2023
Judith B. Kozma, 81, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away on May 20, 2023 at Carolyn's House hospice residence after a brief illness. She will be missed by many and remembered as an energetic, kind, and loving person. Judy had a zest for life and treasured her relationships with family, her many friends, and with God.
Born in...
Keith E. Doutrich
May 20, 2023
Keith E. Doutrich, 60, of Lititz passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of Patsy (Sullenberger) Gravesande and Joseph Doutrich. He was the beloved husband to Lisa (Balmer) with whom he celebrated over 32 years of marriage.
Keith was a...
David P. Smith
May 19, 2023
David P. Smith passed away peacefully on May 19th, 2023 after a long illness. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, son of the late H. Edward Smith and Beverly (Foote) Smith.
After several moves with his family, they settled in Lancaster when Dave was 12 years old. He found a huge circle of friends that he loved and was...
Barbara A. Leutner
May 19, 2023
Barbara A. Leutner, 88, of Lititz, formerly of Delaware and Holmes, PA, went into the arms of angels, on May 19, 2023. Born in Colwyn, PA, she was the daughter of the late David and Margaret Chester. In September, she would have celebrated 70 years of marriage, memories, and devoted love with William G. Leutner.
A quintessential...
Richard "Rick" B. Rittenhouse
May 19, 2023
Richard B. Rittenhouse, 63, passed away at his Strasburg Township home on Friday, May 19, 2023, following a lengthy battle with ALS. Rick was the loving husband of Arlene R. (Urban) Rittenhouse for 34 years, and she was his "baby" for 8 years before that.
He was born in Lancaster, the son of the late Charles J....
Eleanor “Ellie” A. Parkes
May 18, 2023
Eleanor "Ellie" A. Parkes, 93, of Lancaster passed away on May 18, 2023. She was born the sixth child of John and Mary (Wiensic) Pater in the spring of 1930. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she spent her career as a secretary and school administrator in the New Jersey School districts and later in food service in the Hempfield...
Sandra Wall
May 18, 2023
Sandra Wall, 80, of Lititz passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023. Born March 4, 1943 in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late William and Alverta Spade.
She was an attendee of Warwick High School, she worked at Cellu Paper Products for 8 years, Schreiber Wholesale for 5 years, and Lititz Library for 15 years.
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Dr. Glenn S. Breidenstine
May 18, 2023
Dr. Glenn S. Breidenstine, a well-known orthodontist in Lancaster and Ephrata, died May 18, 2023 following a wonderful life in Lancaster and Hershey. He was 89 years old. He was the devoted husband of Patricia Buckwalter Breidenstine, and they celebrated their 67th anniversary on October 8, 2022. He often said that, "Patricia was the best thing that ever happened...
Howard “Jay” Brenner Sr.
May 17, 2023
Howard "Jay" Brenner Sr. of Willow Street passed away May 17, 2023. He was born to the late John and Mildred Brenner in the fall of 1946. Howard was drafted into the Army soon after high school and served his country proudly. He served as a helicopter mechanic and assisted with taking his fellow wounded soldiers away from the...
