Roderick Harry Bergstrom
Feb 23, 2023
Roderick Harry Bergstrom, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Luthercare in Lititz where he had resided with his wife Lorraine since 2006.
Born on a farm in Lander, Pennsylvania (Warren County) on May 28, 1928, he was the son of the late Harry G. Bergstrom and the late Ellen Ellison Bergstrom and was...
William “Bill” L. Garrett
Feb 23, 2023
William "Bill" L. Garrett, 82, of Millersville, passed away on February 23, 2023, at Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Abram and Doris (Reese) Garrett. He was married to the late Carol M. (Kopf) Garrett, who passed away in 2021.
After 34 years of service, Bill retired from...
Mary “Louise” Burke
Feb 23, 2023
Mary "Louise" Burke was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, PA on December 7, 1928. Louise was the daughter of the late John J. and Mabel Dando Bresnock. She was married to her late husband, Joseph F. Burke, Sr. of Mahanoy City for 69 years. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lititz, PA. She was a...
Robert Paul Manning
Feb 22, 2023
Robert Paul Manning went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 22, 2023, at LGH, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born July 10, 1941, at his parents' home in Marticville, PA in Lancaster County. He grew up in that same home and developed life-long friendships there with the neighborhood boys. He was...
Roy C. Haldeman
Feb 22, 2023
Roy C. Haldeman, 70, of Drumore Township, passed away on February 22, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on September 2, 1952, in Drumore to the late Robert L. and Dorothy (Lefever) Haldeman, Sr. He was married to his wife, Collene (Booth) for 45 years.
After 44 years of service,...
Gaynell L. "Lewis" Spruill
Feb 22, 2023
Gaynell L. "Lewis" Spruill, 74, of East Earl, departed his earthly life on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Warrenton, NC, he was the son of the late Van Davis Williams Sr. and Queen Esther (Spruill) Green.
Lewis was educated in the Warren County School System, after which he...
Regina Louise Forsha
Feb 22, 2023
Regina Louise Forsha, 92, of Lititz, PA, passed comfortably and peacefully from natural causes in the early hours of Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Born in Johnstown, PA, "Jean" was the daughter of Elizabeth "Butch" (Bellak) Mayer and Gustave L. Mayer. She was the beloved wife of James (Jim) Thomas Forsha, and they were married in the home...
Clara Lillian Williams
Feb 22, 2023
Clara Lillian Williams, 104, passed away on February 22 at Legends of Lititz, Lititz, PA. She was born in Hiteman, Iowa, on April 7, 1918, the daughter of Winchester Jenkins, a coal miner and Emily Jenkins, from Wales England. She was the 2nd child of six children.
Clara graduated from high school in Hiteman, Iowa and then...
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Feb 22, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Williams, 86, of Lititz, passed away February 22, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Florence Menefee.
After moving to Lancaster, she became a staple in many local nursing homes and private care facilities. Caring for others was something Mary excelled at...
Patty Anne Mentzer
Feb 22, 2023
Patty Anne Mentzer, 67, of Lancaster, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Marlene (Brooks) Amico and the late Francis Mattern. She was married to her beloved husband Donald Mentzer for over 35 years.
Patty was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School....
Laura N. Greenawalt
Feb 22, 2023
Laura N. Greenawalt, 84, died Monday, February 22nd, at her daughter's home. A lifelong Lancaster resident, she was the daughter of the late Gottleib J. and Louise Foernsler Hoppler. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Greenawalt.
In her early years, she was employed by RCA, then as a sales associate with Mailman's/Maxwell's, and finally...
Allen L. Morehead
Feb 21, 2023
Allen L. Morehead, 86, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Born March 12, 1936 in St. Paul, MN, he was the son of the late Laurel Allen and Mabel (Stordahl) Morehead. Allen was the loving husband of Barbara Ruth (Beisswenger) Morehead, celebrating 62 years of marriage last August.
Allen received...
Ronald K. Patton
Feb 21, 2023
Ronald K. Patton, 85, of Millersville and formerly of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. He shared 60 years of marriage with his wife Betty Rote Patton.
Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Arlene V. Patton Trubiani and Rufus Martzall.
Ronald graduated from Manheim Township...
David “Bryan” Allman
Feb 21, 2023
David "Bryan" Allman of Lancaster, PA, entered into peace and rest with Jesus on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 in Lancaster, PA. He was 50 years old.
Bryan was the beloved son of Timothy B. Allman and Sharon (Conley) Allman and the cherished husband for 27 years of Mary (Chedester) Allman. Bryan leaves behind two children who adored...
Arthur W. Hawthorne, Jr.
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...
Dean E. Miller
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....
John Arthur Chute
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...
Linda J. Lunn
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....
Ruby Colleen Ocasio
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...
Kevin T. Ranck
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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