Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Bruce W. Wardrop
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...
Patricia Johnston
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)....
Yvonne Nancy “Bonnie” Leach
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...
Robert Howard Himes
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...
Gertrude “Gertie” C. (Cirotti) Tucker
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...
Meyer Jacques "Mike" Benzakein
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...
Barry Lee Witmer
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...
Ronald G. Oettel, Sr.
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...
Carol E. Mays
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....
Evelyn J. Bosworth
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...
Vinh X. “Nhut Hanh” Huynh
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...
Richard B. Snively
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...
Marion M. Puryear
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...
Richard J. "Dick" Rohrer
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...
Mary Louise Trump
Feb 15, 2023
Mary Louise (May) Trump, 96 years old, went home to be with her Lord on February 15, 2023. She resided at Brethren Village, Lititz, PA and was born in Bloomsburg, PA, to the late Eugene S. May and Agnes E. May. Mary Louise was the wife of the late Victor Carl Trump who passed away in 1986.
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Clayton A. Frutchey
Feb 15, 2023
Clayton A. Frutchey, 96, formerly of Willow Street, passed away at Brethren Village on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Born in East Bangor on July 11, 1926, Clayton was the son of the late William and Flora (Long) Frutchey. He was the loving husband of the late Edna Mae (Bishop) Frutchey, who died in 2015.
Clayton graduated from...
Dr. Robert “Bob” Clair Wheeling, Jr.
Feb 15, 2023
Dr. Robert "Bob" Clair Wheeling, Jr., 75, of Lititz, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Born in Sharon, PA, he was the son of the late Robert C. Sr., and Evelyn (Rainy) Wheeling. He leaves behind his beloved wife of over 53 years, Cyndy Ann (Sawyer) Wheeling.
Bob was a 1965 graduate of Altoona High...
Jo Ann Mcmahon
Feb 15, 2023
Jo Ann McMahon, 81, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. She shared 57 wonderful years of marriage with her husband Dennis R. McMahon.
Born in Titusville, PA, to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Green) Sheridan, she graduated from Titusville High School. Jo Ann completed her bachelor's degree at Marywood...
Jean Miller Weaver
Feb 14, 2023
Jean Miller Weaver, 85, died February 14, 2023, at Landis Homes, in Lititz, PA. Born on July 16, 1937, in Refton, PA, she was the daughter of the late H. Claude and Ada McMichael Miller. Jean was the wife of the late Harry E. Weaver, who died in 1997, and the late John L. Kraft, who died in 2018....
Margaret K. Bucher
Feb 14, 2023
Margaret K. Bucher, 86, of Rock Hill Road, Millersville died Tuesday, February 14, after a short illness. She was the wife of David B. Bucher, Sr., who preceded her in death in 1981.
Born in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Rachko Kutcher.
After graduating from Coaldale...
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