Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Edith (Lee) Tomlinson

Edith (Lee) Tomlinson

Oct 7, 2022

Edith (Lee) Tomlinson, 89, of Lititz, PA passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England, she was the daughter of the late Lucy (Dowsing) and Ellis Lee. She was the loving wife to John F. Tomlinson, with who she celebrated 70 years of marriage in August 2022.

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John F. Becker

John F. Becker

Oct 7, 2022

John F. Becker, 89, of Landis Homes and formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Nellie (Wroth) and Emil Becker.

Prior to retirement, he worked for Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital for over 20 years. John enjoyed coin collecting and...

Bradley A. "Brad" Claeyssen

Bradley A. "Brad" Claeyssen

Oct 6, 2022

Bradley A. "Brad" Claeyssen, 47, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.

He was the husband of Tracy Bowers Claeyssen, with whom he shared 7 years of marriage this past July 25th. Born in Rockford, IL, he was the son of Donna Claeyssen Besch, married to...

James R. Foose

James R. Foose

Oct 5, 2022

James R. Foose, 80, passed on Wednesday October 5, 2022, at his home in Strasburg, PA. He was born on January 1st, 1942, in Milford, PA, the son of the late Mary (Zehner) and Morgan E. Foose Sr. James was a member of the Mt. Eden Evangelical Lutheran Church. He graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1960. After...

John T. James, Lt. Col. (Ret.), Usaf

John T. James, Lt. Col. (Ret.), Usaf

Oct 5, 2022

Lt. Colonel (Ret.) John T. James (Tim), 82, of Lancaster, PA, and formally of Havertown, PA, died October 5th of natural causes at Calvary Fellowship Homes.

Tim was born in Bryn Mawr, PA, the son of the late Edgar Jefferson and Dorothy Cutler James. He graduated from Temple University with an Associate's Degree in Electronics. Later he...

Joseph M. Joy

Joseph M. Joy

Oct 5, 2022

Joseph M. Joy, 76, of East Lampeter Township, passed away at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy with his loving family by his side on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Joe shared 41 years of marriage with his wife Julie Ann (Hobson) Joy last November 1st.

Born in Palo Alto, PA, Joe graduated from Nativity BVM High...

Patricia Ann Frazier

Patricia Ann Frazier

Oct 4, 2022

Patricia Ann (Henehan) Frazier, 74, of Lancaster passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, after a brief illness. Born in Philadelphia to the late John R. Henehan, Sr. and the late Margaret Eileen Richards Henehan. Pat was the eldest of four siblings. She was the loving wife of Michael H. Frazier with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage....

Joseph E. Swatski

Joseph E. Swatski

Oct 4, 2022

Joseph E. Swatski, 90, of Lancaster passed away October 4, 2022. He was born to the late Edward and Blanche Swatski in Kulpmont, PA. He worked in the Merchant Marines, and proudly served his country in the Army.

Following his military career, Joseph spent over 40 years as a realtor. He was well known throughout Lancaster and...

Joseph F. Fritz, Jr

Joseph F. Fritz, Jr

Oct 4, 2022

Joseph F. Fritz, Jr., 85, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at LGH. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Fritz, Sr. and Dorothy (Terrell) Fritz. He was the loving husband of Sally (Gundrum) Fritz with whom he shared over 58 years of marriage.

He was a graduate of Lancaster...

Wilfred Summers Richards

Wilfred Summers Richards

Oct 4, 2022

Born in a small town in South Africa to his missionary parents, Wilfred Summers Richards lived a full life in devotion to his faith and his family. On October 4, 2022, he passed away in his sleep with his family gathered nearby.

The youngest of 7 kids, Wilfred grew up in missions work and would spend the...

Norma B. Hetrick

Norma B. Hetrick

Oct 3, 2022

Norma B. Hetrick, 89, of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully on October 3. Born in West Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Josephine Braun. Norma would always reflect joyfully on her loving parents, lifelong childhood friendships, dance lessons, trips to the beach, her love for New England and how much she enjoyed fun times...

Patrick C. "Pat" Baker

Patrick C. "Pat" Baker

Oct 3, 2022

Patrick C. "Pat" Baker, 75, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday, October 3, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Charles F. and Virginia (Conley) Baker. Pat was the loving husband of Sandra (Burey) Baker, and they would have celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on October 16th.

Pat graduated from J. P....

Miriam Rodriguez

Miriam Rodriguez

Oct 3, 2022

Miriam Rodriguez, 64, of Lancaster, passed away at UPMC, Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, October 3, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Mom-Dukes was born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Isidro Mercado Rivera and Carmen Minerva Gracia.

A homemaker, she was the loving mother of Carmen V. Villanueva, wife of Hector A....

Lesley Patricia Weinstein

Lesley Patricia Weinstein

Oct 3, 2022

Lesley Patricia Weinstein, 66, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 3, 2022. Born February 1, 1956, in Fort Eustis, VA, the daughter of Doris L. McCallister (Bailey) and the late Lawrence R. McCallister. She grew up in a military family before beginning a career in art and visual merchandising. She had a passion for creating displays and sharing her...

Dr. Miles D. Harriger

Dr. Miles D. Harriger

Oct 2, 2022

Dr. Miles D. Harriger entered into heaven on October 2. Born in Johnstown, PA he was the son of the late Clarence M. and Mary Smith Harriger. He graduated from Beaverdale High School where he played football, basketball and ran track. He was also an Eagle Scout and received a college football scholarship to Lebanon Valley College.

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Barbara J. Farrow

Barbara J. Farrow

Oct 2, 2022

If you're reading this, I have passed through the light to the other side into the open arms of Jesus. At least I hope so. I passed away on October 2nd, 2022 after waging an almost constant battle with MMMT carcinosarcoma ovarian cancer.

I am survived by two siblings, my older brother, Ronald Eugene Vadakin (Wanna) and...

Ronald B. Gordon

Ronald B. Gordon

Oct 2, 2022

Ronald B. "Ron" Gordon, 84, of Lancaster, passed away at Hamilton Arms on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Born in Everett, PA, he was the son of the late Stanley B. and Pauline (Dodson) Gordon. He was the loving husband of Bonnie (Heath) Gordon, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Most people know Ron as "Slim."...

Patricia J. Garman

Patricia J. Garman

Oct 1, 2022

Patricia J. Garman, 90, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

She was the wife of the late Richard C. Garman who passed away in 2002. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Romaine Long Foltz.

Patricia had worked in insurance sales with Inter County Insurance The Erin...

Phillip E. Mitchell

Phillip E. Mitchell

Oct 1, 2022

On Saturday, October 1, 2022, Phillip Eugene Mitchell, loving husband, and father of 5 children, passed away at the age of 73 due to medical complications as a result of West Nile Virus. Phil was born August 13th, 1949, in Virginia to George Sr and Lucille Mitchell. He married Cindy (Messner) Anderson in 1969 and had two sons, Christopher,...

Samuel J. Fulginiti

Samuel J. Fulginiti

Oct 1, 2022

Samuel J. Fulginiti, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Homestead Village with his family by his side. Sam was born in Lancaster and was the son of the late James J. and Ethel M. (Brill) Fulginiti.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Joan F. (Verrech) Fulginiti, of almost 65 years of marriage....

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