Eunice L. Esch
Oct 22, 2022
Eunice L. Esch, 77, of Brethren Village, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022. Born in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ada G. (Martin) Lehman. She was the loving wife of James Esch, with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage on September 23.
Eunice earned her degree in nursing at St. Joseph's...
Ralph "Doc Roc" Anttonen
Oct 21, 2022
With great sadness we announce the passing of Ralph "Doc Roc" Anttonen, 82, on October 21, 2022. He died unexpectedly at home.
Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Ralph was the son of George and Ethel Anttonen. Ralph graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1959 where he was class president for two years and played basketball, baseball, and tennis...
Mary T. Podlesny
Oct 21, 2022
Mary T. Podlesny 89, of Lancaster, passed away at Promedica Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation, Lancaster on Friday, October 21, 2022. She shared 48 years of marriage with her husband Francis Robert Podlesny before his death in 2002.
Born in Beaver Meadows, Carbon County to the late Michael Edward and Veronica (Sotack) Phillips, Mary graduated from Hazleton High...
James C. Filling
Oct 21, 2022
James C. Filling, 84, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2022 after several years of health struggles.
Jim Filling was born in Millersville, PA. As Jim liked to say, he was "born on the dining room table." Jim assisted the family with running both Filling's dry cleaning business and Filling's clothing store. Jim graduated from Shippensburg University...
Felicita Torres
Oct 21, 2022
Felicita Torres, 80, of Lancaster, PA passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday, October 21, 2022. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Cruz Velazquez and Salvador Hernandez. She was the beloved wife of the late William Torres who passed in 1993.
Felicita was a member of San Juan Bautista Catholic...
Edna Silva
Oct 20, 2022
Loving, kind, thoughtful and considerate until the end, Edna Silva completed her earthly sojourn of 87 years on October 20, 2022, a day she had looked forward to, the day she would meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Heaven's gates opened wide as she was peacefully welcomed by those who passed before her, reuniting with her beloved husband...
S. Claude Baker
Oct 20, 2022
S. Claude Baker of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Claude shared 42 years of marriage with his wife Henrietta (Jarrett) Baker.
Born in Rapho Township, Claude was the son of the late Samuel G. and Nora (Miller) Baker. He worked as a delivery man, first as a milkman,...
Gerald J. Dochterman
Oct 19, 2022
Gerald J. Dochterman, 85, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Penn State Health Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Esther M. (Henry) Dochterman. Gerald was the loving husband of the late Dawn M. (Krodel) Dochterman, and they shared 47 years of marriage at the time of her...
Jane L. Fouraker
Oct 19, 2022
Jane L. Fouraker, 91, passed away at Meadow Ridge at Willow Valley, Willow Street, PA on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. She was born in Philadelphia to the late Samuel Fulton and Margaret (Tait) Lilley.
A graduate of Abington High School, Jane worked as the accountant with her former husband in their photography business. She loved genealogy and...
Glenn T. Roe
Oct 19, 2022
Glenn T. Roe, 75, of Lititz, passed away October 19, 2022, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Newton, NJ, he was the son of the late Thomas and Verna (Stewart) Roe. Glenn met his loving wife, Amy (Grubbs) Roe in Lancaster, PA. This year they celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary.
In July of 1968, Glenn was drafted...
Carl G. Kedl
Oct 19, 2022
Carl G. Kedl, 88, passed away at his East Petersburg home on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. He shared 46 years of marriage with his wife Barbara A. (Paules) Kedl.
Born in Allentown to the late Stephen and Pauline (Williams) Kedl, Carl graduated from Whitehall High School in 1952. Carl was a regional marketing manager for Skyline Corporation...
Michael W. Falcone
Oct 19, 2022
Michael W. Falcone, 67, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly at home on Oct. 19, 2022. He was the son of the late Michael J. Falcone and resided with his mother Naomi R. Falcone. He was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, class of 1974. He enjoyed golfing and bowling. He served in the U.S. Army. He retired and...
Joyce E. Rye
Oct 17, 2022
Joyce E. Rye, 82, passed away at her Marietta home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, October 17, 2022.
Born in Brownstown, she was the daughter of the late Ralph J. and Victoria (Coldren) Wert. Joyce's husband, Edward L. Rye, Sr., died in 1997.
A great cook and baker, Joyce worked in the breading...
Patricia G. Emmert
Oct 17, 2022
Patricia G. Emmert, 78, formerly of Toms River, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17, in Landisville, Pa., after a long battle with dementia. Pat was born in Staten Island, NY, and grew up in Middletown, NJ. She graduated from Ursinus College, where she met her husband, Ron. Pat began teaching English at Toms River High School South in...
June L. Uhler
Oct 16, 2022
Miss June L. Uhler, 95, died Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Lancaster, Pa.
Born in Lebanon, Pa. a daughter of the late Rev. Edward T. Uhler and the late Lucetta Dissinger Uhler, June worked as a floor supervisor for Hopeland Manufacturing Company for forty years. She was a member of Hopeland United Methodist Church, active in Sunday...
James Thomas Anderson
Oct 16, 2022
James Thomas Anderson, 84, of Millersville, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Born in Hetland, South Dakota, he was the son of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Ballou) Anderson. He was the loving husband of Zenaida (Juen) Anderson, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Following school James joined the United States Navy,...
Robert J. Hodgen Iii
Oct 16, 2022
Robert John Hodgen III (Bob) passed away on October 16, 2022 at the age of 79 after a brief illness.
Bob grew up in Lancaster, PA, graduating from Manheim Township High School. He started his career as a tool maker at various machines shops in the Lancaster area. In 1979, Bob started his own business, Hodge Tool...
Gregory C. Myers
Oct 15, 2022
Gregory C. Myers, 64, of Millersville, passed away at home on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Born in Alexandria, VA he was the son of the late Catherine (Rafferty) and Charles Myers.
Greg was the Senior Vice President of MDI. Prior to he was the General Manager of HDJ/SMD, worked at AMP and Bulova Technologies. Greg started his...
Rodney K. “Rod” Bisking
Oct 15, 2022
Rodney Kenneth "Rod" Bisking, 73, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania passed away Saturday, October 15. He was born in Lancaster County on November 7, 1948. Rod graduated from Hempfield High School in 1966. Upon graduating, Rod enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served as a mechanic. Among his assignments, he was stationed in Guam and worked on...
Richard S. Bowman
Oct 15, 2022
Richard S. Bowman, fondly known as "Dick" passed away unexpectedly in Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ on October 15, 2022. Dick, 81, retired with his loving wife of 55 years "Bonnie" to Cape May, NJ after spending most of their lives in Lancaster. Born in Washington Boro, he was the son of the late Henry and Ruth (Sensenig) Bowman....
