Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Jessie A. Martin
Jul 19, 2022
Jessie A. Martin, age 71, passed away at Conestoga View Nursing Home on July 19, 2022.
She was the daughter of the late Joseph F. Martin, Sr. and Mary R. (Spadea) Martin.
Born in Lancaster, Jessie graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School and went to cosmetology school. She became a beautician and worked for many...
Thomas D. Irvine
Jul 18, 2022
Thomas D. Irvine, 68, of Lancaster, passed away on July 18, 2022. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late William C. and Nancy J. Heck Irvine, and was a graduate of Manheim Twp. High School. He was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County. Tom had worked for High Steel Corporation for many years. He loved baseball...
Bessie Mae Ward
Jul 18, 2022
Bessie Mae Ward, 40, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2022, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was one of 8 daughters born to the late Walter Ward, Jr. and the late Bessie Mae (Brown) Ward.
Bessie Mae worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for most of her life, and more...
William J. Morris
Jul 18, 2022
William J. Morris, 74, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Northeast Philadelphia, passed away , surrounded by his family, on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of the late Linda Lyons Morris. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Elwood and Florence Nolan Morris and brother to David Morris....
Erwin “Bud” Howarth
Jul 18, 2022
Erwin "Bud" Howarth, 93, of Mount Joy, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022 at his residence. He was the husband of Isabel Rioch Howarth. Born in Utica, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur and Maude Gray Howarth. Bud had worked as an insurance underwriting manager for the former Reliance Insurance Company. Following his retirement, he...
Jodi A. Grimm
Jul 17, 2022
Jodi Grimm, 62, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Jessie J. (Fry) Gundaker. Jodi was the loving wife of Rory L. Grimm with whom she celebrated 43 years of marriage. She was a kind woman whose greatest desire was to have children. However, God had different plans...
Douglas W. Stoner
Jul 17, 2022
Douglas W. Stoner, age 71, passed away on July 17, 2022. He was the son of Benjamin F. and Betty Weidler Stoner. At one time Douglas was employed by Lancaster County's Children and Youth Agency as a bookkeeper. He was the Poster Boy for two years running for the Lancaster County Crippled Children's Society's Buck-A-Cup/ Brace-A-Child Coffee Day Campaign....
Carl H. Frey
Jul 17, 2022
Carl H. Frey, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at his residence.
He was the husband of Romaine T. Templeton Frey, with whom he shared 73 years of marriage this past May 7th. Born in Lancaster, he is the son of the late Richard A. and Elizabeth J. Wenninger Houser.
Carl...
Kevin E. Landis
Jul 16, 2022
Kevin E. Landis, 63, of East Hempfield Township, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Lancaster General Hospital due to complications from an ailment during his extended battle with Multiple Myeloma. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Stanley and Maureen (McFadden) Landis.
Kevin graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School with the...
John L. Hoag
Jul 16, 2022
John Lawrence Hoag, 53, of Lititz, passed away, Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Hershey Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born in Evansville, IN, he was the son of Dagmar (Wholert) Hoag and the late William L. Hoag. John was the loving husband of Najiba Benabess, with whom he celebrated 22 years of marriage.
A very talented...
Evelyn J. (Bowmaster) Dochat
Jul 16, 2022
Evelyn J. (Bowmaster) Dochat, 89, of Willow Street died at home on July 16, 2022. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ella Mae (Getz) and Guy N. Bowmaster. She was the beloved wife of George S. Dochat, Sr. with whom she celebrated 60 years of marriage on July 14, 2022.
A 1950...
Brenda J. Cole
Jul 16, 2022
Brenda J. Cole, 81, of Holtwood, passed on July 16, 2022, after years of battling Alzheimer's. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Janet (Gerlitzki) Cole. She was the loving wife of Jake Eichelberger until his passing in 2008.
Growing up Brenda developed a deep love for animals which would stay with...
Peggy Ann Harper
Jul 15, 2022
Peggy Ann, "Peg-Peg", Harper, 82 of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving wife, Bobbie Poteau and her niece Donna Reel. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Florence Hulme and Frank Harper Sr.
Peg, who grew up in Bensalem, PA, was a dedicated nurse, photographer,...
Sharon L. (Dibattista) Fisher
Jul 15, 2022
Sharon L. (DiBattista) Fisher, 64, of Lancaster passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, July 15, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of JoAnn (DiBattista) Book.
She was a 1976 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and attended Millersville University. Sharon worked for most of her life with the...
Erika R. Crossen
Jul 15, 2022
Erika R. Crossen, 33, of Millersville, PA passed away unexpectedly in a vehicle accident on Friday, July 15, 2022. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of Tracey (Seitz) and David John Crossen, Jr. Erika was the loving mother to Christopher and Paige.
Erika was a graduate of Penn Manor High School and received her Associates...
Albert P. Lacasse Jr.
Jul 15, 2022
Albert P. LaCasse, Jr., age 55, entered the gates of Heaven on Friday, July 15, 2022. Albert was born in Providence, R.I. to Albert P. LaCasse, Sr and Lucille LaCasse.
Albert was a Supervisor of Multi Product Services for Paychex. When not working, Albert loved cooking, listening to music, doing arts and crafts and making silk flower...
Jenny S. Huyett
Jul 15, 2022
Jenny S. Huyett, 69, lost her courageous four and a half year battle with breast cancer on Friday, July 15, 2022. She is now set free from her pain.
Born in Bellefonte, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jackie Donald and June (Johnson) Kerschner. Jenny graduated from Mechanicsburg High School, and earned her business degree...
Perry P. Mendez
Jul 15, 2022
Perry P. Mendez, 52, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday, July 15, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Aida Victoria Mendez and the late Juan Antonio Mendez.
Perry graduated from Penn Manor High School, where he excelled in track and field. He worked as a manager at TGI Friday in...
Thornton D. Smith
Jul 14, 2022
Thornton D. Smith, 91, of Columbia passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at LGH. Born in Belle, MO he was the son of the late Buren and Mable Mae (MacDaniel) Smith. He was the loving husband of Kazue Smith with whom he shared over 35 years of marriage. He is survived by his four step children: Norma M., wife...
Muoi T. Truong
Jul 14, 2022
Muoi T. Truong, 81, of Lancaster, passed away July 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Tho Truong and Trang Vuong. Earlier this year she celebrated 59 years of marriage with Phat Lu.
She is survived by her husband Phat Lu; children: Russell Lu...
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