Sep 8, 2022

Michael F. Massimo, age 70, passed away on Thursday September 8, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Broomall, PA to the late Silvino M. and Esther F. (Atlee) Massimo.

Michael was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. He was a skilled craftsman and builder. When not working, Michael loved being outdoors,...

Sep 8, 2022

Charles Harry Talbert, 77, of Holtwood, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Coeburn, VA, he was the son of the late Charles Ira and Julia A. (Robinson) Talbert.

Harry shared 58 years of marriage with his wife Barbara S. (Huss) Talbert, whom he met in home...

Sep 8, 2022

Barbara Ann Hassel, 74, of Columbia, passed away at Hospice & Community Care on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Betty (Miller) Hassel.

Barbara was a 1966 graduate of Hempfield High School where she was a Cheerleading and Track star.

She went on to graduate...

Sep 6, 2022

Judith (Connor) Weaver, 83, of Lancaster, went into the arms of angels September 6, 2022 after a short bout with pancreatic cancer. She was in at-home hospice, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late D. Chester and Rosemary T. (Ulrich) Connor. She shared 60 years of marriage with Deacon...

Sep 6, 2022

Mara Rekis Anderson passed away September 6, 2022, at Landis Home in Lititz where she has been a resident for the past few years. Mara started her world citizen life in 1946 in a Displaced Persons camp in Dieburg, Germany. This was one of several DP camps where her parents, Alberts and Zenta (Rutkis) Rekis were given refuge after...

Sep 5, 2022

Richard Sheirich "Rick" Shultz, 74, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care on Monday, September 5, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard C. and Janet S. (Gable) Shultz. He was the loving husband of Sherry I. (Dougherty) Shultz, with whom he shared 31 years of marriage.

Rick graduated from...

Sep 4, 2022

William (Bill) Clifford Burrey III, 84, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Born in Danville, PA, on October 4, 1937, Bill was the eldest of three children and the only son of William C. Burrey Jr. and Beatrice Burrey.

He is preceded in death by his first wife, Judith Burrey, with whom he shared...

Sep 4, 2022

Dorothea Mae "Dotti" Lugar, 75, of Lancaster, went into the arms of the Lord, September 4, 2022. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Verna (Keiser) Large.

Dotti was very devoted to her faith. She was a member of the Ross Steet United Methodist Church before transitioning to Wesley United Methodist Church...

Sep 4, 2022

Thomas J Witowski, 79 of Lititz, PA died on September 4th at home after a lengthy battle with heart problems. He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Judith O'Connor Witowski. He was the son of the late John E. and Mary E. (Mullen) Witowski of Olyphant, PA. Mr. Witowski retired in 1998 after 33 years with...

Sep 4, 2022

Michael J. Preperato, 64, of Malvern, formerly of King of Prussia & Lancaster, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Paoli Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Gertrude A. (Musser) Preperato. He was a graduate of St. Anthony's Catholic School and Lancaster Catholic High School. Michael received his Bachelor's degree in...

Sep 4, 2022

Barbara J. Lindley, 83, of Lancaster passed away September 4, 2022. She was the loving wife of the late William Dean Lindley, with whom she spent over 60 years of marriage. Originally from Camden, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Rosabelle A. Stratton.

Barbara loved to create and found great joy in...

Sep 4, 2022

Robert G. Kelly Jr., 81, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully on Sunday, September 4, surrounded by those he loved. Known as Bob, he was born the oldest of three children on September 8, 1940, to Robert and Mary Kelly of Wynnewood, PA.

In the heyday of Philadelphia's Big 5 basketball, Bob played guard for the University of...

Sep 2, 2022

Francis X. Schaller, Jr. aged 92, passed away on September 2, 2022. Born to the late Francis X. Schaller, Sr and Anna (Krimmel) Schaller, he was raised in Lancaster where he graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1948. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany during the Korean Conflict.

After returning...

Sep 2, 2022

Larry R. Dale, 74, passed away on September 2, 2022 at his home in Strasburg, PA after an illness of several years.

Born October 20, 1947 in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. Dale and Dorothy (Jones) Dale. Larry was a 1965 McCaskey High School graduate, and attended Lehigh University. He served...

Sep 1, 2022

Herbert M. Charles, Jr., 74, of Lancaster, passed away on September 1, 2022 at his residence.

He was the husband of Janet M. Slesser Charles, with whom he would have celebrated 50 years of marriage this coming February 5th. Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late Herbert M., Sr. and Isabel Koch Charles....

Sep 1, 2022

Ruth C. Fry McKennon, 90, peacefully passed into the arms of Jesus on September 1, 2022. Ruth was born in Lititz to the late William B. and Emma (Engle) Fry. She married the late Millard M McKennon Jr. on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1960. They were married for 61 years.

Ruth graduated from Lititz High School...

Sep 1, 2022

Artemis S. Flouras, age 91, passed away at the Barrington at Hioaks on Sept. 1, 2022. She was born in Lancaster to the late George and Angeliki (Nikita) Samaras. She was a proud graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, class of '49. She went on to marry John N. Flouras and together with their nephew, Nick C. Flouras, they...

Sep 1, 2022

In one of her last, great conversations, Chris Steltz explained to a friend, "I'm not afraid. I'm not angry. I've lived a charmed life for 54 years. Jim and I have had a great marriage. Some people would sit here and think, 'Why me?' I'm thinking, 'Why not me?'"

As Christine Louise Decker Steltz was waging the...

Sep 1, 2022

Norman E. "Moby Dick" Reese, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, following a brief illness, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. He was the son of the late Elwood C. Reese, Jr. and Margaret (Pasch) Fickes. Norman was the loving husband of the late Barbara Ann (Miley) Reese, and they celebrated 57 years...

Sep 1, 2022

The Rev. Dr. Philip Arthur Lynch of Lancaster, PA entered eternal life on September 1, 2022. Philip was born on January 17, 1933 in Camden, N.J. to parents Frederick A. Lynch and Ann Loeper Lynch. After graduating from Haddonfield High School, Gettysburg College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, he was ordained into the Lutheran ministry on May...