Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Catherine "Cathy" B. Deebel
Jun 15, 2022
Catherine "Cathy" B. Deebel, 75 of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and L. Christine Berger. She was the beloved wife to John W. Deebel for 41 years, who passed in November 2012.
A graduate of South Williamsport High School, Cathy often...
Ann E. Rote
Jun 15, 2022
Ann E. Rote, of Willow Street, passed away peacefully at UPMC Lititz of natural causes on June 15, 2022 at the age of 80. She was born in Scranton, PA to the late Luther E. and Edna L. Neidermyer.
Ann helped run the family business, Richard P. Rote & Sons, and after the business merger in 2005,...
Lillian E. Fuentes
Jun 13, 2022
Lillian E. Fuentes, 50, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, June 13, 2022. She was the loving wife of Rene B. Fuentes, with whom she shared 29 years of marriage.
Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Lillian was the daughter of the late Rafael and Leticia (Alvarez) Navedo. She attended J.P. McCaskey High School...
Friedegunde M. Young
Jun 13, 2022
Friedegunde M. Young, 69, passed away at her Landisville home on Monday, June 13, 2022. She was born and raised in Bavaria, Germany, the daughter of the late Josef and Maria (Bischoff) Walenta. Friede shared 23 years of marriage with her husband Ronald E. Young, Jr.
She worked for Silver Slipper, and then as a store manager...
John B. Witmyer
Jun 13, 2022
John B. "Bud" Witmyer, 90, of Lititz, passed away at United Zion Retirement Community on Monday, June 13, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John S. and Janet (Urey) Witmyer.
John worked for Strawbridge & Clothier for 40 years until his retirement. Through his job he was able to travel internationally. He...
Tracy L. Harlan
Jun 13, 2022
Tracy Lynn Harlan, 47 of Lititz, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 13, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the beloved daughter of Randall and Gloria Dauberman.
Tracy was a 1993 graduate of Warwick High School. She absolutely loved the outdoors and spent much time gardening, making crafts, diamond paintings, and scrapbooking. She was a...
June L. Sterling
Jun 13, 2022
June L. Sterling, 98, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022.
She was the wife of the late James J. Sterling, who passed away in 1998. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jerome and Ethel Cramer Styer.
June worked for decades at the Watt & Shand Department Store in...
James "Jim" Leo Roche
Jun 13, 2022
James (Jim) Leo Roche was born on July 1, 1932 in Hastings, PA to the late Julia (Benjella) Roche and James Roche. The second eldest of eight children, lacking a reliable father to support his family, Jim took on increasingly difficult jobs to earn money and assist his mother throughout her life. An independent mind and diligent student, Jim...
Ray L. Hillard
Jun 12, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce that Ray L. Hillard, age 84, passed away on June 12, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA, comforted by family. Ray was born in Narvon, PA to L. Henry Hillard and Elizabeth M. (Ludwig) Hillard. He was married to Brenda (Sheaffer) Hillard for 59 wonderful years.
In...
Donald W. Dunlap
Jun 11, 2022
Donald W. Dunlap, age 87, died in peace of natural causes on June 11, 2022 surrounded by loved ones at his home in Lancaster. He was born in Lampeter to the late Edna M. Sultzbach Dunlap and J. Walter Dunlap. He had been happily married for 47 years to the late Barbara Ann (Taylor) Dunlap, who passed away on...
David A. Woffington Sr.
Jun 11, 2022
David Andrew Woffington, Sr., 73, of Ephrata, is at peace after many years battling diabetes. He went to be with the Lord, June 11, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital, with his beloved wife by his side, just three days shy of their 42nd anniversary.
Dave was born in Tarentum, PA to John and LaVonne Woffington. After graduating...
Glenn S. Banner
Jun 11, 2022
Glenn Samuel Banner, 88, of Lancaster died on Saturday, June 11, 2022. He was the husband of Dorothy Leithiser with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.
Formerly of Columbia, Glenn graduated in 1951. He was a bank teller at the town's Central National Bank before enlisting in the United States Navy for four years, serving during...
Anna Marie “Nancy” Carvell
Jun 11, 2022
Anna Marie "Nancy" Carvell, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022 in Elizabethtown. She was the wife of the late Ralph B. Carvell, who passed away in 1993. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frances J. and Anna Marie Heidig Draude.
Anna worked as an administrative assistant for the former...
Richard P. Scarpa
Jun 11, 2022
Richard Peter Scarpa, of Bird-in-Hand, PA passed away on June 11, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. Richard was born in Jersey City, NJ to the late Gabriel and Rose (Calvanico) Scarpa.
Richard had a great appreciation for music. He loved playing guitar and writing his own songs. Also in his spare time, he enjoyed riding motorcycles.
...Lois S. Kreiter
Jun 11, 2022
Lois S. "Mia" (Strohm) Kreiter, 65, of Lititz, passed away at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy on Saturday, June 11, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of Pauline (Miller) Strohm and the late Charles Edward Strohm. She was the loving wife of John Kreiter, with whom she shared 36...
Antonio De Los Santos Torres Jr.
Jun 10, 2022
Antonio de Los Santos Torres, Jr. aged 64, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on June 10, 2022. He was born in the Dominican Republic to Antonio, Sr. and Maria Torres.
In addition to his parents, Antonio is survived by his wife, Ana Torres; two daughters: Kirssy Torres and Genesis Pabon, wife of Gary; granddaughter that he...
Maria Kovacs
Jun 10, 2022
Maria Kovacs, 98, formerly of Lancaster, passed away peacefully early Friday, June 10, 2022, at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Orfalu, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Maria (Bartikovics) Kovacs. Maria was the loving wife of the late Louis Kovacs, and they shared 61 years of marriage at the time of his passing in...
Joyce H. Cramer
Jun 10, 2022
Joyce H. Cramer, 67, of Lancaster, passed away on June 10, 2022. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Phyllis (Barshinger) Ruby. She celebrated over 36 years of marriage to Robert Cramer until his passing in 2018.
She will be fondly remembered for her love of watching Jeopardy and spending time with...
Dennis C. Cipalla
Jun 9, 2022
Dennis C. Cipalla, 75, of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born in Erie, PA he was the son of the late Anita (DelPorto) and Louis Cipalla. He was the beloved husband to Joyce Cipalla with whom he celebrated almost 55 years of marriage. Dennis was a member of St. James...
Donald P. Zehr
Jun 8, 2022
Donald P. Zehr, 94, of Lititz, PA, passed away on June 8, 2022 at the United Zion Retirement Community surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of almost 65 years, Jean L. (Snyder) Zehr of Lititz, his son and daughter-in-law Philip and Eileen Zehr of Canastota, NY, his daughter Kathy Zehr of Lancaster, and his...
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