Jan 2, 2026

Benjamin I. Ebersole, Sr., 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026, at his residence.

Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Irvin and Gladys (Kaiser) Ebersole.

Benjamin worked for Lancaster Newspapers for over 30 years. During his long career, Benjamin was known as a true jack of...

Jan 1, 2026

Carla Jean Jankowski, 48, of Leola, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, after a brief illness, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, with her loving family by her side. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of David Flesch and the late Joan McKenna Flesch. Carla was the loving companion of Mark Capuano for six years. She...

Jan 1, 2026

Kathryn J. Frey, 97, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Homestead Village. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Catherine (O'Connor) and William L. Jacob. Kathryn was the beloved wife of the late Charles A. Frey, Sr. with whom she shared more than 65 years of devoted marriage.

Dec 31, 2025

Mary Louise Baker, age 87 died peacefully on December 31, 2025 at Landis Homes a Continuing Care Community, Lititz, PA.

Mary Lou was born in Allentown, PA on August 26, 1938 to the late Raymond J. Manlin and Rose T. (Hacker) Manlin and was the wife of Edwin J. Baker, with whom she celebrated 45 years of...

Dec 31, 2025

Marie A. Starr, 83, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025, after secretly fighting Stage 4 lung cancer. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Helen (Stabinski) Cranford. Marie was the loving longtime partner of over 30 years to the late Al Black.

She was a graduate of Columbia High School...

Dec 31, 2025

Andrea (Garvey) Fogelberg, 67, our beloved wife, Mother, and Gigi passed peacefully on New Year's Eve, 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Lancaster and a proud graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. She passed away surrounded by love, leaving behind a family and friends forever impacted by her presence.

Andrea was strong. She survived a bleak...

Dec 31, 2025

Lois Chambers, 91, native of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025. Lois was the daughter of the late Clyde Herr and Celia Herr. She was a graduate of East Lampeter High School. A talented artist, she worked as a graphic designer for approximately 30 years at Armstrong in the marketing department before retiring.

Lois was...

Dec 31, 2025

Sue Ann (Risser) Stauffer joined her husband James in heaven on December 31st, 2025. She was the youngest child of Carl and Ruth Risser. She loved her hometown of Lititz and lived her entire 83 years of life there. Sue and her husband "Jim" celebrated over 60 years of marriage and were a beautiful example of unconditional love to...

Dec 30, 2025

LaRue Helen Lautsch, 101, of State College, died Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Embassy of Hearthside.

She was born October 14, 1924, on the family farm in Mabel, Schuylkill County, the third of seven children of William and Eva Gahres. She had an older brother and sister, and four younger sisters.

She attended public school...

Dec 30, 2025

JoAnn Roland of Aberdeen, MD, passed away unexpectedly in her Lancaster home on Tuesday, December 30th. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. Extraordinarily quick-witted and highly successful despite only some college education, she relentlessly served as our small family's matriarch. JoAnn's powerful logic and analytical mind ignited her passion as a managerial claims analyst, a theatrical and...

Dec 30, 2025

Allen H. Hess, 94, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John G. and Anna Mary Hess. He was married 54 years to his beloved wife Shirley J. Hess prior to her passing in 2011.

Allen graduated from Manheim Township High School in...

Dec 30, 2025

On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, Donald G. Hamric, 87, of Willow Street, passed away at Luther Acres Community. He was a devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and husband.

Born in Lancaster, to Cecile Hamric and Miriam (Sauer) Hamric. After graduating J.P. McCaskey High School in 1956, he went on to marry Alta M. Fair on June 11,...

Dec 29, 2025

Sally Cay Fogarty, 66, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2025. Born to parents Elwood and Elizabeth Neyer, she grew up in Manheim, PA, where she formed lifelong friendships and proud memories of her early years.

Sally was a forward for the 1976 state championship Manheim Central field hockey team and part of the Manheim Central High School...

Dec 29, 2025

Mary Struk Wise, of Willow Street, was taken into the arms of her Lord and Savior on December 29, 2025, at 95 years old. Born in Bath, New York, she was the daughter of the late Demetro and Anna (Kozay) Struk.

She was the loving wife of Franklyn "Frank" Wise for over 64 years until his passing...

Dec 29, 2025

Dolores J. (Darrenkamp) Souders, 89, of Mount Joy, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude (Brazil) and James Darrenkamp. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert F. Souders, with whom she shared a lifetime of love and devotion.

A graduate of Lancaster...

Dec 29, 2025

Maria (Marie) Wittreich died peacefully in her home on December 29th at the age of 90, with her devoted husband of sixty-seven years at her side. She was born on April 25, 1935, in Rieg, Gottschee, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia), to Maria and Ludwig Tschopp. During World War II, Marie lived in Untersteiermark (Lower Styria), Yugoslavia, with her family. After...

Dec 29, 2025

Jennifer E. (Kurtz) Weaver, 54, of Ephrata, passed away following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Barry L. and Gwen D. (Thomas) Kurtz. Jennifer was the wife of the late Virgil R. Weaver, who died in 2024.

Jennifer was a graduate of Pequea Valley High School. She worked for Roechling...

Dec 28, 2025

Rosaline (Zachary) Mattaboni of Millersville passed away at age 22 on December 28, 2025. She was born in Harrisburg on March 19, 2003, and grew up in Carlisle.

She graduated from Carlisle High School and attended Millersville University. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science.

Rose was intelligent, kind, and compassionate with a...

Dec 28, 2025

Diane M. (Edunk) Learn, 79, of Abington, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Diane was the beloved daughter of the late Dorothy (Mushalla) Edunk and Gilbert Edunk, Sr.

Prior to her retirement, Diane spent many years teaching math in the Council Rock...

Dec 28, 2025

Dwayne Dimitris, 70, of Lancaster, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at his home, with his loving wife by his side. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late George and Patricia Bowers Dimitris. For 43 years he his wife Debra enjoyed life with one another by their side. He was a 1973 Penn...