Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Gertrude M. Falck
Jul 26, 2022
Gertrude Mae Falck, 87, lifelong resident of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The daughter of the late Ross B. and Catherine C. (Abel) Henry, she was the loving wife of the late Donald Weaver Falck, who died in 2007.
Gertrude was a 1952 graduate of Solanco High School. She worked for 18 years with RCA...
Marilyn C. Houser
Jul 26, 2022
Marilyn C. Houser, 85, a long-time resident of Wabank Road in Millersville, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Oak Leaf Manor South. Born in Ishpeming, MI, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Clara S. (Olson) Rowe. Marilyn was the wife of the late Thomas J. Houser, and they shared 54 years of marriage...
Melvin G. Herr
Jul 26, 2022
Melvin G. Herr, 93, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Landis and Florence (Grube) Herr. Melvin was the husband of the late Margaret R. Herr.
Melvin was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church and was a longtime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lititz....
Paul D. Trimble
Jul 25, 2022
Paul D. Trimble, 72, of Holtwood went home to be with his Lord on Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George and Jean (Miller) Trimble. He was the loving husband of Carla (Madonna) Trimble with whom he shared over 46 years of marriage....
Thomas W. Daily Iii
Jul 25, 2022
Thomas W. Daily, III, 71, of Willow Street, passed away July 25, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Geraldine (Klebsch) and Thomas W. Daily, Jr. On March 20, 1971, he married his best friend and soulmate, P. Eileen McCauley. Over the years he and Eileen would share countless hours...
Katie Lenore Hannigan
Jul 25, 2022
Katie Lenore Hannigan, of Millersville, PA, went to heaven on July 25, 2022, at the age of 74. She was born in York, PA, on February 22, 1948.
Katie is survived by her beloved husband of 57 years, Michael Patrick Hannigan; her loving children Stephanie Michele Clement (Michael Allen Clement), Emily Katie Miller (Lawrence Michael Miller), and...
Sally Mae Long
Jul 25, 2022
Sally Mae Long, 91, of Lancaster, passed away at The Glen at Willow Valley.
She was the wife of the late John C. Long, who passed away in 2018. Born in Palo Alto, Schuylkill County, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Shipe and Ruth Yost Lombel. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School....
Thomas A. Anderson
Jul 25, 2022
Thomas A. (Tom) Anderson, 70, of Lancaster PA, passed away peacefully on July 25, surrounded by family. Born in South Bend, IN, he was the son of the late James and Lois Anderson. Tom served in the Army during the Vietnam War, and later in the National Guard. He earned a degree in Elementary Education from Millersville State College,...
Joseph R. Cummons, Iii
Jul 25, 2022
Joseph R. Cummons, III, 64, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 25, 2022. Born in Bucks County, he was the son of Joseph R. Cummons, Jr. and the late Phyllis A. (Kruise) Cummons. On July 24, he celebrated his 39th wedding anniversary with his sweetheart, Mary (Rosso) Cummons.
Hardworking, driven and "larger than...
Hubert Martin "Buster" Sisler, Jr.
Jul 24, 2022
Hubert Martin Sisler, Jr, 64, passed away at his Elizabethtown home on Sunday, July 24, 2022.
Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Buster was the son of the late Hubert Martin Sisler, Sr. and Thelma Maxine (Shafer) Sisler.
He was a lifelong fisherman, working as the main mechanic on a fishing vessel for Omega Protein...
Denise D. Shetrompf
Jul 24, 2022
Denise D. Shetrompf, 56, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, July 24, 2022. She was the loving wife of Rodney "Mick" Shetrompf. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Madge (Youse) McGinity.
Denise was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved going swimming with her grandchildren and...
Hazel V. Lindsay
Jul 24, 2022
Hazel V. Lindsay, age 94, passed away on July 24, 2022. Hazel was born in Bellevue, FL. She moved to NJ early in life to raise her biological son and several foster children throughout the years. She later moved to Lancaster to be with her family.
She loved her family and was very spirited in every aspect...
Lawrence S. Crum
Jul 24, 2022
Lawrence "Larry" S. Crum, 72, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 after a 12 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Loretta M. Snyder Crum, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage this past June 30th. Born in Johnstown, he was the son of the late Phyllis Marcine Carney Crum and Harold...
Ralph Turenne
Jul 24, 2022
Ralph Turenne, 47, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer, with his loving family by his side. Born in Port au Prince, Haiti, he was the son of Marie Carmel (Leconte) Turenne and the late Isdore Turenne. He and Genevieve (Riche) Turenne celebrated over 19 beautiful years of...
Viola "Vi" Adair
Jul 24, 2022
Viola "Vi" Adair, 102, of Lancaster, went into the arms of the Lord on July 24, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Nora (Spahr) Adair.
Loving known as "Aunt Viola" to her family, she was a longtime parishioner of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manheim. She volunteered with the Manheim...
Irene S. Swavely
Jul 23, 2022
Irene S. Swavely, a resident of Landis Homes, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 23,2022, at the age of 100. Born on August 11, 1921, Irene grew up in Pottstown, PA, the second of five children born of the late Steven and Helen (Yaros) Stofko. On September 5, 1942 she married her beloved husband, the late Guy Swavely, and...
Anthony "Tony" D. Matt
Jul 22, 2022
Anthony "Tony" D. Matt, 58 passed peacefully at his Warwick Township home on Friday, July 22, 2022, after a brief illness.
Born in Lancaster, Tony was the son of the late John A. and Anna L. (Mudrinich) Matt. He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School, then later earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Millersville University.
...Richard K. "Dick" Finkbiner
Jul 22, 2022
Richard K. "Dick" Finkbiner, our loving husband, father, granddad and Poppy, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Mennonite Home Communities in Lancaster, following a brief illness. Born in Phoenixville, he was the son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth (Keane) Finkbiner. Dick was the loving husband of Mary Ann (Andrews) Finkbiner, and they celebrated their 66th...
J. Stanley Mull, Jr.
Jul 22, 2022
J. Stanley Mull, Jr. 88, of Willow Street, passed away on July 22 after a long illness. He was a highly respected banker in the Lancaster area for 40 years.
He graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1955 and subsequently served in the U.S. Army for 4 years, 2 of which were in Germany. He served as...
Hazel E. Gantt
Jul 21, 2022
Hazel E. Gantt, age 98, passed away on July 21, 2022. She was born in Harrisburg, PA to the late William E. and Ruth F. (Jackson) Gantt.
Hazel is survived by her adopted daughter, Wanda McKinney; 3 grandchildren, George McKinney, III, Dawond McKinney, and Porschia Cox; 2 great-grandchildren, Donte McKinney and Alea McKinney, and several great-great-grandchildren; 7...
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