Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Norbert H. Strassmann

Norbert H. Strassmann

May 23, 2022

Norbert H. Strassmann, 62, of Manor Township, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Karl W. and Ericka (Hofman) Strassmann. Norbert was a graduate of Hempfield High School and attended Shippensburg University. Prior to retirement, he worked at York...

Frank R. Rauba

Frank R. Rauba

May 23, 2022

Frank R. Rauba, 86, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Moravian Manor. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Helen S. (Scerba) Rauba. Frank was the loving husband of Phyllis A. (Christman) Rauba, and they would have celebrated 65 years of marriage this coming August.

Frank...

Artemio Roman Sanchez

Artemio Roman Sanchez

May 22, 2022

Artemio Roman Sanchez, 42, of Harrisburg, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, East Stroudsburg. He was the son of Norma Iris Irizarry and the late Luis A. Roman Sanchez. He was married to Jennifer Sanchez, of Harrisburg.

Artemio was described as a family man with a big heart. He was a very...

John M. Long

John M. Long

May 22, 2022

John M. Long, 53, of Conestoga, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.

John was born in Lewisburg, the son of McLellan John Long of Watsontown and the late Sonia Long (Smith). On February 25, 1994, he married Michelle Ann Long (Keefer), and they were married for 28 years. He...

Thomas J. Papavasilion

Thomas J. Papavasilion

May 22, 2022

Thomas J. Papavasilion, 80, of Landisville, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022. He was the loving husband of Vasso (Pappas) Papavasilion, and together they shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Aspasia (Fournaris) Papavasilion.

Thomas was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. He loved to...

Henry G. Michel

Henry G. Michel

May 22, 2022

Henry G. Michel, age 81, passed away on Sunday, May 22 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. Patricia, his wife of 30 years, was by his side.

Henry was born October 25, 1941 in Baltimore, MD. He attended the University of Maryland, and served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Professionally, Henry was a front-line...

Nancy L. Crookshank

Nancy L. Crookshank

May 22, 2022

Nancy L. Crookshank was called home to be with the Lord on April 22, 2022. Born on January 30, 1932 in Olyphant, PA to the late Carl and Charlotte Williams. Nancy worked for McGraw Hill in the Accounting Dept. After retiring from McGraw Hill, she worked at the Minerva Ohio Public Library. She was an active and faithful member...

Teresa M. Robinson Miller

Teresa M. Robinson Miller

May 21, 2022

Teresa M. "Terry" Robinson Miller, 94, formerly a long-time resident of Manhattan, New York, passed away peacefully at Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Born in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth (Toulson) Robinson. Teresa was the loving wife of the late well-known artist, Richard K. Miller, who passed...

Earl Eshleman Huber

Earl Eshleman Huber

May 21, 2022

Earl Eshleman Huber, 93, of Conestoga, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2022. He was the loving husband of Charlotte (Longenecker) with whom he celebrated 72 years of marriage and with whom he raised five children on their farm. Earl was born on a farm north of Lititz, PA to the late Elmer Stoner Huber and Elizabeth Eshleman...

Raymond E. Horvath

Raymond E. Horvath

May 21, 2022

Raymond E. Horvath, 80, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Ray was with family as he peacefully left this world.

Born in Johnstown, PA on September 23, 1941, to the late John A. and Genevieve (Urban) Horvath of New Florence, PA. Ray was a 1959 graduate of Laurel Valley High School in Bolivar,...

Lawrence J. “Larry” Ansted

Lawrence J. “Larry” Ansted

May 21, 2022

Lawrence J. "Larry" Ansted, 70, passed away at his home on May 21, 2022, with his loving family by his side. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Frances (Godina) Ansted. He was married 43 years to Jacquelyn (Hostetter) Ansted.

Larry was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, class of...

David T. Rupp

David T. Rupp

May 20, 2022

David T. Rupp, age 44, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on May 20, 2022. He was the Husband of Kaitlyn (Spoo) Rupp of East Petersburg. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Gale (Wunsch) Rupp, of Port Richey FL and Thomas D. and Amy (Sherk) Rupp, of Denver PA.

Surviving besides his...

Ivonne Barreto

Ivonne Barreto

May 19, 2022

Ivonne Barreto, 49, of Lancaster, passed away at her home on Thursday, May 19, 2022. She was the daughter of Haydee (Morales) Barreto, wife of Eddie Feliciano, step-daughter of Jose Cortez. and the daughter of the late Angel L. Barreto.

Ivonne was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. She loved to do arts and crafts, was...

Marlene Didner

Marlene Didner

May 19, 2022

Marlene Didner, 80, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Harry and Bella (Feder) Bernstein. She was the loving wife of the late Saul Didner.

Marlene was raised in Queens where she met Saul and moved to Long Island to raise...

Robert B. Biggs

Robert B. Biggs

May 18, 2022

Robert B. Biggs, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on May 18, 2022. He was born in Lancaster to the late George and Catherine Flick Biggs.

After graduating from Lancaster Catholic High School, Bob honorably served in the United States Navy during WWII. After the war, he married his wife of 44 years, Marion Stoner and worked in...

Loren R. “Butch” Smith

Loren R. “Butch” Smith

May 17, 2022

Loren R. "Butch" Smith, 78, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Born in Shamokin, Butch was the son of the late Loren Emerson and Jeanette (Tietsworth) Smith.

He graduated from Butler Township High School, and then The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades with the Class of...

Joseph E. Nelson

Joseph E. Nelson

May 17, 2022

Joseph E. Nelson, 76, of Lancaster passed away on May 17, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, Joe was the son of the late Edward J. and Christina Hanrahan Nelson.

Upon graduating from West Catholic Boys High School, Joe attended Temple University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After 6 years of service in...

Melina E. Roda

Melina E. Roda

May 17, 2022

Melina E. Roda, 97 of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Segro. She was the loving wife of the late Frank S. Roda, who passed on March 13,1991.

Melina graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1942 and Millersville...

Doris M. Rudy

Doris M. Rudy

May 16, 2022

Doris M. Rudy, 88 of Lancaster, passed away at her residence on Monday, May 16, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary Musser. She was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, class of 1951.

Doris is survived by her son Steven D. Rudy (Nancy), daughter in-law Luann Rudy, sisters...

Gladys Jeanette Fry Crowl

Gladys Jeanette Fry Crowl

May 15, 2022

Gladys Jeanette Fry Crowl, 95, passed into heaven on Sunday, May 15, 2022. She was the wife of the late Edward C. Crowl, Jr. who passed away in 2007. They were married for 56 years. They enjoyed worldwide travels to Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, as well as, many states in the U. S.

Born in Lititz she...

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