Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Thomas C. Rathsam

Thomas C. Rathsam

Jul 27, 2022

Thomas C. Rathsam, 69, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jean Greiner Rathsam of Lancaster and the late Charles Rathsam who passed away in 2020. Tom was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School. He had worked for the Slaymaker Lock Co., and later RR Donnelly & Sons...

John J. Schubert, M.D.

John J. Schubert, M.D.

Jul 27, 2022

Dr. John J. Schubert, 90, went home to the Lord on July 27th, 2022. John was the husband of Eileen (Merunka) with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. He was born the 5th child of the late Frederick and Mary (Dieckhaus) Schubert in Philadelphia, Pa. He is predeceased by his siblings Fred (Maria), Mary (Mike), Betty (Ed), and...

Rhoda Florence Mcdivitt

Rhoda Florence Mcdivitt

Jul 26, 2022

Rhoda Florence McDivitt, 79, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, following a diagnosis of Leukemia in October 2020, and a well fought battle against the disease. She was the daughter of the Roy K. and Dorothy R. (Garber) Mosemann.

Rhoda was preceded in death by her husband, David T....

Gertrude M. Falck

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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