Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

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...

Dr. John A. Palumbo

Dr. John A. Palumbo

May 14, 2022

Dr. John A. Palumbo, 79, of Lititz, passed away after a brief illness on May 14, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late John A. and Victoria (Micco) Palumbo. He was the loving husband of Karen A. (Rider) Van Bibber for over 18 years.

A graduate of Central...

John Barisits

John Barisits

May 14, 2022

John Barisits, 93, of Lancaster, died on Saturday May 14th at Homestead Village Retirement Community.

Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of Johann and Johanna Barisits, originally from Austria's Burgenland region. He went to school at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, MD. He served in the U.S. Army in Austria from 1952 to 1954, where...

J. Leroy Werst

J. Leroy Werst

May 14, 2022

J. LeRoy Werst, 91, of Lititz, passed away at Brethren Village on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Born in Perkasie, PA, he was the son of the late Lyman W. and Mamie G. (Bergey) Werst. He was the loving husband of Eleanor Margaret (Endslow) Werst, with whom he celebrated 69 years of marriage before her passing on August 18, 2021....

John H. "Jack" Andrews

John H. "Jack" Andrews

May 13, 2022

John H. "Jack" Andrews, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022.

He was the husband of Catherine M. Yenetskie Andrews. Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Wilbur A. and Ruth Shaup Andrews. Jack was a graduate of Mahanoy Area High School.

He had worked for Service Electric TV...

Charles A. Bibleheimer Iii

Charles A. Bibleheimer Iii

May 13, 2022

Charles A. Bibleheimer III, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022.

He was the husband of Jane Young Bibleheimer, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage this past June 6th. Born in Easton, he was the son of the late Charles A., Jr. and Florence Weitzenhoffer Bibleheimer.

Charles was a graduate...

Bruce R. Berg

Bruce R. Berg

May 13, 2022

Bruce Robert Berg, 58, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital, Friday, May 13, 2022. Born in Frackville, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Lois M. (Evans) Berg.

Bruce graduated with a Bachelor's degree in accounting from Albright College in 1985. He achieved his CPA designation in 1989. Bruce worked for Wickersham...

Jeffrey A. Mimnall

Jeffrey A. Mimnall

May 13, 2022

Jeffrey Alan Mimnall, age 60, of Mount Joy, PA successfully completed his earthly journey on May 13, 2022. He was the adored husband of Dianne Groff Mimnall.

Born in Columbia, PA, he was the son of Ellen Elizabeth Blymire and the late B. Frederick Mimnall.

Also surviving are a sister Penny Harmon, brother James (Wendy)...

Bryson W. Neely

Bryson W. Neely

May 13, 2022

Bryson W. Neely, 28, of York, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the son of Brian J. and Coleen M. (Harnish) Neely of Conestoga.

Bryson graduated from Penn Manor High School in 2012 and received his Associate's degree in Collision Repair from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology...

John M. Corse Jr.

John M. Corse Jr.

May 12, 2022

John Montgomery Corse, Jr., age 72, passed away on May 12, 2022 at Homestead Village. He was born to the late John Montgomery Corse, Sr. and Lucia Bone Corse. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Frances Mannino Corse of Lancaster and three brothers: Dr. William Russell Corse of Stevensville, Maryland, Dr. Steven Kennedy Corse of Savannah,...

Mary Lou St. Pierre

Mary Lou St. Pierre

May 12, 2022

Mary Lou St. Pierre, 92, of Millersville, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2022. Born in Stroudsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Janet M. Philbin.

Mary Lou attended Lampeter High School until 1947 and went on to have a career as a waitress and hostess. Later she became a well-known salesperson...

Claude J. "Ted" Mowrer

Claude J. "Ted" Mowrer

May 12, 2022

Claude J. Mowrer, and known by many as "Ted", 88, of Holtwood, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born Lancaster and was the son of the late Claude R. and Susan (Kostura) Mowrer.

He is survived by his wife Julia A. (Bowers) Mowrer. He and Julia lived in Holtwood for...

Betty G. Denlinger

Betty G. Denlinger

May 12, 2022

Betty G. Denlinger, 94, of Landis Homes, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Anna M. (Groff) and Paul M. Denlinger.

Betty was a life member of Strasburg Mennonite Church. Betty was the former librarian at the church, a Sunday School Teacher, a Vacation Bible School...

Janice Potter

Janice Potter

May 12, 2022

Janice Potter was loaned to this world on February 13, 1963 and was returned to her heavenly father on May 11th, 2022. Janice was surrounded by love and lived her last glorious days with her beloved fiancé Andre Dunbar. Janice was preceded in death by her mother, father, brother and her sister and has one surviving sister Georgiann Potter...

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