Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Carmelo M. Almodovar
May 6, 2022
Carmelo M. Almodovar, 66, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Petra Martinez and the late Carmelo Almodovar.
Prior to retirement, he was employed as a Foundry Worker. Carmelo was a Ham Radio enthusiast. He belonged to the Zello World Wide...
Dorothy Schwarz Uhlrich
May 6, 2022
Dorothy Schwarz Uhlrich, 94, of East Petersburg, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy on Friday, May 6, 2022. Born in York, she was the daughter of late Lester and Miriam (Thomas) Rentzel.
A graduate of Mount Joy High School, Dot worked as an inspector for Federal Mogul. She then worked in the Department of...
Joseph G. Baidy
May 6, 2022
Joseph G. Baidy, 82, of Lititz, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022. Born in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Stephen and Agnes (Tluzcek) Baidy. Joe graduated from Williamsport High School and joined the Marine Corps, being deployed with the 3rd Force Recon Battalion (Special Forces) FMF.
After his tour of duty, Joes was offered...
Cecilia R. Witmer
May 5, 2022
Cecilia R. Witmer, 77, of Pequea, passed away at her home on Thursday, May 5, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born in Lancaster, she was one of thirteen children born to the late John and Joanna (Nixdorf) Kast.
Cecilia worked as a food service manager for the Penn Manor School District, retiring after more than 30 years...
Gay Hill
May 4, 2022
Gay Hill, 81, passed the afternoon of May 4th 2022. She was the daughter of Charles and Dorothy Wells and long-time resident of Newtown.
Gay was the beloved wife of Charles Hill, whom she spent nearly 33 years with. She was one for adventure and traveling, especially within her home state of Pennsylvania and Buck County itself....
Andrea Reiner
May 4, 2022
Andrea (Wallick) Reiner 75, of Lancaster passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Andrea will be missed by all who knew her.
Andrea was born in Shamokin, PA to the late Andrew and Mary (Petrik-Hleva) Wallick. Andrea grew up surrounded by a tight knit Ukrainian family and loved spending time...
Phyllis D. (Hunsberger) Oswald
May 3, 2022
Phyllis D. (Hunsberger) Oswald, 79, of Ephrata (formerly Strasburg), PA, died May 3, 2022, of complications related to Parkinson's. She was the second daughter of Earl and Lydia (Detweiler) Hunsberger.
She was born in Sellersville, PA, August 6,1942. Phyllis graduated from Christopher Dock High School, Lansdale, PA in 1960. She was married to James R. Oswald on...
Virgen M. Sabb
May 3, 2022
Virgen "Mae" Milagros Sabb, 66 of High Point, NC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Virgen graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, and received her cosmetology license from Empire Beauty School. Shortly after, she began working as a CNA and retired after 30+ years. Virgen absolutely adored her family and loved spending...
Barbara A. Dunlap
May 3, 2022
Barbara Ann Dunlap, age 73, died peacefully on May 3, 2022 surrounded by loved ones at her home in Lancaster, PA, after a long battle with an illness. She was born in Reading, PA, to Irene (Kulak) Taylor and Joseph Taylor. She was happily married to her spouse, Donald W. Dunlap, for over 47 years at the time of...
Julia I. Grossman
May 3, 2022
Julia I. (Iannone) Grossman, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Mary (Clerico) and George Iannone. She was the loving wife to the late Robert H. Grossman, who passed in 2002.
Julia was an active member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, and...
Mary E. Yacobowsky
May 3, 2022
Mary E. Yacobowsky, 93, of Lancaster, and formerly of Brockton passed away at UPMC, Lititz Hospital on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. She was born in Summit Hill to the late Jacob and Sadie (Frace) Kotzmoyer.
Mary graduated from Summit Hill High School, and then shared 59 years of marriage with her husband Joseph P. "Mooney" Yacobowsky before...
William R. Eckenrode, Jr.
May 2, 2022
William R. Eckenrode, Jr, 63, formally of Lancaster, passed away on May 2, 2022 at Glenncliff Home in Glenncliff NH. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late William R Eckenrode, Sr and Madeline (Hoppler) Eckenrode.
He was a 1977 graduate of Manheim Township High School. He graduated from Temple University School of Pharmacy in...
Leonard Vernon Kenderdine
May 2, 2022
Leonard Vernon Kenderdine, Jr., of Lancaster passed away on Monday evening, May 2, 2022, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. He celebrated 83 years of life in January. Lenny was born in Lancaster on January 13, 1939, the oldest of the three sons of Leonard V. Kenderdine, Sr., and Myrtle Addah Bare Kenderdine. He had two...
Carmen L. Lopez Tirado
May 2, 2022
Carmen L. Lopez Tirado, 77, formerly of Lancaster, passed away May 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family in Hephzibah, Georgia. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Rafael and Felicita (Candelaria) Llanes. She was the devoted wife of Catalino Tirado for over 50 years, until his passing in 2014.
She was...
Marion A. Woolford
May 2, 2022
Marion A. Woolford, 79, of Lancaster, went into the arms of the Lord, on May 2, 2022. Born in December 1942 in Easton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (Lewis) Jurceka.
Marion was remembered for her great sense of humor, which will be missed by all who knew her. She was an...
Pamela A. Chillemi-Yeager
May 2, 2022
Pamela A. Chillemi-Yeager, 66, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at the Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, May 2, 2022. She was born in Clearfield, PA, the daughter of the late Antonio and Philomena (Martin) Chillemi.
Pam shared 39 years of marriage with her loving husband Don Yeager. She was a proud mother to her wonderful son, Anthony....
John Budd
May 1, 2022
John Budd, 75 of Lancaster, and formerly of Suffern, NY, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late John and Eileen Budd.
John worked for many years, and retired from, ISO Insurance Company. He was a devout Catholic and was very active at his church,...
George E. Simon
May 1, 2022
George E. Simon, 85, was born in Cleveland, OH and graduated from Parma High School (Ohio) and Fenn College of Engineering in Cleveland (Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering). Since moving to Pennsylvania in 1979, he was a resident of Bucks, Berks, and Lancaster counties.
Beginning in Ohio, he worked as an electrical engineer and project engineer for...
Kenneth E. Schlauch Sr.
Apr 30, 2022
Kenneth E. Schlauch, Sr. of Bradenton, FL., passed away on April 30, 2022. Kenneth was born in Hazleton, PA to the late Edgar E. and Mable Schlauch. He was married to the late Betty Schlauch.
After graduating high school, Kenneth entered into the United States Navy where he proudly served in the Vietnam War. Upon his honorable...
Stephen C. Gibble
Apr 30, 2022
Stephen C. Gibble, 73, of York and formerly of Lancaster, passed away on April 30, 2022.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Dolores A. Mimm Gibble.
Steve had worked for over 30 years for Armstrong World Industries.
He was a US Army veteran, serving as a...
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