Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Dorthea E. "Tweet" Alexander

Dorthea E. "Tweet" Alexander

Feb 22, 2022

Dorthea Elaine (Seals) Alexander, affectionately known as "Tweet", 61, of Lancaster, was called to glory on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at home with her daughters by her bedside. Born in Lancaster on August 2, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Rebecca Ann Seals, and the late Luther Hunter. Dorthea was the loving wife of the late Lamont...

Henry T. Miller

Henry T. Miller

Feb 22, 2022

Henry T. Miller, Jr., 93, of Lancaster, PA formerly of Bergenfield, NJ died on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born on May 7, 1928 in Bogota, NJ the son of the late Henry T. Miller, Sr. and Helen Miller (née Brommund). For nearly 70 years, he was the devoted husband of Dorothy G. Miller (née Davison). They were married November...

Vali L. Cavallaro

Vali L. Cavallaro

Feb 22, 2022

Vali went home to the Lord February 22. She leaves behind her husband of 46 years, Tom, of Bloomsburg; daughter, Jaime, wife of Bradley Powers and granddaughter Grace. She was the daughter of Alexander Illes, of Lancaster, and her mother, Amelia (Bonawitz) who preceded her in death in 2015. She was the oldest of five children. Her siblings knew...

Eugene F. Pautler

Eugene F. Pautler

Feb 22, 2022

Eugene (Gene) Pautler, 91, died at his Brethren Village home on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary Murphy Pautler, a retired schoolteacher. He was born in St Louis, Missouri on June 3, 1930, and was the son of Alonzo and Catherine Pautler.

Gene was a graduate of St Louis...

Sheila W. Sponaugle

Sheila W. Sponaugle

Feb 21, 2022

Our Heavenly Father has called home to rest, Sheila Wilfong Sponaugle, 83, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Monday, February 21, 2022, after a brief illness.

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on May 26, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Catherine M. (Mowrer) Wilfong. She was predeceased by her brothers, William Wilfong and Ronald G....

Jiang Lu

Jiang Lu

Feb 21, 2022

Jiang Lu, 32, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2022. A viewing will be held at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543 on Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 9 AM to 11 AM. A time of sharing will be held following the viewing.

Omer E. King

Omer E. King

Feb 21, 2022

Omer Eli King, 77, died at Hershey Medical Center on Monday, February 21, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Martha (Marty) S. (Kanagy) King. He was born in Belleville, Pennsylvania on April 22, 1944 and was the son of the late Daniel N. and Sylvia (Hostetler) King.

Omer attended school until grade nine...

Hoang K. Tran

Hoang K. Tran

Feb 21, 2022

Hoang K. Tran, 72, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on February 21, 2022 at Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Daughter of the late Dan Khanh Tran and Chi Phuong Tran, she was born in Saigon, Vietnam.

An avid gardener, Hoang loved a variety of flowers. She enjoyed cooking meals for her family and friends, and taking beautiful...

Joseph F. Dengler

Joseph F. Dengler

Feb 21, 2022

Joseph F. Dengler, 78, passed away at his Pequea Township home on Monday, February 21, 2022, with his wife by his side. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edward M. and Edna (Shaub) Dengler. Joe shared 58 years of marriage with his wife Victoria G. (Pitz) Dengler.

Joe worked at High Steel Structures...

Lawrence D. "Larry" Wilber

Lawrence D. "Larry" Wilber

Feb 20, 2022

Lawrence D. "Larry" Wilber, 71, of Ephrata, passed away unexpectedly on February 20, 2022. Born in East Meadow, NY, he was the son of the late Warren and Rose (Zawrotney) Wilber.

He had an amazing sense of humor and an infectious smile. He would help anyone in need, even those broken down on the side of the...

Trey Jordan Reddig

Trey Jordan Reddig

Feb 20, 2022

Trey lost his battle with addiction on February 20th at the age of 27. Trey was born in Lancaster, PA and spent his early years playing baseball and hanging out with friends. He graduated from Warwick High School in 2012.

His life took him to many parts of the country, but he finally ended up back in...

Ronald J. Savko

Ronald J. Savko

Feb 20, 2022

Ronald J. Savko, 68 of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. Born in Braddock, PA he was the son of the late William and Lucille (Hartman) Savko. Married on September 15, 1979, he is survived by his beloved wife Deborah (Kocak) Savko.

Ron worked for the Commonwealth of PA for over 25 years as an...

Barbara A. Milligan

Barbara A. Milligan

Feb 19, 2022

Barbara Ann Milligan, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.

Born in Winnebago, Illinois to Joseph and Mabel (Stanley) Spickler, Barbara was the second youngest of six children. The family soon moved to nearby Rockford, Illinois where she attended school. The family often gathered around the...

Thomas J. Kenyon, Jr.

Thomas J. Kenyon, Jr.

Feb 19, 2022

Thomas (Tom) Kenyon Jr., 85, of Brethren Village in Lancaster went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas Jay and Bertha (Seiler) Kenyon. He was married to Anna Mae (Fry-Henry) for over 40 years.

Tom was a member of St Peter's Lutheran...

Roland L. Norton

Roland L. Norton

Feb 19, 2022

Roland Lincoln Norton, 92, of Gap, passed away at Chester County Hospital on Saturday, February 19, 2022. He was the loving husband of Dorothy (Dray) Norton. Together, they shared 68 years of marriage.

Born on February 12, 1930 in Coatesville, Roland was the son of the late Gorman H. and Emma (Shirk) Norton. He was also preceded...

Suzanne O. Burger

Suzanne O. Burger

Feb 18, 2022

Suzanne O. Burger, 86, of Mennonite Home, formerly of Philadelphia, passed in the late evening hours of Friday, February 18, 2022. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (McDermott) Osborne. Married in 1960 to David Jackson Burger (dec. 2002), Suzanne continued to serve as family matriarch; dedicating time and energies to family, friends,...

Darlene M. Hinkle

Darlene M. Hinkle

Feb 18, 2022

Darlene M. Hinkle, 55, of Stevens, passed away at home with her family by her side on Friday, February 18, 2022, following a very valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of David and Rose (Bugay) O'Malley. Following her graduation from Portage High School in 1985, Darlene married her high school sweetheart, Keith...

Clair S. Boyer

Clair S. Boyer

Feb 18, 2022

Clair S. Boyer, 89 of Camp Hill, formerly of Lancaster, passed away after a lengthy illness on Friday, February 18, 2022. Born in Manheim, PA he was the son of the late Grant and Sadie (Shearer) Boyer.

Clair was a proud veteran serving five years in the US Army and was deployed in Germany. He was a...

Barbara R. Allison

Barbara R. Allison

Feb 18, 2022

Barbara R. Allison, 80, of Manheim, passed away at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Friday, February 18, 2022. Born in Flushing, Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Jean (Clinton) Allison.

Barbara worked as an accounts receivable clerk and in sales at Macys.

A very independent person, Barbara was a woman...

Elizabeth A. Deaver

Elizabeth A. Deaver

Feb 18, 2022

Elizabeth Ann (Showalter) Deaver, 77, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Friday, February 18, 2022 at home. Born in Lancaster on December 10, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Sarah (Mummaw) Showalter. She worked as a Pharmacy Tech at Weis Pharmacy.

Elizabeth loved playing cards, sewing, and crochet.

Elizabeth is survived...

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