Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Sharon M. Reese
Mar 12, 2022
Sharon M. Reese, 75, of East Hempfield Township, passed away at UPMC West Shore on Saturday, March 12, 2022. She was the companion of George A. Powders, Jr. for over 40 years.
Born in Lancaster, Sharon was the daughter of the late Willis H. and Catherine M. (Stetler) Reese. She graduated from Conestoga Valley High School with...
Geraldine M. Jones
Mar 12, 2022
Geraldine M. (Murphy) Jones, 81, of Lititz, PA, passed away at Brethren Village on Saturday, March 12, 2022 with her loving daughter by her side. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth C. (Hughes) and Raphael T. Murphy. She was the loving wife to the late David C. Jones for 35 years.
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Jeanneine Otero
Mar 11, 2022
Jeanneine Otero, formerly of Lancaster, passed away in her home in Odenton, MD on March 11, 2022 of natural causes at the age of 89. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, mother-in-law and friend to many in her community. Among the highlights of her working career was serving as the Vice President of Administration and...
Joseph H. Neidig
Mar 11, 2022
Joseph Harold (Joe) Neidig, 93, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania died on March 11, 2022.
Joe was an educator and school administrator. For two years in the 1960's he taught in the Marshall Islands and travelled around the world before returning to Ohio. Joe retired from the Department of Defense in Pensacola, Florida and later moved to Lancaster to...
Loretta A. Zablotny
Mar 10, 2022
Loretta A. Zablotny, 96, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Born in Shamokin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Orzechoski) and Alex Krupa. She was the beloved wife for 53 years to the late Michael J. Zablotny who passed in 2000.
Loretta was a long-time member of Sacred Heart Catholic...
Christine M. Miner
Mar 10, 2022
Christine Marie Miner (nee Grubb), 76, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on March 10th, 2022 at Landis Homes personal care facility.
Christine was born May 7th, 1944 in Mobile, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Wilson C. and Mary M. Grubb (nee Echterling).
Christine was a United States Air Force veteran and...
Doris E. Barr
Mar 10, 2022
Heaven gained another angel on Thursday, March 10, 2022, when Doris E. Barr, age 87, of Luther Acres, Lititz, PA, passed away after a brief illness. Born in Rothsville, PA on July 22, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Grant E. and Margrey (Pipgress) Miller.
She was an active member of her community and served...
Joan B. Randall
Mar 9, 2022
Joan Bailey Randall, age 92, of Lancaster, passed away March 9, 2022, at Pleasant View Communities. She was married to Daniel Randall for over 67 years until his passing on December 13, 2020. They shared three daughters: Stacie, wife of Mark Self of Lititz, Nancy, wife of Mark Tipton of Mt. Joy, and Leslie, wife of Dan Jenuleson of...
Elke A. Smathers
Mar 9, 2022
Elke A. Smathers, 76, of Manheim passed away on March 9, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Germany to the late Paul and Anna Opitz, she was the wife of Robert Smathers of Manheim for 56 years. Elke had many hobbies during her time as a homemaker including gardening, hiking, swimming, her love of animals...
Alfred E. Slater
Mar 9, 2022
Alfred E. Slater, 92, passed away at Luther Acres on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. He was born in Sellersville, PA, to the late George and Florence (Godshall) Slater.
A graduate of Rothsville High School, Al served in the US Navy onboard the Destroyer USS Strong (DD-758) during the Korean War.
Al enjoyed 64 years of...
Shannon B. Mccoy
Mar 9, 2022
Shannon B. McCoy, 29, of Millersville, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 as the result of injuries sustained from a tragic accident. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Brian J. McCoy of Millersville, and she joins her late mother, Ellen (Tooth) McCoy, who passed in 2020, in heaven.
Shannon considered her daughter, Isabella, her...
Raymond R. Smith
Mar 8, 2022
Raymond R. Smith, 97, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lancaster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Edmund Ned and Irene Estelle (Shepps) Smith.
Married while he was in the Navy during World War II, Ray shared 75 years of marriage with his wife Doris C....
Howard F. Wolpert Jr.
Mar 8, 2022
Howard F. Wolpert, Jr., 61, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital after a courageous and steadfast battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Howard F. Wolpert, Sr. and Jennie M. Wolpert.
Howard was a kind and gentle soul who loved talking about his family and visiting with them....
Cher Bee Lo
Mar 7, 2022
Cher Bee Lo, 75, of Leola, PA ascended to heaven to be with his Lord on the morning of March 7, 2022.
Cher Bee was the fifth son of the late Blia Chang Lo and late Lou Yang. He was the loving and caring husband of Soua Y. Lo, whom he was married to for 60 years....
Walter L. "Wally" Swinehart, Jr.
Mar 7, 2022
Walter Lee "Wally" Swinehart, Jr., 46, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at UPMC Memorial Hospital, York, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Janice J. (Davis) Swinehart and the late Walter L. Swinehart, Sr., who died in 2019.
A licensed plumber by trade, Wally completed most of his schooling through Manheim...
David Pastrana Rivera
Mar 6, 2022
David Pastrana Rivera, 83, of Lancaster, died Sunday, March 6, 2022. Born in Arecibo, PR, he was the son of the late Manuel Pastrana and Juana Rivera. He was the husband of Margarita Herrera.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 11, 2022 at 11 AM at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 414 E. King...
Harold L. Hoak
Mar 6, 2022
Harold L. Hoak, 79, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Landis Homes surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pottsville, PA he was the son of the late Donald and Margaret (Leonard) Hoak. He was the loving husband of Cynthia (Sommers) Hoak with whom he shared over 57 years of marriage.
He worked as...
Irma R. Eachus
Mar 5, 2022
Irma R. Eachus nee Jones, age 91, formerly of New Berlinville passed away March 5th at Berkshire Center in Reading. Born July 6, 1930 in Frazee, Minnesota she was the daughter of Harry and Charity (Mast) Jones. Early in life she worked in silk mills and later she drove cars for dealerships. She was a lifelong quilter and enjoyed...
Robert A. Pohle
Mar 5, 2022
Robert A. "Bob" Pohle, 82 of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Addison and Geraldine (Smith) Pohle. He was predeceased by his wife Linda (Shupe) Pohle in 2019.
Bob obtained his bachelor's degree from Indiana University of PA and his MBA from Temple University....
Mildred M. Binkley
Mar 5, 2022
Mildred M. Binkley, 96, of Lititz and formerly Manor Twp., passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022. She was the wife of the late Paul G. Binkley, who passed away in 1998. Born in Manor Twp., she was the daughter of the late Enos K. and Clara J. Barefoot Frey.
Mildred had worked in years past for...
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