Barbara Doris Morris
Jan 16, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Doris Morris, 79, of Brethren Village, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital, Sunday, January 16, 2022.
Born in Breslau, Germany, Barbara was the daughter of the late Eugen and Elfriede (Otto) Schnaufer. She was a loving and devoted wife to Harris L. Morris Jr., with whom she celebrated 53 years of marriage before his passing...
William "Bill" John Mcmahon Jr.
Jan 16, 2022
William "Bill" John McMahon, Jr. Of Lancaster County, passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the age of 69. Born September 27, 1952, in Hudson, New York, Bill was a 1971 graduate of St. Mary's Academy and went on to graduate with an Associate Degree in Animal Husbandry from SUNY Cobleskill in 1973 where he...
Barbara T. Crowley
Jan 16, 2022
Barbara T. Crowley, daughter of Charles T. and Mary E. Bulman) Crowley, formerly of 254 Davis Street, Greenfield, MA passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the home of her cousin, Jeanne Saulnier with whom she had been living. She was 88 years old. Barbara was a teacher in Greenfield and Springfield, MA, Portsmouth, RI and for twenty...
Helen M. Thompson
Jan 16, 2022
Helen M. Thompson, 88, of Coal Township, passed away January 16, 2022 at Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence (Leitheiser) Rutter.
She enjoyed collecting Hummel figurines and Pennsylvania Dutch décor. She loved decorating her home with Amish furniture, quilts, and crafts. She also enjoyed reading...
Rocco J. Demasi
Jan 16, 2022
Rocco Joseph DeMasi, beloved husband, father and brilliant doctor was born a day shy of Valentine's Day in 1943 in South Philly to Nazzareno Vincenzo DeMasi and Louise Rose DeMasi (nee Galante), "Rock" or "Rocky" graduated Valedictorian from South Philadelphia High School in 1961 and entered the SPHS Alumni Hall of Fame in 2006. Since elementary school, people knew...
Linda Hilton
Jan 16, 2022
Linda Hilton of Lancaster passed away January 16, 2022 at the age of 76. Linda was born in Cold Spring, NY to the late Albert and Rose Santivenere. Linda was a member of the first graduation class of Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY. and achieved a Bachelor of Arts from New Rochelle College. While attending...
Ana Celia Silva Ayala
Jan 16, 2022
Ana Celia Silva Ayala, 87, of Lancaster, passed away at home on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Agustin Lugo and Maria Silva Ayala.
The strong backbone of her family and fiercely independent, Ana raised her nine children practically on her own. She devoted her time...
Brigitte M. Voegtlen
Jan 16, 2022
On Sunday morning, January 15, 2022, I lost Brigitte, my beautiful companion, my love, my rock of 60 years, to cancer. My name is Robert S. Voegtlen. Brigitte was born on June 16, 1938, in Hof, Germany. She moved during the war to magnificent Bamberg, Germany where she spent the remainder of her youth. As a young woman, she...
Clayton S. "Clem" Graybill
Jan 16, 2022
Clayton S. "Clem" Graybill, 67, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 16, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Albert and Elsie (Shenk) Graybill. He was the husband of Kathy (Degenhardt) Graybill with whom he shared over 46 years of marriage. He was a member of the PA Artist Blacksmiths' Association. Clem is survived...
Jean Royer
Jan 16, 2022
Jean Royer, 89, passed peacefully on January 16, 2022. "I want to be with Dad (Fred, her beloved husband of 54 years) up there. He worked hard to make it to 79. My goal was to live ten years longer," she told her three children, Debbie Diller of Bethlehem, Sandy Lausch (Gary) and Doug Royer of Lititz, last week....
Cherryl E. Hess
Jan 16, 2022
Cherryl E. (Lehigh) Hess of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at home. She was the wife of Craig D. Hess to whom she was married for 40 years. Cherryl was born on August 25, 1942 in York and was the daughter of the late Walter Sr. and Jane (Price) Lehigh. Mrs. Hess is survived by 7...
William Duane Berry
Jan 16, 2022
William Duane Berry, 68, of Lancaster (formerly of San Rafael, California) passed peacefully on January 16, 2022. He was the son of the late Leslie D. and Mary (Burns) Berry and the devoted husband of Connie D. Berry, whom he was married to for over 48 years. Bill graduated high school from Terra Linda in San Rafael, CA and...
Millard M. Mckennon Jr.
Jan 15, 2022
Millard M. McKennon Jr. passed away peacefully on January 15,2022 at age 92. Mick, as he was known to friends and family, was born in Shickshinny, PA to Millard M., Sr. and Lydia A. (McLaughlin) McKennon. He was married to Ruth Fry McKennon on Christmas Eve 1960 and they recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Mick graduated from Shickshinny...
Dennis E. Gockley
Jan 15, 2022
Dennis Eugene Gockley, of Manheim, passed away on January 15, 2022. He was born to Mahlon Gockley and the late Miriam (Albert) Gockley in Lancaster and was a 1983 graduate of Warwick High School.
He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and racing fan. He loved bowling and country music. He was known as "Mountain Man" and "Big...
Thomas J. Rohrer
Jan 15, 2022
Thomas J. Rohrer, 70, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clement and Leah Mary (Girvin). Tom was the loving husband of Leslie (Eshelman) Rohrer, with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage.
Tom was a 1970 graduate of...
Ruth A. Anderson
Jan 15, 2022
Ruth Ann (Brown) Anderson of Millersville, passed away on January 15, 2022, surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on July 4, 1938, in Kent City, Michigan, where her father was a Lutheran pastor. His ministry took Ruth to Oakland, Nebraska, and eventually to Braham, Minnesota. She attended St. Olaf College, then transferred and graduated from the University of...
Leigh Carey Kressler
Jan 15, 2022
Leigh Carey Kressler, 79, of Strasburg, and formerly of Westtown, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Carey married his high school sweetheart Victoria E. (Pucci) Kressler, and they marked 56 years of marriage on January 8th.
Born in Darby to the late Charles A. and Marian Claire (Yealy) Kressler, and he graduated...
Eva Morton
Jan 14, 2022
Eva H. Morton, 76, of Marietta, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 14, 2022 at ProMedica – Manor Care, Lancaster. Born in Conway, SC, she was the daughter of the late Elmo and Addie Mae (Steele) Greene. She and her family later moved to Detroit, MI, where she attended Wilbert Wright Co-operative High School. While...
Stephen A. Gomez
Jan 14, 2022
Stephen A. Gomez, 25, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on January 14, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Maria A. Cortes and Julio A. Gomez.
He was a free spirit and had a kind soul. He never met a stranger. Every person in the world, to him, was just a friend he hadn't met...
George C. Gerz
Jan 14, 2022
George C. Gerz, 87, of Lancaster entered into eternal rest on January 14, 2022 at his home. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George and Violet (Warner) Gerz. He shared his life with his wife of 67 years, Carol L. (Lewis) Gerz. A graduate of Lancaster Catholic, George retired from J.L. Clark after...
