Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

George E. Young

George E. Young

Dec 15, 2021

George E. Young, 86, passed away on December 15, 2021 at Brethren Village in Lititz, PA after a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Fred Timothy Young and Esther Schmidt.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara L. Hostetter, and his two daughters Lee Ann and Kris...

George E. Young

George E. Young

Dec 15, 2021

George E. Young, 86, passed away on December 15, 2021 at Brethren Village in Lititz, PA after a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Fred Timothy Young and Esther Schmidt.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara L. Hostetter, and his two daughters Lee Ann and Kris...

Ryan M. "Buck" Bower

Ryan M. "Buck" Bower

Dec 15, 2021

The beloved, one-and-only, Ryan M. "Buck" Bower, passed away unexpectedly December 15, 2021 at the age of 38. Born in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of James "Jim" M. and Sharon A. "Sherry" (Strouse) Bower.

Ryan was a graduate of Penn Manor High School, class of 2001 and had dedicated the last 7 years to Ecotech...

Dawn Cheryl Fuchs

Dawn Cheryl Fuchs

Dec 15, 2021

Dawn Cheryl Fuchs, 59, of Mt. Joy, passed away on December 15, 2021 at UPMC-Lititz. Born in Far Rockaway, NY she was the daughter of the late Herman Ihne and Marie O'Connor.

She shared her life with her loving husband and partner for over 40 years, Patrick J. Fuchs Sr., her children; Shannon Fuchs (Phillip Torres), Patrick...

Stephen Daniel “Steve” Headlee

Stephen Daniel “Steve” Headlee

Dec 14, 2021

Stephen Daniel "Steve" Headlee, 61, of Christiana, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. He was the loving husband of Carla (Hoover) Headlee. Together, they shared 31 years of marriage.

Born on September 30, 1960 in Washington, PA, Steve was the son of Helen Rae (Schultz) Singleton and the late Marion Headlee. He...

Clyde Ray Holbein

Clyde Ray Holbein

Dec 14, 2021

Clyde Ray Holbein was welcomed home by the Lord on December 14, 2021 at Homestead Village at the age of 99 years. He was born in Centerville, Lancaster County on September 17, 1922 to the late Harry F. Holbein and Mary Bricker Wissler Holbein. He was the loving husband of the late Freida Margaret Himelwright Holbein for nearly 65...

Ernest L. “Ernie” Scribner Ii

Ernest L. “Ernie” Scribner Ii

Dec 14, 2021

Ernest L. "Ernie" Scribner II, 58, of York, and of Watertown, NY passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy after a short battle with cancer. Born in West Covina, CA he was the son of James L. Scribner and the late Carol (Sinnard) Scribner. He was the loving husband of Lynn Sprott...

Charles E. Suloff

Charles E. Suloff

Dec 14, 2021

Charles E. Suloff, 77, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Christine Ulrich Suloff with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage on November 29th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clyde A. and Florence Winger Suloff.

After spending...

Georgia V. Price

Georgia V. Price

Dec 14, 2021

Georgia V. Price, 82, of Washington Boro, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Peter George Vekios and the late Sophia (Mastros) Vekios Sturgis. Georgia was the loving wife of the late William L. Price, and they celebrated 58 years of marriage at the time...

Martha M. Stavrinou

Martha M. Stavrinou

Dec 14, 2021

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, Martha M. Stavrinou, loving mother of three children and six grandchildren, passed away at the age of 94.

Martha Jean Miljus was born on October 12, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to George and Mildred Miljus. She received her Bachelors of Science in Accounting and her Masters in Education in Business Education from...

Pamela Kay Martin

Pamela Kay Martin

Dec 14, 2021

Pamela Kay Martin, 67, passed away at her Lancaster City residence under the care of Hospice & Community Care on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. She was born in Norfolk, VA to Patricia Mae (Smith) Saltz of Salem, OR, and the late Charles Wesley Martin, Jr.

Pam earned a Master of Economics from San Diego State University, and...

Charles W. Lambert

Charles W. Lambert

Dec 13, 2021

Charles W. "Chuck" Lambert, 89, of Lancaster, departed this earth to be with the Lord on Monday, December 13, 2021. He passed peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family. Born in North Belle Vernon, PA, he was the son of the late Harold and Edna Lambert, and the beloved husband to Emma Lambert for over 68 years.

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Joseph David Haldeman

Joseph David Haldeman

Dec 13, 2021

Joseph David Haldeman, 68, of Columbia, passed away at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy on Monday, December 13, 2021. Joe shared 47 years of marriage with his wife Margaret "Peg" A. (Giandalia) Haldeman.

He was born in Columbia to the late Kenneth and Catherine (Faltin) Haldeman. Joe graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School with the...

Richard Lewis “Rick” Weik

Richard Lewis “Rick” Weik

Dec 13, 2021

Richard Lewis "Rick" Weik of Lititz, formerly of Brownstown, passed into his next journey joining God and many family and friends. Rick shared his life with Leslie (Clymer) Weik for 39 years and their children; Stephanie Caudill (Scott) of Brownstown, Shelly Reheard (Josh) of Ephrata, and Richard R. Weik (Katie) of Brownstown, and his greatest joy, his grandchildren; Bailey,...

Peter Kingsford Bellamy

Peter Kingsford Bellamy

Dec 13, 2021

Peter Kingsford Bellamy, 92, of Ephrata, PA, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2021. He was the devoted husband of the late Marianne Banach Bellamy who predeceased him in 2014. Born June 20, 1929 in Rochester, NY, Peter was the son of the late David and Rachael Bellamy, and the grandson of Francis Bellamy, author of The Pledge of...

John “Jack” J. Sodak

John “Jack” J. Sodak

Dec 13, 2021

John "Jack" J. Sodak, 57, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 unexpectedly at home. Born in Old Forge, PA he was the son of Romaine T. (Talalai) Sodak and the late John G. Sodak. He was the loving husband to Stephanie (Smith) Sodak and a devoted father to his children, Connor and Olivia.

Jack...

Irene G. Smith

Irene G. Smith

Dec 12, 2021

On Sunday, December 12, Irene G. Smith, 85, of Lititz, Pa. passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Hershey Medical Center.

She was the wife of Cyrus David Smith (Dave), with whom she shared almost 60 years of marriage. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Claude N. and Irella (Bearns) Gilbert. Soon after...

Rose Mary Rhinier

Rose Mary Rhinier

Dec 12, 2021

Rose Mary Rhinier, 88, of Lititz, went into the arms of the Lord on December 12, 2021 at Brethren Village. Born and raised in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Pauline (Conway) Miller. She shared over 50 years of marriage with Lloyd G. Rhinier, until his passing in 2007.

Many will remember Rose...

Charles W. Stevens

Charles W. Stevens

Dec 11, 2021

Charles W. Stevens, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on December 11, 2021. Born in St. Albans, Vermont, he was the son of the late Rowley W. and Rejane (Gauthier) Stevens.

He was a graduate of the University of Vermont. Charlie went on to work for the American Stock Exchange from 1962 to 1999.

Charlie is...

Philip O. Shank

Philip O. Shank

Dec 11, 2021

Philip O. Shank, 80, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his Columbia home. Born in Lancaster on July 18, 1941, Phil was the only child of John M. and Emma B. (Ober) Shank. He was a graduate of Manheim Township High School and Millersville University. Philip was the widower of Patricia Shank, and the partner of Doreen...

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