Jan 19, 2022

David E. Harris, 91, of Brethren Village, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Dallastown, he was the son of the late George E. and Violet (Gates) Harris. Dave celebrated 36 years of marriage with his wife Jean A. (Seachrist) Harris on December 21st.

He graduated from William Penn High School and...

Jan 18, 2022

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our son, Stephen Haefner, who died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 18th. Stephen was born in Lancaster in 1991 and was a 2009 graduate of Manheim Twp. High School. He learned the welding trade at Thaddeus Stevens and had worked in Lebanon and in York, PA. He is the youngest...

Jan 18, 2022

Milagros Mercado, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at her residence. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Pedro Juan Mercado Rodriquez and Leonor Rivera. Milagros was the loving wife of her late husband, Elvin Garcia, who passed away in 2019. Milagros was previously a cook at Rodriguez Restaurant on...

Jan 18, 2022

Richard Joseph Killian, 86, of Lititz, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh to the late Philip and Leona (Noolett) Killian. Rich was the husband of Sandra Lee (Hampton) Napolitan.

Retiring in 2000, he worked as a controller in the financial industry.

Rich was a member...

Jan 18, 2022

Ronald L. Coleman, Sr., 86, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Waynesboro, PA, he was one of 11 children born to the late Theophilus Coleman, Sr. and Hannah (Noll) Coleman. Ronald was the loving husband of Rosalyn (Beam) Coleman, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage...

Jan 18, 2022

Adrian Sanchez, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Aurelio Sanchez and Filomina (Robles) Sanchez. Adrian was the loving husband of his late wife, Janice, who passed away in 1997.

Prior to his retirement, Adrian was employed...

Jan 18, 2022

Lois June Brooks, 91, of Lititz, PA. died Tuesday, January 18 at Moravian Manor Community of complications from dementia and a series of recent falls. She was born in West Lancaster, PA., one of nine children of Edwin and Sarah (Weaver) Gehman. She moved with her family to Kissel Hill in 1945, and graduated from Rothsville High School in...

Jan 17, 2022

James Francis Lehman, 84, of Lancaster PA, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022. Born in Lancaster on January 12, 1938 to the late Ellwood and Mary (Flick) Lehman. He was the last of his 10 siblings.

Jim was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and a veteran of the US Army.

He was employed...

Jan 17, 2022

Dorothy Jane Fritsch, 94, of Mountville, went home to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, Monday, January 17, 2022 at St Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, where she was a resident. Born in Clay Township, she was the daughter of the late Raymond B. & Mae (Ober) Eshleman. Dorothy was the widow of the late Erwin L Fritsch...

Jan 17, 2022

Roy Patrick St. Clair, 93, of Mount Joy passed away from natural causes on Monday, January 17, 2022 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Known by everyone as Pat, he was born in York, PA to the late Ruth Gibbons. Pat was retired from Schick, Inc. after 22 years of dedicated service where he began as a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....