Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Luis Manuel Anavitate-Santos

Luis Manuel Anavitate-Santos

Oct 4, 2021

Luis Manuel Anavitate-Santos, 66, of Lancaster, went into the arms of the Lord October 4, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on October 29, 1954, he was the son of the late Jesus Manuel Anavitate-Colon and Fernanda Santos-Vargas. In June, he celebrated 45 beautiful years of marriage with Maria Anavitate-Pacheco.

Those who...

Barbara "Barb" Ann Kent

Barbara "Barb" Ann Kent

Oct 4, 2021

Barbara "Barb" Ann Kent, 82 of Lititz, passed away at her residence with family by her side on October 4, 2021. Born in Ashland, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Alwyn (Noll) Hughes. She was also the beloved wife to Grant Kent, Jr. for over 62 years, and had shared her life with him for...

Alex Gene Miller

Alex Gene Miller

Oct 4, 2021

Alex Gene Miller, 29, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Leroy G. Miller of Columbia and Wanda C. Miller of Willow Street.

Along with his parents, Alex is survived by his sister Abbey Miller and her companion Kristopher Francer of Washington...

John J. Rosales

John J. Rosales

Oct 4, 2021

John J. Rosales, 39, of Douglassville and formerly of Lancaster, passed away at Pottstown Hospital on October 4, 2021. He was born in Palmira Cali, Colombia, South America to Maria P. Rosales of Lancaster and the late Jose Rosales, and he immigrated to the United States at age 13 in 1995.

He was the loving and devoted...

Mary E. Nieczyporuk

Mary E. Nieczyporuk

Oct 4, 2021

MARY ELIZABETH (VERES) NIECZYPORUK, 82, absent from the body, and present with the Lord, October 4, 2021. Elizabeth was born in Kipling, Saskatchawan, Canada, the daughter of the late Louis and Pearl (Kepiro) Veres. At age 9 she and her family moved from rural Saskatchawan to Toronto, Ontario. At age 15, Elizabeth met Jacob Nieczyporuk at a Billy Graham...

Richard L. Kephart

Richard L. Kephart

Oct 4, 2021

Richard L. Kephart of Lititz passed away peacefully on October 4, 2021 at the age of 93. Born in Osceola Mills, PA on September 3, 1928 he was the son of the late Howard and Florence Kephart. He and his wife Marie (Shirk) Kephart celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 24, 2021.

Richard enjoyed his boyhood...

Caryl C. Trachte

Caryl C. Trachte

Oct 4, 2021

Caryl C. Trachte passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021. Caryl was born in Chicago, Illinois, December 28, 1933, the daughter of the late William and Ella Huster Coninx and grew up in Skokie, Illinois. She received degrees from Lawrence University and the St. Louis Institute of Music.

She happily shared 65 years of marriage with her...

Margaret Zeigler Schopf

Margaret Zeigler Schopf

Oct 4, 2021

Margaret Zeigler Schopf of Lancaster passed on Monday, the 4th of October, 2021. Born October 7th, 1931 to Eugene and Margaret Ziegler and survived by her sister, Kathy.

Margaret was mother to Steve, Lisa, Eric, Marty and Stuart. Grandmother to Emily & Andrew Cooper & Grant, Kirstin & Lance.

Margaret was a proud 49er, one...

Donna D. Rhoat

Donna D. Rhoat

Oct 3, 2021

Donna D. Rhoat, 73, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at WellSpan Ephrata Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Dieterle and the late Theresa Moffett. Donna was the loving wife of Richard P. Rhoat, and they celebrated 20 years of marriage.

Along with her husband, Donna is survived...

Sandra M. “Sandy” Greathouse

Sandra M. “Sandy” Greathouse

Oct 3, 2021

Sandra M. "Sandy" Greathouse, 83, of Millersville, formerly of School Lane Hills, Lancaster, passed away on October 3, 2021, at LGH surrounded by her family. She was born in Hondo, Texas, and was the daughter of the late Dr. John H. and Frances E. (Haegelin) Meyer.

Sandy is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ronald H....

Sharon E. Settle

Sharon E. Settle

Oct 3, 2021

Sharon E. Settle, 62, of Leola, went into the arms of the Lord surrounded by her children on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Edna (Stoltzfus) Lewis and the late Alvin L. Blank Sr., who unfortunately passed just nine days before Sharon.

She will be remembered for her sense of humor...

Anne C. "Nancy" Blom

Anne C. "Nancy" Blom

Oct 3, 2021

Anne C. "Nancy" Blom, 97, of Lancaster and Ocean City, NJ, peacefully passed away from natural causes on October 3, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 17, 1924 in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late Royden and Anna (Gegg) Catanach. She was the devoted wife of Gerard "Gerry" Blom until his passing in...

Rodney D. Williams

Rodney D. Williams

Oct 2, 2021

Rodney D. Williams, 55, of Lancaster, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of Juanita (Nicholes) Shelton and the late Edward Nutter. Rodney enjoyed playing the drums and watching movies. He and his family enjoyed trips to local amusement parks, Ocean City, MD., and Holiday...

David J. Mack

David J. Mack

Oct 2, 2021

David J. Mack, 71, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on October 2, 2021.

He was the husband of Audrey S. Sultzbach Mack. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William A. P. and Beatrice Mooney Mack.

David had worked for R. R. Donnelly on the packing line until his retirement. After his...

Laura Romaine Wetzel

Laura Romaine Wetzel

Oct 2, 2021

Laura Romaine Wetzel, 83, editor of cookbooks, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Rhodes and Margaret Ream Rhodes Rathkey. Romaine was the wife of the late Marvin E. Wetzel for over 59 years, until his passing 2013.

She worked at the former Schick...

Irene R. Bernas

Irene R. Bernas

Oct 2, 2021

Irene R. Bernas, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 2, 2021 after a short stay at Lancaster General Hospital's Comfort Care Unit. Mrs. Bernas lived independently at Brethren Village in Lititz, PA. She formerly lived in Mt. Carmel, PA, where she was born and raised her family, for 78 years. She was the wife...

William J. "Bj" Holden, Jr.

William J. "Bj" Holden, Jr.

Oct 2, 2021

William J. Holden, Jr., known to family and friends as "BJ", 46, of Mountville, passed away at home on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Born in West Palm Beach, FL, he was the son of the late William J. Holden, Sr. and Betty (Myers) Holden. Newly wed on June 4, 2021, BJ was the beloved husband of Sheila (Hernandez) Nunez,...

Allen “Andy” A. Perez

Allen “Andy” A. Perez

Oct 2, 2021

Allen "Andy" A. Perez, 47, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of Julio Alberto Perez, Sr. and Lorraine (Drake) Florian.

Andy enjoyed spending time at Ocean City, MD. He enjoyed riding his jeep on the beach...

Jacqueline Sierra

Jacqueline Sierra

Oct 1, 2021

[Jacqueline Sierra, 52, of Wrightsville PA, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021. Born in Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of Angel Luis Soto and Isabel Dé Jesus. She was the wife of the late Antonio Sierra who passed away in February of this year.

Jacqueline worked as a pastor and loved to read the bible....

Martin “Marty” Richard White

Martin “Marty” Richard White

Oct 1, 2021

Martin "Marty" Richard White, 85 of Lititz, passed away on October 1, 2021 with his loving family by his side. He was the son of the late Elwood and Eva (Stout) White, and the beloved husband to Bernice (Bleecher) White for over 63 years.

Born and raised in Lancaster County, Martin was a 1954 J.P. McCaskey graduate....

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