Glena Joy Boston
Sep 18, 2021
Glena Joy Boston, 72, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Lancaster General Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Glen and Myrtle Ione (Wilemon) Knowles. Glena was preceded in death by her husband, Alan M. Boston, in 1988 and her mother-in-law, Eleanor Boston, earlier this year.
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Ann S. Silverstein
Sep 18, 2021
Ann S. Silverstein, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA.
She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Shirley (Selfon) Edelson. Ann was the beloved wife of the late Dr. David Silverstein for 57 years.
Ann worked as the office manager at her late husband and...
William H. “Bill” Helms
Sep 18, 2021
William H. "Bill" Helms, 79, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Henry Garver and Anna G. Helms. He was the loving husband of Hazel M. (Bemis) Helms with whom he shared over 61 years of marriage.
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Nathan Levitan, Jr.
Sep 18, 2021
Nathan Levitan, Jr., 85, (known as 'Tommy' by close family) of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
He was the husband of the late Mary L. Darlington Levitan and the late T. Shirley Kauffman Levitan. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Nathan Sr. and Anna M. Smith Levitan.
Nate...
Nancy Wilker Fitch
Sep 17, 2021
Nancy Wilker Fitch, 83, of Willow Street (former longtime resident of Holmdel, NJ), passed away peacefully on September 17, 2021 in the company of loved ones. Born in Allentown, PA, Nancy was the daughter of the late Conrad and Lorene (Haas) Wilker of Palmerton, PA. She was also the loving wife of the late Scott Fitch. Nancy was a...
Thomas R. Smith
Sep 17, 2021
Thomas R. Smith, 77, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, following a brief illness. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Ruth (Shimp) Smith.
Tom retired from Manheim Township Public Works where he worked in building maintenance and was a pool keeper.
A selfless person, Tom always...
John F. Lochonic, Jr.
Sep 17, 2021
John F. Lochonic, Jr., 94, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, Friday, September 17, 2021. Born in Camden, NJ, he was the son of the late John F. and Stella (Gruszczynski) Lochonic, Sr. John was the loving husband of 68 years, to the late Ella M. (Hevner) Lochonic who died in 2019.
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Robert W. "Bob" Groff
Sep 17, 2021
Robert W. "Bob" Groff, 78, of Manheim, passed away September 17, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Witmer W. and Amy E. (Metzler) Groff and the loving husband of Jacqueline F. (Kirchoff) Groff until her passing last year. In 1961 he graduated from Hempfield High School. He was a supervisor...
Walter “Walt” J. Heidecker
Sep 17, 2021
Walter "Walt" J. Heidecker, 87, of Willow Street, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021.
He was the husband of Ruth A. (Buterbaugh) Heidecker, with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry and Pearl (Melzer) Heidecker.
Walt had been a Pastor on staff...
Ronald Steven Naudus
Sep 17, 2021
Ronald Steven Naudus, 73, of Warwick Twp., "bought the farm" on Friday, September 17, 2021 after a lengthy and courageous battle with multiple myeloma cancer. Born in Somerville NJ, he was the son of the late George Naudus and Doris Worman Naudus.
Farming and agriculture were an important part of Ron's life. He owned a lawn care...
Jenna L. Weaver
Sep 16, 2021
Jenna L. Weaver, 33, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday September 16, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Robert E. Bachman and Debbie A Wildt.
Jenna was not defined by her illness and addiction, and yet she still died from an overdose. Her friends and family will remember her for the beautiful, headstrong, funny, caring...
Albert W. Gillis Jr.
Sep 16, 2021
Albert W. Gillis Jr. passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster at the age of 79.
Albert was the son of the late Albert W. Gillis Sr. and the late Mary (Blinkovitch) Gillis. Albert was the husband of Gladys (Hoover) Gillis.
Albert was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic...
Margaret “Marge” M. Stefanisko
Sep 16, 2021
Margaret M. Stefanisko, 80 of Landisville, passed away peacefully at UPMC Lititz on September 16, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Marie (Boney) Kostic. She was the beloved wife to the late Michael Stefanisko for over 33 years, before he passed in 1993.
Margaret was born in Hazelton, PA and graduated from...
Tanya Whiteman
Sep 16, 2021
On Thursday, September 16, 2021, Tanya Sheree Stauffer Whiteman, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away into the loving arms of Jesus her Lord and Savior at 44 years of age.
She was born October 5, 1976 in Lancaster, Pa. to Jay and Jan Stauffer. She attended Conestoga Valley High School and received her B.S....
Samuel Marlin Wagner
Sep 16, 2021
Samuel M. Wagner, 100, a well-known Lancaster artist, passed away at St. Anne's Retirement Community on Thursday, September 16, 2021. He was born in Reedsville, PA to the late Samuel W. and Mary E. (Alexander) Wagner.
Sam's first wife, Joyce N. (Broome) Wagner died in 1962, and his second wife Frances D. (Accardo) Wagner died in 2018....
Nicholas S. Celia
Sep 16, 2021
Nicholas S. Celia, 84, of Lancaster, devoted husband, father and grandfather, died Thursday September 16th surrounded by his family at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Nicola and Mary Voci Celia. He was married to Josephine C. Lombardo Celia. They celebrated their 59 th wedding anniversary on May...
Robert Tietjen
Sep 15, 2021
Robert Charles Tietjen, known as Bob or Bobby, passed into his next existence on September 15th, 2021.
Originally from Valley Forge, PA, he moved to Lancaster County to attend Millersville University, where he studied Education and Industrial Arts. The following years he worked as an industrial arts teacher in Octorara Area School District before beginning his career...
John Frederick Phiel, Jr.
Sep 15, 2021
When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free. By Christina Rosetti
On September 15, 2021, John Frederick Phiel, Jr., 82, of Willow Street, shed his earthly mantle and the ravages of Alzheimer's disease...
Nikolay Saakyan
Sep 15, 2021
Nikolay T. Saakyan, 89, of Philadelphia, formerly Quarryville, died on September 15, 2021 at Nazareth Hospital.
Born in Armenia, he was the son of the late Tatevos Saakyan and Shushan Saakyan. He is survived by his wife, Goar (Bagiryan) Saakyan.
Nikolay was an Engineer for the Soviet Union.
He enjoyed writing, reading, and...
Andres Nieves
Sep 15, 2021
Andres Nieves, 81, most recently of Lancaster, formerly Carteret, NJ and Puerto Rico passed away at home on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Paula (Reyes) and Domingo Nieves. He was the loving husband to Nereida (Vargas) Nieves for over 26 years.
Andres moved to the US...
