Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Helen B. Retallack
Oct 16, 2021
Helen B. Retallack, 92, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at her Strasburg home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth L. "Red" Retallack, with whom Helen enjoyed 43 years of marriage before his death in 1998.
Born in Eden Township, Helen was the daughter if the late Oscar and Helen B. (Mowery) Boose.
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William M. "Bill" Quinn
Oct 16, 2021
William M. "Bill" Quinn, 93, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Landis Homes on Saturday, October 16, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Victoria "Vicky" (Navari) Quinn with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Sherburne, New York, Bill was the son of the late Ward V. and Anna (Mullins) Quinn. Upon...
Bernard L. Smith
Oct 15, 2021
Bernard " Barney" L. Smith, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on October 15th, 2021.
He was the husband of Regina A. DiPietro Smith and was formerly married to the late Rosalie Kreider Smith and was the son of the late Dr. Donald Hebble Smith and the late Bernice Long Smith Miller.
Barney, as he was...
Leon Michael, Jr.
Oct 15, 2021
Leon Michael, Jr., 77, of Millersville, passed away on October 15, 2021 at Lancaster Nursing and Rehab following a long illness.
He was the husband of Pamela Michael with whom he celebrated 30 years of marriage this past May 25th. Born in York, he was the son of the late Leon, Sr. and Doris Hamilton Michael Gilbert....
Charles D. "Chuck" Leensvaart
Oct 15, 2021
Charles D. "Chuck" Leensvaart, 75, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Chicago, IL he was the son of the late Barteld and Janet (nee Dykstra) Leensvaart. Charles was the loving husband of the late Beth Ann (Brink) Leensvaart with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.
Chuck...
Sandra J. “Sandi” Bruce
Oct 15, 2021
Sandra J. "Sandi" Bruce, 66, of Gordonville, PA, formerly of Lancaster, PA and Mount Holly, NJ, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Sandra was born in Lancaster and was the daughter of Dorothy (Steinman) Dolinger, of Columbia, PA and the late Kenneth LeRoy Sipe.
Sandi is survived by her husband, Ian Martin...
Anthony J. Zigment
Oct 15, 2021
Anthony J. Zigment, 96, of United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz, formerly of Manheim Township, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021. He was born in Scranton, PA and was the son of the late Anthony J. and Julia M. (Powell) Zigment.
He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Welsh Musser Zigment in 2006. He was...
William J. Mccann, Jr.
Oct 15, 2021
William J. McCann, Jr., of Lancaster, PA, passed away at age 84 on October 15, 2021.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William J. Sr. and Kathryn McGuigan McCann.
He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Business and was employed by Proctor and Gamble in sales for 30 years....
Alan Monk Geiger
Oct 15, 2021
Alan Monk Geiger, 42, of Willow Street, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at home following a courageous battle against cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Joseph A. and Jacqueline (Monk) Geiger, Sr., of Berlin, MD. Alan was the loving husband of Vanessa (Alleman) Geiger, with whom he celebrated 17 years of marriage on October 5....
Faith Nissley
Oct 15, 2021
Faith G. (Eshleman) Nissley entered into rest at Hospice and Community Care on Friday, October 15, 2021. She was the daughter of John F. and Hattie (Graver) Eshleman born in Conestoga on October 26, 1930. She graduated from Penn Manor High School in 1948.
Surviving is her husband John L. Nissley of 61 years. Also surviving is...
Marita B. Taylor
Oct 14, 2021
Marita B. Taylor, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on October 14, 2021.
Born in Sewickley, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary Louise Waite Burckart. She was the wife of the late Bill Moyer and Frank Weiss, the love of her life. Marita had been a homemaker, and had worked part-time in...
Rebecca Hope Gruver
Oct 14, 2021
Rebecca Hope Gruver, 45, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, after a brief, yet courageous battle with sarcoma. Born in Long Beach, CA, she was the daughter of Raymond Cornelius the late Renate A. (Steinmetz) Cornelius. She spent over 26 years and created a beautiful family with Matthew Gruver.
Rebecca held the role of...
Michael “Easy” Andrew Rowe
Oct 14, 2021
Michael "Easy" Andrew Rowe, 57 of York, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 14, 2021. He was the son of Mary K. (Huss) Rowe and the late William Rowe. Born and raised in Lancaster, Michael was a Penn Manor graduate. He later traveled to Florida and attended the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute. Michael and his mother Mary also co-owned and...
Stephan M. Schalow
Oct 14, 2021
Stephan M. Schalow, 64, of Lancaster, passed away on October 14, 2021. Born in Marshfield, WI, he was the son of Richard and Josie (Leatherman) Schalow.
He graduated in 1981 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with his Bachelor's degree In Microbiology. Stephan worked for many years as Director of Research & Development for Savencia Cheese....
Carol Davis
Oct 13, 2021
Carol Davis, 70, of Landisville, passed away at Hospice and Community Care of Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Kathryn (Rudy) Henry and John Yellets, Sr.
Carol was a member of Landisville Church of God. She enjoyed traveling and loved to visit Bethany Beach, Cozumel and Disney World....
Francisco Geraldo Ortiz, Jr.
Oct 13, 2021
Francisco Geraldo Ortiz, Jr., 23, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2021. Born in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of Francisco Geraldo Ortiz, Sr. and Silvia B. Agramonte.
Francisco was raised in Lancaster and graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in 2016. He grew up as a Christian. Everyone appreciated his sense of humor...
Luther "Luke" M. Styer
Oct 13, 2021
Luther M. Styer, 81, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Rothsville, he was the son of the late John A. and Alverta (Rettew) Styer.
Luke was the beloved husband of Lynne L. (Mathers) Styer for 60 years.
Luke graduated from Warwick High School....
Donald Erb
Oct 13, 2021
Donald W. Erb peacefully passed away and his soul left this earth on October 13 in his home after several days of visits from family and friends. That was his wish. Don amazed everyone by fighting cancer for more than three years. Don was born in Holtwood, PA on April 10, 1939 to Walter S. Erb and Arlene K....
Selina N. Gitonga
Oct 12, 2021
Selina N. Gitonga, 48, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 after a courageous battle with breast cancer at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Narobi, Kenya she was the daughter of Edward N. Mbugua and Mary N. (Kamau) Nguku. She was the loving wife to Patrick G. Mureria for 24 years. She was...
Kathy M. Holliday
Oct 12, 2021
Kathy M. Holliday, 71 of Lancaster, passed away at home with family by her side on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. She was the loving wife to Steven J. Holliday for over 38 years. Born in West Chester, PA, Kathy was a graduate of Henderson High School. She worked for the Borough of Kennett Square as the finance director and...
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