Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Garrett Henry Gartner
Aug 30, 2021
Garrett Henry Gartner, 22, of Lititz, passed away Monday August 30, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center after a brief illness.
Born January 17, 1999 in Lancaster, Garrett was the proud son of Joe and Jackie (Miller) Gartner. A 2017 graduate of Warwick High School, Garrett went on to work at Weis Markets where he served as the...
Clair E. “Gene” Gehman
Aug 30, 2021
Clair E. "Gene" Gehman, 67, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital, on Monday, August 30, 2021. Born in Fort Knox, KY, he was the son of Clair R. and Carol J. (Ranck) Gehman. Gene was the loving husband of Carol L. (Law) Gehman with whom he celebrated 48 years of marriage.
Gene honorably served...
John Heller Charles
Aug 30, 2021
John Heller Charles, 87, formerly of Millersville, passed peacefully on Monday August 30, 2021 at Calvary Homes, Lancaster. He was a son of Abram B. and Anna H. Charles, born September 5, 1933. He was the husband of E. Blanche Mummau Charles and they were married for 62 years.
John was a life-long farmer in Millersville and...
Vincent A. Labella
Aug 29, 2021
Vincent A. (Vince) Labella, 92, of Broomall, PA and most recently Lititz, PA passed away on August 29, 2021 in Lititz, PA.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. James Catholic Church, 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz, PA 17543 on Thursday, October 21st at 11AM, with the Rev. Michael Culkin as Celebrant. Burial with military...
Marie E. Minnick
Aug 29, 2021
Marie E. Minnick, 96, of Lancaster, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary J. Minnick.
Of the Catholic Faith, Marie worked for TastyKake, Philadelphia until her retirement.
Marie is survived by her great-niece, Valerie L....
Janice Neill
Aug 29, 2021
Janice Neill, 64, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 29, 2021. She was the wife of David R. Neill, Sr., with whom she shared 25 years of marriage this past May 18th.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Valere Siciensky Bresnack. Janice had served as an assistant manager in...
Suzanne L. Holliday
Aug 29, 2021
Suzanne L. Holliday, 72, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, while being treated at UPMC Pinnacle in Lititz following a long and varied set of health issues. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Orendorff) Bowman. Suzanne was the beloved wife of Edward "Jeff" Holliday, and they were both looking...
Kathleen A. Hess
Aug 29, 2021
Kathleen A. Hess, 77, of Lancaster, passed away at home, Sunday, August 29, 2021. Born in Patterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mae (Ripkema) Scully. Kathleen was the loving wife of Paul R. Hess with whom she celebrated 38 years of marriage.
Of the Christian Faith, Kathleen was a devoted mother who...
Miriam Kathryn (Folk) Morgan
Aug 28, 2021
Miriam Kathryn (Folk) Morgan, 88, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
Kathryn (Kay, Kate) was born on Christmas day, 1932, in Six Mile Run, PA to the late Joseph Henry and Jennie Doris (Pleacher) Folk. She enjoyed her special holiday birthday!
She shared 61 happy and loving years of marriage to...
Marvin L. Mcmullen
Aug 28, 2021
Marvin L. McMullen, 75, of Lititz, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Huntingdon County, he was the son of the late Jimmison W. and Marget L. (Zitch) McMullen. He was the devoted husband to Carla McMullen for more than 37 years.
He enjoyed watching the Philadelphia Eagles and local high school football...
Bibi Jainab Umar
Aug 28, 2021
Bibi Jainab "Ada" Umar, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at UPMC Lititz. Born in Berbice, Guyana, she was the daughter of the late Abdul Umar and Bibi Ameena, and the loving wife of the late Mohammed Husein.
Bibi, formerly of Adelphi, Berbice Guyana, was the owner and operator of a pastry shop....
Geraldine E. "Jerry" Wiggins
Aug 28, 2021
Geraldine E. "Jerry" Wiggins, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the son of the late M. Elizabeth "Betty" (Bealler) and Merle Dommell. She was the devoted wife to the late John W. Wiggins who passed in 1975.
Jerry was a member of...
Rolando Rivera
Aug 27, 2021
Rolando Nazir "Peanut" Rivera, 23, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 27, 2021. Born in Hershey, PA, he was the son of Rosa E. Rivera, of Lancaster.
Rolando was known to many as Peanut. He was friendly and sweet. He had a lot of friends, loved playing video games, listening to music. He loved his...
Stephen “Steve” Wayne Souza
Aug 27, 2021
Stephen "Steve" Wayne Souza, 77 of Lancaster, passed away on August 28, 2021. He was the son of the late Walter and Gloria (Martin) Souza and shared over 55 years of marriage with his wife Karen H. (Hazard) Souza.
Born in Cambridge, MA, Steve graduated Arlington High School before working as a branch manager and salesman for...
Robert E. Grebinger
Aug 27, 2021
Robert E. Grebinger, 85 of Lancaster died peacefully on Friday, August 27 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Florence Swisher Grebinger and Frank Morton Grebinger. Bob was the loving husband to Linda Mae Carson Grebinger. They observed their 59th anniversary on December 9, 2020.
In his early years following High School,...
Charles Franklin Gray
Aug 26, 2021
Charles Franklin Gray ("Chuck") the 3rd was born January 11, 1929 in Palmerton, PA. He was the son of Charles Franklin Gray Jr., a well-loved, generous entrepreneur with mixed ancestry and deep roots in Eastern Pennsylvania, and Florence Bobst, whose ancestors emigrated from Germany in the 1700's and eventually settled Lansford, Pa. He joined a 20-year-older brother, Harold, on...
Patrick A. “Pat” Zug
Aug 26, 2021
Patrick A. "Pat" Zug, 68, of Columbia passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021. Born in Augusta, GA he was the son of the late Wilbur and Margaret (Foelingher) Zug. He was the husband of Karen Weber-Zug with whom he shared over 35 years of marriage.
He worked for Bulova, Harley Davidson but most recent was working at...
Evelyn M. Reese
Aug 26, 2021
Evelyn "Evie"M. Reese, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021.
Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Fannie Miller Crouse.
Evie had worked as a waitress for all of her life, working at Woolworths in Lancaster city, Pensupreme in Park City and at the St. Joseph...
Carroll R. “Babe” Swift
Aug 26, 2021
Carroll R. "Babe" Swift, 76, of Willow Street, passed away August 26, 2021, at his home. Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late Claude V. and Minnie Bell (Williams) Swift. He shared over 50 years of marriage with Claire "Jeanie" (Eshelman) Swift, until her passing in July of 2019.
Babe will be remembered...
Louis A. “Lou” Krisay
Aug 25, 2021
Louis A. "Lou" Krisay, 78, of Lancaster, went into the arms of his Lord and Savior, August 25,2021, at his home. Born in Johnstown, PA he was the son of the late Louis A. Krisay and Ellen J. (Cruishank) Cunningham. He was the loving and devoted partner of Karen Davis for over 10 years.
In March of...
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