Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Cheryl D. Richwine
Oct 6, 2021
Cheryl D. (Willis) Richwine, 78, passed away on October 6, 2021 at Moravian Manor. She was born in East Petersburg, Pa on August 10, 1943, the daughter of the late Joseph Sr. and Esther (Kiehl) Willis. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry R. Richwine Jr. who passed in 2018.
She was a graduate of...
Walter Leach, Jr.
Oct 6, 2021
Walter "Skip" Leach, Jr., 93, formerly of Parkland / Langhorne, passed away at Ephrata Manor on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. He was born in Newtown to the late Walter Leach, Sr. and Gladys (Atkinson) Leach.
Skip was married to the late Lucy Alice (Beswick) Leach for 26 years before her death in 1972.
He drove...
Barbara K. Walsh
Oct 5, 2021
Barbara K. Walsh, 91, of Mennonite Homes, passed away, Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bertha (Weber) Henderson. She was the wife of the late Leo M. Walsh.
Barbara attended J.P. McCaskey High School. Of the Catholic Faith, she was a parishioner of St. Philip Catholic Church,...
Donna M. Consylman
Oct 5, 2021
Donna M. Consylman, 76, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at UPMC Harrisburg. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Shaeffer and Bertha (Anstead) Shaeffer.
Donna attended JP McCaskey High School, in Lancaster. Earlier, in her life, she worked for the Lancaster Police Department. She was a Production...
John B. Hoyt
Oct 5, 2021
John B. Hoyt, 88, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at his Manheim Township home. He was born in Highland, IL on March 26, 1933 to the late Wilbur and Rose Marie (Frey) Hoyt. He was the 11th generation of Hoyt's in America growing up on the family farm.
In 1955 he graduated from the University...
Linda K. Howard
Oct 5, 2021
Linda K. (Doull) Howard, 76, lived a great life that came to its end on Tuesday, October 5 as her body passed away after a short illness.
Born in Fulton, NY, Linda graduated from Fulton High School and Chandler School for Women in Boston, MA. After college, she returned to Fulton where she had two sons, and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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