Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Thomas J. "Tj" Stewart, Jr.
Nov 14, 2021
Thomas J. "TJ" Stewart, Jr., 39, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Stewart, Sr., and Mary (Thedford) Stewart. He was the devoted fiancé of Ivy Dixon for over 13 years.
TJ was one of a kind. He will be remembered as a...
Ramonita "Cookie" Saez
Nov 14, 2021
Ramonita "Cookie" Saez, 76, of Lancaster died peacefully at home on Sunday November 14, 2021. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on October 28, 1945, the daughter of Domingo Ruiz and Maria Theresa Fernandez. She was married to Saul Saez, Sr. on May 15th 1965. She gave birth to three children. She is predeceased by her son, Saul...
Martha A. Bezzard
Nov 14, 2021
Martha A. Bezzard, 93, of Millersville, PA passed away on November 14, 2021 while sleeping. Born in Harrisburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Rose Culhane.
Martha had retired as a nursing supervisor from Lancaster General Hospital where she was an R.N. She graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in Lancaster, PA....
Nancy A. (Whitman) Gerlach
Nov 14, 2021
Nancy A. (Whitman) Gerlach, 80, of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, November 14, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lebanon, PA she was the daughter of the late Agnes Isabelle (Curtain) and Sterling Elmer Whitman. She was the loving wife to John W. Gerlach for 38 years.
Nancy attended Our...
Kathryn V. Owsiany
Nov 14, 2021
Kathryn V. Owsiany, 91, formerly of Lititz, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021, at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Stephen D. and Kathryn B. (Fizell) Goll.
A 1948 graduate of Frankford High School, Kathryn completed a bachelor's degree in accounting at Drexel University in 1953. She married Francis...
Joan M. Ostrowski
Nov 14, 2021
Joan Ostrowski's life full of love and family ended on November 14, 2021.
Until that day, she was supported through the good times, which far outweighed the bad, by Hugh Ostrowski, her loving and devoted husband of 62 years. In her last days, Hugh noted with wonder how love continues to grow and strengthen with time. The...
Arlene June Bajkowski
Nov 14, 2021
Arlene June Bajkowski, 94, of Lititz, passed away at Moravian Manor on Sunday, November 14, 2021. She was born in Lancaster, the daughter of the Frank Huber Miller and Sevilla (Steely) Miller. Arlene shared 46 years of marriage with her husband Paul Stephen Bajkowski before his death in 1991.
A graduate of Lititz High School, Arlene worked...
Linda M. Herr
Nov 13, 2021
Linda M. (Musser) Herr, 93, of Millersville, formerly of Conestoga died Saturday, November 13, 2021. Born March 18, 1928 in Akron, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank G. and Malinda F. (Mertz) Musser. She was the wife of Veryl Herr who died in 2006 after being married for over 54 years.
She worked for...
Sana Kheuangthirath
Nov 13, 2021
The Kheuangthirath Family lost our anchor on Saturday, November 13, 2021, when Mrs. Sana Kheuangthirath, affectionately known as "Mae", passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Sana (our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother) loved cooking for her grandkids and growing the ingredients for those dishes in her garden. She would stop in the middle of whatever she...
Larry "Ditty" Michael
Nov 13, 2021
Larry "Ditty" Eugene Michael, 80, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancashire Hall on Saturday, November 13, 2021. He was the loving husband of Janice (Snyder) Michael. Together, they shared 52 years of marriage.
Born in Lancaster on October 4, 1941, Larry was the son of the late Clyde and Esther (Fritsch) Michael. He was raised Catholic and...
Charles William Faessinger
Nov 12, 2021
Charles William "Charlie" Faessinger, 77, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away at Kadima Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Lititz, PA on Friday, November 12, 2021. He was the loving husband of Carol Anne (Stewart) Faessinger. Together they shared 51 years of marriage.
Born on February 18, 1944 in Jersey City, NJ, Charlie was the son of the late...
Agnes M. Bowman
Nov 12, 2021
Agnes M. Bowman, 88, formerly of New Holland, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, at Ephrata Manor. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (O'Malley) Van Aulen. Agnes was the loving wife of the late Donald L. Bowman, and they shared 37 years of marriage at the time of his passing in...
Mary Margaret Chalfant
Nov 12, 2021
Mary Margaret (Hecker) Chalfant went home to her Savior on Friday, November 12, 2021. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert "Bob" Chalfant, on April 10, 2020.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed reading, cookbooks, and spending time with her family. She always made time to do special crafts...
John "Jack" D. Reece
Nov 12, 2021
Jack Reece, 81, of Lititz, PA passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 12, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to the late John R. and Valrie Reece. He was preceded in death by a sister Louanne Stoeckley, and a brother Henry Reece.
Jack was a graduate...
Anh Q. Nguyen
Nov 11, 2021
Anh Q. Nguyen, 30, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on his way home from work the evening of Thursday, November 11, 2021 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident involving a reckless driver.
Born in Bataan, Philippines, on February 2, 1991, he is survived by his mother and father, Hoa Nguyen and Thu Vo; sister,...
Donald G. Klos
Nov 11, 2021
Donald G. Klos, 85, formerly of Neffsville, passed away on Veteran's Day, Thursday, November 11, 2021, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gerald Klos and the late Emily (Rathvon) Wright.
Born in 1936, Don lived most of his youth on the 600 block of Madison...
Gregory Allen Sechler
Nov 11, 2021
Gregory Allen Sechler, 62, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Mount Joy, PA and Happy Camp, CA, passed away peacefully at his home on November 11, 2021. Born in Chicago, IL on September 7, 1959, he was the son of Diane (Bleeker) Sechler and the late Charles L. Sechler.
Greg graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1977...
Oren E. Spangenburg
Nov 11, 2021
Oren E. Spangenburg of Luther Acres, Lititz, went home to be with his Lord on November 11, 2021.
He was born in White Plains, NY on March 16, 1933 to Oren Douglas and Lucy Marie Hoover Spangenburg. He and his late wife, Shirley, were married at the Quarryville Methodist Church in 1957 and celebrated 55 years of...
Shirley Hambright
Nov 10, 2021
Shirley Hambright, 95, passed away on November 10, 2021 at Calvary Homes. Born on June 27, 1926 she was the daughter of the late William J. and Mary M. (Grimm) Hambright.
Shirley was a life-long Lancaster resident and proud graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School class of 1943. She retired in 1989 from Prudential Securities where she...
Barbara Ann Randall
Nov 10, 2021
Barbara Ann "Barb" Randall, 77, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at home on November 10, 2021 with her daughters by her side. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Arthur W. Bachman and the late Elizabeth F. (Tracy) Bachman, and the wife of 56 years to the late Gerald T. Randall who passed away on April...
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