Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Miriam Corallo

Miriam Corallo

Aug 21, 2021

On Saturday, August 21, Miriam Corallo, 91, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully, in her home, with family by her bedside. She was born on July 15, 1930 to Paolo DiDonatatonio and Valentina Lanciotti in the beautiful mountain town of Montorio al Vomano in the Abruzzo region of Italy. She survived the invasion of her home from enemy forces during...

Kenneth D. Kochel

Kenneth D. Kochel

Aug 21, 2021

Kenneth D. Kochel, 93, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Helen Grace (Streaker) and Milton Martin Kochel. He was the loving husband to Janet "Jan" E. (Teaman) Kochel with whom he shared over 56 years of marriage. He will...

Dennis T. "Denny" Penny, Sr.

Dennis T. "Denny" Penny, Sr.

Aug 21, 2021

Dennis T. "Denny" Penny, Sr., 82, of Manheim, PA, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2021, surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Born in Gary, Indiana, he was the son of the late Anne (Flynn) and Stephen Penny. Denny was the loving husband of the late Virginia Jo (Laird) Penny who passed away in 1994, and is...

Kenneth R. Lapp

Kenneth R. Lapp

Aug 20, 2021

Kenneth R. Lapp, 59, of Denver, PA, passed away at Hospice & Community Care on Friday, August 20, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Melvin and Marie (Gockley) Lapp.

Ken was a Christian man and attended LCBC, Ephrata. He worked as a crane operator at Superior Walls by Weaver.

Ken loved riding...

Bruce Grenville Holran

Bruce Grenville Holran

Aug 20, 2021

Bruce G. Holran passed away peacefully on Friday, August 20, 2021, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, Pa. at the age of 87.

Born in Hackensack, N.J. on May 24, 1934 to the late Margaret Ruth Chapple and Herbert Grenville Holran, Bruce became a child model in New York City at age 8 where his red wavy hair and...

Leonard F. Lapato

Leonard F. Lapato

Aug 19, 2021

Leonard F. Lapato, 74, of Ephrata, passed away at his home, August 19, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born October 28, 1946, in Springdale, PA he was the son of the late John and Helen (Matthews) Lapato. He was the devoted and loving husband of Betty Ann (Haggerty) Lapato for over 50 years.

Shortly after graduating...

Pauline L. Bingeman

Pauline L. Bingeman

Aug 19, 2021

Pauline "Polly" L. Bingeman, 93, of Lititz passed away in Hospice care at the Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday morning August 19, 2021. She was born in Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, to the late William H. and Franey V. (Achey) Moyer.

Polly enjoyed 56 years of marriage with her husband Ross Groff Bingeman before his death in 2003....

Betty L. (Eshleman) Hersh

Betty L. (Eshleman) Hersh

Aug 18, 2021

Betty L. (Eshleman) Hersh, 96, of Lititz, passed away at Luther Acres on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Edna W. (Kreider) and Guy H. Eshleman. She was the loving wife to the late Paul D. "Red" Hersh.

Betty was a 1943 graduate of E. Hempfield High School....

Doris Louise Russell

Doris Louise Russell

Aug 18, 2021

Doris Louise Russell, 88, of Lancaster, went to join the party in heaven, or, more likely is sitting on the sidelines reading a book and observing, on August 18th, 2021 at 12:45 pm. We hope that her husband, John "Curly" Russell and her daughter, Stephanie Oster-Canouse were waiting to welcome her, along with her two sons-in-law, her two great...

Milton L. Geiser

Milton L. Geiser

Aug 18, 2021

Milton L. Geiser, 92, of Mount Joy and formerly of Millersville, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Born in Liberty, Tioga County, he was the son of the late Carl J. and Lillian (Krotzer) Geiser.

Milt was a 1947 graduate of Lewisburg Area High School, where he enjoyed playing cornet in marching...

Elena Tellado

Elena Tellado

Aug 18, 2021

Elena Tellado, 91, of Leola, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lares, PR, she was the daughter of the late Felipe Velez and Alejandrina Gonzalez. Elena was preceded in death by her husband, Juan T. Tellado, in 1999.

Elena worked for Victor F. Weavers, now Tyson Foods until her retirement....

Eleanor E. Werst

Eleanor E. Werst

Aug 18, 2021

Eleanor E. Werst, 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Brethren Village in Lititz. Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late D. Ker Endslow, Sr. and Margaret K. (Hipple) Endslow. Eleanor was the beloved wife of J. Leroy Werst, and they celebrated 69 years of marriage on August 16th.

Eleanor graduated from...

William L. Helm, Sr.

William L. Helm, Sr.

Aug 17, 2021

William L. Helm, Sr., 78 of Millersville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on August 17, 2021. Born in Columbia, PA he was the son of the late John and Helen (Boatman) Helm.

He will be fondly remembered for being the life of the party and his joking personality. He loved working on muscle cars...

Lambert A. Schaller

Lambert A. Schaller

Aug 17, 2021

Lambert A. Schaller, 92, formerly of Coatesville, formerly of Lancaster, passed away at the Lebanon VA Hospital, Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Irene (Kurtz) Schaller. He was the loving husband of the late JoAnn E. (Spangler) Schaller who died in 1976.

Lambert proudly served, during...

Thomas C. Hogge, Jr.

Thomas C. Hogge, Jr.

Aug 16, 2021

Thomas C. Hogge, Jr., 58, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021. Born in Chester County, PA, he was the son of Beverly A. Street of Florida and the step-son of Michael B. Naddeo of Ronks. Thomas is survived by his best friend and companion of 16 years, Patricia Cepeda, of Lancaster; his daughter, Crystal A. Hogge of Lancaster;...

Ippolito Dimaggio

Ippolito Dimaggio

Aug 16, 2021

Ippolito DiMaggio, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 16, 2021 in Lancaster.

He was the loving husband of Maria A. Agrusa DiMaggio, with whom he would have shared 49 years of marriage this coming October. Born in Cinisi, Italy, he was the son of the late Girolamo and Giuseppa Evola DiMaggio.

Jerry, as he...

Josephine C. Celia

Josephine C. Celia

Aug 16, 2021

Josephine C. Celia entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on August 16,2021 at the age of 92.

Josie was born in Lancaster, PA on March 19, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Nicola and Mary Assumtino (Pastino) Lombardo. Josie celebrated 60 years of marriage with the late Nicholas S Celia. Josie was known to many...

Patricia Ann Galbaugh

Patricia Ann Galbaugh

Aug 15, 2021

Patricia Ann Galbaugh, age 83, passed away at her home, on Sunday August 15, 2021. Born in Lancaster PA to Edward and Ellen Elizabeth Benner on May 10, 1938, Patricia was one of nine children. She grew up in Columbia PA and attended Columbia High School. She was a retired waitress and was a member of the Mountain Rock...

Virginia Payne Mccreary

Virginia Payne Mccreary

Aug 15, 2021

A most unique and wonderful life ended too soon on August 15th, 2021 when Ginny McCreary passed away following a courageous and unrelenting battle with a rare form of Sarcoma Cancer at the age of 34. Ginny passed peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family who held hands while wiping away tears of sorrow. Yet only the night...

Joseph R. Liebl

Joseph R. Liebl

Aug 15, 2021

Joseph R. Liebl, 78, of Lancaster, passed away at his residence on Sunday, August 15, 2021.

He was the husband of Carol A. (Hart) Liebl, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage this past June 17th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William and Regina E. Landa Liebl. Joe had worked as...

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