Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Doris Mae Mcminn
Aug 14, 2021
Doris Mae McMinn, 75, of West Lampeter Township, passed away at Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in York on Saturday, August 14, 2021. She was born in Lancaster to the late James H. and Martha J. (Phennegar) Hoover. Known as "Short" or "Shorty," Her husband Bernard H. McMinn died in 1984.
Shorty graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High...
Mary Alice Dart (Shertz)
Aug 14, 2021
Mary A. Dart (Shertz), 69, of Lancaster passed away in the early morning of Saturday August 14th at Hospice and Community Care Inpatient Unit surrounded by the love of her family.
She was the loving wife of Michael Penrose Dart with whom she shared 7 ½ years of marriage with. Mary was the daughter of the late...
Patricia D. Shenk
Aug 13, 2021
Patricia D. Shenk, of Landisville, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 after a two year battle with cancer. She was 69.
Pat was born in the Bronx, NY to John and Dorothy Donohue on April 28, 1952. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Fair Lawn, NJ, where she grew up with her brother Jack and her sister...
Janice E. “Jan” Reifsnyder
Aug 13, 2021
Janice E. "Jan" Hafer Reifsnyder, 81, resident of Pequea, PA died Friday, August 13, 2021. She was the widow of the late Woody "Sherwood" Reifsnyder. Born in Reading, PA to the late Robert Hafer and Edith (Fisher) Hafer.
She graduated from Conrad Weiser High School and from the Reading Hospital School of Nursing and the University of...
Dara L. Spisak
Aug 13, 2021
Dara Lizabeth Spisak, 41, our much beloved daughter, mother, sister and friend, was found dead in her Manheim Township home on Friday, August 13, 2021.
Born in Butler, PA on Dec. 19, 1979, she was the daughter of Robert J. "Daddy" and Debra L Illo of Lancaster, and Andrew G. Spisak of Florida. She was married to...
Dolores M. Myers
Aug 13, 2021
Dolores M. Myers, 81, of Lititz passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at The Gardens at Stevens. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mary (Gouse) Getz. She was the wife of the late Gilbert Myers Jr. who passed away this past January.
She was a graduate of Ephrata High School and...
Barbara J. Smart
Aug 13, 2021
Barbara J. Smart, 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, August 13, 2021, at her home in Lancaster.
Born January 19, 1942, in Provo, Utah, she was the daughter of the late Theron W. and Alta (Elliott) Maynard. A 1960 graduate of Ardsley High School in Westchester County, N.Y., she worked in Manhattan for several...
Gloria J. Deisley
Aug 13, 2021
Gloria J. Deisley, 75, of Lancaster and formerly of Lititz, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. She was born in Lancaster to the late Amos J. and Mary A. (Olive) Pickel. Gloria shared 56 years of marriage with her husband Jere R. Deisley.
A graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School,...
Felix L. Colon
Aug 12, 2021
Felix L. Colon, 65, went home to his Holy Father on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Felix lived his life in Lancaster, PA since the age of 9. He worked for Armstrong, Kerr Glass and PCA as well as other jobs.
A member of First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Philadelphia. Felix was a holy servant...
Carlos Frederick Meyer Jr. (Lacy)
Aug 12, 2021
Carlos Frederick Meyer Jr. (Lacy), 52, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on August 12th, 2021 at the Wellspan York Hospital.
He is survived by his mother, 3 children, 4 grandchildren, 9 nieces and nephews, 3 sisters and 1 brother. He was proceeded in death by his father.
Carlos was best known by his family and...
Robert M. “Bebop” Bloom
Aug 12, 2021
Robert M. "Bebop" Bloom, 49, of Manheim, formerly of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Joyce (Kennedy) Bloom and the late Timothy Bloom Jr. He was the loving husband of Nichola "Niki" Bloom with whom he shared over 22 years together.
Bebop was a graduate of...
Donald L. Meshey, Sr.
Aug 11, 2021
Donald L. Meshey, Sr., 67, of Lancaster, went into the arms of Jesus, August 11, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lawrence H. and Ruth (Brodhecker) Meshey. He was the loving husband of Edith (Hipple) Meshey for over 30 years.
Donald attended J. P. McCaskey High School and attended classes at Thaddeus...
Glenn R. Halden, Jr.
Aug 11, 2021
On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, Mr. Glenn R. Halden, Jr., aged 90, passed away at Mennonite Home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Halden was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Myrtle Halden, both of Seneca Falls, New York.
Born in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, Mr. Halden was married for 65 years to the late Joanne M....
Ronald G. Daub
Aug 11, 2021
Ronald G. Daub, 81, of Lititz, went into the arms of his Lord and Savior at his home in Brethren Village, on August 11, 2021. He was born in Curwensville, PA on April 10, 1940, to Clifford Charles and Cora "Elaine" Daub. He shared a storybook romance for over 62 years with Sandy (nee Schucker) Daub.
Ronald...
John A. “Jack” Strosser, Jr.
Aug 11, 2021
John A. "Jack" Strosser, Jr., 81, of Holtwood, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday August 11, 2021 surrounded by his family.
Born August 27, 1939 in Lancaster, Jack was the son of the late John A. Sr. and Victoria I. (Simmons) Strosser. A proud United States Marine Corps veteran, Jack honorably served his country...
Joan Z. Marrow
Aug 11, 2021
Joan Z. Marrow passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Providence Place, Lancaster, PA at the age of 92. She was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Dorothy (Caulkins) Zwalley. Joan was the wife of George Brayton Marrow for 64 years. Joan loved her family, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She never turned down an opportunity to...
Anna E. Gable
Aug 11, 2021
Anna Elizabeth Gable, 83, of Brethren Village, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at UPMC Lititz Hospital. Born in Jackson Twp., Huntingdon County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Naomi (McCreary) Kauffman.
A woman of deep faith, Anna attended Neffsville Mennonite Church. She had a...
Michael S. Cusick
Aug 10, 2021
Michael Sean Cusick, age 44, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital ICU on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. He was the son of Thomas and Helen "Cookie" Cusick of Lancaster.
Mike was a graduate of St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen, NJ. He was happiest when he was cooking. He cooked on the Strasburg Railroad Dining Car for...
Patricia A. Witek
Aug 9, 2021
Patricia Ann Witek, 88, passed away on Monday, August 9th at her home in Lititz. Born in Lancaster PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Walsh) Stidham, and the beloved wife of the late L.R. "Joe" Witek, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.
Pat graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Lancaster...
Jeffrey D. Sauders, Sr.
Aug 9, 2021
Jeffrey D. Sauders, Sr., 67, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday August 9, 2021 at his home. Born February 6, 1954, Jeff was the son of the late Marion (Thran) Smith and the late Lewis Sauders, Sr. He was the husband of Phan Thi Nguyen-Sauders with whom he shared nearly 20 years of marriage.
Jeff was employed...
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