Jul 22, 2021

Kenneth W. Mellinger, 82, of Millersville and formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021.

He was the husband of the late Betty Lou Hoffheinz Mellinger who passed away in 2019. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harvey B. and Gladys Wolfe Mellinger.

Ken had worked for over 40...

Jul 22, 2021

Scott D. Beckman, 61, of Reinholds, PA passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ he was the son of the late C. Russell and Evelyn (Alexander) Beckman. He was the loving husband to Debra Sue (Wadel) Beckman for over 35 years.

Scott was a member of the Church of...

Jul 21, 2021

Matthew T. Trumpler passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2021, at his home in Lancaster, PA. He was 27. Born in Bristol, PA, he previously resided in Penndel, PA.

Matt was employed at Giant in Lancaster and was training to become an assistant deli manager. He loved cooking, listening to music, playing Resident Evil, the New York...

Jul 21, 2021

Charles D. Davis, 56, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Hugh and Gwendolyn P. (Prince) Davis.

Those who knew Charles, remember him for his love of basketball. He was quite talented and one of the highlights of his life was getting to play at...

Jul 21, 2021

Paul L. Payonk, 87, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Moravian Manor in Lititz. Born May 10, 1934 in Mammoth, PA, he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Mrowca) Payonk. In September he would have celebrated 65 beautiful years of marriage to Eleanor (Viazanko) Payonk.

Shortly after graduating from...

Jul 21, 2021

Sandra "Sandie" E Adams, 76, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Lancaster General Hospital. Her husband, Gerald Kochel, passed away in 2017.

She was born in Newport News, VA on July 1, 1945 to the late Harold G and Helen I (Martz) Cook.

She was a member of Lititz United Methodist...

Jul 20, 2021

Sandra Jo (McMinn) Laudadio, 82, of St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Punxsutawney, PA, she was the daughter of the late Royden and Catharine (St. Clair) McMinn.

Sandy earned her RN at Jefferson Medical College in...

Jul 20, 2021

Peter John Vakios, 82, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. He was born in Parkesburg, PA to the late John D and Maria (Toulambis) Vakios. Peter would have celebrated 60 years of marriage with his wife Kyriaki "Koula" (Pitsos) Vakios on August 20th.

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey...

Jul 19, 2021

JJ Bentman, 101, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 19, 2021 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the adoring husband of the late Ada Bentman and the son of the late Isadore and Gertrude (Schipior) Bentman.

JJ missed nothing in living; not with his family, among his friends, in his...

Jul 19, 2021

Hung Ngoc Nguyen, 64, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Monday, July 19, 2021. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Oanh Duy Trinh and Nu Thi Nguyen. He was the loving husband of Shirley (Le) Nguyen, with whom he would have celebrated 45 years of marriage on July 22.

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Jul 18, 2021

Pablo "Pop" Plaza, 95, of Ponce, PR, formerly of Lancaster, PA passed away on Sunday July 18, 2021. Born in Adjuntas, PR on June 29, 1926. Pablo was the son of the late Avelino DeHoyos and the late Josefa Plaza. Pablo was retired, he was a long time employee of the City of Lancaster as well as the Redevelopment...

Jul 18, 2021

Sarah L. Brown, 103, passed away on Sunday July 18, 2021.

Sarah was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Jessie (Pursel) Vliet and the wife of George L. Brown, MD who preceded her in death in 2008. She is survived by her daughter: Louise A. Graham (John) and a grandson: Michael L. Graham (Shannon).

Jul 18, 2021

Joseph Thomas Bresch, 62, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday July 18, 2021, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Thomas and Dorothy (Braungard) Bresch of Willow Street. Joseph was the beloved husband of Dawn (Shelly) Bresch, and they celebrated 7 years of marriage this past November.

Joe graduated from J.P. McCaskey...

Jul 17, 2021

Donald W. Beachler, 87, of Bausman, passed away at his home on July 17, 2021. Born in Lancaster County on January 2, 1934, he was the son of the late Wesley and Myrtle (Myers) Beachler and the loving husband of Nancy Beachler, with whom he just celebrated 37 years of marriage.

A graduate of Manheim Central, Don...

Jul 17, 2021

Robert John "Cubby" Cubbison, 86, of Lititz, passed away on July 17, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Erie, he was the son of the late James D. and Mildred (Albracht) Cubbison. On August 24th he would have celebrated 64 beautiful years of marriage with his soulmate, Catherine "Kitty" (Vandenburg) Cubbison.

In 1957, after graduating...

Jul 17, 2021

Roy H. "Bud" Garrett, 94, of Willow Street, passed away at home on Saturday, July 17, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pequea, he was the son of the late Walter and Marion (Harnish) Garrett. Bud was the loving husband of the late Florence M. (Heiney) Garrett who passed in October, 2018.

Bud enjoyed a...

Jul 17, 2021

Richard W Longsderff was born February 12, 1934 in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, PA to the late Grant A. and Katie E. (Kohr) Longsderff. He was a graduate of Pine Grove High School Class of 1952. In high school Richard lettered in basketball and baseball. He was the President of his graduating class.

Richard served in...

Jul 16, 2021

Vicente Rivera, 92, of Lancaster passed away Friday, July 16, 2021 at his home. Born in Cayey, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Anastacio Rivera and Maria Cedeno. He was the loving husband of Rosario Medina Rivera with whom he celebrated over 55 years of marriage. He loved and enjoyed being with family.

In...

Jul 16, 2021

Wanda L. Wilson, 97, formerly of York, passed away at Landis Homes on Friday, July 16, 2021. She was born in Boone, IA to the late Charles M. and Florence I. (Combs) Piper.

At the age of 18, Wanda joined the Order of the Eastern Star. After high school, she enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and...

Jul 15, 2021

Peggy A. Long, 80, of Lititz passed away unexpectedly at Ephrata Community Hospital into the loving arms of her Savior on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Peggy will be fondly remembered as a sweet, kind, gentle soul by her family and friends.

Peggy was born and spent her childhood years in Pitman, PA, the daughter of the late...