Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Marcos Antonio Laboy Soler
Aug 5, 2021
El jueves, 5 de agosto de 2021, Marcos Antonio Laboy Soler, nuestro muy amado hijo y hermano falleció a la corta edad de 53 años. El libro de la vida de Marcos se abrió el 6 de enero de 1968 en el pueblo de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Marcos se caracterizó toda su vida por su alegría infantil y...
Norbert A. "Norb" Lehman
Aug 5, 2021
Norbert A. "Norb" Lehman, 91, of West Lampeter Twp., passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Twin Pines Health Care Center in West Grove, PA. Born in Lancaster, he was one of eleven children born to Elwood B. and Mary (Flick) Lehman. Norb was the loving husband of the late Doris "Lorraine" (Piersol) Lehman, and they celebrated 67...
Kathryn M. “Kitty” Heiland
Aug 4, 2021
Kathryn M. "Kitty" Heiland, at the age of 97, passed away on August 4, 2021 at her daughter, Deborah's, home on Concordia Dr., Columbia, Pa. She was an Independent Resident at St. Anne's Retirement Community for 11 years.
Mom was born on August 10, 1923 at 23 W. Lemon St., Lancaster, Pa. Her parents were George F....
John K. Kunkle
Aug 4, 2021
John K. Kunkle, 86, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Elias and Bertha (Harple) Kunkle. John was the loving husband of Mary Lou (McLaughlin) Kunkle to whom he had been married for 65 years.
John was a graduate of Upper...
Sarah Elizabeth Sedlak
Aug 3, 2021
Sarah found complete peace on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 surrounded by her family. She had been living with a Stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis for five years.
Sarah, 45, was the wife of her loving, devoted husband David. She was the beloved daughter of John and Sandra Wolfe, and Mary and Herbert Marzolf as well as sister...
James M. "Jim" Hull
Aug 3, 2021
James M. "Jim" Hull, 73, of Millersville passed away August 3, 2021, surrounded by his loving family after a brief but fierce battle with leukemia. Born in Lancaster on November 8, 1947, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Mildred (Brown) Hull. He shared more than 50 years marriage with, Margaret "Peggy" (Foehl) Hull.
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John M. "Jack" Piosa, Jr.
Aug 3, 2021
John M. (Jack) Piosa, Jr., 74, of East Hempfield Township, passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Jack was born on May 27, 1947 in Palmerton, PA, son of late John and Mary (Zwolenik) Piosa. He was husband of the late Donna Jean (Burger) Piosa, who passed away on April 14, 2001.
Jack grew...
Andrew Colin Hall
Aug 2, 2021
Andrew Colin Hall, 23, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 2, 2021 in Millersville, PA. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the dear son of John A. and Amy M. (O'Brien) Hall of Phoenix, MD.
Andrew graduated from Dulaney High School with the Class of 2016. He worked full time as a High Lift Fork Lift Operator...
James T. Forsha
Aug 1, 2021
James T. "Forsh" Forsha, 91, a retired teacher and coach from Manheim Central School District, and most recently a resident of Lititz, passed comfortably and peacefully from natural causes with family surrounding him on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Born in Blairstown, PA, he was the son of Harry L. and Viola Ruth (Kelly) Forsha. Jim was the beloved husband...
Manuel Cordero Pacheco
Aug 1, 2021
Manuel Cordero Pacheco, 70, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico he was the son of Ana Pacheco and the late Manuel Cordero.
He retired as a laborer from Tyson Foods in New Holland.
Manuel enjoyed playing dominoes and spending time with family and friends.
He is...
Allan W. Shirk
Jul 31, 2021
Allan W. Shirk of Lititz, PA, was born March 12, 1942, to Clarence P. and AnnaMary Weaver Shirk of East Earl, PA. He is survived by his wife and life-long travel partner, Ruth Ann (Wert) Shirk. They marked 56 years of marriage on June 18, before pancreatic cancer took him on July 31, 2021.
Allan graduated from...
Sylvia M. (Galie) Sanders
Jul 30, 2021
Sylvia M. (Galie) Sanders, 65, of Lancaster, passed away before her time on July 30, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Kathleen B. (Hohenwarter) Galie and the late Joseph D. Galie, Sr.
Sylvia and John D. Sanders, Jr. shared 45 beautiful years of marriage. Sylvia will be remembered for...
Irene Lorraine (Mcgee) Myers
Jul 30, 2021
Irene Lorraine (McGee) Myers passed away at Hospice Inpatient Care on Friday July 30, 2021. Lorraine was the wife of Howard Myers for 40 years who passed away in 2009.
Lorraine was the daughter of the late John and Irene (Simmons) McGee. Born and raised in Mt. Caramel, she was the second oldest growing up with 6...
Brian D. Von Stetten
Jul 28, 2021
Brian D. Von Stetten, 50, of Lititz Pennsylvania, passed away at home on July 28, 2021. For the last 18 months, Brian struggled with symptomatic Parkinson's disease, along with other complicating health issues. Born in Easton, Maryland, Brian was the son of Jim and Reenie Von Stetten of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Brian grew up in Dover, Delaware, graduating...
Hannah Elizabeth Garland
Jul 27, 2021
Hannah Elizabeth Garland, age 35, passed away on Tuesday, July 27th after a sudden illness. Hannah graduated from the Lancaster General School of Nursing and Immaculata University. She traveled the world and served as a traveling nurse around the US. She was an ER nurse for many years and worked for Hospice and Community Care of Lancaster County, at...
Naomi Ruth “Ginger” Gingerich
Jul 27, 2021
Naomi Ruth "Ginger" Gingerich, 75, went home to the arms of her beloved Jesus from her home in Lititz on July 27, 2021. She was born September 18, 1945, in Linwood, Michigan and grew up in Versailles, MO.
She attended Heston College in Kansas and then completed a general diploma in nursing at Kansas City General Hospital....
C. Louise Butler
Jul 26, 2021
C. Louise Butler, 76, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Monday July 26, 2021.
Louise was born on July 2, 1945 in Lancaster and was the daughter of the late Harry K. and Helen J. (Heisey) Charles. Louise married Samuel Butler on June 12, 1964 and together shared 57 years of matrimony. Together they raised a loving family,...
Jamie Diaz
Jul 25, 2021
Jamie Diaz, 44, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at WellSpan York Hospital on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of Jimmy Diaz of Puerto Rico and Luz M. DeJesus of Lancaster.
He was raised in the Catholic Faith. Jaime was a car painter for Maaco. He loved to work on cars...
Arthur R. Hulme
Jul 24, 2021
Arthur R. Hulme, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021.
Art is the husband of Arline A. Griffin Hulme with whom he shared 71 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William J. and Marie Clara Lynch Hulme.
Arthur earned an undergraduate degree in Health and...
Howard Archibald Long
Jul 24, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad, Howard A. Long
Howard Archibald Long, 100, of Lancaster, went into the arms of his Lord and Savior on July 24, 2021, at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born January 27, 1921, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was the son of the late Claudius...
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