Jan 6, 2026

Dail Steinman, age 83, of Lancaster, entered eternal rest January 6, 2026. Born at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, seven weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was the daughter of the late William Whiting and Virginia Dail (Boyd) McIlhenny. She devoted her professional life to her role as a Human Resources Generalist for Hamilton and then Flinchbaugh....

Jan 6, 2026

Elaine Breuers passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026. She was a devoted wife and mother, and proud resident of Lancaster.

Born in Mahanoy City, Elaine was the oldest daughter of the late Stephen and Helen (née Souka) Bottock. The family moved to Levittown when she was a teenager, where she graduated from Neshaminy High School in...

Jan 6, 2026

Robert Frank Ciccarelli, 90, of Strasburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital. Bob shared 65 years of marriage with his wife Betty Jane (Tanesky) Ciccarelli before her passing in 2023.

He was born in Bradford, PA, the son of the late Vincent and Margaret Rose (Palumbo) Ciccarelli and graduated from Bradford Area...

Jan 5, 2026

Charlotte B. Hansen, 86, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania died peacefully in her home on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Born in Augsburg, Germany in 1939, she was the daughter of the late Mathilde Kretzschmar. In 1960, at the age of 21, she boarded a ship for the United States to work as an au pair. In 1964 she met...

Jan 5, 2026

Necia H. Weinhold, 96, of Lititz, left her family and friends to go to her eternal home on January 5, 2026, at Luther Acres. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Charlotte (Bachman) Hackman.

Necia was a graduate of Lititz High School and worked for over 30 years for Warner Lambert until her retirement. She was...

Jan 4, 2026

Robert J. "Bob" Lukacs, of Strasburg, passed away at his home on January 4, 2026. He was 78. Born in Fords, New Jersey, he was the middle son of the late William and Violet (Dworak) Lukacs. Standing by his side for over 50 years was his devoted wife Patricia "Pat" (Sheridan) Lukacs.

Bob's journey began when he...

Jan 4, 2026

James B. "Jim" Maxwell passed away January 4, 2026, in Lancaster County PA after many years of living with frontotemporal dementia with his wife and daughter by his side. He moved from Durham NC in 2016 to be near family after his retirement in 2014.

The only child of Harold Irvin Maxwell and Lydia Beckett Maxwell, he...

Jan 4, 2026

Nancy Jean Bender, (89), passed away at Moravian Manor on January 4, 2026. Born October 22, 1936, in Greenville PA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth L. Mowry and Dorothy Mae (Paxton) Mowry. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, retired Navy Captain Thomas J. Bender, both residents of Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA.

Jan 3, 2026

Alyssa Paige Williams, 38, of York, passed away, Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Wellspan York Hospital. Born in Hershey she was the daughter of Douglas and Karen Gochnauer Willams. Alyssa was a member of St. James Catholic Church, Lititz. She proudly graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's in journalism. She later began a short career at Lancaster...

Jan 3, 2026

Leslie Sharon Carson, 62, of Lititz, passed away, Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital with her husband and daughter by her side. She shared almost 42 years of marriage with her husband Dean S. Carson.

Born in West Chester, Leslie was the daughter of Clinton Young, Sr. and the late Helen (Townsend) Thomas. Leslie graduated...

Jan 2, 2026

Benjamin I. Ebersole, Sr., 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026, at his residence.

Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Irvin and Gladys (Kaiser) Ebersole.

Benjamin worked for Lancaster Newspapers for over 30 years. During his long career, Benjamin was known as a true jack of...

Jan 1, 2026

Carla Jean Jankowski, 48, of Leola, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, after a brief illness, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, with her loving family by her side. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of David Flesch and the late Joan McKenna Flesch. Carla was the loving companion of Mark Capuano for six years. She...

Jan 1, 2026

Kathryn J. Frey, 97, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Homestead Village. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Catherine (O'Connor) and William L. Jacob. Kathryn was the beloved wife of the late Charles A. Frey, Sr. with whom she shared more than 65 years of devoted marriage.

Dec 31, 2025

Mary Louise Baker, age 87 died peacefully on December 31, 2025 at Landis Homes a Continuing Care Community, Lititz, PA.

Mary Lou was born in Allentown, PA on August 26, 1938 to the late Raymond J. Manlin and Rose T. (Hacker) Manlin and was the wife of Edwin J. Baker, with whom she celebrated 45 years of...

Dec 31, 2025

Marie A. Starr, 83, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025, after secretly fighting Stage 4 lung cancer. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Helen (Stabinski) Cranford. Marie was the loving longtime partner of over 30 years to the late Al Black.

She was a graduate of Columbia High School...

Dec 31, 2025

Andrea (Garvey) Fogelberg, 67, our beloved wife, Mother, and Gigi passed peacefully on New Year's Eve, 2025. She was a lifelong resident of Lancaster and a proud graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. She passed away surrounded by love, leaving behind a family and friends forever impacted by her presence.

Andrea was strong. She survived a bleak...

Dec 31, 2025

Lois Chambers, 91, native of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025. Lois was the daughter of the late Clyde Herr and Celia Herr. She was a graduate of East Lampeter High School. A talented artist, she worked as a graphic designer for approximately 30 years at Armstrong in the marketing department before retiring.

Lois was...

Dec 31, 2025

Sue Ann (Risser) Stauffer joined her husband James in heaven on December 31st, 2025. She was the youngest child of Carl and Ruth Risser. She loved her hometown of Lititz and lived her entire 83 years of life there. Sue and her husband "Jim" celebrated over 60 years of marriage and were a beautiful example of unconditional love to...

Dec 30, 2025

LaRue Helen Lautsch, 101, of State College, died Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Embassy of Hearthside.

She was born October 14, 1924, on the family farm in Mabel, Schuylkill County, the third of seven children of William and Eva Gahres. She had an older brother and sister, and four younger sisters.

She attended public school...

Dec 30, 2025

JoAnn Roland of Aberdeen, MD, passed away unexpectedly in her Lancaster home on Tuesday, December 30th. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. Extraordinarily quick-witted and highly successful despite only some college education, she relentlessly served as our small family's matriarch. JoAnn's powerful logic and analytical mind ignited her passion as a managerial claims analyst, a theatrical and...