Aug 24, 2021

Mary Jane Geiser, 92, of Mount Joy and formerly of Millersville, passed away at Pleasant View Retirement Communities on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Born in Lewisburg, Union County, she was the daughter of the late Horace V. and Jennie T. (Hackenburg) Stimmel. Mary Jane was a 1947 graduate of Lewisburg Area High School, where she was active in marching...

Aug 24, 2021

Maria Y. Rodriguez Olivieri, 66, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of the late Adolfo Rodriguez and Carmen Olivieri.

She was educated in Puerto Rico where she received her Bachelor's degree. Maria worked several places throughout the years...

Aug 24, 2021

Robert J. Freiler, Sr., 87 of 132 Coral St., Lancaster, PA passed away on August 24, 2021. Bob was the loving husband of Josephine C. Giordano Freiler, with whom he was married for over 65 years. Son of the late Benjamin C. and Mary E. Arnold Freiler of Lancaster, he was a lifetime member of Sacred Heart of Jesus...

Aug 23, 2021

Maureen T. Latanishen, 61, of Lititz passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy surrounded by her loving family. Born in Darby, PA she was the daughter of the late John Brennan and Mary (O'Dowd) Brennan. She was the loving wife of Dr. Andrew "Andy" Latanishen with whom she shared over 36 years...

Aug 22, 2021

Rose Mary Ressel, 89, entered Heaven at her Westminster Village, Dover, DE home on Sunday, August 22, 2021. She formerly lived in Camden, DE.

Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ira U. and Margaret (Rodgers) Groff. Rose Mary's husband, Theodore S. Ressel, died in 1999, after they shared 48 years of marriage....

Aug 22, 2021

Howard I. Taggart, 81, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday August 22, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Mary E. (Smith) Taggart. He was the devoted and loving husband of the late Janice L. Williams with whom he shared 52 years until her passing on May 12, 2021....

Aug 21, 2021

Jomar J. Almestica, 26, of York, was tragically taken from his family on August 21, 2021. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of Danny Ruiz, husband of Diana Castillo and Damaris Almestica, wife of Adalberto Marquez.

Jomar was well known and loved by all who knew him. He loved his family and spending time with...

Aug 21, 2021

Linda Modica-Deibler, 66, of Lititz, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Select Specialty Hospital in Harrisburg. She was married to Paul M. Deibler for 22 years before his death on December 20, 2017.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, and raised on the family farm in West Portal, NJ, Linda was the daughter of the late Joseph J....

Aug 21, 2021

Capt. Joseph J Gawarkiewicz, USN (ret) died on August 21, 2021 at Willow Valley Communities, Lancaster, PA after a long illness.

Joe was born on Staten Island, NY in 1934 to Helen Kochman Gawarkiewicz and Joseph J. Gawarkiewicz. He attended high school at the Augustinian Academy in Staten Island. He attended Villanova College prior to receiving a...

Aug 21, 2021

Thomas C. "Tom" Kane, 76, of Lancaster, PA, passed away August 21, 2021.

Tom is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Nancy Kane, whom he met while working at ACME Markets in NJ. He earned his living as a meat cutter, enjoying everything to do with livestock. He had a passion for fishing, horse racing,...

Aug 21, 2021

Clarence J. (Clem) Navitsky, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Born in Shenandoah, PA, he was the son of the late John A. and Mary (Chapley) Navitsky. Clem was the loving husband of Carole S. (Sensenig) Navitsky with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.

He worked as a manufacturing...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...