Mar 20, 2021

Patricia "Pat" A. Oettel, 85, of Conestoga, entered into heaven to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Mae (Huss) and George F. Curry. She was the loving wife to the late Charles Oettel, Sr. who passed in 2019, with whom she...

Mar 20, 2021

Armand G. Paquin, Jr. 88, of West Chester and formerly of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Paoli Hospital.

He was born in Lancaster to the late Armand G. Paquin, Sr. and Eva (Bleacher) Paquin. Armand shared 57 years with his wife Joan L. (Beck) Paquin before her death in 2011.

A graduate...

Mar 20, 2021

Robert A. "Bob" Nace, 84, longtime resident of Columbia passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born in Marietta, PA, he was the son of the late Curvin E. Nace Sr. and Jennie (Roberts) Nace. He was the loving husband of the late Dorothy E. (Eddy) "Dottie" Nace who passed away in 1990.

He worked at the...

Mar 20, 2021

Miriam E. "Mim" Herr, 89, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday March 20, 2021.

Born January 23, 1932, Mim was the daughter of the late Emil and Mary (Boyd) Neff. She graduated from Lititz High School. Mim married Richard Herr in 1952.

Mim retired after 40 years from Armstrong Flooring...

Mar 20, 2021

Jay Richard Bouder, 78, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Saturday March 20, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 16, 1942 in Lancaster, Jay was the son of the late Jacob and Shirley (Mathiot) Bouder. Jay married Phyllis Friedman Shulman in 1998 and went on to share many wonderful memories together.

For over 30 years,...

Mar 18, 2021

Dr. John "Jack" Charles Kepple, O.D., 81, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021 in the comfort of his home with his two loving daughters by his side. Born in Blairsville, PA on July 14, 1939, Jack was the son of the late Glenn C. and Nora G. (Dunlap) Kepple.

After graduating high school, Jack went...

Mar 18, 2021

Emily A. Clarke, 29, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

She was the wife of David E. Clarke, with whom she shared 8 years of marriage this past April 27th. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Mark Miller and Angela Haneman of Lancaster.

Emily...

Mar 18, 2021

Avante Tyron Fortman, 7, of Lancaster, PA, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born in Hershey, Avante was the son of Anne Fortman and Steven Nieves.

Avante attended kindergarten at Manheim Township school district.

He enjoyed every moment spent with his beloved family, especially when they went to Myrtle Beach and Longwood Gardens. Avante's Hulk...

Mar 18, 2021

David T. Brown, 65, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021, after a courageous battle with COVID-19 at LGH, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Harry D. Brown Jr. and Elizabeth F. (Dorwart) Brown. He was the loving husband of Debra (Hilt) Brown with whom he shared over...

Mar 18, 2021

After a long illness, Maria Monika (Karlinsky) Braiotta of Lititz, PA died peacefully with her husband Carmen at her side. She was born June 22, 1950 in Stamford, CT to Gisela (Moritz) Karlinsky of Berlin, Germany and Michael Karlinsky of Devils Lake, ND.

Maria had an uncanny strength for creating the life she wanted, despite all obstacles....

Mar 18, 2021

Karen D. Carson, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, after a brief illness. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Weitzel) Eitnier, and the widow of Charles E. Carson, with whom she shared 41 years of marriage.

Karen graduated from Rothsville High School in 1953. She always...

Mar 18, 2021

Shirley B. (Harclerode) O'Neal, 94, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born in Everett, PA she was the daughter of the late Velma (Foor) and Brady Harclerode. She was the loving wife to the late Richard Keith O'Neal who passed in 1988.

Shirley enjoyed reading, gardening, solving crossword puzzles and bowling. She loved...

Mar 18, 2021

H. Albert Walschburger, 88, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Maple Farms Nursing Home, Akron. Born in Reading, PA he was the son of the late Albert and Frida (Opel) Walschburger. Albert was the husband of the late Mary Jane (Faust) Walschburger, who died in 2017.

Albert worked as an analyst for engineering with...

Mar 17, 2021

Carole Lynn Althouse Abert, (88), a resident of Willow Valley, died on March 17th. Carole was born in Lancaster. She was the daughter of L. Bruce and Mildred (Myers) Althouse, and the sister of Janice (Althouse) Schlimm and was predeceased by her brother, L. Bruce Althouse Jr. Her husband James Goodear Abert predeceased her on April 1st 2018 shortly...

Mar 17, 2021

On March 17, 2021, the world and our hearts now have an unexpected void, when Joel Michael Smith 42, our hero left our campfire to join another.

Joel of Denver was a hands-on fun-filled dad to daughter Livia and son Rylan and a perfect one-of-a-kind husband to wife Angela. Their journey started with a close friendship to...

Mar 16, 2021

Aleda P. Loughman, 88, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at her home with her family. Born in Newlin Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey J. and Maggie Lee Wilson Poole.

Aleda began her employment at Somat Corporation as a secretary and was promoted several times during her...

Mar 15, 2021

Earl A. Smeltz, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday March 15, 2021.

Born March 3, 1932 in Strasburg Twp., Earl was the son of the late Earl B. and Anna M. (Forey) Smeltz. A 1950 graduate of West Lampeter High School, Earl went on to honorably serve his country in the United States Navy from December...

Mar 15, 2021

Sarah Ann McOmber-Thompson, 27, of Marietta, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Hospice and Community Care. She fought a 3 year battle against cancer with grace, class and heart.

Born in Lancaster, Sarah was the daughter of Sharon Lee (Wickenheiser) and Alan G. McOmber both of Lancaster. Sarah married her soulmate, Donny, on January 25,...

Mar 15, 2021

Nellie I. Thomas, 88, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Buckhannon, WV and Belleville, PA, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2021. Born February 20, 1933 in Buckhannon, WV, Nellie was the oldest of eight to the late Raldo Houston and Ruby Lucinda (Lewis) Lewis. She married Gordon J. Thomas and spent many wonderful years of marriage together. Sadly, he...

Mar 15, 2021

Mary Catherine Schlager, 82, of Lancaster passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Jennie (Amico) Celia, and the beloved wife of J. Jude Schlager.

Along with her husband, she is survived by 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held...