Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
J. Stephen Farrah
Mar 14, 2021
J. Stephen Farrah, 75, of Millersville, PA passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Born in Vancouver, Washington and raised in New Kensington, PA he was the son of the late Mary (Howard) and George Farrah. He was the loving husband to Anne (Fulmer) Farrah with whom he shared over 52 years of marriage. Steve spent most of his...
James T. Sheckler,“Shecky”
Mar 12, 2021
James T. Sheckler, 83, of Lititz and formerly of Manheim Township, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Moravian Manor. Born in Tyrone, PA, he was the son of the late George T. Jr. and Ethel (Hickes) Sheckler.
Jim was a graduate of Tyrone Area High School, class of 1956, and the Thaddeus Stevens Trade School...
Helen A. Carthage
Mar 12, 2021
Helen A. Carthage, 96, of Lancaster, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, fell asleep with the Lord peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Brethren Village, Lititz, PA. She was born in Bethlehem to Greek immigrant parents Irene (Skyriotis) and Nicholas Chiadis in Bethlehem, PA. Married January 17, 1954, to her husband Nicholas, they celebrated 67 beautiful years...
Robert A. “Bobby” Dixon
Mar 12, 2021
Bobby, 58, of Lancaster passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at his mother's home. Born October 13, 1962, he was the son of Nellie (Derr) Dixon Houston and the late William Dixon Jr. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Dixon III.
He is survived by his mother: Nellie (Derr) Dixon Houston, his daughter:...
Helen L. Fisher
Mar 11, 2021
Helen L. Fisher, 89, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles Darnell and Dorothy Swarr Darnell.
Helen had worked for Federal-Moguls Corporation and was a graduate of East Hempfield High School.
She is survived by her daughter: Carol Marley...
Norine Nelthropp Boyd
Mar 11, 2021
Norine Nelthropp Boyd, 90, passed away peacefully at home on March 11, 2021. Born in Saint Thomas of the U.S. Virgin Islands, she was the daughter of the late Alphonso Nelthropp and Florence Adina Kushner.
Norine completed her high school education at Charlotte Amalie High School in the Virgin Islands before continuing her education at Pratt Institute...
Alicia Rodriguez
Mar 11, 2021
Alicia Rodriguez, 77, of Lancaster, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Born in Mayaguez, PR, she was the daughter of the late Leocadio Aquino and Candelaria Figueroa.
Alicia grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and over the years she became an outstanding cook. She devoted her time to her home, family...
Luice Yu-Hsu King
Mar 11, 2021
Luice Yu-Hsu King, 101, of Lancaster, was born in Shanghai, China in 1919. She enjoyed a long and wonderful life with her husband Aaron and their seven children, Lily, Monique, Kim, Debbie, Allan, Judy and Karen. They had 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was loved and will be missed, but she left us with so many beautiful...
Richard Martin Brautigan
Mar 11, 2021
Richard M. Brautigan, 82, of Lancaster was welcomed into the arms of Jesus Thursday, March 11, 2021 at LGH surrounded by his loving family. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Martin and Adeline (Collins) Brautigan. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Davis) Brautigan with whom he shared over 33 years of marriage.
...Daniel Stanley Stout
Mar 11, 2021
Daniel "Stanley" Stout, 85, of Hill Farm Estate, Annville, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Daniel S. and Anna (Kreider) Stout.
A 1953 graduate of Lititz High School, he went on to earn his bachelor's degree through Millersville University. He was an Eastern Regional sales manager...
Thomas Richard Kealey
Mar 11, 2021
Thomas Richard Kealey, 70, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Beloved husband of Elizabeth (Pignataro) Kealey, Tom was born on March 2, 1951 in Philadelphia. He was the son of Thomas R. Sr. and Josephine (McCollough) Kealey. Tom attended Father Judge High School and Penn State University, and in his high school years developed his lifelong...
Charles B. "Charlie" Miller
Mar 11, 2021
Charles B. "Charlie" Miller, 89, of Lititz, passed away early Thursday, March 11, 2021, at United Zion Retirement Center. Born in Campbelltown, Lebanon County, he was the son of the late David and Viola (Heisey) Miller. Charlie was the beloved husband of Sherrie L. (Drake) Miller, and they celebrated 40 years of marriage together.
Charlie graduated from...
Julia M. Vasquez
Mar 10, 2021
Julia M. Vasquez, 43, of Lancaster passed away on March 10, 2021.
She was born in Lancaster on October 13, 1977 to Jose and Judy A. (Stormfeltz) Vasquez.
Julia graduated from McCaskey High school in 1996.
She worked several years for Salad Works in Lancaster.
Her pride and joy was her...
Ruth Ann Roschel
Mar 10, 2021
Ruth Ann Roschel, 69, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on March 10, 2021, with her loving family by her side. Born in West Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late Chester and Virginia (Pierson) Zercher. This July she would have celebrated her 48th wedding anniversary to the love of her life, Frank Roschel.
She was...
Jeannette M. Kreider
Mar 10, 2021
Jeannette M. Kreider, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on March 10, 2021.
She was the wife of Carl R. Kreider of Lancaster. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Ruth Livingood Landis.
Jeannette had worked in housekeeping for many years at Red Caboose Lodge. She also worked at the Hershey...
Justa Ramos Gonzalez
Mar 10, 2021
Justa Ramos Gonzalez, 86, of Landisville, passed away at home, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Born in Moca, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Eduardo Ramos and Clara Gonzalez. Justa was the loving wife of Nicolas Valentin Caban who preceded her in death in 1988.
Justa was a dedicated stay-at-home mom, who lovingly cared for...
Timothy E. "Timmy" Leonard
Mar 10, 2021
Timothy E. "Timmy" Leonard, 39, of Lancaster, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, March 10, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Timmy was born on June 21, 1981, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lancaster to Dawn Marie (Walton) and Christian Elwood Leonard Jr. Timmy was loved by everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him. His family...
Gary Bauer
Mar 9, 2021
Gary Bauer, 73, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, Gary was the son of the late Charles and Anna (Keene) Bauer.
Gary worked for UPS for 30 years and retired after 6 years at Teamsters Local 771.
He was a proud veteran of the United...
John Michael Cooke
Mar 9, 2021
John Michael Cooke, 41, of Manor Township, Lancaster, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He was born in Camp Hill, PA and was the son of John C. and Karen L. (Henry) Cooke.
John Michael was a 1997 graduate of Penn Manor High School. He previously worked at Caron Foundation and...
Dr. Qazi A. Jamil
Mar 9, 2021
Dr. Qazi Akhtar Jamil, 76, of Manheim, PA passed away peacefully on March 9, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Barishal, Bangladesh and immigrated to the United States of America about 50 years ago with his loving wife and two baby daughters.
Qazi was a longtime Doctor of Internal Medicine and helped many people...
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