Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Alfred J. Keller

Alfred J. Keller

Jan 2, 2021

Alfred J. Keller, "Al", 90, went home to be with the Lord on January 2, 2021 at Pleasant View Communities in Manheim. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Alfred J. and Edna (Stone) Keller. He was also the devoted husband of Lillie M. (Snyder) Keller for over 53 years. In 1953, Al enlisted in the...

Claire De Balbian Verster

Claire De Balbian Verster

Jan 1, 2021

Claire de Balbian Verster, age 93, of Ephrata, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Cincinatti, OH, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Emma Wunderlich Campell.

Claire had worked as a secretary at the Central Bell Telephone Company in Nashville. She enjoyed art, poetry, travel, her daughter's photography,...

Theresa M. (Morales) Doster

Theresa M. (Morales) Doster

Jan 1, 2021

Theresa M. (Morales) Doster, 35, of Lancaster passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021. Born in Bridgeport, CT, Theresa was the daughter of Jorge Morales and Cheryl Garman, wife of Joel Garman. She was the wife of Anthony Doster.

Theresa earned her bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College and her master's degree from Drexel University. She was...

Carl E. Dommel

Carl E. Dommel

Jan 1, 2021

Carl E. Dommel, 70, of Lititz, passed away at UPMC Lititz, Friday, January 1, 2021, following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, Carl was the son of the late Carl F. and Henrietta (Mummaw) Dommel. He was the loving husband of the late Christine A. (Bissinger) Dommel, who preceded him in death on May 24, 2010.

Carl...

Eileen H. Makara

Eileen H. Makara

Jan 1, 2021

Eileen H. Makara,69, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Stephanie (Kiebalo) and Harry J. Haworth. She was the loving wife to the late James J. Makara.

Eileen enjoyed dancing and was a member of the USO dance troupe. She...

Alma Pike Duncan

Alma Pike Duncan

Jan 1, 2021

Alma Pike Duncan, 103, passed away at the Mennonite Home on Friday, January 1, 2021. She was born on July 3, 1917 in Franklin County, PA to the late James F. Pike and Emma Florence Zimmerman Pike. Her husband, Dr. William H. Duncan, former president of Millersville State College, died in 2013. They shared 69 wonderful years together.

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Kim V. Ciccone

Kim V. Ciccone

Jan 1, 2021

Kim V. Ciccone passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021. Born May 3, 1955 in Reading, PA, Kim was the daughter of the late Ralph Ciccone and Marian Englert. Kim was a 1973 graduate of McCaskey High School.

Through the years, Kim held various positions. Following high school, Kim went on to work part time at Whitehall...

Mary Therese (Donlin) Hafner

Mary Therese (Donlin) Hafner

Dec 31, 2020

Mary Therese (Donlin) Hafner, loving matriarch of our family, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 96 in Lititz, Pennsylvania on December 31, 2020. She was born the tenth of thirteen children in Miller, South Dakota on December 25, 1924.

Growing up in Miller during the Great Depression, it was the love, strength, and...

Ashley M. Lutz

Ashley M. Lutz

Dec 30, 2020

Ashley M. Lutz, 28, of Columbia lost her battle with addiction on December 30, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Lynette Reisinger and Donald Lutz, Jr.

Ashley had a bubbly personality and a beautiful smile. She was always very social and had many friends. For the last 4 years she worked at YORGOS in...

Nina Lois Mertz

Nina Lois Mertz

Dec 30, 2020

Nina Lois Mertz, 88, went to Heaven on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Fred M. and Sallie (Sutherland) Stiltner of Grundy, VA.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Calvin Mertz and her ex-husband, Donald B. Filder.

Nina was retired from AMP, Inc. in Harrisburg. She also...

James E. Pollock

James E. Pollock

Dec 30, 2020

James E. Pollock passed away December 30, 2020 at Calvary Homes, Lanacster, PA. He was the husband of Carolyn (Conley) Pollock.

Please click on the video link below to view Livestream of the committal service at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery for James on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 10:30 AM.

Sylvia Agnes Stark Blust

Sylvia Agnes Stark Blust

Dec 29, 2020

Sylvia Agnes Stark Blust, 95, formerly of Landisville, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster, PA. She was born on November 15, 1925 in Cottonport, LA to the late Wimby and Clema Stark. She was married to her loving late husband Henry Leo Blust for 65 years.

Inspired by her Cajun heritage,...

John A. Zimmerman

John A. Zimmerman

Dec 29, 2020

John A Zimmerman, 67, formerly of Ronks, passed away at Lancashire Hall, on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He was born in Lancaster to the late William H. Zimmerman and Bertha J. (Cooper) Zimmerman.

A 1971 graduate of Pequea Valley High School, John was as a warehouse worker for LaSalle Bristol in Elizabethtown for 20 years. He enjoyed...

Ronald C. Fink, Sr.

Ronald C. Fink, Sr.

Dec 28, 2020

Ronald (Ron) Coleman Fink, Sr., 85, of Lititz, passed peacefully on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care's Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center in Mt Joy PA, with family by his side.

Born and raised in Manheim, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Samuel E. Fink and Grace E. Fink (Miller).

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Antonio Hernandez Robles

Antonio Hernandez Robles

Dec 28, 2020

Antonio Hernandez Robles, 75, of Lancaster passed away Monday, December 28, 2020. Born in Anasco, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Ramon Hernandez Alvarez and Esther Robles.

He was a self-employed cabinet maker.

Antonio was always a happy person and enjoyed dancing, loved animals and enjoyed cooking.

He is survived...

Anh Ngọc Lý

Anh Ngọc Lý

Dec 28, 2020

Mrs. Anh Ngọc Lý, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, sister, and daughter, passed away at 12:46 pm on December 28, 2020, at the age of 83, following a brutal battle with COVID-19. Mrs. Lý was born on June 8, 1937, in Mỹ Tho, Việt Nam. She joined her oldest daughter Hương Ngọc Nguyễn and her family in Willimantic, Connecticut...

Anna Marie Bare

Anna Marie Bare

Dec 28, 2020

Anna Marie Bare, 92, of Lititz, PA, passed peacefully at Brethren Village on December 28, 2020. Born July 29, 1928 in Fountain Springs, PA, Anna Marie was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Spaeder) O'Neill. Loving wife of Elmer C. Bare, Anna Marie and Elmer were married at St. Mary's Catholic Church on September 15, 1951 in...

Robert J. Queppet

Robert J. Queppet

Dec 27, 2020

Robert John Queppet, 88 entered into eternal life on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Magnolias of Lancaster senior community. He is predeceased by his premature infant son, Kevin and his brothers, Joseph and Richard, as well as his parents Baltazar and Lillian.

Born in Philadelphia to Baltazar and Lillian Queppet, he is survived by his beloved wife...

Lindy Von Dehart

Lindy Von Dehart

Dec 26, 2020

Lindy V. DeHart, 57, of Akron passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Ephrata Wellspan Hospital. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of Lucille (Engle) DeHart and the late John DeHart. He was the loving companion of Barbara A. Stricker.

He worked at K.T Graham Auto-Tech Service & Repair Shop in Ephrata for over 22 years....

Mary D. Delong

Mary D. Delong

Dec 26, 2020

Mary D. DeLong, 75, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020.

Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Oliver H. and Mildred L. Heck DeLong.

She was the long-time companion of the late Mary Hewitt for 33 years.

Mary had worked for the IBM Corporation as an...

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