Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

B. Carl "Bud" Crozier, Iii

B. Carl "Bud" Crozier, Iii

Dec 14, 2020

B. Carl "Bud" Crozier, III, 62, passed away in Elizabethtown on Monday, December 14, 2020 after bravely fighting cancer for many years. He was the husband of the late Rowena Drake Crozier who passed away in 2004. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of D. Elaine Armstrong Crozier Lefever of Elizabethtown and the late B. Carl Crozier, Jr....

J. Richard Shaub

J. Richard Shaub

Dec 14, 2020

J. Richard Shaub, 84 of Lititz, passed away at Lancashire Hall on Monday, December 14, 2020. Dick was born and raised in Manheim to the late Frank P. and Irene Frey Shaub.

He graduated from Manheim Central High School and became part owner of Lancaster County Upholstery and then Lancaster Interiors. Later in life he was employed...

Rose P. Bucher

Rose P. Bucher

Dec 14, 2020

Rose P. Bucher, 98, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Landis Homes Retirement Community.

She was the wife of Paul E. Bucher of Lititz, with whom she shared 77 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph K. and Rose E. Horn Pendl.

Rose had...

Patricia A. Beamesderfer

Patricia A. Beamesderfer

Dec 13, 2020

Patricia A. "Pat" Beamesderfer, 86, of Lititz, passed away on December 13, 2020 at Moravian Manor. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Carpenter and Elsie (Sweigart) Carpenter.

Pat was a hardworking and dedicated mother. She was employed by Hestco and worked there for over 30 years as a sewing machine operator. While...

William (Bill) Kilgore Grosh, M.D.

William (Bill) Kilgore Grosh, M.D.

Dec 13, 2020

William (Bill) Kilgore Grosh, M.D., 93, a resident of Moravian Manor in Lititz and formerly of Ephrata, PA, passed away, December 13, 2020 from complications due to Alzheimer's disease.

Born in Lancaster to Angie Hawthorne Kilgore and Samuel Siegfried Grosh, Bill was married to Joyce Rhen Grosh for almost 61 years until her passing on May 31,...

Edward L. Drummer

Edward L. Drummer

Dec 13, 2020

Edward L. Drummer, 87 years old, of Pottsville, passed away December 13, 2020. Edward was born January 9, 1933 in Pottsville. He was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Yost) Drummer of Pottsville.

He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley (Adams) Drummer; and seven brothers and sisters, Joe, John, Mary, Catherine, Hank, William...

Ernest E. “Ernie” Christian Iii

Ernest E. “Ernie” Christian Iii

Dec 13, 2020

Ernie Christian, 63, of Lancaster City, passed away on December 13th, 2020 at LGH. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of the later Ernest E. Christian, Jr. and Jane (Barton) Christian Weaver.

He attended J.P. McCaskey prior to entering the US Army.

Ernie worked for 20 plus years at the Lancaster County...

Thomas J. Mcconnell

Thomas J. Mcconnell

Dec 13, 2020

Thomas J. McConnell, 77 of Manheim Township, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William J. and Margaret (Price) McConnell.

Tom graduated from Bartram High School, and then earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University....

Daniel E. “Dan” Randall

Daniel E. “Dan” Randall

Dec 13, 2020

Daniel E. "Dan" Randall, age 92, passed away December 13, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was married to Joan Bailey Randall for 67 years. He had three daughters; Stacie, married to Mark Self, Nancy, married to Mark Tipton, and Leslie, married to Dan Jenuleson, a grandson, Max Seibert, numerous nieces and nephews, and a very good friend and...

Stephanie K. Rudy

Stephanie K. Rudy

Dec 13, 2020

Stephanie K Rudy 62, of Lancaster, left this earth escorted by her angels to her eternal peace on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Stephanie was born in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Paul R. and Margaret Heltshe Rudy.

Stephanie was a 1976 Graduate of Lancaster Catholic High. She worked for several mortgage and title companies during her...

Joanne Gammache

Joanne Gammache

Dec 12, 2020

Joanne Fry Gammache, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed suddenly and peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA.

Born in Lancaster on Nov 21, 1933 to the late Charles Fry and Eleanor (Steinwandel) Fry, she lost her mother to cancer when she was just 7 years old. As the youngest of five girls, her...

Jacqueline O. Stone

Jacqueline O. Stone

Dec 12, 2020

Jacqueline O. Stone, 86, of Lancaster, passed away quietly on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at her home, surrounded by family. Wife of the late H. Darrel Stone, and daughter of the late Jacob and Verna Irwin Gilbert, Jackie is survived by her three children: Kimberly A. married to Peter Eichman of Mount Pleasant Mills, PA; Craig G. married to...

Patricia Styer

Patricia Styer

Dec 12, 2020

Patricia Styer, 80, of Millersville, passed away peacefully at Oak Leaf Manor South on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

Born in Northumberland, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Van Landingham Tyson. She was the wife of the late Jere A. Styer who passed away in 2015. Jere and Patricia were always together, enjoying...

Michele Ferrarelli

Michele Ferrarelli

Dec 12, 2020

Michele Ferrarelli, 59, of Lancaster, formerly of Delaware County, went home to be with the Lord on December 12, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Anna J. (Corwin-Piotrowski) Marchetti and the wife of 27 years to Angelo Ferrarelli.

Michele...

Rodney E. Moseman

Rodney E. Moseman

Dec 11, 2020

Rodney was born in Lancaster on February 3, 1939 to Theodore and Mary Moseman. He graduated in 1957 from J.P. McCaskey High School and upon graduation he worked as a draftsman for The Hamilton Watch Company and Datcon. He was an inventor and a patent holder for multiple tools and gauges. In 1972 Rodney opened Bicycle World in Lititz,...

Janet Hill

Janet Hill

Dec 11, 2020

Janet Hill, 88, of Lititz, peacefully passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn (Stark) and Frederick Ruebman. She was the loving wife to the late Robert E. Hill, who passed in November with whom she shared 65 years of marriage this past September 17th.

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Eileen M. Cargill

Eileen M. Cargill

Dec 11, 2020

Eileen M. Cargill, 96, of Keystone Villa, Ephrata and formerly of Manheim Township, Oxford and Parkesburg, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2020. Born in Akron, OH, and raised in Stow, OH., she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Beatrice (Spangler) McGrail.

During WWII Eileen worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., in the...

Jean H. Pickhave

Jean H. Pickhave

Dec 11, 2020

Jean H. Pickhave, 77, of Conestoga View, formerly of Brownstown, died on December 11th, 2020. She was born in Jersey City, NJ and was the daughter of the late William and Blanche (Moscznski) Melski.

She is survived by her husband Edward W. Pickhave. Jean worked in several restaurants around Lancaster County. She was of the Catholic faith....

Joseph J. And Eleanor K. Piascinski

Joseph J. And Eleanor K. Piascinski

Dec 11, 2020

Joseph J. Piascinski , 85, and his wife, Eleanor K. Piascinski, 85, passed away respectively on December 6, 2020 and December 11, 2020 in Lancaster.

Both born in Wilmington, DE, they knew each other since kindergarten, and recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary.

Joseph was the son of the late Anthony and Josephine Wisniewski Piascinski....

Craig A. Banner

Craig A. Banner

Dec 11, 2020

On December 11, 2020, Craig A. Banner, 89, of Lancaster, had his bag packed one last time. But this time, we don't refer to his three times a week dialysis bag, his fishing bag, hunting bag, or overnight sailing bag. We mean, he was ready to go be with Jesus. He told his story of accepting Jesus as his...

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