Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Robert A. “Bob” Dehaven

Robert A. “Bob” Dehaven

Jul 30, 2025

Robert A. "Bob" DeHaven, 64, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at his residence.

Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert Henry "Bob" and Mary Catherine "Kay" (McCartney) DeHaven. He was a loving husband and father to his wife, Madeline T. "Lin" (Czajkowski) DeHaven and his son, John...

Barbara Lynn Mellish

Barbara Lynn Mellish

Jul 29, 2025

Barbara L. Mellish, 82, of New Providence passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. Born in Cranford, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Lulu (Messinger) Austin. She was the wife of Jerry Mellish with whom she shared over 57 years of marriage.

She graduated from Metuchen High School...

Bryant L. Millhouse

Bryant L. Millhouse

Jul 29, 2025

Bryant L. Millhouse, 68, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at UPMC in Lititz. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Louise (Hartley) Millhouse. He was the husband of Patricia (Styer) Millhouse with whom he shared over 35 years of marriage.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by...

Delphine "Tiny" V. Matzko

Delphine "Tiny" V. Matzko

Jul 29, 2025

Delphine "Tiny" V. Matzko, 97, of Columbia, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at St. Anne's Retirement Community.

Born in Tower City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Virginia (Shaffer) and Edward J. Doyle. She was the beloved wife of the late Emil Matzko.

Delphine was a devoted member of...

Marie A. (Meyer) Goeke

Marie A. (Meyer) Goeke

Jul 28, 2025

Marie A. (Meyer) Goeke, 88, of Brownstown, passed away at her home on July 28, 2025. Born on December 5, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Arabelle M. (Overly) and Ambrose E. Meyer.

Marie graduated from McCaskey High School in 1954 then earned her teaching degree from Lebanon Valley College in 1958. On June 21,...

Francis M. Ottey

Francis M. Ottey

Jul 28, 2025

Francis M. Ottey, 89, best known as "Eby", passed away on July 28, 2025 at Oak Leaf Manor South. He was born in Sadsburyville, PA, he was the son to the late Elsie Ottey. Eby was married for 66 years to the late Sylvia A. Ottey.

Eby was self taught on the drums and guitar. He loved...

Stephanie Nicole Mastriania

Stephanie Nicole Mastriania

Jul 28, 2025

Stephanie Nicole Mastriania passed away peacefully at Hospice and Community Care Center on July 28, 2025, under the loving care of the Sunflower Pediatric Hospice Team and surrounded by her family.

Steph is survived by her parents, Pamela Brooks, and Charles (Wendy) Mastriania, her brothers, Justin (Emily) Fisher, Kyle (Megan) Mastriania, Tony Mastriania, her sister Ciara Mastriania,...

Helen L. Comins

Helen L. Comins

Jul 28, 2025

Helen L. Comins, age 101 passed away on July 28, 2025 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Montreal, Quebec, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Lina (Schmidt) Kierans and the beloved wife of the late Alfred W. Comins, Sr.

Helen was an active member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, where her faith...

Gregory D. "Greg" Ebersole

Gregory D. "Greg" Ebersole

Jul 27, 2025

Gregory D. "Greg" Ebersole, 59, of New Providence, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at his residence surrounded by family.

Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Eugene and Jeanette (Tyson) Ebersole. He was the loving husband of LuAnn M. (Charles) Ebersole.

Greg was a hardworking man who spent...

Drake T. Jacobs

Drake T. Jacobs

Jul 27, 2025

The song has ended but the melody lingers on.

Drake Jacobs, 27, of Ephrata, passed away, Sunday, July 27, 2025. Drake was the loving son of Shana Jacobs, wife of David Long, of Ephrata, and David Jacobs, of North Carolina.

Drake was a 2016 graduate of Ephrata High School and went on to...

Vivian Sullivan

Vivian Sullivan

Jul 26, 2025

Vivian Sullivan, 67, entered into the arms of the Lord on July 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved daughter of the late Mario and Maria Rosa Cicuttini.

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Vivian began a new chapter in her early thirties when she and...

Barbara A. Miller

Barbara A. Miller

Jul 26, 2025

The family of Barbara A. Miller wish to announce her passing on July 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 76. She was born on February 8, 1949, in Lancaster.

Barbara found solace doing word search and jigsaw puzzles, reading the Lancaster newspaper daily, quilting comforters, and caring for her yellow singing canary....

Steven L. Schneider

Steven L. Schneider

Jul 25, 2025

Steven L. Schneider, 78, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born and raised in Lancaster, Steve was the son of the late Mary (Stokes) and Claude Schneider. He was the devoted husband of the late Judy (Stauffer), with whom he shared many loving years.

A proud 1965...

William R. Crawford

William R. Crawford

Jul 25, 2025

William R. Crawford, 71, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday, July 25, 2025. He was born in Lancaster, son of the late Robert S. and Pauline Minnie (Dommel) Crawford.

William graduated from J. P. McCaskey High Scholl, Class of 1972, and served in the US Navy with Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Naval...

Christian Noto

Christian Noto

Jul 24, 2025

Christian Noto, 24, of Ephrata, tragically passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025, while riding his bike home after visiting his two beloved sons, Jessie and Nicolas.

Christian was a proud and devoted father, a loving son, a caring brother, and a fiercely loyal friend. His life was full of light, humor, and adventure. Whether he was...

Christopher Alden Duncan

Christopher Alden Duncan

Jul 24, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Christopher Alden Duncan, of Lancaster, PA who left us on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the age of 33. Christopher was born on March 30, 1992, in Sellersville, PA.

A 2010 graduate of Manheim Township High School where he was a member of the Track, Cross...

Patricia Lou “Pat” Karr

Patricia Lou “Pat” Karr

Jul 23, 2025

Patricia Lou "Pat" Karr, 85, of Ephrata entered into eternal rest, July 23, 2025. Born in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Tom Mills and Mary (Stucky) Mills.

She was married to John Robert Karr for 63 years. In addition to her husband John, she is survived by her daughter Jami, and her most...

Linda J. Eichmann

Linda J. Eichmann

Jul 23, 2025

Linda J. Eichmann, 82, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully on July 23rd, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Helen L. Miller.

Linda graduated from McCaskey High School, class of 1961. She retired from Armstrong where she met a wonderful bunch of friends. She was...

Earl E. Geesey, Jr.

Earl E. Geesey, Jr.

Jul 23, 2025

Earl E. Geesey, Jr. "Poppy," 97, resident of Masonic Village and formerly of Millersville, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital. He shared 73 years of marriage with his wife Vilma M. (Wissler) Geesey before her death in 2013.

Born in Lancaster, the son of the late Earl E. and Gladys M. (Kauffman) Geesey,...

Cynthia F. Helm

Cynthia F. Helm

Jul 23, 2025

Born in Lancaster on the 22nd of September, 1959 and passed away in Lancaster on the 23rd of July. Cynthia was a Christian, baptized in the Church of The Brethren. A mother, educator, medical professional, scholar, and a champion for the underdog. Cynthia spent decades in the medical profession caring for thousands of patients in private practice and Veterans...

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