Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Richard A. “Richie” Gobbo, Jr.
Dec 4, 2020
Richard A. "Richie" Gobbo, Jr., 52, of Ephrata, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 4, 2020.
Born March 23, 1968 in Levittown, PA, Richard was the son of Richard Sr. and Donna (Lipinski) Gobbo. Richard was a proud 1986 graduate of Abington Heights High School in Clarks Summit, PA where he played baseball and basketball....
Joseph T. Molony
Dec 4, 2020
Joseph T. Molony, 81, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully in his home on December 4th, 2020 due to complications related to cancer with his loving wife Anna and sons Joseph and Michael by his side. He was born February 3rd 1939 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Rita (Valentinetti) and the late Thomas Molony.
Joe was...
Edmund “Larry” Marks
Dec 4, 2020
Edmund "Larry" Marks passed away December 4th, 2020 two months short of his 95th birthday after a brief illness.
Larry was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1926 but grew up in Passaic, NJ. During WWII he enlisted in the Army to become a pilot but did not qualify because he was color blind. Instead, he entered the...
Edward R. Deardorff
Dec 4, 2020
Edward R. Deardorff, 80, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Legends of Lancaster. Born in Arendtsville, PA, he was the son of the late Lareina (Raffensperger) and Arthur Deardorff. He was the loving husband to the late Wanda L. (Axe) Deardorff, who passed in 2010.
Edward was a proud US Army Veteran serving...
Shirley Peifer Mcminn
Dec 3, 2020
Shirley Peifer McMinn, 85, of East Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John H. Peifer, Jr. and Margaret Desher Peifer.
Shirley graduated from Manheim Township High School and Linden Hall Junior College, and then earned her Bachelor and Master of Education Degrees from Millersville University....
George N. Vurdelja
Dec 2, 2020
George N. Vurdelja, 91, of Masonic Village, passed away December 2, 2020 at LGH. Born in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Nikola and Djuka (Brolich) Vurdelja. He was the husband of Marjorie (Hartman) Vurdelja with whom he shared 66 years of marriage.
He worked in manufacturing operations in Pittsburgh, Windsor and Lancaster and...
Mariana “Gigi” Morales
Dec 2, 2020
Mariana "Gigi" Morales, 46, of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she is the daughter of Luis "Purulo" Perez and Maritza Vazquez. She was the loving wife of Tony DeLaRosa. She was raised by both Rafael Manzanares and Milagio Rodriguez who were both influential in her life.
Mariana is...
Virginia G. Naccarelli
Dec 2, 2020
Virginia G. Naccarelli, 90, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
She was the wife of the late Arthur M. Naccarelli, who passed away in 2011. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Elvira Zuccarini Caravelli.
Virginia had a great singing voice and a love for music and...
Leslie R. Eller
Dec 2, 2020
Leslie R. Eller, 76, of Mountville, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital, due to complications of Covid-19. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence and Dorothy Eller. Leslie was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Creasy Eller who passed in 2013, and his son Dennis E. Eller....
Brian M. Via
Dec 2, 2020
Brian M. Via, 35, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on December 2, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Pam (Durham) Via and James Via. He married his best friend Cristina (Abessinio) Via on August 30, 2013 and celebrated over 15 years of the truest love you could find. They enjoyed traveling by plane, road trips, walking...
Leon J. Lecours
Dec 1, 2020
Leon J. Lecours, 73, of Lancaster and formerly of Lebanon, passed away on December 1, 2020.
He was the husband of the late Susan A. Lecours, who passed away in 2018.
Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Leo and Mary Lecours.
Lee was a successful entrepreneur and businessman....
George M. Palacios
Dec 1, 2020
George M. Palacios, 69, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at LGH. Born in San Antonio, TX he was the son of the late Jose and Gregoria (Martinez) Palacios. He was the loving husband of Hazel (Salazar) Palacios with whom he shared nearly 50 years of marriage.
He worked as an Independent Mechanical Contractor until...
George E. "Sonny" Fischer
Dec 1, 2020
George E. Fischer, 91, of Lititz, formerly of Franklin, NJ, joined his heavenly family on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Born in Garfield, NJ, he was the only child of the late Michael and Mary (Kmetz) Fischer. George was the husband of the late Eileen (Brady) Fischer who passed in 2015.
George, known to friends and family as...
Frank W. Huff, Sr.
Dec 1, 2020
Frank W. Huff, Sr., 83, of Manheim, entered into Heaven, with the angels singing over him, to meet Jesus, on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020. Frank was born in Equinunk, PA and was the son of the late William and Isabella C. (Rose) Huff.
Frank is survived by his loving wife, Sylvia Y. (Dawber) Huff.
Frank...
Mary Jane Huber
Dec 1, 2020
Mary Jane "Janie" Huber, 95, of Landis Homes, formerly of Millersville and Ronks, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020. She was born in Lancaster and was the daughter of the late Fred and Emma (Mellinger) Eshleman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William S. Huber, in 2013.
Mary Jane was a...
Wanda (Fitting) Moll
Dec 1, 2020
Wanda (Fitting) Moll, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on December 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Laura (Mumma) Fitting. For the past 60 years she was the loving wife of Harold E. Moll.
Many will remember Wanda for the time she spent with...
Michael G. Valudes
Dec 1, 2020
Michael G. Valudes, 92, of Lancaster died peacefully surrounded by his three loving children on December 1st at 2:00pm. He was a beloved father, Papou, and friend to many.
He was born in Lancaster, PA on February 18, 1928 to the late Gust H. Valudes of Kos, Greece and Vasso (Papadopoulos) Valudes of Sinasos, Turkey. Michael was...
Charles W. A. “Chuck” Clark
Nov 30, 2020
Charles W. A. "Chuck" Clark, 70, of Lancaster, passed away on November 30, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital, with his loving wife by his side. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph E. Clark Sr. and Constance L. (Cooper) Clark and was the beloved husband of Queen Elizabeth "Queenie" (Brown) Clark.
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Erin M. King
Nov 30, 2020
Erin M. King, 39, of Lancaster, passed away on 11/30/2020 at Joliet Community Hospice in Chicago. She was born in Ephrata and was the daughter of A. Roy King and Peggy (Givler) Reed.
Erin graduated from OMPH – Ephrata and Lancaster Catholic High School in 1999. Following LCHS she graduated from Rosemont College and then graduated from...
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