Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Edris “Edie” Herr Galway

Edris “Edie” Herr Galway

Jan 4, 2021

Edris Herr Galway, 85, of Lititz, went home to be with the Lord on January 4, 2021 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lititz and raised in Lancaster, she was the wife of James H. Galway, and daughter of the late Samuel and Rhetta (Fry) Herr.

Edie graduated from Nursing School and began working as a registered nurse...

Joseph W. Glass

Joseph W. Glass

Jan 3, 2021

Joseph W. Glass, 90, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at home in Millersville with his wife, Susan.

He was the son of the late Perkins W. and Mary P. (Hayden) Glass. He was born March 4, 1930, in Chambersburg, where he became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Chambersburg High School. He graduated from...

Barbara Ann Filling

Barbara Ann Filling

Jan 3, 2021

Barbara Ann (Sager) Filling, 85, passed away at the Masonic Care Center on January 3rd after battling dementia and MS for many years. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Amos Martin and Antoinette Marie (Graff) Sager.

Barbara was the wife of the late Richard R. Filling, who passed away in 2017 after 61...

Mary Jean Howard

Mary Jean Howard

Jan 3, 2021

Heaven gained another angel as Mary Jean (Schwerer) Howard, 84, of Lititz passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at home with family by her side. Born in Sandusky, OH on November 13, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Edwin Schwerer and Marcella (Herman) Schwerer of Sandusky, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband George A....

Wayne B. Ranck, D.D.S.

Wayne B. Ranck, D.D.S.

Jan 3, 2021

Wayne B. Ranck, D.D.S., 89, of Mennonite Home, formerly of Lancaster, Ronks, and New Holland, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Born in New Holland, PA he was the son of the late Wayne and Alta (Bair) Ranck. He was the loving husband of Geraldine Iris Ranck who passed away in 2014. He...

Sophie Ruth

Sophie Ruth

Jan 3, 2021

Sophie Ruth, 80, of Lancaster, passed away at Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing in Lititz on Sunday, January 3, 2021. She was born in Obresch, Yugoslavia to the late Karl and Elizabeth (Kinkel) Heinz.

She worked as an inspector for RCA, GE and lastly Burle Industries. Sophie enjoyed cooking, gardening and taking long walks. She loved to spend...

Lamont H. Parker

Lamont H. Parker

Jan 2, 2021

Lamont H. Parker, 69, of Lancaster, PA passed peacefully on Saturday January 2, 2021. Born February 9, 1951, Lamont was the son of the late Leon and Elizabeth Parker. Loving husband of Marvel (Pegues) Parker.

Lamont attended and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown with a degree in dental laboratory technology in 1974. Lamont worked at...

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...

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