Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Ana Lydia Rivera Savitski Bhagavan

Ana Lydia Rivera Savitski Bhagavan

Nov 10, 2020

Ana Lydia Rivera Savitski Bhagavan, 91, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020. A proud native of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Ana was a loving and powerful force in the lives of many in her large family. Ana Lydia was one of eleven siblings. She was a beloved sister, an aunt, a mother, a grandmother, and a great grandmother. (Una...

Scott Huggins

Scott Huggins

Nov 10, 2020

Scott Huggins, 70, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Mifflin Center in Shillington, PA. He was surrounded by his loving family who saw his courageous battle come to an end from complications of cancer and dementia. Born in Reading, PA he was the only child of the late Daniel R. and Ardelene J. Huggins....

Robert “Bob” Schwotzer

Robert “Bob” Schwotzer

Nov 10, 2020

Robert "Bob" Schwotzer, 78 of Mount Joy, PA and former resident of Bethel Park, PA passed away early Tuesday morning November 10, 2020 following complications from a hemorrhagic stroke that he suffered in May of this year. Bob was born on December 19, 1941 in Pittsburgh, PA, Bob was the son of the late Norman and Clara Schwotzer (Lutz)....

Zelma D. Shelly

Zelma D. Shelly

Nov 10, 2020

Zelma D. Shelly, 93, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

She was the wife of the late Stanley F. Shelly, who passed away in 1993. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elam E. and Mabel M. Steinman Zander.

Zelma had worked as a sewer at Gerber and had...

Jason Chastain

Jason Chastain

Nov 9, 2020

Jason Chastain, 46, of Lancaster passed away on Monday November 9, 2020 at home. He was born in Charleston, SC to Arthur and Linda (Calderon) Chastain.

He is survived by his parents, his children; Victoria Chastain, Alyssa Chastain fiancée of Wes Cooke, Conor Chastain fiancé of Autumn Fritz, and Cylie Leidy, and a grandson, Joey Margarito. He...

Rose M. Dixon

Rose M. Dixon

Nov 8, 2020

Rose M. Dixon, 85, of Lancaster, PA went home to be with her lord Sunday November 8, 2020. Born December 22, 1934, Rose was the daughter of the late John and Florence (Kelish) Murry.

A graduate of Columbia High School in 1952, Rose married Lamar A. Dixon, Sr. and together spent many wonderful years of marriage together....

Robert E. Hill

Robert E. Hill

Nov 7, 2020

Robert E. Hill, 88, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Dorothy (McEvoy) and Elvin Landis Hill. He was the loving husband of Janet (Ruebman) with whom he shared 65 years of marriage this past September 17th.

Robert was a graduate of...

Charles R. Stoy Sr.

Charles R. Stoy Sr.

Nov 7, 2020

Charles R. Stoy Sr., 87, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Susquehanna Nursing & Rehab. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Andrew and Catherine (Reinhart) Stoy. He was the loving and devoted husband to the late Margaret (Mumma) Stoy with whom he shared 55 years of marriage with until her passing in...

Nereida Rivera Torres

Nereida Rivera Torres

Nov 7, 2020

Nereida Rivera Torres, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on November 7, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Juana Torres Ortiz. She was a single hardworking mother.

Nereida spent most of her life caring for others. She was a gifted cook and known for...

Michael H. Young

Michael H. Young

Nov 7, 2020

Michael H. Young, 66 of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully Saturday November 7, 2020 at hospice.

Born April 26, 1954, Michael was the son of the late Ruth E. (Stauffer) Young. A lifelong resident of Lancaster, Michael graduated from McCaskey High School in 1972. Michael was a longtime and proud employee of New Jersey Shell Casting Corporation...

John W. Sweigart, Jr.

John W. Sweigart, Jr.

Nov 6, 2020

Born and raised in Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of John and Violet Sweigart. He spent his adult life in Paradise. His companion of over 60 years, Shirley L. Pickel Wasson, passed away on March 24, 2020.

He is survived by his sister Elda M. Sweigart; his daughter Regina and husband Bob Meck; four grandchildren:...

Walter C. Musselman

Walter C. Musselman

Nov 6, 2020

Walter Charles Musselman, 78, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on November 5, 2020 at his home where he lived with his niece and caretaker, Denise Forney. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John E. and Jeanette S. Bigler Musselman.

A graduate of JP McCaskey High School, Walt...

Florence A. (Roth) Meily

Florence A. (Roth) Meily

Nov 6, 2020

Florence A. (Roth) Meily of Manheim Twp., Lancaster, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Vernon P. Meily.

She was born in Columbia, PA a daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel (Cooper) Roth.

Florence was a graduate of Columbia High School. She worked...

Christopher Efthymiades

Christopher Efthymiades

Nov 5, 2020

Christopher Efthymiades, 84, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully in his home on November 5, 2020. He was born in Ioannina, Greece and was the son of the late Efthimios and Vasiliki (Loukas) Efthymiades.

Chris is preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Mary (Vekios) Efthymiades.

After serving with the Hellenic Armed Forces...

Robert Eugene “Bob” Duffy, Sr.

Robert Eugene “Bob” Duffy, Sr.

Nov 3, 2020

Robert Eugene "Bob" Duffy Sr., 80, of Salunga, passed away on November 3, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Carl K. and Helen P. (Zook) Duffy.

Bob was a truck driver and worked for RCA, Community Hospital, and Stauffer's of Kissel Hill throughout his life. He kept...

Sandra J. Good

Sandra J. Good

Nov 3, 2020

Sandra Joan Good, 85, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Tuesday November 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born April 29, 1935 in Bradford, PA, Sandra was the daughter of the late Edward Norton and Margaret Hellenbrook.

After graduating from Bradford Area High School, Sandra raised her children in Bradford and worked in the...

Ann Marie Miller

Ann Marie Miller

Nov 3, 2020

Ann Marie Miller, 81, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at UPMC Lititz. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Erma R. (Lamping) Dengler. Ann was the loving wife of the late Charles L. Miller, Sr., and they shared 59 years of marriage at the time of his passing in...

Raymond Ix

Raymond Ix

Nov 2, 2020

Raymond Ix, 87, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020. Ix retired in 1996 as President and CEO of Mirarobles, Inc., a New Holland, Pennsylvania textile manufacturer.

Born in Woodcliff, New Jersey, the son of the late William E. Ix and Helen (Gorman) Ix, he moved to Lancaster in 1935. Ix was a graduate...

Gerald C. “Bink” Binkley

Gerald C. “Bink” Binkley

Nov 2, 2020

Gerald C. "Bink" Binkley, 88, of Willow Street, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, November 2, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Highville, PA the youngest of 12 children, the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Benedict) Binkley. He was the loving husband of Loretta (Gochenauer) Binkley with whom he...

Ruth S. Keller

Ruth S. Keller

Nov 2, 2020

Ruth S. Keller, 101, of Lititz, went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2020, at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Manor Township on June 14, 1919, she was the daughter of the late J. Stoner Seitz and Minnie Frey Seitz, and the wife of Charles G. Keller.

She grew up on the...

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