Herbert Sidney Long
Oct 7, 2020
Herbert Sidney Long, known affectionately as "Sid", passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline Baron Long, who passed away in 2009. Born in Lancaster and growing up in Lititz, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Anna E. Brookmyer Long.
Sid had been an owner and...
Irene Helen Plastino
Oct 7, 2020
Irene Helen Plastino, 96, of Lititz, Pa. died peacefully on October 7, 2020 of natural causes.
Irene was born on September 10, 1924 to Dr. Edward and Madeline Hudson in East Berlin, Pa. After graduating from high school in Gettysburg, Pa., Irene headed to California where she served her country by working as a civilian at a...
Chad E. Neiss Ii
Oct 6, 2020
Chad Eric "Bomber" Neiss II, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Chad E. and Dana R. Riehl Neiss of Lititz. Chad was a 2013 graduate of Manheim Township High School and attended Penn State University. While at Township, he played on the boy's lacrosse team...
Clarence “Chip” Wise
Oct 6, 2020
Clarence "Chip" Wise, 81, of Lititz passed away peacefully at home on October 6th, 2020.
Born in Vandergrift, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence G. Wise and Laura (Lukehart) Wise. Chip was the husband of Deborah (Robbins) Wise, whom he married in 1982.
Chip was the Vice President of Schimmel Piano Corporation...
Mary Ellen Fisher
Oct 6, 2020
Mary Ellen Fisher, 72, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Romaine Esther (Jumbelick) and Oscar Elwood Fisher, Jr.
Mary was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. Prior to retirement she worked as an Office Assistant at The...
Robert Joseph Garvey
Oct 6, 2020
Robert Joseph Garvey, 90, of Lititz, passed away October 6, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care. He was born in Scranton to the late Michael T. and Nora C. (Gerrity) Garvey. Bob celebrated 60 years of marriage with his wife Ruth Elizabeth (Ford) Garvey last February 13th.
A graduate of Drexel University, Bob worked for Warner-Lambert from...
Edith Marietta Raup
Oct 6, 2020
Edith Marietta Raup, 93, a 15 year resident of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2020. Born in Sunbury, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sydney Foltz. She was the wife of the late Samuel S. Raup, with whom she shared 73 years of marriage at the time of his passing...
Bruce R. Liddic
Oct 6, 2020
Bruce Richard Liddic, 75, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital, Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Born in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Melvin L. and Elaine B. (Cherry) Liddic. He was the loving husband of Dianne L. (Munro) Liddic, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage.
Bruce was a proud veteran of...
Susan E. Nolt
Oct 6, 2020
Susan E. Nolt, 67, of Ephrata, passed away unexpectedly on October 6, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Born in York, PA she was the daughter of Geraldine L. (Adams) Crowl and the late Laverne C. Crowl. She recently celebrated her 43rd wedding anniversary to the love of her life, J. Marlan Nolt.
Sue learned early in...
Judith (Judy) Meiskey Shober
Oct 5, 2020
Judith (Judy) Meiskey Shober, 84, formerly of Lititz, died October 5, 2020 at her home in Jupiter, FL. She was the daughter of the late C. Woodrow and Dorothy (Kauffman) Meiskey.
She taught at Lititz Elementary and John Beck Elementary before moving to Pittsburgh as a remedial reading specialist. After retirement in 1993, she moved to Jupiter,...
Janice Rosiere
Oct 5, 2020
Janice Rosiere, beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, 64 of Palmyra, PA returned to her heavenly home on Monday, October 5, 2020 surrounded by both her children and all of her grandchildren. Her firm faith in God supported and comforted her during her brief battle with cancer.
Born in Manchester, Kentucky, she was the daughter of...
Ruth Steinmuller Freitag
Oct 3, 2020
Ruth Steinmuller Freitag, 96, of Arlington, VA, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Powhatan Nursing Home, Falls Church, VA.
Born and raised in Lancaster, PA, Ruth was the daughter of the late Albert and Lina (Steinmuller) Freitag. Growing up she worshipped with her family at the former St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Lancaster.
Ruth...
Josean Martinez
Oct 3, 2020
Josean Martinez, 40, of Lancaster, was taken from us too soon on October 3, 2020. Born in Ponce, PR, he was the son of Maria Cruz and the late Raul Martinez.
Josean was handy and was always available to help you work on a project or fix the mistakes you did not know you had made. He...
Shirley L. Birkenbine
Oct 3, 2020
Shirley L. Birkenbine, 72, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Joan C. Valentine Birkenbine. She had worked for over 30 years for the PCA Corporation as a material handler. She had also worked at the Roseville Tavern as a waitress, for...
Gerald W. Burkhardt
Oct 3, 2020
Gerald W. Burkhardt, 83, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Swoyersville, PA he was the son of the late George "Jake" Burkhardt and Dorothy (Hughes) Burkhardt. He was the husband of the late Joanne Emily (Balmer) Burkhardt who passed away in 2014.
He was a 1955 graduate of Swoyersville...
Robert Eugene Coble, Sr.
Oct 2, 2020
Robert Eugene Coble, Sr. "Bob" 87, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 2nd at the Lancaster General Hospital. He spent his last moments on earth surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Martin Coble and Elizabeth Shramm.
Bob is survived by sons Jeffrey L. Coble (Susan) and...
Dong Van Tran
Oct 2, 2020
Dong Van Tran, 90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Tran was born in Ha Tinh, Vietnam. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from the University of Saigon. His call to God led him to earn a Doctorate's Degree in Theology, at which time he was ready...
Joanne D. Mellinger
Oct 2, 2020
Joanne D. Mellinger, 84, of Ronks, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, October 2, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Morris G. and Elizabeth (Baker) Peffley. She recently celebrated her 64th wedding anniversary with the love of her life, Allen B. Mellinger.
Joanne dedicated her life...
Barry L. Sheaffer
Oct 1, 2020
Barry L. Sheaffer, 75, of Lancaster Twp., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold and Alice (Hammer) Sheaffer. Barry was the beloved husband of Wanda L. (Prisk) Sheaffer, and together they shared 45 years of marriage.
Barry was employed...
Carolann (O'Shea) Sebergandio
Oct 1, 2020
Carolann (O'Shea) Sebergandio, 66, of East Hempfield Twp., passed away on October 1, 2020, at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was born and raised in Utica, NY by her mother, Marie F. (Villelo) Wojnas and the late Frank J. Wojnas. Carolann was the beloved wife of Peter Sebergandio, and together they celebrated 45 years of marriage this past September....
