Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Mary Lou Brodhecker

Mary Lou Brodhecker

Nov 22, 2020

Mary Lou Brodhecker, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at the Mennonite Home.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Weigand Brodhecker. A talented ice skater, when Mary Lou was young she toured with the Ice Capades. She enjoyed giving ice skating lessons, dancing with the Buffalo...

Miriam H. Burkland

Miriam H. Burkland

Nov 22, 2020

After quietly celebrating her 98th birthday with her daughter at her side and family via phone calls, Miriam, or "Dodie" as she was known by her grandchildren, passed away in her sleep in the early evening of November 22, 2020 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster.

Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Gottleib...

Betty C. Campbell

Betty C. Campbell

Nov 22, 2020

Betty (Cook) Campbell of Lititz died Sunday, November 22, at Moravian Manor where she was a resident. She was 99. Betty was the daughter of William H. Cook and Irene Smink Cook of Lancaster.

Betty was the wife of Claude L. Campbell (deceased 1994) whom she married in 1941 and they shared 53 years of marriage. She...

Linford R. Moyer

Linford R. Moyer

Nov 21, 2020

Linford R. Moyer, 67, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Clyde and Mae Burkholder Moyer.

A registered nurse, Lin worked as a private duty nurse and had also worked at the Mennonite Home, Willow Valley and Pleasant View Retirement Communities during his...

William H. Adams

William H. Adams

Nov 21, 2020

William H. Adams, 85, of Lititz, PA, passed away on November 21, 2020. Born in Mount Union, PA, Bill was the son of Harold and Helen (Faust) Adams. He was the oldest of four mischievous boys.

Bill spent his high school years at Captain Jack High School. He went on to Juniata College where he graduated with...

William A. Dyer

William A. Dyer

Nov 21, 2020

William A. Dyer, age 92 from Legend of Lititz, passed away on November 21st from natural causes.

Bill was born in Utica, NY on December 27, 1927 and was the son of the late Clarence and Nina (Kutner) Dyer.

He was a US Navy Veteran (1945-1947) and served aboard the U.S.S. carrier Siboney. On November...

Daniel Eugene "Gene" Garner, Jr.

Daniel Eugene "Gene" Garner, Jr.

Nov 21, 2020

Daniel Eugene "Gene" Garner, Jr., 85, of Lititz, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Susan Amanda (Adair) and Daniel Eugene Garner, Sr. He was the beloved husband to the late Gayle (Shreiner) Garner who passed in 2011 and the loving husband to...

Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Ostrowski

Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Ostrowski

Nov 21, 2020

Jeffrey "Jeff" Ostrowski, age 58, passed away peacefully at home on November 21st surrounded by his family.

Jeff was born in Wilson, NC in 1962 and was raised in Lancaster, PA. Over the last 23 years, he was a resident of Glen Mills, PA. Jeff graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1980 and Juniata College in...

Frederick Schaeffer Augustine

Frederick Schaeffer Augustine

Nov 21, 2020

Frederick Schaeffer Augustine, 84, of Lititz, passed away at The Gardens of Stevens on Saturday November 21, 2020. He was born in Stoystown, PA to the late Mark Elwood and Mary (Schaeffer) Augustine. Fred was the husband of Catherine (Brandt) Augustine for 34 years.

He graduated form Millersville State Teacher's College and taught Industrial Arts Metal Shop...

Clara I. Yackly

Clara I. Yackly

Nov 20, 2020

Clara I. Yackly, 90, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 in Lititz.

She was the wife of the late Paul L. Yackly II, who passed away in 1999. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Isabelle Simpson Yackly.

Clara had been a homemaker and was a member...

Blanca R. Miranda-Rivera

Blanca R. Miranda-Rivera

Nov 20, 2020

Blanca R. Miranda-Rivera, 75 of Wrightsville, PA went home to be with her lord Friday November 20, 2020. Born July 24, 1945 in Bronx, NY, Blanca was the daughter of the late Ernesto and Adelina (Rivera) Miranda.

A servant of her lord, Blanca had a strong faith and found comfort through the gospel. Her kindness, graciousness, and...

Vincent Lloyd Groff

Vincent Lloyd Groff

Nov 20, 2020

Vincent Lloyd Groff, 84, of Lititz, passed away on November 20, 2020 at Luther Acres in Lititz. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was born on December 16, 1935, in Paradise Township to Esaias and Mary (Simmons) Groff. He leaves behind his wife, Carol (Richardson) Groff. Other survivors include two daughters: Heather (Jack) Wailes of Otter...

Shirley A. (Rutter) Garlic

Shirley A. (Rutter) Garlic

Nov 20, 2020

Shirley A. (Rutter) Garlic, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brownstown, PA she was the daughter of the late Margie (Fry) and Raymond Rutter.

Shirley was the owner of Nanny's Daycare in Lancaster for over 30 years, where she guided young minds throughout their...

Dr. Linda Antoinette Hatfield

Dr. Linda Antoinette Hatfield

Nov 20, 2020

Linda Antoinette Hatfield, 66, passed away November 20, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer which ended her human experience but did not touch her indominable spirit. Linda was born in Tacoma, Washington to her parents, Sake Majemia and Oliver Eugene Hatfield.

Linda held a bachelor's, master's and doctorate in nursing science from Penn...

Kathryn Mary Owens

Kathryn Mary Owens

Nov 19, 2020

Kathryn M. "Sis" Owens, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Viola (Carey) and Abraham Dixon.

Sis was a graduate of JP McCaskey High School. She worked in various retail stores in Lancaster, including Sears, Kmart and Rite Aid. Sis was a...

Jaxson Beckett Hoffman

Jaxson Beckett Hoffman

Nov 18, 2020

Jaxson Beckett Hoffman was born on November 18, 2020, at 3:17PM. Baby Jaxson was welcomed into his heavenly home by his 8 siblings (unknown genders), brother (Carter Michael Hoffman), maternal great grandmother (Sue Lyter) and paternal great grandfather (Gerry Gilbert).

Jaxson is the son of Shawn Hoffman and Megan Hoffman (Tomlinson) of Lancaster. Jaxson is survived by...

Susan L. Dorrin

Susan L. Dorrin

Nov 18, 2020

Susan L. Dorrin, 63, of Millersville, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Amarillo, TX, she was the daughter of the late Frank E., Sr. and Mary (Hobson) Dorrin.

Susan attended Penn State University where she attained her associate degree in business. She was committed to helping children as a volunteer...

Rafael Navedo, Jr.

Rafael Navedo, Jr.

Nov 18, 2020

Rafael Navedo Jr., 74, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020. He was born in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico and was the son of the late Rafael Navedo Ortiz and Pascuala Ortiz Garcia. He was married to the love of his life, the late Leticia (Alvarez) Navedo, for over 46 years.

Rafael worked in Landscaping for...

Barbara M. Mendez

Barbara M. Mendez

Nov 18, 2020

Barbara M. Mendez, 75, of Lancaster, passed away on November 18, 2020. She was born in Lancaster and was the daughter of the late Charles and Hazel Lewis.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Carmelo Mendez.

She retired from Walmart as a cashier. Barbara graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1960....

Rosa (Ferrari) Mineo

Rosa (Ferrari) Mineo

Nov 18, 2020

Rosa (Ferrari) Mineo, 84, of Ephrata, passed away on November 18, 2020. Born in Naples, Italy she was the daughter of the late Ferdinando and Maria (DeFelice) Ferrari. She was also the loving wife to Salvatore Mineo until his passing in June of this year.

Rosa will forever be remembered as a caring and loving mother. Her...

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