Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Dolores M. Muehleisen

Dolores M. Muehleisen

Jul 30, 2020

Dolores M. Muehleisen, 88, of Lancaster, PA , passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

She was the wife of the late Albert H. Muehleisen, who passed away in 2010. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Gladys Meisky Shreiner.

Dolores was a devout Catholic and had volunteered at...

Moses M. Weiler

Moses M. Weiler

Jul 30, 2020

Moses M. Weiler, age 74, of Ephrata passed away on July 30, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care.

Born in Ephrata, PA, Moses was the son of the late Moses H. and Ella (Martin) Weiler. He was the loving husband of Vicki L. (Ressel) Weiler with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.

Mose worked...

Chester "Chet" Kreider

Chester "Chet" Kreider

Jul 29, 2020

Chester Ray Kreider "Chet", 64, of Washington Boro passed away on Wednesday July, 29, 2020. Born in Conestoga he was the son of the late Martin R. and Betty A. (Kaufman) Kreider. Chet worked for many years in the custodial department at Penn Manor School District. He retired as a Millersville Borough roadway maintenance crew member.In his free time...

Frank David Tegtmeier

Frank David Tegtmeier

Jul 29, 2020

Frank D. Tegtmeier, 71, of East Petersburg, passed away at the Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was born in Collingdale, PA to the late Christian Frederick and Louise (Wetherill) Tegtmeier. A 1967 graduate of Roxborough High School in Philadelphia, Frank earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from Millersville University in 1971. Frank enjoyed acting in...

Eugenio Morales-Torres

Eugenio Morales-Torres

Jul 28, 2020

Eugenio "Juni" Morales-Torres, 33, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on July 28, 2020. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Eugenio Morales-Tirado and Nylsa V. Torres-Rodriguez. He was also the loving companion of Marangelly Leon.

Juni loved life and loved his family. He enjoyed jet skiing with the Los Paleteros, fixing and customizing cars,...

William F. Kauffman

William F. Kauffman

Jul 28, 2020

William F. Kauffman, 56, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly, July 28, 2020. A lifelong resident of Lancaster, Bill was the loving son of Ruth B. (Yellets) Scheid and the late Richard Kauffman, Sr.

An auto mechanic by trade, Bill found great satisfaction in fixing up cars. He enjoyed fishing, picnics, and driving, although sometimes he drove like...

Jane Gillette

Jane Gillette

Jul 28, 2020

Jane Gillette passed from this life to the next on July 28th, 2020 at Landis Homes. Jane was born in Brooklyn, New York to George and Grace Kirk on October 20th, 1926. She was the fourth of five children, all of whom preceded her in death. Upon graduation from high school, she moved to Lititz to live with her...

George J. Mitchell

George J. Mitchell

Jul 28, 2020

George J. Mitchell, 69, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on July 28, 2020. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of Margaret (Myers) Mitchell and the late William D. Mitchell.

George loved strolling the streets of Lancaster city, basking in the sunshine and often greeting strangers. He had an appreciation for the architecture, people, and...

Marian L. Victor

Marian L. Victor

Jul 28, 2020

Marian L. Victor, 89, of Lititz passed away with her family by her side on July 28, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Marian (Shane) Pryor and the wife of the late John D. Victor, who passed in 1997.

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, Marian briefly worked for...

Russel D. Wagner

Russel D. Wagner

Jul 28, 2020

Russel D. Wagner, 95, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Brethren Village. Born in Eden, he was the son of the late Adam J. Wagner and Sara (Derr) Wagner. He was the beloved husband of the late Joan (Wagaman) Wagner.

Russel was self-employed as a building contractor for 25 years, before returning to school...

Janet R. Bahurka

Janet R. Bahurka

Jul 28, 2020

Janet R. Bahurka, 81, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

She was the wife of the late John F. Bahurka, who passed away in 2011. Born in Jefferson Twp., PA, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose Stefanik Giuliani.

Janet had worked for ACME Supermarkets in the...

Leian M. Wiker

Leian M. Wiker

Jul 28, 2020

Leian Morris Wiker of Akron, Pa., passed away early in the morning on July 28, 2020 at home after a lengthy battle with Crohn's Disease and leukemia. Always an early bird, she would not have had it any other way. Never one to complain, she fought a courageous battle against the disease for more than 10 years and always...

Jonathan “Jon Doe” Rivera Rodriguez

Jonathan “Jon Doe” Rivera Rodriguez

Jul 27, 2020

Jonathan "Jon Doe" Rivera Rodriguez 29, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on July 27, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Jose R. Rivera and Lucila Rodriguez. He was also the loving companion of Ivelissa Lopez.

Jon Doe was a great person, he was always happy and treated everyone with respect. He always kept...

Lydia E. Cruz Velez

Lydia E. Cruz Velez

Jul 27, 2020

Lydia E. Cruz Velez, 76, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 27, 2020. Born in Ciales, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of the late Victor Cruz and Mercedes Velez.

She was the matriarch of the family and was the neighborhood "grandma" to many of the families that lived near her. Lydia was the best mother,...

James E. Dukeman, Jr.

James E. Dukeman, Jr.

Jul 27, 2020

James E. Dukeman, Jr, 66, of Columbia, PA died July 27, 2020.

Brenda J. Swarr

Brenda J. Swarr

Jul 27, 2020

Brenda J. (White), 68, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 27, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Dorothy (Metzger) White. She was the devoted wife of Timothy M. Swarr for 32 years.

Family was everything to Brenda. She was...

Darryl L. Glover

Darryl L. Glover

Jul 27, 2020

Darryl L. Glover, 70, husband of the former, Debra L. White, born July 10, 1950, to the late Leon B. Glover, Sr. and the late Romaine C. Ransom Glover Banks, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Monday, July 27, 2020 at his home in Lancaster, PA.

Darryl is survived by his children, Dana L. Glover and...

Gerald D. Cartwright

Gerald D. Cartwright

Jul 27, 2020

Gerald D. Cartwright, 91, of Lititz, PA, passed away at Moravian Manor on Monday, July 27, 2020.

He was the husband of the late Martha L. Giles Cartwright, who passed away in 2016. Born in Hamburg, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Esther K. Rubright Cartwright.

Gerald had worked at...

Larry William Plank

Larry William Plank

Jul 27, 2020

Larry William Plank, 79, passed away peacefully at his 4th generation family home in Bird-In-Hand on Monday, July 27, 2020. He was born in Lancaster to the late Walter William and Helen Mae (Baum) Plank. Larry shared 55 years of marriage with his wife Eileen Kay (Kommel) Plank.

He was a member of the last graduating class...

Ruth B. Ziegler

Ruth B. Ziegler

Jul 26, 2020

Ruth B. Ziegler, lovingly known as Ruthie, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2020 at Evergreen Estates. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the Late Harry M. and Caroline (Scholhaimer) Kirchner. She was the loving wife of William D. Ziegler, who passed in 1997.

Ruth worked as a Photo Tube Tester at RCA for 18...

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