John Gale Reekie
Jul 8, 2020
John Gale Reekie, 93, of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully at his home after a short illness on July 8, 2020. Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late John Reekie and Margaret Short. He graduated from Altoona High School in 1945. He served in the Navy in the Pacific Theatre from 1945 to 1946 and...
Kim A.Horst
Jul 8, 2020
Kim A. Horst, 59, of Columbia, passed away peacefully at home, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, with her family by her side. Born in Lancaster, she was the loving daughter of John M. and Frances (Kreider) Gamber, of New Providence. Kim was the devoted and faithful wife of Douglas P. Horst, with whom she celebrated her 35th anniversary on July...
Tyler R. Jimenez
Jul 7, 2020
Tyler R. Jimenez, 24, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2020. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of Elizabeth Perez and Rafael Jimenez.
Tyler's family will forever remember his smile and sense of humor. He loved spending time with his family and friends; laughing, carrying on and just enjoying their company together....
Virginia V. Hookway
Jul 7, 2020
Virginia V. Hookway, 83, of Strasburg and formerly of Limerick, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy after a brief illness. She was born in Chester County to the late Dudley Glenn, Sr. and Anna Margaret (Shane) Bowen. Her husband of 57 years, Richard L. Hookway, Sr., preceded her in death.
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Cathy Jean Kauffman
Jul 7, 2020
Cathy Jean Kauffman, 69, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Dorothy A. (Nuss) Frank. For the past 20 years, Cathy was the loving partner of Charles W. "Chuck" Herr.
A Manheim Twp. High School graduate, Cathy worked for 37...
Bruce B. Wike
Jul 6, 2020
Bruce B. Wike, 93, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Moravian Manor in Lititz. Born in Ephrata, Bruce was the son of the late Lester and Ella M. (Hagy) Wike-Ellinger. He was the loving and faithful husband of Norma A. (Balmer) Wike for 67 years until her death in 2016.
Bruce attended Lititz High School but...
Wendy K. Wheatley
Jul 6, 2020
Wendy K. Wheatley, 63, of Reinholds, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred (Hill) Seibert. Wendy was the beloved wife of Thomas J. Wheatley, and they celebrated 28 years of marriage last September.
Wendy was...
Daniel R. Markley
Jul 6, 2020
Daniel R. Markley, 86, of Woodcrest Villa, passed away on Monday July 6, 2020. He was the loving husband of Marie E. Markley, sharing 64 years of marriage on February 4th.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late D. Richard Markley and Hilda (Johnson) Markley. Dan retired after 32 years as an engineer with...
Ronald M. Pogwist
Jul 6, 2020
Ronald M. Pogwist, 59, of Ephrata, passed away on Monday, July 6th 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. Ron was born in Ephrata and was the son of Rosemary (Kulpa) Pogwist and the late Walter S. Pogwist, Jr.
He is survived by his loving and dear wife Sharon L. (Shank) Pogwist. They were married...
Ralph D. Armold
Jul 6, 2020
Ralph D. Armold, 79, of Mount Joy, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020.
He was the husband of Joyce E. Mowrer Armold with whom he shared 27 years of marriage this past September 19th. Born in Lilly, PA, he was the son of the late Daniel O. and Mary Louise Campagna Armold.
Ralph had...
Patricia J. Erickson
Jul 6, 2020
Patricia J. Erickson, 87, of Lancaster, formerly of Osprey, Florida and Chicago, Illinois, passed away on July 6, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Charles Arthur and Esther (McDonald) Dixon. Pat was the wife of the late Alan Erickson, who died in 1999.
Patricia graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and taught...
Edmund James Safran
Jul 5, 2020
Edmund James Safran was born November 20th, 1948 in Pittsburgh, PA and passed away peacefully on July 5th, 2020 in Rheems, PA of natural causes. He was the youngest of three sons of Vincent Paul, Sr. and Mary Safran of North Braddock, PA who predeceased him in 1994 and 2000 respectively.
He is survived by his older...
Caroline Truax
Jul 5, 2020
Caroline Truax, 76, of Steelton, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wellsville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Homer A. and Tina L. (Monroe) Fry. She was the loving wife to the late Stanley Truax.
Prior to her retirement, Caroline was employed by Penn State Harrisburg. She...
Robert “Bob” F. Kerprich
Jul 4, 2020
Robert "Bob" F. Kerprich, 80, of Lititz, formerly of Mt. Carmel and later Omaha, NE, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Legends of Lititz. He was born in Shamokin to the late Joseph Kerprich and Helen (Matulewich) Kerprich-Wydra. He was the loving husband for 57 years to Dolores (Tocyloski).
Robert was a graduate of Mount Carmel...
Ronald Lee Minnier
Jul 4, 2020
Ronald Lee Minnier, 79, of Manheim Twp., passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of the late John and Vesta (McCarty) Minnier. Ron and his wife, Bernadette Minnier, enjoyed 26 years together before his passing.
A graduate of Loyalsock High School in Estella,...
Clarence A. Keener
Jul 4, 2020
Clarence A. Keener, 88, went to his heavenly home on July 4, 2020 after passing away of natural causes. He was a resident of Brethren Village. Born January 12, 1932, in Manheim, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence L. and Ruth (Arnold) Keener. Surviving in addition to his beloved wife of 67 years, Anna are three...
Esther Arlene Ford
Jul 3, 2020
Esther Arlene Ford, 94, of Lancaster, formerly of Atlanta, GA, passed away on July 3, 2020 at Willow Valley. Born in Ocheyedon, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late John and Carrie (Humbert) Van Cleve. She is survived by her loving husband of 72 years, Robert Ford, and a son, James Ford. Esther came from a large family...
Helen L. Vogel
Jul 3, 2020
Helen L. Vogel, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Thompson) Gochenour. She was the loving wife of Richard S. Vogel for 61 years, until his passing in 2012.
Helen was dedicated to her family. She enjoyed knitting,...
Janet Levan King “Mammy; Mumsie”
Jul 3, 2020
Janet LeVan King, 89, resident of Kadima of Lititz went to heaven July 3, 2020. Born February 18, 1931 in Lancaster to the late Miriam (Thompson) and John LeVan.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Rolland R. King, Jr. of Millersville; her children Rolland R. "Trip" King, husband of Brandi Ryer of Washington Boro,...
