Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Charles E. Hatfield
Aug 8, 2020
Charles E. Hatfield, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 8, 2020.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Marguerite Hatfield.
After graduating JP McCaskey High School he served in the US Marine Corps Staff Sergeant from 1948-1952 and served during the Korean Conflict....
Mary Louise Fonzi
Aug 8, 2020
Mary Louise Fonzi, 92, of Millersville passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Willow Valley Communities in Willow Street, PA.
Born in Chest Springs, PA, Mary Louise was the eldest daughter born to Emmeran C. and Elvera M. (Kibler) Rieg. Married June 1, 1957 she shared 58 years of marriage with her husband Samuel Fonzi,...
Jeannine D. Smith
Aug 8, 2020
Jeannine D. (Kinchen) Smith, 91, of Lititz, formerly of El Paso, TX. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of the late Ethel (Rowan) and Ray Kinchen. She was the loving wife to the late Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Smith.
Jeannine was a member of Scottsdale Baptist Church in El Paso, TX prior to moving to...
Donna Mellinger Fryer
Aug 8, 2020
Donna Mellinger Fryer, daughter of the late Bertha Matilda Schaffhauser died Saturday, August 8, 2020. She was born Jan 30, 1936 in Kinzers, PA.
Donna graduated from Paradise High School in 1953. She was married to the late Robert Fryer for 61 years and had two daughters Sandra married to Vincent De Paul Phillips in West Chester,...
Jean Mcevers Sheehan
Aug 7, 2020
On Friday, August 7, 2020, Jean McEvers Sheehan, loving mother of three and grandmother of six, passed away at the age of 86, surrounded by her beloved family on cellular devices and her eldest daughter present by her side, at Willow Valley Community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Jean was born on June 2, 1934 in Washington, D.C....
Patricia A. “Pat” Nolan
Aug 7, 2020
Patricia A. "Pat" Nolan, 82, of Millersville, PA passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at home. Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Eugenia( Lusczzynski) and W. Harold Mock. She was the loving wife to the late George Richard Nolan, Sr.
Pat was a medical secretary for over 30 years until her...
Raymond Caldwell
Aug 7, 2020
Raymond Caldwell, 95, of Millersville, PA, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020.
He was the husband of the late Stella Wilson Caldwell, who passed away in 1995. Born in Conestoga, he was the son of the late Melvin B. and Grace P. Gardner Caldwell.
Raymond founded and operated his own excavating company, Raymond Caldwell...
Samantha Drew Keller
Aug 6, 2020
Samantha Drew Keller, of Lancaster Pa, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at the age of 24, after a long battle that she fought with grit to drug addiction. Born on January 7, 1996 during the blizzard of 96, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lancaster Pa.
She was the daughter of Sara Keene, wife of James...
David George Hughes
Aug 6, 2020
David George Hughes, formerly of Lancaster, went to his Heavenly Home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 6, 2020. Born in Newark, NJ in 1936, he was the son of Hugh and Hazel Hughes. David had a wonderful childhood with a very loving and close nuclear and extended family. In 1964 he married Mary...
Richard M. “Pooh” Bemis
Aug 6, 2020
Richard M. "Pooh" Bemis, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020.
He was the husband of Jessie M. Marquart Bemis, sharing 60 years of marriage this past January. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Milton H. and Clara Bemis.
Pooh had worked for Andersons Pretzel Bakery for...
Dr. Ronald Vincent Krak
Aug 5, 2020
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Dr. Ronald Vincent Krak, loving husband and father, passed away at age 62. He practiced medicine at Roseville Pediatrics for 33 years.
Dr. Krak was born January 21, 1958, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Dr. Michael and Mrs. Joan (Lesutis) Krak, and grew up in Munhall, PA, where his father practiced pediatrics. He...
Sharon S. Beiler
Aug 5, 2020
Sharon S. Beiler, 68, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2020 at her home. Born and raised in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George Reeder and Elsie R. Heck.
Sharon had a soft spot in her heart for animals. If she found an animal in need, she would immediately open her heart...
Robert L. Shelly
Aug 5, 2020
Robert L. "Bob" Shelly, 85, of Lancaster, passed away at home, Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Born in Lititz, Bob was the son of the late J. Paul and Kathryn Z. (Wolf) Shelly. He was the husband of Dixie (Bailor) Shelly.
A 1953 graduate of Rothsville High School, Bob worked for the City of Lancaster as a Supervisor...
Jeanne D. Kachel
Aug 4, 2020
After a very brief illness of aggressive leukemia, Jeanne Delores Kachel, nee Spangler, joined her father, Arthur H. and mother, Margie L. Butzer in her eternal home, heaven on Tuesday, August 4th surrounded by so many of her family members. She was the beloved wife of Richard with whom she shared almost 66 years of marriage.
Jeanne...
Helen Marie “Lynne” Besecker
Aug 4, 2020
Helen Marie "Lynne" Besecker, 86, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 one year to the date after her husband and love of her life, Joseph A. Besecker, MD, died. They shared 63 years together.
ATTENTION: Helen's visitation will take place on Friday, August 28, 2020 5pm-9pm at The Emerald Foundation 2120 Oregon...
Robert L. Shreiner
Aug 4, 2020
Robert L. Shreiner, 70, of Ephrata, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 surrounded by his family at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Anna (Good) and Elmer Shreiner. He was the loving husband to Valerie (Leber) Shreiner.
Prior to his retirement, he was...
Pauline Laverne Hutchison
Aug 4, 2020
Pauline Laverne Hutchison, 88, of Lancaster, formerly of Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Oak Leaf Manor South in Millersville. Born in Jasper, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Pauline Clayton, and the wife of the late Carper W. Hutchison who passed away on May 17th, and together they shared 63 years...
Mary M. Mitchell
Aug 4, 2020
Mary M. Mitchell, 86, of Lititz passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late William A. and Mary C. (Burke) Burkitt. She was the loving wife of William J. Mitchell, Jr. with whom she shared 64 years of marriage until his passing in 2019.
Mary...
James K. Kyle
Aug 3, 2020
Jim, 73, of Millersville, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2020 with his loving wife, Kris, by his side.
Jim and Kris were married 54 years and had 3 daughters: Kelly married to David Reel, Kim married to Todd Ament, and Krista married to Eric Lahouchuc. He also had 4 grandchildren: Jenna married to Peter Darrenkamp,...
Gilbert Cuevas, Sr.
Aug 3, 2020
Gilbert Cuevas, Sr. 68 of Lancaster, PA passed away unexpectedly at Penn State Hershey Medical. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Thomasa (Rodriguez) and Diosdado Cuevas. He was the loving husband for 50 years to Isabel (Diaz) Cuevas.
Gilbert was a proud veteran of the US Marine Corp where he was...
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