Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Dietra A. "Deedee" Thomas

Dietra A. "Deedee" Thomas

May 19, 2020

Dietra A. Thomas, also known as DeeDee, 58 of Lancaster, Pa entered into rest May 19,2020 at Lancaster General Hospital after a sudden illness. DeeDee was born on October 20, 1961 in Lancaster, Pa. She is a daughter of the Rev. James W. and the late Carolyn L. Thomas (2015), Lancaster.

DeeDee was raised in Lancaster City...

Gloria C. (Conrad) Stewart

Gloria C. (Conrad) Stewart

May 19, 2020

Gloria C. (Conrad) Stewart, 93, formerly of Camp Hill, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Country Meadows Retirement Home in Lancaster. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Violet Loretta (Abel) and William Conrad. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Stewart, who passed in 2010.

Gloria graduated from...

Lester D. Young

Lester D. Young

May 19, 2020

Lester D. Young, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

He was the husband of the late Helen A. Hertter Young, who passed away in 1986. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late A. Lester and Katie Wagner Young.

Lester had worked for the US Postal Service from 1973...

David A. Phillips

David A. Phillips

May 18, 2020

David A. Phillips, 76, of Lancaster, formerly of Millersville, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at his home. Born in New Castle, PA he was the son of the late Robert M. and D. Elizabeth (Risley) Phillips. For 47 years he was the loving husband of Carrie Phillips.

David will be remembered for his many years...

Katharina “Ducky” Watson

Katharina “Ducky” Watson

May 18, 2020

Katharina "Ducky" Watson, 88, formerly of Lampeter, passed away at Conestoga View on Monday, May 18, 2020. She was born in Liebling, Romania to the late Michael and Christine (Shank) Maerz.

She came to the United States in 1951, married Robert H. Watson in 1966, and shared 40 years together until his death in 2007.

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Carper W. Hutchison

Carper W. Hutchison

May 17, 2020

Carper W. Hutchison, 89, of Lancaster, formerly of Virginia, passed away on May 17, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Maggie, Virginia, he was the son of the late Grover M. and Rebecca C. (Stebers) Hutchison. He was the husband of Pauline L. (Clayton) Hutchison for 63 years.

Carper served his country in the United States...

Joseph James Lees

Joseph James Lees

May 17, 2020

Joseph James Lees, 79, son of the late Joseph and Thelma Lees, passed away in his sleep at his Ephrata home on 5/17/2020.

He was president of Manheim Twp. Ambulance, which included both active duty as EMT and board member for his time span. He served as a Navy Radioman on the USS Essex (CVS-9) during peace...

Santos Nieves

Santos Nieves

May 17, 2020

Santos Nieves, 61, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 17, 2020 after a short battle with Covid19. Born in Comerio, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late David Nieves and of Carmela Centeno. He was a loving father of his daughter, Lizbeth Nieves of Fajardo, Puerto Rico and...

Darlene Bigler

Darlene Bigler

May 17, 2020

Darlene Bigler 77, of Millersville, passed away May 17, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Paris and Sara (Spece) Sauder.

Darlene was survived by son, Tom and wife Mellissa; 2 daughters, Tara and husband Michael; Tina and husband John; brother, Barry and wife Pat; 4 grandchildren, Grace, Tristan, Avery, and Lila....

Harry Thomas Aichele

Harry Thomas Aichele

May 16, 2020

Surrounded by his family at home, Harry Thomas Aichele, 90, of Lancaster, formerly of Lititz, went home to be with the Lord Saturday evening, May 16, 2020. He was born April 7, 1930 in Johnstown, PA to the late Harry Allen and Margaret (Nesbitt) Aichele.

He attended JP McCaskey High School and earned his degree in Police...

Richard Lynn Rothan

Richard Lynn Rothan

May 16, 2020

Richard Lynn Rothan died peacefully at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday May 16, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, after a quick decline due to dementia. He was 75.

Born Nov. 14, 1944 at Fort Riley military base in Fort Riley KS, he was the son of the late Ralph Louis Rothan and Sally (Hudson) Meece....

Sherri Lynn Crissman

Sherri Lynn Crissman

May 15, 2020

Sherri L. Crissman, 56, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Friday, May 15, 2020, following a valiant battle against cancer. Born at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, she was the daughter of the late Gary and Joan (Martin) Steberger. Sherri was the faithful and precious wife of Joseph W. Crissman, with whom she would...

Alice D. Hollingsworth

Alice D. Hollingsworth

May 14, 2020

Alice Hollingsworth, 96, of, Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Brethren Village Retirement Community. Born in 1924 in Kastellorizo, Greece, she was the first daughter of the late Dimitri and Christina (Kakulas) Gabriel. Alice was the wife of the late Francis J. Hollingsworth who passed in 1979.

Alice's family left Greece and moved to...

Charles R. “Chub” Simmons

Charles R. “Chub” Simmons

May 13, 2020

On Wednesday morning, May 13, 2020, Charles R. "Chub" Simmons' 21-year journey living with traumatic brain injury ended in the peaceful mountains of Pennsylvania at Darway Health Care in Forksville, where he resided the last three years. His passing, while sad, is also a blessing. We are confident he is in a better place, with full mobility, and all...

Stella C. (Pazakis) Gianopoulos

Stella C. (Pazakis) Gianopoulos

May 13, 2020

Stella C. (Pazakis) Gianopoulos, 95, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on May 13, 2020 of natural causes at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Stella began a long career with Armstrong "Cork" Company right out of high school, keeping up with her co-workers for many years after her retirement. But as much as she enjoyed her fulltime job, Stella reveled...

Evelyn E. Bolton

Evelyn E. Bolton

May 13, 2020

Retired missionary, Rev. Evelyn E (Burke) Bolton, was escorted into heaven on May 13, 2020. Although born in New Jersey in 1928, she grew up in South Africa, the daughter of missionaries Frederic and Lydia Burke. Lydia was a daughter of Swedish missionaries to Africa, making Evelyn a 3rd generation missionary.

In 1952 she married Robert Bolton,...

Suzanne Wenzel Mccarty

Suzanne Wenzel Mccarty

May 12, 2020

Suzanne Wenzel McCarty, 67, of Manor Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John D. Wenzel, Sr. and the late Rosa Lee (Pittman) Beard.

Suzanne was a graduate of Penn Manor High School. In earlier years, she worked as a Finance...

Bartolo Santiago

Bartolo Santiago

May 12, 2020

Bartolo Santiago 72, of Millersville, went to rest with the Lord on May 12, 2020. Born in Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Antonio and Juana (Gonzalez) Santiago. Bartolo is the loving husband of Iris (Delgado) Santiago.

Bartolo served our country in the army during the Vietnam war. He was an active member at...

Peter T. Knutsen

Peter T. Knutsen

May 12, 2020

Peter T. Knutsen, 74, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Helen Marie (Jensen) and Trygve Lovdal Knutsen. He was preceded in death by Priscilla L. (Stoltzfus) Knutsen in 1993 after 18 years of marriage.

Peter was one of the original founders and...

Julie L. Dorwart

Julie L. Dorwart

May 11, 2020

Julie L. Dorwart, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 11, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born December 29, 1938 in Ephrata, PA she was the daughter of the late Luther D. Strickler and Mildred Miller.

She graduated from Cocalico High School in 1957. After graduation she married her high...

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