Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Hernando Herrera Rios

Hernando Herrera Rios

Apr 26, 2020

Hernando Herrera Rios, 77, of West New York, New Jersey, died April 26, 2020.

Roy F. Miller

Roy F. Miller

Apr 26, 2020

Roy Miller, 70, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with leukemia. Roy was born in Bath, NY on December 19, 1949, the son of the late Walter & Ethel (Adams) Miller, and grew up in Pleasant Valley where he found no shortage of mischief with his friends. Roy was...

Maria Wendt

Maria Wendt

Apr 26, 2020

Maria Wendt (nee Palumbo), 78, of Willow Valley Retirement Community, formerly of Middletown, DE and Pasadena, MD died on April 26, 2020 after a long bout with dementia.

She was married to Fred D. Wendt for 57 years (Oct 1962) and had three children DuWayne Wendt married to Allison Wendt (nee Pence); David Wendt married to Laurie...

William H. Stein

William H. Stein

Apr 26, 2020

William H. Stein, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020.

He was the husband of Jacqueline Albert Stein, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage this past February 19th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles J. Stein and Madeline Greenblatt Lipman.

Bill had worked in sales...

Martin C. Light, Sr.

Martin C. Light, Sr.

Apr 26, 2020

Martin C. Light, Sr., 79, of Lancaster, died peacefully with family by his side on April 26, 2020. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Martin L. and Carcena (Engle) C. Light and the beloved husband of Helen (Schreder) Light.

A 1959 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, Marty worked in local...

Lenore Rhodes

Lenore Rhodes

Apr 26, 2020

Lenore Rhodes, 94, formerly of New York and Florida, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Brethren Village. She was born in Ellenville, NY, to the late Phillip and Bella (Kleinman) Kaplan. Lenore celebrated 73 years of marriage with her husband Eugene I. Rhodes before his death on January 13, 2019. He was her rock.

Lenore...

Ernest M. Wood, Md

Ernest M. Wood, Md

Apr 25, 2020

Dr. Ernest M. Wood, 82, passed from the caring arms of attending nurses to the loving arms of the Lord on Saturday, April 25, 2020. A victim of COVID-19 which took another life in the dark loneliness of lockdown and quarantine.

Ernie was born on May 2, 1937 to Ernest and Emily Wood in Havre de Grace,...

David F. Gaydos

David F. Gaydos

Apr 25, 2020

David F. Gaydos, 73, of Lititz, passed away at his home on April 25, 2020. Born in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Frank & Josephine (Hyeck) Gaydos.

A graduate of Penn State with a MS in Chemical Engineering from WVU, David worked 52 years for various companies before retiring in 2018. He...

Paul L. Frey

Paul L. Frey

Apr 25, 2020

Paul L. Frey, 88, of Willow Street, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Millersville, PA he was the son of the late Elsie (Spohn) and Harry Frey. He was the loving husband to Thelma (Gray) Frey with whom he shared for over 67 years of marriage.

Paul enjoyed gardening....

Donna M. Geiger Lippart

Donna M. Geiger Lippart

Apr 25, 2020

Donna M. Geiger Lippart, 53, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in Delaware, She was the daughter to the late Alice (Giger) Muzyk and Walter Muzyk and her adopted father Gordon Samuels.

Donna enjoyed collecting reborn dolls and gardening. She loved to travel to the beach. Most of all she cherished spending...

Joan Siderio Diller

Joan Siderio Diller

Apr 25, 2020

Joan Siderio Diller 80, of Lititz died unexpectantly on Saturday April 25, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle Lititz. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Walter and Anne (Warobe) Siderio. She was the loving wife of Robert C. Diller Sr. for over 60 years.

Joan was a homemaker dedicated to raising her children and focusing...

Salvatore R. "Sal" Cianci

Salvatore R. "Sal" Cianci

Apr 24, 2020

Salvatore R. "Sal" Cianci, 93, of Lititz formerly of Ocean Pines, MD, passed away unexpectantly on April 24, 2020. Born in Inwood, Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Carmello & Jessie (Zappula) Cianci. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth "Betty" Cianci (Melville).

Sal was a man that could always be found...

Werner James John Stolp

Werner James John Stolp

Apr 24, 2020

"John" Stolp passed away April 24 at his home in Lititz. He was the devoted husband of Elaine Diffenderfer Stolp with whom he shared 40 years and devoted father of Matthew Stolp (San Jose, CA), James Stolp (San Jose, CA), Brandon Stolp and wife Kellye McKee (Santa Rosa, CA) and Zachary Stolp (Baltimore, MD). He is also survived by...

Altagracia “Grace” Fonseca Ortega

Altagracia “Grace” Fonseca Ortega

Apr 24, 2020

Altagracia "Grace" Fonseca Ortega, entered into La Casa de Dios Friday, April 24, 2020 at home with loving family by her side.

Grace was born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. She was the daughter of the late Paula Alvarez Fonseca and Martín Fonseca. Grace was entrusted with her family's care when her father passed early in her life....

Vivian C. Scifers

Vivian C. Scifers

Apr 24, 2020

Vivian C. Scifers, 86, of Lancaster and Vero Beach, FL entered into God's Kingdom on Friday, April 24, 2020 after a brief illness.

Vivian was born on July 25, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA to Edith and John T. Reuter. She was the youngest of seven girls. She graduated from West Philadelphia High School in December 1950. Vivian...

Frances E. Elliott

Frances E. Elliott

Apr 23, 2020

Frances E. Elliott, 90, of Landisville, formerly of Port Chester, NY, passed away from COVID-19 on April 23, 2020 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Warwick, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Elaine (Perry) Crawford and wife to the late William Elliott.

Frances attended nursing school and worked as a Registered Nurse at New...

Ruth B. Peterman

Ruth B. Peterman

Apr 23, 2020

Ruth B. Peterman, 98, a resident of Willow Valley, went home to be with her Savior and Lord on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Born in East Coventry, she was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Mary E. (Detweiler) Brownback and the beloved wife of the late John B. "Jack" Peterman, VMD.

Ruth grew up in...

Betty June Gray

Betty June Gray

Apr 23, 2020

Betty June Gray, 93, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle (Snyder) Starr. She was the loving wife of Joseph E. Gray with whom she shared 69 wonderful years of marriage.

Betty was a faithful member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran...

William D. Hatfield, Sr.

William D. Hatfield, Sr.

Apr 23, 2020

William D. "Bill" Hatfield Sr., age 78, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020. Bill was the beloved husband of Millie R. (Enck) Hatfield for 56 years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Hatfield and Dorothy I. (Chryst) Hatfield.

Bill graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School, class of 1960. He...

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