Mar 25, 2020

Edward Donald "Don" Searle, 89, of Pequea, PA and formerly of Mickleton, NJ, passed away on March 25, 2020. He was born at home on W. Broad St., Paulsboro, NJ in Dec. 1930 to Clinton & Rose Searl. In May 1951, he married his high school sweetheart, Edna C. Snyder, at Billingsport UM Church.

Don was best...

Mar 25, 2020

Hiram Richards, Sr., 91, of Lititz, passed away March 25, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care. Born in Hazelton, PA, he was the son William H. Sr. and Muriel H. (Nicholes) Richards. He and his wife, Marilyn Jean (McCarney) Richards, celebrated 33 years of marriage together in 2019.

Hiram retired from PPL as an Assistant Chief Lancaster...

Mar 25, 2020

Teresa E. Rohrer, 73, formerly of Lancaster, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on the evening of Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. She passed away due to complications related to heart disease.

Teresa – or Terri, as she was known by her family and friends was born on January 31, 1947, in...

Mar 25, 2020

Bruce E. Ayrton, 74, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Clara (Maurer) and Elmer Ayrton. He was the husband of the late Betty Elizabeth (Haslam) with whom he shared over 48 years of marriage.

Prior to his retirement, he...

Mar 25, 2020

Peter L. VanBuren, 82, of Lancaster passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Born in York, PA, he was the son of the late Wesley H. and Marie (Phelps) VanBuren.

Peter honorably served his country in the US Navy on the USS INTREPID as a journalist. He was a graduate from Northwestern University. Peter...

Mar 25, 2020

Sue Fry, 90, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Adele (McKenzie) Letson.

Sue deeply loved her family and was deeply loved by them. She was outgoing, thoughtful, and generous. Sue is survived by her son Herbert "Chip" Fry Jr....

Mar 24, 2020

Terry Lee Haines, 70, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on March 24, 2020. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of John C. and Anna E. (Prescott) Haines.

A graduate of Elizabethtown High School, Terry enlisted in the United States Marines and served honorably in tours during Desert Storm and in Beirut. He was a...

Mar 24, 2020

Shirley L. Pickel Wasson, 82, of Paradise, passed away at Conestoga View on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Born in Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster County, PA, she was the only daughter and the youngest of four children of Clarence E. Pickel and Martha I. Miller Pickel. Her older brothers were Raymond E. Pickel, Clair N. Pickel and Lloyd W. Pickel. The family...

Mar 24, 2020

Donna J. Sturgis, 72, of Wrightsville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Betty Jane (Beichtel) Sturgis. Donna graduated from Penn Manor High School with the Class of 1965 and later received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Wagner College in...

Mar 24, 2020

Mary R. Frey, 65, of The Long Community at Highland apartments in Manheim Twp., passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Pittsburgh, Mary was the daughter of Kathryn (Jacob) Frey and the late Charles A. Frey.

She was a resident of Lancaster since 1960 and attended St. Anne School...

Mar 23, 2020

Rev. Derwood Strunk, Jr, of Lititz PA, died March 23,2020. He was the son of Sara Blake and Derwood Strunk Sr. One of 7 children; survived by his sister Joanne Osborne (Arizona).

Derwood married his childhood sweetheart Lois Lehman. She died in May 2001.

Derwood is survived by 3 children: Ruth (Clyde) Schon, Master Chief...

Mar 21, 2020

Donald L. Wagner, age 83, passed away on March 21, 2020, just as COVID had shut everything down and Andrea M. Wagner, age 86, passed away on January 24, 2026, after brief battles with cancer. They shared 58 years of marriage filled with love, care and devotion.

Don, an only child, was born on September 30, 1937,...

Mar 21, 2020

Clinton K. Slonaker, 82, of Conestoga, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2020, at Lancaster General Health after a courageous battle with pneumonia and COPD.

Born in West Lawn, PA, he was the son of the late Karl F. Slonaker and the late Elsie May Potteiger Slonaker. Clint grew up in York, PA. He graduated from William...

Mar 21, 2020

Bill Saylor, 90, of Millersville passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, March 21, 2020. Bill was born into a close-knit family in a working-class neighborhood of Reading, PA. during the Great Depression. While his parents practiced frugality, they also bestowed on Bill a sense of humor, an optimistic personality, and a love of socializing with family and friends....

Mar 21, 2020

Warren C. Wilson, 71, of Lancaster, beloved husband and father, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in New York, he was the son of the late Margaret (Gorry) and Walter Wilson.

Warren was the husband of Linda (Herskowitz) Wilson, with whom he celebrated 38th wedding anniversary on August 22nd.

Warren retired...

Mar 21, 2020

D. Warren Aument, 81, of Strasburg, passed away at his residence on March 21, 2020.

He was the husband of Darlene M. Albright Aument, with whom he shared 8 years of marriage this past August 7th. He had been the husband of the late Sharon L. Aument who passed away in 2001. Born in Lancaster, he was...

Mar 20, 2020

Joseph Jaremko, 92, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 on his 71st wedding anniversary. His wife of 40 years, the late Antonia "Toni" Jaremko, passed away in 1989. Born in Jamaica, NY on October 25, 1927 he was most recently a 13-year resident of Brethren Village, Lititz, PA. Joe is survived by his two sons Colonel Joseph Elliott...

Mar 20, 2020

Donald C. Leayman, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on March 20, 2020. He was the husband of Joanne L. Neff Leayman, with whom he shared 69 years of marriage this past July 9th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Chester A. and Hazel M. Richardson Leayman.

Don was a 1945 graduate of Manheim...

Mar 20, 2020

Joseph Clark Culver, 72, of Lancaster, passed away on March 20, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Surviving him are his loving wife Ellen, his children Allan, Katie and Dan, his daughters' in-law Janet and Nicole, his son in-law Jeremy and his nine grandchildren: Joseph, Grace, Anna, Colin, Mae, Tanner, Olivia, Mila, and Isabel.

Joe's life...

Mar 20, 2020

Ruth F. Buckwalter, 64, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care surrounded by her family following her journey with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Christian and Susan (Frey) Barley.

She is survived by her husband James "Reid" Buckwalter of 41 years. They were married on November...