Mar 15, 2020

James "Jim" Curcio, 67, of Lancaster, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away at UPMC Lititz on Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was born in Brooklyn and was the son of the late Gandolfo and Josephine (Capitano) Curcio. He is survived by his wife, Adrienne (Meck) Curcio. They were married in Lancaster on October 2, 2004.

Jim retired...

Mar 15, 2020

Dennis L. Tessen,69, of Lancaster, passed away on March 15th, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. He had endured long and hard-fought battles over several years with serious illnesses. Dennis was born on November 24th, 1950 in New London, Wisconsin to Mary Tessen and the late James Tessen. He graduated from Hortonville High School in 1969,...

Mar 15, 2020

Mary S. Harnish, 86, of Lampeter, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. She was the wife of the late John A. Harnish, who passed away in 2014. Born in Mastersonville, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Mabel Steinmetz Brandt.

Mary had been a homemaker and owned a farm on Lampeter Rd. with her...

Mar 14, 2020

Diane M. Zielinski, 75, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Ft. Wayne, IN she was the daughter of the late Robert and Frances (Knight) Gebhard. She was the wife of Dorsey K. Zielinski with whom she shared over 24 years of marriage.

She thoroughly enjoyed...

Mar 14, 2020

Martha (Marty) A. Stauffer, 86, of Brethren Village, formerly of Strasburg was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Born and raised in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Adam B. And Gertrude M. Redcay. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold L. Stauffer with whom she shared 63...

Mar 14, 2020

Jose A. Ramirez, Sr.'s window now sits empty, after he went to be in the arms of our Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Modesto Ramirez Collazo and Ana Celia Silva-Ayala.

Jose was loved by many. He will be remembered for sitting in his...

Mar 14, 2020

Mary M. Dunn, 82, passed away at her East Lampeter Twp. home on Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was born in Lancaster to the late Joseph and Hedwig (Sollfrank) Streicher. Mary celebrated 61 years of marriage with her husband Earl R. "Skip" Dunn, Jr. last November 8th.

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, Class of 1956,...

Mar 14, 2020

Joseph Michael Laventure, Sr.,70, of Ephrata, PA passed away Saturday March 14, 2020 in his home.

Joe was born on December 21, 1949 in York, PA to the late George and Dorothy Laventure. He proudly entered the United States Marine Corps in 1969 and served two and a half tours in Vietnam as an M-60 machine gunner...

Mar 14, 2020

William "Bill" Robert Gerhart, 69, of Lititz, passed away surrounded by his loving family at UPMC Lititz on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Born in Abington, PA he was the son of the late William Samuel and Mabel (Ebert) Gerhart. He was the loving husband to Mary Ann (Moyer) Gerhart with whom he shared almost 48 years of marriage.

Mar 13, 2020

Danylle L. Stewart, 44, of Lancaster, passed away at home on Friday March 13, 2020 just prior to her 45th birthday. She was born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Cynthia (Bastendorf) Macarevich and her stepfather Roger of Houston, TX.

Danylle loved to read and was very artistic. She loved her music and especially enjoyed...

Mar 13, 2020

Abigail Marie (Lowe) Critchfield, 42, of Akron, PA passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, NY after a courageous 3 and a half year battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, PA, Abigail was the daughter of Harry and Susan (Welsh) Lowe and was the loving wife to Andrew Critchfield for over...

Mar 13, 2020

George F. Baum, 83, formerly of Lampeter and Ronks, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at Conestoga View. He was born in Lancaster to the late Paul and Velma Baum. George was married to Pauline C. (Lentz) Baum for 51 years before her death in 2010.

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School he worked as a...

Mar 12, 2020

Gareth G. "Gary" Long, 85, formerly of Lititz, passed away at his East Hempfield Twp. Home on Thursday, March 12, 2020. He was born in Rothsville to the late Henry F. and Miriam Irene (Grube) Long. Gary celebrated 45 years of marriage with his wife Susan (Thompson) Long last August 31st.

He served in the US Army...

Mar 12, 2020

Sister Rose Mary of the Sacred Heart, OP (nee Ethel Marie Concheck) early on Monday morning March 12, 2020 went home to God to Whom she lovingly consecrated her life for 68 years as Dominican Nun of the Perpetual Rosary at the monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Lancaster, PA.

Sister was the daughter of...

Mar 11, 2020

George G. "Red" Miller, Jr., of Lancaster, passed away at Rose City Nursing & Rehabilitation on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of George Sr. and Lena (Strimel) Miller.

Red was a proud Army Veteran. He will always be known for his love of bingo as well as his beloved dog, Squirt....

Mar 11, 2020

Dorothy M. Rebman, lovingly known as "Dot" or "Nanny" to many, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the fifth of eight children, born to the late Francis X. and Catherine (Work) Markert.

Dorothy was devoted to the Catholic faith and her beloved St. Mary's Church.

Dot was a...

Mar 11, 2020

Maria Luisa Cruz Rios, 74, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Ponce, PR, Maria was the loving daughter of the late Monserrate Cruz and Julia Rios.

A homemaker, Maria found great joy as a stay-at-home mom, raising her five children who she loved dearly. She was known...

Mar 11, 2020

Jeanne (Heroux) Daecher, of Kutztown, died March 11, 2020 at the age of 80. She was the wife of A. Henry Daecher of Kutztown, with whom she celebrated 59 years of marriage on February 4, 2020. Born in Newark, NJ, Jeanne was the daughter of the late John Heroux and Elizabeth (Fitzgibbons) Heroux of Lancaster.

A graduate...

Mar 10, 2020

Martha Johnson 83, of Lancaster, passed away March 10, 2020. Born in Camden, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late James and Alberta (Carson) Parker. Martha was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lancaster. Family and friends referred to her as "Nana" and she will be missed dearly.

Martha is survived by 4 daughters; Sheila...

Mar 10, 2020

Johanna "Jenny" Koch, née Heinzel, an avowed "tough broad," died of natural causes the morning of March 10th after a struggle with Alzheimer's. She was 80 years old.

Jenny was born December 31st, 1939, and she spent almost all of her childhood in Obernzell, a Bavarian town, until Bruce Koch, an American soldier stationed nearby, swept her...