May 3, 2020

Allan K. Holm, 78, of Landis Homes, passed away May 3rd, 2020. Born in Elmira, NY he was the son of the late Melvin and Kathleen (Fosse) Holm. He was the loving husband of Shirley (Firestine) Holm with whom he shared over 50 years of marriage.

He was a 1959 graduate of Ottawa Township High school and...

May 2, 2020

Chester "Chet" G. Herr, 88, of Strasburg, passed away peacefully at Landis Homes on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Born in Smoketown, PA he was the son of the late Harold F. and Edna (Groff) Herr. He was the loving husband of Vesta (Phenninger) Herr.

Chester was a graduate of Manor-Millersville High School. Following high School Chet honorably...

May 2, 2020

Floyd "Whitey" Rightmire shuffled off this mortal coil on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 5:58 AM. He was beloved by all he encountered and will be terribly missed. He hailed originally from Hanover, PA, where he was an all-state fullback in high school. He attended Albright College on a scholarship where, interrupted by a 3-year stint in the US...

May 2, 2020

Floyd E. Rightmire, Jr., 89, husband of Barbara M. (Smith) Rightmire of Willow Valley.

May 2, 2020

Richard L Shopf 89, of Lititz, passed away May 2, 2020. Born in Conestoga, PA he was the son of the late Phares and Hazel (Huber) Shopf. Richard was the loving husband of the late Doris (Hess) Shopf.

Richard worked at RR Donnelley in Lancaster for many years. He enjoyed fishing, watching Phillies, corn roasts, electronics, and...

May 2, 2020

Roland E. Bollacker, 88, of Lititz, PA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 2, 2020. He was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of the late Florence (Blair) and Albertus Bollacker. He was the loving husband to the late Margaret (Miller) for over 42 years who passed in 2008.

Prior to his...

May 1, 2020

William A. " Bill" McGinley, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at his residence. He was the husband of Margaret E. "Peggy" McGinley, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage this past January 6th. Born in Mount Carmel, he was the son of the late Anthony J. and Catherine Stanton McGinley. Later in life,...

May 1, 2020

Marion T. Sauders Smith, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020.

She was the wife of Carl D. Smith, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage this past August 23rd. She was previously married to the late Lewis W. Sauders, Sr. who died in 1967. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of...

May 1, 2020

Robert W. Lukowski, 78, of Manheim Twp., passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of Friday, May 1, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Marion F. and Elva (Mahowski) Lukowski. Robert was the devoted husband of Carole L. (Slutter) Lukowski, and they would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on May...

May 1, 2020

Judith Margolin Anthony passed away on May 1, 2020, at Homestead Village. Judy, the daughter of Mark and Sue Margolin, was born in Philadelphia where she grew up with her brother Steve. She was a congregant of Temple Beth El since moving to Lancaster.

Judy was a teacher her entire career. She began teaching at Simon Gratz...

May 1, 2020

Gilbert C. Childs, IV, 80, of Manheim Twp., passed away at home on Friday, May 1, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gilbert C. Childs, III and Isabella (Sprenkle) Childs. Gilbert was the beloved husband of Linda (Wiser) Childs, and they celebrated 52 years of marriage this past September.

"Gil", or "Duke"...

May 1, 2020

Nina Hamersley, 79, of Lancashire Hall, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020. She is survived by her children: Clarence Hamersley, husband of Melissa, of Hunlock Creek, PA; Denise Friese, wife of John, of Etters, PA; and Brian Hamersley, of Lancaster. She is also survived by her siblings: Mary, John, Paul, and Joseph Camarata, all of New Jersey.

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Apr 30, 2020

Alice W. (Wagner) Mayer, 89, of Lancaster, passed away at Country Meadows Retirement Home, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Irene (Barker) and Joseph Wagner. She never lost her love for the city of Pittsburgh and its residents.

Alice lived in Ohio and California before settling in...

Apr 30, 2020

Julio E. Gueits, 67, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Harrisburg. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Carlos E. Gueits and Victoria Velasquez.

After graduating from high school, Julio honorably served his country with the US Marine Corps. He worked in the...

Apr 30, 2020

Eleanor Kathryn "Kay" Minjock, 68, of Lititz, formerly of Charleroi, PA passed away peacefully Thursday, April 30, 2020 at home surrounded by love. Born in North Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late John Robert "Jack" and Helen Jean (Harris) Stevenson. She was the beloved wife of Joseph Albert Minjock with whom she shared over 39 beautiful...

Apr 30, 2020

Martin Luther "Marty" Tshudy, Jr., 91, of Lancaster, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 after a brief illness. Born July 29, 1928, to the late Martin L. Tshudy, Sr. and Margaret Gunzenhauser Grimely, he was the loving husband of Martha Tollinger Butson for 31 years.

Marty's faith was very important to him. He loved God and attended New...

Apr 30, 2020

"Nick" Bitzer, 74, of Manheim passed away on April 30, 2020 at LGH due to Covid 19 virus. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Rowland P. and Meda E. (Barclay) Bitzer. He was the devoted and loving husband of Betty Lou (Herr) Bitzer. They shared 41 years of marriage.

Nick graduated from Hempfield High School,...

Apr 30, 2020

Edward R. Thoms, 88, passed away at Luther Acres on Thursday 4/30/2020. He was born in Lancaster to the late Joseph and Lena (Riemer) Thoms. Ed was also stepson of the late Helen (Hopkins) Thoms.

His first wife, Jennie (Lesoken) Thoms died in 1988. Ed celebrated 29 years of marriage with his second wife Audrey (Keller) Thoms...

Apr 29, 2020

Louise H. Kurtz, 95, resident of Luther Acres Skilled Nursing, Lititz, died suddenly of COVID-19 on April 29, 2020. She was born and grew up in Altoona, PA, the daughter of the late Harriet and John Hemphill. She was the oldest of "the four girls" as they were known, predeceased by her sisters Helen (Waag), Marjorie(McCowan) and is survived...

Apr 29, 2020

David W Pugh 77, of Lancaster, passed away on April 29, 2020 surrounded by his family.

Dave grew up in Wilkes-Barre, PA and was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School class of 1960, with whom he shared in their monthly meetings and get- togethers until his move to Lancaster in 2017. He served in the USAF...