Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Hilda M. Reichenbach

Hilda M. Reichenbach

Jun 10, 2020

Hilda May (Good) Reichenbach 87, a resident of Brethren Village, was born in Terre Hill on May 1, 1933, and went to be with her Lord on June 10, 2020. A graduate of Terre Hill High School, she worked for the New Holland Concrete Company for 5 years before becoming a bookkeeper for 41 years at the Bollman Hat...

Juan Carlos Torres Jr.

Juan Carlos Torres Jr.

Jun 9, 2020

Juan Carlos Torres, Jr., 18, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, Juan was the son of the late Juan Carlos Torres, Sr., and Alba Rosa Mason and the step-son of Darren Carnell Mason. Juan started life with many medical obstacles which he faced with determination and...

Amos F. Kinert

Amos F. Kinert

Jun 9, 2020

"Well done, good and faithful servant" were words that Amos F. Kinert longed to hear from his Savior. On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, he got to hear those words as he entered the presence of Jesus. Amos believed that for those who know Christ, to be absent from the body was to be present with the Lord.

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Charlie E. Caldwell

Charlie E. Caldwell

Jun 9, 2020

Charlie E. Caldwell, 72, of Peach Bottom, went with the angels on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Born and raised in Peach Bottom, he was the son of the late Thomas Early and Ruth Vena (Greer) Caldwell.

Kind, generous, loving, and caring are words that were frequently used to describe Charlie. He had a one of a kind...

Michael J. Cabry

Michael J. Cabry

Jun 9, 2020

Michael J. Cabry, 87, of Lititz, passed away at Landis Homes surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John J. and Anne Marie (Coll) Cabry. He was also the loving husband of Joan (Timmins) Cabry until her passing in 2018.

Though Michael and Joan...

Tanya M. (Cole) Fisher

Tanya M. (Cole) Fisher

Jun 9, 2020

Tanya M. (Cole) Fisher, 46, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care after a 2-year battle with stage 4 breast cancer. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Karen (Cole) Brown. She was the beloved wife of Michael Fisher for almost 25 years.

Tanya was a long-time member of...

Joan Carpenter

Joan Carpenter

Jun 9, 2020

Joan Carpenter, 91, of Mountville, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. A lifelong resident of Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth J. (Wenninger) Houser. Joan was the beloved wife of the late Harry S. Carpenter, Sr. who passed in 1984.

A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Joan...

Bonnie E. Whitman

Bonnie E. Whitman

Jun 8, 2020

Bonnie E. Whitman, 70, of Ephrata, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020. Born in Ephrata she was the daughter of the late Eugene H. and Sara E. (Gray) Barrett. Bonnie was a lifelong member of Highpoint Community Church in Ephrata.

Bonnie was a natural caregiver, she worked for 39 dedicated years as a nurse's aide...

Mae E. (Oehme) Meringer

Mae E. (Oehme) Meringer

Jun 8, 2020

Mae E. Meringer, 101, of Lititz, formerly of Millersville, passed away on June 8, 2020. She was the daughter of the late William W. and Elizabeth (Martin) Oehme. Mae was the wife of the late John C. Meringer who died in 1993.

Mae was a member of Covenant United Methodist Church, Lancaster where she was a member...

David Cummings

David Cummings

Jun 7, 2020

David Cummings, 61, of Elizabethtown, passed away on June 7, 2020 at Elizabeth Manor. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Clifford and Beatrice (Smith) Cummings.

David was a kind, gentle soul. His goal was to enjoy every day and he did so by playing music and partying. David also enjoyed watching soccer and...

Rev. L. David Cassel

Rev. L. David Cassel

Jun 7, 2020

David Cassel went home to be with his Lord and Savior June 7, 2020.

Born in Cressona, PA, he was the son of the late Rev. William K. and Mabel O. Cassel.

He graduated from Elizabethtown College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1960, and also earned a Masters of Divinity from the Evangelical...

Thaddeus L. Weeks

Thaddeus L. Weeks

Jun 7, 2020

Thaddeus L. Weeks, 45, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital on June, 7, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of Lorraine Weeks and the late Thaddeus Sabb.

Thaddeus attended J. P. McCaskey High School. Thaddeus was a talented musician and enjoyed rapping and singing. He enjoyed playing video games and spending...

Carol E. (Book) Shank

Carol E. (Book) Shank

Jun 6, 2020

Carol E. (Book) Shank, 73, of Lititz, passed away on June 6, 2020. Born in Leola, she was the daughter of the late Mary Pauline Buckwalter and Ray Book.

Carol was no ordinary woman of her time; she was fiercely independent and a go-getter. She embodied a modern-day woman, long before it was modern. She was a...

Lucille M. Russo

Lucille M. Russo

Jun 6, 2020

Lucille M. Russo, 93, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late J. Harry Jones and Ethyl S. (Shaub) Bixler, and her stepfather, Hiram Bixler.

Lucille worked for Macy's Department Store as a Sales Clerk, in customer service, and was known to...

Maria Pelka

Maria Pelka

Jun 6, 2020

On Saturday, June 6, 2020, Maria Pelka, loving great-grandmother, entered eternal life at age 94. Known as Mia, she was born on October 4, 1925 in the Netherlands to the late Joannes Leonardus Hubertus Boreas and Anna Gertrud Boreas. Mia was the eldest daughter of eleven children and helped her mother raise all her siblings. In a true 'love...

Beryl A. Coccio

Beryl A. Coccio

Jun 6, 2020

Beryl A. Coccio, 82, formerly a long -time resident of Cabbage Hill in Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her husband Guido L. "Junior" Coccio, Jr. in 2014. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Amanda R. Hiltz Martin.

She graduated...

Norman E. Waltz

Norman E. Waltz

Jun 6, 2020

Norman E. Waltz, 84, of Lititz, passed away in the presence of his family and companion on Saturday, June 6 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the son of the late B. Ezra and Annie H. (Breitigan) Waltz. He was preceded in life by his wife of 29 years, Barbara A. (Carpenter) Waltz and later a loving companion to...

Gloria J. Stoffa-Mcgeehan

Gloria J. Stoffa-Mcgeehan

Jun 5, 2020

Gloria Stoffa-McGeehan, 87, of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully, Friday, June 5, 2020, of natural causes, related to dementia which weakened her brain and body over the past few years. The family is grateful to the staff of Magnolias of Lancaster, East Petersburg, where she resided, for their devoted care.

Born in St. Clair, she was the...

Margaret B. (Barbour) Helman

Margaret B. (Barbour) Helman

Jun 5, 2020

Margaret B. (Barbour) Helman, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Legends of Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Daisy May (Buckwalter) and John E. Barbour. She was the beloved wife for 67 years to the late William C. Helman who passed in 2019.

Margaret was a 1948...

Steven Leroy Hain

Steven Leroy Hain

Jun 5, 2020

Steven Leroy Hain, 67, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at his Manheim Township home. He celebrated 46 years of marriage last August 17th with his wife Judy L. (Derck) Hain. They enjoyed living in Manheim Township and part of the year in Black Hawk, CO.

He was born in Harrisburg to the late Leroy Floyd and...

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