Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Opal M. Myers
Dec 29, 2019
Opal M. Myers, 90, of Lititz, PA and formerly of Irwin, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.
She was the wife of the late Harry "Tucker" R. Myers, who passed away in 1997. Born in Indian Head, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ruth Miller Geary.
...Frank Hoxworth
Dec 28, 2019
Frank Hoxworth, 91, of Lititz passed away peacefully on December 28, 2019 at Brethren Village. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Warner F. and Mary (Clark) Hoxworth and the beloved husband of A. Arlene (Hess) Hoxworth.
A proud veteran of the US Army, Frank served in the Korean War from 1951-1953. Frank was...
Duane E. Hart
Dec 28, 2019
Duane E. Hart, 62, of Lancaster, passed away tragically as a result of an accident on Saturday, December 28. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Ronald E. Hart and the late Margaret E. (Denlinger) Hart.
He was a proud member of the AMVETS Post #19, VFW Post #1690, and the American Order of Otters. Duane...
Alvin C. “Charlie” Brought, Jr.
Dec 27, 2019
Alvin C. "Charlie" Brought, Jr., 57, of Millersville, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on December 27, 2019. He was the husband of Donna L. Mertz Brought, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage this past August 5th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Alvin C., Sr., and Shirley A. Hager Brought.
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Harry Glenwood Nichols
Dec 27, 2019
Harry Glenwood Nichols, 66, of Holtwood, passed on December 27, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Oliver W. and Elizabeth (Norton) Nichols and the loving husband of Jean (Biddle) Nichols.
A graduate of Conestoga Valley High School, Harry worked as a foreman for Miller Metal...
Betty Jane Gurtizen
Dec 27, 2019
Betty Jane Gurtizen, 96, of Washington Boro, passed away December 27, 2019, at Brereton Manor, surrounded by her loving family. Born in West Willow, PA, she was the only child of the late Paul and Barbara (Rhinier) Stehman. Betty Jane was the beloved wife of the late Donald K. Gurtizen who passed away on December 4th, and together they...
Geraldine May Rineer
Dec 27, 2019
Geraldine May Rineer, 91, of Manor Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, December 27, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Willis L. and Mary E. (Perry) Harvey. For most of her working career, Geraldine worked for the Lancaster Press, from where she retired after more than 30 years...
Paul D. Rager
Dec 26, 2019
Paul D. Rager, 77, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. He was the husband of Sally Milley Rager, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage this past October 8th. Born in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Paul R. and Elizabeth Treaster Rager.
A member of the Manheim Township Police Dept...
Vicki L. Waller
Dec 26, 2019
Vicki L. Waller, Lititz, entered into eternal rest surrounded by family on December 26 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clair E. Waller and Lena S. Flora and stepdaughter of the late Robert E. L. Flora.
Vicki graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School and served her country honorably...
John A. Wodarcyk
Dec 26, 2019
John A. Wodarcyk 79, of Lancaster, passed away December 26, 2019, after a brief illness. Born in Maynard, OH he was the son of the late Michael and Sophie Wodarcyk. He recently celebrated his 57th wedding anniversary to the love of his life, Bernadine (Gerevics) Wodarcyk.
John graduated in 1958 from St. John's Central High School. He...
Webb L. Keath
Dec 24, 2019
Webb L. Keath, 60, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 after a brief illness at Hospice and Community Care.
Webb was born in Lititz to Vivian (Landis) Aichele of Lititz and the late Lowell G. Keath.
Webb attended Warwick High School and worked in manufacturing most of his life, more recently he...
Kenneth E. Ritchey
Dec 23, 2019
Kenneth E. Ritchey, 89, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at Lancashire Hall Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, Ken was the son of the late Charles L. and Helen I. (Harsh) Ritchey, Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Arlene (Hildebrand) Ritchey.
Ken was a veteran of the US Air Force and was...
Giuseppina “Pina” Tarallo
Dec 23, 2019
Giuseppina "Pina" Tarallo, 86 of Ephrata, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019. She was the wife of the late Ciro Tarallo, who passed away in 2005. Born in Naples, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Enrico and Rafaella Ascione.
Pina had been a long-time chef at the Villa Nova Restaurant on Harrisburg Pike. She...
Robert H. Price
Dec 22, 2019
Robert H. Price, Bob, 87, of East Petersburg passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019. He was the husband of the late June L. Price, with whom he shared a loving, happy relationship of 62 married years. Born in Shamokin, PA, of birth mother, Sadie Price, he was raised by his grandparents, Phoebe and George Price.
After...
Robert E. Vatter, Sr.
Dec 21, 2019
Robert E. Vatter, Sr., 87, of Millersville, PA, passed away on December 21, 2019. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Richard Vatter and Violet Elizabeth Evans. Robert was the loving husband of 58 years to Dolores (Fitzgerald) Vatter. Robert was life long friends with his wife since the age of 2 because their parents...
Jarie L. Smith
Dec 21, 2019
Jarie L. Smith, 65, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her daughter's home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ephrata, PA she was the daughter of the late Silas and Iola (Wittrig) Bowman. She was the wife of Edward Smith with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.
She worked at LGH as...
Vam Siab Moua
Dec 21, 2019
VamSiab was born on June 15, 1957, in Mojsab, Xiengkhouang, Laos. He was the fifth child of eleven children of Zam Xiong Moua and Bao Yang. Grew up in Laos, VaimSiab had the opportunity to get an education and completed high school. VamSiab was married to Bao Yang in 1976 in Laos. Together, they had seven children. In 1975,...
Robert Henry Habich
Dec 21, 2019
Robert Henry Habich, 96, of Lititz, died on December 21, 2019 at the Manor at Luther Acres. He was the son of the late Frederick Joseph Habich and Katherine Collinson Habich and grew up in Woodhaven, Queens, New York.
Bob enlisted and proudly served as a medic in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After...
Mary Ann Benard
Dec 21, 2019
Mary Ann Benard, 87, of Brethren Village and formerly of Lancaster and Ronks, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 21, 2019, while under the care of Hospice & Community Care. Mary Ann was the wife of the late Jay Robert Benard, the love of her life for almost 65 years, before his death in 2017.
Born in Springfield,...
Eileen Catherine Pluta
Dec 21, 2019
Eileen Catherine Pluta, 75, of Lititz, PA, passed away on December 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Magee. Eileen was a loving wife to Theodore "Ted" Joseph Pluta. Eileen retired after 20 years as a registered nurse from the Philadelphia General Hospital and...
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