Josephine B. Mccoy
Dec 18, 2019
Josephine B. McCoy, 93, passed away peacefully December 18, 2019 at the Mennonite Home after a decline. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Abraham E. Binkley and the late Nora (Hess) Binkley.
She graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1944 and soon after graduating trained as a Medical Lab Technician at Lancaster...
Sally Ann Miller
Dec 17, 2019
Sally Ann Miller, 62, of Lititz, passed away, Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving daughter of the late John Henry Riker and Geraldine Virginia (Habel) Riker. Sally was the loving and faithful wife of Michael K. Miller, with whom she celebrated 41 years of...
Mary Joan Polanskey
Dec 17, 2019
Mary Joan Polanskey, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. She was the loving wife of R. Walter Polanskey for 61 years.
Born in Pittsburgh to the late Albert and Laura Gaul, she graduated from Bellevue High School and became a keypunch operator at Alcoa before having three children. After moving to Lancaster in...
Alan D. Rothacker
Dec 17, 2019
Alan D. Rothacker of Lititz was welcomed into the hands of the Lord on December 17, 2019, after years of chronic illness. He was born in Pottsville, PA on July 9, 1954, and his early life was spent in Minersville. After a short time in Glen Burnie, MD he graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School in Girard, PA....
Bao Thi Pham
Dec 16, 2019
Bao Thi Pham, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019. Born in Vietnam, she was the loving wife to the late Thieu Van Dang.
She is survived by her children: Thao Dang (Mai Dung Dang) of E. Petersburg, Thuy Dang of Carlisle, Quynh Dang of Lancaster and My Dang (David Bretz, Jr.) of Middletown;...
Jessica A. Bell
Dec 15, 2019
Jessica A. Bell, 41, of Lancaster, passed away at home on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Betty (McNeil) Bell. Jessica was the loving and devoted mother of Donyelle Murray and Jamine Murray. Prior to her illness, Jessica worked in home health care as a Certified Nursing Assistant....
Lorraine Harrison Spohr
Dec 15, 2019
Lorraine Harrison Spohr, 96, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2019.
Lorraine was born and raised in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where she met Robert Edward Spohr in 1946. They raised their son, Mark, and daughter, Sally, in Cincinnati, Ohio and Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. In 1989, Lorraine and Bob moved to Lancaster County and to Moravian Manor...
Donald H. Williams
Dec 15, 2019
Donald H. Williams, 85, husband of Carolyn K. Williams, of Willow Street, PA died December 15, 2019.
Gerald “Jerry” Ray Fisher
Dec 15, 2019
Gerald "Jerry" Ray Fisher, fondly known as Pop-Pop joined the ranks of the redeemed early Sunday morning after a brief and courageous battle with ALS. He celebrated 37 wonderful years of marriage with his beautiful wife, Ruth, this past June. Jerry was born in Lancaster City to the late Richard and Laura (Boettger) Fisher.
A Vietnam Veteran,...
Ruth Levan Graeff
Dec 14, 2019
Ruth LeVan Graeff, 95, beloved mother and grandmother, passed Saturday, December 14th at Orwigsburg Center, in Orwigsburg, Pa.
She had previously lived in Reiffton and later in Leesport. Her husband Francis Daniel Graeff passed in 1999. Born in Mount Penn, Ruth was the daughter of the late Abraham and Susan (Keller) LeVan. She was employed by Thrift...
Patrick C. Bagley
Dec 13, 2019
Patrick C. Bagley died in hospice care Dec. 13, 2019 at the E.E. Manny Murry Center (Hospice & Community Care) in Mount Joy, Pa., surrounded by his loving family to whom he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was 67. "Coach Bags," as he was fondly called on the Lancaster sports scene, will be remembered not only...
Donald Paul Rowley
Dec 13, 2019
Donald Paul Rowley, an engineer innovator of the pocket receiver used at the 1964 World Fair in New York City, died on on December 13, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care at the age of 88.
Don was born in Nyack, NY, February 7, 1931 to Glee (Durkee) Rowley and Keith M. Rowley. He was raised in...
Sharon Lee Ford
Dec 13, 2019
Sharon Lee (Tucker) Ford, 64, of Conestoga, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 13, 2019. She was the wife of Thomas G. Ford, with whom she shared 44 years of marriage this past July 12th. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Betty Jane (Stevenson) Walters of Florida and Donald Tucker of Georgia.
Sharon was a...
Joseph Andrew Secora Jr.
Dec 13, 2019
Joseph Andrew Secora, Jr., 82, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on December 13, 2019. Born in Windber, PA he was the son of the late Helen and Joseph Andrew Secora Sr. and husband to Judith (Hess) Secora. He was formerly married to the late Dottie (Whatmore) Secora, who passed in 1983.
Joe was a veteran...
Kevin D. Herr
Dec 13, 2019
Kevin D. Herr, 50, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on Friday December 13, 2019.
He was the husband of Brenda L. Weik Herr with whom he shared 29 years of marriage this past March 17th. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of John J. and Marian E. Fox Herr of Lititz.
Kevin had worked...
Bertha “Bertie” Erb
Dec 13, 2019
Bertha "Bertie" Erb, 97, of 300 St. Mark Ave., Lititz, formerly of East Petersburg, died Friday December 13, 2019. She was born to the late Phares and Susan Nissley Hostetter and grew up in Mountville, PA.
She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Hager, a brother John Hostetter, and a sister Rhoda Brooks. After graduating...
James C. Dommel
Dec 12, 2019
James Charles Dommel, 93, formerly of Passey Lane, Lancaster, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Calvary Homes, Lancaster. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen (Redfern) Dommel, who died December 18, 2009. They were married for fifty-nine years at the time of her death.
Born March 15, 1926, in Lancaster, he was the son...
Kathleen K. Mengel
Dec 12, 2019
Kathleen K. Mengel, 93, departed this life on December 12, 2019 In Lancaster, PA. Born on February 12, 1926, in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of Martin Lewis Koch and Cora (Fenstermacher) Koch. She was preceded in death by her sister, Elizabeth K. Keating, her brother, David H. Koch and her great-granddaughter, Sasha Marie Mekinda.
Kathleen...
Ernest W. Lindquist, Jr.
Dec 12, 2019
Ernest W. Lindquist, Jr., 56, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on December 12, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Kittery, ME, he was the son of Theresa (Basilio) Wenger and Ernest W. Lindquist, Sr.
He loved dogs, enjoyed cars and spending time with his family, especially his nieces & nephews. Ernest will be remembered for his...
William H. Cody
Dec 12, 2019
William H. Cody, 88, of Lancaster, former editor of the Intelligencer Journal, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born in New Haven, Conn., he was the son of the late Henry T. and Mary Oswald Cody. He was raised in the Catholic faith. He was the husband of the late Joyce Bell Cody of...
