Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Evelyn A. Resch
Sep 14, 2019
Evelyn A. (Martin) Resch, 90, of Lancaster, passed away, Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Evergreen Estates. Born in Rising Sun, MD, she was the daughter of the late Hazel M. (Ragan) and Hubert A. Martin. She was the loving wife to the late John C. Resch with whom she celebrated over 66 years of marriage.
Evelyn was...
Catherine M. “Cass” Fuhrman
Sep 14, 2019
Catherine M. "Cass" Fuhrman, 93, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Country Meadows. She was the wife of the late Roy B. Fuhrman who passed away in 1983. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Catherine and Robert Hodgen.
She worked at RCA for many years and after retiring she enjoyed...
Irene E. Musser
Sep 13, 2019
Irene E. Musser, 103, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019, at Brethren Village, where she had been a resident for many years. Born in Leacock Twp., she was a daughter of the late Charles and Pearl (Bensinger) Moore. She was the wife of the late John E. Musser who passed in 1976.
Irene graduated...
Joan Louise Crites
Sep 13, 2019
Joan Louise Crites, 78, of East Petersburg, PA, passed away on September 13, 2019 at her home. Born in Ithaca, MI, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Katherine (Bontrager) Slagell. Joan was the loving wife of Ralph Crites.
Joan worked as a secretary at Sander Executives, Inc for over 30 years. She was a...
Marian M. (Brown) Riedel
Sep 13, 2019
Marian M. (Brown) Riedel, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her Pequea Twp. home. Born in Peachbottom, PA, she was the daughter to the late Elsie (McCoy) and Hayes G. Brown. She was married to the late Rev. Warren C. "Rocky" Riedel for almost 70 years.
Marian was a graduate of Fulton...
Debra L. Whitman
Sep 12, 2019
Debra L. Whitman, 63, of Lancaster, died September 12, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care surrounded by her family. She is the daughter of Joseph Centini, Sr. (Geraldine), of Conestoga and the late Genevieve Ashby who passed in 2016.
Debra graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School and worked as a nurse's aide. She enjoyed playing bingo, slots...
Leo Joseph Noble
Sep 12, 2019
Leo Joseph Noble, 77, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Philadelphia to the late James Edward and Helen Mary (Black) Noble. Leo was married to Susan L. "Sue" (King) Stoltzfus for 12 years.
He served in the US Army...
Alice M. Shutt
Sep 12, 2019
Alice M. Shutt, 88, of Mount Joy, PA, passed away on September 12, 2019 in Lancaster, PA. Born February 26, 1931 in Liverpool, England, she was the daughter of the late James and Florence (Harper) Battle. Alice's childhood was spent during a time of War in England and with the strength and love of family grew to graduate high...
Joyce A. Foreman
Sep 10, 2019
Joyce A. (Kopp) Foreman, 88, of Pleasant View Communities, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Born in Warwick Twp., Joyce was the daughter of the late Alvin D. and Ida Jane (Kauffman) Kopp. In 1948, Joyce married the love of her life, J. Earl Foreman who passed in April 2019. They would...
Terry W. Christofic
Sep 9, 2019
Terry W. Christofic, 70, of Lancaster, passed away on September 9, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Andrew C. and Betty M. (Hershberger) Christofic and the loving life partner of the late William H. Reilly.
Nursing was his passion in life. A Licensed Practical Nurse, Terry spent...
Stayson Nelsauty Cabrera
Sep 9, 2019
With our deepest sorrow, we announce that Stayson Nelsauty Cabrera, 30, our most beloved son, brother, family member and friend passed suddenly on Monday, September 9th, 2019. He will be missed everyday by his mother, Austria Allen; grandmother, Isabel Perez; sister, Stephanie; brother, Steven; niece, Leyani; his loving Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Milton Hershey Family; and many great friends.
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William D. Jenks, Sr.
Sep 9, 2019
William D. Jenks, Sr., 92, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, at Lebanon VA Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth (Fisher) Jenks. Bill would have marked 69 years of marriage with his wife Margaret E. (Gastrock) Jenks on September 16th.
Bill was a Boy Scout and...
Nathan Garonzik
Sep 9, 2019
Nathan Garonzik, 98, a seventy-year resident of Lancaster, passed away on September 9, 2019. He was married to Rena (nee Ben-Aziz) Garonzik for 63 years before she pre-deceased him in 2011. Nathan was born on December 15, 1920 and raised in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was the son of the late Moses Garonzik and Ida (nee Lyons) Garonzik and the...
S. Christine Mummert
Sep 8, 2019
S. Christine Mummert, 73, of Lititz, was involved in a bicycle accident and succumbed to her injuries on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Raised in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles A. and S. Elizabeth (Yaukey) Bikle and the beloved wife of Robert D. Durand.
Christine graduated from Goucher...
Anna Marie Palmer
Sep 8, 2019
Anna Marie Palmer, 88, of Willow Street, passed away peacefully with her family by her side to be with Jesus and her beloved husband, Jack, on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Oak Leaf Manor in Landisville. Born in Johnstown, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Goff) Dluhos. She was married to the late John...
Doris R. Flick
Sep 8, 2019
Doris R. Flick, 92, resident of Brethren Village and formerly of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Hospice & community care, Mount Joy. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County to the late Olin and Ollie (Brown) McQuigg. Doris marked 55 years of marriage with her husband Harry F. Flick before his death on February 1, 2010....
Martha (Napper) Burns
Sep 7, 2019
Martha (Napper) Burns, 96, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on September 7, 2019 at her home. Born in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Murphyn and Sylvia (Law) Neaffer. Martha was the wife to the late Mercer V. Napper.
She was a member of 3 lodges which included: Order of the Eastern Star, Jephthah...
Barry W. Eckert
Sep 7, 2019
Barry W. Eckert, 72, of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Saturday, September 7, 2019. Born in Lancaster, Barry was the son of the late Donald C. and Williemae (Clark) Eckert, Sr. He was the loving husband of M. Nina (Gagliano) Eckert, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage in April of this year. Nina will...
Kenneth H. Wiggins
Sep 6, 2019
Kenneth H Wiggins, 79, formerly of Millersville, passed away September 6, 2019, in Sebastopol, CA. Born in Millersville, he was the oldest son of the late B. Herbert and Mildred (Sangrey) Wiggins. Kenneth was the beloved husband of the late Patricia Dunn-Wiggins, with whom he shared 28 years of marriage at the time of her passing.
Kenneth...
Peter H. Styer
Sep 6, 2019
Peter H. Styer, 89, of Rothsville, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019.
He was the husband of the late Marian Spangler Styer who passed away in 2001. Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late Samuel M. and Kathryn E. Adams Styer.
Peter had worked for 20 years for the former...
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