Mar 18, 2020

Martin T. Schober, 90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A lifelong resident of Lancaster, he was born to the late Cecilia (Banzhof) and Richard Schober on September 4, 1929, the third of 11 children. He attended Sacred Heart Elementary and Lancaster Catholic High School, as well as Franklin and Marshall College. He served in...

Mar 17, 2020

Muriel J. Mummau, 75, of Landisville, passed away peacefully on Tues, March 17, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clayton P. and Esther (Snavely) Myer.

Muriel loved music, especially organ music and was a faithful attender of the Music at Gretna. She enjoyed local art, historical buildings, and...

Mar 17, 2020

Kathleen A. "Tish" Sommers, 75, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. She was the wife of Bruce R. Sommers, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage this past September 10th. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Mary E. Reese Stott.

Tish was a 1965 graduate of...

Mar 17, 2020

Ronald A. Kuhn 79, of Lancaster, passed away March 17, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur and Rachel (Weaver) Kuhn. Ronald was the husband of the late Janet M. Kuhn.

Ronald was survived by a son, Craig and his wife Rhodene; grandson, Randy and his wife Heather; 2 great grandchildren.

Mar 16, 2020

John "Jack" L. Cowher, of Lititz, the son of the late John Herman Cowher and Dorothy (Singer) passed away on March 16, 2020 at the age of 93. He had been married to Margaret B. Crawford Cowher, who passed away in 1996.

Born on January 29, 1927 in Tyrone, PA, he graduated from Phillipsburg High School in...

Mar 16, 2020

Betty "Jane" Collier, 69, of Denver, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at UPMC Pinnacle in Lititz. Born in Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Dorothy Evelyn (Cook) Collier. After graduating from high school, Jane went on to study music and art, which she truly enjoyed and was always a main focus in her...

Mar 16, 2020

Arline A. (Brown) Kendig, 89, of Lititz, flew with the Angels to be with the Lord on Monday, March 16, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Harriet (Adams) and Charles Brown. She was the loving wife to the late James G. Kendig who passed in 1994.

Prior to her retirement, Arline...

Mar 16, 2020

Helen L. (Knepper) Longenecker, 98, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim,formerly of Old Delp Road, Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2020. Born in Duffield, Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Elizabeth (Lizzie)(Gipe) Knepper. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Jason U. Longenecker in 2003. They were married on...

Mar 16, 2020

Elizabeth Jeanette Tafelski, 25, returned to her heavenly family on Monday, March 16 after blessing us with her presence here on earth since her birth in April 1994. Born in Geisinger Medical Center after being diagnosed in utero with hyperplastic left heart syndrome – with parents who chose life – Elizabeth started out very medical. She survived and thrived...

Mar 15, 2020

Helen E. Liebl 86, of Lancaster, passed away March 15, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Elisabeth (Work) Troyan. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Liebl.

Helen graduated from Penn Manor High School in 1951. She attended Lutheran Hospital of Maryland's Nursing program, where she earned...

Mar 15, 2020

Mark Medura, 57, of Lancaster, passed away on March 15, 2020.

He was the husband of Kathleen Molczan Medura, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edward C. Medura and Geraldine Medura.

Mark was Vice President, Relationship Manager, working since the fall with Summit...

Mar 15, 2020

Deborah R. Tweed, 79, of Masonic Village, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Columbia Pa, she was the daughter of the late Harold L. & Myrtice Lefever. She was the devoted wife of the late, William H. Tweed.

Many will remember Deborah for her years of dedicated service at J.P....

Mar 15, 2020

James "Jim" Curcio, 67, of Lancaster, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away at UPMC Lititz on Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was born in Brooklyn and was the son of the late Gandolfo and Josephine (Capitano) Curcio. He is survived by his wife, Adrienne (Meck) Curcio. They were married in Lancaster on October 2, 2004.

Jim retired...

Mar 15, 2020

Dennis L. Tessen,69, of Lancaster, passed away on March 15th, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. He had endured long and hard-fought battles over several years with serious illnesses. Dennis was born on November 24th, 1950 in New London, Wisconsin to Mary Tessen and the late James Tessen. He graduated from Hortonville High School in 1969,...

Mar 15, 2020

Mary S. Harnish, 86, of Lampeter, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. She was the wife of the late John A. Harnish, who passed away in 2014. Born in Mastersonville, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Mabel Steinmetz Brandt.

Mary had been a homemaker and owned a farm on Lampeter Rd. with her...

Mar 14, 2020

Diane M. Zielinski, 75, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Ft. Wayne, IN she was the daughter of the late Robert and Frances (Knight) Gebhard. She was the wife of Dorsey K. Zielinski with whom she shared over 24 years of marriage.

She thoroughly enjoyed...

Mar 14, 2020

Martha (Marty) A. Stauffer, 86, of Brethren Village, formerly of Strasburg was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Born and raised in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Adam B. And Gertrude M. Redcay. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold L. Stauffer with whom she shared 63...

Mar 14, 2020

Jose A. Ramirez, Sr.'s window now sits empty, after he went to be in the arms of our Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Modesto Ramirez Collazo and Ana Celia Silva-Ayala.

Jose was loved by many. He will be remembered for sitting in his...

Mar 14, 2020

Mary M. Dunn, 82, passed away at her East Lampeter Twp. home on Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was born in Lancaster to the late Joseph and Hedwig (Sollfrank) Streicher. Mary celebrated 61 years of marriage with her husband Earl R. "Skip" Dunn, Jr. last November 8th.

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, Class of 1956,...

Mar 14, 2020

Joseph Michael Laventure, Sr.,70, of Ephrata, PA passed away Saturday March 14, 2020 in his home.

Joe was born on December 21, 1949 in York, PA to the late George and Dorothy Laventure. He proudly entered the United States Marine Corps in 1969 and served two and a half tours in Vietnam as an M-60 machine gunner...