Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Lorraine Meriam Fiester
Jun 9, 2025
Lorraine Meriam Fiester, 77, of Strasburg, passed away on June 9, 2025. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late George and Meriam (Probst) Fiester.
Lorraine graduated from Conestoga Valley High School and worked for 20 years with the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, in an administrative support role. She enjoyed traveling and had...
Larry Lee Henson, Sr.
Jun 9, 2025
Larry Lee Henson, Sr., 63, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully after a 6 year battle with cancer on June 9, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gordon William Henson and Barbara Jean (Myers) Rodriquez. He was with his beloved wife, Nancy (Sanchez) Henson for 49 years.
Larry attended J.P. McCaskey High School....
John E. Deckman, Jr.
Jun 9, 2025
John E. Deckman, Jr., 82, of Strasburg, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, June 9, 2025. He celebrated 58 years of marriage with his wife Avis (Irvin) Deckman on April 8th.
Born in Lancaster, John was the son of the late John E. and Thelma (Guie) Deckman.
John graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High...
Anna E. Szolnoki
Jun 9, 2025
Anna E. Szolnoki, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at The Glen at Willow Valley. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Stefan Lind and Anna (Messinger) Lind. She was also the devoted wife of Bela Szolnoki for more than 64 years up until his passing in 2016.
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Tina Marie (Cirulli) Kautz
Jun 8, 2025
Tina Marie (Cirulli) Kautz, 63, of Lancaster, formerly of Reading, PA, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Betty (Young) and Bernard Cirulli, Jr. She was the beloved wife of Ralph W. Kautz, II, with whom she celebrated...
Dale Alan Whiskeyman
Jun 8, 2025
Dale Alan Whiskeyman, 81, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully and of natural causes after a brief illness on June 8, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Calvin and Emma (Kacelovicz) Whiskeyman. He was married 60 years to his beloved wife, Donna Ann (Consylman) Whiskeyman.
Dale was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High...
Howard C. Shuffelbottom
Jun 7, 2025
Howard C. Shuffelbottom, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Kale) Shuffelbottom. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Leeking) Shuffelbottom.
Howard was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from UGI in 1997...
Robert Mitchell "Mitch" Barr
Jun 6, 2025
Robert Mitchell "Mitch" Barr, 52, of Elizabethtown, passed away at home, Friday, June 6, 2025, following a valiant battle against leukemia. Born in Lancaster, raised in Wakefield, he was the son of Nancy Mae (Shearer) Barr and the late Raymond Veryl "Shorty" Barr.
Of the Christian Faith, Mitch worked for Armstrong World Industries as a Mix Cell...
Joyce L. Hulgus
Jun 6, 2025
Joyce Louise Hulgus was taken home to the Lord on June 6, 2025, while in hospice care at Trillium Place in Lancaster, PA.
Joyce was born April 6, 1940, in Ephrata to J. Eugene Sahm and Mildred Ruth (Staffer) Sahm. She was a graduate of Lancaster Bible College, where she later taught, and received her PsyD in...
Matthew Michael Schreck
Jun 5, 2025
Matthew Michael Schreck, age 46, a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend passed away too soon on June 5, 2025. Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, he was the beloved son of Michael and Susan (Garfield) Schreck.
Matthew was a proud graduate of the Saegertown Junior-Senior High School class of 1996. After high school, he had a career as...
Georgia K. Long
Jun 3, 2025
The family of Georgia K. Long wish to announce her passing on June 3, 2025, after a courageous battle with vascular dementia resulting from radiation treatments for meningioma in 1987. She was 67. The eldest daughter to George H. and Doris G. Long, Georgia was born on June 11, 1957, in Altoona, PA.
Georgia spent many years...
Edward Earle Kirkbride
Jun 3, 2025
Edward Earle Kirkbride, 89, died on June 3, 2025. Edward was born February 22, 1936, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to Earle Rosslyn and Beatrice Bidwell (Hedley) Kirkbride.
Edward is preceded in death by his former wife of 57 years, Carole (Hiller) Kirkbride. He is survived by his son, Dr. Robert Earle Kirkbride (Melissa Grey) of New York,...
Matthew “Matt” Paul Gegg
Jun 3, 2025
Matthew "Matt" Paul Gegg, 95, of Bausman, PA, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Matthew and Anna (Armbruster) Gegg. Matt was the beloved husband of Dolores (Phelan) Gegg; they celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on February 14th.
A 1948 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, Matt...
Louise H. Shreiner
Jun 1, 2025
Louise H. Shreiner, 88, of Lititz, died on June 1, 2025 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of Reuben N. and Mary K. Fisher Harnish. She was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County. Louise was married to the late James M. Shreiner Sr., who passed away in 2018.
She...
Guillermo Alvarado
Jun 1, 2025
Guillermo Alvarado, 81, of York, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2025.
Born on June 20, 1943, in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Guillermo was the son of the late Guillermo Alvarado and Antonia Alvarado. A hard-working and dedicated man, Guillermo built a career as a machinist and was employed by NTN, formerly known as Federal-Mogul Automotive.
...Jennifer Lynn Jones
May 31, 2025
Jennifer Lynn Jones, 54, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Dean Edwin and Phyllis Anna Buzzard Miller.
Jennifer was the loving wife of the late Steven Jones. She proudly graduated from Warwick High School before entering the nursing field. Jennifer enjoyed greeting current friends...
John Ronald "Ron" Scifers, Sr.
May 31, 2025
John Ronald "Ron" Scifers, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on May 31, 2025. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Emma (Lackey) Scifers. He was raised by his late grandparents, Colonel and Zelma Lackey. He was married 67 years to Vivian Claire (Reuter) Scifers, prior to her passing.
Ron graduated from Brown High...
Harold “Hal” Richard Hinerdeer
May 31, 2025
Harold "Hal" Richard Hinerdeer, 94, of Lancaster, passed peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
He was the son of the late Laura Adams Hinerdeer and Henry B. Hinerdeer, and the loving husband of Annette Wolf Hinerdeer, to whom he was married for 66 years.
Hal graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School and...
Zadcan Morgan
May 31, 2025
Zadcan Morgan, 75, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully at home on May 31, 2025, after battling cancer and Parkinson's.
Born on July 15, 1949, in Ethiopia, Zadcan was the daughter of the late Woldergioris Beragaber and Hagosa Sebhat. While Jeffrey Morgan was deployed with the U.S. Navy, their paths crossed, and a lifelong bond began. They...
Richard C. Gerz
May 31, 2025
Richard C. Gerz, 78, of York, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Dorothy (Krimmel) and Richard C. Gerz, Sr. Richard was the devoted husband of Barbara J. (Childs), with whom he shared a loving and enduring marriage.
A proud 1965 graduate of...
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