Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Lynda J. Sponagle
Aug 5, 2019
Lynda J. Sponagle, 77 of Elizabethtown passed away at Masonic Village on Monday, August 5, 2019. Born in West Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Allen and Doris (Tobias) Reichert. She was the loving wife to the late Ross R. Sponagle.
Lynda was a member of Mellinger's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stevens, PA. She...
Dorothy K. “Dot” Snavely
Aug 5, 2019
Dorothy "Dot" Kendig Keener Snavely, 88, of Lititz, died Monday, August 5, 2019. She was residing at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA. She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Risser Snavely, on December 7, 2015. They had celebrated 65 years of marriage. She was born in Lancaster to the late Norman Leaman Keener and Ada (Miller) Kendig Keener.
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Patricia A. Tomlinson
Aug 5, 2019
Patricia A. Tomlinson, 84, of Marietta, passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, August 5, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of late Paul P. and Pauline (Lechner) Faltine. Patricia was the beloved wife of the late Jack B. Tomlinson, and together they celebrated 65 years of marriage at the time of his...
Donna L. Mccauley
Aug 4, 2019
Donna L. McCauley, age 83, of Lancaster, PA passed away unexpectedly during surgery for complications of colon cancer on Sunday, August 4, 2019. Born in Patton, PA, Donna was the daughter of the late Leo and Matilda (Nagle) Stoltz. She was married to John C. McCauley for 57 years prior to his death in 2012.
Donna is...
Joseph A. Besecker, Md
Aug 4, 2019
JOSEPH A. BESECKER, MD, 85, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania died peacefully Sunday August 4th, 2019. He was surrounded by his loving family and dear friends who saw his courageous battle come to an end from complications of cancer of the brain.
Dr. B or "Poppy Doc" as he was affectionately called was a beloved pediatrician who started his...
Mary Ann Hinnenkamp
Aug 4, 2019
Mary Ann (Campion) Hinnenkamp entered peacefully into eternal rest on Sunday August 4, 2019 at Homestead Village, Lancaster PA one day after celebrating her 90th birthday. She was the loving wife of the late Frank Joseph Hinnenkamp for 64 years. Born in Austin, MN she was the daughter of the late Leo Patrick and Naomi (Revord) Campion.
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Robbie Jean Brandon Golston
Aug 4, 2019
Robbie Jean Brandon Golston, 89 years young, passed away on August 4, 2019 at Garden Spot Village in New Holland, Pennsylvania. Robbie was born on October 29, 1929 in Quanah, Texas to Ernest and Willie Ola (Barbee) Brandon. Being born on Black Tuesday was ironically quite fitting for Robbie because throughout her life she had an amazing ability to...
John Anthony Sapone
Aug 3, 2019
John Anthony Sapone, 59, of Lebanon, PA, passed away on August 3, 2019.
Anna E. Burkhart
Aug 3, 2019
Anna E. (Thompson) Burkhart, 85, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Born in Colerain Twp., she was the daughter of the late Paul. N and Mary A. (Whiteside) Thompson. She was the loving wife to J. Harold Burkhart for over 65 years.
Anna was a long-time member of Lititz Church of the Brethren...
David R. Keller
Aug 3, 2019
David R. Keller, 69, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Born in Plainsfield, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Richard and Frances Keller. He was the loving husband of Carol Reczkowski, to whom he was married for more than 40 years.
In addition to his wife, Dave is survived...
Mildred J. Herr
Aug 2, 2019
Mildred J. Herr, 91, of Calvary Homes, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, August 2, 2019. Born in Kinzers, she was the daughter of the late Jason M. and Eva (Kreider) Eckman. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond B. Herr, Jr. who died in 2005.
Mildred worked for the Educator Mutual Life...
Charles R. “Charlie” Bowman
Aug 2, 2019
Charles R. "Charlie" Bowman, 88, of Lancaster passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at ManorCare in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Roland and Catherine (Murray) Bowman. He was the husband of Phyllis Bowman with whom he shared over 45 years of marriage.
He drove school bus for 60 years for the...
Dennis R. Thomas
Aug 1, 2019
Dennis R. Thomas, 62, of Lititz, PA formerly of Bayshore, NY passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Bayshore, NY he was the son of the late William and Marilyn (Miller) Thomas. He was the loving husband to Kimberly Frey-Thomas.
Dennis retired from Verizon after 35 years. He enjoyed traveling and...
Nancy Jo Bedway
Aug 1, 2019
On August 1, 2019, Nancy Jo Bedway, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 82, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Pottsville to the late Charles and Esther Gauntlett Dando. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School. On August 10, 1957, Nancy married Albert John Bedway....
Landis E. Hornberger
Jul 31, 2019
Landis E. "Bud" Hornberger, 82, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, following a brief illness. Born in Ephrata, Bud was the son of the late Albert A. and Lizzie G. (Landis) Hornberger. He was the loving husband of Lisa J. (Barr) Hornberger.
Bud worked for Turkey Hill for over 41 years...
Robert G. Herzer
Jul 30, 2019
Robert G. Herzer, 91, of Luther Acres, passed away Tuesday, July, 30, 2019, at UPMC Pinnacle, Lititz. He was born in Ephrata to the late Bernard and Mary (Stautler) Herzer. Robert celebrated 69 years of marriage with his wife Mary "Margaret" (Smith) Herzer on June 17th.
A 1946 graduate of Ephrata High School, Robert entered the US...
Debra Ann Parrish
Jul 30, 2019
Debra Ann Parrish, 67, of Brownstown, PA, passed away peacefully at home on July 30, 2019 after a three-year battle with colon cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Estella M. (Fry) and the late Robert. W. Hagmann.
Before retiring, Debbie was the shop owner for 12 years of Primitive Treasures located in Intercourse, PA....
Javier Hernandez-Ramos
Jul 29, 2019
Javier Hernandez-Ramos, 41, of Reading and formerly of Puerto Rico, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019.
Michael Joseph Corrado
Jul 29, 2019
Michael Joseph Corrado passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 in Willow Street, Pa. after a long, eventful and fruitful life at the age of 98.
Born April 19, 1921 in Camden NJ, he was the son of Aneillo and Lucia Corrado, and the last survivor of 10 children. Michael had his first job at 8 years of...
Shawn Ralph Armold
Jul 29, 2019
Shawn Ralph Armold, 44, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on July 29, 2019. Shawn courageously battled addiction for many years. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of Ralph Armold and Darla (Hutzel) Armold.
In addition to his parents, Ralph (Joyce) and Darla, Shawn is survived by his siblings: Diana Myer (Keith), Dana Rafferty...
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