Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Lillian Marie Broland
Jul 28, 2019
Lillian M. Broland, 104, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019.
She was the wife of the late Edward Broland who passed in 1977. Born in Utica, NY, she was the daughter of the late William K. and Lillie M. Rittenhouse Bootie.
Lillian had worked for 25 years as the manager of...
Alma Koser Rinier Rebman
Jul 28, 2019
Alma A. Rebman, 86, formerly of Mount Joy and resident of Oak Leaf Manor North, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care. She was born in Elizabethtown to the late Irvin I. and Anna (Shenk) Koser). Alma's first husband Harold J. Rinier died in 1959 and her second Kenneth E. Rebman died in 2002.
...Anthony T. Arcudi
Jul 27, 2019
Anthony T. Arcudi, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday July 27, 2019 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Carmelo and Annuziata (Monti) Arcudi. He was married for 60 years to Mary Ann (Caterbone) Arcudi, who passed away in 2014. Tony grew up in Lancaster and graduated in 1949 from JP...
Arthur Eugene Dunfee, Jr.
Jul 26, 2019
Arthur Eugene Dunfee, Jr., 68, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday, July 26, 2019. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Arthur E. and Doris J. (Randow) Dunfee. Arthur was the loving husband of Phyllis J. (Hackler) Dunfee with whom he recently celebrated 45 years of marriage.
Arthur loved his...
Geraldine “Geri” M. Boyer
Jul 26, 2019
Geraldine "Geri" M. Boyer, 82, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at home surrounded by family. Born in Oxford PA she was the daughter of the late Robert L Hoffman and Mary M Barker Blevins and preceded in death by six sisters and two brothers.
She leaves behind her loving husband, Wayne F. Boyer of 53...
Lee E. Rummel
Jul 26, 2019
Lee E. Rummel, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on 07/26/19 at Lancaster General Hospital. Lee was born in Circleville, OH to Lester and Dorothy (Alexander) Rummel. He was married to Anne Rummel for 41 years. He attended McCaskey High School, Lancaster, PA. He retired from Bulova Technologies in 1992 as an Inspector. Following his retirement he worked part-time at...
James A. Simmons
Jul 26, 2019
James A. Simmons, 62, of Stevens, passed away, Friday, July 26, 2019 at Reading Hospital, of natural causes. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William H. and Helen J. (Poorman) Simmons. He was the loving husband of Joanna B. (Barrett) Simmons. Of the Protestant faith, Jim enjoyed hunting, golfing, and riding his Harley motorcycle. He...
Margarete W. Hintz
Jul 26, 2019
Margarete Wanda Hintz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania left this earthly plane the morning of July 26, 2019.
She was born in Mecklenhorst, Germany and witnessed the ravages of WWII as a young girl. She met an American serviceman, Edward D. Hockenberry, married and emigrated to the USA in 1955. Her command of English as a second language was...
Nancy Marie Thompson
Jul 25, 2019
Nancy Marie Thompson, 86, of Lititz went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Luther Acres Healthcare Center in Lititz, PA. Born in Lancaster, PA on Nov 6, 1932, she was the daughter of late Irvin Harold Brenner, Sr. and Edna Viola (Mowery) Brenner.
Nancy was a longtime employee of RCA and...
Joseph Huxta
Jul 25, 2019
Joseph Huxta, 97, passed away peacefully in his sleep with family by his side, on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Born in Marion Heights, PA, he was the son of the late Anna (Schlacta) and John Huxta. He was the beloved husband to the late Dolores (Rachkoskie) for over 71 years.
Joe was a proud veteran of the...
Vernon K. Steely Jr.
Jul 25, 2019
Vernon K. "Bosh" Steely, Jr., 80, of Lititz, formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Born in Ephrata, Bosh was the son of the late Bosh and Ida P. (Kopp) Steely. He was the loving husband of R. Darlene (Weachter) Steely, with whom he celebrated 54 years of...
Joan A. Martin
Jul 24, 2019
Joan A. Martin, 79, of Calvary Homes, Lancaster, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Born in Queens, NY, Joan was the daughter of the late Edward and Ida Woods, and the beloved wife of George B. Martin with whom she shared 34 years of marriage.
Joan was a...
Kathryn Helman Diffenderfer
Jul 24, 2019
Kathryn Helman Diffenderfer, 91, of Lititz, PA, passed away on July 24, 2019 at Luther Acres. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Jennie (Druckenbrod) Helman. Kathryn was the loving wife to the late Eugene A. Diffenderfer.
Kathryn loved America's coolest town of Lititz and was proud to be a resident there....
Evelyn C. Coull
Jul 24, 2019
Evelyn C. Coull, 98, of Willow Street, PA went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. She was born in Oakland, California to the late Thomas Chalmers and Margaret Elizabeth Russell Chalmers. She lived most of her life in New Jersey.
She graduated from Montclair State University with a degree in business and...
Jeanette A. Rogers
Jul 23, 2019
Jeanette A. Rogers, 72, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care. She was born in Katonah, NY, to the late Jeanette Gorman. Jeanette celebrated 48 years of marriage with her husband Patrick H. Rogers on January 9th.
Baptized into the Catholic faith, she graduated from Bayonne High School, Bayonne, NJ. She...
Paul W. Dietz
Jul 23, 2019
Paul W. Dietz, 72, of Lebanon, PA passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Eloise M. (Smith) and Paul E. Dietz.
Paul was a graduate of Bloomsburg University with an MBA in Business Administration. He was the International Sales Manager for Sifco...
Arthur Marshal Brown, Jr.
Jul 23, 2019
Arthur Marshal Brown, Jr., 77, of Villas, New Jersey, and formerly of Lancaster, passed away peacefully in the care of Penn Hospice, Philadelphia, on July 23, 2019. Born in Lancaster, Art was the son of Virginia Hoffman Brown Hersh and Arthur Marshal Brown, Sr.
He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School.
Art is survived by...
John B. Furry
Jul 22, 2019
As much as words can measure a man, here are a few to describe our husband, father, grandfather …
On an autumn day 73 years ago, John Bayer Furry was born in Morrisons Cove, a hamlet in the mountains of central Pennsylvania, to Eliza and Galen Furry. He passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019, after a...
Robert N. Metzler
Jul 21, 2019
Robert N. Metzler, 95, entered into rest on July 21st, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Ruth W. Metzler for 68 years. Born November 4, 1923 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, Robert Metzler was the son of Verna and George Metzler. Bob was a graduate of Manheim Township High School. After High School he served in the United States Air...
Doreen H. Weisblatt
Jul 21, 2019
Doreen H. Weisblatt, 68, of Lititz, formerly of New York, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, July 21, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Alma (Goodman) and Louis Sturm. She was the loving wife to Paul Weisblatt for over 10 years.
After graduating from Richmond Hill High School in...
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