Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
James G. Abert
Apr 1, 2019
James G. Abert, 86, a resident of Willow Valley Communities, died on April 1, 2019. He is survived by his wife Carole Althouse Abert, also a resident of Willow Valley Communities.
Jim was born in Chambersburg, PA and grew up in Lancaster. He was the son of Harry and Gertrude (Goodear) Abert and graduated from Manheim Township...
Hung Lien
Apr 1, 2019
Hung V. Lien, 39 years of age, passed away on April 1st, 2019, after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by all his loving family members during the time of passing.
Hung worked as a Solution Consultant at Cotiviti based out of Boston. He was a truly intelligent person who excelled at everything he put his mind...
Margaret A. Danko
Apr 1, 2019
Margaret A. Danko, 101, of Lititz, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Brethren Village. Born in Phoenixville, PA she was the daughter of the late Mary (Bdzoch) and John Danko.
Margaret was a member of the St. John Neumann Parish in Lancaster. She was formerly a member of St. Cyril and Methodius...
Winifred M. Tierney
Mar 31, 2019
Winifred M. Tierney, 92, of Lancaster County, PA, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Winifred (McFadden) Sweeney. Winifred was the seventh of the ten Sweeney children. She graduated from Hallahan Catholic High School and St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered...
Victor D. Carpenter
Mar 31, 2019
Victor D. Carpenter, 99, a lifelong resident of Lititz, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Leon R. and Mae (Demmy) Carpenter. Victor was the beloved husband of the late Anna M. (Dawber) Carpenter, and together they celebrated 67 years of marriage at the...
Benjamin Samuel Reinhold
Mar 31, 2019
Benjamin Samuel Reinhold, 8 years old and a second-grade student at LPC, of Landisville, PA danced his way up to heaven the morning of March 31, 2019 surrounded by his mommy, daddy, and twin sister. Benjamin fought a courageous seven-month battle with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), a rare and aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer. Even in his...
Douglas S. Jones
Mar 30, 2019
Douglas S. Jones, 57, of Fishers, IN, husband of Lorraine. March 30, 2019.
Francis “Frank” A. Miller, Jr.
Mar 30, 2019
Francis "Frank" A. Miller, Jr., 70, of Lititz passed away at home on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Francis A. Miller, Sr. and Arline (McCarroll) Stauffer.
Frank was a US Navy Veteran, honorably serving in the Vietnam War. He was stationed on the USS Yorktown, now in...
Lisa A. Henry
Mar 30, 2019
Lisa Alaine Henry, 50, of Lititz, PA, passed away on March 30, 2019 at UPMC – Lititz. Born in Summit, NJ, she was the daughter of Roger & Barbara (Huth) Wiseman. Lisa was the loving wife of 24 years to Todd Michael Henry.
Lisa was a graduate of York College and held managerial positions in food services....
Tyler Curtis Richards, Jr.
Mar 29, 2019
Tyler Curtis Richards, Jr., of Manheim Twp., PA, entered into the presence of our Lord on March 29, 2019, with family members at his side. He is reunited with Evelyn, his wife of 66 years, who preceded him in 2015.
Tyler ("Buddy") was born on March 2, 1929, in Orange, NJ, and grew up in Maplewood, NJ....
Beverly A. Ruhl
Mar 27, 2019
Beverly A. Ruhl, 73, of Warwick Twp, passed away late Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Forrest and Pearl (Krewson) Sell. Beverly was the beloved wife of Jacob R. Ruhl with whom she shared 35 years of marriage.
Beverly attended Reading High School. For...
Idaleen (Chris) K. Vangieson
Mar 27, 2019
Idaleen (Chris) K. VanGieson, 62, of Lititz and formerly of Frankfort, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
She was the wife of James (Jim) VanGieson, with whom she shared 35 years of marriage this past May. Born in Frankfort, KY, she was the daughter of the late John Krystofik, Sr. and the late Lorena Stamper...
Iris Raquel Martinez–Velez
Mar 26, 2019
Iris Raquel Martinez–Velez, 69, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on March 26, 2019
Alyann X. Inoa Castillo
Mar 25, 2019
Baby Boy Alyann X. Inoa Castillo earned his angel wings Monday, March 25, 2019.
Betty Sneeringer
Mar 25, 2019
Betty Sneeringer, 90, a resident of Ocean City, NJ, and Lancaster, PA passed away at her home on March 25, 2019. Born in Detroit, MI she was the daughter of the late Royden and Anna (Gegg) Catanach. Betty was the wife of the late John Ruof and the late Dale Sneeringer. Betty attended Immaculata University where she received her...
Edward “Doc” Mersky, Vmd
Mar 25, 2019
Edward "Doc" Mersky, VMD, 89, of Manheim Township and formerly of Strasburg, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019. He was born in Philadelphia to the late Jacob Mersky and Adeline Porter.
Dr. Mersky celebrated 68 years of marriage with his wife Orpha M. (Yoder) Mersky on February 3rd.
A graduate of New Holland High...
Ethel C. Mcgarvey
Mar 25, 2019
Ethel C. McGarvey, 97, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.
Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Annie (Mowrer) and Ira Clark. She was the loving wife of the late Paul McGarvey, with whom she shared 71 years of marriage.
Ethel worked for...
Peggy R. Koelsch
Mar 25, 2019
Peggy R. Koelsch, 82, passed away at Brethren Village Retirement Community on Monday, March 25, 2019. She was born in Lancaster to the late E. Ruth Bair Houck, and grew up in New Holland.
Peggy's husband of 60 years, George W. Koelsch, Jr., passed on December 20, 2016.
A graduate of New Holland High School,...
Martin Y. “Marty” Sponaugle
Mar 24, 2019
On Sunday, March 24, 2019, Martin Yohn Sponaugle of Rye Beach, NH, formerly of Lancaster, passed away at the age of 74. He was the loving father of four children and eight grandchildren.
Marty was born September 13, 1944 in Lancaster, PA to the late Solomon Woodrow 'Woody' and Dorothy (Yohn) Sponaugle. He graduated from McCaskey High...
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