Elsie "Mae" H. Witmer
Apr 24, 2019
Elsie "Mae" H. Witmer, 93, formerly of East Petersburg, died at Cross Keys Village, The Brethren Home Community, New Oxford, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. She was the wife of the late Robert B. Witmer, who died in 2003.
Elsie Mae graduated from Manheim Township High School. She was Drum Major with the band for several years....
William O. Garden, Jr.
Apr 24, 2019
William Otto Garden, Jr., 85, born in Lancaster in 1933, passed away after brief illness on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
William was the son of the late William and Mildred Peters Garden, and was the husband of Mary Jane Garden for 47 years.
Bill graduated from McCaskey High School and from Drexel University with an...
Edna J. Frasco
Apr 23, 2019
Edna J. Frasco, 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 in Lititz, PA., after a brief illness. Edna, was a loving, devoted wife, and proud mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Samuel A. Frasco, 89, and her children: Lisa F. Ryan and her husband Stephen; Robert A. Frasco and his wife Susan;...
Lurinda “Rin” M. Snyder
Apr 23, 2019
Lurinda "Rin" M. Snyder, 76, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
She was the long-time companion of the late Carol Fox, with whom she shared 26 years together.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Kuhns Gross.
Rin had worked for 25 years for...
Helen V. Young Copenhaver
Apr 22, 2019
Helen V. Young Copenhaver, 96, of Lititz, peacefully passed away on April 22, 2019 at Brethren Village., She was eldest of nine children born in Clinchfield, VA to the late C. Homer and Ethel (Vance) Young and the wife of the late William V. Copenhaver, Sr.
Helen worked as a seamstress for Tidy Products for over 35...
Kathleen L. Lawrence
Apr 22, 2019
Kathleen L. Lawrence, 65, of Mount Joy, passed away on April 22, 2019, at UPMC Pinnacle Lititz. Born in Los Angeles, CA, she was the daughter of the late T. Wayne and R. Lorraine (Terror) Lawrence.
Kathleen was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. She attended high school in Venice, CA. She formerly worked at the...
Earl “Pinky” F. Wilson, Jr.
Apr 22, 2019
Earl "Pinky" F. Wilson, Jr. 94, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Pequea Township, he was the son of the late Catherinie (Bechtold) and Earl F. Wilson, Sr. He was the beloved husband to Marian (Sangrey) Wilson for almost 70 years.
Earl was a member of the...
Patricia Ann Frymyer
Apr 22, 2019
Patricia Ann Frymyer, 71, of Lititz, PA, passed away unexpectedly on April 22, 2019 at her home. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. Sipe, Sr. and Dorothy A. (Ditzler) Sipe. Patricia was the loving wife of Michael L. Frymyer, Sr.
Patricia was a homebody. She enjoyed taking care of her family's...
Dolores M. “Lori” Dougherty
Apr 21, 2019
Dolores M. "Lori" Dougherty, 66, of Manheim went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Manor Care – Lebanon. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Florence A. (Striggle) and James J. Dougherty Sr and the wife of the late, L. Hanks Somerall, Jr.
Lori was a 1970...
Doris L. Barilar
Apr 21, 2019
Doris L. Barilar, 89, of Willow Street, PA, and formerly of Lititz and Williamsport, passed on Monday, January 21, 2019.
She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Barilar, who passed away in 2006. Born in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late Bruce E. and Pauline Walker Lape.
Doris had been a...
Marian H. Simes
Apr 20, 2019
Marian H. Simes, age 94, formerly of Christiana and longtime resident of Willow Valley Communities, died on Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was the widow of Pierce Vernon Simes, who passed away in 1993.
Born at home in Georgetown, Bart Township, on March 19, 1925, she was daughter of the late John Benjamin Haubert and Mary Alta...
Josephine A. Sabatine
Apr 20, 2019
Josephine A. Sabatine, 97, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully in Virginia at her granddaughter's home. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina (Russo) Catalano. Josephine was the loving wife to the late Philip A. Sabatine.
Beautiful lady who was loved by everyone she met. She loved to cook, sew, crafts,...
Richard B. “Dick” Griswold
Apr 18, 2019
Richard B. "Dick" Griswold, 84, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Wethersfield, CT, peacefully passed away on April 18, 2019 at Moravian Manor, two days before his birthday. Born in Greenfield, MA, he was the son of the late Harold Dean and Evelyn (Oates) Griswold, and the beloved husband of Norma (Jose) Griswold of 62 years. Together they raised two...
Rita J. Larusso
Apr 18, 2019
Rita J. Larusso passed peacefully at home on April 18, 2019 after 92 years of living it her way. Loving and giving mother of Bernadette, Mark and his wife, Karen, and Susan; grandmother of Dean, and his wife Kristen, Paul, Marie, John, and Anne; and great-grandmother of Luke. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the...
Arlene Mable Neifert
Apr 17, 2019
Arlene Mable Neifert of Orwigsburg, Pa went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2019 at the age of 79. Arlene was born in New Ringgold,PA on July 28,1939 to the late Milton J. Sassaman and Viola (Semmel) Sassaman.
She was a woman of strong faith and enjoyed spending time reading her bible daily. She enjoyed...
Ellen Hein
Apr 17, 2019
Ellen A. Hein, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on April 17, 2019 at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis and Jadwiga Twardowska. Ellie was the loving wife of George F. Hein. BeBe and BoBo shared 17 years of marriage.
Ellie worked and enjoyed her job in Early...
Robert E. Rogers
Apr 16, 2019
Robert E. Rogers, 72, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on April 16, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital, due to complications involving cancer. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late James and Rita (Casey) Rogers. Robert was the loving husband of Linda C. (Massar) Rogers.
A veteran, he served in the US Navy. Robert was...
James R. “Jim” Grant
Apr 16, 2019
James R. "Jim" Grant, 81, husband of Thelma, of Ephrata, died April 16, 2019.
John Palic, Jr.
Apr 15, 2019
John Palic, Jr., 86, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. He was the husband of Josephine Valosich Palic, with who he shared 60 years of marriage this past July 26th. Born in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Slampak Palic.
John graduated with a BS in Industrial Engineering...
