Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Elizabeth Mcelwee Bower
Nov 20, 2018
The Lord took Elizabeth "Betty" McElwee Bower home to glory on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. She just had her 84th birthday on November 3rd. She was the wife of H. David "Dave" Bower, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage this past July 30th. Born in Drexel Hill, PA to Irish parents, she was the daughter of the...
Brandon Lee Stutler
Nov 20, 2018
"Everyone is looking at me. I can't get out of bed. There is evil in my head. Just let me be. Because when I hit the stage. It is gone and I am free." – Korn
The music has stopped and lights have gone down on the life of the party known as, Brandon Lee Stutler. At...
Janet “Sue” L. Wiley
Nov 20, 2018
Janet "Sue" L. Wiley, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.
Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter to the late Alfred and Geraldine (Constein) Black.
Sue spent many years in Philadelphia and retired from Drexel University after many years working in the Accounting Department. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran...
Evelyn L. Raubenstine
Nov 19, 2018
Evelyn L. Raubenstine, 88, of Denver, died Monday, November 19, 2018 at Ephrata Hospital. Born in Bedford, PA she was the daughter of the late Mary and Marshall Williams. She was a nursing assistant and through her experience became an LPN without having to go to nursing school to become licensed. Evelyn enjoyed reading her Bible, do word-finds, and...
G. Donald “Don” Sload
Nov 19, 2018
G. Donald "Don" Sload, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on November 19, 2018. He was born in Lancaster, PA to the late George and Eda H. (Keimer) Sload. He was the loving husband to G. Arlene (Goodman). Don and his wife recently celebrated their 66th anniversary.
Don proudly served in the US Army as a Corporal until...
Mary Anne Riger
Nov 19, 2018
Mary Anne Riger passed away peacefully in Lancaster, PA, on November 19, 2018, surrounded by family at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Cass and Bob Jendzurski. Affectionately known to family and friends as Anne, she was born in Denver, CO, on May 30, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Hugh A. and Anora Akolt Stewart....
Ronald H. Kauffman
Nov 19, 2018
Ronald H. Kauffman, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on November 19, 2018 at Country Meadows. Ronald was born in Lancaster to Harold and Thelma (Herschock) Kauffman. He is the husband of the late Olympia (Lambros) Kauffman, with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage. Ron honorably served in the United States Army during the Korean War, as a medic...
Irwin “Irv” Lenhoff
Nov 18, 2018
Irwin "Irv" Lenhoff, 84, of Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Cranford, NJ, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Adams, MA he was the son of the late Charles and Celia (Sokolove) Lenhoff. He was the husband of Trudy (Cassie) Lenhoff with whom he shared 19 years of marriage this month....
Kenneth A. Kiriiyna Mutuma
Nov 17, 2018
Kenneth A. Kiriiyna Mutuma, 40, of York, PA, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 17, 2018. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya to Elisabeth K. Mburugu and to the late Abednego Kiriinya Mutuma. Kenneth attended the African Community Church of Lancaster County. He was a member of the Meru Tribe in Meru County, Kenya. A Visitation...
J. Phyllis Burey
Nov 17, 2018
J. Phyllis Burey, 94, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on, Saturday, November 17, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Peter Burey who died in 1990. Born at home in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Harry Christian and Josephine Elizabeth (Funke) Breneman. Before her retirement she was employed...
Debra Coldren
Nov 17, 2018
Debra Coldren, formerly Debra Wayde, 62, of Lancaster passed away at Lancaster Regional Hospital on November 17, 2018. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of Elizabeth (Green) Hambleton and the late Jere Hambleton. A graduate of Hempfield High School, Debra went on to become a CNA at Oak Leaf Manor. She loved caring for those around her including...
Ann M. Lowell
Nov 16, 2018
Ann M. Lowell, 80, of Harrisburg, died at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday, November 16, 2018, at Lancaster General Hospital. Ann was the daughter of the late Gerald and Marie Ransing Lowell. She is survived by her sister, Geraldine, and her brother, Bernard, both of Lancaster, and her forever friend, Rosalie Giandalia, of Harrisburg. She is also survived by...
Regina P. Fanelli Swift Scheetz
Nov 16, 2018
Regina P. Fanelli Swift Scheetz, 78, of Millersville, found peace while surrounded by her loving family at home on November 16, 2018. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul V. Fanelli and Catherine (Butts) Fanelli. A long-time employee of Kellogg's, Regina worked in the factory until her retirement in 2003. After retirement, she worked for...
William F. “Bill” Albright Jr.
Nov 16, 2018
William F. "Bill" Albright Jr., 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018. He was the husband of the late Dorothy J. Heidlauf, who passed away in 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William F., Sr. and Mary M. Quinn Albright. A graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School in 1942, Bill earned...
William H. Shawcross
Nov 15, 2018
William H. Shawcross, 95, of Willow Street, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband to the late Mary (Nicholson) Shawcross and Elizabeth (Smith) Shawcross.
Born in Port Washington, NY he was the son of the late Percy Henry and Lillian Mae (Sellex) Shawcross.
A proud Veteran,...
Dolores J. Mimnall
Nov 15, 2018
Dolores J. Mimnall, 90, of Millersville, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Maple Farm Nursing Center, Akron. Born in Lancaster, she was one of eight children born to the late Earl E. and Anna Wiegand Simmons. She was the beloved wife of the late James R. Mimnall, and together they celebrated 67 years of marriage before his...
John M. Fanale
Nov 15, 2018
John M. Fanale, age 91, passed away unexpectedly on November 15, 2018. John was born on January 11, 1927 in Altoona, PA. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, known as Pop-Pop. John was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Lancaster.
He was a 1944 graduate of Altoona High School and...
Christopher Brown
Nov 14, 2018
Christopher Alan Brown, of Lancaster, passed away at the age of 36. He is deeply loved and incredibly missed. Chris will be remembered for his extremely generous and kind heart. He is survived by his parents Anne Morett and Kenneth Brown, siblings include Kelly, Mary, and Kevin, nephew Matthew, and many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins. The family would...
Robert A. Schroeder
Nov 14, 2018
Robert A. Schroeder, 49, of Lititz, PA, and formerly of Northampton, MA, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, after a 9 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Suffern, NY, to Robert W. Schroeder and the late Carol (Cwik) Schroeder.
Rob graduated from Northampton High School in 1987 and recently celebrated 26 years of...
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