Gertrude A. Helfrich
Oct 27, 2018
Gertrude A. Helfrich, 105, of Lancaster, passed away on, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at St. Anne's Retirement Community in Lancaster, where she had been a resident since 2008. She was the loving wife of the late Henry Edward Helfrich. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late John and Christina (Kirchner) Ganse. She was a member of...
Joyce G. Harding
Oct 27, 2018
Joyce G. Harding, 84, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away on October 27, 2018 at Masonic Village. Born and raised in Berwick, PA, she was the daughter of the late Irvin M. and Bessie M. (Steward) Gunther. Joyce was the loving wife of 61 years to Edward W. Harding. Joyce and Edward grew up together and knew each other since...
Arlene J. (Reigel) May
Oct 27, 2018
Arlene J. (Reigel) May, 84, of Lititz, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Pleasantview Retirement Community. Born in Heidelberg Township, she was the daughter of the late Estella (Reigel) and Roy Hilton. Arlene was the loving and devoted wife of the late Kreider May who passed in July 2006. Following her graduation from Rothville High School, Arlene spent...
Jack R. Nicholson
Oct 26, 2018
Jack R. Nicholson, 16, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Donna Nicholson Stief, married to Roger Stief of Lititz and James Ramsey of West Conshohocken, PA. Jack was in his junior year at Warwick High School, where he just joined the wrestling team this year. While in middle...
Karl F. Bunz
Oct 26, 2018
Karl F. Bunz, 75, passed away at his Lancaster Township home on Friday, October 26, 2018. He was born in Brooklyn to the late Reinhold and Ausilia (DeSantis) Bunz. Karl celebrated 52 years of marriage with his wife Catherine M. (Ramhold) Bunz last June 12th. He graduated from New Dorp High School, Staten Island. Karl enjoyed all types of...
Patricia Ann (Willis) Johnson
Oct 25, 2018
Patricia Ann (Willis) Johnson, age 80, of Landisville, entered into the arms of her heavenly Father on October 25, 2018 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Pat was born May 18, 1938, the daughter of the late Henry E. Willis and Edna (Rohrer) Willis. Pat and Dave would have been married 60 years on December 20, 2018.
Pat...
Marian Lucille Berkebile Englert
Oct 25, 2018
Marian Lucille Berkebile Englert of Lancaster, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at the Mennonite Home. She was born in Hooversville, Somerset County to the late Gideon Homer and Carrie Jane (Lohr) Berkebile. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Joseph Englert.
She graduated from J.P. McCaskey High school and worked as a desk clerk in...
Joan Lee (Geesey) Ressel
Oct 25, 2018
Joan Lee (Geesey) Ressel, 72, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on October 25, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Elsie (Reed) Geesey and was of the Methodist faith. Joan was married to Barry R. Ressel and shared 53 years together. She retired from the...
Eric F. Stewart
Oct 25, 2018
Eric F. Stewart, 62, of Columbia, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Eric E. and Wiletta (Foster) Stewart. Eric was the loving and devoted husband of Margaret A. (Berstler) Stewart to whom he was married September 15, 2018.
Following his graduation from J.P....
Tony L. Resh
Oct 24, 2018
Tony L. Resh, 36, of East Petersburg, passed away surrounded by his family at Johns Hopkins Hospital on October 24th, 2018. He was the husband of Sara M. (Geer) Resh with whom he shared 13 years of marriage, and father to Tracen L. and Clara J. Resh, of East Petersburg. Born in Dover, York County, PA, he was the...
William H. Kasel, Sr.
Oct 24, 2018
William H. Kasel, Sr. left this earth on October 24, 2018. He died at home in Manheim Township with his wife by his side. He is now free from all the aches and pains that plagued him for years. Officially, it was pancreatic cancer that ended his life all too soon. Bill was born in Columbia, PA, on December...
Carol-Anne A. Fusco
Oct 24, 2018
Carol-Anne A. Fusco, 68, passed away at her Lancaster home surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Alfonzo and Stella Anne (Gutkowski) Guardino. Carol-Anne marked 48 years of marriage with her husband Cono F. Fusco on August 9th.
A graduate of West Islip High School,...
Johanna M. “Yoka” Molenaar
Oct 23, 2018
Johanna M. "Yoka" Molenaar, 89, of Willow Valley Lakeside, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelmus and Maria (Tijs) Van Munster, and the loving wife of Jacobus J. "Ko" Molenaar, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage this month. A giving person, she dedicated herself to...
Richard (Dick) V. Ross, Sr.
Oct 23, 2018
Richard (Dick) V. Ross, Sr., 86, of Lititz, passed away on October 23, 2018. He was born in Union, Oregon and raised in North Carolina. Dick and his wife, Patricia were married for 45 years, and had six children. He retired in 2004 from Woodstream Corporation, where he worked as a machinist for over 30 years. Dick had also...
Dr. Paul L. West
Oct 23, 2018
Dr. Paul L. West, 70, passed away at his Lancaster home on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Born in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Melvin and Genevieve Cora (Embly) West. Paul and his wife Lillie (Souders) West celebrated for 49 years of marriage on August 9th. A 1966 graduate of Waynesboro Area High School, he served...
Gilbert J. Colon
Oct 22, 2018
Gilbert J. Colon, 44, husband of Yaritza, of Reading, passed away Monday, October 22,2018.
June Harvest
Oct 22, 2018
June Harvest, 85, of Lancaster, PA, passed October 22, 2018 peacefully with her daughter by her side following complications of emergency surgery in September. Throughout her month-long struggle, she remained determined and strong. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Jeanette Elliott. June was married to Peter Harvest for 62 years until his...
Betty Jean Mertens
Oct 22, 2018
Betty Jean Mertens, 90, of Landisville, PA, passed away on October 22, 2018 at Oak Leaf Manor North. Born in Barnesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Hannah (Grant) Drew. Betty was the loving wife to the late Norman Mertens. Betty retired as Executive Secretary with 35 years of service from Warner Lambert. She was...
