Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Paula Marie Schlager

Paula Marie Schlager

Dec 16, 2018

Paula Marie Schlager, 89, formerly of Hershey Heritage Village in Lancaster, died Sunday, December 16 th in Palm Desert, CA.

She was the wife of the late J. Kenneth Schlager, who died in 2004. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edward H. and Anna B. Ettner Ransing.

Paula had been a...

Mary M. Cooper

Mary M. Cooper

Dec 15, 2018

Mary M. Cooper, 62, of Denver passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at LGH surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lexington, KY she was the daughter of the late June and Anna Mae (Smith) Church. She was the loving wife of Rick Rightmire Jr. with whom she shared 30 years together. Mary had just recently retired...

Bruce S. Hershey

Bruce S. Hershey

Dec 15, 2018

Bruce S. Hershey, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on December 15, 2018 at home with his family by his side. Born in Lancaster and baptized in the Moravian Church, he was the son of the late Guy and Esther Hershey and the husband of 63 years to the late Doris W. Hershey. Bruce was a 1945 graduate of Lititz...

Bruce S. Hershey

Bruce S. Hershey

Dec 15, 2018

Bruce S. Hershey, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on December 15, 2018 at home with his family by his side. Born in Lancaster and baptized into the Moravian Church, he was the son of the late Guy and Esther Hershey and the husband of 63 years to the late Doris W. Hershey. Bruce was a 1945 graduate of Lititz...

Victor Pena Dejesus

Victor Pena Dejesus

Dec 14, 2018

Victor Pena DeJesus, 66, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at home. Born in Villa Altagracia Dominican Republic, he was the son of the late Kan Pena and Lucia de Jesus. Victor was employed by Pony Express Foods. Victor was a hardworker. He never missed a day of work. Victor enjoyed politics and having political discussions...

Doris M. Hall

Doris M. Hall

Dec 13, 2018

Doris Mae Yeager Hall met her Lord and Saviour on December 13, 2018. She passed peacefully with her son and daughter-in-law at her side. She was 86 years old. Doris was the oldest daughter of the late George and Emma Yeager. She served in the US Air Force, where she married Harry Hall. She was honorably discharged in 1954,...

William Woller

William Woller

Dec 13, 2018

William Woller, 77, passed away on December 13, 2018 at Brethren Village. Bill was the husband of Jaris Woller and father of Deanna Greenawalt and Kurt Woller. He is survived by son-in-law, Rick; granddaughters, Emilee and Meghan; grandson, Logan; brother, James; and nieces, Deanne, Dana and Tammy. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Bobby. Private...

Bobby Ruble

Bobby Ruble

Dec 12, 2018

Bobby Ruble, 79, of Washington Boro, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, following a brief illness. Born in Dayton, OH, Bobby was the son of the late Harry T. and Mildred (Parnell). He was the loving husband of Shirley Ann (Gebhard) Ruble, with whom he would have celebrated 59 years of marriage on December 24....

Margaret A. Messina

Margaret A. Messina

Dec 11, 2018

Margaret A. Messina, 99, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Landis Homes Retirement Community in Lititz surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Victor Messina with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Hodgenville, KT she was a daughter of the late Virgil and Nannie (Wilcher) Morrison....

Alexander J. Matyi, Iv

Alexander J. Matyi, Iv

Dec 11, 2018

Alexander J. Matyi IV, 57, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Born in Staten Island, NY he was the son of Alexander and Rose Mary (Walls) Matyi. He was the husband of the late Mary Claire Matyi who passed away in 2015. He proudly served in the US Army. In addition to his parents, he...

Shirley L. Snyder

Shirley L. Snyder

Dec 11, 2018

Shirley L. Snyder, 91, of New Holland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Paul F. Snyder who died in 2014. Born in Shamokin, PA she was a daughter of the late Lorraine (Urenn) Rogers and Harold S. Rogers. Shirley took great pride in her home. She was known for...

Elizabeth Carpenter Fink

Elizabeth Carpenter Fink

Dec 11, 2018

Elizabeth Carpenter Fink, 70, of Ephrata, passed away on December 11, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Theresa B. Reiff. Elizabeth was the loving wife of Russell S. Fink. Elizabeth had a love of all crafts and could make all kinds. She had two craft stores in...

Willian L. Sheidy Sr.

Willian L. Sheidy Sr.

Dec 10, 2018

In loving memory of Willian L. Sheidy Sr. He was preceded in death: Parents Harvey and Vernia (Moyer) Sheidy, Brothers: Ray, Roy, Allen Sheidy, Sister: Bonnie Sheidy. Left behind to share loving memories: Wife: Janet (Ritzman) Sheidy, Children: William L. Sheidy Jr., Erika (Sheidy) Mulligan, and Grandson: Thorn A. Moss, Favorite Son-In-Law: Shawn M. Mulligan, Friends & Family. Worked...

Helen Ferber

Helen Ferber

Dec 10, 2018

Helen Ferber, 94, of Lancaster, passed away at Willow Valley on December 10, 2018 with her family by her side. Born in Churchville, she was the daughter of Earl Snyder and Myrtle (Johnsonbaugh) Snyder. Helen studied at Drexel University, specializing in Home Economy and Nutrition. After receiving her degree, she taught Home Economy and did seminars as a part...

Joanna L. Zander

Joanna L. Zander

Dec 9, 2018

Joanna L. Zander, 90, of Peach Bottom passed away on December 9, 2018 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was one of 14 children of the late Amos L. and Anna L. (Leaman) Sheaffer. A homemaker, Joanna loved cooking and gardening. Growing up on a farm, she learned to grow her own vegetables and make canned goods, which...

Elvis R. Hernandez Lopez

Elvis R. Hernandez Lopez

Dec 9, 2018

Elvis R. Hernandez Lopez, 57, of Lancaster, died December 9, 2018.

Ira Grushow, Ph.D.

Ira Grushow, Ph.D.

Dec 9, 2018

Ira Grushow, Ph.D, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Homestead Village. He was the loving husband of Jane (Ducat) Grushow with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Harlem, NY he was a son of the late Asher and Sadie (Greenstein) Grushow. A graduate of City College in New York, Ira went...

Samuel “Sam” V. Scicchitano, Sr.

Samuel “Sam” V. Scicchitano, Sr.

Dec 7, 2018

Samuel "Sam" V. Scicchitano, Sr., 87, of York Springs, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018, at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Mt Carmel, he was the son of the late Luisa (Mirarchi) and Antonio Scicchitano. Sam was employed at the US Postal Service. He was the previous owner of Dunkin' Donuts on Columbia Avenue and Laurita's Restaurant....

Thomas E. Fuss

Thomas E. Fuss

Dec 6, 2018

Thomas E. Fuss, 71, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on December 6, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital with family by his side. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Carl and Clara (Hiemenz) Fuss. Tom was a devoted husband to Deborah (Mickel) Fuss and loving father to Thomas W. Fuss, husband of Tom's beloved daughter-in-law, Daniela....

Pastor Rodriguez

Pastor Rodriguez

Dec 6, 2018

Pastor Rodriguez, 83, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away on December 6, 2018 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 9, 1935 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico to the late Antonio Rodriguez Aponte and Antonia Pagan Irizarry. Pastor was married to the late Aida Elsa Banchs Ruiz de Rodriguez.

He was a devoted...

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