Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
J Earl Foreman
Apr 30, 2019
J Earl Foreman, 90, of Pleasant View Communities, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Born in Warwick Twp., Earl was the son of the late Vernon Foreman and Kathryn (Keenan) Wilson. In 1948, Earl married the love of his life, Joyce A. (Kopp) Foreman and would have celebrated his 71st anniversary on...
Anne Clark Weiser
Apr 29, 2019
Anne Clark Weiser, 78, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully at home, Monday, April 29, 2019. Born in Red Lion, she was the daughter of Dorothy V. (Clark) Throne and the late Horace J. Throne. She was the loving and faithful wife of Russell L. Weiser with whom she celebrated 52 years of marriage.
Anne was a...
David M. Gould
Apr 29, 2019
David M. Gould, 91, formerly of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Murry W. and Elouise (Holmes) Gould. He was the loving husband to the late June. R. (Baxter) who passed in 2002.
David retired from Pennsylvania Wine and Spirits, and managed numerous...
Guy F. Swavely, Jr.
Apr 28, 2019
Guy F. Swavely Jr., 95, of Lancaster, passed away on April 28, 2019 at Landis Homes. Born in Pottstown, PA on July 21, 1923, he was the son of the late Alice Hart Swavely and Guy F. Swavely Sr. He graduated from Pottstown High School in 1941. He worked for a year at Bethlehem Steel before joining Armstrong Cork...
Sandra Lea Schaefer
Apr 28, 2019
Sandra Lea Schaefer, 65, of Mountville, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, April 28, 2019. Born in Lewistown, she was the daughter of Shirley J. Boop, of New Berlin, PA and the late Robert L. Wert. Sandra was a graduate of Mifflinburg Area High School and had worked as a Liability Technician for 26 years for...
Robert C. Royer
Apr 28, 2019
Robert C. Royer, 85, of Myerstown, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Myerstown, he was the son of the late Luke and Joyce (Groh) Royer. He was the husband of the late Marianne (Matthews) Royer.
He is survived by two daughters, Roberta Wampler wife of Henry of Lebanon, Renee...
Minh Quang Tran
Apr 28, 2019
Minh Quang Tran, 75 husband of Ngoclinh Tran of Lancaster died April 28, 2019.
Alverta D. Hossler
Apr 28, 2019
Alverta D. Hossler, 94, of Lancaster, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 28, 2019, while a resident at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster. Born on December 11, 1924, in Berks County, she was the daughter of the late George and Evia Schaeffer. Alverta was preceded in death by her first husband, Andrew Stoe, and was the devoted...
David “Mike” M. Donley
Apr 28, 2019
David "Mike" M. Donley, 56, of Bausman, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. Mike was the beloved husband to Debborah; they would have celebrated 27 years of marriage May 7th.
Mike was employed by Armstrong Relocation as a truck driver and mover for over 20 years. He loved...
Anna M. Johnson
Apr 27, 2019
Anna M. Johnson, 83 of Manheim, formerly of East Petersburg, entered into heaven to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Kline) and Charles "Duke" P. Hedricks. She was the loving wife to the late John F. Stadel with whom she shared...
Charles Mason Tippett
Apr 27, 2019
Charles Mason Tippett, 86, of Lancaster, PA, died April 27, 2019.
Ruth Helen Mercado
Apr 26, 2019
Ruth Helen Mercado, 90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Hospice & Community Care – Mt. Joy on April 26, 2019. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Anna V. (Young) Rettew and the wife of the late Ovidio Mercado Sr, who passed in 2016.
A baseball fan, Ruth enthusiastically rooted...
Steven L. Guagliano
Apr 26, 2019
Steven L. Guagliano, 66, passed away at his Manheim Twp. home on Friday, April 26 2019. He was born and raised in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Steven L. and Katherine (Mease) Guagliano. Steve shared almost 25 years of marriage with his wife P.J. (Miraldi) Magee Guagliano.
Steve served in the US Marine Corps during the...
Karen D. Long
Apr 26, 2019
Karen D. Long, 62, of Lancaster entered the kingdom of heaven to walk alongside her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy surrounded by her loving family. Born in Sunbury, PA she was the daughter of Robert and Leona (Wynn) Shaffer. She was the loving wife of Raymond C. Long Sr....
Verna Longacre
Apr 26, 2019
Verna Longacre, 86, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019.
In the late 1940s, she tap danced with the Mary Jane All Girl Marimba Band. In the early 1950s, she worked with Reg Kehoe's Marimba Queens as a dancer. A 1950 graduate of Mount Joy High School, she went to work for Vere Bishop-Bishop...
Roger J. Blanshine
Apr 25, 2019
Roger J. Blanshine, 76, of Lancaster Twp., passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at his home. Born in Ludington, MI, he was the son of the late Artell Blanshine.
A member of the US Army, Roger honorably served his country from 1962-1965. He worked in the warehouse of the RCA Corp., from where he retired after many...
Sieglinde “Siggi” Confer
Apr 25, 2019
Sieglinde "Siggi" Confer, 80, passed away at her East Petersburg home on April 25, 2019 with husband Howard by her side, knowing that she will be with her Lord and Savior. She was under the care Hospice & Community Care. Born September 24, 1938 in Friedberg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Lorenz and Anna (Poxleitner) Mutzel....
Girvin E. Mcallister, Iii
Apr 25, 2019
Girvin E. McAllister, III, 76, of Ephrata, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Coatesville, PA he was the son of the late Girvin E. McAllister, Jr. and the late Ruth Anna (Bernard) McAllister. He was the husband of Donna (Clair) McAllister with whom he shared over 54 years of marriage.
...Ruth Marie Blumenschine Fiedler
Apr 25, 2019
Ruth Marie Blumenschine Fiedler, age 95 of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Neptune, NJ, died April 25, 2019. She grew up in Newark, NJ, daughter of Marie Blumenschine. Devoted mother of four daughters and three sons-in-law: Donna Fiedler, Claire Fiedler and Wesley Barth, Gail and Fred Beyer, Jill and Edwin Heatwole; nine grandchildren and spouses: Patrick Derr and Heidi Gripp,...
Elva H. Styer
Apr 25, 2019
Elva H. Styer, 98, of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.
She was the wife of the late Myron H. Freas who passed away in 1968, and William Styer, who passed away in 2002. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mayme Buckwalter Hershey.
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