Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Diana (Rodriguez) Sanchez

Diana (Rodriguez) Sanchez

Jul 6, 2018

Diana (Rodriguez) Sanchez, 58, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 6, 2018. She was born in New York to the late Edwardo and Paula (Melendez) Rodriguez.

Diana enjoyed laughing and singing. She loved cooking and spending time with her family, friends and dog, Snowball. In her free time, she could be found working...

Douglas W. Carr

Douglas W. Carr

Jul 6, 2018

Douglas W. Carr, 63, of Lititz, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Meadville, PA to the late William Carr and Patricia Ann (Etheridge) Henry and was the stepson of the late Harold Henry. Doug celebrated 28 years of marriage with his wife Karen M. Szymczak Carr on June 16th.

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Joseph J. Dougherty, Jr.

Joseph J. Dougherty, Jr.

Jul 6, 2018

Joseph J. Dougherty Jr., 82, of Ephrata, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, July, 6, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born in Miners Hospital in Ashland, PA, Joe was proud to have grown up in Mt Carmel, PA. He was the son of the late Joseph J. Dougherty Sr. and Marguerite (Bloom) Dougherty. He was the loving husband of...

Doris S. Moskalski

Doris S. Moskalski

Jul 5, 2018

Doris S. Moskalski, 96, of Lititz, PA, passed away on July 5, 2018, at Luther Acres Retirement Community. Born in Wattsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late DeForest and Olga (Carpenter) Sammons. Doris was the loving wife of the late Michael J. Moskalski.

A US Women's Army Corps veteran, she served in Italy and Algiers...

Edna Santiago

Edna Santiago

Jul 5, 2018

Edna Santiago, 53, Yonkers, NY, formerly of Brooklyn, died 7/5/18. Survived by sisters, Ada and Jacqueline Rodriguez, Lancaster, Luz Rodriguez, 2 brothers, Angel Luis and Luis Angel Rodriguez, niece Jessica Gonzalez, Manheim. Viewing will be Mon. 7/9/19 (12noon-2PM) at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home 414 E. King St. Lancaster, PA. She will join her mother Luz Rivera at Mellinger...

Raymond C. “Ringo” New Holy

Raymond C. “Ringo” New Holy

Jul 5, 2018

Ringo New Holy, 54, of Elizabethtown, died at home peacefully, Thursday, July 5, 2018. Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, he was the son of the late Ambrose New Holy and Keva Ghost. He was a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was a Pipe Carrier and Sundancer. He grew up on the...

Edna Santiago

Edna Santiago

Jul 5, 2018

Edna Santiago, 53, of Manheim, died July 5th, 2018.

Jeanne Marie Donley

Jeanne Marie Donley

Jul 5, 2018

Jeanne Marie (Humpf) Donley, of Mennonite Home, passed away on July 5, 2018, at the age of 95. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Walter Donley in 1992, and a baby sister, MaryEllen, as well as her late parents, Edward Henry Humpf and Mary Edna (Seber) Humpf, and her brother "Eddie". She is survived by seven...

Betty J. Shenk

Betty J. Shenk

Jul 5, 2018

Betty J. Shenk, 94, of East Petersburg passed away at Conestoga View on July 5, 2018. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late John R. Gilbert and Beatrice E. (Trimble) Gilbert. Betty was an avid reader who also enjoyed cross stich and knitting. She is survived by her daughters Susan Morgan (Kenneth) and Sharon Charles and...

John A. Mckenzie

John A. Mckenzie

Jul 4, 2018

John A. McKenzie, 86 of Manheim Twp., passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Born in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Byron and Bernice (Benning) McKenzie. While attending high school, John worked as a librarian at the Harrisburg Public Library. Following graduation from Lebanon Valley College, he taught elementary instrumental music in the Lampeter-Strasburg...

Floyd M. Shreiner

Floyd M. Shreiner

Jul 4, 2018

Floyd M. Shreiner, 90, of Ephrata, passed away at Ephrata Manor, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Born in New Holland, Floyd was the son of the late Phares and Florence (Myers) Shreiner. He was the loving husband of Kathryn (Harry) Shreiner, with whom he celebrated over 70 years of marriage. Floyd worked for Harry's Furniture, Leola, for many years. He...

Kenneth H. Long, Jr.

Kenneth H. Long, Jr.

Jul 4, 2018

Kenneth H. Long, Jr. 66, of York, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 4, 2018 at York Memorial Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Betty (Walton) Muckenthaler and the late Kenneth H. Long. He was a 1970 graduate of Lampeter-Strasburg High School. Kenneth retired as a supervisor from Y & S Candies with 30...

James Walter Rathkey

James Walter Rathkey

Jul 4, 2018

James Walter Rathkey, of Lititz, died peacefully on July 4, 2018. Born on June 15, 1921, he was the son of the late Walter C. and Anna Mimnall Rathkey. He was happily married for 61 years to the late Elsie Spinner Rathkey who died in 2011. During World War II, Jim served as a teletype operator with the 4th...

Adeline P. Lebreton

Adeline P. Lebreton

Jul 4, 2018

Adeline P. LeBreton, 90, of Columbia, PA, passed away on July 4, 2018 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Pauline (Moscowitz) Renar. Adeline was the loving wife to the late Leon W. LeBreton. Prior to her children being born, Adeline was a seamstress. She was an avid...

Mary “Kay” Leuckel Moore

Mary “Kay” Leuckel Moore

Jul 3, 2018

Mary "Kay" Leuckel Moore, 78, of Eastpointe, MI passed away on July 3, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Phil A. Leuckel and Majella (Debbie) Lurk Leuckel. Kay was born in Poplar Bluff, MO, raised in Van Buren and Poplar Bluff, and graduating from PBHS in 1958. Kay moved to the Detroit area in 1967 with her...

Jose Miguel Perez-Bugue

Jose Miguel Perez-Bugue

Jul 3, 2018

Jose Miguel Perez-Bugue, 34, Lancaster City, died in a tragic boating accident 7/3/18 on the Susquehanna River. He leaves behind a pregnant wife, Yanilda Martina Genao-Perez, 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Emely. Born in Dominican Republic to Mario Perez Alcantara and Cristobalina Bugue Lima de Perez. A master tech at C&D Motorsports, Manheim Pk., Lancaster and was Automobile Service Excellence...

Ploumi Kesoglou

Ploumi Kesoglou

Jul 3, 2018

Ploumi Kesoglou, 42, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospital, Lititz. She was born in Lancaster, PA on October 27, 1975 and is survived by her parents Maria (Kourgelis) and Alexander Kesoglou, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and her godson, Evan. She also leaves behind her loving pet and companion,...

Gloria M. Potente

Gloria M. Potente

Jul 3, 2018

Gloria M. Potente, 89, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Schenectady, NY, Gloria was the daughter of the late Ralph and Lucy (DeCarlo) Martini. Her husband, Nicholas A. Potente, Jr., passed away in 1993. Gloria was a member of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church and also The...

Luz Maria Cortes Hernandez

Luz Maria Cortes Hernandez

Jul 2, 2018

Luz Maria Cortes Hernandez, 73, of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by her loving family on July 2, 2018. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of Tomas Cortes and Maria Eugenia Hernandez. She was the wife of the late Francisco Rodriguez who died in 2002. Many may remember Luz from Moca Shoe Factory in Puerto Rico, where...

William “Bill” A. Bush

William “Bill” A. Bush

Jul 2, 2018

William "Bill" A. Bush, 97, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018. He was the husband of the late Violet "Vi" R. Miller Bush, who passed away in 2014. Born in Tremont, PA, he was the son of the late William H. and Florence E. Rohrbach Bush. In his youth, Bill played in the band, played baseball and basketball,...

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