May 25, 2018

Robert D. "Jackhammer" Wise, 88, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018. He was the husband of the late Patricia Simmons Wise who passed away in 2008. Born in Spring City, PA, he was the son of the late George W. and Virginia A. Dixon Wise. Bob had been a commercial truck driver for 50 years,...

May 25, 2018

John B. Mitchell, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Springfield, MO, he was the son of the late Ruth (Andrews) and Bernard Dorsey Mitchell. He was happily married for over 50 years to the late Judy (Bangert) Mitchell. John was a loving father and grandfather as well as a being a...

May 25, 2018

William Lopez, 52, of Lancaster, died 5/25/2018.

May 25, 2018

Ralph Charles Hohman, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Anna (Royer) and Ralph Charles Hohman, Sr. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, for over 50 years, Virginia "Ginny" (Moffett) in 2002. He retired as an Electrical Engineer...

May 24, 2018

Emmanuel Philippos Papadakis, 83, of Wyomissing, formerly of New Holland, passed away on Thursday, May 24th, 2018. He was born in New York City and was the son of the late Philippos E. Papadakis and Helen (Eastman) Papadakis. Emmanuel is survived by the love of his life, Stella Papadakis, of Wyomissing. They were married in 1960. He graduated from...

May 24, 2018

Isaia Candelario Batista, 16, Lancaster City, known to many as "Kiki", died on 5/24/18 due to injuries sustained in a tragic auto accident.

Isaia was an honor roll student as a Junior at J.P. McCaskey H.S. He was a hard worker on top of keeping his honor roll grades. He enjoyed working at Lancaster Country Club with...

May 24, 2018

Loralee J. Sturnick, 79, formerly of East Petersburg, PA, died May 24,2018.

May 24, 2018

Shirley A. Gilbert, 79, of Conestoga Twp., passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Zola (Sizemore) Leaman, and the beloved wife of John M. Gilbert, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage.

Shirley was a 1956...

May 23, 2018

Diane Louise Haines, 73, of Lancaster passed away at Hospice and Community Care on May 23, 2018. Born in Coatesville, Diane was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Dorothy (Chryst) Hatfield. She was the loving wife of the late James R. Haines Sr for over 50 years before his passing in 2012. A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High...

May 23, 2018

David M. Ford lost his battle with PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy), early Wednesday morning, May 23rd, 2018, when he went home to be with the Lord, peacefully, in his home, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was 67.

Dave was the son of the late Robert and Helen Ford, of Spokane, Washington. At the...

May 23, 2018

Bernard J. "Barney" Martin, 89, of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Francis H. and Catherine C. (Hohenwarter) Martin. He was the loving and devoted husband of Nancy (Burkhart) Martin with whom he shared over 68 years of marriage. He was a...

May 22, 2018

Charles W. Boyer Sr., 87, of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 22, 2018. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Harry H. Boyer and Mary A. (Coleman) Boyer. Charles was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was an active member of Son Light Bible Church and...

May 22, 2018

Leonard J. Blazek, 83, of Lititz, passed away at ManorCare Health Services-Lancaster on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He was born in Shamokin to the late Joseph L. and Anna (Urdzik) Blazek. Len's wife, the late Mary E. (Long) Blazek, died in 1997.

A graduate of Shamokin High School, Len served in the US Navy as an Aviation...

May 22, 2018

Claudia entered into rest after a brief illness on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Claudia was the daughter of the late Claude and Mary Schneider and was born in Lancaster, PA.

Claudia was a 1962 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School and went on to graduate from business school. She was employed over the years at Schick, Hamilton...

May 22, 2018

William S. Shiflet, Jr., 77, of Ephrata and formerly of Strasburg Pike, Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He was born in Lancaster to the late William S. Sr. and Mary (Altland) Shiflet. He was married to the late K. Diane (Limppo) Lesher Shiflet for 30 years before her death in 1995.

A graduate of Hempfield...

May 21, 2018

James B. "Jim" Christian, 64, a lifelong resident of Lancaster, passed away May 21st, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy, after a brief illness. He was born in Lancaster on October 28th, 1953 and was the son of James B. Baldwin and the late Evelyn M. Christian. He shared a long-time partnership with Jody L. Miles,...

May 21, 2018

Joyce A. Sample, a lifelong resident of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018 in her eighty-sixth year due to the inhumanity inflicted by Alzheimer's Disease. She was born Joyce Arlene Barnett on February 11, 1933, the youngest daughter of Leon Wilson and Dorothy Kissinger Barnett. Leon passed on her birthday in the year 1971 and her mother...

May 20, 2018

Olga W. Ginter, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at her residence. She was the wife of the late William C. Ginter, who passed way in 2002. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Emile M. and Ellen Hannigan Miller. Olga had been a homemaker and enjoyed singing, dancing, and cooking. Her...

May 20, 2018

Mary C. Hewitt, 71, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Elmira, NY, passed away on May 20, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Elmira, she was the daughter of the late Alice & John Hewitt. Mary was the significant other of 30 years to Mary Delong. She retired as a manager from CVS. Mary was a member of the...

May 20, 2018

Ameer Zubaidi, 75, of Lancaster, husband of Amel Al Husseini, died May 20, 2018.