Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Stephen R. Griffiths
Mar 7, 2018
Stephen R. Griffiths, 55, of Millersville, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at his home after fighting a valiant battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, Stephen was the son of the late Charles and Pansy (Jones) Griffiths. Stephen was a 1981 graduate of Penn Manor High School. A loving and devoted father and grandfather, he was very dedicated...
Donald M. Eckert
Mar 6, 2018
Donald M. Eckert, 88, of Lititz passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Akron, he was the son of the late Morris and Minnie (McCoy) Eckert. He was the loving husband of Vera (Mickler) Eckert with whom he shared over 65 years of marriage. He was an electrician by trade and worked for...
Edward J. Flick, Jr.
Mar 6, 2018
Edward J. Flick, Jr., 86, of Mount Joy, passed away on March 6 at Lancaster General Hospital with his loving family by his side. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edward J. Flick, Sr. and Bertha M. (Scheuchenzuber) Flick Walters. He was married to the late Suzanne B. Flick, with whom he shared 50 loving...
Donald L. Parsons Sr.
Mar 5, 2018
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than those you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore, Dream. Discover." Mark Twain Don had the heart of a sailor. He lived a life filled with adventure and shared his enthusiasm with...
Nancy S. Wellendorf
Mar 5, 2018
Nancy S. Wellendorf of Lancaster, PA passed away on Monday March 5, 2018 at the Hospice Center. She was the wife of James A. Wellendorf. They were married 50 years. Born on September 29, 1942, she was the daughter of Conrad and Irma (Dennis) Barger. Her father served as an officer in the US Navy for 31 years. As...
Doris June Singer
Mar 5, 2018
Doris June Singer completed her journey that started in 1929. The daughter of the late Dorothy M. Rutt-Heisey and Ray Rutt, Doris graduated from Elizabethtown High School and married her husband of 66 years, Samuel W. Singer. Moving to Lancaster, Doris became active at Saint Peters Lutheran Church, the Penn Laurel Girl Scouts Council, American Cancer Society and other...
Matthew F. Adams
Mar 5, 2018
Matthew F. Adams, 48, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday March 5, 2018 while doing what he loved, training for the Chicago Marathon. Born in Groton, CT, he was the son of Elaine (Dufour) Adams and the late George Howards Adams. For 10 short years, Matt was the loving and devoted husband of Leanne Lebo Adams.
Matt...
Lillian A. Minnick
Mar 5, 2018
Lillian A. Minnick, 72, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018. Born in Lancaster, PA to the late Kenneth and Clara (Smith) Rothfus. Lillian was a member of the Church of the Apostles. She enjoyed watching her soap operas and family dinners. Mostly, Lillian enjoyed spending time with her family. Surviving are her children: Brian Ruth of...
William R. Carl
Mar 4, 2018
William R. Carl, 79, passed away March 4, 2018 at Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was born September 4, 1938 in Lancaster, the son of the late Russel and Elsie (Gable) Carl. Bill was a Lancaster City Firefighter for 12 years, before health issues forced him off the job, Bill was also a LPN and had taught CPR courses...
Richard "Tom" Thomas Clarke
Mar 4, 2018
Richard "Tom" Thomas Clarke, 67, of Strasburg, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at his home. Born in Akron, OH, Richard was a son of Marjorie A. (Gray) Clarke and the late Harold T. Clarke. He was the loving husband of Janet Clarke, with whom they shared 43 years of marriage. Tom spent the majority of his work...
Arthur Robert Herring
Mar 3, 2018
Arthur Robert Herring, 90, of Allentown, died Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Paul A. Hoffman Sr.
Mar 3, 2018
Paul A. Hoffman Sr., 64, of Marietta passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Leo Hoffman Sr. and the late Ida (Zepp) Hoffman. He was the longtime companion of Kelly A. Hoffman. He worked as a carpenter for HM Stauffer & Sons, Inc. in...
Donald Richard Herr
Mar 3, 2018
Donald Richard Herr, 89, a resident of Mennonite Home Communities in Lancaster and formerly of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Known to many as "Dick" and more recently as "Don," he was born in Lancaster, the son of the late Benjamin F. and Ruth A. (Zimmerman) Herr, and...
John “Jack” W. Messer
Mar 2, 2018
John "Jack" W. Messer, 86, of Media, PA, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Residences at Glen Riddle. Born in New Providence Township, he was the son of the late Charles and Blanche (Wiggins) Messer. During the Korean War, Jack served in the Navy as a Parachute Rigger. Jack worked for Alcoa and other machining companies...
Arline E. Shannon
Mar 2, 2018
Arline E. Shannon of Lititz, PA passed away at Luther Acres on March 2, 2018. Arline was born on October 17, 1924 in Lancaster, PA to Charles Harold and Mary Fox Eshleman. She graduated from McCaskey High School (1941) and from Wilson College (Magna Cum Laude, 1946) in Chambersburg.
Arline was married on January 4, 1947 to...
Khay Phimmachack
Mar 2, 2018
Khay Phimmachack, 89, of Manheim, passed away on March 2, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of the late Phaine Phimmachack. Surviving is a daughter, Khong Meunsaveng; 2 sons: Phongsavanh Phimmachack & Saysamphane Phimmachack, all of Manheim, PA; 11 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren & 1 great-great-grandson. Khay was preceded in death by a son, Vong Sengkeo. Viewing will...
Donald K. “Don” Steffy
Mar 2, 2018
Donald K. "Don" Steffy, 87, of Lititz, formerly of Brickerville Pa, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Luther Acres Retirement Community. Born in Manheim, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry W. and Jeanette P. Steffy. Don was the loving husband of Janet Shelly Steffy and would have observed their 67th...
Ward Bruce "Wes" Shaw
Mar 2, 2018
Ward Bruce Shaw (Wes), 84, of Lititz, PA, passed away on March 2, 2018 at Landis Homes. Born in Monroe, NC, he was the son of the late Wesley & Avis (Strawn) Shaw. Ward was the loving husband to Jeanette E. (Ewart) Shaw. Ward was a veteran and served in the US Navy during the Korean War. Ward worked...
Doris M. Berger
Mar 1, 2018
Doris M. Berger, 85, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 1, 2018. Living only her last 15 years in Las Vegas, she lived most of her life in Lancaster. She was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Pfoutz) Adamire and the youngest of 8 children whom all preceded her in death....
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