Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Clare B. Haddock
Jan 20, 2018
Clare B. Haddock, 84, of Columbia, passed away at Hospice & Community Care on Saturday, January 20, 2018. She was born in Shamokin to the late Peter and Victoria (Lubrecki) Sokolowski. Clare's husband, the late Robert A. Haddock, Jr., passed away in 2003.
She was a graduate of Saint Edward's High School in Shamokin and then Empire...
George H. Murr
Jan 20, 2018
George H. Murr, 96, formerly of Quaker Hills, Lancaster, passed away at Longwood Manor on Saturday, January 20, 2018. He was born in Lancaster to the late George H. and E. Pauline (Sherr) Murr. His wife of 57 years, Betty J. (Williams) Murr, passed away in 2002.
He served in the South Pacific operating amphibious landing craft...
Raymond V. Bantz
Jan 19, 2018
Raymond V. Bantz, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on January 19, 2018, at home. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, he was the son of William Vernon Bantz and Audrey (Hyer) Bantz. He was the loving husband of Patricia Ann Bantz for 46 years. He worked for USC-Livermore Laboratory in California in the engineering department. Ray was a proud...
Sharon Lynette Gordon
Jan 19, 2018
Sharon Lynette Gordon went home to be with the Lord on January 19, 2018 in Columbia, PA., in her 72nd year. She had suffered for several years with gastrointestinal disorders, severe lumbar spine nerve damage, arachnoiditis and aspiration pneumonia. Sharon was the eldest daughter of the late Leland Worster and Anice Garmany Jones (Barrington, Rhode Island.)
Sharon...
Keishla D. Moll
Jan 19, 2018
Keishla D. Moll, 19, died suddenly due to injuries sustained in a car accident on 1/19/18. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Juan Moll and Dimaris Rivera. Keishla graduated from J.P. McCaskey in 2016. She had worked at McDonald's on Columbia Ave. and also as a price manager at Toys R' Us. She enjoyed spending time with...
Marguerite R. Ament-Warfel
Jan 19, 2018
Marguerite R. Ament-Warfel, 88, passed away on January 19, 2018 at Ohesson Manor. Born on January 26, 1929 in Bryn Mawr, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinando & Louisa (Goldschmidt) DelPaggio. Marguerite was the wife to the late Charles Warfel; and mother to James Ament. She retired as a telephone operator from Bell Telephone. A Memorial...
Eli Rivera
Jan 18, 2018
Infant Eli Rivera, son of Edward Rivera and Kolyanna Mimnall of Lancaster, PA, died 1/18/18.
Wilford E. Hampton
Jan 18, 2018
Wilford E. Hampton, 93, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Moravian Manor. He was the husband of the late Pearl I. Hampton who passed away January 8, 2010. Born in Elysburg, PA he was the son of the late Vaughn W. and Mary C. (Shuler) Hampton. Wilford worked at Kerr Glass for many years and later...
Margaret Klopfle
Jan 18, 2018
Margaret Klopfle, 72, of Millersville, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Anna (Graf) Smith. She was married for 48 years to Lawrence G. Klopfle before his passing in 2014. A homemaker, she loved her family and always took...
Patricia Cressy
Jan 18, 2018
Patricia Cressy, 86, of Evergreen Estates: Lancaster died on January 18, 2018
Betty Ann (Finnegan) Farbo
Jan 18, 2018
Betty Ann (Finnegan) Farbo, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at the home of her son James Farbo and his wife, Patty in Ephrata. Born in Cassandra, PA on February 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Krumenaker) and Russell Finnegan. She was a loving wife to husband, Michael P. Farbo. They...
Mary Virginia (Roda) Maher
Jan 18, 2018
Mary Virginia (Roda) Maher, known to her family and friends as Virginia or "Ginny," passed into eternal rest on January 18, 2018, having just celebrated her ninety-third birthday a month before. Ginny was born in Akron, Ohio, the third child and only daughter of George W. and Irene L. (Abele) Reeder. In November of 1944, Ginny's oldest brother brought...
Patricia B. Horning
Jan 17, 2018
Patricia B. Horning 1930-2018
at the grave i couldn't cry still rain complied, falling soft on somber wood
"For darkness restores what light cannot repair"
RIP Mama. You are loved. Funeral Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family. Anyone wishing to honor Pats memory can make a donation...
Evelyn Hildebrand
Jan 17, 2018
Evelyn Hildebrand, a resident of Lancashire Hall, entered her heavenly home on January 17, 2018. Born in Mahanoy City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary A. (Jackson) Hildebrand. Evelyn attended Mahanoy Township Schools until she became disabled, and then was home schooled. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church-Christ in Mahanoy City,...
Bonnie L. Walmer
Jan 16, 2018
Bonnie L. Walmer, 90, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Luther Acres Manor in Lititz, after a lengthy illness. She was a long-time member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elizabethtown. Bonnie was born in Fannettsburg, PA in 1927, the second of 10 children born to the late John...
Frances Lucille Keller Keller
Jan 16, 2018
Frances Lucille Keller Keller passed away at Lakeside at Willow Valley on January 16, 2018. Frances was born October 28, 1924 in Adams County, the daughter of the late Mary Allison and Paul J. Keller. She was married for 60 years to Richard C. Keller, who died in 2006. Frances graduated from Tyrone High School in 1941 and Millersville...
Carm R. Amaro
Jan 15, 2018
Carm R. Amaro, 65, of Quarryville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ino and Bernice (Rettew) Amaro. Carm was the husband of 42 years to Tina (Bleecher) Amaro; father to Cori Benner, wife of Rick, and Brad Amaro; grandfather to Austin & Kyra; and brother of Victor...
Ruth L. Snyder
Jan 15, 2018
Ruth L. Snyder, 81, of Lancaster passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at Calvary Fellowship Homes. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Luetta (Lefever) Sherbahn. She was the wife of the late Edward Harry Snyder who passed away January 29, 2017. She was a 1954 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. Ruth went...
James L. Mccreary
Jan 15, 2018
James L. McCreary, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital after an illness.
He was the husband of Barbara J. Keech McCreary, his high-school sweetheart with whom he shared 62 years of marriage this past May 21st. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late James L. and...
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