Pauline M. (Zander) Risser
Jan 6, 2018
Pauline M. (Zander) Risser, 93, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, formerly of Clay Township, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 6th, 2018. She was born in Manheim Township and was the daughter of the late Elam E. and Mable M. (Steinman) Zander. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Risser in 1993. Pauline was a 1942...
Paul E. Fickes
Jan 5, 2018
Paul E. Fickes, 71, of Lititz, PA, passed away on January 5, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Dotterer) Fickes. Paul was the loving husband of 49 years to Patricia (Zercher) Fickes. A veteran, he served in the US Navy on the USS Intrepid during the Vietnam...
Harry R. Richwine, Jr.
Jan 5, 2018
Harry R. Richwine, Jr., 76, passed away on January 5, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born October 7, 1941 in Lititz, PA, the son of Harry R. Sr., and Cora Jean (Yingst) Richwine. He was a graduate of Warwick High School and was retired from Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. and Intelligencer Printing Company. He is survived by his loving...
Lester E. Getz
Jan 4, 2018
Lester E. Getz, 79, of Lititz, PA, passed away on January 4, 2018. He was the husband of Judy A. Getz.
Kyle J. Charles
Jan 3, 2018
Kyle J. Charles, 26, passed away at his Manor Township residence on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. He was born in Lancaster to Georgina A. Bradley of Lancaster and Roland L. Charles of Mount Joy. In addition to his parents, Kyle is survived by his son Carter Klingseisen, brothers Derek Bradley and Javon Calixto, his maternal grandparents Frank and Sherry...
Melvin A. Hessler
Jan 3, 2018
Melvin A. Hessler, 94, of Lititz, PA, passed away on January 3, 2018 at Moravian Manor Retirement Community. Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Albert B. Hessler and Clara Theresa (Nortmann) Hessler. Mel was the husband to Dorothy "Dot" (Davis) Perry Hessler for 46 years. He was a graduate of Xavier University in Cincinnati...
Marguerite E. “Peg” Bowers
Jan 3, 2018
Marguerite E. "Peg" Bowers, 93, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she is the daughter of the late Paul Brinser and Margaret Eisch Bowers. Peg is survived by her sister, Doris Mae Dolan of Media and her brother, Paul Robert married to Lucille Borowicz Bowers of Lancaster,...
Patricia A. Suter
Jan 1, 2018
Patricia A. Suter, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Moravian Manor. She was the wife of the late Albert C. Suter, Jr., who passed away in 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William and Irene A. Walters Phillips. Patricia had worked for 20 years for the Kunzler Corporation, retiring...
Dolores Ann “Dory” Caulfeild-James
Jan 1, 2018
Dolores Ann "Dory" Caulfeild-James, 87, passed away January 1, 2018 at Mennonite Home, Lancaster. She was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Edna (Rathvon) Hagelgans. She was a lifetime Lancaster resident and a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. She had worked for Ramcliff Supply, Bon Ton Stores and the former Watt & Shand Store. Her loves...
Dorothy Barker Briggs
Jan 1, 2018
Dorothy Barker Briggs of Landis Homes, Lititz, PA went into the arms of her Lord on Monday, January 1, 2018. Born in Geauga County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Hazel Gastemire. Her first husband, Harry L. Barker passed away in 1973. Her second husband, John J. Briggs preceded her in death.
She...
Christopher Andrew Stevens
Dec 31, 2017
Christopher Andrew Stevens, infant son of Daniel and Meagan Stevens, went home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2017. He is survived by his loving family; father, Daniel Stevens mother, Meagan Stevens, and big brother, Chase Stevens. Services and internment will be held privately at the convenience of the family.
Dr. Steven T. Van Gorden
Dec 31, 2017
Dr. Steven T. Van Gorden, 58, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017, surrounded by family after a brief but courageous battle with esophageal cancer. He was the husband of Bernie (Bernetta) Marcin Van Gorden, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage this past June. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Donna Ewing Van...
Nathan G. Gardner
Dec 31, 2017
Nathan G. Gardner, 76, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 31, 2017, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, after a battle with cancer, with his family by his side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Nathan and Cecelia Gardner. He was married for 50 years to his wife, Barbara. Nat graduated from...
Angelina M. Robinson
Dec 30, 2017
Angelina M. Robinson, 37, of Lancaster went home to be with the Lord Saturday, December 30, 2017. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Deborah Warner and stepfather Kevin Warner and father Kevin Robinson. She is also survived by her son, Tyler Derrick Burns Jr., and a host of loving aunts, uncles and extended family. She was preceded...
Norma J. Ketchersid
Dec 30, 2017
Norma J. Ketchersid, 75, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2017, after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born on July 16, 1942 in Brownton, MN and grew up with her six siblings on her family's farm. After graduating from Brownton High School in 1960, she attended Makato State University, earning a bachelor's...
Ethel I. Keller
Dec 29, 2017
Ethel I. Keller, 95, ascended to the Kingdom of Light in the Heaven of God's Bounty on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Moravian Manor. She was the wife of the late Donald W. Keller, who winged his flight to the Heavenly Kingdom in 2010. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late William and Maude M. Gallagher...
Eleanor H. Frey
Dec 29, 2017
Eleanor H. Frey, 87, resident of St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 29, 2017. Born in Lancaster, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Alvin and Ruth (Heisey) Longenecker. She was the loving and faithful wife of E. Leo Frey, who died in 2007. Her family was the...
Robert G. Schlager
Dec 29, 2017
Robert G. Schlager, 86, of Lancaster, passed away at his residence on Friday, December 29, 2017. He was the husband of Bonnie L. Walker Schlager with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline Black Schlager. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John P. and Helen Celia Kolb....
Larry E. Hemperly
Dec 29, 2017
Larry E. Hemperly, 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elmer and Catharine (Neidamyer) Hemperly. Larry was the loving husband to the late Marla J. Hemperly who died in 1998. They had a special relationship and were very close...
John H. “Jack” Zimmerman, Sr.
Dec 27, 2017
John H. "Jack" Zimmerman, Sr., 91, of Millersville, formerly of Churchville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Hospice & Community Care of Mount Joy. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Tuckmantel) Zimmerman. He was the beloved husband of Bertha (Remshard) Zimmerman, with whom he shared 69 years of marriage....
