Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
James O. Payne
Feb 21, 2018
Jim Payne, 79, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on February 21, 2018 in Lancaster, PA after an illness of several years. The son of Mildred and Johnson Payne, he was raised in Pocomoke City, MD. He attended Johns Hopkins University on a senatorial scholarship, where he earned an engineering degree in business and industrial management. While at...
William Lloyd Price
Feb 21, 2018
William Lloyd Price, 83, of Washington Boro, PA, passed away on February 21, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Union, PA, he was the son of the late William Harrison Price & Agnes LaRue (Enyeart) Price. Bill was the loving husband to Georgia (Vekios) Price for 58 years. He graduated from Milton Hershey Industrial School for Boys...
John M. Hippeli
Feb 20, 2018
John M. Hippeli, 93, formerly of Quakertown, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at home. He was born in Abington, PA to the late Otto and Alice (Collins) Hippeli and was one of their seven children. He was the husband of Dorothy C. (Young) Hippeli, with whom he shared 71 years of marriage. He served in the U.S. Navy...
Albert J. Schreder, Dds
Feb 20, 2018
Albert J. Schreder, DDS, 90, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, after suffering a stroke on Thanksgiving Day 2017. He was the son of the late John B. and Rosina Krallinger Schreder. He was married to Ave Marie Butz Schreder for 53 years until her passing September 8, 2008.
He grew up on Cabbage Hill...
Diane D. Heberlein
Feb 20, 2018
Diane D. Heberlein, 71, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at home. Born in Lancaster and raised in Millersville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marianne (Kready) Ditzler. She was the wife of the late Richard F. "Dick" Heberlein who passed away in February 2005.
Diane was a graduate of Penn Manor...
Antonio Vesuvius "Tony" Forte
Feb 19, 2018
" I have often dreamed of a far-off place, where a hero's welcome will be waiting for me, where the crowds will cheer when they see my face and voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be. I will find my way, I will go the distance, I'll be there someday if I can be strong, I...
Patricia A. Miller
Feb 19, 2018
Patricia A. Miller, 83, of Elizabethtown, passed away at Masonic Village, Monday, February 19, 2018. Born in Everett, MA, she was the daughter of the late Horace J. and Jane (Johnson) Shelley. Patricia was the loving wife of the late Jere A. Miller who died in 2008. Patricia worked as a manager in human resources. She loved to spend...
Carolyn A. (Smith) Sladecek
Feb 19, 2018
Carolyn A. (Smith) Sladecek, 67, of Leola, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to the late Martha E. (James) and Horace Burton Smith, Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Lancaster.
For the several years, Carolyn was a dedicated employee of Aggregates Equipment, Inc. and Mr. Bill's...
James D. Walter
Feb 19, 2018
James D. Walter, 70, of East Lampeter Township, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 19, 2018. Born in Lititz, he was a son of the late Donald and Norma (Foltz) Walter, and the beloved husband of Carole Ann (McQuate) Walter. James attended Warwick High School. A member of the U.S. Navy, he honorably served his country during...
Stephen R “Rich” France
Feb 18, 2018
Stephen R "Rich" France, 82, formerly of Lititz, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018. Born in Berwyn, IL, he was the son of the late Emily (Trojka) and Stephen France. He was preceded in death by his sisters Louise Naughton and Shirley Woyt.
Rich was very proud to serve his country in the...
Melanie J. Fitzgerald
Feb 18, 2018
Melanie J. Fitzgerald, 98, passed away, February 18, 2018 at Susquehanna Valley Rehab Facility. She was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Emma (Dittmer) Hoffmeier. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Richard F. Fitzgerald, Sr., who passed February 6, 2000, as well as three brothers; Carl Hoffmeier, Franklin Hoffmeier, and four sisters; Marie...
George Arthur Moody, Ii
Feb 17, 2018
George Arthur Moody, II, 70, of Reamstown, PA, passed away on February 17, 2018 at his home. Born in Quincy, IL, he was the son of the late George A. Moody and Merley E. (Miller) Newkirk. A veteran, he served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. George retired with the maintenance department from Summit Quest Academy. Surviving...
Laurie A. Salimbeni
Feb 17, 2018
Laurie A. Salimbeni, 54, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care after a courageous 12 year battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Regina (Ziemba) Posipanko and the late Thomas Posipanko. She was the loving wife of Gene Salimbeni with whom she shared over 32...
Harold L. Godshall
Feb 16, 2018
On Friday February 16, 2018 Harold L. Godshall, D.C. left his life on earth for eternal life in Heaven. He fought a courageous 19-month battle with pancreatic cancer. During his battle he welcomed all to join him in prayer and encouraged them to be a "Warrior, not a Worrier".
Born July 11, 1950, he was the son...
Pauline G. Kurent
Feb 16, 2018
Pauline G. Kurent, 93, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at Luther Acres. She was born Bronx, NY and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School. Pauline began her career at Dexter Press in NY and ended it with AT&T as the editor of AT&T Magazine. She had lived in New York, Reno, NV, Needham, MA, Scotch Plains, NJ, Lititz,...
Jannette “Jan” Mackenzie Bergeron
Feb 16, 2018
Jannette "Jan" MacKenzie Bergeron died peacefully at her home in Lititz, Pa. with family at her side on February 16, 2018. She was 95. Jannette was born in Carpentersville, Ill. to John Andrews and Edith Baresel and raised in nearby Elgin. In 1944, she graduated from the Sherman Hospital School of Nursing. A proud military veteran, Jannette served seven...
Carole N. Shirk
Feb 16, 2018
Carole N. Shirk, 73, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Lancashire Terrace on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Emma Bentley Zook. She was the loving wife of Gerald S. Shirk. Carole was an avid animal lover. She was the former owner of the Dog Den in Leola. Over...
Dorothy “Dot” L. Long
Feb 16, 2018
Dorothy "Dot" L. Long, 85, of Lancaster passed away on Friday February 16, 2018. She previously resided at the Long Community at Highland. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Louis J. Rapp and Veronica (Navin) Lynn. Dot was the wife to the late Richard "Dutch" J. Long. Dot was a lovable and kind person,...
James C. Pfeiffer
Feb 15, 2018
James C. Pfeiffer, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on February 15, 2018 at the Mennonite Home. Born in York, PA, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary (Feeser) Pfeiffer. Jim was a loving and devoted husband to the late Ellen Marie (Ryan) Pfeiffer. A veteran, he proudly served in the US Army during WWII in the...
Nancy B. Moore
Feb 15, 2018
Nancy B. Moore, 85, of Lancaster, died Thursday, February 15, 2018, from complications from the flu. Born in Milton, Pa., she was the daughter of the late E. Jordan and Dorothy Batdorf. She was the wife of the late J. Earle Moore of Bloomsburg. She is survived by three children, Patti, wife of Earle Cornelius, Lititz; Holly, wife of...
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