Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Eleanor H. Frey

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

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

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.

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....

Arthur C. Webb, Iii

Arthur C. Webb, Iii

Dec 27, 2017

Arthur C. Webb, III, 83, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 27, 2017. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Florence Pinkerton Webb and Arthur C. Webb, Jr. Art was the loving husband of Shirley J. (Henry) Webb for 64 years. They shared a true love story. A...

Dolores M. Hanna

Dolores M. Hanna

Dec 27, 2017

Author unknown "For a mother is the only person on earth Who can divide her love among all her children And each child still have all her love."

Dolores (Dorie) M. Hanna, 80, of Lancaster, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the...

Velva Eileen Slusar

Velva Eileen Slusar

Dec 27, 2017

Velva Eileen Slusar, 95, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in West Point, NE, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Alma (Einemann) Meyer, and the wife of the late Peter Slusar, with whom she shared 64 years of...

Conrad Hess Haagen

Conrad Hess Haagen

Dec 26, 2017

Conrad Hess Haagen, beloved father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather and friend died on December 26, 2017 at Luther Care, Lititz, PA six days after his one hundredth birthday. Hess was born in Lancaster, on Cabbage Hill to George and Ada Mary (Hess) Haagen. He grew up on Mulberry Street. His Hess grandparents and many aunts, uncles and cousins had...

Cynthia A. Stabinski

Cynthia A. Stabinski

Dec 26, 2017

Cynthia A. Stabinski, 74, of Manheim Twp., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She was born in Mount Carmel, PA and was the daughter of the late, Albert Guarna and the late, Mary Owens Suchocki. She was married to her high school sweetheart (together since 1960), Joseph J. Stabinski for 51...

Sarah I. Stauffer

Sarah I. Stauffer

Dec 26, 2017

Sarah I. Stauffer, 67, passed away on December 26, 2017 after a brief illness. She was born on June 10, 1950 to the late Harry and Dorothy Trimble. She is survived by her husband Robert E. Stauffer, Sr. with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. In addition to her husband, Sarah is survived by two sons; Robert Stauffer,...

Charles R. Lear

Charles R. Lear

Dec 25, 2017

Charles R. Lear, 88, of Lancaster, PA died December 25, 2017.

Anthony J. “Tony” Vallat

Anthony J. “Tony” Vallat

Dec 25, 2017

Anthony J. Vallat, 50, of Philadelphia passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 25, 2017. Born in Long Island, New York he was the son of the late, Bruce R. and Louise M. (DeRiggi) Vallat. Born and raised in New York, he attended Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York and later attended New York Technical Institute. After graduating he...

Lois Jane Heckman

Lois Jane Heckman

Dec 25, 2017

Lois Jane Heckman, 82, departed this life at Brethren Village on Monday, December 25, 2017, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Nazareth, PA in 1935, she was the daughter of the late Arlington Joseph and the late Lena Irene (Lehr) Heckman. Lois was a longtime resident of Lancaster County and previously lived in Washington, NJ, Milton, DE, Oxford,...

Maria C. Arzuaga-Rodriguez

Maria C. Arzuaga-Rodriguez

Dec 24, 2017

Maria C. Arzuaga-Rodriguez, 81, of York, Conewago Township, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017, at Lancaster General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Frederico Arzuaga and Dominga Rodriguez Arzuaga. She was the wife of the late Valeriano Graciani-Vasquez with whom she celebrated more than 25 years of...

William A. Hershey

William A. Hershey

Dec 24, 2017

William A. Hershey, of Millersville, spent Christmas with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, having passed away December 24, 2017, in his 91st year. Bill was the son of the late William F. and Cora (Getz) Hershey. Born in Lancaster, he graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School, class of 1945. After graduation, Bill enlisted in the Army Air Corps....

Dorothy E. Metzgar

Dorothy E. Metzgar

Dec 23, 2017

On December 23, 2017, Dorothy, 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bangor, PA. She was the daughter of Milo and Evelyn Elwine. She is survived by her husband, Grant J. Metzgar, Sr. and her five children: Grant J. Jr., John M., Susan L....

Dr. Richard “Rich” A. Moraga

Dr. Richard “Rich” A. Moraga

Dec 23, 2017

Dr. Richard "Rich" A. Moraga, 64, went home to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ on December 23, 2017. We rejoice that he is no longer suffering from Alzheimer's Disease which took him from us way too soon. Richard was born in New York, New York. He was a graduate of Rutgers University and Penn State University....

Robert C. Allwein

Robert C. Allwein

Dec 22, 2017

Robert C. Allwein, 97, of Luther Acres, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the son of the late Carroll and Emma Oliver Allwein.

Bob was a graduate of Lebanon High School Class of 1938 and attended Penn State prior to WWII. He served in the US Coast Guard as a Radarman...

Doris Misselhorn

Doris Misselhorn

Dec 22, 2017

Doris Misselhorn passed away at the Magnolias of Lancaster on December 22, 2017 at the age of 90. She was the wife of Donald J. Misselhorn with whom she celebrated 61 years of marriage on June 16, 2017. Doris was born May 15, 1927 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Edward and Pearle Leary. She was a teacher...

Donald H. Stauffer

Donald H. Stauffer

Dec 22, 2017

Donald H. Stauffer of Lititz passed away after a brief illness on Friday December 22nd at the age of 83. Born at home in Lancaster in 1934, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Ellida H. Stauffer. He was predeceased by his brothers Glenn H. and Ray H. Stauffer and his sister Nila Weaver. He is...

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