Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Barbara A. Stevens
Aug 14, 2017
Barbara A. Stevens, 88, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on August 14, 2017 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jacob H. and Grace H. (Haar) Shelley. Barbara was the wife to the late Elwood W. Stevens. She was a member of Pearl Street United Methodist Church. Barbara enjoyed knitting and...
Dimitria S. Manuel
Aug 14, 2017
Dimitria S. Manuel, 86, of Lancaster passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at LGH. Born in Kos, Greece, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Kontostavlinio (Zervanos) Tripolitis. She was the wife of the late Steve G. Manuel who passed away in 2003.
She is survived by her daughter, Constance M. Gianulis, wife of...
Michael Miller
Aug 13, 2017
Michael Miller, 81, of Landisville, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was born in Lancaster to the late Charles K. and Lorene Roth Miller. Mike and his wife, Arlene Zimmerman Miller, would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on August 24th.
A 1954 graduate of...
Alexandra Michalopoulos
Aug 13, 2017
Alexandra Michalopoulos, 86, died peacefully in the comfort of her home. She was lovingly surrounded by family in the last moments of her life on August 13, 2017. Born in Neochori, Nafpaktias, Greece, in 1931, she immigrated to America at the age of 23 to live with her sister in Hanover, PA. There she met the love of her...
Lori Ann Bell
Aug 12, 2017
Lori Ann Bell, 59, of Lancaster went home to be with her husband, Bob on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Charlotte (Summers) Huyett and the late William Huyett. She was the wife of the late Robert James Bell Jr. who passed away June 22, 2017. She was a 1976 graduate of Pequea...
Mary Jane James
Aug 12, 2017
Mary Jane James, 79, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA. She was born in McDonald, PA and was the daughter of the late Leon and Elizabeth (McVicker) Randour. Mary Jane graduated from Robert Morris School of Business in Pittsburgh. She was employed at PPG Industries as an...
Thomas A. Jones, Jr.
Aug 12, 2017
Thomas A. Jones, Jr., 70, of Holtwood, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017. He was the husband of Cathy (Pierce) Jones, with whom he celebrated 13 years of marriage this past January 1st. Born in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Thomas A., Sr., and Martha Carver Jones. A graduate of the University of South...
Donald Eugene Clark
Aug 11, 2017
Donald Eugene Clark, 91, loving husband of the late Joan Henry Clark and formerly of Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania went home to be with his Lord on Friday August 11, 2017 at Masonic Village, where he had been a resident since November of 2016. Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania on June 20th 1926, he was the son of the late...
Joan Elizabeth Cousar
Aug 11, 2017
Because of Gods Amazing Grace, Joan was welcomed into his kingdom on August 11th 2017. She was born at home in Lancaster PA to Charles and Mary (Foultz) Schmid. She was married to the late Charles R. Cousar for 61 years. She is survived by one son Mark (Anne) Cousar and one daughter Susan (Ray) Woodward. She is also...
Robert M. Redington, Jr.
Aug 11, 2017
Robert "Bob" Martin Redington, Jr., 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2017 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Kingston, PA, he was the son of the late Robert & Eleanor (James) Redington. Bob was the loving husband to Joyce Ann (Sweppenheiser) Redington and together they celebrated 52 years of marriage on August 7, 2017....
Robert W. Wagner
Aug 10, 2017
Robert W. Wagner, 51, of Lititz, passed away after a six-month battle with an aggressive form of lymphoma, on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Shamokin, he was the son of the late Myron W. and Louise L. (Shull) Wagner, and the beloved husband of Barbara M. (Rico) Wagner. Bob, a 1983 graduate of Shamokin High...
Andrew W. Burkhardt, Jr.
Aug 10, 2017
Andrew W. Burkhardt, Jr., 80, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Andrew W. Burkhardt, Sr. and Elsie G. (Thornton) Burkhardt. He was the loving husband of the late Mary E. (Daugherty) Burkhardt who passed away in 2008. He was...
Raymond D. Ralston
Aug 10, 2017
Raymond D. Ralston, 83, of Lititz, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 10, 2017. He was the loving husband of the late Marilyn Joan Ralston, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John N. and Helen Schultz Ralston. He was...
Dorothy L. Blessing
Aug 10, 2017
Dorothy L. Blessing, 88, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on August 10, 2017 from a brief illness at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Cecelia E. (Judith) Wimer. Dorothy was the wife to the late Walter B. Blessing who died June 2006.
She retired...
Betty J. Fraunfelter
Aug 10, 2017
Betty Jane (Lear) Fraunfelter, 93, of Lititz, PA, passed away on August 10, 2017 at Moravian Manor. Graveside services will be held at Laurel Hills Memorial Gardens, Columbia, at 11AM, Monday, August 14, 2017 with Rev. Richard Thierolf, of Moravian Manor, officiating.
Betty was born in Lebanon, PA to Lillie and Ralph Lear on January 30, 1924....
Joyce M. Maloney
Aug 9, 2017
Joyce M. Maloney, 80, of Woodbine MD, formerly of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Slegers) Withers. She was the loving wife of Carl Maloney. Joyce worked as a Home Health Aide for Central Penn nursing for 11 years. She was a former member of St. John Neumann...
Madeline H. Vieira
Aug 9, 2017
Madeline Helen Vieira, 84, of Lititz, PA passed away August 9, 2017 at Signature Senior Living. Born December 31, 1932 in the town of Trepassey in Newfoundland, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah O' Brien and wife of the late Serafin Thomas Vieira for 59 years. Madeline and her family came to the United...
Joseph ‘Joe’ A. Fox
Aug 9, 2017
Joseph 'Joe' A. Fox (Lancaster, PA), 89, passed away in the early morning of August 9th with much love lifting him up and shortly after celebrating his 89th birthday with words and visits from friends and family.
Joe was born in the Bronx, NY on August 6, 1928, son of Joseph and Emma (Reinhardt) Fox. He served...
Kenneth L. Hoover
Aug 9, 2017
Kenneth L. Hoover, 74, of Lititz, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on August 9, 2017 at his home. Kenneth was born March 30, 1943 in Harrisburg, son of the late Clara Keim. Ken was a 1961 graduate of Millersburg High School and a 1966 graduate of Mansfield University where he played varsity football and baseball. He married...
Earl Hersh Eckman, Jr.
Aug 8, 2017
Our beloved brother, Earl Hersh Eckman, Jr., 67, of Leola, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. He was born in Lancaster to the late Earl Hersh Eckman, Sr. and Florence Seifrit.
Earl first worked for Ephrata Area Rehab Services and then for the Occupational Development Center. He had also...
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