Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Helen R. Heurich
Dec 18, 2017
Helen R. Heurich, 81, of Downingtown, passed away, December 18, 2017 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was born November 7, 1936 the daughter of Martin and Ursula (Houck) Bucher.
She had been a long-time employee of Landis Homes, Lititz. She was active in the Harvest Worship Center Assembly of God Church, Downingtown.
She is...
Eris M. Mccoy
Dec 18, 2017
Eris M. McCoy, 92, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away on December 18, 2017 at The Meadows at Blue Ridge Nursing Home. Born in Hegins, PA, she was the daughter of the late John & Fronie (Coleman) Huntsinger. Eris was the loving wife to the late Robert S. McCoy. She was a Penn State graduate, and worked as an administrator...
Carl “Kissy” Kissinger
Dec 18, 2017
Carl "Kissy" Kissinger, 69, of Lancaster, passed away on December 18, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Elverta (Buller) Kissinger. He attended McCaskey High School. After graduating he became a proud member of the National Guard. Recently, he was a member of the Hubley Social Club, American Homebrewers Association, and American Legion...
Mary Margaret Snyder
Dec 18, 2017
Mary Margaret Snyder, 94, of West Lampeter Twp., went home to the Lord on Monday, December 18, 2017.
She was born in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Andrew A. and Florence (Kahn) Hilbert. Mary's husband of 67 years, Stanley B. Snyder, Sr., passed away in 2013.
Mary graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School, Class...
Agnes M. Perry
Dec 17, 2017
Agnes Marie (Concannon) Perry, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, December 17, at St. Anne's Retirement Community in Columbia. She was born in Shamokin, PA, the daughter of the late Mary (Rhoades) and Patrick Concannon. She was the wife for nearly fifty years of James R. Perry, until his death in 1995. She is survived by their six adult children...
Marie Jeanette Vitale
Dec 17, 2017
Marie Jeanette Vitale, 79, passed away December 17, 2017 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Ann (Kweder) Winkler. She was a Registered Nurse and had worked for Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. She was a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, serving proudly in the Nursing Corps. She was a...
Janet A. Jones
Dec 16, 2017
Janet A. Jones, 91, wife of Frederick Jones of Pen Argyl, died 12/16/17.
Amelia Rose Howard
Dec 15, 2017
Amelia Rose Howard, of Columbia, infant daughter of Lindsay Trout and Simon Howard, little sister to Amaya, Amar, and Simon Howard, Jr. passed away on December 15, 2017. Born on November 16, 2017 her short life left a lasting impression on her grandparents; Christina Henderson of Tampa, FL, Keith Trout married to Barbara of Lancaster, PA, Renee Joseph of...
Robert Parrish Nelson
Dec 15, 2017
Robert Parrish Nelson, 79, of Mechanicsburg passed away peacefully Friday morning, December 15 from complications from Parkinson's disease. Born in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Bertha (Neild) Nelson. Bob is survived by his children Jennifer of Lititz, PA, Pamela of Short Hills, NJ, Rebecca of New York, NY, and Michael of Jersey City,...
Eileen D. Tierney
Dec 15, 2017
Eileen D. Tierney, 93, of Landisville, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Teresa (Brucker) Ormsby, and the wife of the late Aloysius J. Tierney who passed in 1996. Over the years, Eileen worked as a paraprofessional and librarian...
Azalia F. Hull
Dec 15, 2017
Azalia F. Hull, 78, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, December 15. Born in Greenfield, PA, she was the wife of the late Robert Hull. Azalia was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved caring for her pet cats. Azalia is survived by her son, Paul D. Hull, of Lancaster and his 4 children: Caitlin, Emily, Allison, and Amanda;...
Angelita Hensley
Dec 14, 2017
Angelita Hensley, 48, of Columbia, PA passed away unexpectantly at home on December 14, 2017. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Angelito Francisco and Shirley Leon. Angelita is also survived by her children; Joseph Byrd, Matthew Byrd, Angelita Hensley and Marsela Hensley as well as her sister, Rena Roman, and brothers, Reynaldo Famy and Humberto Salas....
Bette Jean Hofferth
Dec 14, 2017
Bette Jean Hofferth, 93, of Lititz, passed away, December 14, 2017 at UPMC Pinnacle-Lititz. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Leona (Gibbs) Peters. She had worked for Indiana University as a secretary. She was a faithful member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Lititz Women's Club, the Town Club, Lancaster, she also served as her...
William Charles Howe
Dec 14, 2017
William Charles Howe, 84, of Lancaster, passed away at his residence on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry and Anna (Frackman) Howe, and the husband of the late Dolores M. Howe, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage at the time of her passing in 2014. A member of...
Arthur “Art” J. Fawber
Dec 14, 2017
Arthur "Art" J. Fawber, 73, of West Hempfield Twp., passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy on Thursday, December 14, 2017. He was born in Lancaster to the late Norman and Jennie Harnish Fawber. Art was married to Leah M. Keppel Fawber for 27 years on September 1st.
A 1964 graduate of J. P. McCaskey...
Stephen Quinn
Dec 14, 2017
Stephen Quinn, 50, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of William & Victoria (Navari) Quinn. Steve was the loving husband of Kelly Renee (Goodreau) Quinn; cherished father of Alison, Nicholas & Benjamin Quinn; and brother to Shauna Muller & Ward Quinn. He was a...
Thomas John Cummings
Dec 13, 2017
Thomas John Cummings, 76, passed away at his Manheim Twp. home on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. He was born in Lancaster to the late Joseph Cummings, Sr. and Edith Miller. Tom and his wife Brenda M. Laser Cummings celebrated 35 years of marriage on August 28th.
A veteran of the US Navy, Tom served as a seaman...
Jamil Lamar And Jermaine Williams Seals
Dec 13, 2017
Twin boys Jamil Lamar and Jermaine William Seals were called to Heaven on December 13th, 2017. Sons of Tessa King and William Lamar Seals, of Lancaster. Surviving are siblings, Sophia & Orlando Cortez, of Lancaster, and Brianna & Taevon Seals, of Lancaster, maternal grandparents, Peggy Reed, of Manheim, Roy King, of Bellfonte, PA, paternal grandmother Charlene Seals, of Baltimore,...
Jean D. Martin
Dec 13, 2017
Jean D. Martin of Lancaster passed away on December 13, 2017, at the age of 80, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Lancaster on February 15, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Hulbert Weimer Dysinger and Mary Quigley (Austin) Dysinger.
Jean was a graduate of Penn Manor High School and Millersville State...
William R. Strausser
Dec 13, 2017
William Richard "Fish" Strausser, 76, Wyomissing, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 peacefully in the Mifflin Center following his long courageous battle with dementia. He was married to his loving wife, Catherine M. "Kitty" (Landis) for 53 years before her passing in July 2017. Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Edgar E. Sr. and...
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