Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Doris M. Rowe
Jul 14, 2017
Doris M. Rowe, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Conestoga View. She was the loving wife to the late Lester F. Rowe, Sr. to whom she would have been married to for 66 years. Born in Lititz, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Anna (Wertman) Mummau. Doris loved to crochet,...
Evelyn B. Sensenig
Jul 14, 2017
Evelyn B. Sensenig, 93, daughter of the late Elmer F. and Florence (Brubaker) Sensenig, died July 14, 2017. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA. 17501 or www.donate.mcc.org. Services will be held privately.
Roy D. Herr
Jul 13, 2017
Roy D. Herr, 83, of Landis Homes passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Providence Township, PA he was the son of the late Ira C. and Emma Reinhart (Hess) Herr. He was the loving husband of Betty Jane (Shenk) with whom he shared over 60 years of marriage. Roy was a carpenter by...
Robert E. Resch Sr.
Jul 13, 2017
Robert E. Resch Sr., 66, of Lancaster PA, entered into rest peacefully at home in the loving care of his wife and son, on Thursday July 13, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of Cynthia E. Resch with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Bob was the son of Harry...
Dominic F. Randisi
Jul 13, 2017
Dominic F. Randisi, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 13, 2017 at his home. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Joseph C. Zaborowski
Jul 13, 2017
Joseph C. Zaborowski, 82, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Staten Island, NY, to the late Joseph and Helen (Demboski) Zaborowski, Joe was the husband of Barbara R. (Uhr) Zaborowski, with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage. Joe served in the US Army during the...
Thelma Eshleman
Jul 12, 2017
Thelma Eshleman, 93, of West Lampeter Twp. and formerly of East Lampeter Twp., went home to be with Jesus, who she came to know when she was a young girl, on July 12, 2017. Born in Pequea Twp. to the late Roy S. and Virgie Goss Bechtold. Her husband Richard B. Eshleman died October 28, 2014 after 65 years...
Erick Zahail Flete
Jul 11, 2017
Baby Erick Zahail Flete, little angel, passed away on July 11, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Fernando Flete & Genecis Vasquez. Surviving in addition to Erick's parents are paternal grandparents: Zunilda Garcia & Jose Javier Flete; maternal grandparents: Angel Vasquez & Suheily Martinez; guardian maternal grandparents: Gisela Valentin and Raul Martinez; great-grandparents: Raul Martinez (married...
Maryam "Jeannie" Wentz
Jul 11, 2017
Maryam "Jeannie" Brylke Wentz went to be with her Lord on Tuesday July 11, 2017 after a long, but courageous battle with leukemia at her home in Lancaster, PA. Jeannie was born June 7, 1946 in Hagerstown MD. She grew up in Hanover, PA and was a 1964 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. Jeannie held various positions in...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" D. (Butler) Richardson
Jul 10, 2017
Jacquelyn (Jackie) D. (Butler) Richardson, 70, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017. Born in Waycross, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ed Butler. Moving up North as a young adult, she spent most of her years in Philadelphia/ S. Jersey. She relocated to Lancaster 20 years ago following her son & his family. Jacquelyn...
Gwen A. Foltz
Jul 10, 2017
Gwen A. Foltz (Shoemaker), 64, of Reinholds, PA passed away on the evening of Monday, July 10, 2017. She was born in Butler, PA to the late John W. & Shirley Shoemaker and over the years resided in both Berks and Lancaster County.
We know many of you have spent your afternoons or evenings enjoying her gift...
Gloria Faye Neidlinger
Jul 9, 2017
Gloria Faye Neidlinger, age 86, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at The Heart of Lancaster. Gloria was born in Pine Grove, PA on February 19, 1931 to the late Paul E. and Florence (Miller) Neidlinger. She most recently resided at Brethren Village in Lancaster.
Gloria was a graduate of Pine Grove High...
Helen Anna Pataki Hahn
Jul 9, 2017
Helen Anna Pataki Hahn, died on July 9, 2017 at the home of her daughter and son-in law in Ellicott City, Maryland. She was 95 years old.
She was the sixth of ten children born to Ignatius and Sophia (Dejak) Pataki and grew up in Palmerton, PA. She attended Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, where...
Bruce A. Williams
Jul 8, 2017
Bruce A. Williams, 76, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA on Saturday, July 8, 2017. He was born in Syracuse, NY to the late Lewis E. and Mary Hensel (Shee) Williams. Bruce and his wife, Barbara Korthas Williams, celebrated 51 years of marriage last November 20th.
He graduated from St. Lawrence University where...
Mary Jane Toomey
Jul 8, 2017
Mary Jane Toomey passed away on July 8, 2017. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jerome and Anna (Deverter) Hickey. She was the loving wife of John Michael Toomey, Jr. Mary Jane enjoyed playing games and visiting the beach. She loved taking care of those she loved. But most of all, Mary Jane loved...
Helen G. Weisman
Jul 8, 2017
Helen G. Weisman, 94, known affectionately as Gwen, and a longtime classical and swing pianist died peacefully on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Homestead Village. Born in Duncannon, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Lestz. She was the loving wife of the late Louis Weisman to whom she devoted her life. Gwen was a...
Marie C. Messimer
Jul 7, 2017
Marie C. Messimer passed away on July 7, 2017. Born in Clifton Springs, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Mary E. (Acomb) Cushing. She was the loving wife of the late Chandler "Chan" Messimer. Marnie attended Centenary College in NJ for her undergraduate studies. She enjoyed reading historical novels, and traveling from New England...
Aida Thode
Jul 7, 2017
Aida I. Quinones Thode, 73, of Lancaster, died of a long illness on July 7, 2017 at her youngest daughter's home. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter to the late Benigno Quinones Villanueva & Genoveva Jimenez Carrion. She worked at Victor Weaver's, which turned into Tyson's Food, and then Fleur De Lait Cheese Factory in...
Lorraine Oberlin Patschke Wagaman
Jul 6, 2017
Lorraine Oberlin Patschke Wagaman, 94, of Lititz, passed away at the United Zion Retirement Home on Thursday, July 6, 2017. She was the wife of the late Allen H. Patschke who passed away in 1979 and the late Harry K. Wagaman who passed away in 2003. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Roy K. and...
George E. Bergey
Jul 5, 2017
George E. Bergey, 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Mennonite Home from small cell lung cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George W. and Mabel Landis Bergey. George was a proud graduate of Penn State University, and earned multiple Master's Degrees from the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University....
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