Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Vicki L. Laperuta

Vicki L. Laperuta

Jul 5, 2017

Vicki L. LaPeruta, 54, passed away at her Lititz, PA home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. She and her husband, Richard LaPeruta, Jr., celebrated 30 years of marriage last August 16th. Vicki was born in San Francisco to Ada Jeune and the late Richard Sloan.

An alumna of Saugerties High School in New York, she was a...

Lisa M. Schreiber

Lisa M. Schreiber

Jul 4, 2017

Dr. Lisa M. Schreiber passed away on July 4, 2017 in Lancaster, PA at the age of 49. She was an associate professor in the Communications and Theater Department at Millersville University. Her advanced degrees were obtained from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Nebraska. One of her contributions to her field of study was a free...

Arlan L. Miller

Arlan L. Miller

Jul 3, 2017

Arlan L. Miller passed away peacefully on July 3, 2017 at his home in Landisville, PA. Born in Hamburg, PA on Feburary 26, 1933. Arlan was the son of the late Lester and Emma Berger Miller. For 27 years, he was the husband of Sandra Miller of Landisville. Arlan graduated from Hamburg High School in 1950. He attended Bucknell...

Betty E. Alleman

Betty E. Alleman

Jul 3, 2017

Betty Evelyn Alleman, 88, died on July 3, 2017, at her home in Holtwood. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Henry R. and Blanche M. (Miller) Gertler. Betty was the wife of the late Abram Alleman, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage at the time of his passing in November 2002. Betty was...

Erwin Seitz

Erwin Seitz

Jul 3, 2017

Erwin Seitz, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, July 03, 2017 at St. Anne's Retirement Home. Born in Weisel, Germany, he was the son of the late Xaver and Anna (Schick) Seitz. He was the loving husband of Irmgard E. (Schrautemeier) Seitz who passed away in 2008. He was a butcher at Kunzler Meat Co. in Lancaster for...

Dorothy Biesecker

Dorothy Biesecker

Jul 2, 2017

Dorothy Biesecker, 99, of Conestoga, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Jerry R. Biesecker, who passed away in 1976. Born in Galveston, TX, she was the daughter of the late Edward H. and Hazel C. Foley Harris. Dorothy had worked for 40 years as a dental lab technician,...

Aaron Esh

Aaron Esh

Jul 2, 2017

Aaron Esh, of Calvary Homes, Lancaster (formerly of Gordonville) passed away on July 2, 2017 at the age of 84.

Born in 1932, he was the son of Jonathan Fisher Esh and Salomie Smoker Esh. Aaron is survived by his wife, Gladys Swinehart Esh to whom he was married for 61 years. He is also survived by...

Leon L. Binder, Sr.

Leon L. Binder, Sr.

Jul 1, 2017

Leon Binder, Sr. 63, Leola, died July 1, 2017. Born April 1, 1954 in the Welsh Mountains of Lancaster County, he was the son of the late William Myers and Priscilla Binder.

Leon was a constable of 22 years and worked at Queen Pharmacy for 30 years.

Leon will truly be missed by his loving...

Milton A. Wallick

Milton A. Wallick

Jul 1, 2017

Milton A. Wallick, 93, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Born in Lancaster, to the late Milton M. and Marguerite H. (Carpenter) Wallick. He was the loving husband to the late Betty Jane (Wissler) Wallick, with whom he shared over 68 years of marriage. Milton was a devoted husband, father and hard worker. He loved bowling...

Mary Kathryn Noll

Mary Kathryn Noll

Jul 1, 2017

Mary Kathryn Noll, 94, formerly of Lititz, passed away on July 1st, 2017 at York House in Marion, IN. She was born on June 27th, 1923 in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Paul and Katie Garman Noll. She graduated from New Bloomfield High School in June 1940, and from Penn State in October 1943 with a...

Jacqueline M. Bunteman

Jacqueline M. Bunteman

Jun 30, 2017

Jacqueline M. Bunteman, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at her residence. She was the wife of the late John J. Bunteman, Sr., who passed away in 1996. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Viola M. Price Lawrence. Jacqueline had worked as a bank teller at Fulton Bank for...

Thomas J. Cox, Jr.

Thomas J. Cox, Jr.

Jun 30, 2017

Thomas J. Cox, Jr., 60, of Monroeton, Bradford County, PA and formerly of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 30, 2017 after being struck in a head-on collision. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Rita Farr Cox of Lititz, and the late Thomas J. Cox, Sr. While living in Lancaster, Tom had worked as a machine...

Roderick J. O'Day

Roderick J. O'Day

Jun 30, 2017

After a full life, Roderick (Rod) O'Day, 86, was granted eternal rest on June 30, 2017 at Mennonite Home, Lancaster, PA. Born March 23, 1931 in Lancaster, Rod was the son of the late John and Reba O'Day. He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1949, where he was a standout athlete on the football and track and...

Willard “Bill” E. Landis

Willard “Bill” E. Landis

Jun 30, 2017

Willard "Bill" E. Landis of Lancaster, passed away Friday, June 30; he was 88 years old. Bill was a salesman for Moore Business Forms for 38 years before retiring at the end of 1990, and belonged to the Church of the Apostles, United Church of Christ.

He formerly resided in Lancaster Township where he served as a...

Muoi La

Muoi La

Jun 29, 2017

Muoi La, 77, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Saigon, Vietnam she was the daughter of the late Thanh Tran and Dai La. She is survived by two sons, Quang Huyen husband of Thuy, and Andy Huyen; two daughters, Trina Huyen and Phan Huyen wife of James Tu...

Carl H. Rettew

Carl H. Rettew

Jun 29, 2017

Carl H. Rettew, 69, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Spring Creek Rehab Center. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Sentz) Rettew to whom he was married to for 41 years. Born in Ephrata, PA, he was the son of the late Earl and Elsie Grace (Fetter) Rettew. Carl graduated from E-Town College...

Donna Rose Lubbs

Donna Rose Lubbs

Jun 26, 2017

Donna Rose (Fierheller) Lubbs born in Winona Lake, IN on May 30, 1926, and passed away on June 26, 2017 in Lancaster, PA. She was the daughter of Dan and Irene (Van Dyke) Fierheller, and the sister of Iris Fierheller Mateika, all of whom predeceased her.

After her freshman year at Manchester College (IN), Donna was offered...

Sharon "Sherri" Hollingsworth Allison

Sharon "Sherri" Hollingsworth Allison

Jun 26, 2017

Sharon "Sherri" (Hollingsworth) Allison, 66, passed away June 26, 2017, at Moravian Manor. Born in Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lyle and Thelma (Shepherd) Hollingsworth.

Sherri enjoyed antique shopping and collecting from her travels to all 50 states. She loved to cook and bake and loved animals. But most of all, Sherri enjoyed...

Thomas H. “Tom” Weyant, Sr.

Thomas H. “Tom” Weyant, Sr.

Jun 26, 2017

Thomas H. "Tom" Weyant, Sr., 79, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 at Manor Care of Elizabethtown, surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of Gladys M. (Brookens) Weyant. Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Albert and Naomi (Conrad) Weyant. Tom was always known as a real joker!...

Mary C. “Missy” Fitz

Mary C. “Missy” Fitz

Jun 26, 2017

Mary C. Fitz, 56, of Lititz, died Monday, June 26 at home after a two-year battle with tongue cancer. Missy was the daughter of the late Peter V. Carr and Rosemary Keogh Carr, and wife of 33 years to Robert E. Fitz, Jr. A 1979 graduate of Bishop Ludden High School in Syracuse, NY, Missy earned her BSN from...

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