Carm R. Amaro
Jan 15, 2018
Carm R. Amaro, 65, of Quarryville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ino and Bernice (Rettew) Amaro. Carm was the husband of 42 years to Tina (Bleecher) Amaro; father to Cori Benner, wife of Rick, and Brad Amaro; grandfather to Austin & Kyra; and brother of Victor...
Ruth L. Snyder
Jan 15, 2018
Ruth L. Snyder, 81, of Lancaster passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at Calvary Fellowship Homes. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Luetta (Lefever) Sherbahn. She was the wife of the late Edward Harry Snyder who passed away January 29, 2017. She was a 1954 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. Ruth went...
James L. Mccreary
Jan 15, 2018
James L. McCreary, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital after an illness.
He was the husband of Barbara J. Keech McCreary, his high-school sweetheart with whom he shared 62 years of marriage this past May 21st. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late James L. and...
June F. Edwards
Jan 14, 2018
June F. Edwards, 77, of Myerstown, wife of Edward R. Edwards, died January 14, 2018
Dean G. Miller
Jan 14, 2018
Dean G. Miller, 96, of Lititz, PA, passed away on January 14, 2018 at Luther Acres. Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel and Sara (Smith) Miller. Dean was the loving husband of 59 years to the late Marian (Dennis) Miller. A dedicated Millersville University alumni, Dean (MSTC '42) and Marian (MSTC '41) met...
Joseph S. Eckman
Jan 13, 2018
Joseph S. Eckman, 95, died at his Gordonville home on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 after a battle with skin cancer. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Samuel J. and Maude L. Philips Eckman, and husband of Catherine J. Mellinger Eckman for 76 years. He worked on a farm when younger and then as a...
Barbara Ann Keyl
Jan 13, 2018
Barbara Ann Keyl of Lancaster died on January 13, 2018. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Rev. Rudolf J. S. Keyl; by her children, Stephen, Deborah, and Timothy; by six grandchildren; and by her brother, Henry F. Hoffmeier, Jr. Barbara was born in Passaic, New Jersey, to Henry F. Hoffmeier, Sr., and Marion Hoffmeier. She...
Nancy Houston O’Hara
Jan 13, 2018
Nancy Houston O'Hara, 91, passed away on December 13, 2017 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA. She was born January 17, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Wallace B. and Josephine (Hunt) Houston. She was a longtime Lititz resident and was the retired Executive Director for Moravian Manor, Lititz, where she served from 1980 to 1995. Nancy received her...
Vincent F. Sapone
Jan 12, 2018
Vincent F. Sapone, 86, of Lancaster, PA died at his home of 40 years on Friday January 12, 2018. He was born in Lancaster City on February 1, 1931 of Italian immigrants, the late John & Christina (Pisani) Sapone.
He graduated from JP McCaskey High School in the class of 1948.
Vincent was preceded in...
Kathleen M. (Brandt) Wiley
Jan 12, 2018
Kathleen M. (Brandt) Wiley, 67, of Mountville, formerly of Columbia, was taken into the arms of the angels on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy surrounded by her loving family. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Ellen (Bennett) Brandt. She was the loving wife of Thomas P....
Barry D. Mcmullen
Jan 12, 2018
Barry D. McMullen, 65, of Columbia, passed away Friday, January 12. Born in Lancaster he was the son of Shirley Oberdorff and the late Norman McMullen. Barry was an avid Yankees fan, a motorcycle and automotive enthusiast, enjoyed cooking and hiking, and reveled in computers and other electronic devices. In addition to his mother, Barry is survived by a...
J. Walter Dauber, Jr.
Jan 12, 2018
J. Walter Dauber, Jr., passed away, January 12, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy. Walt was born in Reading, PA on May 1, 1931. He grew up in Bethesda, MD. After graduating from Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School, he began college at Washington and Jefferson College. At the completion of his freshman year, he transferred to the University...
John T. Barber
Jan 12, 2018
John T. Barber, 94, of Millersville, passed away to be with our Lord in heaven where he will be reunited with his beloved wife, Frances (Peters) Barber. A life-long resident of Lancaster, Jack passed away on the 12th of January 2018 at Oak Leaf Manor, comforted by his loving daughters, Kathleen Morgan (William) and Sheila Barber. Jack graduated from...
John W. Birely, Jr.
Jan 12, 2018
John W. Birely, Jr., 78, of Lancaster, and formerly of Altoona, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018. He was the husband of Gabrielle "Gay" Eckenroth Birely, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage this past December 14th. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late John W. and Betty Vipond Birely. John had served as...
Arlen L. Landis
Jan 11, 2018
Arlen L. Landis, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on January 11, 2018 at Hamilton Arms. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Christian & Luetta Landis. Arlen was the loving husband to the late Sylvia (Flowers) Landis who died in 2016. A veteran, he served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a 70...
Doris J. Hahn
Jan 11, 2018
Doris J. Hahn, 82, formerly of Manheim Twp., passed away at Luther Acres on Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was born in Lancaster to the late Ovid and Catherine (Heckel) Wickersham. Her husband Thomas J. Hahn passed away in 1961.
A homemaker, Doris had a quick wit and a sharp tongue. She enjoyed playing Bingo and cards...
Gloria L. Schnee
Jan 11, 2018
Gloria L. Schnee, 79, of Lancaster, passed away at Masonic Village, on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Born in Lancaster, Gloria was the daughter of the late Michael D. and Johanna R. (Huss) Henry. She was the loving and faithful wife of Philip R. Schnee, with whom she celebrated over 58 years of marriage. Gloria was a 1956 graduate of...
Erla Jane Gehman Farrell
Jan 10, 2018
Erla Jane Gehman Farrell, 94, of Lancaster, died peacefully Wednesday January 10, 2018 at 1:15PM at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Erla was born on October 29th, 1923 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Emma Ruth Abele Wolpert and the late William A. Gehman. She was the beloved step-daughter of the late Harry Wolpert. Her...
Dominic Michael Hammes
Jan 10, 2018
Dominic Michael Hammes, 22, of Lancaster, died by suicide on January 10, 2018. After a long battle with his inner self, Dominic no longer felt as if he could find peace on earth. Born December 31, 1995, he was the beloved son of Michael Hammes and the late Helen Kiernan Hammes. Dominic graduated early from Penn Manor High School...
