Oct 2, 2017

James "Jim" Smith, 71, of Lancaster entered into eternal care on Monday, October 2, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care. He was the loving husband to Rosemary (Fiester) Smith to whom he was married to for 48 years. Jim was the son of the late Charles Smith, Sr. and Mae (Frey) smith. Jim proudly served his country in the...

Oct 1, 2017

Ernest Thomas Capizzi was born on January 23rd, 1953 in Jersey City, New Jersey. From there, he was raised in Hoboken, the eldest son of Elizabeth and Thomas Capizzi. He grew up surrounded by a large, energetic family, from his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, to his three younger siblings. They had a fig tree in the backyard. In...

Oct 1, 2017

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Erma Bell Forry, who was also a wife, sister, teacher and friend. She was born on July 18, 1922, to Michael and Mattie (Martha) Bell. She attended country school in Hummelstown and graduated early from Hummelstown High School, then went on to Elizabethtown College. She played...

Oct 1, 2017

Maria P. Fisher 18, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 1, 2017 due to a traffic accident. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Daniel J. Fisher (Tricia) and Martha Rivera Fisher.

Maria was a freshman at the University of Maryland. She was a 2017 graduate of Hempfield High School. Maria loved life and...

Oct 1, 2017

Bruce K. Balmer, 76, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Moravian Manor. He was the husband of the late Mary Ann Beazley Balmer, who passed away on April 13, 2017, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Galen and Ethel M. Eitner Balmer. Bruce...

Oct 1, 2017

Thelma N. DeBord, 90, of Ephrata Manor, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017. Born in Manheim, PA she was the daughter of the late Adam and Mae (Flory) Kline. She was the wife of the late Lee DeBord who passed away in 1998. Surviving are five children, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by several siblings....

Sep 30, 2017

On Saturday, September 30, 2017, Mrs. Joanne M. Halden, aged 84, passed away at the Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Halden was preceded in death by her parents, Frank J. and Joan Morabito Morelli, both of Geneva, New York. Born in Geneva, New York, Mrs. Halden was married...

Sep 30, 2017

Anthony H. "Tony" Clark, 81, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was born in Lancaster to the late Ralph E., Sr. and Dorothy (Cooper) Clark. He graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School with the Class of 1956. Tony played football throughout his school years. He served in the Marine...

Sep 30, 2017

Helena Dunn, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Peter Hamilton and Jean B. Ritchie. She was the loving wife of Austin Dunn who passed in 2000. Helena enjoyed baking, decorating her home and shopping. She loved the holidays. Most of all she loved spending time...

Sep 29, 2017

John Kondravy, 77, originally from Allentown passed away Friday morning, September 29, 2017 at LGH.

John was privileged to have had not one but two meaningful careers: teaching high school students first in the Philadelphia area, then Lincoln Junior High School, and finally at J. P. McCaskey, and cofounding Organization for Responsible Care of Animals, ORCA. Both...

Sep 29, 2017

Lorraine J. Ressel, 89, died peacefully at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Friday, September 29, 2017. Born in Lancaster on February 21, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Emma Braas Ressel and the late Morton Earl Ressel. Lorraine was a 1945 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School and spent her entire working career at Armstrong...

Sep 29, 2017

Margaret L. "Peggy" Bates, 90, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at Brethren Village. She was born in Danville, IL to the late Walter Goldie and Rose Caroline (Laker) Bremer. Her husband of 65 years, Richard A. Bates, passed away in 2016.

Peggy graduated from the University of Illinois and taught for various school districts. She was...

Sep 29, 2017

Nancy Jo Forberger, 59, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017. Born in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Bernice (Roth) and Joseph Barr. She was the loving wife of Doug Forberger with whom she shared over 6 years of marriage. She graduated from Millersville State College in 1979 with a Bachelor's degree in...

Sep 29, 2017

Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Hain, 94, of Manheim, passed away suddenly after a brief illness on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Ganse) Hecker. She was the loving wife of David H. Hain, Jr., with whom she shared 27 years of marriage. Betty was a...

Sep 28, 2017

Lynnley Rose Hummer, of Lititz, infant daughter of Wayne and Kristi (Skilling) Hummer and little sister of Calan Hummer, opened her eyes in heaven on September 28, 2017, the day before her birth into this world. Although we never got to see her beautiful eyes or hear her first cries and coos, she has left her indelible footprints on...

Sep 28, 2017

Robert "Bob" R. Leese, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Bob was married to the late Mary Helen (Lutz) Leese to whom he was married to for 59 years. Born in Manheim, PA, he was the son of the late Elmer M. and Laura (Fink) Leese. Bob proudly served our country...

Sep 28, 2017

Richard A. Paquin, 73, passed away surrounded by his loving family at his East Lampeter Twp. home on Thursday, September 28, 2017. Born in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Louis and Jeanette Bergeron Paquin. Richard was proceeded in death by his wife of 49 years, Susan Blackwood Paquin. A veteran of the US Air Force...

Sep 27, 2017

Agnes C. Curry, 88, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Altoona, PA, passed away on September 27, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late James F. Curry, Sr. and Genevieve (Kimmel) Curry. Agnes retired from GMAC in Altoona.

She was a devout Catholic and her faith was...

Sep 27, 2017

John P. Riehl, 67, of Lancaster, was the son of the late Isaac and Cora (Miller) Riehl. John's dream was to move to Vietnam, where he had visited this past summer, instead, he changed his travel plans and moved to Heaven, September 27, 2017. John was a contractor by trade. He danced to the beat of a different drummer...

Sep 27, 2017

Anna E. Vera, 91, passed away on September 27, 2017, at Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, PA under Hospice & Community Care. Anna resided at the St. John's Herr Estate, Columbia, PA, from July 2009 to January 2017 and previously lived on Harvard Avenue, Lancaster, PA, for 35 years and on High Street, Lancaster, PA. Anna was...