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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...