Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Ryan C. Thompson
Apr 12, 2017
Ryan C. Thompson, 35, of Lititz, passed away at Chambersburg Hospital following a traffic accident on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. He was born in Lancaster to Rick and Laurie (Cassady) Thompson on April 24, 1981.
In addition to his parents of Lititz, Ryan is survived by his brother, Reid and his wife, Kelly (Long), and their children...
Gerard J. "Jerry" Desapio
Apr 12, 2017
Gerard J. "Jerry" DeSapio, 63, of Lancaster passed away April 12, 2017 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Linda (DeBlasio) DeSapio to whom he was married for 24 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Jerome and Connie (Esposito) DeSapio. Jerry graduated from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY with...
Wallace T. Vlassis
Apr 12, 2017
Wallace T. Vlassis, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Brethren Village, where he had been a resident for four years.
Born in Lancaster, Wally was the son of the late Theodore and Susanna (Makrides) Vlassis. He was the loving husband of Florence (Mavrides) Vlassis, who passed away on April 24, 2013.
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Janice E. Enochs
Apr 10, 2017
Janice E. Enochs, 83, of Lititz, PA formerly of Colorado Springs, CO passed away April 10, 2017 in her residence. She was the wife of Leroy R. Enochs to whom she was married for 60 years. Born in York, PA she was a daughter of the late Robert and Sadie (Asper) Hevner. Janice was a homemaker and was a...
Lois K. Breitegan
Apr 10, 2017
Lois K. Breitegan, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, PA. she was the daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (Hough) Kienzy. Lois was the loving wife to the late James V. Breitegan who passed away in 2016. Lois was a devoted member of St. John's Episcopal...
Alice Ruby Work Brubaker
Apr 10, 2017
Alice Ruby Work Brubaker, 94, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Calvary Fellowship Homes, Lancaster. Born on December 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred (Heiney) Creamer Good. Alice Ruby was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, John Cecil Work and in...
Anna A. Welsh
Apr 10, 2017
Anna A. Welsh, 87, of Lancaster, passed away Monday April 10, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care. She was born in Columbia to the late George and Pauline (Abel) Grab, graduated from St. Joseph Academy and was the wife of the late James R. Welsh for 32 years.
A homemaker, she was a member of St. Joseph...
Ira David Rappaport
Apr 10, 2017
Dr. Ira David Rappaport died peacefully at his home in Lancaster, PA on April 10, 2017 at the age of 68.
Ira is survived by his loving wife and high school sweetheart, Michelle; his children, Craig (married to Lori) Rappaport of Simsbury, CT and Meredith (Rappaport) Berrier of Lancaster; his sister, Pam (married to Larry) Maxon of...
Roberta M. Bouder
Apr 10, 2017
Roberta M. Bouder, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Magdalene E. (Pfeifer) Cunningham. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Bouder Jr., who passed away August 24, 2011. They were married...
Ruth H. Sherrard
Apr 9, 2017
Ruth Hemperly Sherrard, 93, passed away on April 9, 2017, at Moravian Manor Retirement Community in Lititz, PA. She was born December 27, 1923, in Lancaster, eldest of six children of William Roosevelt Hemperly and Fanny Wiker Hemperly. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Robert Singleton Sherrard, on March 20, 2014, and is survived...
Jill Renee’ Essick
Apr 9, 2017
Jill Renee' (Keath) Essick, 59, of Ephrata, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Manor Care, Lancaster. She was the wife of Mitchell R. Essick of Ephrata, and the daughter of Jessie (Kemper) Keath of Ohio, and the late John Keath. Jill enjoyed fishing and was an avid reader. In addition to her husband of 34 years and her...
James C. Neff
Apr 8, 2017
James C. Neff, 83, formerly of Quarryville, died in Acworth, Georgia on Sunday, April 8, 2017 He was the husband of Violet M. (Rineer) Neff for over 50 years.
Jim attended the former East Lampeter High School.
He attended Bascomb United Methodist Church, Woodstock, GA.
He volunteered with Eden Fire Company in the...
Donald G. Horst
Apr 8, 2017
Donald (Don) G. Horst, 68, of Mountville, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George & Helen (Weaver) Horst. Donald was a devoted husband to Susan (Burns) Horst for almost 50 years and loving father to daughter Anne Horst. Don was a veteran who...
Robert G. “Bob” Pry
Apr 8, 2017
Robert G. "Bob" Pry, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at his residence. Born in Mifflin, PA, he was the husband of Donna (Crownover) Pry of Lancaster, and the son of the late Richard E. and Margaretta (Dumm) Pry. Bob was a proud Navy veteran of WWII. Prior to his military service, he was an aircraft...
Albert Greener, Jr.
Apr 7, 2017
Albert Greener, Jr. "Poppy," 88, wore out on Friday, April 7th, 2017 at LGH. He was the husband to the late Betty Greener who passed away in 2008. Al was the son of the late Albert Greener, Sr. and Beatrice (Lipus) Greener. Poppy proudly served his country in the United States Army as an Alpha Engineer Specialist, 25th Division,...
Donald R. Lenton
Apr 7, 2017
Donald R. Lenton, 87, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Maple Farm Nursing Center, following a brief illness. Don was born in Philadelphia, to the late Charles T. and Frances (Burger) Lenton, Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth (Leseberg) Lenton. Don graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked...
Robert J. Farley
Apr 7, 2017
Robert J. Farley, 66, of Lititz, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 7, 2017. He was the husband of Elaine M. (Klase) Farley, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late John J. and Ruth Steckroth Farley. Bob had worked for PPL Electric Utilities Corp. in Allentown as...
Wilhelmina “Willy” M. Van Hekken
Apr 6, 2017
Wilhelmina "Willy" Margaretha van Hekken, 92, of Lancaster, Pa. died April 6, 2017. Willy, the loving wife of the late Frans van Hekken, passed away peacefully at St. Anne's Retirement Community in Lancaster, PA. She is survived by her children: son Frans, husband of Jeanne of Millersville; daughter, Karen Deatrich, wife of Earl of Pequea; and son Henk, husband...
Anna R. Valori
Apr 6, 2017
Anna R. Valori, 93, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, April 06, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Camden, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Sophia (Gergus) Kapish. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Valori who passed away in 1984. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church....
Mark Allen Strawser
Apr 5, 2017
Mark Allen Strawser, 49, of Lancaster Pennsylvania, died in a motorcycle accident on April 5, 2017, in Liverpool, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his fiancé, best friend, and riding partner, Valerie, and her two sons, Eric and Noah, whom he treated as his own from day one.
Mark was an IT Technician and Linux Instructor at the...
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