Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Paulino Maldonado-Falcon

Paulino Maldonado-Falcon

May 21, 2017

Paulino Maldonado-Falcon, 83, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Meadowview Nursing Home, Whitemarsh, PA surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Visante and Basilia (Falcon) Maldonado of Puerto Rico. He was the longtime companion of Shirley E. Kimbrell, of Lancaster, PA. Paulino was known to be a dedicated worker....

Elizabeth (Betty) Choate Kane

Elizabeth (Betty) Choate Kane

May 21, 2017

Elizabeth (Betty) Choate Kane got her wings on May 21, 2017 due to heart complications. She was born in her childhood home in Monson, Maine in Piscataquis County on August 12, 1937. She married Joseph G. Kane, Jr of Collegeville, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1958. They raised their children in the house they built on Yellow Hill Road in...

Rosalie W. Clark

Rosalie W. Clark

May 21, 2017

Rosalie W. Clark, 84, of Lititz, PA, and formerly of Newtown, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Moravian Manor. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Clark, who passed away in 2014. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Martin Welker. She had been a homemaker, worked as...

Rosalie W. Clark

Rosalie W. Clark

May 21, 2017

Rosalie W. Clark, 83, of Lititz, PA died May 21, 2017.

Duane E. Rea

Duane E. Rea

May 21, 2017

Duane E. Rea, 44, of Lititz passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George Rea Sr. and Sharon (Loudin) Rea. He was the loving husband of Carrie (Pond) Rea with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. He was a graduate of JP McCaskey High School. Duane was...

Ira V. "Bunny" Sheaffer, Jr

Ira V. "Bunny" Sheaffer, Jr

May 20, 2017

Ira V. "Bunny" Sheaffer, Jr, 87, of Lancaster, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of Lois G. (Muehleisen) Sheaffer of Lancaster, and the son of the late Ira V. Sheaffer Sr. and Clara V. (Munson) Sheaffer. He was a member of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster, and an...

Brooklyn Elaine March

Brooklyn Elaine March

May 20, 2017

Brooklyn Elaine March, 2, of Gainesville, GA, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Cumming, GA, she was the daughter of Troy A. and Jessica L. (Dewitt) March. She loved tea parties and playing with Matchbox cars with her brother Adison. Brooklyn wanted to be a cheerleader and she loved Minnie Mouse. One of...

Etta M. Reed

Etta M. Reed

May 20, 2017

Etta M. Reed passed away on May, 20, 2017 at the age of 88. She was the wife of the late J. Elton Reed of Lititz. She was the daughter of the late John and Naomi Rabold of Rothsville. Etta is survived by her children: Kenneth Sheaffer of Georgia, Carol wife of the late Terry Weit of Lititz and...

Melvin Snyder

Melvin Snyder

May 20, 2017

Mel went to his Heavenly Home Saturday, May 20, 2017. He was 95 years old and died peacefully at Luther Acres Retirement Community in Lititz. Mel was the son of the late Amos and Amy (Landis) Snyder of Lititz, and the husband of Arlene (Hershey) Snyder, with whom he celebrated 73 years of marriage this year. Mel was a...

Zella G. Patrick

Zella G. Patrick

May 20, 2017

Zella G. Patrick, 84, of Lititz, PA, formerly of North Wilkesboro, NC, passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Born in North Wilkesboro, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Pearlie Wingler. Zella has gone home to Heaven to be with her loving husband, Willard O. Patrick, who died in...

Ira V. Sheaffer, Jr.

Ira V. Sheaffer, Jr.

May 20, 2017

Ira V. Sheaffer, Jr, 87, of Lancaster, husband of Lois G. (Muehleisen) Sheaffer of Lancaster, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Rosemary Steffish

Rosemary Steffish

May 19, 2017

Rosemary Steffish, of Lancaster, in her 69th year of elegance, ascended peacefully into her Lord and heavenly family's loving arms Friday morning, May 19, 2017, with her adoring family at her side. Born in Mine 40, a small mining town in Windber PA , she was the youngest daughter of the late Steven and Frances M. (Steback) Steffish.

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Ragnheidur T. Krebs

Ragnheidur T. Krebs

May 18, 2017

Ragnheidur T. (Frimannsdottir) Krebs, 89, of Lancaster passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Akranes, Iceland, she was the daughter of the late Malfridur Bjornsdottir and Frimann Jonasson. She was the loving wife of Ove Krebs with whom she celebrated over 61 years of marriage. She was registered nurse with Fox Chase...

Myra Jane Bard Stauffer

Myra Jane Bard Stauffer

May 17, 2017

Myra Jane Bard Stauffer, 92, passed away at Brethren Village on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. She was born in Sinking Spring to the late Robert E. and Maggie (Becker) Bard. This June, Myra and her husband Jay Richard Stauffer would have celebrated 69 years of marriage.

She graduated from Denver High School in 1942, Lancaster General Hospital...

Marian Rose Chávez

Marian Rose Chávez

May 17, 2017

Marian Rose Chávez, 58, of Lititz went to the loving and gentle embrace of our Lord on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hazleton, PA she was the daughter of George and Rosemarie (Kostiuk) Matusick. She was the loving wife of David Chavez with whom she celebrated over 24 years of...

Assunta M. Leto

Assunta M. Leto

May 17, 2017

Assunta "Miranda" Leto Freeman, 73, of Lititz, PA, passed away on May 17, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. Born in the Milazzo Village of Sicily, Italy, she was the daughter of Gaetano & Stefana (Leto) Badalato. She was the loving wife of Robert "Bob" A. Freeman, of Lititz and Salisbury, MD. They're wedding anniversary was October...

Vaughn “Sully” Sullenberger

Vaughn “Sully” Sullenberger

May 17, 2017

Vaughn "Sully" Sullenberger, 78, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on May 17, 2017 surrounded by his family at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Bartville, PA, he was the son to the late Albert & Elizabeth (Rintz) Sullenberger. Sully was the loving husband of Carol A. (Ulrich) Sullenberger. He was a mason for Lancaster Masonry with 55...

David H. Bortzfield

David H. Bortzfield

May 16, 2017

David H. Bortzfield, 62, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at home.

Born in Lancaster he was the son of Lester W. Bortzfield of Lancaster and the late Marian E. (Brodecker) Bortzfield. He was a graduate of Penn Manor High School and worked for Select Security as a programming specialist. David was a member of...

John R. Hess

John R. Hess

May 16, 2017

John R. Hess, 87, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Daisy M. (Loose); his daughters, Linda, Carolyn and Dorothy; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one grandchild. Born in Lancaster County, the son of Harvey and Helen (Stauffer) Hess, John spent most of...

Jeremy Thomas Newcomer

Jeremy Thomas Newcomer

May 16, 2017

Jeremy Thomas Newcomer, 36, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, of natural causes. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Gregory A. and Sherry L. (Zangari) Newcomer, Sr. Jeremy was a machine operator for Nissan Food. He was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed sports of all types including basketball, baseball, and football. Jeremy also...

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