Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Doris A. Smith
Oct 25, 2016
Doris A. Smith, 83, of Lancaster, PA, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. She was the wife of Ronald J. Smith, with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Eleanora Smith Mauer. Doris had worked for Schick, Hamilton Watch, RCA,...
Evan A. Church
Oct 25, 2016
Evan Alexander Church, 21, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Born in Essex, MD, he was the loving son of Brad E. Church, of Bedford, PA and Stephanie J. (Beck) Church, partner of Michelle Harkanson, of Mount Joy. Evan was a 2013 graduate of Manheim Township High School where he participated on the dive team. Currently,...
William B. (Bill) Hornberger
Oct 25, 2016
William B. (Bill) Hornberger , 99, passed away on October 25, 2016 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA. Bill was born in Denver, PA on June 1, 1917 and was the last remaining sibling of six children of Charles K. and Lizzie L. Hornberger. He was married 68 years to the late Charlotte W. Hornberger and was a member of...
Cynthia A. (Zeiders) Hess
Oct 24, 2016
Cynthia A. (Zeiders) Hess, 59, of Ephrata, died Monday, October 24, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Harrisburg, she was the wife of Curtis C. Hess of Ephrata, and the daughter of the late Donald and Fay (Westenheffer) Zeiders. She was a member of Lancaster Evangelical Free Church, Lititz. In addition to her husband of 34 years, she...
Merlin R. Kister
Oct 23, 2016
Merlin R. Kister, 75, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Lydia Ciliberti Kister, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage this past June. Born in Somerset, PA, he was the son of the late Clifford J, Sr., and Ruth Garlitz Kister. Merlin had...
Ernest G. Supplee
Oct 23, 2016
Ernest G. Supplee, 84, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Grace M. (Showers) Supplee to whom he was married for 61 years. Born in Honey Brook he was a son of the late Grant H. and Anna L. (Guest) Supplee. Ernest graduated from Stevens Technical...
Ruth Doris (Reynolds) Gibble
Oct 21, 2016
Ruth Doris (Reynolds) Gibble, 90, of Lancaster, died Friday, October 21, 2016 in her residence. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Wilbur H. Gibble, and the daughter of the late Clyde Oscar and Alma Mae (Herr) Reynolds. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lancaster, where she devoted her life to her...
Richard L. Bergey
Oct 21, 2016
Richard L. Bergey, 75, of Lititz, PA passed away on October 21st in Lititz, PA. He was the husband of Evelyn M. (Vines) Bergey to whom he was married for 54 years. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Elmer and Mabel Davidheiser Bergey. After studying history and stroking the lightweight crew at the University...
Hugh J. Higgins, Jr.
Oct 19, 2016
Hugh J. Higgins, Jr., 75, of Lancaster, passed away on October 19, 2016 at home with his wife by his side. Born in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Hugh & Elizabeth Higgins. Hugh was the husband of Susan (Nissley) Higgins and they shared a wonderful 30 years together. Hugh was a graduate from Franklin &...
Richard V. “Rick” Groff
Oct 19, 2016
Richard V. Groff, 61, of Lancaster, passed away on October 19, 2016. He was the son of the late William J. Groff & Elizabeth May Huber. Richard was the husband of Deborah (Bowman) Groff, and they shared 43 wonderful years together. Rick was employed by Burnham Boilers and Fuller Company for many years. He enjoyed Westerns and spending time...
Jeanette M. Holtry
Oct 19, 2016
Jeanette M. Holtry, 63, of Landisville passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late James and Rose (Catalano) Scoma. She was the companion of Robert Overly of Landisville.
Jeanette had worked as an administrative assistant for various companies throughout the years but most recently was employed by Cenveo...
Darlene I. Ford
Oct 19, 2016
Darlene I. Ford, 95, of Millersville passed away October 19, 2016 after a fruitful life. She cherished even though her family mother and father Goldie and Oliver McGahuey and three siblings, Rita Cumpston, Maxine Payton and brother Don (all deceased) were faced with hard times during the depression years. Born April 6, 1921, on a farm in southern Iowa,...
Rosemary M. Harding
Oct 18, 2016
Rosemary M. Harding of Lancaster died while visiting family in Hawaii on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She was the wife of the late Alvin C. Harding who died in 1983. Born in Lancaster she was a daughter of the late Howard S. and Elizabeth A. (Rietchey) Sprout. Rosemary worked for the Lancaster County Courthouse as a court clerk for...
Cynthia E. Price
Oct 18, 2016
Cynthia E. Price, 57, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She was born in Lancaster to Kenneth G. and Anna May Ebersole.
Cynthia was a local artist, interior decorator, and craftswoman. Early experimentation with the visual arts attracted her to painting and cartooning; she graduated with an Associates Degree of Art from the...
William A. Barnett
Oct 17, 2016
William A. Barnett, 102, of Lancaster went home to be with Jesus on Monday, October 17, 2016 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown where he resided the past 4 ½ years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Fannie Barnett. He was the loving husband of Lydia Barnett who passed away in 2005. He worked...
William James Raines Sr.
Oct 16, 2016
William James Raines Sr., 94, of Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Luther Acres. He was born in Allentown, PA, to the late Allen J. and Mary L. Oldham Raines.
William served in the US Air Force from 1945 to 1991; he was a pilot in the 339th Fighter Group in World...
Irving A. Mall
Oct 16, 2016
Irving A. Mall, 93, of Lancaster died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Hamilton Arms. Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Emmanuel Mall and Rebecca (Sherman) Mall. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diana T. Mall to whom he was married to for over 60 years. He was a member of Temple Beth...
Edward A. Magalski
Oct 16, 2016
Edward A. Magalski, 79, of Lancaster, entered into eternal rest Thursday, October 16 th after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Diane, in 1964.
He is survived by his wife, Therese, of 52 years, three sons, Edward D., husband of Karen Magalski of Spring Grove, PA; Mark A., Lancaster; and Dr. Anthony...
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