George W. Koelsch, Jr.
Dec 20, 2016
George W. Koelsch, Jr., 82, of Brethren Village Retirement Community, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at LGH. Born November 11, 1934, in Clarks Summit, PA, he was the son of the late George W., Sr. and Margaret (Hughes) Koelsch.
He is survived by his loving wife, Peggy R. (Houck) Koelsch with...
Darline J. Flowers
Dec 19, 2016
Darline J. Flowers, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at the Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late John W. Flowers, who passed away in 2010. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Darline J. Mellman. Darline had worked at AAA as a travel...
Carolyn S. Hefton
Dec 19, 2016
Carolyn S. Hefton, 83, of Cochranville, passed away December 19, 2016. Born December 29 in Media, PA, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Howard B. Steigelman and Victoria C. Lesley. She was the wife of the late Paul Hefton, Jr.
Carolyn was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her pets, gardening...
Robert R. Rich
Dec 19, 2016
Robert R. Rich, 94, of Willow Valley, Lancaster, PA passed away at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA, on December 19, 2016. He was born in Windsor, Connecticut to the late Arthur M. and Mary L. (Silvia) Rich. Robert was married for 65 years to his wife Virginia E. Rich, who died in 2015.
A graduate of Collingdale...
Mary V. Hoak
Dec 19, 2016
Mary V. Hoak, 86, a homemaker of Lancaster, died Monday, December 19, 2016 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Strasburg Township, she was the wife of the late Warren D. Hoak, and the daughter of the late Millie (Myers) Hoak. Mary enjoyed duckpin bowling, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her children: Pam...
Andrew A. “Drew” Botham
Dec 18, 2016
Andrew A. "Drew" Botham, 52, passed away December 18, 2016 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, where he lived for the last 12 years. Drew was born in Lancaster, adopted and raised by John L. and Ruby (Shubotham) Botham in Strasburg.
Drew graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School in 1982. It was apparent that Drew was a talented...
Donald “Don” L. Slavin
Dec 18, 2016
Donald "Don" L. Slavin, 85, of Manheim Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Lancashire Hall. Born July 29, 1931 in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Weiman) Slavin.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Eleanor "Ellie" D. (Schilling) Slavin.
Don was...
Ona M. Barr
Dec 18, 2016
Ona M. Barr, 87, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 surrounded by her loving daughter and family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chester L. and Rose (Miller) Barr. She was a 1946 graduate of McCaskey High School. Ona worked as an executive assistant and accountant in many companies in the Lancaster area...
Wayne Thol Mcintosh
Dec 18, 2016
Wayne Thol McIntosh, 85, of West Lawn, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly in his home, Sunday December 18, 2016. Loving husband to Marjorie Anne (Moe) McIntosh; they married December 20, 1958 in College Park, Maryland. Wayne, born September 30, 1931 in Jackson, Mississippi, grew up on the reservations of the Piute and Sioux tribes in Nevada and South Dakota, the...
Jeanette D. Tafelski
Dec 18, 2016
Jeanette D. Tafelski, 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 18, 2016. She was the wife of the late Terrance A. Tafelski, who passed away in June of 2012. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Zygmunt F. and Lillian A. Skupien Balikowski. Jeanette had been a loving homemaker, active volunteer, and...
Richard E. “Butch” Boyer
Dec 18, 2016
Richard E. "Butch" Boyer, 72, of Lititz passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Rhoda (Boyer) Baxter. He was the loving husband of Gloria (Kreamer) Boyer, whom he married February 2, 1963. Richard attended Manheim Central High School. He worked for Rohrer's Quarry as a truck driver and loader operator....
Louis B. Hutchinson, Sr.
Dec 18, 2016
Louis B. Hutchinson Sr, 91, of Lancaster, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Oak Leaf Manor North, Lancaster.
Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Dorothy (Wilkinson) Hutchinson, who died in December, 1996. He was the son of the late Louis J. Bittner and Josephine (Lowell) Hutchinson.
He was an avid Philadelphia...
Terrence B. Richardson
Dec 17, 2016
Terrence B. Richardson, 58, of Lebanon, PA died December 17, 2016.
Linda Ann Knapp
Dec 17, 2016
Linda Ann Knapp, 69, of East Petersburg passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016. Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Grover McCoy, Sr. and Grace (Heister) McCoy. She was the loving wife of John D. Knapp with whom she shared 26 years of marriage. She most recently worked for Berk-Tek. Linda was an active member...
Ruth A. (Rote) Dorfler
Dec 16, 2016
Ruth A. (Rote) Dorfler of Juniper Village, Mount Joy, formerly of Lancaster and Havertown, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 16, at age 95. A 1939 graduate of Manheim Township High School, she was the loving wife of 58 years to the late John T. Dorfler. She is survived by children John (Janet) Dorfler of Mount Joy, Susan (Dean)...
Richard William “Rick” Groff
Dec 16, 2016
Retired Warwick Twp. Police Officer Sgt. Richard William "Rick" Groff, 62, of Lititz passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. He was the loving husband of Celeste C. (Grimm) Groff to whom he was married to for 30 years. Born in Lancaster he was a son of the late Victor and Betty...
Shirley L. Kadow
Dec 15, 2016
Shirley L. Kadow, 84, of West Hempfield TWP, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was born in Chicago, IL to the late Frances Owen and Harriet Brinker Reed. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Fred J. Kadow.
She was a graduate of Western Michigan University and worked as a...
Elizabeth Charlotte “Betty” Warfel
Dec 14, 2016
Elizabeth Charlotte "Betty" Warfel, 91, of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late William F. and Sarah (Hart) Kleine. Betty's husband of 56 years, W. Kenneth Warfel, died in 2002.
Betty owned and operated Mumma Pretzel Bakery and Baker's Basket on 4th Street and...
Nelson L. Haines
Dec 14, 2016
Nelson L. Haines, 65, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. He was the husband of Chere Landis Haines, with whom he shared 40 years of marriage this past January 3rd. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph R. and Maxine O. Miller Haines. Nelson had been an auto mechanic and the...
