Dec 13, 2016

Ozetta Marie Groff Hirschmann went home to her Lord Savior on December 13 in her ninety-fourth year. Born in Lancaster, PA on December 28, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Newkirk and John Groff and Charles and Cora Dinkel. She was the beloved wife of Arthur K/ Hirschmann of E King Street for 64 years. In...

Dec 12, 2016

Walter C. "Walt" Popejoy, 72, of Lititz passed away peacefully on Monday, December 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lafayette, IN he was the son of the late Walter B. and Ida L. (Cohee) Popejoy. He was the loving husband of Carrell (Walker) Popejoy with whom he shared 16 years of marriage. Walt...

Dec 12, 2016

Shirley Ann (Hopkins) Harris, 74, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Monday, December 12, 2016 at Lancaster Regional Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Bertha (Thompson) Hopkins. Shirley was a member of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Atglen. She is survived by 3 children: Gail Nazario (Miguel) of Lancaster; James V. Harris of GA; and...

Dec 12, 2016

Carole A. Heiserman, 77, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, December 12, 2016. Born in Lancaster, Carole was the daughter of Gladys (Rylee) Cook and the late Cornelius Hiepler. She was the loving wife of Barry L. Heiserman, with whom she celebrated 43 years of marriage. Carole was a 1957 graduate of McCaskey...

Dec 11, 2016

Omar Vega, 22, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 11, 2016 in his residence. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Angel Luis Vega of York and Rosa (Montanez) and Jose Ramon Hernandez of Lancaster. Omar is also survived by his sister, Alisha Vega of Lancaster; maternal grandparents Andrea and Sixto Montanez of Puerto Rico; paternal grandmother Modesta...

Dec 10, 2016

Eugene C. "Gene" Smigocki, 86, of Exton, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Born in Dickson City, PA Gene was the son of the late Steven and Harriett (Shorts) Smiegocki. On April 27, 1957, Gene married the love of his life, Else (Gram) Smigocki, with whom he recently celebrated 59 years of marriage....

Dec 10, 2016

Mary L. Brooks, 88, of Stevens, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Mancini) Rotoli. She was married to the late Elmer J. Brooks who passed away in 1983. They were married for 44 years. She worked briefly as...

Dec 10, 2016

Robert J. Uhron, 86, passed away at his Manheim Township home surrounded by his loving family on December 10, 2016. He was born in Chambersville, PA, to the late George J., Sr. and Mary E. (Gressock) Uhron. Robert and his loving wife Virginia (DiTullio) Uhron were married for 60 years.

He graduated from Penn State in 1953...

Dec 9, 2016

Irma Valentin Torres, 50, of Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, died suddenly on December 9th, 2016 at home. She was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico to the late Ramon Valentin Guerra and Irma Torres Perez.

She attended the University of Puerto Rico and was of the Pentecostal faith.

Survived by two children in Puerto Rico, Ryan...

Dec 9, 2016

Donald L. Shank, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on December 9, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Hope, PA, he was the son of the late Herman & Lydia (Engle) Shank. Donald was the husband to the late Anna Ruth (Sackman) Shank. A veteran, Donald served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and received an...

Dec 9, 2016

Janet M. Giacobello, 86, of Lancaster, PA entered into heaven on December 09, 2016 at Breathren Village Rehabilitation, under Hospice care. Born in Conestoga, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. & Miriam (Newcomer) Kneisley. Janet was the wife to the late Frank A. Giacobello.

Janet held various jobs over the years, the most...

Dec 9, 2016

Claude L. Morrison, 88, lifelong Lancaster County resident, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Brethren Village Retirement Community. His wife of 65 years, Jean Marie (Reese) Morrison, died July 15, 2014.

Born in Pequea, he was the son of the late Frank and Grace (Rineer) Morrison. A 1946 graduate of Manor Millersville High School, Claude worked...

Dec 8, 2016

Dorothy Johnson, 64, of Manheim Township, died 12/8/16 at Hospice & Community Care. She was a former member of Bethel A.M.E. Church. A viewing will be on Wed. Dec. 14 (10-10:30AM) at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home 414 E. King St. Lancaster, PA. Home Going Services will be at 10:30AM with burial to follow in Riverview Burial Park.

Dec 8, 2016

Robert P. Williams, 79, of Lancaster, lovingly known as "Bobbylou" passed away on December 8, 2016. He was married to Charlotte A. Stewart for more than 65 years. Robert enjoyed spending time with his family, watching NY Giants football, Boston Celtics basketball, and playing his daily numbers. Robert worked in the Quality Control department at Armstrong Industries for over...

Dec 8, 2016

Loretta A. Beahm, 89, of Luther Acres, Lititz, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Allentown, PA she was the daughter of the late Clement and Anna (Pammer) Farnschlader. She was the loving wife of Robert W. Beahm with whom she shared over 57 years of marriage. She was a graduate of Allentown...

Dec 8, 2016

Loving Husband and Father Luitpold J. "Lou" Liebl, 81, of Lancaster died Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. He was the loving husband of Genevieve (Napolitan) Liebl to whom he was married to for 55 years. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Luitpold and Marie (Caldwell) Liebl. Lou was...

Dec 8, 2016

Craig S. Keppley, 59, of Lititz, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Born in Lancaster, Craig was the son of Harold Keppley and the late Mary Lou (Keiser) Keppley. He is also survived by several cousins. Craig was a 1975 graduate of Warwick High School and was of the Christian faith. He enjoyed collecting antiques and was...

Dec 6, 2016

Jay Kenneth Horst, 59, of Lititz, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, after a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Kenneth and Lorraine (Hershey) Horst of Manheim. Jay was a long time member of the Elstonville Sportsman's Association and a member of Dela-Ches. He loved the outdoors and was...

Dec 6, 2016

Domenica Galante, 94, of West Reading, PA died December 6, 2016

Dec 6, 2016

Leonard S. Sloane, 95, of Lancaster, passed away at the Mennonite Home on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. He was born in Bayonne, NJ to the late Joseph and Stella Sokolowski. Leonard and his wife Carmela J. "Millie" Pelosi Sloane were married for 70 years last August 31st.

He was Valedictorian at Bayonne Technical High School and earned...