Sep 23, 2016

Saul "DJ Saul Fresh" Rivera Jr., 46, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital, Friday, Sept. 23. Born in Lancaster, Saul was the son of Eugenia Rivera and step-son of Santiago Deroncele. Saul was a loyal Philadelphia Eagles fan, loved to DJ, and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, who will greatly miss him. Saul is...

Sep 22, 2016

Jeffrey Keith Werner, 69, of Ephrata, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Maple Farm, Akron. Born in Reading, he was the husband of the late Lisa (Wolf) Werner, who died March 10, 2016. He was the son of Frances (Sweigart) Witwer of Honeybrook, and the late Kenneth Werner. Jeff was employed as a sportscaster for WGAL-TV, Lancaster for 21...

Sep 22, 2016

James V. "Jim" Rohrer, Sr., 80, of East Petersburg, PA passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Margaret A. "Peg" (Groff) Rohrer to whom he was married for 54 years. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Everett V. and Mary E. Rohrer. Jim was a 1953...

Sep 21, 2016

Collin D. Eshleman, 24, formerly of Lititz, lost his life-long battle with mental illness in Lake Worth, Florida, on September 21, 2016. He won his battle over addiction. Collin graduated from Warwick High School in 2011. He completed 1 year at Thaddeus Stevens School of Technology in Computer Aided Drafting. He enjoyed cross country and track at Warwick. He...

Sep 20, 2016

Jerome E. McGrann, 74, of Birdsboro, passed away at the Reading Hospital on Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

He was born in Palmyra to the late Joseph M. and Dorothy A. Michaels McGrann, and was the loving husband of Marjorie A. Fisher McGrann. Jerome worked as a truck driver and mechanic.

In addition to his wife...

Sep 20, 2016

Edith Westman, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on September 20, 2016 at Oak Leaf Manor. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clayton & Mildred (Krantz) Shue. Edith was the wife of the late William Joseph Westman.

Edith will be remembered for being a good mother and a good wife.

Surviving...

Sep 19, 2016

Brenda L. Foultz, 53, of Batavia, OH, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016. Born in Lancaster, Brenda was the daughter of the late Ronald E. and June M. (Eckman) Coldren, Sr.. She was the devoted wife of Dennis M. Foultz, with whom she celebrated 32 years of marriage. Brenda was of the Christian faith. She loved vacationing in Ocean...

Sep 19, 2016

Ernst F. Aschenbach, Jr., 75, of Lititz passed away in the comfort of his home on Monday, September 19, 2016. He was the loving husband of Kathleen (Mooney) Aschenbach to whom he was married for 33 years. Born in Hanover, NH he was the son of the late Ernst F. Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Ingham) Aschenbach. Ernst retired after...

Sep 19, 2016

Margaret "Peg" Herr, age 82 of Lititz passed away peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday afternoon, September 19, 2016 from a head injury from a fall. Her passing was as peaceful as her long life was beautiful. Born Margaret Eileen Risser in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Ruth A. (Weaver) and Carl B. Risser of...

Sep 19, 2016

Shirley L. (Miller) Friedman, 88, of Mountville, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 while surrounded by her loving family at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehab Center, Columbia. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the wife of Herbert Friedman of Mountville, and the daughter of the late Meyer and Rose B. (Smilakoff) Miller. She focused her life on her family,...

Sep 19, 2016

Anna Stefanow, 88, of Strasburg, passed away peacefully, Monday, September 19, 2016, at Mennonite Home. Born in Hazelton, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Kuda) Mardyniak. Anna was the loving wife of 62 years to the late Felix J. Stefanow, who died in 2009. Anna was a devout Catholic and was a parishioner of...

Sep 18, 2016

Joseph M. Birmingham, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at Golden Living Center, in Lancaster. Joe was born in Lewistown on December 11, 1932 to the late Joseph G. and Emily (Miller) Birmingham. He was a longtime resident of Holtwood.

Joe earned a Master's Degree in Business from Penn State. He served in the US Coast Guard...

Sep 18, 2016

James S. "Jim" Kendig, 59, of Lancaster, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 in his residence. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles H. Kendig, Jr and Shirley A. (Minnich) Kendig. Jim attended St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lancaster. As a youngster, Jim was an avid baseball player. He loved hunting and fishing, and was also talented...

Sep 18, 2016

Sharon Strohl, 74, of Lititz passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Earl, NC she was the daughter of the late Harry and Vashti (Moore) Pigford. She was the loving wife of Kenneth W. Strohl with whom she celebrated over 54 years of marriage. She was a member of the...

Sep 17, 2016

Hazel Lehman, 88, of Willow Valley Retirement Community, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at The Glen at Willow Valley. She was born in Logan County, OH on February 6, 1928, the daughter of the late William and Mary Elizabeth (Shantz) Wenger.

Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Lehman (2002). They were...

Sep 17, 2016

Robert N. Wissler, 86, of Millersville, entered into rest on Saturday morning, September 17, 2016. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Betty) Dunmore Wissler. He was born in Manor Twp., to the late Harold C. Wissler and Blanche (Hess) Wissler. Bob was a member of Millersville Community UMC. He served 4 years in the United States Air Force during...

Sep 17, 2016

George S. Scholes, 90, of Lancaster died September 17, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of the late Jeanne A. Ashmead, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Endeavor, Wisconsin, George was the son of the late Samuel E. and Edna Mae Scholes. He graduated from Brandon, Wisconsin High School at age 17 and...

Sep 17, 2016

Raymond E. Pickering, 95, of Lancaster, died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was born in Shamokin to the late David and Edna (Goninan) Pickering. He married Mary Noskoskie of Shamokin on May 15, 1942, and celebrated their 50th Anniversary in Lancaster in 1992. Mary died in June of 2000 after 58 years...

Sep 16, 2016

Vasilios C. Sofillas, a.k.a. William C. Sofillas, 84, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 at his Lancaster home. He was born in Karpathos, Greece to the late Constandinos and Maria (Prearis) Sofillas. Bill is survived by his loving wife Engjellushe "Lucy" (Kallashi) Sofillas, two sons, Dino Sofillas of Washington, DC and John Sofillas, husband of Garnet of Manheim and five...

Sep 15, 2016

Howard E. Burkhart, 79, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Walter K. and Anna Belle (Hughes) Burkhart. He was the loving husband of Doris Burkhart with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. He was a hard worker and spent most of his life...