Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

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...

Constance “Connie” Coffroad

Constance “Connie” Coffroad

May 15, 2017

Constance "Connie" (Eckman) Coffroad, 73, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Monday, May 15, 2017 at home with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Roy S. and Virginia Eckman. Connie was the loving wife of William R. Coffroad to whom she was married for 48 years. In addition to her loving husband, William,...

Sebastian S. Giambanco

Sebastian S. Giambanco

May 15, 2017

Sebastian S. Giambanco, 69 of Lancaster, PA, husband of Catherine Giambanco died May 15, 2017.

Mark D. “Mo” Adams

Mark D. “Mo” Adams

May 15, 2017

Mark D. "Mo" Adams, 56, of Lititz, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, May 15, 2017. Born in Johnstown, he was the husband of Patty (Ingham) Adams of Lititz, and the son of Edwin Adams of Acosta and the late Nancy (Fox) Adams. Mo was a member of Evangel Assembly of God Church in Ephrata...

Stephen P. Morris

Stephen P. Morris

May 14, 2017

Stephen P. Morris, 64, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Lititz. He was the husband of Valerie Shober Morris, with whom he would have shared 15 years of marriage this coming September 10th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gerald A. and Mary Jane Moore Morris. A pastor, Stephen had earned a Bachelors...

Elizabeth G. “Betty” Gillespie

Elizabeth G. “Betty” Gillespie

May 14, 2017

Elizabeth G. "Betty" (Urick) Gillespie, 92, of Lititz and formerly of Shamokin, died peacefully May 14, 2017, at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born June 29, 1924 in Shamokin, she was predeceased in 1969 by her husband Robert F. Gillespie of Paxinos, PA. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Supsic) Urick. Betty was a homemaker living in...

Arthur F. Bowman

Arthur F. Bowman

May 14, 2017

Arthur F. Bowman, 77, passed away at his residence in Brook Place North, Brethren Village on Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was born in Hopeland, PA on March 6, 1940 to the late Edna Boyer and Lewis Bowman.

Art graduated from Ephrata High School in 1958 and later Lebanon Valley College in 1962 with a bachelor's degree...

James D. Mcmahon

James D. Mcmahon

May 13, 2017

James D. McMahon, 86, of Manheim Township died Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Eva and Frank McMahon. Jim was the husband of Dianne McMahon, with whom he celebrated 24 years of marriage. Jim was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean conflict from 1948-1953 serving...

Scott W. Rudy Jr.

Scott W. Rudy Jr.

May 13, 2017

Scott W. Rudy Jr., 85, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Scott W. and Teresa M. (McManus) Rudy. He was the loving husband of Helen E. "Betty" Rudy with whom he shared over 56 years of...

C. Howard Wagaman

C. Howard Wagaman

May 13, 2017

C. Howard Wagaman, 91, of Lititz, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord, at United Zion Retirement Community on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ruth (Kreider) and Howard Wagaman. He was married to the late Ruth I. (Shissler) Wagaman for 65 years on June 8, 2011. Surviving is a...

Skylar Ann Heffner

Skylar Ann Heffner

May 12, 2017

Skylar Ann Heffner, 17, of Lititz, PA, passed away unexpectedly on May 12, 2017 at home. Born in Hershey, PA, she was the daughter of Jessica & Donald Smith. Sky was a sister to Tecia & Desiree Smith and to Rhiannon Schlegel; granddaughter to Suzette Tipton; and the great-granddaughter of Samuel Heffner. Sky was also a beloved friend of...

Sarah L. Long

Sarah L. Long

May 12, 2017

Sarah L. Long, 83, of Lancaster passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frederick G. Long, Jr. who passed away in 1996. Born in Lancaster she was a daughter of the late Elmer T. and Florence (Smeltz) Homsher. Sarah was a homemaker and enjoyed making and collecting teddy bears...

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