Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
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...
Enrique Rodriguez Salazar
Oct 15, 2016
Enrique Rodriguez Salazar, 84, of Lancaster, PA, died on October 15, 2016 at Lancashire Hall. He was the husband to the late Rita R. Sanchez Estrada.
Santos Soto Jr
Oct 15, 2016
On Saturday October 15, 2016 Santos Soto Jr AKA "PAPO" was called home to be with the Lord. In has last days on this earth he was closest to his always loving and supportive mother Virginia Soto who was with him through every trial and tribulation, Santos was never without a mother's love. Santos's best friend was his sister...
Debbie A. Bachman
Oct 15, 2016
Debbie A. Bachman, 61, of Lancaster passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Wildt & Anna Emma Wunder. She was also the loving wife to Robert Bachman, with whom she shared over 28 years of marriage. Debbie worked for Lancaster General Hospital as a nurse. She...
Esther R. (Garner) Meiskey
Oct 15, 2016
Esther R. (Garner) Meiskey, 89, of Lebanon, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Spang Crest Manor, Lebanon. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Clair Meiskey, who died in November, 2015. They had been married 69 years. She was the daughter of the late Phares and Anna (Miller) Garner. Esther loved to quilt, and belonged to...
Henry “Tink” Franklin Murr
Oct 15, 2016
Henry "Tink" Franklin Murr, 89, of Mountville, PA, passed away on October 15, 2016 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John L. Murr, Sr & Martha May (Rice) Murr DiCola. Henry was the husband of the late Doris M. (Bender) Murr who died February 2003. A US Navy veteran, Henry served on...
Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Karl
Oct 15, 2016
Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Karl, 70, of Lititz, passed away at Luther Acres on Saturday, October 15, 2016, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late Joy C. and Julia M. (Rossi) Campalong. Betsy is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Dr. David P. Karl; daughter, Kristen E., wife of...
Frank Peter Innacola
Oct 14, 2016
Frank Peter Innacola, 62, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, surrounded by his loving family. He had fought a courageous battle with multiple myeloma since 2007. Born in Summit, NJ, he was the husband of Nancy M. Hauck-Innacola of Lancaster. They were together 14 years and married for one year in...
Andrew G. Gianopoulos
Oct 14, 2016
Andrew G. Gianopoulos, 91, of Lancaster passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Uniontown, PA he was the son of the late Gus and Dina (Metropoulis) Gianopoulos. He was the loving husband of Mary (Dracoules) with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Along with his wife Mary, they owned and operated the...
Ellen M. Aardrup Wagaman
Oct 14, 2016
After 100 years and one week, Ellen M. Aardrup Wagaman went home to be with her family on Friday, October 14, 2016. Ellen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to the late Lars Peter and Othilie Marie (Nielsen) Aardrup. Ellen's husband and former County Commissioner, Herbert R. Wagaman, died in 1979. She was preceded in death by her 5 siblings:...
Charles Z. Spoo, Jr.
Oct 14, 2016
Charles "Pop" Spoo, Jr., 85, of Lancaster, PA passed away Friday, October 14, at home, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born in Lancaster PA, son of the late Charles Spoo and Edna (Boose) Ranck. He was a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division and was also in the Marine Reserves. He was a truck driver...
William James Beck, Sr.
Oct 14, 2016
William James Beck, Sr., 82, of Millersville, PA, passed away on October 14, 2016 at Manor Care, Lancaster. He was born in Brooklyn, NY. William was the husband of 46 years to Merida (Edwards) Beck. A US Navy Veteran, William served January 1951-November 1954 during the Korean Conflict in the North Atlantic on the Ice Breaker, Edisto. He was...
Norma J. (Bowman) Worthing
Oct 14, 2016
Norma J. (Bowman) Worthing, 92, died at 7:45 AM on October 14, 2016 in Lebanon, Oregon. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy A. and Anna (Heilman) Bowman.
She was the wife of the late Lee O. (Mike) Worthing, who died August 9, 2009. They were married Nov. 10, 1944.
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