Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Juan J. Camacho-Ruiz
Jul 27, 2016
Juan J. Camacho-Ruiz, 55, husband of Luz Milagros Cruz Gonzales, of Lancaster, PA died July 27, 2016.
John C. Resch, Sr.
Jul 27, 2016
John C. Resch, Sr., 91, of Lancaster, passed away, Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, John was the son of the late Raymond C. and Mabel (Huzzard) Resch. He was the loving husband of Evelyn A. (Martin) Resch, with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage. John proudly served in the US Army...
Antonio Torres
Jul 27, 2016
Antonio Torres, 57, of Mount Joy, formerly of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, He was the son of Antonio Torres and Rosa E. Ponton. He enjoyed camping, traveling, especially to Atlantic City, and watching shows and movies on Netflix. Antonio enjoyed driving around a motorized cart...
Genevieve B. Crapper
Jul 27, 2016
Genevieve B. Crapper, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at St. Annes Retirement Community in Columbia. She was the wife of the late William D. Crapper, who passed away in 1985. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Mary Klippert Boyer. Genevieve was a 1940 graduate of the Millersville...
Michael J. “Mike” Christoffel
Jul 26, 2016
Michael J. "Mike" Christoffel, 59, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Born in Lancaster, Mike was the son of the late Frank A. and Berdella M. (Knaub) Christoffel, Jr. and was the loving husband of Elizabeth "Lisa" (Faith) Christoffel, with whom he had celebrated 36 years of marriage. Mike was a...
John M. Votano
Jul 26, 2016
John M. Votano, 79, of Lititz passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Union City, NJ he was the son of the late Paul and Matilda (Goebel) Votano. He worked at Verizon for many years and most recently worked as a dispatcher for Comcast for over 23 years. John was a ham radio enthusiast...
Hallie R. Plank
Jul 25, 2016
Hallie R. Plank, 87, of Lancaster passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at Audubon Villa after a rapid decline in her health. She was the wife of Robert E. Plank, Sr. to whom she was married for 66 years. Born in Burkittsville, MD she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and India (Lemon) Rohrback. Hallie graduated from J.P....
Basilisa Dejesus Rivera
Jul 25, 2016
Basilisa DeJesus Rivera, 75, of Lancaster passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cayey, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of the late Alejandro and Alejandriana DeJesus Rivera. Basilisa owned and operated the former La Reina grocery store in Lancaster. She enjoyed cooking and playing dominos. Basilisa is survived by her children, Daniel...
Elizabeth L. Fulmer
Jul 25, 2016
Elizabeth L. Fulmer, 93, formerly of Madison Street, Lancaster, passed away at Conestoga View on Monday, July 25, 2016. She was born in Manheim Twp. to the late Earl L. and Edna (Ludwig) Young. Elizabeth's husband Richard A. Fulmer died in 1990.
She worked as a lunchroom and playground assistant for the School District of Lancaster for...
Michael H. Kipphorn
Jul 24, 2016
Michael H. Kipphorn, 70, of Mill Pond Dr. Lancaster died July 24, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a printer for 33 years at Intelligencer Printing Co. of Lancaster. Following his retirement from Intelligencer Printing Co., he worked part time for Lancaster Newspaper for several years. Michael KIpphorn was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic...
James Michael Pikolas
Jul 24, 2016
James Michael Pikolas, 85, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2016.Born in Clarksburg, WV, he was the husband of Clara (Theros) Pikolas of Lancaster, and the son of the late Michael and Catherine (Diamontoni) Pikolas, who came to America from the Island of Kos, Greece. James was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, class of 1949,...
Charles (Chuck) Kaiser
Jul 23, 2016
Charles (Chuck) Kaiser, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on July 23, 2016. He was the proud father of two daughters, Alanna (age 21) and Corina (age 17), who thought of him as the ultimate role model and source of inspiration and strength. He was the loving husband of Paula, who was his best friend, and he, the love...
Natalie Fusco
Jul 23, 2016
Natalie Fusco, 73, formerly of Brooklyn, NY and East Petersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Signature HealthCare at College Park in Fort Myers, FL. She was born in Brooklyn to the late Francis Anthony, Sr. and Angela (Guardino) Torregrossa. Natalie was married to the late Benedict Fusco for 46 years before his death in 2009.
...Fortunato S. Rivera
Jul 23, 2016
Fortunato S. Rivera, 76, died July 23, 2016 at home. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Julio & Juana Rivera He was married to Carmen A. Sanchez for 57 years. They came to the United States in 1966 from Salina, Puerto Rico. Within their marriage, they had 4 children: Nancy S. Henson (Larry Henson),...
Sandra L. Brown
Jul 22, 2016
Sandra L. Brown, 80, of Mountville, PA, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016. Born in Winchester, Va, to the late Daniel and Marguerite (Johnston) Coffinberger. We are certain Sandra came into this world in the same manner that she left this world; kicking, yelling, and fighting. It was only in her last hour that she finally rested and...
John Novak
Jul 21, 2016
John Novak, 92, of Lititz, PA passed away on July 21, 2016. He was the son of the late John Novak Sr. and Hilda Mae Lesser Novak. Mr. Novak is survived by his three daughters, Marie wife of Terry Ebersole of Lancaster, PA, Clare Novak of Chester Springs, PA and Jackie Stouffer of Tampa, FL as well as two...
John M. Wood
Jul 21, 2016
John M. Wood, 45, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy surrounded by his loving family. Born in Wilmington, DE he is the son of Millard Wood husband of Brenda of Salem, NJ and Dianne (Houchin) Hermanson wife of Allan of Swedesboro, NJ. He was the loving husband of Katherine...
Phyllis J. Houchin
Jul 21, 2016
Phyllis J. Houchin, 80, of Lititz, said her goodbye and started her journey on Heaven's Highway, Thursday, July 21, 2016. A devout Christian, she was God's example to everyone while on her Highway to Heaven. Phyllis was the daughter of the late Herbert and Lucille (Kennison) Greathouse and was the widow of Ray C. Houchin, who passed away in...
Marian E. Williams
Jul 20, 2016
Marian E. Williams, 94, of Fairfield, CT, formerly of Lancaster died July 20, 2106.
Catherine A. Mehalik
Jul 20, 2016
Catherine A. Mehalik, 70, of Strasburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. She was the wife of George J. Mehalik, with whom she shared 34 years of marriage this past October 24th. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Falkowski Stepanik. A well-loved teacher,...
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