Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Freda R. Stehman
Apr 27, 2016
Freda R. Stehman, 81, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Susquehanna Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Elliotsburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Cloyd and Anna (Stoner) Hower. She was the wife of the late Jay Stehman, Sr. who passed away in 2004. She was a homemaker for most of her life and...
Patricia (Rottmund) Eichelberger
Apr 26, 2016
Patricia (Rottmund) Eichelberger, 86, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Raymond Eichelberger, who died in 1998. She was the daughter of the late Paul F. and Hazel M. (Kreuger) Rottmund. Patricia was employed as a Delivery and Supply Clerk for the former Watt & Shand...
Phyllis B. Wagner
Apr 26, 2016
Phyllis B. Wagner, 88, of Lititz, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the wife of the late Fred E. Wagner who passed away in 2008. She was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Thelma Z. (Sweet) Briggs. Phyllis was a devoted member of the Lititz Moravian Church...
Carolyn M. Freeman
Apr 26, 2016
Carolyn M. Freeman, 62, died early Tuesday, April 26, in the home she loved and shared with her beloved mother, Eleanor R. Cassidy, of Lancaster. She is survived by her son James M. Freeman, his wife Melissa, their children Isabella and Seamus; and her son Joseph J. Freeman and his wife Brenda. She was preceded in death by her...
Lois K. Witmer
Apr 25, 2016
Lois K. Witmer, 69, died on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Oscar Forrey and Ruth (Keagy) Forrey. Lois loved baking her famous sand-tarts, deep- sea fishing, penguins and country music, especially Conway Twitty. She was an enthusiastic gardener and loved her flower and vegetable garden. She...
Delores E. Kelleher
Apr 25, 2016
Delores E. Kelleher, 85, of Manheim Twp., passed away at Moravian Manor on Monday, April 25, 2016. She was the loving wife Raymond J. Kelleher who died in 2001. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Arlene (Heintzelman) Bixler.
She attended Smoketown and Rothsville schools, and worked at RCA for many years....
Jeffrey R. Hoffer
Apr 25, 2016
Jeffrey R. Hoffer, 60, of Millersville, PA took his final adventure to his home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 25, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Jody (Brecht) Hoffer whom he celebrated 25 years of marriage on March 25, 2016.
Born in Lancaster, PA he was...
Veronica P. Zerbey
Apr 25, 2016
Veronica P. Zerbey, 85, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Monday, April 25, 2016 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was married to the late Fred C. Zerbey for 61 years before his death in 2014.
She was born in Cumbola, Schuylkill County on July 2, 1930 to the late Stanley and Mary (Jarinko) Manzick. Veronica worked...
Betty (Shaw) Eager
Apr 24, 2016
Betty (Shaw) Eager, 88, of Lancaster, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Moravian Manor in Lititz.
Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late George W. Eager, who died in 2004. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary (Deen) Shaw.
Betty was a member of Park City Twalkers, Lancaster Silver...
Romaine A. Freeman
Apr 24, 2016
Romaine A. Freeman, 90, of Lancaster, PA passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Dale E. Freeman, Sr. who died in 1995.
Born in Lancaster she was a daughter of the late Henry F. and Caroline A. (Wile) Bielmyer. Romaine was a 1943 graduate of Lancaster Catholic...
Alan Lee Zimmerman
Apr 23, 2016
Alan Lee Zimmerman, 62, died unexpectedly at his residence in Mount Joy, PA on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Betty Zimmerman of Conestoga, PA and the late Charles B. Zimmerman Jr. He was the husband of Linda M. Zimmerman. He served in the US Army in Germany from 1971 to1972. During his...
Joanna G. Floyd
Apr 22, 2016
Joanna G. Floyd, 35, of Lititz, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, following a brief illness. Born in Greenville, SC, Joanna was the daughter of the late Donald and Gail (Pitts) Orr. She was the loving and devoted wife of Julian Floyd. Joanna worked as an administrator in the...
Bela “Bill” Szolnoki
Apr 22, 2016
Bela "Bill" Szolnoki, 87, of Lancaster, died Friday, April 22, 2016 at Arbor vView at Willow Valley, Lancaster.
Born in Hungary, he was the husband of Anna E. (Lind) Szolnoki of Arbor vView, and the son of the late Ferenc Stark and Maria Redling.
Of the Catholic faith, Bill enjoyed traveling with his wife, and...
Ronald C. Usner, Jr.
Apr 21, 2016
Ronald C. Usner, Jr., 57, of Columbia, PA, formerly of Lancaster, passed away April 21, 2016 at Hershey Medical Center after a long battle with leukemia. Born in Cape Canaveral, FL on September 29, 1958, he was the son of the late Ronald C. Sr. and Sally E. (Christ) Usner, who were from Lancaster. He was of Christian faith....
Margaret L. Komara
Apr 21, 2016
Margaret L. Komara, 89, of 102 Longwood Court East, Lancaster PA, went to be with our LORD on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Lancaster Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy, PA. She was a native of Johnstown PA, Daughter of the late John and Catherine (Rolincik) Patay. Preceded in death by her loving husband, John F. Komara Jr.,...
Joseph L. Roeser
Apr 21, 2016
Joseph L. Roeser, 81, of Lititz, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Born in Chester, PA, Joe was the son of the late Edward W. and Ruth (Seiverd) Roeser. Following his high school graduation from Milton Hershey School, Joe went on to serve in the United States Air Force during the...
Grace E. Huber
Apr 20, 2016
Grace E. Huber, 96, passed away on Wednesday evening April 20, 2016 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. She was born in Lititz to the late John and Katie Troutwine. Grace was the wife of John L. Huber who passed away in July 1978. She is survived by a son, J. Nevin Huber, husband of Gail S. Huber of Lancaster; a...
Emil A. Nettke, Jr.
Apr 20, 2016
Emil A. Nettke, Jr., 84, lifelong resident of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Country Meadows. He was born in Lancaster to the late Emil A. Sr. and Edna (Meshey) Nettke. He was the loving husband of Patricia J. (Markley) Nettke for 59 years before her death last September 21st.
A 1950 graduate of Manheim...
Matthew G. Polignone
Apr 19, 2016
Matthew G. Polignone, 88, passed away at his Lampeter home on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. He was born in Lancaster to the late Matthew and Marie Antoinette Silvestri Polignone.
He served in the US Navy during WWII as a Storekeeper 3rd Class and the US Army during the Korean War as a Tech Sergeant Medical Corpsman. Matthew...
Robert Mclain
Apr 19, 2016
Robert McLain, 91, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at St. Anne's Retirement Community in Columbia.
He was the husband of the late Nancy B. Snavely McLain, who passed away in 2005. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Frank X., Sr. and Mary Skiles McLain.
Robert had...
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