Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Sharon E. “Sherry” Mcconaghay
Jun 24, 2016
Sharon E. "Sherry" McConaghay, 61, of Stevens, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, June 24, 2016, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Aberdeen, MD, Sherry was the daughter of the late Ralph and Helene (McCaffery) Stafferi. She was the wife of James McConaghay, with whom she celebrated 41 years of marriage. Sherry earned her...
Patricia L. Trone
Jun 24, 2016
Patricia L. Trone, 64, of Manheim Township, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1952 in Stuebenville, OH to the late Robert E. and Ruth E. (Walters) Harmon. She was the loving wife of Ray A. Trone.
She was preceded in death by two older brothers, Robert...
Beryl Musser
Jun 23, 2016
Beryl Musser, 81, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Martic Twp., PA, she was the daughter of the late Norman F. and Ada F. Hess Musser. Beryl had worked for 18 years in many areas at Costco of Lancaster until her retirement in 2014; she was a real...
Josephine Jakob
Jun 23, 2016
Josephine Jakob, 89, of Lancaster, PA passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Mennonite Home. She was the loving wife of Joseph Jakob with whom she was married for 62 years. Born in Hilgartsberg, Germany she was a daughter of the late Josef and Anna (Dick) Feilmeier. Josephine worked as a laborer with Schick for 14 years prior to...
Edward Snyder Preisendanz,
Jun 23, 2016
Edward Snyder Preisendanz, 91, of Lititz, PA and formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Luther Acres. He was the husband of Jeanne Hutton Preisendanz, with whom he would have celebrated 68 years of marriage on June 26th. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Edward W. and Mabel Snyder Preisendanz....
R. Bryson Curry
Jun 23, 2016
R. Bryson Curry, 83, of Lancaster, died June 23,2016 at the Glen at Willow Valley Communities after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. He was the loving husband of Marie McGreevy Curry, with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage. Bryson was the devoted father of Laura Lynn Trumpower, wife of Jeffrey, and proud grandfather of Lynn Trumpower. Bryson...
Gloria Jean Blaebaum
Jun 22, 2016
Gloria Jean Blaebaum, 89, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, Gloria was the daughter of the late Stanley and Blanche (Nonemaker) Harvey. She was the loving wife of the late Harvey F. Blaebaum, whom she met at Whities Sub & Steak Shop. They were married in 1963. Harvey died...
Dorothy L. Daubert
Jun 21, 2016
Dorothy L. Daubert, 90, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Moravian Manor. She was the wife of the late Charles I. Daubert, Jr. who passed away in 2006. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Herman O. and Gertrude Heckel Link. She had been a homemaker, played bridge and enjoyed the...
Frances A. Boettger
Jun 21, 2016
Frances A. Boettger, 77, of Lititz, PA passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Luther Acres. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Boettger who passed away in 2012. Born in Cleveland, OH she was a daughter of the late Joseph (Boleslaw) and Lottie (Jagelski) Brost. Frances was a 1984 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania and...
Mary H. Harris
Jun 21, 2016
Mary H. Harris, 78, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on June 21, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Elmer Jay Harris, Jr.
Antonis “Tony” Vasilios Sakellaris
Jun 21, 2016
Antonis "Tony" Vasilios Sakellaris, 67, of Lancaster, PA passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was the husband of Mary (Erdman) Sakellaris to whom he was happily married for 41 years. Born in Kos Island, Dodecanese, Greece he was the son of the late Vasilios and Sevasti (Palapani) Sakellaris. Tony was...
Lester “Let” R. Long
Jun 20, 2016
Lester "Let" R. Long, 85, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016 in Lebanon. He was the husband of the late Vera Ritter Long, who passed away in 2009. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Albert K. and Della Uhlig Long. Lester had been a driver and salesman for 25 years for...
Karen Seals
Jun 20, 2016
Karen Seals went home to be with the Lord on June 20, 2016, at the Susquehanna Health Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Muncy, PA. She was born on May 31, 1963 in Lancaster, PA to the late Luther Hunter and the late Rebecca A. Seals. Karen graduated high school form Wilford Academy in NY. Her professional career included...
Rita Jay (Loomis) Holtslander
Jun 19, 2016
Rita Jay (Loomis) Holtslander, 73, died June 19, 2016 at Luther Acres Retirement Home, Lititz, PA surrounded by loved ones. She was born on September 27, 1942 in Norfolk, VA the fourth of five children to Rita Berkley (Hines) Loomis and Tom Charles Loomis. On July 4, 1964 she married Craig Hall Holtslander in East Lansing, MI. They were...
Sally J. Hess
Jun 19, 2016
The world became a little less bright on Sunday, June 19, 2016 when Sally J. Hess, 56, of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by her loving family and friends at Hershey Medical Center. Her smile will be deeply missed by those who knew her best.
Sally's greatest joys in life were the simple pleasures like sitting in the...
Demaris A. “Demy” Archibald
Jun 18, 2016
Demaris A. "Demy" Archibald, 75, of East Petersburg, died at home following a lengthy illness, on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Born in Scranton, Demy was the daughter of the late P. Raymond and Iva Jane (Klipple) Bartholme. She was the loving wife of Warren M. Archibald, to whom she had been married for 52 years. She was a graduate...
William G. Weisser
Jun 18, 2016
William G. Weisser, 86, of Lititz, died Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was the husband of Janet A. (Dorwart) Weisser of Lititz, and the son of the late William B. and Margaret (Horn) Weisser. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: William Jr., Thomas, Stephen, Anne Ebert, and Joseph; 15 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. A...
Elijah Alan Paul Buehrer
Jun 16, 2016
Baby Boy Elijah Alan Paul Buehrer, of Lititz, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Women's and Babies Hospital, Lancaster. He was born on June 16, 2016 to his loving parents, Evan R. and Jessica A. (Cook) of Lititz. Elijah is also survived by his big sister and brother, Haleigh M. and Nolan W. Buehrer at home; his paternal...
Marion A. Marlett
Jun 16, 2016
Marion A. Marlett, 91, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Mennonite Home. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Marlett who passed away in 2009. Born in Tifton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Maude Ammons Aultman. Marion earned both her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and...
Albert F. Lichty, Sr
Jun 16, 2016
The last child of 7 born to Albert A. & Mary S. Sterbach Lichty. Albert, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on June 16, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of 48 years to the late Elizabeth M. Lichty, & companion to Yvonne Strantz for the past 16 years. Born June 10, 1927, he...
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