Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Maria N. Sofillas
Sep 14, 2016
Maria N. Sofillas, 68, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Crete, Greece, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Crete, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Nikolaos and Evagelia (Karabetsou) Hatzi. Maria was a faithful member of The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. She was active in the Philoptochos Society and the Women's...
Mary Elizabeth “Mary Beth” Mohnach
Sep 14, 2016
Mary Beth left us peacefully on September 14th 2016 to take on a new assignment. She got an offer she could not refuse. She took a new assignment which takes her loving, joyous, fun spirit and rocking goodness to a place where she will socialize, dance, read, wear great clothes and shoes and rings and things, free of all...
Stephen D. Buchanan
Sep 14, 2016
Stephen D. Buchanan, 49, of Lancaster, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, September 14. He was the loving husband of Kimberly (Shields) Buchanan, to whom he was married for 28 years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul Buchanan of Lancaster and Susan (Knerr) McMullen of Columbia, PA. Steve was a graduate of Penn State University...
Loan Thi Pham
Sep 13, 2016
Ms. Loan Thi Pham, 86, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away on September 13, 2016. She was the wife of the late Nguyen Ngoe Truyer.
Donald E. Eves, Jr.
Sep 13, 2016
Donald E. Eves, Jr., 70, of Brownstown passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Donald E. Eves, Sr. and the late Edith (Nissley) Eves. He was the companion of Doris Farber for 25 years. He was a graduate of Penn Manor High School. After graduation, Don enlisted in the US...
Elsie I. (Bosley) Castellanos
Sep 13, 2016
Elsie I. (Bosley) Castellanos, 63, of New Holland was called home on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Lancaster, Elsie was the daughter of the late George and Pearl (Stewart) Bosley. Elsie graduated from Pequea Valley High School and retired from Giant Food Store. She was a member of the Welsh Mountain Mennonite Church. Elsie enjoyed cooking, family gatherings,...
Ernestine P. “Tina” Floyd
Sep 13, 2016
Ernestine P. "Tina" Floyd, 75, of New Providence, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Lancaster General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Born in Brickerville, she was the daughter of the late Elwood L. and Ruth Pauline (Gerlach) Boehler. Ernestine was the loving and caring wife of James A. Floyd, Jr. Ernestine was a homemaker, but had worked for...
Rick L. Wingenroth
Sep 11, 2016
Rick L. Wingenroth, 63, passed away at his Manheim Township residence, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 11, 2016. He was born in Lancaster to the late Theodore and Patsy (Rohrer) Wingenroth. Rick was the husband of Sharon (Dunlap) Wingenroth for 22 years.
As the owner of 3-D Painting for 35 years, Rick's commitment to...
Audrey Caldwell
Sep 10, 2016
Audrey Caldwell, 78, a retired associate professor who taught English for nearly 30 years at Alvernia University in Reading, died after a lengthy illness on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Keystone Villa at Ephrata, where she had been a resident since October 2014. Caldwell, who lived in Shillington for 25 years before moving to Ephrata, taught courses at Alvernia in...
Dana J. Spoo
Sep 10, 2016
Dana J. Spoo, 55, of Landisville, passed away at her residence on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Born in Cammal, Lycoming County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dane and Elizabeth "Betty" Coleman Ward. Dana had worked for 16 years for the RR Donnelley Company as a hoist driver. She was a member of the Rainmakers and the...
Eugene James Brady
Sep 10, 2016
Eugene James Brady, 57, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing Home, Columbia. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James Francis and Elizabeth M. (Resh) Brady. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, and was a 4th Degree member of...
Theresa B. Brown
Sep 10, 2016
Theresa B. Brown, 86, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Frank, in 2013 and a son, Mark, in 1980.
Theresa was one of seven children born to James and Mary Breen in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia. In 1956, Theresa and Frank moved to the...
Frank X. Hoelldobler
Sep 9, 2016
Frank X. Hoelldobler, 87, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 at LutherCare. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Franz X. and Teresa Soldenwagner Hoelldobler. He was the husband of the late Ann M. Geiner Hoelldobler who passed away in 1999. Frank had served as the sexton for St. Aloysius Catholic Church in...
Paul Eugene Miller
Sep 8, 2016
Paul Eugene Miller, 80, of Lititz, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 in his residence. Born in Mattawana, Mifflin County, PA, he was the husband of the late Shirley Ann (Wagner) Miller, and the son of the late Raymond T. and Margaret E. (Emerick) Miller. An avid hunter, Paul enjoyed trips to Mifflin County to hunt and see old...
Richard Eugene Raubenstine
Sep 7, 2016
Richard Eugene Raubenstine, 85, of Lititz, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at York Hospital. Born in York, he was the son of the late Eugene David and Esther (Riddle) Raubenstine-Wolf. He is survived by 2 sons: Brad L. Raubenstine and his wife Christine S. of Lititz, and Stephen E. Raubenstine and his wife Barbara of Snellville, GA; 4 grandchildren:...
Arabel M. (Keim) Palkovic
Sep 7, 2016
Arabel M. (Keim) Palkovic, 84, of Lititz, died peacefully September 7, 2016 at Luther Acres after a brief struggle with cancer. She was born September 22, 1931 in Cleona to the late Calvin and Mary (Deppen) Keim. She married the love of her life, Stephen J. Palkovic, in 1952 and then moved from Lebanon to Lititz to start a...
Pensiero “Pete” A. Mastropietro
Sep 6, 2016
Pensiero "Pete" A. Mastropietro, 95, of St. Anne's Retirement Community, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Armida (Scarpone) who passed away in June 2015. Born in Casalciprano, Molise, Italy, October 2, 1920, he was the son of the late Nunzio A. and Michelina...
Edward J. Lash
Sep 6, 2016
Edward J. Lash, 66, of Ephrata passed away from long term illness on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy, PA. He was the loving husband of Linda J. (Rettew) Lash to whom he was married for 45 years. Born in Lebanon, PA he was a son of the late John and Stella (Flory)...
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