Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Romaine A. Freeman

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Bernice L. (Dean) Logue

Bernice L. (Dean) Logue

Apr 19, 2016

Bernice L. (Dean) Logue, 89, of Lititz, passed away quietly at Moravian Manor, on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born in Huntingdon, PA, Bernice was the daughter of the late Guardian and Hilda (Watkins) Dean. She was the wife of the late Merle F. Logue, who died in 2000. Bernice was a member of Calvary Church and enjoyed traveling. More...

Robert L. Pleger

Robert L. Pleger

Apr 19, 2016

Robert L. Pleger "Bob-Bobby-Peepaw" was born July 28th 1938 to Samuel and Edna (Walton) Pleger. Bob went to his son on April 19, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA.

Bob was very family oriented and his family meant more to him than anything. He leaves behind his wife of almost 53 years Jean...

Nancy L. Weary

Nancy L. Weary

Apr 18, 2016

Nancy L. Weary, 80, of Palmyra, PA passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, PA. She was the wife of Wayne L. Weary to whom she was married for 58 years. Born in Old Town, Maine she was the daughter of the late Russell and Hester (Stairs) Felker. Nancy was a graduate of...

Gregory A. Weaver

Gregory A. Weaver

Apr 18, 2016

Gregory A. Weaver, 57, of Lititz passed away unexpectedly, Monday April 18, 2016. Born in Germantown, PA he was the son of the late W. Ronald and Patricia Ann (Siegrist) Weaver. He leaves behind his companion and best friend of 19 years Mary Eshbach. He had been in real estate for 40 years and owned Advantage Realty, Inc. in...

Frances Macminn

Frances Macminn

Apr 18, 2016

Frances MacMinn, age 104, of Luther Acres, Lititz, PA, died April 18, 2016 after a brief illness. Born in 1912 in Uehling, Nebraska, Frances was the widow of Paul MacMinn. She was the daughter of Fred Henry Steckelberg and Grace Davis Smith Steckelberg.

Fran graduated from the Vogue School of Fine Arts in Chicago and then worked...

David Thomas Griffith

David Thomas Griffith

Apr 18, 2016

David Thomas Griffith, 75, of Lititz, PA passed away peacefully on April 18, 2016 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Reading, PA. He was born in Jamestown, NY to the late Earl G. and June (Halstrom) Griffith. He was a self-employed landscaper, an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He also enjoyed minor league baseball and was...

Lester C. Marks

Lester C. Marks

Apr 18, 2016

Lester C. Marks, 85, of Mountville, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation. He was the husband of the late Sarah B. Wise Marks for 65 years before her death in 2013. Lester was born in York to the late Joseph and Margaret Orner Marks.

He worked as supervisor for Charles Chips...

Pablo Osorio Rivera

Pablo Osorio Rivera

Apr 17, 2016

Pablo, 33, of Lancaster City, died 4/17/16 at LGH. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Pablo was a member of San Juan Bautista Church. Christian Prayer Service will be on 4/29/16 at 3PM at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home 414 E. King St. Lancaster, PA 17602. Viewing (2-3PM). Burial will be in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery.

Wilbur M. “Bill” Focht

Wilbur M. “Bill” Focht

Apr 17, 2016

Wilbur M. "Bill" Focht, 75, of Annville ,formerly of Hollidaysburg and resident of Lititz for 28 years, passed away on Sunday, April, 17, 2016 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Greiner Focht. They celebrated 55 years of marriage on October 15, 2015. Born in Roaring Spring, PA, he was the...

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