Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Stephen Kepchar, Sr.
Jan 17, 2016
Stephen Kepchar, Sr, 91, of Lancaster, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Homestead Village in Lancaster.
Born in Windber, PA, he was the husband of the late Irene (Enoch) Kepchar, who died April 1, 2015. They had been married 67 years. He was the son of the late Andro and Anna (Hritz) Kepchar.
Stephen had...
Kenneth E. Caldwell
Jan 17, 2016
Kenneth E. Caldwell, 85, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at Masonic Village, on Sunday, January 17, 2016. He was the son of the late George K. and Mary L. (Diffenderfer) Caldwell. Ken was the husband of the late Helen V. (McLaughlin) Caldwell, of Kinzers.
Ken is survived by his fiancé, Alice Mimm, of Lancaster, with whom he...
Harvey L. Odell
Jan 16, 2016
Harvey L. Odell, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Luther Acres Manor. He was the husband of Nancy A. Wolfanger Odell to whom he was married for 63 years.
Born in Watertown, NY, he was the son of the late F. DeWitt and Grace (Rees) Odell. He graduated from Sandy Creek Central...
Alana M. Spangenberg
Jan 16, 2016
Alana M. Spangenberg, 70, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2016.
She was born on August 17, 1945 in Easton, PA. She was the daughter of the late Alex and Anna (Petrilak) Sabo and the wife of Arthur C. Spangenberg, Jr. with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. She graduated from Wilson High School...
James T. Minter
Jan 15, 2016
James T. Minter, 87, of Washington Boro, PA passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA. He was the husband of Dorothy (Helmuth) Minter with whom he was married for 62 years. Born in Seminary, Mississippi he was the son of the late James F. and Grace (Trussel) Minter. James worked in...
James H. Bell
Jan 15, 2016
James H. Bell, 88, of Mohnton, passed away at Reading Hospital on Friday, January 15, 2016. Born in Reading, James was the son of the late Harry C. and Esther M. (Bingaman) Bell. He was the loving husband of Pauline H. (Homan) Bell, with whom he celebrated 58 years of marriage.
James served in the US Air...
C. Joseph Krall
Jan 14, 2016
C. Joseph Krall, 87, of Columbia, PA passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. He was the husband of Dorothy (Steele) Krall with whom he was married for 65 years.
Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Chester and Nona (Marks) Krall. Joe was a 1952 graduate of Franklin...
Louis T. Matroni, Jr.
Jan 13, 2016
Louis T. Matroni, Jr., 63, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2016 at his second home in Holly Springs, NC. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Mary (Suter) Matroni of Lancaster, PA and the late Louis T. Matroni, Sr. Louis was the loving husband of 44 years to Susan (Marouchoc) Matroni.
He...
Martin E. Waltman
Jan 13, 2016
Martin E. Waltman, 80, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clifford R. and Elizabeth M. (Rupp) Waltman. His first wife, Joyce E. (Coulter) Waltman passed away in 1995 and his second wife, Sally K. (Donley) Waltman in 2011. Martin was a 1953 graduate of J.P....
Paula M. Forberger
Jan 13, 2016
Paula M. Forberger, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Forberger, who passed away in 1993. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frank X. and Anna Krimmel Schaller.
Paula had been a homemaker...
Harry J. Nafpliotis
Jan 11, 2016
Harry J. Nafpliotis age 87 died Monday January 11, 2016 at Willow Valley Lakeside. Harry was the husband of Despina Kalargyros Nafpliotis of Willow Valley Lakes. Born in Manhattan, New York, he was the son of the late John and Angela Mandikas Nafpliotis.
Harry was employed as a tool and die maker by Dental-Eze (Star Dental, Syntex)...
Herbert B. “Herb” Hoover
Jan 11, 2016
Herbert B. "Herb" Hoover, 88, of Reading, passed away peacefully, at Mifflin Health Care Center, Shillington, on Monday, January 11, 2016. Born in Lancaster to the late Clarence W. and Annie T. (Booth) Hoover, he was the loving husband of Nancy J. (Coldren) Hoover, with whom he celebrated 63 years of marriage. After graduating from McCaskey High School, Herb...
Frederick W. Ebner, Jr.
Jan 11, 2016
Frederick W. Ebner, Jr., 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on January 11, 2016 at Landis Homes. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Frederick & Anna (Baral) Ebner. He attended Philadelphia Catholic Diocesan schools and graduated from LaSalle College. Frederick served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1952-1954. He retired to Lancaster County after...
Rose Stypulkoski
Jan 10, 2016
Rose Stypulkoski, 93, of Lancaster, PA passed away at Homestead Village, January 10, 2016. Born in Shickshinny, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adolf and Constance (Lapinski) Stypulkoski. Rose was the proud owner and licensed beautician of Celia & Rose Beauty Salon for over 60 years 406 E. King St. Lancaster, PA. She was Catholic by faith...
Patricia Brady Carroll
Jan 10, 2016
Patricia Brady Carroll, 74, of East Petersburg, PA, died January 10, 2016.
Miguel Angel Crespo
Jan 10, 2016
Miguel Angel Crespo, 59, of Lancaster, passed away at Hershey Medical Center, on Sunday, January 10, 2016, following a lengthy illness. Born in Vega Baja, PR, he was the son of the late Angel Crespo and Carmen Sanchez-Otero. He worked in the Maintenance Dept. for Tyson Foods, Inc., New Holland, for nearly 15 years. Miguel was of the Catholic...
Thomas W. Shoemaker
Jan 10, 2016
Thomas W. Shoemaker, 55, of Mt. Wolf, formerly of Lancaster and Lititz, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Caroline (Klingseisen) Shoemaker and the late William A. Shoemaker. He was the loving husband of Meryl (Schmidt) with whom he celebrated 31...
Franklin D. Stauffer
Jan 10, 2016
Franklin D. Stauffer, 82, died surrounded by his loving family at his Upper Leacock Twp. home on Sunday, January 10, 2016. He was born in Bart Twp. to Ruth E. Miller Stauffer of Hamilton Arms and the late Paul R. Stauffer. Franklin was the husband of Janice Peters Stauffer for 28 years.
He served as a Sergeant...
Ann C. Fallan
Jan 9, 2016
Ann C. Fallan, 86, died peacefully on January 9th at the Courtyards at Brethren Village, Lititz, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph T. Fallan to whom she was married for 62 years. Ann was born in Schuylkill County, the youngest of three girls born to James P. and Ann (Flynn) Sheridan.
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