Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Doug Slusser
Jan 9, 2016
Doug Slusser of Lititz, PA passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 in the comfort of his home. He was the husband of Barbara (Taylor) Slusser to whom he was married for 51 years.
Born in Bluefield, WV he was a son of the late Mark F. and Helen (Pommer) Slusser. Doug grew up near Pittsburgh, and earned...
Anthony M. Bresch
Jan 9, 2016
Anthony M. Bresch, 60, of Lancaster, passed away on January 9, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edward Bresch & Patricia (Strickland) Davis. Anthony was a 1973 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School. He was a contractor working for 3D Painting. Surviving is a son, Cody Bresch; sisters, Kristine & Georgia; & a brother,...
Charles E. Frey
Jan 8, 2016
Charles E. Frey, 87, of Lititz, formerly of Columbia, PA, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz. Born in Mount Joy, PA he was the son of the late Oscar and Dorothy (Boyce) Frey. He was the loving husband of D. Lorraine (Houck) Frey with whom he celebrated over 66 years of marriage....
Barry Anderson
Jan 8, 2016
Barry Anderson, 69 of Lititz went to be with the Lord on Friday 1/8/2016 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehab Center. He was born in Lancaster to the late Howard G., Sr. and Dorothy E. (Leaman) Anderson.
Mr. Anderson had his own cleaning business and worked as a welder and crane operator for High Industries until M.S....
William R. Leonard
Jan 7, 2016
Another "Devil in Baggy Pants" made his final jump, William R. Leonard, 93, of East Petersburg, PA passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Lancashire Hall. He was the husband of Mildred [Steinmetz] Leonard and would have celebrated their 68th anniversary this April.
Born in Lancaster on June 26, 1922, he was the son of Philip and...
James N. Moshos
Jan 7, 2016
James N. Moshos, 85, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on January 7, 2016 at Luther Acres. Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas A. & Katina (Kitsis) Moshos. Jim was the husband of the late Thalia H. (Patounas) Moshos (June 19, 2008).
Jim was a 1949 graduate of JP McCaskey High School....
William E. Shelley
Jan 6, 2016
William E. Shelley, 77, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at his residence.
He was the husband of the late Sue A. Eckhardt Shelley, Ph.D, who passed away in 2007. Born in Decatur, IL, he was the son of Frank Shelley and Belva Peters Peel.
Bill had been an attorney for...
Kim Heng Ngau
Jan 6, 2016
Kim Heng Ngau, 76, was born November 11, 1939 in China; he passed away at his home in Lancaster from an illness on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. He was married to his wife, Say Eng Lor for over 47 years.
He moved from China to Cambodia in 1946 and eventually came to the U.S. in 1979 during...
Frederick C. Heilbron
Jan 6, 2016
Frederick C. Heilbron passed away peacefully after a short illness on January 6, 2016 at Manor Care Nursing Home in York, PA. He was 87 years old. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Grace Heilbron. Frederick (Fred), the son of Samuel and Anna Murphy Heilbron (deceased) was born in Philadelphia, PA. He had two brothers Robert S. and...
Barbara Karpouzis Valavanes
Jan 6, 2016
Barbara Karpouzis Valavanes, 90, of Mennonite Home, fell asleep in the Lord on Epiphany Day, January 6, 2016. She was born in 1925, in Pyli, Kos, Greece where she enjoyed an idyllic childhood, shared with her beloved brothers, Andrew and (Capt.) Gus, and sister, Nena, wife of Andrew Valavanes. Mussolini's occupation caused her family to flee to the United...
Allen C. Palmer
Jan 5, 2016
Allen C. Palmer, 78, of Lancaster, PA passed away in the comfort of his home on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. He was the husband of Teresa E. (Hickey) Palmer to whom he was married for 57 years.
Born in Queens, NY, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Lempi (Filander) Palmer. Al worked for...
Mervin S. Mellinger
Jan 5, 2016
Mervin S. Mellinger, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. He was the husband of Dorothy E. Kreider Mellinger, with whom he celebrated 63 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jesse K. and Sue Snader Mellinger. Mervin had been a mail carrier for the US Postal Service for 31...
Nancy J. Carello
Jan 4, 2016
Nancy J. Carello, 84, of the Mennonite Home and formerly of Lancaster, died Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Lancaster to the late Charles and Eleanor (Stenwandel) Fry. Nancy's husband of 37 years, Joseph Carello, died in 1987.
She worked for Hubley Manufactory Co. before having children. After her kids...
Anna Seserko
Jan 4, 2016
Anna Seserko, 79, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 4, 2016, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Osekovo, Croatia to the late Stjepan and Jelica (Golubic) Bencec, she was the wife of the late Stephen Seserko Sr.
Anna was a woman of deep faith and belonged to St. John Neumann Catholic...
Boyd “Bud” H. Custer
Jan 4, 2016
Boyd "Bud" H. Custer, 81, of Lititz, PA, passed away on January 4, 2016 at Manor Care, Lancaster. Born in Hooversville, PA, he was the son of the late Boyd L. & Ida Mae (Shaffer) Custer. Bud was the husband of Rosalie A. (Heckman) Custer. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Air Force. Bud graduated from Penn State...
Jane F. Wright
Jan 3, 2016
Jane F. Wright, 84, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Maple Farm Retirement Community in Akron, PA. She was the wife of the late Richard I. Wright, who passed away in 2009. Born in Shade Gap, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Gertrude "Helen" Briggs Fogal.
A graduate...
Jean M. Masters
Jan 3, 2016
Jean M. Masters, 87, passed away on January 3, 2016. Jean resided in New Holland, PA and lived with her niece and nephew, Donna & Russell Sweeney. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Spencer Masters & Annie Margaret (Ewan) Masters. Jean was a book keeper for many years at an independent bus...
Kimberly Donna Henschel
Jan 3, 2016
Kimberly Donna Henschel, 46, passed away peacefully in her home in York, PA on Sunday, January 3, 2016, after a lengthy battle with melanoma. Kimberly was born in Niagara Falls, NY on August 6, 1969 and graduated from LaSalle Senior High School. She was an avid reader and passionate amateur poet. She will be remembered as a loving and...
Harry M. Adams
Jan 3, 2016
Harry M. Adams, 93, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2016 in the residence of his daughter. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Margaret F. (Roland) Adams, who died October 3, 2010. They had been married 62 years. He was the son of the late Harry K. and Lizzie Stormfeltz (Heinaman) Adams. Harry...
Helen I. Lauderman
Jan 2, 2016
Helen I. Lauderman, 92, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Luther Acres. She was the wife of the late H. Paul Lauderman, who passed away in 1992. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Alma Reich Singer. Helen was a Registered Nurse with a career spanning 42 years. She...
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