Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Dolores J. Mellinger
Mar 13, 2016
Dolores J. Mellinger, 69, of Mount Joy, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Lancaster General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, Dolores was the daughter of the late Lloyd and June (Lawrence) Hunt. She was the wife of the late Gerald L. Mellinger. A graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, Dolores worked as a bookkeeper for...
Violet M. Burkel
Mar 13, 2016
Violet M. Burkel, 60, a hairstylist, of Wilmington, DE died 3/13/16. Mass of Christian Burial to be held on March 23 at 9AM at San Juan Bautista Church 425 S. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602.
Donald C. Herr
Mar 13, 2016
Donald C. Herr, 86, formerly of 323 Winthrop Drive in Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was the husband of the late Marjorie A. Lauer Herr. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late M. Reeder and Edna Styer Herr. Donald had worked for ACME Markets for 31 years until his retirement in...
Luis Perez Gonzalez, M.D.
Mar 13, 2016
Luis Perez Gonzalez, M.D., 63, of Lancaster, died 3/13/16. An Oncologist at the Institute of Oncology in El Vedado, Cuba. Survived by wife, Consuela Labrada-Arias. Mass of Christian Burial will be on March 22 at 9AM at San Juan Bautista Church 425 S. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602.
Deborah Susan Koshuta
Mar 13, 2016
Deborah Susan Koshuta, 59, of Willow Street, PA passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA after a short courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of John "Mike" Koshuta to whom she was married for 37 years. Born in Pittsburgh, PA she was a daughter of the late Albert and...
Edward M. Mastromatteo
Mar 13, 2016
Edward M. Mastromatteo, 81, of Lancaster, died suddenly Sunday, March 13, 2016 in his residence. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Michael Mastromatteo, Sr. and Angelina (DiNunzio) Mastromatteo. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict. The President of his family's "Liar Club", he enjoyed a good game of poker and his trips to...
Michael J. Higgins
Mar 13, 2016
Michael J. Higgins, 59, of Lancaster, PA, died on March 13, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a brave two year battle with colon cancer. He was the son of the late Thomas E. & Frances C. (Conway) Higgins. Mike was cherished by his wife Loretta "Lorie" (Schustrich) for more than 28 years. Both Mike...
Robert P. “Bob” Madenspacher
Mar 12, 2016
Robert P. "Bob" Madenspacher, 67, of Lititz, passed away at home, on Saturday, March 12, 2016, following a courageous battle against cancer. Born in Easton, Bob was the son of the late Joseph P. and Elizabeth A. (Messick) Madenspacher. He was the loving husband of Mary E. (Funk) Madenspacher. Bob was a painter by trade and was the owner...
Helen Maxine Broam
Mar 11, 2016
Helen Maxine Broam, 77, of Lancaster, PA passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late William A. Broam who died in 2000.
Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Mae (Dirks) Young. Maxine was a graduate of Manheim Twp....
Lisa (Wolf) Werner
Mar 10, 2016
Lisa (Wolf) Werner, 56, of Ephrata, died suddenly Thursday, March 10, 2016 in her residence. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of Jeffrey Keith Werner of Ephrata, and the daughter of Tom L. Wolf of Lancaster and the late Patricia (Jones) Wolf. Lisa loved going to the beach, and enjoyed knitting, scrapbooking, and bird watching. She adored her...
Mark Howard Stoughton, Sr.
Mar 10, 2016
Mark Howard Stoughton, Sr, 60, of Lancaster, died suddenly Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his residence.
Born in Washington, DC, he was the husband of Debra (Gilgore) Stoughton of Lancaster, and the son of the late Howard Gault and Valerie (Ralon) Stoughton.
Mark was an amazing husband and father with a great sense of humor...
H. Wayne Frey
Mar 10, 2016
H. Wayne Frey, 77, of Lancaster, PA passed away unexpectedly in the Emergency Room at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, March 10, 2016. He was the husband of Joyce (Graul) Frey to whom he married on November 9, 1963 and would have celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this November.
Born in Manor Twp., he was a son...
Benjamin J. “Ben” Nogueras
Mar 9, 2016
Benjamin J. "Ben" Nogueras, 20, of Lancaster, passed away on March 9, 2016. Born in Lancaster he was the son of Wilfredo & Lisa Nogueras.
Ben was also survived by one sister, Jesse Nogueras and three brothers, Wilfredo Nogueras, II, Manuel Luna-Murray, and James "Chad" Luna-Murray, all of Lancaster, along with several aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Jay R. Snyder
Mar 9, 2016
Jay R. Snyder, 93, of Mechanicsburg, PA, passed away on March 9, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Elizabethtown, PA, he was the son of the late Irvin & Ada (Ney) Snyder. Jay was the husband of the late Gloria M. (Rice) Snyder. A veteran of the US Army, Jay served in the Philippines during WWII....
Yvonne Diehm
Mar 9, 2016
Yvonne Diehm, age 78, entered into heaven on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Magnolias of Lancaster. Born April 30, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Raymond & Ella Worley and was a 1955 graduate of Manheim Central High School.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Glen L. Diehm of Lititz. Yvonne's...
Charles L. Van Gorden
Mar 9, 2016
Charles L. Van Gorden, 85, of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster and Halstead, PA, peacefully passed away on March 9, 2016 at The Manor of Luther Acres. He was the husband of Kathleen (Schmidt) Van Gorden, with whom he had celebrated 63 years of marriage.
Charlie was born in Halstead, PA in Susquehanna County. He was the son...
Sang Lau
Mar 8, 2016
Sang Lau, 71, of Lancaster, PA passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of My Linh Hoang with whom he was married to for 40 years. Born in Vietnam he was a son of Cu Cong Ly and the late Suong Vinh Lau. He was the owner/operator of Lancaster Extrusion Company which...
Dale Thomas Landis
Mar 8, 2016
Dale Thomas Landis, 70 years young, of Lititz, passed on suddenly and peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at home. Born in Chester County, he was the son of Henry and Marian Landis of Cedar Lawn Farm, the youngest of 5 children.
He is the husband of Barbara Forrester Landis, and the beloved father of two sons,...
Grace L. (Price) Hawthorne
Mar 8, 2016
Grace L. (Price) Hawthorne, 85, of Smoketown, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in her residence.
Born in Shamokin, she was the wife of Arthur Hawthorne, Jr of Smoketown, and the daughter of the late Lloyd and Jessie (Boyer) Price. Grace was a member of the Lancaster Rec Center, and loved a good game of pinochle.
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Chad M. Peters
Mar 8, 2016
Chad M. Peters, 39, of Lititz, PA, peacefully passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of Leslie R. Niemann Peters, formerly of Linesville, Pa, with whom he shared 14 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of...
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