Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Ruth J. Smith
Jan 1, 2016
Ruth J. Smith, 91, formerly of Lititz, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 in York, PA. She was the wife of the late Rev. Christian A. Smith, who passed away in 1996. Born in Oley Twp, Berks County, she was the daughter of the late William and Cora Haas Herbein. Ruth had worked for the RCA Corporation for...
John F. Wasiewski
Jan 1, 2016
John F. Wasiewski, 92, of Brethen Village Retirement Community, Lancaster, died January 1, 2016.
Donald E. Shultz
Jan 1, 2016
Donald E. Shultz, 82, of Lancaster, died peacefully at Pleasant View Retirement Community, on Friday, January 1, 2016. Don was born in Lancaster to the late John E., II and Mary P. (Myers) Shultz and lived here all his life. He is survived by Faye L. (Snyder) Shultz, his loving and devoted wife of 54 years. Don served his...
Paula Mae Wakefield
Dec 30, 2015
Paula Mae Wakefield (Shelley) of Lancaster, Pa, passed away on December 30, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, after a very brief battle with cancer. She was 72. Paula was born in York, PA on May 25, 1943 and was the daughter of Roy and Minnie Shelley. She graduated from York High School in 1961. Paula was...
Kevin John Parisi
Dec 30, 2015
Kevin John Parisi, age 52, of Lancaster Pennsylvania went to meet God on December 30, 2015. Kevin had been ill for the last month and passed away at Audubon Villa nursing home. Kevin was born on July 20, 1963 in Michigan. He grew up in New Jersey with his family. Kevin became disabled 5 years ago but kept in...
John C. Waltman
Dec 30, 2015
John C. Waltman, 76, of Lancaster, died on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. John was the son of the late Clifford R. and Mary Elizabeth (Mowery) Waltman. He was the loving husband of Carol (Martin) Waltman, with whom he celebrated 27 years of marriage. John was a 1957 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High...
Phyllis L. Hershey
Dec 30, 2015
Phyllis L. Hershey, 88, formerly of East Petersburg, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Elkins, WV, she was the daughter of the late Grant and Hazel (Miner) Mattson Roy. Phyllis was the wife of George E. Hershey for 52 years.
She had been the proprietor of EL-GIN luncheonette and lunch wagon...
Shirley A. Shoff
Dec 28, 2015
Shirley A. Shoff, 77, died Monday, December 28, 2015, at her Warwick Twp. home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Mahoning Twp., Montour Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis O. and Daisy (Fenstermacher) Klase.
A graduate of Columbia High School, Shirley served in the US Marine Corps between the Korean and Vietnam...
Quynh Nguyet Chu
Dec 27, 2015
Quynh Nguyet Chu, 25, of Lititz, PA passed away December 27, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center following a battle with leukemia. Born in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam she was a daughter of Phu Ba Chu and Nga (Thi Nguyet) Tran of Lititz, PA. She currently was attending Millersville University where she was studying Biology in hopes of...
Hope Westrick Maldonado
Dec 26, 2015
Hope Westrick Maldonado, 14 of Manchester passed into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Hershey, she was the daughter of Robert and Nicole (Pressley) Maldonado. She was currently a 9th grade student at Northeastern High School. Hope loved to shop and spend time with...
Lisa Sue Keath
Dec 26, 2015
The world became a much worse place on Saturday, December 26th, 2015 when it suddenly lost one of the most compassionate and loving people who ever lived. Lisa Sue Keath (formerly Geiger) of Lititz passed away in her home on this day. God may be grateful, but we that knew her will never be the same without her. Nevertheless,...
June L. Hamaker
Dec 26, 2015
June L. Hamaker, 72, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully at Hospice and Community Care on Saturday, December 26, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of Garry L. Hamaker and they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on September 15th. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Goswick and Caroline Caldwell Goswick. June worked for 17 years...
William J. Gillis, Jr.
Dec 26, 2015
William J. Gillis, Jr., 81, of Lititz, PA, passed away on December 26, 2015 at his home. Survived by his wife, Rosalie (Summa) Gillis.
Paul E. Evans, Sr.
Dec 25, 2015
Paul E. Evans, Sr., 85, of Lancaster passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. Born in Schaefferstown, PA he was the son of the late Marvin L. and Sallie (Schwear) Evans. He was married to Sonja (Roth) Evans with whom he was married to for over 29 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by 2 sons, Richard...
Andrea Moranz-Cubbison
Dec 24, 2015
On Christmas Eve morning, Andrea Moranz Cubbison, 52, peacefully passed from complications due to cancer. She was surrounded by loving family and confident in God's grace.
To know Andrea was to love her. She connected with people on many levels with great warmth and an unassuming presence, and was beloved by many for her graciousness, humor, kindness,...
Barbara J. Barnard
Dec 24, 2015
Barbara J. Barnard, 73, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 24, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Kansas City, KS, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Virginia (Hilf) Banks. Barbara was the wife of 50 years to the late Larry Leon Barnard who died February 2014. She was a Key Puncher...
Floyd T. Little, Jr.
Dec 24, 2015
Floyd T. Little, Jr., 82, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully on December 24, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Joan G. Little who died in 2007. He was the son of the late Floyd T. Little, Sr., and Catherine Hughes. Floyd was employed with the former ITT Grinnell as a...
Milagros “Millie” Santiago
Dec 23, 2015
Milagros "Millie" Santiago, 45, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 23, 2015. Millie Santiago's service will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 from 10am-12 noon at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 414 E. King Street, Lancaster, PA 17602.
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Scott Thomas Zerphy
Dec 23, 2015
Scott was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 23, 2015, at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, following a snowboarding accident in Lake Placid, NY.
Scott was born in Lancaster, PA on June 4, 1989. A lifelong Lititz, PA resident, he graduated from Warwick High School and attended Shippensburg University....
William H. Ambrose, Sr.
Dec 22, 2015
William H. Ambrose, Sr., 85, of Holtwood, loving father and grandfather, entered into rest Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at home after a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles E. Ambrose, Sr. and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Ambrose. He was the husband of the late Evelyn F. Ambrose who passed away in 2006. William is...
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