Dec 22, 2015

James R. Harrigan, 87, of Lancaster, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Patrick and Bella (Donaghy) Harrigan. James was the husband of the late Mary Lou (Stauter) Harrigan, with whom he had been married for 29 years when she died in 1990. In 1946, James...

Dec 21, 2015

Harriet Hershey Neil, 97, of Millersville, passed away on Monday, December 21 at Country Meadows, Lancaster. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Ira G. Hershey and the late Anna Pearl Longenecker Hershey. Her husband, Carl B. Neil, passed away in 1998. She is survived by daughters Barbara N. Haverstick, wife of Scott Haverstick, Washington...

Dec 21, 2015

Arthur Lengacher, 98, formerly of Kinzers, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at Garden Spot Village, New Holland.

Born in Krukovo, Russia, October 24, 1917, he was the son of the late Wilhelm and Margarethe Loesner Lengacher. He was married 57 years to the love of his life Martha Lengacher, who died September 4, 2002. He is survived...

Dec 20, 2015

Carol A. Ream, 72, of Ephrata, passed away at home on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Born in Morgantown, PA, Carol was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Florence R. (Roth) Kohl. Carol worked for many years as a waitress, but especially loved the 17 years she worked for Mom's Diner in Adamstown. She attended the Mt. Culman...

Dec 20, 2015

Bonita J. Swinehart, 75, formerly of Ephrata, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Born in Lititz, PA, she was the widow of Raymond Swinehart and the daughter of the late Lester and Minerva Smith Haines. Bonita worked as a nurse's aide for 35 years at Brethren Village. She is survived by four children, Ray Michael Swinehart,...

Dec 19, 2015

Frances Joan Mahoney, 94, of Lopatcong, N.J., a native Staten Islander whose unconditional love of family made her the quintessential matriarch, died Dec. 19 in Lancaster Regional Hospital, Lancaster, Pa. Born Frances Raisch on Feb. 21, 1921 in West Brighton, Mrs. Mahoney worked for the family business, American Weighing Corp. in Manhattan, after graduating from Curtis High School. She...

Dec 19, 2015

Mary Claire Matyi, 60, of Lancaster, PA passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at home. She was the wife of Alexander J. Matyi IV to whom she was married for 22 years. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of Michael C. Schiavone, Sr. of Lancaster, PA and the late Isabelle (Walther) Schiavone. Claire was a graduate of...

Dec 18, 2015

Tadeusz Z. Sieminski, 81, of Millersville, PA passed away after a brief illness on Friday, December 18, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He was the husband of Anna (Kwiecinska) Sieminski to whom he was married for 52 years. Born in Warsaw, Poland, he was the son of the late Ludwik and Halina (Grabianska) Sieminski. He and his...

Dec 17, 2015

Scott A. Gibson, 50, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015. Born in Oshkosh, WI, he was the son of Janet M. Larsen Bitter of Oshkosh and the late Peter J. Gibson. Scott was the head of fleet sales for Hondru Ford of Manheim for 13 years. Prior to Hondru, he had worked for the Red...

Dec 17, 2015

Eleni Bahas, 96, of Conestoga View, Lancaster, passed away peacefully into God's care on December 17, 2015. She was born in St. George Sikousis, Chios, Greece and was the daughter of the late George and Vasiliki (Yianakakis) Soukas. Eleni was preceded in death by her husband George Bachas in 2004. A homemaker, Eleni loved cooking, baking, gardening, and reading...

Dec 17, 2015

Ruth E. Grimm, 93, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away peacefully at Golden Living Center/Blue Ridge Mountain on Thursday, December 17, 2015. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Tribute Service at the Stevens Hill Community Church of the Brethren, 3131 Turnpike Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 2:30 P.M. The family will receive...

Dec 16, 2015

William R. "Bill" Ruffe, 74, of Cobblestone Lane, Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the husband of Marie P. Martin Ruffe and they celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on May 6th. He was the son of the late LeRoy and Elizabeth Maxwell Ruffe. Bill...

Dec 15, 2015

George G. (Huck) Finley, Jr., 86, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away at his residence on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Husband of the late Veronica McKenzie Finley, who passed away in 2005. Born in Philadelphia, to the late George G. Sr. and Margaret Finley. He retired, as an inspector, after 42 years for the B&O Railroad. He...

Dec 15, 2015

Stanley J. Young, 82, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at home. Born in Minersville, PA, Stanley was the son of the late Stanley A. and Catherine (Guzevich) Young. Stanley relocated to Lititz in 1957 when he was hired by Warner Lambert. His new wife, Yvonne, joined him there a few months later. They fell in love with...

Dec 15, 2015

Mary T. (Reilly) Conner, 84, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in her residence. Born in Ashland, PA, she was the wife of the late Harry T. Conner, who passed on April 17, 1993. They had been married 34 years. She was the daughter of the late John and Agnes (Schlader) Reilly. Mary was a retired...

Dec 15, 2015

James D. "Jamie" Showalter, 54, of Lancaster passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 with a fighting spirit after a courageous ten year battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was a lifelong resident and the son of Janet F. Showalter and the late James B. Showalter. Mr. Showalter graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School and Millersville University of...

Dec 15, 2015

Ella N. Huber, 83, of Mount Joy, died at ManorCare Health Services, Lancaster, on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She was born in Millersville to the late Clyde Meck and Elsie Mae (Berkenheiser) Huber.

She attended East Lampeter High School and worked in the television tube department at RCA for 45 years. Ella enjoyed bowling.

Ella...

Dec 13, 2015

Mary (Mimm) Grossi, 92, of Lancaster, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Pietro "Peter" Grossi, who died November 6, 2015. They had been married 74 years. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Anna (Williams) Mimm. Peter proposed to Mary on...

Dec 13, 2015

Alex, 21, of Leola, PA, passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2015. Born in Syktyvkar, Komi, Russia, he was the son of Joseph & Patricia (Caterbone) Meyer. Alex graduated in 2013 from Conestoga Valley High School. He loved to play basketball, do gymnastics, go hiking and spend time outdoors. He had a big heart and always thought of other...

Dec 13, 2015

Amos R. Wanner, 87, of Ephrata, passed away at Ephrata Community Hospital, on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Born in Adamstown, Amos was the son of the late Daniel H. and Bertha (Worfel) Wanner. He was the loving husband of the late Betty Jane (Saylor) Wanner. Amos worked for Ephrata School District in the maintenance department and retired in 1994....