Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Nancy J. Carello

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ruth J. Smith

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

John F. Wasiewski

Jan 1, 2016

John F. Wasiewski, 92, of Brethen Village Retirement Community, Lancaster, died January 1, 2016.

Donald E. Shultz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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