Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Pauline R. Brinser

Pauline R. Brinser

Oct 29, 2015

Pauline R. Brinser, 88, of Mount Joy, PA passed away in the comfort of her home on Thursday, October 29, 2015. She was the wife of the late Clyde R. Brinser who died November 7, 1995. Born in E. Donegal Twp., PA she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Elida S. (Raffensberger) Crowl. Pauline was a graduate...

June S. Leh

June S. Leh

Oct 29, 2015

June S. Leh, 95, of Willow Street, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Lakeside at Willow Valley. Born in Pottstown, she was the wife of Raymond H. Leh of Willow Street, and the daughter of the late Eva M. Banks. She was employed as a registered nurse in the dispensary at Lehigh Valley Dairies for 10 years until her...

Fred P. Mccaffrey

Fred P. Mccaffrey

Oct 27, 2015

Fred P. McCaffrey, 81, of Lancaster, PA passed away in the comfort of his home on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Fitzsimmons) McCaffrey who passed away in 2005. Born in Newark, NJ he was the son of the late John and Winifred Mary (Armstrong) McCaffrey. Fred worked in the marketing department of...

Catherine C. Dail

Catherine C. Dail

Oct 27, 2015

Catherine C. Dail, 93, of United Zion Retirement Community died October 27, 2015.

Amanda “Mandy” Yinger

Amanda “Mandy” Yinger

Oct 27, 2015

Amanda "Mandy" Yinger, 90, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with the Lord on October 27, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Don Yinger.

Born in Sandy Springs, OH, she was the daughter of the late Parker and Ocie Adloff. Before relocating to Lancaster to live with her family, she...

Vion V. Glanze

Vion V. Glanze

Oct 26, 2015

Vion V. Glanze transitioned into eternal rest on Monday, October 26, 2015, at 8:10pm. Ms. Glanze, of Brownstown, a career executive legal assistant and office manager, was 87, and she began her new journey peacefully, with the strength, courage, and dignity for which she was known by all. She enjoyed tennis both as an avid player and spectator, and...

Florence B. Geib

Florence B. Geib

Oct 26, 2015

Florence B. Geib, 95, of Brethren Village, Lititz, PA, passed away October 26, 2015.She was born September 4, 1920, in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, PA, to Elias and Katie Geib.

She worked as a seamstress at factories in Mount Joy, Columbia, Elizabethtown, and most recently, for Donegal Industries as Assistant to the Production Manager. In retirement she...

Lois K. Knipple Muckle

Lois K. Knipple Muckle

Oct 25, 2015

Lois K. Knipple Muckle, 88, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Clayton D. and Emily I. Millin Kauffman. She was the wife of the late Victor G. Knipple and the late Harry P. Muckle Jr. Lois had worked for the Commonwealth of PA...

Luis Ricardo Alonso

Luis Ricardo Alonso

Oct 25, 2015

Luis Ricardo Alonso, 86, a retired professor of Spanish Literature at Franklin & Marshall College, passed away early Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. Beloved husband, father, Papa, brother, mentor, colleague, and friend. Ricardo was born in a little village in northern Spain and grew up in Cuba. When he got to Lancaster in 1975, he had...

Dr. Edward F. Brufke

Dr. Edward F. Brufke

Oct 25, 2015

Dr. Edward F. Brufke, 85 of Willow Street, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. He was born in Chicago, IL to the late Edward P. and Margaret Brufke. He was married to Carol C. Brufke for over 61 years. Dr. Brufke attended Loyola University where he received a B.A. as well as two Master's degrees one in Education and...

Kathryn H. Howland

Kathryn H. Howland

Oct 24, 2015

Kathryn H. Howland, 90, of Lititz, PA passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the United Zion Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Amos G. Howland who died in 2005. Born in Slatington, PA she was a daughter of the late Arthur D. and Edith M. (Miller) Hughes. Kathryn was a graduate of the University of...

Marie A. Rittenhouse

Marie A. Rittenhouse

Oct 24, 2015

Marie A. Rittenhouse, 93, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Conestoga View. She was the wife the late David E. Rittenhouse, who passed away in 1991. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Catherine Spadea Geraci. Marie had worked for many years as an assembler at the RCA Corporation...

George S. Tobler, Jr.

George S. Tobler, Jr.

Oct 24, 2015

George S. Tobler, Jr., 72, of Lititz, died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Linda (Barber) Tobler, and the son of the late George S. Tobler, Sr and Alice V. (Bitting) Tobler. George was best known for being a professional clown and magician, going by the...

Evelyn Walter Richards

Evelyn Walter Richards

Oct 24, 2015

Evelyn Walter Richards entered into the presence of the Lord quietly at home on Saturday, October 24, 2015, with her beloved husband of 66 years, Tyler C. Richards, Jr., by her side. She was born on August 7, 1929, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, and lived her early childhood years at the Jersey shore. Her family then moved to...

Joseph Lee “Butz” Butson

Joseph Lee “Butz” Butson

Oct 24, 2015

"We, who remain to carry on, should not think of our shipmates as departed from us but rather as having been transferred to a celestial ship or station where we hope all of us be shipmates again."

"Stop me if you've heard this one before …"

Joseph Lee "Butz" Butson, 74, of 628 Front St....

Marion (Mitzenius) Giorgio

Marion (Mitzenius) Giorgio

Oct 24, 2015

Marion (Mitzenius) Giorgio, 93, of Lancaster, died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Berks Heim in Reading. Born in Bayonne, NJ, she was the wife of the late Joseph Giorgio, and the daughter of the late Gustav and Mary (Lannon) Mitzenius. She was a member of St. John Neumann and St. Leo the Great Catholic Churches, Lancaster. Marion is survived...

Richard D. “Teensie” Zink

Richard D. “Teensie” Zink

Oct 23, 2015

Richard D. "Teensie" Zink, 63, of Columbia, PA passed away Friday, October 23, 2015. Born in Marietta, PA he was a son of the late Elmer and Anna (Rapp) Zink. He worked as a groundskeeper with Nissin Foods for several years. He was a hardworking man who had a big heart. He was an avid Eagles and WWE fan...

Jacqueline “Jackie” M. Epler

Jacqueline “Jackie” M. Epler

Oct 23, 2015

Jacqueline "Jackie" M. Epler, 55, of New Providence, PA, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015. She was the wife of Stephen J. Epler, with whom she shared 25 years of marriage this past December 9th. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Gloria Stoffa McGeehan of Lancaster and the late John Stoffa, and the stepdaughter of the...

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Meck

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Meck

Oct 23, 2015

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Meck, 76, of Lititz passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015 surrounded by family. Betty was the wife of Robert C. Meck to whom she was married for 58 years. Born in Lebanon, PA she was a daughter of the late Richard Martel and Elizabeth Pfautz. She was a graduate of Warwick High School and...

Gail B. Barnhart

Gail B. Barnhart

Oct 23, 2015

Gail B. Barnhart, 72, of Lititz, PA passed away peacefully at home Friday, October 23, 2015 on her 45th wedding anniversary. She was the wife of the late Robert Michael Barnhart who passed away December 30, 2014. Born in Oceanside, NY she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elsie (Wiesendanger) Strauss. Gail and her husband Mike owned...

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