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...
James R. Harrigan
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...
Harriet Hershey Neil
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...
Arthur Lengacher
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...
Carol A. Ream
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...
Bonita J. Swinehart
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,...
Frances Joan Mahoney
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...
Mary Claire Matyi
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...
Tadeusz Z. Sieminski
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...
Scott A. Gibson
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...
Eleni “Helen” (Soukas) Bahas
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...
Ruth E. Grimm
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...
William R. “Bill” Ruffe
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...
