Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Judy (Chu) P.Y. Lin
Oct 7, 2015
Judy (Chu) P.Y. Lin, 86, of Lancaster and formerly of Ephrata, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 in her residence. Born in Nanjing, China, in her youth she lived in the Sichuan Province before moving to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese civil war. During her time in Taiwan, she worked for both the US Navy and...
Geraldine P. Haines
Oct 6, 2015
Geraldine P. Haines, 95, of Lititz, passed away and went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Conestoga View. She was the wife of the late Lester E. Haines, who passed away in 1983. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William F, Sr. and Rose Ann Gagin Doran. She had worked...
Dorothea S. D'Agostino
Oct 6, 2015
Dorothea S. D'Agostino, 92, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Philadelphia to the late Martin J. Sr. and Giovanna (LoRusso) Rizzi, she was the loving wife of the late Peter E. D'Agostino. Dorothea was a homemaker who devoted her time to her family. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic...
Dorothy J. Gamble
Oct 5, 2015
Dorothy J. Gamble, 63, of Lititz, PA, died on October 5, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Morgantown, PA, she was the daughter of Noah H. Gehman & Mary P. (Kreider) Gehman. Dorothy shared 37 years of married life with her devoted husband, Larry Gamble. She was a psychologist with Behavioral Healthcare Consultants. Dorothy enjoyed gardening and flowers....
William L. Fleck
Oct 5, 2015
William L. Fleck, 89, of Nissley Road, Lancaster, PA, died peacefully at Hospice and Community Care, on Monday, October 5, 2015. Born in Altoona, PA, he was the husband of Marilyn (Smith) Fleck and they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on June 6th. He was the son of the late Lloyd and Alma (Feathers) Fleck. William retired from Sales...
Kenneth E. Usner
Oct 4, 2015
Kenneth E. Usner, 83, of Marietta Avenue, formerly of Bracken Drive, Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 27, 1932 in Lancaster County and resided with Helen L. Fisher for 40 years. He was the son of the late Paul C. and Ellen Martin Usner....
Ronald L. Kurtz
Oct 4, 2015
Ronald L. Kurtz, 80, of Manheim, died on October 4, 2015 at Susquehanna Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lee & Anna (Kramer) Kurtz. Ronald was the husband of the late Phyllis E. (Rittenhouse) Kurtz with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. A veteran, Ronald served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1960....
Timothy J. Gauthier
Oct 4, 2015
Timothy J. Gauthier, 47, died at his Ephrata home on Sunday, October 4, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Cori J. (Kuhns) Gauthier. Tim was born in Garden City, MI, to Dick and Benita (Cunningham) Gauthier.
A 1986 graduate of Conestoga Valley High School, Tim had been a fabricator for IDenticard Systems...
Arlene (Stanhope) Carter
Oct 3, 2015
Arlene (Stanhope) Carter, 81, died on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at United Zion Retirement Community. Born on a farm in Cranbury Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ she was the daughter of the late Enos VanMarter and C. Syrilla (Marmion) Stanhope. Mrs. Carter lived in Windsor and Hightstown, NJ until moving to Myerstown, PA in 2003. She was a member of...
Helen K. Roth
Oct 3, 2015
Helen K. Roth, 94, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, October 03, 2015 at ManorCare surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Elizabeth V. (Martin) Kline. She was wife of the late Ellsworth R. Fuhrman who passed away in 1966. She was a longtime member of St. Leo the...
Nancy J. Brenner
Oct 2, 2015
Nancy J. Brenner, 83, lifelong Lititz resident, passed away at Landis Homes Retirement Community, on Friday, October 2, 2015. She was born in Lititz to the late Brian David and Elizabeth (Hess) Grube. Nancy's husband James David Brenner died in 2011, three weeks short of their 60th wedding anniversary.
A graduate of Rothsville High School, she was...
Julie T. Martini
Oct 1, 2015
Julie T. Martini, 66, of Lancaster and Baiern-Berganger, Germany, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Chur, Switzerland, she was the daughter of the late Enrico C.S. and Benita Eichmann Martini. A talented photographer and artist, Julie had worked as a free-lance photographer in Europe. She enjoyed sculpting and...
Judy Homsher
Sep 30, 2015
Judy Homsher, 75, passed away on September 30, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Lebanon, PA. She was a loving, caring and generous person and will be missed by all who knew her. She enjoyed creating art and spending time with her family. Judy was a longtime resident of Lancaster, PA and held the title of proprietor of the...
Joseph M. Brown
Sep 29, 2015
Joseph M. Brown, 50, of Lititz, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Joe was the loving son of Bonnie Yeager of Lititz, and the late Charles J. Brown. He was the husband of Virginia Brown. Joe enjoyed riding His Harley and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was an...
James E. Schweikert
Sep 28, 2015
James E. Schweikert, 79, of Lititz, died Monday, September 28, 2015 at Audubon Villa.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the husband of the late Diane A. (DeBlois) Schweikert, who died April 8, 2008. He was the son of the late Frederick Joseph and Dorothy Marie (Pierce) Schweikert.
James loved trips to the beach and spending...
Glenna L. Bracken
Sep 28, 2015
Glenna L. Bracken, 81, of S. Broad Street, Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Monday, September 28, 2015. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert L. and Gladys Eash Fuller. She was a long time member of the Lititz United Methodist Church where she served on...
Beatrice W. Lindeman
Sep 27, 2015
Beatrice W. Lindeman, 95, of Lititz, PA passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Luther Acres. She was the wife of the late William H. Lindeman, Sr. who died in 2004. Born in Mt. Joy, PA she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ruth Naomi Williams. Beatrice worked for RCA on the assembly line and also was...
John C. Ferreira
Sep 27, 2015
John C. Ferreira, 49, of Reinholds, PA, passed away peacefully at his residence on September 27, 2015 after a courageous battle with ALS for eight years. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was the husband of Deborah A. Crawford Ferreira and they celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on October 15th. He was the son of the late Antonio and...
Elmer W. Fry
Sep 26, 2015
Elmer W. Fry, 92, of Akron, PA passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Ephrata Manor. He was the husband of Helen (Barr) Fry with whom he was married for over 70 years. They were married in Honeybrook, PA on April 8, 1945. Born in Princeton Junction, NJ he was a son of the late Edward W. and Beulah...
Margaret I. (Hughes) Sweigart
Sep 26, 2015
Margaret I. (Hughes) Sweigart, 92, of Lancaster, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Manor Care in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Lloyd M. Sweigart, who died August 28, 2000. She was the daughter of the late William and Rose Hughes. Margaret was employed as an assembler by Hubley Toys for a number of...
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