Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Arlene E. Stauffer
May 27, 2016
Arlene E. Stauffer, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on May 27, 2016 at the Brethren Village Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy & Elizabeth (Allwein) Forney. Arlene was the loving wife of the late Earl A. Stauffer. Arlene worked for the Walter W. Moyer Company for 15 years. She was also...
Enid Hirsch
May 27, 2016
Enid Hirsch, 82, passed away at her Manheim Township home on Friday, May 27, 2016. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Louis and Yetta (Mandell) Aaron. Enid was the loving wife of Dr. Irwin L. Hirsch for 61years.
She graduated from Jefferson High School and attended Brooklyn College. Enid first worked as a legal...
Hernan Martinez
May 26, 2016
Hernan Martinez, beloved son, father, brother, grandfather and friend, 39 of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Monserrate Martinez and Gloria Aponte-Martinez of Lancaster. He was a 1995 graduate of JP McCaskey High School.
Hernan was the proud father of 4 children, Aleeyah Martinez, Alexis...
Arthur L. Brisbane
May 26, 2016
Arthur L. Brisbane, 77, of Lancaster, PA formerly of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in St. Helena Island, SC, he was the son of the late Geneva (Brisbane) Middleton. He was employed in construction for most of his life and was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church...
William W. Fenninger
May 25, 2016
William W. Fenninger, 76, of Taylors, SC, formerly of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC. Born in Lancaster, William was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Asper) Stewart. He was married to Barbara L. (Fennell) Fenninger, with whom he celebrated 55 years of marriage. William...
Alice Chang Hummel
May 25, 2016
Alice Chang Hummel, 47, of Golden Living Center, Lancaster, wife of Michael S. Hummel died 5/25/16.
Lawrence “Larry” J. Kirchner, Jr.
May 24, 2016
Larry, 62, of Conestoga, passed peacefully into Jesus's arms on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at home with his wife and dog Rocky by his side. With the compassionate, long-term care of his wife, dialysis nurses and doctors Larry was able to enjoy life to the fullest for many years. Larry was born in Lancaster on June 1, 1953. He...
Darlene J. Diiorio
May 24, 2016
Darlene J. DiIorio, 58, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on May 24, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of Joyce (Bookwalter) McKee & the late Leo Mckinnley McKee. Darlene was the husband of Joseph A. DiIorio. Darlene & Joseph would have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on August 10, 2016....
Betty Jane Wiersma
May 24, 2016
Betty Jane Wiersma, 88 born October 6, 1927 passed away after a short illness on May 24, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA surrounded by her loving family.
She was a caring, devoted and generous person to many friends and family alike. She enjoyed bowling for over 60 years and most recently bowling...
Gail B. (Young) Klein
May 24, 2016
Gail B. (Young) Klein, 68, of Blandon, died suddenly Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Reading Hospital. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Gail's memory be made to Samaritan's Purse through the following link: http://bit.ly/22p063h
James J. Mcgahan, Jr.
May 24, 2016
James J. McGahan, Jr., 80, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at his Manor Township home. He was born in Washington, PA to the late James J. Sr. and Evelyn (Swart) McGahan. He was the husband of Adrienne M. (Youtz) McGahan for 57 years last February 7th.
He served in the US Army during the Korean War...
Joanne Herbert
May 23, 2016
Joanne Herbert, 85, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at her residence on Monday, May 23, 2016. She was the wife of the late Lester M. Shultz who passed away in 1971 and the late James Herbert who passed away in 2000. Born in Chickasha, OK, she was the daughter of the late John and Behula Dean Druckenbroad. Joanne had...
Mary Belle Garber
May 22, 2016
Mary Belle Garber, 93, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Mary Potter. Mary Belle was the wife of the late Thomas M. Garber, to whom she had been married 69 years. After her graduation from Millersville State Teachers College, she taught...
Marquita Lynette Myers
May 22, 2016
Marquita Lynette Myers, 51, of Mountville, passed away, Sunday, May 22, 2016, of natural causes. Marquita was born in Lancaster to Audrey Myers and the late Dale L. Brown. Marquita attended Bright Side Baptist Church and loved life. She greatly enjoyed being with her family, but more than anything else, loved her grandchildren. She also enjoyed cooking and watching...
Marian J. Lutz Warfel
May 22, 2016
Marian J. Lutz Warfel, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at her residence. She was the wife of Benjamin H. Warfel, with whom she celebrated 65 years of marriage this past September 17th. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin S. and Grace I. Miley Lutz Marian graduated in 1948...
Laura Jean Mcconnell
May 22, 2016
Laura Jean McConnell, 59, of New Providence, PA passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Manor Care in Lancaster. She was the loving wife of Theodore Michael McConnell to whom she was married for 28 years.
Born in Lancaster she was a daughter of Audrey (Heidig) Hershey of New Providence and the late Theodore P. Howe....
Helen L. Schwartz
May 22, 2016
Helen L. Schwartz, 79, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at her residence. She was the wife of the late George S. Schwartz, who died in 2013. Born in Pasadena, CA, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Mary Enterline Loercher. Helen had worked in customer service for over 30 years at Penn...
David Wayne Dotterer
May 22, 2016
David Wayne Dotterer, 57, of Lancaster, died Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Donald and M. Lorraine (Shenk) of Lancaster. Prior to his illness, he worked as a delivery driver for Simply From Scratch Catering, and also delivered newspapers for Lancaster Newspapers. Dave was an avid Eagles fan and...
George Smith, Jr.
May 21, 2016
George Smith, Jr., 95, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Saturday, May 21, 2016. He was the husband of Ethel A. Everts Smith, with whom he shared 70 years of marriage this past September 17th. Born in Warriors Mark, PA, he was the son of the late George A. and Jessie Stiver Smith. George had...
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