Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Alfred Joseph Kramer
Nov 24, 2015
Alfred Joseph Kramer, 86, of Lancaster, PA died November 24, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA. He was the husband of the late Betty Jane (Cooper) Kramer. He is survived by two daughters Janet L. Graves wife of Andrew of Lancaster, PA and Cheryl L. Houlday wife of Harold of New Providence, PA; six grandchildren...
Barbara A. Hemperly
Nov 24, 2015
Barbara A. Hemperly passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Born in Lancaster, PA to the late Amos A. and Mary B. Miller, she was the wife of Jere L. Hemperly. She is survived by a son John M. Hemperly and his wife Diane (Frey) a granddaughter Abigail M. and a brother, Amos F. Miller. She was preceded in death...
Lora Lee (Diven) Lownsbery
Nov 24, 2015
Lora Lee (Diven) Lownsbery, 47, of Lititz, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Lebanon, she was the wife of Kevin Lownsbery of Lititz, and the daughter of Gary L., Sr. and Donna L. (Sanders) Diven of Lancaster. She attended LCBC in Manheim. Lora loved spending time with her husband and...
Joseph Z. Zaranka
Nov 23, 2015
Joseph Z. Zaranka, age 85 years, of 3026 Mt. Hope Home Rd., Manheim, passed away peacefully Monday, November 23, 2015 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community. Joe was born in Girardville on March 27, 1930, a son of Gertrude (Perchasuta) Zaranka and Zan Zaranka and was the husband of June (Hadesty) Zaranka with whom he celebrated their 65th wedding...
Arianna Grace Morales
Nov 23, 2015
Arianna Grace Morales, 5 year old daughter of Luis Y. and Evelyn G. (Forney) Morales of Lancaster, went to be with Jesus following a sudden illness on Monday, November 23, 2015, at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
Born in Lancaster, she attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and the CCD classes, as well as the S....
Nolan Michael Himes
Nov 23, 2015
Nolan Michael Himes, 23, of Lititz, PA passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 after a courageous 4 year battle with Ewings Sarcoma. Born in Lancaster, PA he was a son of Mike E. Himes and Lisa Bonfield both of Lititz, PA. Nolan graduated in 2011 from Warwick High School where he was a member of the Lacrosse team. He...
Paul E. Poulin
Nov 22, 2015
Paul E. Poulin, 61, of Millersville, PA. Born December 17, 1953 in Hartford, CT. A bright star light has been laid to rest much much too soon. On November 22, 2015, Paul Poulin full of life right to the end was called to his Heavenly home to be with his Heavenly Father. Right from his childhood, his fascination for...
Betty Lou (Blain) Perini
Nov 22, 2015
Betty Lou (Blain) Perini, a resident of Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, Pa., passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015. Born in Penryn, Pa. on July 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late James Blain and Edith (Schreiner) Blain. A graduate of Lititz High School, she was the membership manager at the Train Collector Association,...
John Wayne Hess
Nov 21, 2015
John Wayne Hess, 60, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Henry H. and Mary F. Fulmer Betz. John had worked as a concrete contractor in the Lancaster area for many years. He enjoyed old movies, especially westerns, reading...
Wayne Douglas Seiler
Nov 21, 2015
Wayne Douglas Seiler, 57, of Lititz, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 21, 2015 at his residence. Born in Sunbury, he was the husband of Laurie (Finley) Seiler of Lititz, and the son of the late Lewis Arthur and Ruth Elizabeth (Hoffman) Seiler. He was of the Christian faith. A sensitive and caring man, Wayne was a lover of animals and...
Patricia Howell Foster
Nov 20, 2015
Patricia Howell Foster, formerly of Fairport, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 in Lititz, PA. Born February 4, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Leon DuBois Howell and Gladys Powell Howell.
"Pat" was a graduate of Sewanhaka High School and the Scudder Secretarial School. Following that, she worked for Ladies' Home Journal...
Joseph Paul Sagerer
Nov 20, 2015
Joseph Paul Sagerer, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, he was the loving husband of Jessie (Covert) Sagerer of Lancaster, to whom he celebrated 65 years of marriage in September. He was the son of the late John and Anna (Krallinger) Sagerer. During WWII Joseph served in...
Victor Scott Garman
Nov 19, 2015
Victor Scott Garman passed away on November 19th at the age of 93. He was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Victor and Lucy (Walmer) Garman in 1922. At the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served as an NCO in the Pacific Theater, including the Guadalcanal Campaign, until the end of the War....
H. Wilbur “St. Pete” Nauman
Nov 18, 2015
H. Wilbur Nauman, 75 of Ephrata, went home to be with his Lord on Nov. 18, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Manheim, PA he was the son of the late Frank & Ruth (Barr) Nauman. He was the loving husband of Gloria (Snader), A.K.A "Wifey" with whom he shared over 58 years of marriage....
Joseph S. “Joe” Hollister
Nov 17, 2015
Joseph S. "Joe" Hollister, 78, of Mt. Joy Road, Mt. Joy, PA, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. He was the husband of Elizabeth L. Becker Hollister and they would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on November 22nd. He was the son of the late Samuel E. and Anne Cantwell Hollister. Born...
Ruth N. Gatti
Nov 16, 2015
Ruth N. Gatti, 87 of Prospect Park, PA, formerly of Lancaster passed away Monday, November 16, 2015. Born July 21, 1928 in Swatara Twp, PA and raised in Hummelstown, she was the daughter of the late Marlin and Mildred (Gingrich) Stopfel. She was married to Charles J. Gatti who passed away this past March. She worked as an apartment...
Cassie May (Montgomery) Wilkinson
Nov 16, 2015
Cassie May (Montgomery) Wilkinson, 68, of New Providence, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in her residence. Born in War, WV, she was the wife of the late Cliff Wilkinson, and the daughter of the late Lester and Gracie (Montgomery) Montgomery. Cassie was employed as a nurse's aide for Oxford Manor for a number of years. She was of the...
Richard P. Hedlund
Nov 16, 2015
Richard P. Hedlund, 87, Lancaster, died on November 16, 2015, surrounded by his wife of 64 years Joan and his loving family. Originally from Philadelphia, Richard served his country in the Army as part of the WW II Occupation in Japan. Richard's 34 year career in management with Acme Markets took him to Johnstown and Lancaster. In retirement, Richard...
Cassie May (Montgomery) Wilkinson
Nov 16, 2015
Cassie May (Montgomery) Wilkinson, 68, of New Providence, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in her residence. Born in War, WV, she was the wife of the late Cliff Wilkinson, and the daughter of the late Lester and Gracie (Montgomery) Montgomery. Cassie was employed as a nurse's aide for Oxford Manor for a number of years. She was of the...
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