Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
F. Allan Haughwout
Sep 3, 2015
F. Allan Haughwout, 92, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at Ephrata Manor. He was the husband of Edith A. Howell Haughwout, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage this past July 1st. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late John F. and Kate Boote Haughwout. Allan had worked for...
Albert C. “Al” “Blackie” Weidman
Sep 3, 2015
Albert C. "Al" "Blackie" Weidman, 87, of Brethren Village Retirement Community, formerly of East Petersburg since 1959, passed away on September 3, 2015 at LGH. He was born in Mount Bethel , PA, and was the son of Howard and Stella (Hess) Weidman.
Al was preceded in death by his wife Theresa H. (Wierzbicki) in 1988.
...Helen Vanberg
Sep 2, 2015
Helen Vanberg quietly passed away on Wednesday morning, September 2, 2015, at Moravian Manor in Lititz, Pennsylvania. She was 97 years of age. Helen Vanberg was born Helen Mary Stack on February 7, 1918, in New York City to Stephen Stack and Mary (Shirlee) Stack of England. Attending Connecticut College for Women, Mrs. Vanberg later worked as an executive...
Roy E. Weidler
Sep 2, 2015
Roy E. Weidler, 91, a former longtime Lititz resident, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Fairmount Homes Retirement Community, on Wednesday, September 2, 2015. He was born in Rothsville to the late Monroe M. and Alice W. (Ernst) Weidler. The husband of Esther I. (Ditzler) Weidler, Roy sadly passed on their 70th wedding anniversary. A US Army...
E. Pearl Charles
Sep 2, 2015
E. Pearl Charles, 81, formerly of Lancaster , PA, passed away on September 2, 2015 at Arden Courts of Susquehanna, Harrisburg. Born in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ira & Kathryn (Wenger) Shaub. Pearl was the wife of the late Harold K. Charles who died in 1994. Pearl attended Long Memorial United Methodist Church. She...
Randy G. Witmyer
Sep 2, 2015
Randy G. Witmyer of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at home. He was the son of the late Eugene and Nancy Ann (Leonard) Witmyer. Randy was employed by Federal Mogul as a steelworker and proudly served in the US Navy during Vietnam. He had a great sense of humor, was witty, kind, caring, generous, and fun loving....
Marian Fry Blaylock
Sep 2, 2015
Marian died on Sept. 2, at age 85. She was born at home in Adamstown, Pa. to the late Minerva Mae Fry and Franklin D. Fry. Marian graduated from Ephrata High School in 1948. She attended Juniata College for two years. There she met and married Marvin Blaylock in 1950. Their son, Mark, was born in 1956. "Marv" was...
Eleanor J. Rende
Sep 1, 2015
Eleanor J. Rende, 88, of Lancaster, PA died Tuesday, September 1 at HCR/Manor Care Nursing Center.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Gerard and Evelyn Chadwick of Philadelphia and Ocean City, NJ. Eleanor was a graduate of Little Flower High School. With a strong love of family, an infectious laugh and healthy sense...
Melvin James Ressler
Sep 1, 2015
Melvin James Ressler, 86, entered into rest at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. He was born December 23, 1928 in Ephrata Township to the late Grube & Anna Martin (Zimmerman) Ressler. Melvin shared 64 years of married life with his devoted wife, Lettie (Hostetter) Ressler. Melvin served faithfully in the Oregon Community United Methodist Church as a faithful...
Mary Ann Walker
Aug 31, 2015
Mary Ann Walker, 74, of Lancaster, PA passed away August 31, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of Gordon P. Walker with whom she was married for 51 years. Born in Detroit, MI she was the daughter of the late John and Eloise (Wilkins) Kaiser. Mary Ann received her secretarial degree from Westminster College and worked...
Mary V. “Maymie” Coelho
Aug 30, 2015
Mary V. Coelho died peacefully on August 30th at Oak Leaf Manor North after a period of declining health.
Mary was born on July 11, 1929 in Port Washington, New York, the youngest of seven children. The daughter of Polish immigrants Joseph Bialobryski and Maryanna Sadloska, she graduated from public school and then entered business school for...
James E. “Sunny” Williams
Aug 30, 2015
James Williams, 75, of Lancaster, died August 30, 2015 at Manor Care. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Thomas Williams Sr. and Cecilia Striver
A graduate of J.P. McCaskey H.S., Sunny enjoyed singing, dancing, and making people laugh.
He retired as a custodian from Millersville University. He also worked at the...
Antoinette T. “Dolly” Gaul
Aug 30, 2015
Antoinette T. "Dolly" Gaul, 97, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Brethren Village. Born in West Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Michelina (Selliti) Caccamo. She was the wife of the late Harry H. Gaul who passed away in 1985. She was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School. Dolly owned...
Kathryn Y. “Kay” Demott
Aug 29, 2015
Kathryn Y. "Kay" DeMott, 97, of Lititz, PA formerly of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Landis Homes. She was the wife of Joseph G. DeMott to whom she was married for 67 years. Born in Punxsutawney, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mable (Butera) Salvaggio. Mrs. DeMott worked for Punxsutawney...
Paulene J. (Snyder) Arcudi
Aug 29, 2015
Paulene J. (Snyder) Arcudi, 88, of Lititz, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cresswell, she was the wife of the late Santo S. Arcudi, whom she met while working at the Hubley Toy Co. in Lancaster, and fell in love while dancing and rollerskating. He...
Hipolito Torres-Feliciano
Aug 29, 2015
Hipolito Torres-Feliciano, 91, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Lares, PR to the late Anselmo Torres Ramos and Maria Feliciano Gonzalez. Hipolito was the husband of the late Eugenia Torres who died in 1999. Hipolito was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed playing guitar, singing, and...
Perry M. Pritchard
Aug 28, 2015
Perry M. Pritchard, 43, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly of natural causes, on Friday, August 28, 2015 at home. Perry was born in Warrensville Heights, OH to Harlan O. and Priscilla Ann (Easterling) Pritchard. He was the loving husband of Stephanie S. (Evans) Pritchard. Perry was a graduate of R.B. Chamberland High School in Twinsburg, OH. After graduating high...
H.T. “Cork” Roschel
Aug 28, 2015
H.T. "Cork" Roschel, 73, of Willow Street, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. He was born in Lancaster, PA and was the son of the late Charles and Anna Mae (Markley) Roschel. He was the loving husband to JoAnn (Horst) Roschel with whom he was married to for over 47 years....
Diane C. Hourican
Aug 28, 2015
Diane C. Hourican, 69, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred O'Rourke. After attending nursing school in NY, Diane began her nursing profession, devoting her life to the care of others over the...
Donald Ray Rathkey, Sr.
Aug 27, 2015
Donald Ray Rathkey, Sr., 73, of Lancaster, PA passed away August 27, 2015 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. He was the husband of Nada L. (Neumann) Rathkey to whom he was married for 51 years. Born in Lancaster, PA he was a son of the late Laura V. Gornik wife of step father Anthony M. Gornik and John H....
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