Oct 12, 2015

John Steiger Adams, aged 93, died peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2015, in Drumore, Southern Lancaster County PA, at his family's beloved country haven where he was happy to spend his retirement years. He was born September 25, 1922, in Lancaster, PA, the older son of the late Katharine Edgerley Clark and John Mehaffey Adams. His younger brother was...

Oct 12, 2015

Albert "Al" G. Wallander, 73, of Lancaster, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Quincy, MA to the late Sven G. and Edith L. (Hayes) Wallander, he was the loving husband of Catherine (Ruprecht) Wallander, with whom he celebrated 47 years of marriage. Al served in the US Airforce from 1961 to 1965. After his...

Oct 12, 2015

Natalie Ann Destafano passed into the arms of the Lord on Monday, October 12, 2015 at Luther Acres, Lititz, PA, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph J. Destafano in 1973, two brothers, Paul T. Dixon and Hugh G. Dixon, and grandson Vaughn K. Sauder. Natalie was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to...

Oct 11, 2015

Luis E. Vela, 44, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. Luis was the husband of Brandi L. White Vela. Born in Cali, Colombia, he was the son of Margarita Correa.

He did car audio installation for many years and currently was the service advisor for Lancaster Hyundai....

Oct 11, 2015

Wayne A. Kiser, 68, of Lancaster, died suddenly Sunday, October 11, 2015. He was born July 24, 1947, the son of the late Grover D. and Evelyn (Eyster) Kiser, formerly of York. Wayne was a graduate of York High, York Junior College, and Temple University School of Pharmacy. He was an Eagle Scout, and served in the Army National...

Oct 10, 2015

Joseph A. Horn, 66, of Lancaster, died Saturday, October 10. 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Susan Ann Harnish, to whom he was married 46 years. She passed away January 24, 2015. He was the son of the late Anthony J. and Elsie Marion (Smith) Horn. Joe had a passion...

Oct 10, 2015

Erich and Eleanor F. Spieler, 86 and 82 respectively, of Lancashire Terrace in Lancaster, entered together into their eternal rest on Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Lancaster. They had shared in 59 years of marriage together this past July 4th. Erich was born in Schlesien, Germany, the son of the late Paul and Erna Tischer Spieler, while Eleanor was...

Oct 7, 2015

Mildre A. Soto De Soto, 73, of 59 Heron Road, Lititz, PA, died October 7, 2015.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...