Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Nancy Claire Lovell
Jul 10, 2015
Nancy Claire Lovell, 68, of Mountville, PA, passed away on July 10, 2015 after a three month battle with aggressive brain cancer at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Toth, Jr. and Rita (Shurts) Toth. She graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1964 and Millersville State...
Helen Mae Keperling
Jul 9, 2015
Helen Mae Keperling, 96, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Brethren Village. She was the wife of the late Donald L. Keperling who died in 2011. They were married for 66 years. Born in Lucknow, PA; she was the daughter of the late Albert (Jackie) and Carrie (Swalm) Strawser. She graduated from McCaskey High School...
Judi Ann Clawges
Jul 9, 2015
Judi Ann Clawges, 71, of Columbia, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marion (Sprenkle) Ruth.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Clawges, Sr., her son James E. Clawges, Jr. and great-grandson Wayne Markley, Jr. Judi is...
Margaret S. Keene
Jul 9, 2015
Margaret S. Keene, 94, resident of Mennonite Home, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015. Born in Clay Twp., PA she was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Mamie (Stauffer) Stuber. She was married to John R. Keene who passed away in January of this year. She was a 1937 graduate of Manheim Borough High School. Margaret was...
Francis W. Creswell
Jul 9, 2015
Francis W. Creswell, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, July 9th, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Francis also known as "Bugs" and "Doc" was born in Lancaster to the late Willard Carick James and Clara (Henry) Creswell. Francis was preceded in death by his wife, Erla Mae (Good) Creswell. Francis graduated in 1950 from Hershey Industrial...
James Stanford Hume
Jul 7, 2015
James Stanford Hume, 74, died on July 7, 2015, in Mount Joy, PA. Mr. Hume was born on February 5, 1941, in Pasadena, California. He was the son of a military doctor and traveled extensively as a child, living in such places as Japan and Brazil. He graduated from West Point in 1965, and attended Ranger school, paratrooper training,...
Stephen “Dude” Foote, Sr.
Jul 7, 2015
Stephen Michael Foote, Sr., 61, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 7, 2015. Born in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of the late Richard Foote and Florence (Rodgers) Garner. Stephen retired from US Boiler. He was spiritual in his faith. Stephen was a member of AA for 28 years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles...
Gerald “Jerry” E. Mcomber
Jul 7, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" E. McOmber, 81, of Brethren Village, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. He was the husband of Joann Imler McOmber, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage this past June 22nd. Born in Van Wert County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clyde L. and Gladys Bruckart McOmber. Jerry was a graduate of...
Sufian Mohammed
Jul 7, 2015
Sufian Mohammed, 60, of West Lampeter Twp., died at Lancaster General Hospital on July 7, 2015. He was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh to the late Abdus Sobhan and Amena Begum. Sufian was a retired Captain in the Bangladesh Navy and worked at a service station in the US. He enjoyed buying old cars, repairing and reselling them. He was...
Jaymes Anthony Hugh Hall
Jul 7, 2015
Jaymes Anthony Hugh Hall, 44, of Lititz, PA, passed away on July 7, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Francis Hall and Kathleen (McCleneghan) Hall. Jaymes was a Logistics Coordinator for Royal Coast Auto. He was a big baseball fan and was a huge Cleveland Indians fan. Surviving is a daughter, Abigail Crespo;...
Eugene Roth Hollinger
Jul 7, 2015
Eugene Roth Hollinger, 85, of Patience Lane, Ephrata, PA, passed away at Hospice and Community Care on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Born in Lititz, PA, Eugene was the husband of the late Myrna B. Bachman Hollinger who died on May 15, 2011. He was the son of the late Charles and Ella Roth Hollinger. Eugene attended the Lititz High...
Albert C. Lutz, Jr.
Jul 6, 2015
Albert C. Lutz, Jr., 58 died July 6, 2015 from complications of a stroke that he suffered August 2012. Al was the son of the late Albert and Joan Lutz. He was married to Shari L. Lutz for over 25 years. Born December 14, 1956 he was a graduate of Conestoga Valley High School and Brownstown Vo-Tech Horticulture program....
Raymond Walter Barber
Jul 6, 2015
Raymond Walter Barber, of 2206 James Buchanan Drive, Elizabethtown, PA. Born 10-19-21, departed this world, 7-6-15. Survived by his wife, Lois Estelle Barber; his son Raymond John Barber husband of Deborah and grandson, Christopher Raymond Barber; his son Jonathan Thorpe Barber husband of Maria and grandson Jonathan Jay Barber. Educated at Thaddeus Stevens Trade School as a machinist, Kutztown...
Jose Santiago-Ortiz
Jul 6, 2015
Jose Santiago-Ortiz, 83, of Lancaster, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, he was the husband of the late Francisca S. Ortiz, who died in 1988. He was the son of the late Santo and Primitiva (Ortiz) Santiago. He was a member of Good Shepherd Mennonite Church, Lancaster....
Mildred Elizabeth Brown
Jul 5, 2015
Mildred Elizabeth Brown, 87, of N. Oak St, Lititz, Pa, formerly of Millville, NJ, passed away on July 5, 2015 at Heart of Lancaster. Born in Millville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Lewis S. and Margaret Wettstein Dayton. Mildred graduated from HS in 1944 and worked for the former Airwork Corporation in international aviation sales. She...
David A. Rineer
Jul 4, 2015
David A. Rineer 60, of Lancaster went to his Home in Glory on Saturday, July 4th 2015 at the Easton Hospital in Easton, PA. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edward A. and E. Mildred (Klein) Rineer. He was married to Deanna (Shaub) Rineer for over 21 years. David was a 1972 graduate of J.P....
Dolores M. Geiger
Jul 4, 2015
Dolores M. Geiger, 91, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Anthony C. Geiger Sr. who passed away in 1990. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Florence Long Shultz. Dolores had been a homemaker and was a Lancaster Catholic High...
Rose P. Tretter
Jul 4, 2015
Rose P. Tretter, 100, of Oak Leaf Manor, Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, passed away on July 4th, 2015 at Maple Farms in Akron. Rose was born in Lancaster and was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Teresa (Voci) Spadea. She recently celebrated her 100th birthday on March 2, 2015. She was preceded in death by her first husband Louis...
Kenneth P. Deller
Jul 3, 2015
Kenneth P. Deller, 59, of Lancaster, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Mary "Josie" (Rathsam) Deller, and the son of the late John H. and Alverta Mae (Ness) Deller. He is survived by 2 daughters: Miranda Troccoli and her husband James of East Petersburg and Rebecca...
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