Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Judy Homsher
Sep 30, 2015
Judy Homsher, 75, passed away on September 30, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Lebanon, PA. She was a loving, caring and generous person and will be missed by all who knew her. She enjoyed creating art and spending time with her family. Judy was a longtime resident of Lancaster, PA and held the title of proprietor of the...
Joseph M. Brown
Sep 29, 2015
Joseph M. Brown, 50, of Lititz, passed away at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Joe was the loving son of Bonnie Yeager of Lititz, and the late Charles J. Brown. He was the husband of Virginia Brown. Joe enjoyed riding His Harley and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was an...
James E. Schweikert
Sep 28, 2015
James E. Schweikert, 79, of Lititz, died Monday, September 28, 2015 at Audubon Villa.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the husband of the late Diane A. (DeBlois) Schweikert, who died April 8, 2008. He was the son of the late Frederick Joseph and Dorothy Marie (Pierce) Schweikert.
James loved trips to the beach and spending...
Glenna L. Bracken
Sep 28, 2015
Glenna L. Bracken, 81, of S. Broad Street, Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Monday, September 28, 2015. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert L. and Gladys Eash Fuller. She was a long time member of the Lititz United Methodist Church where she served on...
Beatrice W. Lindeman
Sep 27, 2015
Beatrice W. Lindeman, 95, of Lititz, PA passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Luther Acres. She was the wife of the late William H. Lindeman, Sr. who died in 2004. Born in Mt. Joy, PA she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ruth Naomi Williams. Beatrice worked for RCA on the assembly line and also was...
John C. Ferreira
Sep 27, 2015
John C. Ferreira, 49, of Reinholds, PA, passed away peacefully at his residence on September 27, 2015 after a courageous battle with ALS for eight years. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was the husband of Deborah A. Crawford Ferreira and they celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on October 15th. He was the son of the late Antonio and...
Elmer W. Fry
Sep 26, 2015
Elmer W. Fry, 92, of Akron, PA passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Ephrata Manor. He was the husband of Helen (Barr) Fry with whom he was married for over 70 years. They were married in Honeybrook, PA on April 8, 1945. Born in Princeton Junction, NJ he was a son of the late Edward W. and Beulah...
Margaret I. (Hughes) Sweigart
Sep 26, 2015
Margaret I. (Hughes) Sweigart, 92, of Lancaster, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Manor Care in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Lloyd M. Sweigart, who died August 28, 2000. She was the daughter of the late William and Rose Hughes. Margaret was employed as an assembler by Hubley Toys for a number of...
Keith R. Swarr
Sep 25, 2015
Keith R. Swarr, 52, of Washington Boro, PA, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, September 25, 2015. He was the husband of Karen L. Kohr Swarr, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Anna Fisher Swarr and Harold Swarr of Millersville. A...
Nancy D. Geiger
Sep 25, 2015
Nancy D. Geiger, 85, of Homestead Village, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015. Nancy was born in Reading, PA and was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Ida (Gundrum) Davis who was lovingly known as Gammie. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Richard T. Geiger on July 19, 1999. She graduated from Kutztown University...
Teresa F. Cosgrove
Sep 24, 2015
Teresa F. Cosgrove, 81, of Gordonville, PA passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late John T. Cosgrove, Sr. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Stella (Jandura) Fronczek. Teresa was a 1952 graduate of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School and...
Jacob Kreider Kurtz Jr.
Sep 24, 2015
Jacob Kreider Kurtz Jr. died on September 24th, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital after a lengthy debilitating illness of Parkinson's disease which he fought valiantly. Jake was born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Kreider Kurtz and Edwina Raymor Kurtz. He was the only son with sisters Elaine Kurtz (Palmgren) and Barbara Kurtz (Hammon). Jake graduated from Ephrata...
Stella L. Trenta
Sep 23, 2015
Stella L. Trenta, 95, of Lancaster, PA passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Silvio A. Trenta who died in 2005. Born in Saltolavecchia Reggio Calabria, Italy she was the daughter of the late Carmelo and Annunziata (Manti) Arcudi. Stella was a homemaker and enjoyed knitting afghans for the...
Ruth J. Treanor
Sep 22, 2015
Ruth J. Treanor, 91, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly September 22, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Harlan IA, Ruth was the daughter of the late Arthur and Della (Larsen) Sorensen. She was married to the late Charles F. Treanor for 52 years prior to his death in 1995. Ruth was a talented artist and award-winning craftswoman....
Robert C. Miller
Sep 22, 2015
Robert C. Miller, 65, of Lancaster, PA, died on September 22, 2015. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Richard & Catherine (Sheetz) Miller. Robert was the husband of 18 years to Michele (Guito) Miller. He was a salesman for Allen Brothers Wholesale Distributor in Philadelphia. He enjoyed playing bingo in Lebanon. Robert's granddaughters were his...
Patricia J. Nettke
Sep 21, 2015
Patricia J. Nettke, 81, lifelong Lancaster resident, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born on Cabbage Hill to the late Frank B. and Myrtle (Daggett) Markley. Patricia and her husband Emil A. Nettke, Jr. were married 59 years last May 5th. A graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, Patricia retired from Community...
Geraldine Annetta Dougherty
Sep 21, 2015
Geraldine Annetta Dougherty, 71, of Windsor Ave., Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, September 21, 2015. Born in Harrisburg, PA, she was the wife of Dennis Michael Dougherty and they celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on December 2nd. She was the daughter of the late Stoey A. and Isadora Richardson Barrick. A graduate of...
Oua Saliaenkham
Sep 20, 2015
Oua Saliaenkham, 74, of Denver, PA, passed away on September 20, 2015 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was born in Vientiane, Laos. Oua was the wife of the late Chanthy Saliaenkham.
Surviving are 6 Children: Bounpheng Salienkham, Khamphong Salienkham, Somphan Subrink, Khamphay Salienkham, Damdy Chaleunsoukk & Khamsouk Salienkham; and 17 grandchildren.
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Gundela "Gundi" B. Maris
Sep 20, 2015
Gundela B. "Gundi" Maris, 82, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Lancashire Hall. Born in Wundelheim, Germany to the late Oscar and Gertrude (Michael) Hoben. Gundi immigrated to New York in May of 1956 and was married to the late John M. Maris, Sr. Gundi now joins her...
Phillip H. Schnee
Sep 19, 2015
Phillip H. Schnee, 76, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Sunbury, PA he was the son of the late Paul and Isabel (Winters) Schnee. He married Jean (Hill) Schnee on November 25, 1961 at. St. Michael's Orthodox Church in Mt. Carmel and was married for over 53...
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