Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Colonel Warren G. Botz

Colonel Warren G. Botz

Mar 19, 2016

Colonel Warren G. Botz, US Air Force, retired, 96, passed away at his Manheim Twp. home on Saturday, March 19, 2016. He was born in Lebanon to the late Tylon J. and Sallie V. (Peiffer) Botz. Warren's wife, Gladys B. (Jernberg) Botz, died in 2000 after 56 years of marriage.

A 1938 graduate of Lebanon High School,...

Thelma C. Brazill

Thelma C. Brazill

Mar 18, 2016

Thelma C. Brazill, 92, of Lancaster passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at ManorCare in Lebanon. Born in Richmond VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Ethel S. (Wiley) Campbell. Her husband John W. Brazill passed away in 2007 with whom she was married to for 51 years.

After moving to Lancaster in...

Julian Herbert Williams

Julian Herbert Williams

Mar 18, 2016

Julian Herbert Williams, age 76, of Stevens, Pa, went to be with the Lord on Friday March, 18, 2016. "Herb" was born in Richmond, Virginia and was the husband to Patsy Crane Williams for 53 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three children: Tara Williams Sellers, wife of Mark Sellers of Lampeter,...

Doris L. Pazakis

Doris L. Pazakis

Mar 18, 2016

Doris L. Pazakis, 87, wife of the late John F. Pazakis, of Marietta, PA, died March 18, 2016.

Dennis L. Oliver

Dennis L. Oliver

Mar 18, 2016

Dennis L. Oliver, 70, of East Hempfield Twp., died at Hospice & Community Care on Friday, March 18, 2016. Born in Yanceyville, NC, he was the son of the late Norman Lee and Mildred (Kimbro) Oliver. Dennis was the husband of Geraldine M. "Jerry" Mauer Oliver for 38 years before her death on February 17, 2015.

A...

Ann H. Bigelow

Ann H. Bigelow

Mar 18, 2016

Ann Harvey Bigelow (nee Elsie Ann Harvey) was born July 8, 1933, to Francis Adolphus Harvey, Quaker, and Elsie Brackbill Harvey, Mennonite (nee Elsie May Brackbill), in Brockton, Massachusetts. Her siblings are Doris Dickerson of Lititz, Pennsylvania; Kenneth Milhous of Cheshire, Connecticut; Raymond Milhous of Burlington, Vermont; and Bruce Harvey of Kalona, Iowa. Her father worked as a manager...

Arthur C. Mccormack

Arthur C. Mccormack

Mar 18, 2016

Husband, Father, Grandfather, Master Gardener

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.

Growing up as a boy in Rockaway Beach, New York with his two sisters, life was not easy. From the time Arthur was twelve he worked summers and part-time jobs to support...

Diane Marie Antonelli

Diane Marie Antonelli

Mar 17, 2016

Diane Marie Antonelli, 59, of Estes Park, CO, formerly of Lancaster, died Thursday, March 17, 2016, in Colorado, of natural causes.

Born in Lancaster, Diane was a 1975 graduate of McCaskey High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Pennsylvania State University in 1981. She continued her education at the University of Northern...

Dr. Catherine Gibson Havemeier

Dr. Catherine Gibson Havemeier

Mar 17, 2016

Dr. Catherine Gibson Havemeier, age 87 years, of Lancaster, passed away at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born on May 25, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA., she was the daughter of the late John A. Gibson and Anna E. Culbert Gibson. She is survived by sons: Paul E. Oppenheimer, Jr., husband of Eileen...

Mary Jane Freiberg

Mary Jane Freiberg

Mar 17, 2016

Jane Freiberg, 69, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on March 17, 2016 at home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Richard & Emma (Zuercher) Yeager. Jane was the loving wife of Ron Freiberg for 47 years.

She attended Bowling Green State University. She was a Brownie Troop Leader. Jane loved family trips to...

Adele L. Slavin

Adele L. Slavin

Mar 17, 2016

Mrs. Adele L. Slavin went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2016, after being a patient in Health Care at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA.

Adele was born on September 21, 1915 in Steelton, PA to Edward J. and Martha Lescure. She was born again as a teenager in Fairview Baptist Church of...

Ladelia M. “Dolly” Coffroth

Ladelia M. “Dolly” Coffroth

Mar 16, 2016

Ladelia M. "Dolly" Coffroth, 83, of Christiana, PA passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Atglen, PA she was a daughter of the late William A. and Zelva Mae (McGinnes) Mullen. Dolly as she was affectionately known as was Christian by faith, a homemaker and a very strong willed, independent woman. Her...

Harry G. King

Harry G. King

Mar 16, 2016

Harry G. King, 90, of Millersville, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.

He was the husband of Florence M. Bentley King, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage this past August 2nd. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry Z. and Helen M. Russell King.

Harry...

Rodney R. Norton

Rodney R. Norton

Mar 15, 2016

Rodney R. Norton, 63, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on March 15, 2016.

Keith L. Mcguigan

Keith L. Mcguigan

Mar 14, 2016

Keith L. McGuigan, 42, of Leola, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on March 14, 2016. He was born in Lancaster to Audrey A. (Mimnall), with whom he lived, and the late Edward L. McGuigan.

After attending Penn Manor High School, Keith worked at the Centerville Burger King, the Rohrerstown Sunoco and then Renzenberger, Inc. providing transportation...

Dolores J. Mellinger

Dolores J. Mellinger

Mar 13, 2016

Dolores J. Mellinger, 69, of Mount Joy, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Lancaster General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, Dolores was the daughter of the late Lloyd and June (Lawrence) Hunt. She was the wife of the late Gerald L. Mellinger. A graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, Dolores worked as a bookkeeper for...

Violet M. Burkel

Violet M. Burkel

Mar 13, 2016

Violet M. Burkel, 60, a hairstylist, of Wilmington, DE died 3/13/16. Mass of Christian Burial to be held on March 23 at 9AM at San Juan Bautista Church 425 S. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602.

Donald C. Herr

Donald C. Herr

Mar 13, 2016

Donald C. Herr, 86, formerly of 323 Winthrop Drive in Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was the husband of the late Marjorie A. Lauer Herr. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late M. Reeder and Edna Styer Herr. Donald had worked for ACME Markets for 31 years until his retirement in...

Luis Perez Gonzalez, M.D.

Luis Perez Gonzalez, M.D.

Mar 13, 2016

Luis Perez Gonzalez, M.D., 63, of Lancaster, died 3/13/16. An Oncologist at the Institute of Oncology in El Vedado, Cuba. Survived by wife, Consuela Labrada-Arias. Mass of Christian Burial will be on March 22 at 9AM at San Juan Bautista Church 425 S. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602.

Deborah Susan Koshuta

Deborah Susan Koshuta

Mar 13, 2016

Deborah Susan Koshuta, 59, of Willow Street, PA passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA after a short courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of John "Mike" Koshuta to whom she was married for 37 years. Born in Pittsburgh, PA she was a daughter of the late Albert and...

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