Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Katherine Devlin Couturier
Nov 5, 2015
Katherine Devlin Couturier, 65, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Nov. 5, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy following a battle with brain cancer. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor Devlin and grew up in the West Oak Lane area of Philadelphia. For nearly 39 years, Kate has been the...
Karen Denise Grover
Nov 3, 2015
Karen Denise Grover, 55, of Woodcrest Avenue, Lititz, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, after an accident while walking her beloved dog, Mex. Born in Orange, New Jersey, Karen is the daughter of Bill and Susan Grover, Lancaster, PA, and significant partner of Dr. Jere B. Eshelman. Karen earned her Bachelor's Degree in Communications from York College...
Pauline E. (Adams) Rineer
Nov 3, 2015
Pauline E. (Adams) Rineer, 97, of Lititz and formerly of Rothsville, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Audubon Villa in Lititz, where she resided the last 11 years. Born in Millway, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Reitz) Adams. A 1936 graduate of Rothsville High School, she was employed as an assembler by the former...
William J. Papavasilion
Nov 2, 2015
William J. Papavasilion, 80, of Lancaster passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at LGH. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Aspasia (Fournaris) Papavasilion. He was married to Lois "Ricki" Papavasilion for over 55 years. He was a 1953 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School where he was active in sports and lettered in...
Augustine M. Kubala, Jr.
Nov 2, 2015
Gussie, 53, Lancaster, PA, passed away on November2, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Augustine M. Kubala, Sr. & Edna Louise (DeBoard) Kubala.
Gussie was a 1981 graduate of McCaskey High School. He enjoyed listening to Country Music, collecting Winross Trucks, and putting models together. Gussie...
Clair L. Meiskey
Nov 1, 2015
Clair L. Meiskey, 88, of Lititz, PA passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 in Spang Crest Manor in Lebanon, PA. He was the husband of Esther (Garner) Meiskey to whom he was married for 69 years. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Franklin and Viola (Stauffer) Meiskey Witmer. Clair was the owner/operator of Meiskey...
Mary L. Hill
Oct 31, 2015
Mary L. Hill, 86, of Herb Road, Temple, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Berkshire Center, Exeter, PA. Bon in Oley, PA, she was the wife of the late David W. Hill who died on November 29, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Carl G. and Loretta A. Harter Essig. Mary was...
Rosa (Rose) K. O’Day
Oct 31, 2015
Rosa (Rose) K. O'Day (Mueller), 82, was granted eternal rest on October 31, 2015, at Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA. Born on February 6, 1933, in Kelkheim-Taunus, Germany, she was the daughter of Konrad and Katharina Mueller. She met and married her husband, Roderick (Rod) J. O'Day, in Germany. They came to the Lancaster, PA in 1954. Rose and...
Joyce Geib
Oct 30, 2015
Joyce Geib, formerly of East Petersburg, died Friday, October 30, 2015, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Jacob F. and Ida Salinda (Eshleman) Diirner. Joyce and her husband Bernard "Bernie" P. Geib celebrated 54 years of marriage last September 23rd.
A graduate of Warwick High School, she...
Lucy B. Zook
Oct 29, 2015
Lucy B. Zook, 100, formerly of Lititz, died Thursday, 10/29/2015, at StoneRidge Retirement Living, Towne Centre, Myerstown. She was born in Schaefferstown to the late Norman Biemesderfer and Hattie (Hickernell) Biemesderfer Ruth. Lucy was also preceded in death by her husband Jacob L. Zook and her daughter Lenore Kofroth. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Paul's U.C.C....
Bernadine L. Pursel
Oct 29, 2015
Bernadine L. Pursel, 70, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. She was the wife of Richard C. Pursel, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage this past July 7th. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Wallace B. and Bernadine Hodgen Huber. Bernadine had...
Pauline R. Brinser
Oct 29, 2015
Pauline R. Brinser, 88, of Mount Joy, PA passed away in the comfort of her home on Thursday, October 29, 2015. She was the wife of the late Clyde R. Brinser who died November 7, 1995. Born in E. Donegal Twp., PA she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Elida S. (Raffensberger) Crowl. Pauline was a graduate...
June S. Leh
Oct 29, 2015
June S. Leh, 95, of Willow Street, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Lakeside at Willow Valley. Born in Pottstown, she was the wife of Raymond H. Leh of Willow Street, and the daughter of the late Eva M. Banks. She was employed as a registered nurse in the dispensary at Lehigh Valley Dairies for 10 years until her...
Fred P. Mccaffrey
Oct 27, 2015
Fred P. McCaffrey, 81, of Lancaster, PA passed away in the comfort of his home on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Fitzsimmons) McCaffrey who passed away in 2005. Born in Newark, NJ he was the son of the late John and Winifred Mary (Armstrong) McCaffrey. Fred worked in the marketing department of...
Catherine C. Dail
Oct 27, 2015
Catherine C. Dail, 93, of United Zion Retirement Community died October 27, 2015.
Amanda “Mandy” Yinger
Oct 27, 2015
Amanda "Mandy" Yinger, 90, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with the Lord on October 27, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Don Yinger.
Born in Sandy Springs, OH, she was the daughter of the late Parker and Ocie Adloff. Before relocating to Lancaster to live with her family, she...
Vion V. Glanze
Oct 26, 2015
Vion V. Glanze transitioned into eternal rest on Monday, October 26, 2015, at 8:10pm. Ms. Glanze, of Brownstown, a career executive legal assistant and office manager, was 87, and she began her new journey peacefully, with the strength, courage, and dignity for which she was known by all. She enjoyed tennis both as an avid player and spectator, and...
Florence B. Geib
Oct 26, 2015
Florence B. Geib, 95, of Brethren Village, Lititz, PA, passed away October 26, 2015.She was born September 4, 1920, in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, PA, to Elias and Katie Geib.
She worked as a seamstress at factories in Mount Joy, Columbia, Elizabethtown, and most recently, for Donegal Industries as Assistant to the Production Manager. In retirement she...
Lois K. Knipple Muckle
Oct 25, 2015
Lois K. Knipple Muckle, 88, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Clayton D. and Emily I. Millin Kauffman. She was the wife of the late Victor G. Knipple and the late Harry P. Muckle Jr. Lois had worked for the Commonwealth of PA...
Luis Ricardo Alonso
Oct 25, 2015
Luis Ricardo Alonso, 86, a retired professor of Spanish Literature at Franklin & Marshall College, passed away early Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. Beloved husband, father, Papa, brother, mentor, colleague, and friend. Ricardo was born in a little village in northern Spain and grew up in Cuba. When he got to Lancaster in 1975, he had...
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