Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Carolyn A. Burns
May 27, 2015
Carolyn A. Burns, 80, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Homestead Village. Born in Marion, IN, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Roseanna (Glasser) Williams. She was married to the late Paul J. Burns who passed away on December 8, 2014. She was the valedictorian of her class at Marion High School in...
Charles Brubaker
May 26, 2015
Charles Brubaker, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. He was the husband of Annetta F. Forney Brubaker, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage this past May 11th. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Abram and Mary Crills Brubaker. Charles had...
Ivan Carl Habecker
May 26, 2015
Ivan Carl Habecker, of Lititz, died on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Brereton Manor, Washington Boro. Born in the family home in Lititz, he was the son of the late John S. and Daisy M. (Miller) Habecker. Carl was a salesman for C.Y. Tanger and Son for over 45 years, 38 of those full time. He was a member...
Richard “Rick” Norris Bowling, Sr
May 26, 2015
Richard "Rick" Norris Bowling, Sr, 68, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the husband of Joanne (Varrone) Bowling of Lancaster, and the son of the late Norris Denson and Fay (Ryder) Bowling. Rick was always laughing and upbeat, and was known for his sarcastic wit and for being a...
Ruth Anna (Magni) Patterson
May 25, 2015
With the passing of Ruth Anna (Magni) Patterson,76, on May 25, 2015, heaven welcomed a special angel. Born in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Scheiber) Magni. Ruth was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed beyond words. Ruth fought the hell that is cancer until the very end. It...
Henry M. Stauffer
May 25, 2015
Henry M. Stauffer, 95, of Landis Homes in Lititz, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Pagan Stauffer, who passed away in 1997. Born in Ephrata, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel O. and Susannah Martin Stauffer. Henry had worked for 50 years for the Sensenich Propeller Company,...
David Bruce Buzzelli
May 25, 2015
David Bruce Buzzelli, 59, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on May 25, 2015 unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Anthony Joseph Buzzelli and Elizabeth "Betty" Jane (Kirchner) Buzzelli. David was a resident at Friendship Community Organization for 12 years, and was loved and cherished by all. Surviving is a...
Jeanette J. Wickenheiser
May 24, 2015
Jeanette J. Wickenheiser, 82, of Conestoga View, Lancaster, died after a brief illness on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Raised in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Zimmerman and Dorothy Simmons. She worked as a cashier at Turkey Hill for 17 years and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Columbia. Jeanette was an...
Mary J. Gingerich
May 24, 2015
Mary J. Gingerich, 58, of Lititz, PA died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of Wade Gingerich to whom she was married to for 34 years. Born in Lewisburg, PA she was a daughter of the late Isaac S. and Esther (Lehman) Ginder. Mary was a 1975 graduate of Warwick High School and...
Dr. Anthony R. Patterson, Jr.
May 24, 2015
Dr. Anthony R. Patterson, Jr. died Sunday, May 24, 2015, in Lancaster, PA. He was 65 years old.
Tony was born August 15, 1949, at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was a 1967 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, received his undergraduate and dental degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1971 and 1976, respectfully. He completed...
Dorothy J. Cox
May 23, 2015
Dorothy J. Cox died Saturday evening at Moravian Manor in Lititz. Born in Hammond, Indiana, Dottie was the daughter of the late Irene and Thomas Akin Keir. She lived in Indiana and Michigan before moving with her family in 1966 to Manheim Township, where she lived until she moved to Moravian Manor.
Dottie was a homemaker, mom...
Shannon Kissinger-Rothfus
May 22, 2015
Shannon Kissinger-Rothfus, 38, of Lititz, PA died Friday, May 22, 2015 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Born in Lancaster she was a daughter of Charlene (Kauffman) Burkholder of Lititz, PA and the late Raymond L. Kissinger. Shannon worked at Pet Smart in the pet grooming salon, was a pet lover, enjoyed traveling to Disney World, going on cruises...
Sue Anne Maher
May 21, 2015
Sue Anne Maher, 68, of Peach Drive, Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully at Hospice and Community Care on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sue was the wife of Daniel J. Maher, Sr., and they would be celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary on June 13th. She is the daughter of the late Leonard E. Hurst Jr, and...
Charles (Chuckie) A. Magee, Iv
May 20, 2015
Chuckie Magee, 23, of Lititz, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, after he had been fighting undifferentiated pleomorphic bone sarcoma. He was born in Lancaster on the beautiful day of March 14, 1992, and is the loving son of Charles A., III and Beverly Horn Magee of Lititz.
Chuckie was a...
Nancy J. Heller
May 20, 2015
Nancy J. Heller, 89, died Tuesday, May 20, 2015 at Brethren Village after a lengthy illness. Formerly of Lancaster, she had been a resident of Brethren Village for 11 years. Born in Eden, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Guy Heller and Helen C. (Beazley) Heller. Nancy was affiliated for 44 years with Armstrong World Industries, Inc....
Simon F. Groff, Iii
May 19, 2015
Simon F. Groff, III, of Hellam and formerly of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Simon F. Jr. and Leona G. Hubbs Groff. Simon had been a lifelong employee at Armstrong World Industries, working in...
Gerald E. “Butch” Douts
May 19, 2015
Gerald E. "Butch" Douts, 77, formerly of Neffsville, died Hamilton Arms Center on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles D. and Ada Wissler (Erb) Douts.
Butch worked on the road crew for the Manheim Township Highway Department for 48 years. He enjoyed board puzzles and loved his dogs....
Juana Sanchez
May 18, 2015
Juana Sanchez, 78, of Lancaster passed away Monday, May 18, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Utuado, PR, Juana was the daughter of the late Juan Sanchez and Ramona Medina. She was the wife of the late Jose A. Rodriguez who passed away in 2006. Juana was a homemaker and raised her family. She...
Amanda “Dada” Rodgers
May 18, 2015
Amanda "Dada" Rodgers, 30, of Mechanicsburg, died unexpectedly in Mifflinville on Monday, May 18, 2015. She was born in Bryn Mawr, the daughter of Edward T. and Jacque (George) Rodgers of East Earl.
A 2002 graduate of Pequea Valley High School, Amanda earned her Bachelors in Psychology from Millersville University in 2007. She was a social worker...
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