Oct 3, 2015

Helen K. Roth, 94, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, October 03, 2015 at ManorCare surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Elizabeth V. (Martin) Kline. She was wife of the late Ellsworth R. Fuhrman who passed away in 1966. She was a longtime member of St. Leo the...

Oct 2, 2015

Nancy J. Brenner, 83, lifelong Lititz resident, passed away at Landis Homes Retirement Community, on Friday, October 2, 2015. She was born in Lititz to the late Brian David and Elizabeth (Hess) Grube. Nancy's husband James David Brenner died in 2011, three weeks short of their 60th wedding anniversary.

A graduate of Rothsville High School, she was...

Oct 1, 2015

Julie T. Martini, 66, of Lancaster and Baiern-Berganger, Germany, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Chur, Switzerland, she was the daughter of the late Enrico C.S. and Benita Eichmann Martini. A talented photographer and artist, Julie had worked as a free-lance photographer in Europe. She enjoyed sculpting and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...