Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Melvin James Ressler

Melvin James Ressler

Sep 1, 2015

Melvin James Ressler, 86, entered into rest at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. He was born December 23, 1928 in Ephrata Township to the late Grube & Anna Martin (Zimmerman) Ressler. Melvin shared 64 years of married life with his devoted wife, Lettie (Hostetter) Ressler. Melvin served faithfully in the Oregon Community United Methodist Church as a faithful...

Mary Ann Walker

Mary Ann Walker

Aug 31, 2015

Mary Ann Walker, 74, of Lancaster, PA passed away August 31, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of Gordon P. Walker with whom she was married for 51 years. Born in Detroit, MI she was the daughter of the late John and Eloise (Wilkins) Kaiser. Mary Ann received her secretarial degree from Westminster College and worked...

Mary V. “Maymie” Coelho

Mary V. “Maymie” Coelho

Aug 30, 2015

Mary V. Coelho died peacefully on August 30th at Oak Leaf Manor North after a period of declining health.

Mary was born on July 11, 1929 in Port Washington, New York, the youngest of seven children. The daughter of Polish immigrants Joseph Bialobryski and Maryanna Sadloska, she graduated from public school and then entered business school for...

James E. “Sunny” Williams

James E. “Sunny” Williams

Aug 30, 2015

James Williams, 75, of Lancaster, died August 30, 2015 at Manor Care. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Thomas Williams Sr. and Cecilia Striver

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey H.S., Sunny enjoyed singing, dancing, and making people laugh.

He retired as a custodian from Millersville University. He also worked at the...

Antoinette T. “Dolly” Gaul

Antoinette T. “Dolly” Gaul

Aug 30, 2015

Antoinette T. "Dolly" Gaul, 97, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Brethren Village. Born in West Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Michelina (Selliti) Caccamo. She was the wife of the late Harry H. Gaul who passed away in 1985. She was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School. Dolly owned...

Kathryn Y. “Kay” Demott

Kathryn Y. “Kay” Demott

Aug 29, 2015

Kathryn Y. "Kay" DeMott, 97, of Lititz, PA formerly of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Landis Homes. She was the wife of Joseph G. DeMott to whom she was married for 67 years. Born in Punxsutawney, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mable (Butera) Salvaggio. Mrs. DeMott worked for Punxsutawney...

Paulene J. (Snyder) Arcudi

Paulene J. (Snyder) Arcudi

Aug 29, 2015

Paulene J. (Snyder) Arcudi, 88, of Lititz, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cresswell, she was the wife of the late Santo S. Arcudi, whom she met while working at the Hubley Toy Co. in Lancaster, and fell in love while dancing and rollerskating. He...

Hipolito Torres-Feliciano

Hipolito Torres-Feliciano

Aug 29, 2015

Hipolito Torres-Feliciano, 91, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Lares, PR to the late Anselmo Torres Ramos and Maria Feliciano Gonzalez. Hipolito was the husband of the late Eugenia Torres who died in 1999. Hipolito was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed playing guitar, singing, and...

Perry M. Pritchard

Perry M. Pritchard

Aug 28, 2015

Perry M. Pritchard, 43, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly of natural causes, on Friday, August 28, 2015 at home. Perry was born in Warrensville Heights, OH to Harlan O. and Priscilla Ann (Easterling) Pritchard. He was the loving husband of Stephanie S. (Evans) Pritchard. Perry was a graduate of R.B. Chamberland High School in Twinsburg, OH. After graduating high...

H.T. “Cork” Roschel

H.T. “Cork” Roschel

Aug 28, 2015

H.T. "Cork" Roschel, 73, of Willow Street, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. He was born in Lancaster, PA and was the son of the late Charles and Anna Mae (Markley) Roschel. He was the loving husband to JoAnn (Horst) Roschel with whom he was married to for over 47 years....

Diane C. Hourican

Diane C. Hourican

Aug 28, 2015

Diane C. Hourican, 69, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred O'Rourke. After attending nursing school in NY, Diane began her nursing profession, devoting her life to the care of others over the...

Donald Ray Rathkey, Sr.

Donald Ray Rathkey, Sr.

Aug 27, 2015

Donald Ray Rathkey, Sr., 73, of Lancaster, PA passed away August 27, 2015 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. He was the husband of Nada L. (Neumann) Rathkey to whom he was married for 51 years. Born in Lancaster, PA he was a son of the late Laura V. Gornik wife of step father Anthony M. Gornik and John H....

Beverly A. Eager

Beverly A. Eager

Aug 27, 2015

Beverly A. Eager, 64, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Bev will be lovingly missed by her family and friends. She was born in Lancaster to the late Harry G. and Pauline (Beers) Hess. Bev's husband of 34 years, Larry W. Eager, died in 2003.

A 1968 graduate of Warwick High School,...

Gloria Jean Nies

Gloria Jean Nies

Aug 26, 2015

Gloria Jean Nies, 72, of Columbia, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Howard C. and Arlene W. (Eckert) Booker. She worked for St. Anne's Retirement Community as a nurse's aide for many years and enjoyed making cards for people,...

Wayne S. Moyer

Wayne S. Moyer

Aug 26, 2015

Wayne S. Moyer, 65, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy. He was the husband of Mary L. Strepay Moyer, with whom he shared 40 years pf marriage this past July 19th. Born in Sellersville, PA, he was the son of the late A. Merril and Doris Gennaria...

James Warren Cairns

James Warren Cairns

Aug 26, 2015

James Warren Cairns, 84, of Lititz, formerly of Lancashire, England, left this earth on Wednesday, August 26th after a long battle with dementia. We pray he will now be at peace with his Lord. Jim was a loving husband to Thelma (Warren) Cairns, father of Nicola and grandfather to Christina and Chelsea. He was preceded in death by a...

Clara V. Rottmund

Clara V. Rottmund

Aug 26, 2015

Clara V. Rottmund, 83, of New Holland and formerly of Lancaster, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Garden Spot Village. She was the wife of the late James J. Rottmund, who preceded her in death in 1999. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Soldner Zellner. Clara had been...

Mary Ann Starr

Mary Ann Starr

Aug 25, 2015

Mary Ann Starr, 55, of Lancaster, passed away at Audubon Villa, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Mary Ann was born in Lancaster to Robert G. Starr and the late Mary Jane (Lombardo) Starr. Mary Ann was a 1978 graduate of Manheim Township High School. She went on to Millersville University and received her Bachelor's degree in 1985. Mary Ann...

C. Robert Fackler

C. Robert Fackler

Aug 25, 2015

C. Robert Fackler, 90, of 3947 Oregon Pike, Ephrata, entered into rest August 25, 2015 at his home. He was born in York to the late Claude D. and Ruth Dyer Fackler and was the husband of Jeanne Gantz Fackler with whom he shared 65 years of marriage this past October. Bob was a memberof Zion Lutheran Church for...

Michael Luke

Michael Luke

Aug 24, 2015

Michael Luke, 57, of Lancaster, PA passed on August 24th, 2015 at home surrounded by his Family. He was born in Queens,NYC but moved to Lancaster, PA in 1994 to give his children a better life. Michael was a Fork Lift Operator for Kalas Manufacturing Inc. He enjoyed playing Chess, Fixing Cars & Electronics. It didn't matter if it...

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