Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Barbara Ann (Lemmon) Youngs
Mar 12, 2015
Barbara Ann (Lemmon) Youngs of Mastic LI, NY and Lancaster PA since 2010, succumbed after a long battle with cancer at the age of 62 on March 12, 2015. She was born in Yonkers NY on October 29, 1952. She was a daughter of the late John and Annette Proulx Lemmon.
She is survived by her husband...
Aislinn Rose Douglas
Mar 11, 2015
Aislinn Rose Douglas, infant daughter of Kristy Lynn Pfeffer and Timothy Scott Douglas, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Women and Babies Hospital.
Kenneth Philip Limbert
Mar 11, 2015
Kenneth Philip Limbert, 68, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Claremont Nursing and Rehab Center, Carlisle, after a lengthy battle with ALS. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Donald and Mildred (Hoffman) Limbert. Kenneth was a 40-year member of Conestoga Country Club and also belonged to Lancaster Leiderkranz. He was a former member...
Edna M. “Eddie” Kempf
Mar 11, 2015
Edna M. "Eddie" Kempf, 85, of Lancaster died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Hamilton Arms. She was the wife of the late Roy F. Kempf who died in 1986. Born on March 23, 1929 and raised on the family farm in Marticville, PA she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Lillie Maude (Groff) Henry. Edna retired...
Richard C. Myers
Mar 11, 2015
Richard C. Myers, 89, of Lititz, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in his residence. Born in East Petersburg, he was the husband of Penny H. Myers of Lititz, and the son of the late Lloyd B. and Mamie (Cooper) Myers. Richard worked in the family painting business, Lloyd B. Myers & Sons, for many years until he became a...
Kevin “Big Kev” Lupton
Mar 11, 2015
Kevin "Big Kev" Lupton, 58, of Lancaster, PA was welcomed into Heaven by his Lord and Savior on March 11, 2015 after battling cancer for 5 years. Kevin was born in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, PA on December 12, 1956. He was the son of the late Clement M. Lupton, II & the late Artense Lupton. Kevin...
Helen Alta Brubaker
Mar 10, 2015
Helen Alta Brubaker, 84, of Mountville, PA, died on March 10, 2015 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Alta (Reese) Hoppler. Helen was the loving wife of Paul Brubaker. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM on Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Charles F....
Dolores B. Erb
Mar 10, 2015
Dolores B. Erb, 83, of Holtwood, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. She was the wife of the late Gerald A. Erb, who passed away on March 21, 1991. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Eugene F. and Mary Haberstroh Poff. Dolores had attended Holy...
Donald L. Spence
Mar 9, 2015
Donald L. Spence, 74, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on March 9, 2015 at ManorCare of Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Verna (Ulrich) Spence. A Vietnam era veteran, he served in the U.S. Army. Donald retired from RCA as a factory worker for the company. He was a member of the...
Richard M. ‘Dick’ Herman
Mar 9, 2015
Richard M. 'Dick' Herman, 83, of Willow Street, PA, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2015 at the Bob Fryer & Family Hospice Inpatient Center in Mount Joy, PA. Born to Caryl Miller Herman and Elizabeth Gause Herman in Harrisburg, PA on March 21, 1931, he was the loving husband of the late Joan Ruth Bair Herman, with whom...
Joseph R. Faranda
Mar 9, 2015
Joseph R. Faranda, 74, entered into rest on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Maple Farm Nursing Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Anthony and Jean (Costarella) Faranda. A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and Millersville University, he was a former long-time member of St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church. Joseph will be missed and...
Suzanne Schmitt Goodling
Mar 8, 2015
Born in Gettysburg on November 5, 1934, to the late Jay Richard Schmitt Sr. and the late Anna Catherine McDonnell Schmitt, Suzanne Schmitt Goodling passed away on March 8, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer.
A native of Gettysburg, Suzanne graduated from Gettysburg High School. She received a B. A. from Gettysburg College with cum laude...
Shirley V. “Shubby” (Murr) Boose
Mar 8, 2015
Shirley V. "Shubby" (Murr) Boose, 75, of Willow Street, died Monday, March 8, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.
Born in Lancaster, she is survived by her former husband, Paul "Chub" Boose of Willow Street. She was the daughter of the late George H. and Pauline (Shurr) Murr.
Shubby loved spending time with...
Wilbur H. “Bill” Wamsley
Mar 7, 2015
Wilbur H. "Bill" Wamsley, 93, of Willow Street and formerly of Media, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Lakeside at Willow Valley. Born in Prospect Park, PA, he was the son of the late Willard E. and Marie (Reinerth) Wamsley. Bill celebrated 72 years of marriage with his wife Alice E. (Bernard) Wamsley last July.
Bill served...
Robert J. Griffith
Mar 7, 2015
Robert J. Griffith, 87, formerly of Lititz, passed into the arms of our Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Brethren Village. Son of Martin and Susan (Martin) Griffith he was born April 5, 1927 in West Earl Township. Born into a large family, Bob was the thirteenth of fourteen children.
Bob and his wife Geraldine Lefever...
Helen M. Rokoski
Mar 7, 2015
Helen M. Rokoski, of Lancaster and formerly resided in Allentown, PA passed away on Saturday March 7th at St. Anne Retirement Community where she resided for the past two years. Helen was born in Bath PA and was the daughter of the late C. Michael and Anna (Fedorek) Solker, and the wife of the late Joseph S. Rokoski who...
Albert J. Bagnoli
Mar 7, 2015
Albert J. Bagnoli, 85, of Lancaster, PA, died unexpectedly on March 7, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Mary C. (Rocchi) Bagnoli. Albert was the loving husband of 61 years to Nancy (Frank) Bagnoli. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Army. Albert retired after more than 40...
Richard Ober Binkley
Mar 7, 2015
Richard Ober Binkley, 87, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Brethren Village. Born in Leola, he was the son of the late Aaron Benedict and Elma Mae (Ober) Binkley. He and his loving wife, Julia Florence (Wenrich) Binkley, marked 67 years of marriage on December 13, 2014. Richard was a member of Hempfield Church of the Brethren,...
Lois M. Walczyk
Mar 6, 2015
Lois M. Walczyk, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and daughter of George E. and Lucille Huber Crowley passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at home on Friday morning, March 6, 2015. She was 82.
Lois was preceded in death by her son Thomas; she is survived by her husband of 59 years, David, daughter Ann Suggs (and...
Lance E. Newswanger
Mar 6, 2015
Lance E. Newswanger, 75, of Willow Street, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 6, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Lorraine (Brachtendorf) Newswanger. His wife Mary Jane Newswanger passed away on May 14, 2012. Lance was a 1957 graduate of Penn Manor High School and went on to graduate from F&M...
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