Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Charles E. Simmons, Jr.
Aug 6, 2015
Charles E. Simmons, Jr., 96, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015, at Lakeside at Willow Valley. Born in Lancaster and raised in Millersville, Charles was the son of the late Charles E., Sr. and Mary (Heidlauf) Simmons. His wife of 55 years, Beatrice (Bookman) Simmons, died in 1999.
A 1936 graduate of Manor Township...
Theresa Marie “Mom” Barbieri Castarella
Aug 5, 2015
Theresa Castarella, of Lancaster, age almost 89, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. She was born in Gasperina, Italy. Theresa was just 12 years old when she came over by ship to the United States. During her lifetime she worked at a shoe factory and then became a full time homemaker....
Sandra F. Artz
Aug 5, 2015
Sandra F. Artz, 74, of Landisville, PA passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. She was the wife of Raymond S. Artz, Jr. to whom she was married for 49 years. Born in Lancaster, PA on February 16, 1941 she was the daughter of the late David and Florence (Rupp) Brandt. She was a 1959...
Pat J. Depue
Aug 5, 2015
Pat J. Depue, 81, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 after complications of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. She was the wife of Carl F. Depue, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage this past March 28th. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Katherine Frank Morrow. Pat had been a homemaker and loved camping,...
Katrina L. Short
Aug 5, 2015
Katrina L. Short, 17, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital after a lengthy battle with cystic fibrosis. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Stephen W. and Buffie (Evans) Short of Lancaster. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lancaster. Katrina was a member of the MTX Special Needs Cheerleading Squad,...
Richard J. Smith
Aug 3, 2015
Richard J. Smith, 99, of Lancaster, PA passed away on August 3, 2015 at Manor Care, Lancaster. Born, November 10, 1915, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Paul C. Smith and Mabel (Kendig) Smith. He was the husband of Beatrice (Young) Smith with whom he celebrated his 72nd wedding anniversary last September 21st.
Richard...
Eugene H. Fellenbaum
Aug 2, 2015
Eugene H. Fellenbaum, 88, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rosa (Troast) Fellenbaum. He was the husband of the late Helen June Fellenbaum who passed away in 2009. Eugene was a truck driver most of his life, most recently working for Yellow...
A. Glen Brewer
Aug 2, 2015
A. Glen Brewer, 85, of Lititz, PA, passed away on August 2, 2015 at the United Zion Retirement Community after a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 22, 1929 in Greene County, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Christopher Ury (Boss) and Abbie Brady Brewer. He was married 59 years to the late Leona Krafft Brewer, who died in...
Catherine Anne “Cathy” (Hower) Stewart
Aug 1, 2015
Catherine Anne "Cathy" (Hower) Stewart, 61, of Columbia, died Saturday, August 1, 2015 in her residence. Born in Lewistown, she was the wife of Eric F. Stewart of Columbia, and the daughter of Catherine Jane (Short) Hower of Elliotsburg, PA and the late Donald S. Hower, Sr. She spent the first 10 years of her life in Juniata County...
Anna M. “Ann” Toner
Jul 30, 2015
Anna M. "Ann" Toner, 88, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Aaron Vincent and Mary (McKinstry) Hurst.
A graduate of Manheim Township High School, Ann was a housekeeping supervisor for Lancaster General Hospital for 19 years, before retiring in 1991....
Vincenza Marie Mineo
Jul 30, 2015
Vincenza Marie Mineo, 58, of Millersville, PA passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Conestoga View. She was the wife of Timothy L. Mineo to whom she was married for 38 years.
Born in Camden, New Jersey she was a daughter of Vittoria (DiRenzo) Borsellino of Mount Joy, PA and the late Salvatore Borsellino. She was a...
Jeannine B. Crostley
Jul 30, 2015
Jeannine B. Crostley, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 30, 2015. Born in East Mauch Chunk, PA, now Jim Thorpe, she was the daughter of the late Guy W. Bruch & Laura (Hascher) Bruch. Jeannine graduated from East Mauch Chunk High School in 1946. She resided in Levittown, PA for 36 years. She worked in electronics &...
Ingrid A. Cooper
Jul 29, 2015
Ingrid A. Cooper, 80, of Lititz and formerly of Clark St in Lancaster, went to be with The Lord on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. She was the wife of the late John "Jack" Cooper, who passed away in 2005. Born in Hausneindorf, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Elsbeth Siemenrot Weidner. Ingrid had provided childcare...
Anita Louis
Jul 29, 2015
Anita Louis, 90, of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community. Born in Fonds-Des-Negres, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Jean and Carida (Termilus) Neptune. Anita was the wife of the late Clotaire Louis who died in 2005. Anita was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Manheim. She...
Margaret F. Steiner
Jul 28, 2015
Margaret F. Steiner, 99, former Warwick Teacher, of Luther Acres, Lititz, PA, died on July 28, 2015. She and her late husband, Henry C. Steiner were married in 1940. Born in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ray M. and Felicia T. Potter. A graduate of Bloomsburg University, she taught in the public schools of Cumberland...
Deborah S. Stauffer
Jul 28, 2015
Deborah S. Stauffer, 64, of Lancaster, PA passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Born in Lancaster, PA on October 5, 1950 she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Gertrude E. (Cremer) Stauffer. Deb was a 1968 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and was employed by the City of Lancaster as a custodian until her retirement in...
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