Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Carl H. Poltrok
Apr 23, 2015
Carl H. Poltrok, 65, of Lancaster, died at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Howard C. and Dorothy A. (Keiper) Poltrok. Carl was married to Patricia A. "Patti" (Kilp) Poltrok for 36 years.
He graduated from Penn Manor High School and completed several adult classes...
Mary A. Pichler
Apr 23, 2015
Mary A. Pichler, 95, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Peter P. Pichler, who passed away in 1978, and the late Bruce Reitzel, who passed away in 1985. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Alois and Mary Klingseisen Getz. Mary...
Barbara E. Shaffer
Apr 22, 2015
Barbara E. Shaffer, 87, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA, went home to her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Blair V. Shaffer, Jr. with whom she had celebrated 64 years of marriage prior to his passing in December 2010. She was born in Wilkinsburg, PA in 1928, the...
Eleanor A. (Picillo) Flemingloss
Apr 22, 2015
Eleanor A. (Picillo) Flemingloss, 90, of Lancaster, PA passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA, where she had been a resident for the past year. Born in Kearny, NJ, she was the wife of the late Francis A. Flemingloss, and the daughter of the late Salvatore and Pasqualina (Rubolo) Picillo. Eleanor, a loving mother and...
Shirley A. Roda
Apr 21, 2015
Shirley A. Roda, 84, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late August and Hilda (Demotta) Estrella. Shirley's loving husband of 59 years, Frank J. Roda, died March 6.
She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church....
John D. Myers
Apr 20, 2015
John D. Myers, 57, is survived by his parents: David J. Myers of AZ and Joanne Myers of Baltimore, MD. Also surviving are two sisters and his "rental family", Kelly, Darrin, Ashley, & Adam Fry. He was preceded in death by a brother. He worked for Equipment Depot for several years and was a member of the Rothsville I.O.O.B...
Walter I. “Bud” Glassmoyer, Iii
Apr 20, 2015
Walter I. "Bud" Glassmoyer, III, 67, of Willow Street, PA passed away while vacationing on Monday, April 20, 2015. He was the husband of Dianne (Steinmetz) Glassmoyer and the late Bonnie L. (Sapp) Glassmoyer who passed away in 2010. Born in Lebanon, PA on March 31, 1948 he was a son of the late Walter I. Jr. and Florence...
Betty J. Young
Apr 20, 2015
Betty J. Young, 86, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, April 20, 2015. Betty was born in Lititz to the late Elmer and Eva (Kulp) Allison. Betty worked as a machine operator for the Morgan Paper Company of Lititz for over 40 years. Betty was of the Christian faith and was a devoted mother who...
Ying Yuk Leung
Apr 19, 2015
Ying Yuk Leung, 74, of Lititz, died suddenly Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Nang Nguy and Quynh Huynh. Ying loved spending time with and cooking for her family and friends. She was a devoted mother and a wonderful grandmother to all her grandchildren. She was...
Donald G. Porell
Apr 19, 2015
Donald G. Porell, 67, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and friends after a 6 month battle with Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma. He was the husband of Peg Martel Porell, with whom he shared almost 46 years of marriage this coming May 3rd. Born in Sanford , ME, he was the son of the late Adrian...
Anthony A. Balulis
Apr 19, 2015
Anthony A. Balulis, 71, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at his Lititz home with his loving wife Nemira (Miskinyte) Balulis by his side. He was born in Pottsville to Antoinette (Melusky) Balulis of Minersville and the late Alphonse Balulis.
A graduate of Pottsville High School, Anthony served as a SP4(T) in the US Army during the Vietnam...
Cynthia A. Wiley
Apr 18, 2015
Cynthia A. Wiley, 75, of Lancaster, PA, died on April 18, 2015 at Conestoga View Retirement Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Anneta (Plummer) Wiley. She was a graduate of Millersville University. She was an activities specialist at Conestoga View for 15 years before retiring in 2005. Cindy liked to read and...
Samuel Ross Spearing
Apr 18, 2015
Samuel Ross Spearing, June 6, 1927 – April 18, 2015, son of the late Samuel Blair Spearing & Ella (Moyer) Spearing. Husband of Lois (Byers) Spearing of 63 years. He held a Bachelor's Degree and Masters Equivalency in vocational education; 22 years of teaching at Willow Street VoTech; served 4 years in the Navel Reserves; was a member of...
Jack H. Warrenfeltz
Apr 18, 2015
Jack H. Warrenfeltz, 80, of Mountville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hagerstown, MD he was the son of the late Herbert R. and Olivia (Hooker) Warrenfeltz. He was married to the late Caroll W. Warrenfeltz who passed away on July 9,...
Hector Vega
Apr 17, 2015
Hector Vega, 68, passed away peacefully at his Lancaster home on Friday, April 17, 2015, with his companion of 40 years, Hilda Ramos, by his side. He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico to the late Francisco Vega and Alejandrina Diaz.
He worked for John F. Cope and attended San Juan Bautista Catholic Church. Hector liked to...
Robert L. Sellers
Apr 16, 2015
Robert L. Sellers, 74, Husband of Patricia Sellers of Lancaster. died April 16, 2015.
Charles J. Gatti
Apr 16, 2015
While bowling in the stars lacks the great sound of ten pins exploding in a strike, Charlie J. Gatti Jr. bowls in the stars now. He was an avid bowler who took over thirty years to get his first of several perfect 300 games. But Charlie was more proud of getting inducted into the National Senior (Olympics) Games Association...
Jonathan James Herr
Apr 15, 2015
Jonathan James Herr, 37, of E. Petersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2015 due to complications of his vasculitis disease. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Robert J. Herr and the late Joanne (Fehl) Herr; step-son of Bonnie Herr. Jon was the loving husband of 11 years to Nicole (Rittenhouse) Herr. Jon was a graduate...
Susan Elizabeth Mekeel Volker
Apr 15, 2015
Susan Elizabeth Mekeel Volker — a loving, devoted and selfless wife, sister and friend — died at Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday after a valiant 15-month battle with brain cancer. Suzey was 65. An East Hempfield Township resident, Suzey was born in York, the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Celestine Krantz Mekeel. She was a graduate of...
Thomas J. Beck
Apr 14, 2015
Thomas J. Beck, Professor Emeritus at Thaddeus Stevens College in Lancaster, passed away on April 14, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Tom was born in Lancaster, PA, the son of Edward J. and Mary Beck. He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1958 and found employment for a year at the Hamilton Watch Company. He enrolled in Millersville...
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