Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Charlie H. Lentz

Charlie H. Lentz

Jan 22, 2015

Charlie H. Lentz, 76, of Mapleton Depot, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care of Mt. Joy. Born in Lancaster, PA., he was the son of late George A. Lentz and Mildred (Axe) Lentz. He is survived by his two daughters, Natalie L., wife of Sam Scicchitano Jr. And Sophia P. wife of George...

Roberta C. "Ms. Bobbie" Anderson

Roberta C. "Ms. Bobbie" Anderson

Jan 22, 2015

Roberta C. "Ms. Bobbie" Anderson, 77, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, Roberta was the daughter of the late Christian Paul Horn and Mary (Reese) Horn. Roberta graduated from JP McCaskey High School. In her early days, she was a teamster for the Shick Company of...

William J. Sam

William J. Sam

Jan 21, 2015

William J. Sam, 70, died at Conestoga View in Lancaster on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Born and raised in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Samuel Joseph and Mary (Ferris) Sam. William's wife the late Helen (Hobbs) Sam died in 2006.

A graduate of Nativity BVM High School, he was the owner operator of Hirschback...

Tracy F. Fletcher, Sr.

Tracy F. Fletcher, Sr.

Jan 20, 2015

Tracy F. Fletcher, Sr., 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at The Long Community at Highland (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), where he resided the past three years. Tracy was born on May 24, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA – a son of the late Hollis and Ozella (Hall) Fletcher. Tracy was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred Cubbage...

Robert C. Wallace

Robert C. Wallace

Jan 20, 2015

Robert C. Wallace, 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his residence. He was the husband of the Elsie "Betty" E. Wallace, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage this past December 15th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William W. and Cora P. Nixdorf Wallace. Robert had been...

Minda Morrison Sanders

Minda Morrison Sanders

Jan 19, 2015

Minda Morrison Sanders passed away peacefully on January 19 in Lancaster. She was born on June 19, 1915 in Pueblo, CO. She graduated from Millersville College in 1937 and earned graduate degrees in library science and children's literature. Minda was the high school librarian in Downingtown, and was an associate professor at Millersville University. She is survived by her...

Dr. Karl F. Arbogast, Jr.

Dr. Karl F. Arbogast, Jr.

Jan 19, 2015

Dr. Karl F. Arbogast, Jr., 88 of Luther Acres, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, PA passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA he was the son of the late Karl F. Arbogast, Sr. and the late Elsie J. (Brandon) Arbogast. He was married to Charlotte (Muschlitz) Arbogast for over 60 years. He graduated from Forty Fort High School...

Caroline Weitzel

Caroline Weitzel

Jan 19, 2015

Caroline Weitzel, 75, passed away at her East Lampeter Twp. home on January 19, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Mary (Hartmoyer) Horn. She was the beloved wife of Robert D. Weitzel for 58 years.

Carol was employed by Weis Markets for 49 years; where she was still working one day per week....

Glenn A. Montgomery

Glenn A. Montgomery

Jan 19, 2015

Glenn A. Montgomery, 73, of Leola, PA, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Maple Farms Nursing Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Aldus and Kathryn (Hersh) Montgomery. Glenn was the husband of 53 years to Darlene (Rineer) Montgomery. He was a 1959 graduate of McCaskey High School. In that same year, he...

Charles L "Chuck" Diirner

Charles L "Chuck" Diirner

Jan 18, 2015

Charles L Diirner (Chuck), 64, of Ephrata, passed away on Sunday January 18th at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Karen M Diirner and together they spent 42 years of marriage. He was last employed by C J Diirner & Sons Inc., where his sons will carry on his tradition. He spent a large...

Ira K. Dombach, Jr.

Ira K. Dombach, Jr.

Jan 17, 2015

Ira K. Dombach, Jr., 93, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Homestead Retirement Village. Born in Manor Twp., he was the husband of the late Edna Dorothy (Hart) Dombach, and the son of the late Ira K., Sr. and Clara (Miller) Dombach. A veteran of WWII, he proudly served in the US Army in Central Europe....

Nila E. Weaver

Nila E. Weaver

Jan 16, 2015

Nila E. Weaver, 89, of Manheim Township, died peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital on Friday, January 16, 2015, and is now in the hands of her loving Lord. She was born in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Walter and Ellida Mary (Hall) Stauffer. Nila celebrated 47 years of marriage with her husband Donald A. Weaver last June 3rd....

Audrey Johnson

Audrey Johnson

Jan 15, 2015

Audrey Johnson, 92, of Landis Homes Retirement Community died January 15, 2015

Jeffrey A. Landis

Jeffrey A. Landis

Jan 14, 2015

Jeffrey A. Landis, 49, of Lititz, died suddenly of natural causes on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Born in Lancaster, Jeff was the loving son of Arlen L. and Sylvia M. (Flowers) Landis of Lancaster. Jeff was of the Christian faith. He was very nostalgic and active on Ebay, dealing in antiques. In addition to his parents, Jeff is survived...

Dale E. Beaner

Dale E. Beaner

Jan 14, 2015

Dale E. Beaner, 66 of Manheim passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clifford Beaner and Dorothy (Snavely) Beaner. He was married to Frances L. (McLaughlin) for over 5 years. He graduated from DeVry University in Chicago with a Technical diploma and...

Thomas W. Drumm

Thomas W. Drumm

Jan 13, 2015

Thomas W. Drumm, 64, of Gloversville, NY, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, unexpectedly at his home.

Born September 29, 1950, in Muncy, PA, he was a son of the late James H. and Alyce J. Derr Drumm.

Thomas graduated from Montgomery High School in Montgomery, PA. He was the owner of the TW's...

Elizabeth J. Ross

Elizabeth J. Ross

Jan 13, 2015

Elizabeth J. Ross, 81, of Columbia, died 1/13/2015 at St. Anne's Retirement Home. She was the daughter of the late Charles & Martha Ross. Betty attended the Lancaster School of the Blind where she enjoyed many projects. She was talented in caning chairs in her younger years. She was a huge avid Phillies fan and always watched their games....

Joanne L. Herr

Joanne L. Herr

Jan 13, 2015

Joanne L. Herr, 80, of Millersville, passed away on January 13 at The Glen in Willow Valley Retirement Community. Joanne was born in Lancaster and was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Bauer. She was the wife of John H. Herr, Jr. A kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she will be deeply missed...

Wendy S. Caldwell

Wendy S. Caldwell

Jan 12, 2015

Wendy S. Caldwell, 52, wife of James M. Schreder, died January 12.

Born on July 30, 1962, Wendy was the daughter of Donald Caldwell, Lancaster, and Audrey Caldwell, Ephrata. She was a 1980 graduate of Warwick High School. She spent her junior year at Ithaca High School, Ithaca, NY. She was a track and field standout and...

Mike A. Duncan

Mike A. Duncan

Jan 11, 2015

Mike A. Duncan, 52, of Lititz, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Born in Lancaster, Mike was the son of Pat A. (Witmer) Duncan and the late Jim E. Duncan. He was the loving husband of Cindy (Fry) Duncan. Mike had been employed by Johnson & Johnson, Lititz for 33 years as a Manufacturing...

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