Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
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...
Frank J. Roda
Mar 6, 2015
Frank J. Roda, 82, of Lancaster, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Jersey City, NJ, to the late Frank A. and Domenica (Familiari) Roda, he was married to Shirley A. (McKenna) Roda for 59 years.
A graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, Frank served in the US Navy during the Korean...
Norma E. Good
Mar 5, 2015
Norma E. Good, 85, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at her residence on Thursday, March 5, 2015. She was the wife of the late N. Eugene Good, who passed away in 1990. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late J. Norman and Alice Myers Eby. Norma was a 1947 graduate of New Holland High School and...
Doris M. Wolf
Mar 5, 2015
Doris M. Wolf, 90, of Lancaster, PA, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Henry Wolf who died in 2010. Born in Lancaster, PA on July 11, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Joseph G. and Mary Elizabeth (Greulich) Greiner. Doris worked in the purchasing department for Armstrong...
Mary Ann Hostetter
Mar 4, 2015
Mary Ann Hostetter, 89, of Lancaster passed away on Wednesday March 4 at the Mennonite Home after a lengthy illness. A native of Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Henry Paul and Nettie Hostetter. Mary Ann was a graduate of McCaskey High School and Millersville State Teachers College. She taught first grade for the School District of...
John Joseph Sloan
Mar 4, 2015
John Joseph Sloan, 73, of Lancaster, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Mullin) Sloan. He was married to Betty (Kuhns) Bisking-Sloan for over 12 years. John attended grade school in Philadelphia at Holy Innocence and...
Bobby Leigh Flora
Mar 4, 2015
Bobby Leigh Flora, 28, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Lancaster to Robert Lee Flora and Doreen Kay Peters.
Bobby attended Hempfield High School and then YTI Career Institute for medical billing and coding. She worked as a wellness secretary at Country Meadows, Lancaster. Bobby loved her family...
May A. Bury
Mar 4, 2015
May A. Bury, 79, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. She was the wife of Charles E. Bury, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage this past December 5th. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Virgie Orwick Keech. May...
Mark Alexander Ellis
Mar 3, 2015
Mark Alexander Ellis, 53, died suddenly March 3, 2015. He is survived by his mother, Joann (Fleisher) Cooper, wife of Quentin; father, Steward Ellis, husband of Kris; wife, Carol (Adamcek); sons, Jared husband of Sarah; Dylan; and daughter, Kayley. He had one grandchild, Quinn who was the light of his life.
Mark's family was the most important...
Anna Nonn
Mar 3, 2015
Anna Nonn, 98, went home to be with the Lord on March 3, 2015, at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born May 6, 1916, in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Mary Schneider Scheuchenzuber.
A devout Catholic she served forty years on the hospitality committee of St. Philip the Apostle Church and...
James P. "Jim" Shenk
Mar 2, 2015
James P. "Jim" Shenk, 78, of Manheim, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of Josephine A. (Spadea) Shenk and the son of the late Eli H. and Hazel R. (Packard) Shenk.
He was a loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend throughout his lifetime....
Arline L. Kime
Mar 2, 2015
Arline L. Kime, 94, of Lititz, PA, passed away on March 2, 2015 at Luther Care of Lititz. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur P. and Freda (Kessler) Leary. Arline was the wife of the late Sidney R. Kime, Sr. A graduate of Upper Darby High School, Arline was a graduate of Philadelphia...
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