Marie Annette (Vitale) Furgerson
Dec 10, 2014
Marie Annette (Vitale) Furgerson, age 72, of Brethren Village in Lancaster, PA, peacefully went to be with Jesus on December 10th, after a long illness related to her stroke in 2011. She was born in Latrobe, PA and lived in Derry, PA, Westmoreland County, the daughter of Alphonse and Mary Vitale. She was a 1960 graduate of Derry Area...
Irvin M. Denlinger
Dec 10, 2014
Irvin M. Denlinger, 85, of Lancaster, PA, went home to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. He was the husband of Pauline J. Eckman Denlinger, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage this past September 2nd. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Daniel G. and Edna Martin Denlinger. He had...
Dean M. Bucher
Dec 9, 2014
Dean M. Bucher, 58, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, December 9th, surrounded by his family and friends. Born on October 12, 1956, he was the son of the late Omar H. and Geraldine M. Bucher. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Robin L. (Parker) Bucher, who was the love of his life. Those who knew...
Paul J. Burns
Dec 8, 2014
Paul J. Burns, 85, of Lancaster, died on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Homestead Village. Born in Caldwell, ID, was the son of the late Thomas N. and Mary Helen (Morgan) Burns. In August, Paul celebrated 59 years of marriage with his wife Carloyn A. Williams Burns.
He was a graduate of Regis High School in Denver,...
George Bernard Shire
Dec 8, 2014
George Bernard Shire, age 103, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster where he resided for the past two years. He was predeceased in 1992 by his wife, Gertrude Shapiro Shire, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage.
George was born Joseph Petsonk, the son of the late Helen and...
David E. John
Dec 8, 2014
David E. John, 69, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Shamokin, PA he was the son of the late George A. and Mary (Houghton) John. He was married to Fay (Bloom) John with whom he just celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary on November 3rd. He formerly worked...
Sophia K. Milevich
Dec 7, 2014
Sophia K. Milevich, 98, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Luther Acres in Lititz. She was the loving wife of the late Daniel J. Milevich, who passed away in 1987. They shared almost 50 years of marriage at the time of his passing. They had spent many enjoyable years together in Yardley, PA. Born in Gary, Indiana,...
Patricia A. "Pat" (Rutter) Hess
Dec 6, 2014
Patricia A. "Pat" (Rutter) Hess, 72, of New Holland, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 6, 2014 in the emergency room at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Pauline (Shiffer) Rutter. Pat was employed by the Shopping News in Ephrata for over 20 years. She was currently employed for over 23 years...
Mona Jacobson Maccarthy
Dec 5, 2014
Mona Jacobson MacCarthy, of Wyomissing, died Friday, December 5, 2014, at the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, after brief illness. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Carl Ivar and Agnes (Nordstrom) Jacobson. She was married in 1953 to the late Philip J. MacCarthy, who was a long-time attorney in Massachusetts. She moved to Wyomissing, PA...
Armand Santaniello
Dec 5, 2014
Armand Santaniello, 92, of Lancaster, died Friday, December 5, 2014 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Scranton, he was the husband of Jane (Kurtz) Santaniello of Lancaster, and the son of the late Nicholas and Michelina (Zenobio) Santaniello. He was a graduate of Millersville University and went on to earn his Master's from Shippensburg University. Armand worked as...
Eugenia Grivas
Dec 4, 2014
Eugenia Grivas, 85, of Akron, PA, passed away on December 4, 2014 at the Maple Farms Nursing Center. Born in Karpathos, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Constantine Sofillas and Maria (Prearis) Sofillas. Eugenia was the wife of the late Kosmas Grivas who died in 1977. Eugenia was self-employed most of her life. She was very determined...
Monroe L. 'Dutch' Gerhart
Dec 4, 2014
Monroe L. 'Dutch' Gerhart, 90, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Luther Acres Manor. He was the husband of the late Barbara Davis Gerhart who died January 6, 2009. They were married for over 58 years. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Elam and Lizzie (Dinger) Gerhart. Monroe was a 1942 graduate of...
John W. Woestman
Dec 4, 2014
John W. Woestman, 93, of Lancaster, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Evergreen Estates. Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was the husband of the late Catherine J. (O'Rourke) Woestman, who died March 20, 2001. They had been married 54 years. He was the son of the late Harry and Florence (Ireland) Woestman. John was a proud WWII Army veteran....
Josephine B. Jevens
Dec 4, 2014
Josephine B. Jevens, 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 4, 2014 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Catherine (Ferguson) Brandt. Joann was the wife of the late Arthur W. Jevens who died in 1992.
She was raised in Warwick, NY. Later, Joann moved to Nyack,...
Ilze M. Olmsted
Dec 3, 2014
Ilze M. Olmsted, 79, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Moravian Manor. Born in Riga, Latvia, Ilze was the Daughter of the late Augusts Maizitis and Erika (Lielnors) Maizitis and remained close to and proud of her Latvian heritage.
She was a professional librarian, working as Head of Collection Development at the...
Leo L. Herzog, Jr.
Dec 3, 2014
Leo L. Herzog, Jr., 93, formerly of Williamsport, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster. Born in Smethport, PA he was the son of the late Leo L. Sr. and Agnes Barry Herzog. Leo was married to Nancy J. Herzog for 64 years until her death in 2012. A US Army veteran of World War...
Caleb Benjamin Walker
Dec 3, 2014
Caleb Benjamin Walker, 23, of Lancaster City, began his journey up to heaven on Wednesday, December 3, after a long fight with brain cancer. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of Rev. Keith A., pastor at LCBC, and Lynn (Killgore) Walker.
Before anything else, Caleb was wildly passionate and unshakably loving. He was also...
Marion R. (Davis) Klein
Dec 2, 2014
Marion R. (Davis) Klein, 84, of Lititz and formerly of Hatfield, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in her residence. Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved wife of the late Allen R. Klein, and the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Agnes (Wright) Davis. In addition to caring for her family, Marion enjoyed gardening, stamp collecting, and working...
