Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Irene “Rene” M. Leaman
Mar 2, 2015
Irene "Rene" M. Leaman, 94, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Amelia Leaman. She was a Registered Nurse, specializing in physical therapy throughout her career. She was a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Nursing and soon after...
Edward “Ted” Mccall
Mar 1, 2015
Edward "Ted" McCall, 91, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Lebanon VA Hospital. He was the husband of the late Beverly L. Schubauer McCall who passed away in 2011. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Edward Sr. and Gertrude White McCall. A licensed insurance agent, Ted worked for Lititz...
Caroline M. (Kocisek) Horvath
Mar 1, 2015
Caroline M. (Kocisek) Horvath, 87, formerly of Lancaster, died March 1, 2015 at Landis Homes. Born in Ford City on March 21, 1927, she was the wife of the late Frank Horvath, who died in 1994. She was the daughter of the late Matthew and Mary (Rahal) Kocisek. She and her husband lived in McKeesport for 18 years before...
Victoria Lee Bingham
Feb 28, 2015
Victoria Lee Bingham, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and educator, died at age 70, Saturday, February 28, 2015, surrounded by family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after a brief but determined battle against lung cancer. Vicki was born on December 30, 1944, in Dayton, Ohio. She graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in 1962 and Millersville University in 1966. She is survived...
Avery D. Wilson, Sr.
Feb 28, 2015
Avery D. Wilson, Sr., 40, of Lancaster Township, died on February 28, 2015 at his home. Born on April 9, 1974 in Harrisburg, Pa. He was the husband of the late Yarra Wilson, who preceded him in death. Avery was an assistant principal at Solanco High School, Lancaster, Pa. He also worked previously as a Spanish teacher at The...
Nevin Bucher
Feb 27, 2015
Nevin Bucher, 70, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 at his residence. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of D. Melvin and Alta Buckwalter Brubaker Bucher of Lititz. Nevin had been a truck driver for 39 years for the Lester Summers Trucking Company of Ephrata. He enjoyed motorcycling, driving truck which to him was...
Emma (Hehr) Reiff
Feb 27, 2015
Emma (Hehr) Reiff, 88, of Lititz died on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Mennonite Homes, Lancaster. Emma was born in Germany in 1926 to the late Karl and Elisa (Grandel) Hehr and was the wife of the late Donald N. Reiff who passed away in 1989. Emma was of the Lutheran faith and worked as a laborer for RCA...
Harry Daniel Brunner
Feb 27, 2015
H. Dan Brunner died February 27th, 2015 in Landisville, Pa. He was 84.
He was brought up in Lancaster County and returned there after he retired as CEO of the Canamex Commodity Corporation, which had offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.
He is survived by his brother, Donald E. Brunner, of Sarasota, Florida....
James B. Hougendobler, Sr.
Feb 26, 2015
James B. Hougendobler, Sr., 74, of Lancaster died unexpectedly with his brother, William H. Hougendobler, Jr., at home on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Born in Columbia, PA, Jim was the son of the late William H., Sr. and Ella R. (Rintz) Hougendobler. He was the husband of Geraldine (Kauffman) Hougendobler with whom he would have celebrated 52 years of...
William H. Hougendobler, Jr.
Feb 26, 2015
William H. Hougendobler, Jr., 73, of Lancaster died unexpectedly with his brother, James B. Hougendobler, Sr., at home on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Born in Columbia, PA, Bill was the son of the late William H., Sr. and Ella R. (Rintz) Hougendobler. He was the husband of Jean L. (Shroyer) Hougendobler. In addition to his wife, Bill is survived...
Rex D. Bowman
Feb 25, 2015
Rex D. Bowman, 89 of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Hamilton Arms. Born in Chattanooga, TN he was the son of the late Jasper and Mary (Royer) Bowman. His wife Liz (Marabella) passed away in 1990. He worked as a civilian contractor for the Merchant Marines stationed in Korea and England and while there collected beautiful...
Christopher Sell
Feb 24, 2015
Christopher Sell, 13, was a young man who loved to sing and dance in praise to God. Christopher left this earth on Tuesday, February 24th 2015 for a place infinitely better than Disney World—he ran to the loving arms of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Now he has a new body that will never tire or limit his desire to...
James J. “Jim” Riley
Feb 23, 2015
James J. "Jim" Riley, 77, of Lancaster, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at his home. Born in Cleveland, OH, on April 6, 1937 to the late Thomas Alouisus Riley and Dorothy J. (O'Loughlin) Riley, he was the husband of Virginia "Ginger" (Tuthill) Riley, with whom he would have celebrated 54 years of marriage in October. He graduated from Collinwood...
Mary Ann Folmer
Feb 23, 2015
Mary Ann Folmer, 74, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015, at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown with her daughter, Angie by her side and holding her hand. She suffered from dementia and died from complications of this disease. Mary Ann was born October 10, 1940, in Paradise, PA and was a daughter of the late John and Sarah (Hickernell) Felker....
Emma J. Whitaker
Feb 23, 2015
Emma J. Whitaker, 87, of Lancaster, died on Monday, February 23, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Madora, IN to the late James and Ethel (Myers) Watts, she was the wife of the late Arnold Whitaker who died in 2008. Of the Christian faith, Emma was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived...
Bette W Schadt
Feb 22, 2015
Bette W Schadt, 92, of Mountville, died Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care. She was born in Lancaster to the late Chester and Margaret (Long) Wissler. Bette's husband, Thomas Evans Schadt, Jr., died in 1979.
A graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, she was a case worker at the PA State Welfare Office...
James E. Arthur
Feb 21, 2015
James E. Arthur, 78, formally of Tyrone, PA. died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Village in Manheim.
Born in Altoona, he was the husband of the late Carol A. (Marsh) Arthur, who died May 28, 2013. He was the son of the late George and Ethel (McGinnis) Arthur. James was a retired Vietnam...
Philip Goldstein
Feb 21, 2015
Philip Goldstein, 85, of Lancaster, passed in his home on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Philip was the husband of the late Arlene Goldstein who passed in June 2014. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Herman and Anna Goldstein. A U.S. Air Force and Army Veteran and member of the Temple Beth El, Lancaster, he...
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