Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
June M. Coldren
May 13, 2015
June M. Coldren, 75, formerly of Lititz, passed away at her daughter's Lancaster home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, May 13, 2011. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late John Harris and Carrie Mae (Peters) Eckman. June's husband of 51 years, Ronald E. Coldren, Sr. died in 2011.
June worked as a...
Kim Nguyen
May 13, 2015
Kim Nguyen, 73, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on May 13, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Kiem and Hoa Nguyen. Kim was the husband of Thanh Thuy Le. Kim retired from Dart Container as a packer. He was a member of St. Anthony of...
Rodger A. Migdon
May 12, 2015
Rodger A. Migdon, 76, of Lancaster, PA died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster he was a son of the late Carl and Elsie C. (Hess) Migdon. Mr. Migdon was a 1957 graduate of Manheim Twp. High School and was a huge car enthusiast. Rodger was the owner of Migdon Pontiac in Strasburg and...
Chester L. Bentley Ii
May 11, 2015
Chester L. Bentley II, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Anne's Retirement Village. Born and raised in Lancaster, PA, Chester was the son of the late Chester L. Bentley and Florence Bastendorf Bentley. He was the husband of the late Romaine Studer Bentley, who preceded him in death in 2003. They were married 55...
Barry S. Leed
May 11, 2015
Barry S. Leed, 59, of Lancaster, PA, husband of Ann Leed, died on May 11, 2015.
L. Lorraine Smythe
May 11, 2015
L. Lorraine Smythe passed from this life into the presence of her Savior on May 11, 2015. She was 96 years old. Lorraine was born in Lancaster, PA on December 31, 1918, and married her high school sweetheart, Granville D. Smythe on July 31, 1937. To this union two children were born, Granville D. Smythe, Jr. (Charlene) of Longmont,...
Gene C. Burkett
May 11, 2015
Gene C. Burkett, 68 of Crosswinds Drive, Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully at his residence, from complications of multiple myeloma, on Monday, May 11, 2015. Born in Lewiston, NC, he was the husband of Betty Moore Burkett. They would have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on May 26. He was the son of the late George A. and Helen...
Richard “Rich” A. Buckreis
May 10, 2015
Richard "Rich" A. Buckreis, 68, of Lititz, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Landis Homes after a 15 month illness of Lewy Body Dementia. He was the husband of Peg (Auker) Buckreis, celebrating 7 years of marriage. Rich was born in Altoona to the late Robert E. and Sarah Raugh Buckreis. He was retired from Johnson and Johnson...
Barbara Thanasas
May 10, 2015
Barbara Thanasas, 65, of San Juan, PR passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Barbara was born in San Juan to the late Adrian Negron and Maria Miranda. After earning her Bachelor's Degree in business, she went on to work as a clerk in medical billing. She was deeply religious and devoted to the Catholic...
Josephine M. “Tiny” (Ottiger) Weaver
May 10, 2015
Josephine M. "Tiny" (Ottiger) Weaver, 97, of Lititz, died Sunday, May 10, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Robert Weaver who died in 1987. She was the daughter of the late Adolph and Marie (Funke) Ottiger. Tiny worked for Warner Lambert in the data processing department for 23 years,...
Raymond C. Hargreaves
May 9, 2015
Raymond C. Hargreaves, 78, died on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Brethren Village. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Raymond T. and Eva Phillips Hargreaves. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Annabelle (Leffelaar), and sons: Ray, husband of Cathy (McGowan) Hargreaves, MD, of Nashville, TN, Kevin Hargreaves of Wyomissing, PA, and Brian,...
Rev. Robert Gordon Young-White
May 8, 2015
Rev. Robert Gordon Young-White, 71, of Lancaster, PA died Friday, May 8, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Pamela (Young) White. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 30, 1943 he was a son of the late Joseph Rudolph and Mary (Dorwart) White. Rev. Young-White received his master's degree in divinity from the Eastern Baptist Seminary...
Doris W. Hershey
May 8, 2015
Doris W. Hershey, 89, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at the Audubon Villa of Lititz. Born in New Smyrna Beach, FL, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Louise (Driggers) Ludwig. Doris was an avid plate collector with having over 500 of them. She also collected small pictures. She was of the Episcopalian faith. Doris was giving...
Kathryn M. Metzler
May 8, 2015
Kathryn M. Metzler, 93, formerly of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2015, at Country Meadows, where she resided since February. Born in Strasburg Twp., Kathryn was the daughter of the late Amos H. and Mary (Leaman) Mellinger. Her husband of 65 years, Roy D. Metzler, died in 2013.
Kathryn was a faithful member of...
Michael James Wiley
May 7, 2015
Michael James Wiley, 64, of Lancaster, PA died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Debra (Habecker) Wiley whom he was married to since February 14, 1986. Born in Lancaster on May 1, 1951 he was the son of the late Henry and Helen (Rudy) Wiley. Mr. Wiley was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High...
Albert C. Suter, Jr.
May 7, 2015
Albert C. Suter, Jr., of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Lebanon Veterans Administration Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia A. Phillips Suter, with whom he would have celebrated 65 years of marriage this coming December. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Albert C. Sr. and Hilda Imhoff Suter. Albert...
Donald R. Weaver
May 7, 2015
Donald R. Weaver, 89, formerly of Snyder Hill Road, Lititz, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Moravian Manor. Born in Mt. Joy, PA, he was the husband of the late Barbara Slosser Weaver who died on August 7, 2013. He was the son of the late Clarence K. and Elizabeth Brosey Weaver. Donald was a member...
William “Bill” Neyer, Jr.
May 6, 2015
William P. Neyer, Jr. 83, formerly of Mount Joy and a resident of Brethren Village, Lititz, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Landis Homes, Lititz. Born in Tremont, PA, he was the son of the late William and Ella (Schell) Neyer. He was married 59 years to his wife, Esther (Moyer)...
Sandra L. Crawford
May 6, 2015
Sandra L. Crawford, 72, of Brethren Village, Lancaster died May 6, 2015
George Alexander Mckinley
May 6, 2015
George Alexander McKinley, 91, passed away on May 6, 2015 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA. He was born in New Concord, Ohio, on November 24, 1923. He was the husband of Mary Lou Green McKinley and they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on September 8, 2014. He was the son of the late David F. and Lillian Belle Arnold...
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