Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Clarence S. Heller, Jr.
Nov 22, 2014
Clarence S. Heller, Jr., 87, is now, on November 22, 2014, reunited with his wife, Lois I. Batterman Heller, who passed away on October 8, 2014. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clarence S. Sr., and Anna Heller. Clarence had worked for 20 years as a salesman for Turkey Hill Ice Cream. He had also...
Nancy E. Stanley
Nov 20, 2014
Nancy E. Stanley, 70, died unexpectedly at her East Lampeter Twp. home on Thursday, November 20, 2014. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jack U., Sr. and Nancy E. (Hutton) Reincke. Nancy and her husband Samuel E. Stanley, Sr. celebrated 55 years of marriage on November 14th.
A member of St. Mary's Catholic...
Yvonne (Hall) Bell
Nov 20, 2014
Yvonne (Hall) Bell, 54, of Lancaster, died Thursday, November 20, 2014 in her residence. Born in Winnsboro, SC, she was the wife of Tommy Bell of Lancaster, and the daughter of the late Clabe and Lucille (Hall) Henderson. She was a member of Ebeneezer Baptist Church, and worked as the senior beauty advisor for Walgreens for 7 years. In...
Maria A. (Reyes) Rivera
Nov 19, 2014
Maria A. (Reyes) Rivera, of Lancaster, passed away on November 19, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. Maria was born in Corozal, Puerto Rico and was the daughter of Merida Torres and the late Roman Reyes. She was the loving wife of Ramon L. Rivera, Sr. Maria earned an Associate degree in business and was employed by Dickinson College in...
Dorothy M. (Sager) Herren
Nov 19, 2014
Dorothy M. (Sager) Herren, 90, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late R. Jack Herren, who died in 1982. She was the daughter of the late Amos and Marie (Grof) Sager. Dorothy was a member of the 1942 graduating class of Lancaster Catholic High School, and...
George S. Smith
Nov 18, 2014
George S. Smith, 88, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. He was the husband of the late Dorothy T. Hart Smith. Born in Penbrook, PA, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Helen M. Clark Smith. George had worked as a forklift operator for Kerr...
Bonnie L. (Rehm) Mclaughlin
Nov 18, 2014
Bonnie L. (Rehm) McLaughlin, 68, of Martic Township, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of Gary McLaughlin of Martic Twp., and the daughter of the late Raymond and Sarah Rehm. Bonnie loved life. She enjoyed animals, gardening, and baking. She cherished her family and will be missed by those...
Priscilla S. Hersh
Nov 17, 2014
Priscilla Shreiner Hersh, 75, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Clayton Arthur and Helen (Foreman) Shreiner. Priscilla's loving husband, Dale G. Hersh, Sr., "Big Dale", died October 26, 2013.
She graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School in 1958, and worked at Clark Filter for...
Paul P. Becker
Nov 17, 2014
Paul P. Becker, 86, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital on November 17, 2014. Born in Millersville to Christian and Lillian Becker, both deceased, Paul was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 3 sisters, his wife Joyce K. Mastriania Becker and a son, James D. Becker. Surviving are his daughter, Susan C. Williams of Lancaster...
Larry L. Way
Nov 15, 2014
Larry L. Way, 75 of Lancaster passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was born in Manheim to the late George and Dorothy (Zell) Way. He enjoyed bowling and loved his cats. He proudly served his country in the US Army. Larry is survived by his loving wife of 37 years,...
Donald R. Copeland
Nov 15, 2014
Donald R. Copeland, 84, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Victor, Montana, he was the son of the late Hubert Glenn and Anna (Olson) Copeland. Don's wife of 56 years Betty J. Brown Copeland died in 2010.
Don served in the US Air Force for almost...
Betty Johnson Flick
Nov 15, 2014
Betty Johnson Flick, 96, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. Born in Grampian, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry Edward Rafferty and Rose Anna (McKeown) Rafferty. Her first husband, Robert B. Johnson, passed away in 1986 and her second husband, Harry L. Flick, died in 2006....
Doreen Sanders
Nov 14, 2014
Doreen Sanders, 48, Lancaster, PA, died on November 14, 2014 at her home. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the adopted daughter of Fred and Jean (Muitz) Vonlangen. Doreen was a Godly woman and impacted many people with her strong sense of spirituality. She was a member of Bright Side Baptist Church and was active in bible studies both...
Fred C. Zerbey
Nov 14, 2014
Fred C. Zerbey, 85, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital following a short illness. He was the husband of Veronica P. Manzick Zerbey for 61 years. He was born June 22, 1929 in Buck Run, Schuylkill County, PA to the late Lilly Klase Zerby and Daniel S. Zerby. He graduated...
Catherine Crighton
Nov 12, 2014
Catherine Crighton, 83, of Lancaster and formerly of Robesonia, passed away quietly at home on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Born in New York, NY to the late Alexander and Catherine Hughes Cardno, she was raised in Aberdeen Scotland where she met and married her husband, the late Edwin F. Crighton in May of 1954. After returning to the United...
Lloyd J. "Whopper" Albert
Nov 12, 2014
Lloyd J. "Whopper" Albert, 66, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Manor Care in Lebanon. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Gockley) Albert. Whopper was a proud Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and was a lifelong member of American Legion Post #56 and VFW Post #1463, both in Lititz....
John Stephen Barlas
Nov 11, 2014
John Stephen Barlas, 83, of Waterbury, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the husband of the late Amelia (Pagliarulo) Barlas, and the son of the late John and Mary (Papay) Barlas. John was a member of the Torrington Elks Lodge #372 and was a member of Torrington Country Club for over 40 years. He...
Zane Earl Kauffman
Nov 11, 2014
Zane Earl Kauffman, 90, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Lancashire Hall after a brief illness resulting from an injury sustained while at home. Born on February 10, 1924 in Osterburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Bruce and Sylvia Moorhead Kauffman. He was a 1941 graduate of Bedford High School. Zane...
E. Marie Johns
Nov 11, 2014
E. Marie Johns, 89, formerly of Rockford Lane in Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. She was the wife of the late J. Wray Johns, who passed away in 2005. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late G. Lester and Ella E. McNiss LeFevre. Marie had been a...
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