Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Victoria Ann "Vicki" Haefner
Dec 23, 2014
Victoria Ann "Vicki" Haefner, 49, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of David M. Haefner of Lancaster, and the daughter of George and Betty (Wood) Rolko of Strasburg. A 1983 graduate of LCHS, she was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. In addition to her...
Jose H. Collazo
Dec 23, 2014
Jose H. Collazo, 69, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Jose and Rosalina (Rodriguez) Collazo. He was the loving companion of Rosemary Malave for over 40 years. He worked in the custodial department at JP McCaskey High...
Marvin J. Albert
Dec 22, 2014
Marvin J. Albert, 68, of Mount Joy, passed away suddenly of natural causes on December 22, 2014. Born in Leola, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Gockley) Albert. Marvin was the loving husband of Dayle (Gentel) Albert.
Following his high school graduation, Marvin took some college classes for accounting before entering the Navy...
Stanley Thomas Urbaniak, Mt (Ascp) Sbb
Dec 22, 2014
Stanley Thomas Urbaniak, MT (ASCP) SBB, 78, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 22, 2014. Stanley was the loving husband of Patricia A. (Ripley) Urbaniak with whom he celebrated 32 years of marriage. He is also survived by his daughter, Brie Urbaniak, of Manhattan, NY. A celebration of Stan's life will take place in his...
Robert W. Beecher
Dec 22, 2014
Robert W. Beecher, 69, husband of Donna Beecher, of Mount Joy died December 22, 2014
Anne Francik Valis
Dec 21, 2014
Anne Francik Valis Born December 26, 1920 Died Peacefully, December 21, 2014 in the arms of family. Anne spent most of her life in Baltimore. She was pre-deceased by her loving husband, Charles J. Valis and her son, Jerry F. Valis. She will be forever remembered by her beloved children and their spouses: Charles J. Valis and wife, Debra,...
Linda Rose Rael
Dec 20, 2014
Linda Rose Rael, 71, of Lititz passed away December 20, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of the late Juan Rael. Born on September 24, 1943 in New York City, NY she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Anna Riccardella. Mrs. Rael worked as an administrative assistant for many years and loved to travel, play...
Joanne M. (Frantz) Tshudy
Dec 20, 2014
Joanne M. (Frantz) Tshudy, 63, of Lancaster, died suddenly Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of Alan E. Tshudy, Sr. of Lancaster and the daughter of the late Andrew and Sarah P. (Rieghard) Frantz. An avid hockey fan, Joanne will be missed by her family and two cats, Stan and...
Helen G. Moshos
Dec 20, 2014
Helen G. Moshos, 91, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Moravian Manor where she had been wonderfully cared for the past 2 years. Born in Downingtown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Chryst) Gregory. Helen was the wife of the late Arthur N. Moshos who died October 27, 2006. In addition to being a loving...
Mary Elizabeth Adams Bloom Stark
Dec 19, 2014
Mary E. Stark, 89 and former Cabbage Hill resident and a lifelong resident of Lancaster County, entered into the Promised Land on December 19, 2014 at LutherCare, Lititz, PA. Mary was one of four daughters borne of the marriage of the late Robert Houston Adams and the late Evelyn Marrow Adams. She was predeceased by her first husband, John...
Kathleen Thomas Glah
Dec 19, 2014
"Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." Daniel 12:3 In the early morning of December 19, 2014, A. Kathleen Thomas Glah, of Lancaster, PA peacefully passed away at home. At the end of her full and happy life, she expressed a...
Peter P. Smelter, Jr.
Dec 18, 2014
Peter P. Smelter, Jr., 60 of Marienville, PA, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Snyder Memorial Health Care after a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Peter P. and Irene E. (Butkiewicz) Smelter. Peter was a lifelong member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. Peter was a...
William Ray Seibert
Dec 18, 2014
Our hero is gone. William Ray Seibert, 74, of Lititz passed away peacefully at home on December 18, 2014 following a valiant 17 year battle with congestive heart failure and asthma. Billy was born in Clay Twp./Lititz on March 17, 1940, the son of the late Willy and Miriam Seibert. In September, Billy celebrated 46 years of an incredible...
Jacqueline A. Curry
Dec 18, 2014
Jacqueline A. Curry, 81, of Lititz, PA, passed away on December 18, 2014 at Moravian Manor. She was the husband of Lawrence R. Curry, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage this past April 24th. Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late Martha A. Aultman. Jacqueline had been a homemaker, with her family being her...
John H. "Jack" Hiemenz, Iii
Dec 18, 2014
John H. "Jack" Hiemenz, III, of Lancaster and formerly of Ocean City, MD died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy following a brief illness.
Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of Josephine "Jo" Hiemenz of Lancaster, and the son of the late John H., Jr and Mary W. (Bennawit) Hiemenz.
...Elizabeth A. "Liz" Mowery
Dec 17, 2014
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Mowery, 89, of Columbia, passed away peacefully at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. She was born in Marietta in 1925 to the late John A. Jr. and Lydia A. (Fuhrman) Snyder. Liz was the wife of the late Lloyd W. Mowery who passed away in 1998. Liz worked as an...
Timothy S. Nissly
Dec 16, 2014
Timothy S. Nissly, 54, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2014. Tim is survived by his wife, Tina M., his mother, Elizabeth B., his children, T. Ryan, Elizabeth Joy, Ty Zachary, Nicole Marie, and Bethanie Annice, three grandchildren, Trinity Sage, Lillyana Joy, Rye Lee, and his siblings Vicki L., Barry R., Ricky R., David P., and Jonathan...
Margaret J. "Peggy" Eshleman
Dec 16, 2014
Margaret J. Eshleman, 80, of Conestoga View Nursing Home passed away on December 16, 2014. She was born November 10, 1934 in Lancaster, PA on Cabbage Hill. She was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Kirchner) Reid. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Fish and Doreen Ebersole and a brother William Reid, Jr. Peggy...
Jay E. Wayde
Dec 16, 2014
Jay E. Wayde, 86, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital with his family by his side. Born in New Paris, Bedford County, Jay was the son of the late James and Ada (Brown) Wayde. He was the loving husband of the late June L. (Brill) Wayde, who passed away September 27, 2011.
Jay served...
Nancy J. (Scanga) Tersak
Dec 15, 2014
Nancy J. (Scanga) Tersak, 77, of Millersville, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Point Marion, PA, she was the wife of the late Stephen Tersak, and the daughter of the late Benjamin and Sophia (Proden) Scanga. Bubbly and fun, Nancy loved travelling and her pets. She was an avid reader, especially novels by Ellery...
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