Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Carol Anne (White) Fridinger
Dec 15, 2014
Carol Anne (White) Fridinger peacefully left this life on December 15, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She fought a valiant battle with cancer for over a year-and-a-half. She celebrated her 64th birthday on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Carol was born in Lancaster, PA to the late Edwin and Melva (Hubley) White. She graduated from Penn Manor High School...
Katherine L. (Bonavero) Bozochovic
Dec 15, 2014
Katherine L. (Bonavero) Bozochovic, 77, of Millersville, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Bolivar, PA, she was the wife of Robert "Bob" Bozochovic of Millersville, to whom she was married 53 years. She was the daughter of the late Peter, Sr and Lucy (Yellownich) Bonavero. She was a member of St....
Marion S. Clare
Dec 15, 2014
Marion S. Clare, 83, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 15, 2014 at Brethren Village Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Marion Shopf. Marion was the loving wife of Jack M. Clare. Together, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 12. Marion was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother....
Kathryn Edith Flood
Dec 14, 2014
Kathryn Edith Flood died peacefully with her husband of 71 years James E. Flood at her side on December 14, 2014 at the Glen at Willow Valley Retirement Communities in Lancaster, PA at age 92. Kathryn was born October 8, 1922 to Harry C. and Grace Miller of Jenkintown, PA. A 1951 job opportunity brought the young couple to...
Jane A. (Kiely) Pauline
Dec 14, 2014
Jane A. (Kiely) Pauline, of Manheim, passed away on December 14, 2014. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM on Monday, December 22, 2014 at St. James Catholic Church, 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz, PA 17543.
James D. Waters
Dec 13, 2014
James D. Waters, 86, of Lancaster, PA, died on December 13, 2014.
Born and raised in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Yorkville, Jim lived in New York for 83 of his 86 years. He attended Manhattan College, graduating with a B.B.A. in Labor Management and later earned an M.A. in History from New York University. He...
Fred M. Burgess
Dec 12, 2014
Fred M. Burgess, age 57, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 12, 2014. Fred was married to Gail (Thomas) Burgess for 34 magical years. He was the loving son of Fred and Isabelle Burgess of Bonita Springs, FL. Fred grew up in Allenwood, NJ. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he took a job with Armstrong World Industries, which...
Charles E. "Bimmy" Convery, Jr.
Dec 11, 2014
Charles E. "Bimmy" Convery, Jr., 53, of Lititz, passed away at Memorial Hospital, York on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Born in Philadelphia to the late Charles E, Sr. and Mary A. (Miles) Convery, he was the husband of Susan Convery of Sioux Falls, SD. Bimmy was most recently employed by Garden Spot Mechanical as an HVAC technician. Always the...
Mima J. Smith
Dec 11, 2014
Mima J. Smith, 88, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at Manor Care on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Born in Lebanon, IN, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Cranford) Coons. She worked as a lab technician for 60 years with Johnson & Johnson and Merial, Inc. where she retired in 2004. Mima also had the privilege...
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...
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