Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Eugenia Grivas

Eugenia Grivas

Dec 4, 2014

Eugenia Grivas, 85, of Akron, PA, passed away on December 4, 2014 at the Maple Farms Nursing Center. Born in Karpathos, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Constantine Sofillas and Maria (Prearis) Sofillas. Eugenia was the wife of the late Kosmas Grivas who died in 1977. Eugenia was self-employed most of her life. She was very determined...

Monroe L. 'Dutch' Gerhart

Monroe L. 'Dutch' Gerhart

Dec 4, 2014

Monroe L. 'Dutch' Gerhart, 90, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Luther Acres Manor. He was the husband of the late Barbara Davis Gerhart who died January 6, 2009. They were married for over 58 years. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Elam and Lizzie (Dinger) Gerhart. Monroe was a 1942 graduate of...

John W. Woestman

John W. Woestman

Dec 4, 2014

John W. Woestman, 93, of Lancaster, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Evergreen Estates. Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was the husband of the late Catherine J. (O'Rourke) Woestman, who died March 20, 2001. They had been married 54 years. He was the son of the late Harry and Florence (Ireland) Woestman. John was a proud WWII Army veteran....

Josephine B. Jevens

Josephine B. Jevens

Dec 4, 2014

Josephine B. Jevens, 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on December 4, 2014 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Catherine (Ferguson) Brandt. Joann was the wife of the late Arthur W. Jevens who died in 1992.

She was raised in Warwick, NY. Later, Joann moved to Nyack,...

Ilze M. Olmsted

Ilze M. Olmsted

Dec 3, 2014

Ilze M. Olmsted, 79, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Moravian Manor. Born in Riga, Latvia, Ilze was the Daughter of the late Augusts Maizitis and Erika (Lielnors) Maizitis and remained close to and proud of her Latvian heritage.

She was a professional librarian, working as Head of Collection Development at the...

Leo L. Herzog, Jr.

Leo L. Herzog, Jr.

Dec 3, 2014

Leo L. Herzog, Jr., 93, formerly of Williamsport, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster. Born in Smethport, PA he was the son of the late Leo L. Sr. and Agnes Barry Herzog. Leo was married to Nancy J. Herzog for 64 years until her death in 2012. A US Army veteran of World War...

Caleb Benjamin Walker

Caleb Benjamin Walker

Dec 3, 2014

Caleb Benjamin Walker, 23, of Lancaster City, began his journey up to heaven on Wednesday, December 3, after a long fight with brain cancer. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of Rev. Keith A., pastor at LCBC, and Lynn (Killgore) Walker.

Before anything else, Caleb was wildly passionate and unshakably loving. He was also...

Marion R. (Davis) Klein

Marion R. (Davis) Klein

Dec 2, 2014

Marion R. (Davis) Klein, 84, of Lititz and formerly of Hatfield, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in her residence. Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved wife of the late Allen R. Klein, and the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Agnes (Wright) Davis. In addition to caring for her family, Marion enjoyed gardening, stamp collecting, and working...

Lillian L. Kaiser

Lillian L. Kaiser

Dec 2, 2014

Lillian L. Kaiser, 98, of Conestoga View Nursing Home died 12/2/14/.

Kathy L. "Kate" Herr

Kathy L. "Kate" Herr

Dec 2, 2014

Kathy L. "Kate" Herr, 63, of East Lampeter Twp., passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Lancaster General Hospital, following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Irvin C., Sr. and Helen (Miller) Slaymaker. Kate and her husband Donald E. "Don" Herr were married for 42 years.

A graduate of Pequea...

Linda (Hills) Sorrentino

Linda (Hills) Sorrentino

Dec 1, 2014

Linda (Hills) Sorrentino, 74, of Lancaster, died Monday, December 1, 2014. Born in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Kathleen (Adams) Hills King. Linda graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 1962 with a BS degree in Nursing. She went on to work for a number of years as a registered nurse with St....

Joel Bernard Haimes

Joel Bernard Haimes

Dec 1, 2014

Joel Bernard Haimes, age 64, passed away in the arms of his wife, on Monday, December 1, 2014 after a six year battle against cancer, the side effects, and the treatments. Joel was born on November 1, 1950 in New York City to David Haimes and Mildred Florence Haimes, both of whom predeceased him. He is survived by his...

Mildred "Mickie" Kylen Stamp

Mildred "Mickie" Kylen Stamp

Dec 1, 2014

Mildred "Mickie" Kylen Stamp, of Bethany Beach, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Moravian Manor. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late William Schroeder and Mable (Johnson) Bachman. In August of 1949 she married the late Walter J. Kylen, following his death she married Robert J. Stamp of Florence, SC in 1996....

Malcolm Duncan Boyles

Malcolm Duncan Boyles

Nov 30, 2014

Malcolm Duncan Boyles, 66, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Morrilton, AR he was the son of the late Charles Boyles and Betty F. (Duncan) Webb. He was married to Lisa (Brubaker) Boyles for over thirty-one years. Malcolm enlisted in the US...

Theresa A. Walls, Do, Mbe

Theresa A. Walls, Do, Mbe

Nov 30, 2014

Theresa A. Walls, DO, MBE, 65, of Lancaster, passed away at her residence on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Born in Englewood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Matthew J. and Filomena Zuccaro Walls. Dr. Walls was a practicing Psychiatrist who studied Biology and Theology at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ. She received her Doctor of...

Daniel A. "Dan" Hall

Daniel A. "Dan" Hall

Nov 29, 2014

Daniel A. "Dan" Hall, 63, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard D. Hall and the late Jeannine (Bussiere) Hall Knox.

A graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, Class of 1969, Dan also attended...

Elisabeth "Lisa" Wiesner

Elisabeth "Lisa" Wiesner

Nov 28, 2014

Elisabeth "Lisa" Wiesner, 90, formerly of New York City died peacefully at Moravian Manor on November 28th, 2014 with loving family at her side. Lisa loved and cared for her family, spending most of her life as a homemaker. She was of the Lutheran faith. A great baker and cook, she enjoyed sewing, needlework, gardening, dancing, bowling and caring...

Lucille E. Biese

Lucille E. Biese

Nov 26, 2014

Lucille E. Biese, 96, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Country Meadows in Lancaster. She was the wife of the late John J. Biese, who passed away in 2002. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Carmine and Mary Longhi Bucci. Lucille had been a homemaker and was a member...

Hunter Lee Woerner

Hunter Lee Woerner

Nov 26, 2014

Hunter Lee Woerner, Infant son of Kyle M. Woerner and Tarra J. Christiensen of Mount Joy passed away November 26, 2014.

Dolores Musser Howe

Dolores Musser Howe

Nov 26, 2014

Wife of William Howe, she is survived by her family; son, C. William Howe and daughter Lisa Howe Albany and spouse Theodore Albany and her 5 grandchildren, Courtney Howe, Theodore Albany Jr. , Timothy Albany, Liam Albany and Haley Albany.

Upon graduating from McCaskey, she was employed as a secretary at the Social Security office in Lancaster...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts when new obituaries are posted

Grief Logo
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.