Oct 22, 2014

David F. "Moose" Fritsch, Sr., 53, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Lancaster Regional Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of Karen (Bowers) Fritsch of Lancaster, and the son of the late Francis J. and Irene M. (Hoffman) Fritsch Kamm.

Dave was known by many family and friends as a...

Oct 22, 2014

Ada W. Leaman, 102, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Amelia Leaman. Ada was a retired elementary school teacher for the School District of Lancaster, teaching for over 40 years, primarily at the Buchanan Elementary School. She was a lifelong member...

Oct 20, 2014

Walter David Masterton, 73, of Lancaster was called to his eternal home on October 20, 2014 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, the son of Walter and Irma Masterton, he graduated from Drexel University and studied at Temple University on a fellowship in Physics. He married his loving and faithful wife of...

Oct 19, 2014

Frank J. Vargish, Jr., 86, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 after a brief illness. He was predeceased in 2003 by his beloved wife, Marianne B. Vargish, with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Bayshore, NY, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Olga F. Brodil Vargish.

A graduate of...

Oct 19, 2014

Daniel Bernhardt Witmer, 77, passed away at Lancaster Regional Medical Center on October 19, 2014. He was born in Ronks, PA on June 9, 1937 to the late David L. and Anna Mae (Bernhardt) Witmer, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Arvella Pennington Witmer, and his two sons and their fiancées; Steven D. and Dianne...

Oct 19, 2014

Dennis W. Moyer, 71, formerly of New Holland, passed away on October 19, 2014. He was born in Johnstown, PA to the late Wilbur and Louise McClintock Moyer and attended Westmont Hilltop High School. Dennis was a lifetime Pittsburgh Steelers fan and an avid pool player. He was a self-taught kitchen designer and worked with various Amish cabinet shops...

Oct 19, 2014

Paul C. Warwood, 90 of Lancaster passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Oak Leaf Manor in Landisville. Born in Cleveland, OH he was the son of the late Paul and Della (Whitehall) Warwood. He was a graduate of the former Millersville State College where he received his Bachelor's degree in Education. Paul began his teaching career in a...

Oct 19, 2014

John P. Zangari, 90, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Sunday, October 19, 2014, while surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Domenico and Mary (Cassido) Zangari. He was the husband of Eileen (Green) Zangari, with whom he celebrated his 65th wedding anniversary in September. John served during World War II in the...

Oct 19, 2014

Nancy R. (Riglin) Haycock, passed away peacefully at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Sunday, October 19, 2014. Born in Bellefont, PA, Nancy was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret (Forgach) Riglin. For over 30 years, Nancy, worked as a librarian at the Reynold's Middle School in Lancaster. She was a member of the National Education...

Oct 19, 2014

Cary Dorsi, 83, of Lancaster, formerly of Brentwood, NY, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2014 at the Mennonite Home.

Born in Bronx, NY, on March 3, 1931, he was the son of the late Carmine and Carmela (Cascino) Dorsi. He was one of six siblings, all of whom predeceased him. Cary was the husband of the...

Oct 18, 2014

Dominic Vincent DeSanctis, 21, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at home, on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was the loving son of Christopher and Mary DeSanctis.

Dominic worked as a laborer for Ace Hauling and was an avid wrestler and enjoyed playing basketball. He also loved the challenge of playing chess online. Dominic was of the Christian...

Oct 18, 2014

Evelyn G. Lear, 86, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 18, 2014. She was the spouse of Charles R. Lear. Born on April 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Nazareth Mariani and Maria DeAngelis Mariani. She worked for 30 years at RCA. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family...

Oct 18, 2014

Raymond J. Schuelkens, 89, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014 at LGH. Born in Covington, KY he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Loretta (Kautz) Schuelkens. He was married to Margaret R. (Kitch) Schuelkens for over 69 years. He worked in the pre-press dept. as a compositor for Cadmus Printing Co., formerly Lancaster Press...

Oct 17, 2014

Natalio "Nate" R. Delgado, 66, formerly of Lancaster, PA, died at his Denver, PA, home on Friday, October 17, 2014. He was born in Puerto Rico. Natalio was the husband of Ruby May (Moyer) Delgado and father of Larry Rodriguez of Lancaster and David Rodriguez of San Antonio, TX. He worked as a pilot jack operator at Four Seasons...

Oct 17, 2014

Rita Curtin, 86, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania died on Friday, October 17, 2014 at St. Anne's Retirement Community.

Born on January 8, 1928 in Reading, Pennsylvania, Rita was the daughter of the late George F. and Eva Dymek Rocktashel. She graduated from Reading Central Catholic High School, Class of 1946, and was employed as a confidential stenographer for...

Oct 15, 2014

Barbara A. (Bloom) Brown has left us on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 and is now in heaven with the angels. Barbara was 72 and born on February 19th 1942. Barbara fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed at her home in Lancaster. Barbara was the daughter of the late Violet V. (Shay) Bloom and the late Ed Bloom...

Oct 15, 2014

Mary K. Kopp, 90, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Conestoga View. Born in Manor Township, she was the daughter of the late Christian K. and Irene Mae (Derfler) Kopp.

Mary worked many years in quality control at Kerr Glass and then part time at John Herr's Village Market. Because of her love for...

Oct 15, 2014

Rita Lazos, 81, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Constantine Lazos, who passed away in January 1994. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Yolanda (Zuccaro) Tomei. Rita had worked as a clerk and administrative assistant for...

Oct 14, 2014

William Charles "Bill" Otto, 88, of Stevens, husband of Adah (Pancoast) Otto, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in his residence

Oct 14, 2014

Izora W. Bowermaster, 97, of Juniper Village Retirement Community, Mount Joy passed away Oct. 14, 2014 at HCR Manor Care in Elizabethtown, PA. Born Sept. 10, 1917 in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Lillian Julia Whiskman Plastino and Earl D. Whiskman; her step-father was Anthony J. Plastino.

She graduated from Bart Township and...