Martha Shave
Sep 26, 2014
Martha Shave 90, of Quarryville died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. Born in Glatz , Germany, she was one of four children of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Herzig Krahl. Martha was the wife of the late Henry A. Shave who died in 2013. She was preceded in death by her first husband Robert L....
John G. Kindbom, Sr.
Sep 26, 2014
John G. Kindbom, Sr., of Lancaster, PA passed away on September 26, 2014 of natural causes at Oak Leaf Manor. Born in Leominster, MA, he was the son of the late Hilmer and Vida (Gaetz) Kindbom. He was married to Catherine (Foley) Kindbom for 54 years prior to her death in 2003. John served in the U.S. Navy at...
James H. "Jim" Mears
Sep 25, 2014
James H. "Jim" Mears, 66, of Millersville passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 25, 2014. Born in Huntland, TN he was the son of the late Frank K. Mears, Jr, and Virginia (Graham) Mears. Jim was a bear of a man with a puppy's heart. A 1965 graduate of Penn Manor High School, Jim worked as a broadcast technician...
Mickina "Micki" Genoese
Sep 25, 2014
Mickina "Micki" Genoese passed away on September 25, 2014, after a short stay at St. Anne's nursing facility. Born in Lancaster on June 5, 1932, Micki was the only daughter of Italian immigrants Teresa and Joseph Roda and the youngest sister of Frank and John "Bot," all of whom predeceased her. Micki graduated from Sacred Heart grade school and...
Dr. John H. "Jack" Hanley
Sep 25, 2014
Jack lived for 80 years before answering God's call. Jack was the son of the late Sarah Jane Warfel and stepson of the late Chester Warfel.
He was married to his high school sweetheart, Mary Anne (Nicklaus) Hanley, on June 11, 1955. They are the parents of Lynn Palmer, wife of Mark Palmer, of Pittsburgh; Leslie Staskel,...
Shirley A. Ryder
Sep 24, 2014
Shirley A. Ryder 86, of Lancaster, formerly of Harrisburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at The Long Home at Highland after a lengthy illness. Born in Lykens, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul and Emily (Pinkerton) Hoover. She was the wife of the late Penrose E. Ryder, Jr. who passed away this past November....
Dolores Pirocchi
Sep 24, 2014
Dolores Pirocchi, 77, formerly of Williamstown, NJ and Lancaster, PA, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Magnolias of Lancaster, PA, 10 days shy of her 78th birthday. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Guido and Mary (DeCaesar) Serro. Dolores was the wife of the late George James Pirocchi who died June 2014.
Dolores...
Gloria A. (Gibbons) Wright
Sep 24, 2014
Gloria A. (Gibbons) Wright, 79, of Columbia, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Luther Acres in Lititz following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Harrisburg, she was the wife of the late John Frederick Wright, Jr., and the daughter of the late Earle and Lura (Heck) Gibbons. A talented gardener, she was an expert in growing roses,...
Dennis L. "Deets" Dietrich
Sep 23, 2014
Dennis L. "Deets" Dietrich, 63, of Manheim, passed away at home on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Denny was born in Ephrata to the late Lester Dietrich and Helen Stover. Denny had been married for 30 years to Patti Dietrich and continued their long friendship following separation. Denny was employed by NTN-BCA for over 35 years until his retirement. He...
Karen Sue Mccoy-Biltz
Sep 22, 2014
Karen Sue McCoy-Biltz, 44, of Lancaster, died Monday, September 22, 2014. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of David McCoy and JoAnn Weichert-McCoy of Elizabethtown. Though she could be tough, at the end of the day she was good-hearted and an excellent mother. Because she had a way of getting things done, she was known by her friends...
Nancy J. Dombach
Sep 22, 2014
Nancy J. Dombach, 89, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at the Mennonite Home on Monday, September 22, 2014. She was the wife of the late John B. Dombach, who passed away in 1980, and the late Charles Dombach who passed away in 1991. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Bessie Schaeffer Saurbaugh. Nancy...
Thomas W. Wissing
Sep 21, 2014
Thomas W. Wissing, 49, of Mohnton, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014. Tom was employed by Franklin & Marshall College and Kreider & Flick painting. Tom's "Heaven on this earth" was his passion for the mountains, riding his ATV, and cooking for all his friends. Tom is survived by his best friend and loving companion of the past 20...
Fay L. Smith
Sep 20, 2014
Fay L. Smith, 63, of Lancaster, passed away with her two children by her side at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Born in Lancaster, Fay was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Dorothy (Cochran) Maust. Fay was a 1969 graduate of Hempfield High School and had previously been employed by Hamilton and...
Evelyn G. Umlauf
Sep 20, 2014
Evelyn G. Umlauf, 98, of Lititz, PA, and formerly of Beach Lake, PA, died Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Conestoga View in Lancaster, PA. Born in Beach Lake, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Anna Appley Brauser. Evelyn's husband Warren K. Umlauf died in 2001.
A homemaker, she had worked for Daily Dryer in...
Francis P. Miller
Sep 20, 2014
Francis P. Miller, 92, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on September 20, 2014 at Brethren Village Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, the son of the late Peter and Josephine (Gaupmann) Miller. He was married for 54 years to Bertie E. Miller, whom he wed on April 9, 1960.
Frank graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1939...
Linda M. Thompson
Sep 19, 2014
After a brief but fierce battle with the monster known as cancer, Linda M. Thompson, 67, passed away gracefully on Friday, September 19, 2014 in her Lancaster home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Vera Ragghianti Rovane.
She is survived by daughters, Jenifer Griffin, Jessica Lewis (Demetrius), and her beloved grandchildren...
Charles Z. Ward
Sep 19, 2014
Charles Z. Ward, 64, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away on September 19, 2014. Born in Ninepoints, PA, he was the son of the late James H. and Mary (Cook) Ward. Charles was the husband of the late Bonnie Lee (Patrick) Ward who died September 2014. Charles received inspection licenses at Willow Street Technical School for Auto Mechanic. He...
Michael W. Cuskey, Jr.
Sep 19, 2014
Michael W. Cuskey, Jr., Rehoboth, DE, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully at Beebe Hospital surrounded by his family on September 19, 2014. He was 95 years old. Michael was the son of the late Michael W. Cuskey, Sr. and Catherine E. Wilent Cuskey. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Ethel H. Taylor...
Ray D. Shenk
Sep 19, 2014
Ray D. Shenk, 74, of Lititz, entered into his Heavenly Home on Friday, September 19, 2014. Born in Lititz, he was the husband of Miriam J. (Moyer) Shenk of Lititz, and the son of the late Willis and Mabel (Stauffer) Shenk.
A man of great faith, he loved the Lord Jesus and shared his faith freely. Ray...
Cherrã© M. Ranck
Sep 19, 2014
Cherré M. Ranck, 53, of Lititz joined her soul mate on Friday, September 19, 2014. She was the wife of the late Kevin T. Ranck, with whom she would have celebrated 29 years of marriage with this past May 14th. Born in Landstuhl, Germany she was the daughter of Lester A. and Irmgard (Greinus) Stephenson.
Cherré worked...
