Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Lucretia S. Back

Lucretia S. Back

Apr 28, 2014

Lucretia S. Back, 71, daughter of the late Francis and Rose Santucci, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014. She had the comfort of her husband and firstborn son with her at the time of her passing.

She was raised in Malvern, graduated from Villa Maria Academy and received both a BS and MS from West Chester...

Dolores M. Charles

Dolores M. Charles

Apr 28, 2014

Dolores M. Charles, 80, of Lancaster, died April 28, 2014.

Bruce W. Thaxton

Bruce W. Thaxton

Apr 27, 2014

Bruce W. Thaxton, 77, of Ephrata died April 27, 2014

Rodric M. "Roddy" Lehr

Rodric M. "Roddy" Lehr

Apr 26, 2014

Rodric M. "Roddy" Lehr, 56 of Mountville passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 26, 2014. Born in Miami, FL he is the son of Marie (Rowe) Lehr and the late Robert Philip Lehr. He was married to Julie (Buckwalter) Lehr for over 31 years. He received an Associate degree from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA. Roddy loved music and especially...

Kathleen M. Baldwin

Kathleen M. Baldwin

Apr 26, 2014

Kathleen M. Baldwin, 89, of Lancaster, entered into rest peacefully on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Homestead Village. She was born on March 29, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Josephine C. (Hahn) Steinbaecher. She grew up in the Cabbage Hill area of the city.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her...

Urania Claire (Brockie) Suess

Urania Claire (Brockie) Suess

Apr 25, 2014

Urania Claire (Brockie) Suess, 81, of Lancaster, died suddenly Friday, April 25, 2014 in her residence. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the wife of Frederick F. Suess of Lancaster, and the daughter of the late Samuel and Edna (Dunnigan) Brockie. She was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, where she was a leader for many...

Gladys "Jean" Mowrer

Gladys "Jean" Mowrer

Apr 24, 2014

Gladys "Jean" Mowrer, 84, of Akron, PA, died on April 24, 2014 at Maple Farms Nursing Center.

John O. Rineer, Jr.

John O. Rineer, Jr.

Apr 24, 2014

John O. Rineer, Jr, 66, of Ephrata, died suddenly Thursday, April 24, 2014. Born in Williamsport, he is survived by a son, Mike Rineer and his wife Laurie of Mount Joy; two granddaughters: Allyson and Leah Rineer; and his companion, Betty Evans of Ephrata. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Bergstrasse Lutheran...

Robert J. Lawrence, Sr

Robert J. Lawrence, Sr

Apr 24, 2014

Robert J. Lawrence, Sr., April 24, 2014, of Jenkintown, PA. Beloved Husband of the late Margaret (nee VanBrookhoven). Devoted Father of Mary Lynne Lawrence (Douglas Bowman) and the late Robert J. Lawrence, Jr. (Mary Jane)

Also survived by 2 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandson, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr. Lawrence was a veteran of...

Gladys "Jean" Mowrer

Gladys "Jean" Mowrer

Apr 24, 2014

Gladys "Jean" Mowrer, 84, of Akron, died April 24, 2014

Grace L. Hackman

Grace L. Hackman

Apr 24, 2014

Grace L. Hackman, 93, formerly of Lancaster, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at The Mennonite Home. Born in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Musser C. and Esther Foose Landis.

Grace attended Millersville State Teacher's College for three years before World War II. During the war she worked for Hamilton Watch in the war effort....

Edward Paul Hess

Edward Paul Hess

Apr 23, 2014

Edward Paul Hess, 63, of Lancaster passed from this life on April 23, 2014 surrounded by family. He was the devoted son of Edward S. and Marian E. Hess, the loving husband of Bonnie Hess to whom he had been married for over 21 years, and the adoring father of Jessica Hess, a junior at Westminster Choir College.

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Barbara Jean Hubbard Horwedel

Barbara Jean Hubbard Horwedel

Apr 23, 2014

Barbara Jean Hubbard Horwedel, 82, died on April 23rd after a lengthy battle with dementia. She was surrounded by family and passed away peacefully in her room at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim, PA., where she had resided for the past three years. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Guy Hubbard and Gladys Reimer Hubbard, and survived...

Gregory A. Crnkovich

Gregory A. Crnkovich

Apr 23, 2014

Gregory A. Crnkovich, 64, of Lancaster died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 after an extended illness. Born in Lancaster on February 22, 1950 he was the son of the late Leo R. and Geraldine (Burger) Crnkovich. He attended Saint Anthony of Padua School, where he served as an altar boy, attaining the rank of Grand Knight of the Altar....

Donald Talton

Donald Talton

Apr 21, 2014

Donald Talton, 50, of Lancaster, died at home on April 21, 2014. Born in Lancaster he was the son of Dorothy Talton and the late Donald Gray. He was the husband of Karen Talton. They shared 9 years of marriage.

He was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey high school. Donald worked as a Laborer for Lancaster Leaf...

Eleanor Burns Davis

Eleanor Burns Davis

Apr 21, 2014

Eleanor Burns Davis, 93, formerly of Millersville, PA, died on April 21, 2014, at Moravian Manor where she was a resident. Born in Wilmerding, PA on May 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lee and Flora Spielman Burns.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Glenn H. Davis; two...

Doris J. Shaeffer

Doris J. Shaeffer

Apr 18, 2014

Doris J. Shaeffer, 75, formerly of Lancaster, died Friday, April 18, 2014, at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late James A. Firestone and Pearl J. Mattis Firestone Hauser. She was the wife of Lynwood W. Shaeffer for 42 years before his death in January, 2000.

She graduated from J.P....

Mary Elizabeth Child

Mary Elizabeth Child

Apr 18, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Child, 90, formerly of Manor Township and more recently of Pickering Manor Home in Newtown, met the Lord Friday, April 18, 2014, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. Born in New Freedom, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Frances Stump Schuppert. Mary's husband of 16 years, Russell E. Child died in 1973.

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Phyllis Ann Stephenson

Phyllis Ann Stephenson

Apr 18, 2014

Phyllis Ann Stephenson, 68, of Lancaster, passed away on April 18, 2014. Born in Clearfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Lila (Speicher) Stephenson. She is survived by 1 sister, Mary E. Yarnal and 6 nieces and nephews, John S. Stephenson, Daniel K. Stephenson, Frank Yarnal, Stephanie Van Deusen, Shawnne Welch and Sharlynn Mavrich,...

Dorothy M. (Herr) Hawkins

Dorothy M. (Herr) Hawkins

Apr 18, 2014

Dorothy M. (Herr) Hawkins, 98 of Conestoga, PA passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 in her home with family by her side. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Maude (Funk) Herr. She was the wife of the late Forrest H. Hawkins.

She worked at RCA in Lancaster for 26...

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