Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
John Stephen Barlas
Nov 11, 2014
John Stephen Barlas, 83, of Waterbury, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the husband of the late Amelia (Pagliarulo) Barlas, and the son of the late John and Mary (Papay) Barlas. John was a member of the Torrington Elks Lodge #372 and was a member of Torrington Country Club for over 40 years. He...
Zane Earl Kauffman
Nov 11, 2014
Zane Earl Kauffman, 90, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Lancashire Hall after a brief illness resulting from an injury sustained while at home. Born on February 10, 1924 in Osterburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Bruce and Sylvia Moorhead Kauffman. He was a 1941 graduate of Bedford High School. Zane...
E. Marie Johns
Nov 11, 2014
E. Marie Johns, 89, formerly of Rockford Lane in Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. She was the wife of the late J. Wray Johns, who passed away in 2005. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late G. Lester and Ella E. McNiss LeFevre. Marie had been a...
Leo Thomas Dougherty
Nov 11, 2014
Leo Thomas Dougherty, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on November 11, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Edward and Josephine (Porter) Dougherty. Leo was the husband of Yvonne (Edwards) Dougherty with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage. A veteran of the Korean Conflict, he served as...
Dolores E. (Kohler) Hess
Nov 10, 2014
Dolores E. (Kohler) Hess, 71, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. She was born in Lancaster to the late Richard G. and Mabel L. (Martin) Kohler. Her high school sweetheart and husband of 49 years Ronald H. Hess died November 4, 2013.
Dolores graduated from Lancaster Catholic High...
Richard R. Gallagher
Nov 10, 2014
Richard R. Gallagher, 89, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on November 10, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Columbia, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence and Christie (Lutz) Gallagher. Richard was the husband of Beatrice "Betty" (Linton) Gallagher with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage. A veteran of WWII, Richard served in the...
Stephen D. Miller, Sr.
Nov 9, 2014
Stephen D. Miller, Sr., 56, of Mountville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles D. Miller, Jr. and Elsie (Spackman) Miller. He was married to Joyce (Morrow) Miller for over 32 years. He was a...
Jolie K. Voulopos
Nov 8, 2014
Jolie K. Voulopos, 50, of Carter Moir Drive, Lancaster, PA died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital following a valiant two and half year battle with leukemia. She was the wife of Dennis J. Voulopos were married 21 years. Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of Kathryn M. Hartman Shearer of Lancaster and...
Ana A. Arrindel-Desrosiers
Nov 8, 2014
Ana, 73, of Lancaster, a retired nursing assistant from Conestoga View died on 11/8/14 at LGH. Born in San Pedro DeMacoris, Dominican Republic. Surviving: husband, Jean-Max Desrosiers, 4 daughters, Ana Suriyage (Germaine), Rachelin Moore-Garcia (Alfredo), Xiomara Moore (Gerardo), Teresa Medina (Aristide), son, Daniel Moore (Janice), 8 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. Home Going Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, November 13...
William (Bill) A. Adams Iii
Nov 7, 2014
William (Bill) A. Adams III, 87, passed away at his home in Millersville on Friday, November 7, 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late John M. and Katharine Clark Adams of Lancaster, PA. Bill was born in, and spent his life in Lancaster County. After graduating from McCaskey High School, Bill served his country...
Helen C. (Eyler) Harrison
Nov 5, 2014
Helen C. (Eyler) Harrison, 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in her residence. Born in Waynesboro, she was the wife of the late Earl L. Harrison, Jr, who died July 31, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Owen A. and Helen (Morrow) Eyler. Helen loved to spend time with her family and enjoyed...
Gaynell M. Wimer
Nov 3, 2014
Gaynell M. Wimer 80, formerly of Leola, died Monday, November 3, 2014 at Conestoga View. Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Ott. She was raised by her foster parents the late Arthur and Lucy Mendenhall.
A graduate of Solanco High School, Gaynell worked as a seamstress for a local...
Dorothy M. Reid
Nov 2, 2014
Dorothy M. Reid, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on November 2, 2014 at Lancashire Hall. A viewing will take place from 6-8 PM on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 AM on Monday, November 10,...
Johnny Irizarry
Nov 2, 2014
Johnny Irizarry, 63, of Mountville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manhattan, NY, Johnny was the son of the late Pedro and Julia (Poupart) Irizarry and was the loving husband of Iris (Santos) Irizarry. Johnny served in the Marines during the Vietnam War era. After being honorably discharged, he went on...
Peter T. Puglisi
Nov 2, 2014
Peter T. Puglisi, of Lancaster, PA, husband of Arlene Puglisi, died on November 2, 2014.
Sixto S. Saavedra
Nov 1, 2014
Sixto S. Saavedra, 63, of Lancaster, born in Lima, Peru, son of Sixto and the late Diluvina (Adriazola) Saavedra, died unexpectedly Saturday 11/1/2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Loving husband of Teresa Saavedra; father of Aroly Galeano (Edwin), Belisa I. Kinnard (Randell), Cindy Saavedra (Joshua) and Sixto Saavedra, Jr.; grandfather of Xiarisse, Shawn, Jose, Emalina, Randell, Jr. and Micah; and...
Mary E. Thourot
Nov 1, 2014
Mary E. Thourot, 101, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Conestoga View. Born in Gap, PA she was the daughter of the late Frederick M. and Amanda E. (Fromm) Ward. She was married to the late Charles L. Thourot, Sr. who passed away in 1983. She graduated from Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing and worked...
Michael J. Batutis
Nov 1, 2014
With profound sadness Judy L. Batutis announces the death of her beloved husband of 30 years, Michael J. Batutis, at home on Saturday, November 1, 2014 after an extended illness. Born in Lancaster, PA, Michael attended Lancaster Catholic High School, earned a BA from Franklin & Marshall College and a Master's degree in Sociology from Duke University in N.C....
The Honorable John Eugene "Jack" Sheehan
Oct 30, 2014
The Honorable John E. Sheehan, "Jack," formerly of Washington, D.C. and Annapolis, MD, died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Lakeside in Willow Street, PA. He was 84 years old.
Born in Johnstown, PA on December 11, 1929, Jack was the seventh of ten children of the late Louis A. and Frances Ethel (Schaefer) Sheehan. Jack attended...
Lawrence Patrick Gemmell
Oct 30, 2014
Lawrence Patrick Gemmell, 64, of Lititz, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, Larry was one of nine children of William Peter and Marie Dorothy Gemmell, both deceased. He was preceded in death by a brother, James. Larry was married to Judie Turner Gemmell, and they celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in June. Surviving...
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