Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
James E. "Buzzy" Clawges, Jr.
Jul 23, 2014
James E. "Buzzy" Clawges, Jr., 39, died accidentally at his Columbia home on Wednesday, July 23,2014. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Judith A. (Ruth Markley) Clawges, with whom Buzzy lived, and the late James E. "Yumpin" Clawges, Sr. James was a 1993 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. He was an avid WWE Wrestling fan, he...
Antonia "Candolin" Garcia
Jul 22, 2014
Antonia "Candolin" Garcia, 69, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in San Lorenzo, PR, Antonia was the daughter of the late Daniel Garcia Nieves and Dominga Rentas Fonseca.
Antonia was of the Catholic faith.
She was a very joyful person who loved to dance, sing, and...
Dennis J. Guilbault
Jul 21, 2014
Dennis J. Guilbault, 65, of Landisville died unexpectedly Monday, July 21, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Pawtucket, RI he was the son of the late Rosaire and Irene (Pacheco) Guilbault. He was married to Theresa "Elaine" (Flynn) Guilbault with whom he would have celebrated 43 years of marriage in September.
Dennis attended Rhode Island Junior...
Kenneth Ray Hertzler
Jul 20, 2014
Kenneth Ray Hertzler, 63, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Lancaster Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Ken was a longtime resident of Keystone Human Services and is survived by many loving staff and family at Keystone.
Ken was of the Lutheran faith and attended the Acts Covenant Fellowship, Lancaster. He...
Paul W. "Sonny" Groff, Jr.
Jul 20, 2014
Sonny Groff, 66, of Mountville, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at LGH surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Paul W. Groff, Sr. and Katherine Groff. He was a companion of and married to Debra A. (Graybill) Groff for over 27 years.
Sonny was a Lampeter-Strasburg High School...
Nancy L. St. Clair
Jul 20, 2014
Nancy L. St. Clair, 89, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Hospice of Mt. Joy. She was born in Lancaster, PA to the late Howard and Emma (Reinhart) Fellenbaum.
Nancy is survived by her loving husband of 45 years Roy P. "Pat" St. Clair.
She was retired from Schick, Inc. after...
Helene Janet (Bachman) Miller
Jul 19, 2014
Helene Janet (Bachman) Miller, 77, of Lancaster, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz, PA.
Born in Norwalk, CT, she was the wife of John T. Miller of Lancaster, PA, to whom she was married 58 years. She was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Viola Bachman.
Helene...
Suzanne M. (Schuler) Hammond
Jul 17, 2014
Suzanne M. (Schuler) Hammond, 70, of Landisville, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital with her family by her side.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Eugene H. and M. Marguerite (Birley) Schuler.
Suzanne was employed as a bank teller for Fulton Bank for 29 years until...
Rodney T. Holter
Jul 16, 2014
Rodney T. Holter, 79, of Lititz, PA, went to his forever home on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. He was in the prayerful arms of his family.
He was the loving husband, and high school sweetheart, of the late A. Sandy Eckel Holter, who passed away in 2002. Born in Lock Haven, he was the son of the...
Jean M. (Reese) Morrison
Jul 15, 2014
Jean M. (Reese) Morrison, 84, a lifelong resident of Marticville/Martic Forge, passed away on July 15, 2014, at Brethren Village Retirement Community in Lancaster after an extended illness. She was married to Claude L. Morrison for 65 years.
Jean was the daughter of Thaddeus & Blanche (Miller) Reese. She graduated from Manor Millersville High School in 1948...
L. Vernon "Doc" Dochterman
Jul 15, 2014
L. Vernon "Doc" Dochterman, 80, of Willow Street, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill due to complications from an auto accident in February.
Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of Helen (Van Order) Dochterman of Willow Street, and the son of the late John Lloyd and Mildred (Rice) Dochterman.
...
Thomas J. Llanso
Jul 13, 2014
Thomas J. Llanso, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully at his home Sunday, July 13, at 4:20p.m., after an extensive illness. He left this life surrounded by his wife and family. He was 57 years old, born July 18th 1956 in an ambulance in front of Stewart's Root Beer stand in Mountainside NJ.
Tom was the eldest son...
Sheree Kohler
Jul 13, 2014
Sheree Kohler of Manheim Township, passed away after a second brave fight with ovarian cancer on July 13th. Sheree was born June 10, 1957 and recently celebrated her 57th birthday as well as her 27th wedding anniversary.
She graduated from McCaskey in 1975 and attended PSU where on a whim, she purchased an MGB. This eventually led...
James Simpson
Jul 12, 2014
James Simpson 73, of Lancaster, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City. He was born in Wilmington, DE to the late Katherine Rando Dardin, was husband of the late Gail Swarr Simpson and step-father to four girls. A US Army veteran, Jim was a welder and crane supervisor for High Industries and a member of...
Peter Charles Vacca
Jul 10, 2014
Peter Charles Vacca, 62, of Lancaster, went home to Heaven on Thursday, July 10, 2014, after a long, hard, and courageous struggle with cancer. He sadly leaves his loving wife, Karen; 2 daughters, Charlotte and Sarah, both at home; and a sister June Asci, of Middletown, CT.
Peter was an incredible human being, loved life, and spending...
John P. Ruffino
Jul 10, 2014
John P. Ruffino, 57, of Lititz, died on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Guiseppe and Anna Lina (Buffa) Ruffino. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Linda Ruffino.
John was the owner of Ruffino's Pizza &...
Anthony F. Cioffi, Jr.
Jul 9, 2014
Anthony F. Cioffi, Jr., 55, of Leola, passed away unexpectedly from cardiac arrest on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born on December 18th, 1958 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Anthony F. Cioffi, Sr. and Rose (Moschella) Cioffi.
Anthony was a highly respected business professional in the information technologies field. He started...
Betty J. Barley
Jul 9, 2014
Betty J. Barley, 85, of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Hamilton Arms. Born in Soudersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Maurice Everett Harsh, Sr. and the late Frances Barbara (Dippner) Work. Her husband Earl Jacob Barley passed away on December 4, 2003.
Betty was a 1947 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High...
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