Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Dora R. Mitzel

Dora R. Mitzel

Aug 3, 2014

Dora R. Mitzel, 83, of St. Anne's Retirement Community, passed away August 3, 2014. Born in the Germantown Section of Philadelphia, Dora was the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Anna C. (Forsythe) Wise. She was the wife of the late Clayton D. Mitzel who died in 1988.

A homemaker, Dora was a member of St....

Millard M. "Mac" Mershon Vmd

Millard M. "Mac" Mershon Vmd

Aug 3, 2014

Millard M. "Mac" Mershon VMD , age 85, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, went to be with his Lord on August 3, 2014. Mac was born on June 5, 1929, in Springfield Township, Erie County, PA. He was the oldest of the five children of the late Ronald and Georgia (Stanford) Mershon.

Following high school, Mac joined the U.S....

Raymond C. Mutzel

Raymond C. Mutzel

Aug 2, 2014

Raymond C. Mutzel, 66, of Lancaster, a city resident, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. Raymond was born in Lancaster and was the son of the late Robert L. and Esther M. (Miller) Mutzel.

Raymond graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in 1965. He attended St. Anne and...

Patricia A. Zankl

Patricia A. Zankl

Aug 2, 2014

Patricia A. Zankl, 75, of Lancaster, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Charlotte (Haines) Weaver. She was wife of the late Joseph A. Zankl, who died in 1989.

Patricia was a retired secretary, she worked for...

Shawn C. Houck

Shawn C. Houck

Aug 2, 2014

Shawn C. Houck, 37, of Conestoga, died unexpectedly of natural causes at Lancaster General Hospital on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Lancaster, he worked in construction and landscaping. Shawn is survived by his mother Kathy M. (Houck), wife of Ken Boose of Lancaster, maternal grandmother Mabel Houck of Columbia, sister Darcie, wife of Adam Enterline of Washington Boro,...

David L Little

David L Little

Aug 2, 2014

David L Little, 74, of New Providence, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of Martha H. (Walton) Little, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage this past March 9th. Born in Street, MD, he was the son of the late David A. Little and the late Edith L. (Alexander)...

Jill M. Miller

Jill M. Miller

Aug 2, 2014

The world lost its most "egg-cellent" baker and Phillies fan, Jill M. Miller, 51, of Holtwood, on August 2nd, 2014. She will be forever missed by her husband Phillip L. Miller, children Lea M., wife of Jeremy Denlinger, Joshua R. , and Emily E., her parents Robert and Elizabeth (Betty) Wissler, and her sisters Patricia Bond, Shari Sellers, Kathy...

John R. Tearney

John R. Tearney

Aug 2, 2014

John R. Tearney of Lancaster age 84, died peacefully Saturday morning at Brethren Village after an illness. John was born in Lancaster PA and was the son of the late George and Catherine A. (Hodgen) Tearney. John was married to Patricia A (Rieker) July 1, 1950 and they just celebrated 64 years of marriage.

John owned and...

Gwenn (Peters) Gibble

Gwenn (Peters) Gibble

Aug 2, 2014

Gwenn (Peters) Gibble, 73, of Lititz, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Lancashire Hall, where she had been a resident since December.

Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Nathaniel Stewart, who died in 1989, and Charles Gibble, who died in 1998. She was the daughter of the late Willard and Gertrude (Funk) Peters....

Joseph Masters

Joseph Masters

Aug 1, 2014

Joseph Masters went home to his Lord on August 1 2014. He was born March 18, 1925 to Ernesto and Flora (DeNino) Mastromatteo in Toronto, Ontario Canada. He married Rose Edith Prince in 1948. They were blessed with six children. He was an engineer and executive, retiring from Bechtel Consulting, Inc. in 1982. An avid bridge player, he also...

Helen Scouten

Helen Scouten

Aug 1, 2014

Helen Scouten, 90, of Willow Street and formerly of Bath, NY passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 1, 2014. She was born in Bath, NY and was the daughter of the late Dimetro and Anna (Kozay) Struk.

She was preceded in death by her husband, LaVerne A. Scouten in 2004.

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Michael A. Dukeman

Michael A. Dukeman

Jul 31, 2014

Michael A. Dukeman, 66, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Virginia Taylor and the late James E. Dukeman, Sr. Michael was the husband of Betty Ann Dukeman.

A United States Marine Corps veteran, Michael served during the...

Earl L. Harrison, Jr.

Earl L. Harrison, Jr.

Jul 31, 2014

Earl L. Harrison Jr, of Columbia, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Susquehanna Nursing and Rehab Center in Columbia.

Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of Helen C. (Eyler) Harrison, to whom he was married 62 years. He was the son of the late Earl L. Harrison Sr. and Edna (Murray) Harrison.

Earl was...

Josephine E. Roschel

Josephine E. Roschel

Jul 30, 2014

Josephine E. Roschel, 93, of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Evelma (Irwin) Pitz. She was married to Earl J. Roschel, Sr. with whom she celebrated 74 years of marriage in June.

She worked in the marking room at the former...

Wendy L. Spangler

Wendy L. Spangler

Jul 29, 2014

Wendy L. Spangler, 61, lifelong Lititz resident, died at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Naomi Kirschner Fritz. Wendy was married to Jeffrey L. Spangler for 31 years last February 6th.

She was a 1971 graduate of Warwick High School. Wendy worked at...

Keith Charles Mohler

Keith Charles Mohler

Jul 29, 2014

Keith Charles Mohler, whose life was devoted to his twin passions of jazz and animal welfare, died early Tuesday morning at Lancaster Regional Medical Center from complications of lung cancer.

Keith, who lived outside Mountville with his partner Laura Roberts, was 62.

Born in Lancaster, Keith was the son of Gladys Charles Mohler, of Masonic...

J. Edward Mckee

J. Edward Mckee

Jul 28, 2014

J. Edward McKee, 96, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014, at Brethren Village in Lancaster. He was predeceased in 2008 by his wife, Betty Jane Harrison McKee, with whom he had celebrated 66 years of marriage.

Born in Germantown, Ohio in 1917, he was the son of the late Dennis G. and Lulu McKee. He grew...

Eleanor "Ellie" M. Spangler

Eleanor "Ellie" M. Spangler

Jul 28, 2014

Having enjoyed a full and fulfilled life, Eleanor Spangler passed away quietly on July 28, 2014, into "the land of sunshine and flowers." Born in Mt. Joy, the daughter of the late Albert C. and Alice Alberta (Little) Landis, Ellie was the youngest of 7 children, with only her sister, Dorothy Shaub, surviving.

In passing, she rejoins...

Frances A. Gibes

Frances A. Gibes

Jul 28, 2014

Frances A. Gibes, 97, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Joliet, IL, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Gouszeczka) Korczak. She was the wife of the late John P. Gibes, who died in 2006.

She was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. In...

Diane (Peltier) Garay

Diane (Peltier) Garay

Jul 27, 2014

Diane (Peltier) Garay, 66, of Lancaster died on Sunday, July 27, 2014 surrounded by her family and friends.

She was a generous, kind and loving person.

She is survived by her daughter Francesca Gross wife of Michael, son Christopher de Garay, nephews and her close friend and former husband Edward de Garay.

Kindly...

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