Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Frank C. Rhodes
Jan 16, 2014
Frank C. Rhodes, 55, of Manheim, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, he was the husband of Doris L. (Gibble) Rhodes of Manheim, to whom he was married 30 years. They were married June 4, 1983. He was the son of Paul and Barbara (McCarthy) Rhodes of Manheim.
Frank was a...
Rev. Donald R. Brown
Jan 15, 2014
Rev. Donald R. Brown, 85, of Willow Valley entered into rest on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at The Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Susquehanna, PA he was the son of the late Isaac and Veda (Sumner) Brown. He was the loving husband of Hildegarde (Lockowandt) Brown with whom he shared over 63 years of marriage.
Rev....
Donald M. "Jim" Drucker
Jan 15, 2014
Donald M. "Jim" Drucker, 89, of Calvary Fellowship Homes, Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 15, 2014.
Born in Staten Island, NY, he had been a resident of Lancaster for 28 years. He was the husband of the late Marion I. (Hollands) Drucker, who passed away November 19, 2013. They had been...
Gary R. Metzger
Jan 14, 2014
Gary R. Metzger of Lancaster, retired police officer, loving son, father and husband, died peacefully Tuesday, January 14, 2014. He was the husband of Beth Taylor Metzger. Born in Lancaster and raised in Mountville, he was the son of Betty Gingerich Metzger of Mountville and the late Donald R. Metzger Sr.
Gary graduated from Hempfield High School...
Samuel S. "Sam" Gigliotti
Jan 14, 2014
Samuel S. "Sam" Gigliotti, 63, of Ephrata passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at home. Born in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Dominic and Dorothy (Bowker) Gigliotti. He was married to Karen A. (McDonald) with whom he shared over 14 years of marriage.
Sam received a Bachelor's degree in Business from Duquesne...
Fawn Lavonne Pontz
Jan 13, 2014
Fawn Lavonne Pontz, 51, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Theodore Pontz, companion of Dottie Boas, of Lancaster, and the late Patricia (Rohm) Pontz-Colson.
Surviving in addition to her father Ted are three brothers: Drew (Roseanna) of Glenmoore PA, Craig...
Ethel J. Fisher
Jan 12, 2014
Ethel J. Fisher, 91, of Lancaster, passed away at her home on January 12, 2014. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Elsie Graybill Kopp. She was married to the late Hubert (Bud) S. Fisher who died in 2005.
Ethel is survived by two daughters: Marlene, wife of Robert Trump...
Robert "Bob" L. Jennings
Jan 11, 2014
Robert "Bob" L. Jennings, 62, of Lebanon, died suddenly Saturday, January 11, 2014.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Noble and Isabel Jennings, and was preceded in death by his brother, Tom Jennings, who was killed in the Vietnam War. This motivated Bob to become a Marine. A brilliant man, he was a...
Julia B. (Baker) Connors
Jan 11, 2014
Julia B. Connors (Baker), 85, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Manor Care of Lancaster. Julia was the wife of the late George Baker and had celebrated 38 years of marriage. George passed away last May. Surviving Julia is a son, John J. Keefe, husband of Dawn of Lancaster and 2 daughters, Julia Kerrigan...
William F. Tell
Jan 9, 2014
William F. Tell, 93, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on January 9, 2014, at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim, PA.
Born in Passaic, NJ in 1920, he was the son of the late John Martin Tell and Gizella (Purman) Tell. Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Eleanor K. (Elmes) Tell.
...Glenn Robert Knowles
Jan 8, 2014
Glenn Robert Knowles, 87, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital on Jan. 8, 2014, after a brief illness. Born in Pittsburgh on Dec. 11, 1926, he was the son of Dewey Deforrest Knowles and Ina Sanders Knowles.
He was the beloved husband of Barbara Himes Knowles, and the couple celebrated 61 years of marriage...
Verna Reynolds-Elliott
Jan 7, 2014
Verna Reynolds-Elliott, 85, of Valrico, FL and formerly of Lancaster, passed away on January 7, 2014. She was the wife of the late Ray Elliott. Born in Lancaster, Verna was the daughter of the late Arthur and Veronica Labeck Reynolds. Verna loved to read and tend her garden. She was a long time member of St. Mary's Catholic Church...
Thomas Abramczyk
Jan 7, 2014
PLEASE NOTE: A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM on SATURDAY, January 11, 2014 at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 2111 Millersville Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603. Family and friends will be received from 1:30-2 PM at the church.
Thomas Abramczyk, 72, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at hospice in Mount Joy on January 7th....
Donald W. Martin
Jan 6, 2014
Donald W. Martin, 76, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of the late June L. Martin, who passed away in 2010. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late William J. and Clare M. (Hart) Martin. Donald had been a licensed real...
William P. "Bill" Crum
Jan 6, 2014
William P. "Bill" Crum, 60, of Lancaster, died Monday, January 6, 2014, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Johnstown, he was the son of Juanita Nolan Crum and the late William B. Crum, Jr. Bill married Elisa Emperor Crum in 2008.
Formerly of Indiana, PA, he graduated from Indiana High School. Bill lived in Hanover for 15...
Kay Dee Garrity-Roth
Jan 6, 2014
Wear Your Favorite Festive Hat What: A Celebration of the Life of Kay Garrity-Roth Where: Charles Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory Monday January 13 When: Noon: Gathering and Visiting 1 PM: Remembrances and Remarks Noon till 2 PM: Silent Auction of Kay's Original Art
Kay Dee Garrity-Roth, 73, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, January 06,...
Mary K. (Nee Kaspriski) Sisbarro
Jan 5, 2014
Mary K. (nee Kaspriski) Sisbarro, 92, of Lititz, formerly of Little Falls, NJ, died January 5, 2014 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Dupont, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (nee Figura) Kaspriski. Mrs. Sisbarro lived in Little Falls, NJ for 45 years before moving to Lititz. She was a former parishioner...
John C. Eckman
Jan 5, 2014
John C. Eckman, 80, of Wrightsville, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Franklin L. and Beatrice (Leibley) Eckman. He was married to the late Violet E. Eckman who passed away in August 2013. John was employed as a truck driver for many...
Martha Catherine Lyons
Jan 5, 2014
Having been the oldest resident of The Mennonite Home, Martha Catherine Lyons, 105, formerly of Hess Boulevard in Lancaster, passed from this life Sunday, January 5, 2014. Born in East Donegal Township, she was proud to have been the first of two daughters and of nine sons of Hiram Engle and Martha M. Musser Wolgemuth, and the descendant of...
John S. Swain
Jan 5, 2014
John S. Swain, 74, of Lancaster, died Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was born in Philadelphia to the late William H. and Anna Burns Swain, and is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth S. Raytik Swain, their children Eric Swain, husband of Dawn, and Jennifer Swain and granddaughters Mikayla, Madison and Erica Swain. John...
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