Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Everett L. Warner

Everett L. Warner

Dec 12, 2013

Everett L. Warner, 96 of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he was the son of Harold E. Warner and Edith (Frost) Warner and was married to Jeanie F. (Murray) Warner for 67 years. Mr. Warner graduated from Springfield Technical High School and attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He was...

Emanuel W. "Manny" Smith

Emanuel W. "Manny" Smith

Dec 12, 2013

Emanuel W. "Manny" Smith, 92, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013, at the Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Isaac Abraham and Jennie H. Yablon Smith. Manny was married to H. Zelda (Dunie) Smith for 60 years.

Manny was a member of the first graduating class of J. P....

Anne (Johnson) Lohman

Anne (Johnson) Lohman

Dec 12, 2013

Anne (Johnson) Lohman, of Lancaster, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born October 30, 1915 in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Robert Carl Lohman who died May 5, 2011. They were married 57 years. She was the daughter of the late William F. and Mary E. (Ewing) Johnson.

Anne was retired...

Donald Elwood Killian

Donald Elwood Killian

Dec 11, 2013

Donald E. Killian 77, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at LGH surrounded by his loving wife. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elwood C. and Ruth Margaret (Reed) Killian. He was the devoted husband of Joyce R. (Glassmyer) Killian to whom he was married 39 years.

He was...

Dorothy S. Taggart

Dorothy S. Taggart

Dec 11, 2013

Dorothy S. Taggart, 92, formerly of Willow Street, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at the Mennonite Home. Born in Phoenixville, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Margaret Siipple Stephens. Dorothy's husband Thomas A. Taggart, Jr. died in 1996.

She worked as a private secretary for Tauder Ford in Phoenixville and Budd Company and...

Martha "Mardy" Louise (Howry) Brenner

Martha "Mardy" Louise (Howry) Brenner

Dec 11, 2013

Martha "Mardy" Louise (Howry) Brenner, 83, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Moravian Manor.

She was born July 24, 1930 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Bear) Howry.

Mardy graduated in 1948 from McCaskey High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Arts...

Elma Ruth Groff

Elma Ruth Groff

Dec 11, 2013

Elma Ruth Groff, 94 years old, passed away Wednesday December 11, 2013. Born on August 13, 1919, she was the last survivor of the seven children of Walter and Ida Hubbs of Lancaster. She was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Groff.

Elma worked at Hamilton Watch, Schwalm Watch Dial, Meadow Hills Dining House, and...

Marianne L. (Lombardo) Robertson

Marianne L. (Lombardo) Robertson

Dec 10, 2013

Marianne L. (Lombardo) Robertson, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at The Glen at Willow Valley. She was the loving wife of the late John Robertson, who passed away in 2007. Born in Lancaster, Marianne was the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Caterbone) Lombardo.

She grew up attending St. Mary's Grade...

Shirley A. Lemon

Shirley A. Lemon

Dec 10, 2013

Shirley A. Lemon, 80, passed away in the loving presence of family on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 after a brief illness at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is now in the presence of God.

She is survived by her soul mate and husband of 58 years, Reuel Dean Lemon. She is also survived by three...

Christian A. Graybill

Christian A. Graybill

Dec 10, 2013

Christian A. Graybill, 80, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert J. Graybill, Sr. and Martha Mae (Sanders) Graybill. Christian was the husband of Doris J. (Eisenberger) Graybill to whom he had been married for 60 years.

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Nancy Horton

Nancy Horton

Dec 10, 2013

Nancy Horton, 75, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Born in Lansdale, PA she was the daughter of the late Harold and Helen (Spare) Reifsnyder. She was married to the late Dr. Earl Horton who passed away in 2001. Nancy graduated from North Penn High School in Lansdale, PA and received a Bachelor's degree in...

Gerald E. "Jerry" Wissler

Gerald E. "Jerry" Wissler

Dec 10, 2013

Gerald E. "Jerry" Wissler, 73, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at his Manheim Twp. home. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Oscar and Mary Stumpf Wissler. Gerald was married to Janice Rund Wissler for 34 years.

Jerry was the founder and owner of Brewers Outlet in Manheim Twp. for 46 years. An...

Eleanor (Mowery) Dericard

Eleanor (Mowery) Dericard

Dec 10, 2013

Eleanor (Mowery) DeRicard, 98, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Oak Leaf Manor, Landisville.

Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Jean A. DeRicard, who died January 16, 1980. They were married 40 years. She was the daughter of the late Ellis F. and Emma D. (Dittman) Mowery.

During the...

Mary L. Myers

Mary L. Myers

Dec 10, 2013

Mary L. Myers, 88, of Oak Leaf Manor, Landisville and formerly of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. She was born in Lancaster to the late William C. and Minnie M. (Long) Myers.

Mary was former owner of the family business, Earl P. Kegel, Inc., now known as Kegel's Produce, Inc. which her daughter-in-law,...

Dorothy "Dottie" M. Bechtel

Dorothy "Dottie" M. Bechtel

Dec 5, 2013

Dorothy "Dottie" M. Bechtel, 89, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Dottie was a resident of Lancashire Terrace. She was the wife of the late Kenneth W. Bechtel who passed away in 2011. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Warren W. and Marguerite E. (Erich) Metzger. Dorothy,...

Alexander Joseph Ciesmelewski

Alexander Joseph Ciesmelewski

Dec 3, 2013

Alexander Joseph Ciesmelewski, 56, died December 3, 2013, at his home in Kinzer, PA. He was born in Miami Beach, FL, to Dolores Kapec Ciesmelewski of Belford, NJ, and the late Alexander J. Ciesmelewski. He lived in Jersey City, NJ, for many years before eventually settling in Kinzer.

A graduate of Saint Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City,...

Walter "Gene" Eugene Clair

Walter "Gene" Eugene Clair

Dec 3, 2013

Walter "Gene" Eugene Clair, of Lititz, one of the Clair "Brother's" Audio Entrepreneurs, died December 3, 2013, he was 73. Gene, as everyone knew him, was born May 6th 1940 to Roy B. Clair and Ellen Mae (Ulrich) Clair, in the Lititz area and lived there all his life.

He graduated from Warwick High School in 1958...

M. Joseph "Joe" Guarino

M. Joseph "Joe" Guarino

Dec 2, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Guarino, 73, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Judith A. Guarino, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage this past May. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Charles Guarino and the late Angela Casciotta Guarino Comfort. After high school, Joe served in...

Rose M. Borne

Rose M. Borne

Dec 1, 2013

Rose M. Borne, 88, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013, following a brief illness. Born in Reserve, LA, she was the daughter of the late Alibey Joseph Aubert and Marie Antoinette (Trosclaire) Aubert. She was married to the late Allen B. Borne who died in 2010. Rose worked as a retailer until her retirement, and had...

Abbie L. (West) Thompson

Abbie L. (West) Thompson

Dec 1, 2013

Abbie L. (West) Thompson, 87, of Lancaster, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 in her residence. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late John Thompson. She is survived by her sons: Charles W. Walls and his wife Paula of Linwood and Ronald R. Walls and his wife Bonnie of Lancaster; four grandchildren: Troy, Tiffany, Cindy, and Chrissy...

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