Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Mary J. Burkey
Nov 1, 2013
Mary J. (Yannetti) Burkey, 96, formerly of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at St. Anne's Retirement Home, Columbia, where she had resided the past 5 years.
Born in Brandamore, PA, she was the wife of the late Richard W. Burkey, and the daughter of the late Marino and Carlotta (Fiore) Yannetti.
Together...
Mary H. Landis
Nov 1, 2013
Mary H. Landis, 83, of Homestead Village, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care of Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster and growing up in Cabbage Hill, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Helen Ruof Hilbert. Mary is survived by her husband Robert "Bob" M. Landis.
Mary attended St. Joseph...
Florence A. Van Cleve
Nov 1, 2013
Florence A. Van Cleve, 92, of Willow Street, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in West Lampeter Twp., she was the daughter of the late John S. and Eleanora Houck McEllhenney. Her husband of 66 years George F. Van Cleve, Sr. died in 2005.
A graduate of the former West Lampeter High...
Charles E. Gallagher
Nov 1, 2013
Charles E. Gallagher, 84 of Willow Street, formerly of Philadelphia, PA passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Philip Patrick and Jessie Elizabeth (Watson) Gallagher. He was the husband of the late Marie A. Gallagher who passed away in 2001.
A...
Donna M. Rathman
Nov 1, 2013
Donna M. Rathman, 61 of Lititz passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Masonic Village surrounded by her family after a courageous 2 year battle of lung cancer. Born in Lancaster, PA she is the daughter of E. Jean (Bush) Kline and the late Richard D. Rathman and the step daughter of the late Robert W. Kline.
...Patricia A. Rumberger
Nov 1, 2013
Patricia A. Rumberger, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.
She was the wife of John E. Rumberger, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Shamokin, Pat was the daughter of the late Michael and Viola Perotti Cooney.
Pat had been a loving homemaker....
Janet E. Sagner
Nov 1, 2013
Janet E. (Campbell) Sagner, 81, of Washington Boro, PA went to be with the Lord, May 31, 2013. Born in Suffolk, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Sara (Davidson) Campbell. She graduated from Mahanoy Township High School, Suffolk, PA in 1949. She was preceded in death by her devoted and loving husband, Samuel R. Sagner...
Julie M. Zourides
Nov 1, 2013
Julie M. Zourides, 81, of Lancaster, passed away February 12, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Julie was born March 9 th , 1931, in Manhattan, NY, and was the daughter of the late Theodoros and Ourania (Papaioannides) Roussis
She is survived by her husband, Andrew G. Zourides, and this past October celebrated...
Mary Ann Mathieson
Nov 1, 2013
Mary Ann Mathieson, 77, of Lancaster, PA died January 8, 2012. Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 560-5100
Although the family has chosen not to publish an obituary, online condolences are welcomed.
Frances M. Coords
Nov 1, 2013
Frances M. Coords, 85, of Lititz, passed away on November 26, 2012
Although the family has chosen not to publish an obituary, online condolences are welcomed.
Cordelia "Dee Dee" Sammon
Nov 1, 2013
Cordelia "Dee Dee" Sammon, died on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at The Glen at Willow Valley.
She was the eighth of eleven children of the late William and Hanna Taylor of Dushore, PA. After graduating from Dushore High School, she continued her education at Bloomsburg State Teachers College.
During World War II, she served 3...
Patricia Van Marter
Nov 1, 2013
Patricia (Condon) Van Marter, 80, formerly of Syracuse, NY, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 31, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA.
Born in Jamesville, NY, she was the wife of the late Joseph John Van Marter, Sr., who passed away in 1992. She and her husband moved to Lititz from Syracuse in 1969. She was the...
Shirley R. Imwold
Nov 1, 2013
Shirley R. Imwold, 85, died at her Mountville home while under hospice care on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edward O. and Rose L. Schmidt Johnson. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Warren F. Imwold in 1983.
She worked as a ward clerk at VA...
Kenneth R. "Dick" Kendrick
Nov 1, 2013
Kenneth R. "Dick" Kendrick, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. He was born in Dubuque, IA to the late Frank T. and Martha Ehrlich Kendrick. Dick was married to Leann L. Hesseling Kendrick for 56 years last June.
A graduate of Loras Academy in Dubuque, he worked as...
Kimberly Jo Smith
Nov 1, 2013
Kimberly Jo Smith, 50 of Lancaster passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Manor Care in Lancaster after a brief illness. Born in Huntington, PA she was the daughter of Diane (McClain) Drake and the late Malcolm F. Drake who passed away in 2004. She was married to John E. Smith for 27 years.
Kim was a...
R. Everett Hohman
Nov 1, 2013
R. Everett Hohman, 90, of Lancaster, passed away January 24, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care. He was the son of the late Roy and Edna (Bowers) Hohman.
He is survived by his second wife, Faye (Ferguson) (Wanner) Hohman. He was preceded in death by a brother and sister, first wife, Margaret (Morrison) Hohman.
A...
Barbara Anne Dusterhoff
Nov 1, 2013
Barbara Anne Dusterhoff, 75, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Leesburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Taylor Paxson and Abbot Allison (Crim) Paxson. Barbara was the wife of the late Theodore A. Dusterhoff.
Surviving are two sons, David Dusterhoff, husband of Lisa, of...
Lawrence "Larry" Corcoran
Nov 1, 2013
Lawrence "Larry" Corcoran of Lancaster, PA died peacefully Sunday, February 10, 2013 surrounded by his family. He had been under a doctor's care for coronary heart disease since 1977 when he underwent his first of three such bypass operations.
Larry was born in Boston, MA and raised in Rockland, MA, the son of the late Lawrence P....
Charles A. Sterling
Nov 1, 2013
Charles A. Sterling, 84, of Mountville, PA, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary Elizabeth (Bryant) Sterling, with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage this past July 30 th . Born in White Plains, NY, he was the son of the late Charles E. and...
Robert H. Brown
Nov 1, 2013
Robert H. Brown, 79, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at his home. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Edward R. and Edna (Kenney) Brown.
Robert had been employed by J.L. Clark as a forklift operator and retired after 40 years of service in 1994. He was an avid...
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