Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Robert E. Tiley

Robert E. Tiley

Nov 8, 2012

Robert E. Tiley. 85, of Lancaster and Elizabethtown, PA, died peacefully Thursday, November 8, 2012 at The Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown.  His wife and family treasure memories of a man who loved family, humanity, and nature.

Born in Shippensburg, PA in 1927, he was the husband of Wendy (Gomes) Tiley of Mt. Vernon, NY and the son...

Mary M. Aten

Mary M. Aten

Nov 8, 2012

Mary M. Aten, 104, died on November 8, 2012. Born on March 23, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. Helfrich and Anna (Kaetz) Helfrich. She was the last of her immediate family. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Charles H. Aten, Jr. in 1965.

Survivors include daughter Ann, wife of J.P....

Eldon Gale Reed

Eldon Gale Reed

Nov 8, 2012

Eldon Gale Reed, 77, died at his West Lampeter home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Born in Brookville, PA, he was the son of the late William N. and Helen I. Cable Reed. Eldon was married to Judith A. Macurdy Reed for 51 years.

A 1953 graduate of Freeport High School, Freeport,...

Anne E. Cowan

Anne E. Cowan

Nov 6, 2012

Anne E. Cowan, age 99, died at The Glen at Willow Valley Retirement Community on November 6, 2012.  Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Anton and Anna B. Erzen.  Her husband, Frank P. Cowan, died in 1987.

Anne was employed by the U.S. Tax Court in Washington D.C.  She moved to Willow Valley...

Richard L. Swiontek

Richard L. Swiontek

Nov 6, 2012

Richard L. Swiontek, 78, died at his Lancaster home on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Born in Hobart, IN, he was the son of the late Walter F. and Monafae Cassel Swiontek. Richard and his wife Jane A. Stahl Swiontek were married for 56 years.

A graduate of Hammond High School in Hammond, IN, Richard earned his bachelor's...

Margaret L. "Peggy" Miller

Margaret L. "Peggy" Miller

Nov 4, 2012

Margaret L. "Peggy" (Martin) Miller, 79, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care, Essa Flory.

Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of Robert "Bob" Miller, Sr. of Mount Joy, and the daughter of the late William G. and Margaret M. (Dickel) Martin.

Peggy was a vivacious...

Nora A. Umiker

Nora A. Umiker

Nov 2, 2012

Nora A. Umiker, 90, of Lancaster, passed away at Homestead Village Retirement Community, Lancaster on Friday, November 2, 2012. She was born in Windermere, England on July 3, 1922 to the late Ralph A. and Nora Longmire Burton, who moved to the United States with their seven children the following year.

She was the wife of the...

Theresa "Terry" Logalbo

Theresa "Terry" Logalbo

Nov 2, 2012

Theresa (Terry) Smith LoGalbo, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away with her daughter by her side on November 2, 2012, after a brief illness. Born in Middletown, Terry was the daughter of the late Conrad and Mary (Ling) Smith. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. (Joe) LoGalbo who died in 2007. Joe was the father of...

Lt. Col. Martin Robert Karig, Iii

Lt. Col. Martin Robert Karig, Iii

Nov 2, 2012

Lt. Col. Martin Robert Karig, III (Army, retired), 66, of Lancaster, PA, died suddenly surrounded by his family in San Antonio, TX, on Friday, November 2, 2012. Bob was in San Antonio attending an alumni association reunion of Alpha Troop 2 nd Squadron / 17 th Calvary 101 st Airborne Division (Air Mobile/Assault), of which he was a founding...

Jesus Carrero-Alfaro

Jesus Carrero-Alfaro

Nov 2, 2012

Jesus Carrero-Alfaro, 92, of Columbia, PA died November 2, 2012

Although the family has chosen not to publish an obituary, online condolences are welcomed.

Ellis Leroy "Lee" Hawk, Jr.

Ellis Leroy "Lee" Hawk, Jr.

Nov 2, 2012

Ellis Leroy (Lee) Hawk, Jr., 86,  and Sarah Jane Hawk, 84, died together Friday afternoon on November 2nd in an automobile accident that occurred near their residence at the Willow Valley Retirement Community south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They had been married 62 years.

Lee was born in Seymour, Indiana on March 24, 1926. He was the son...

Dalina K. Winter

Dalina K. Winter

Nov 2, 2012

Dalina K. Winter, 40, of Willow Street, PA, and formerly of Hillsboro, KS, passed away Friday, November 2, 2012, at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Lancaster, PA, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Hillsboro, she was the daughter of Jean L. Unruh Winter of Hillsboro and the late Warren C. Winter.

She was...

Theodore M. Robinson, Jr.

Theodore M. Robinson, Jr.

Oct 31, 2012

Theodore M. Robinson, Jr. 67, of Lancaster passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at home. Born in Coatesville, PA he was the son of the late Theodore M., Sr. and Lillian (Curry) Robinson.

He was a 1964 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. He went onto receive his Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland Eastern...

Virginia Marie Witney

Virginia Marie Witney

Oct 28, 2012

Virginia Marie (Luther) Witney, 78, of Lititz, PA, formerly from Pittsburgh, passed away on Sunday evening, October 28, 2012 surrounded by family.

She was born Oct. 20, 1934 in West Homestead, PA and was the daughter of the late William E. and Virginia (West) Luther; adored wife of Richard P. Witney, devoted mother of Beth Jack (Chet)...

Theresa C. Casey

Theresa C. Casey

Oct 28, 2012

Theresa C. Casey, 86, formerly of, Lancaster, Palmetto, FL, and St. John's Herr Estate, Columbia died surrounded by family on Sunday, October 28, 2012, at St. Anne's Retirement Community in Columbia, after a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Mathilda Aumer Wendel. Her husband of 56 years, George J. Casey, died...

Frances Graul

Frances Graul

Oct 27, 2012

Frances Graul returned to the care of our Lord on Saturday, October 27, 2012, just one week after her 88 th birthday.  Her loving husband Chester R. Graul and her sister Josephine Larney Griffin preceded Frances in death.  Her children Michael Graul and Linda Graul Zimmerman and Granddaughter Victoria Yavor and her sister Judith Arnold survive her.  She was...

Grace E. Ursprung

Grace E. Ursprung

Oct 26, 2012

Grace E. (McKelvey) Ursprung, 89, formerly of Willow Street, passed away peacefully at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster, on Friday, October 26, 2012.

Born in Holtwood, she was the wife of the late Robert E. Ursprung, to whom she was married for 50 years.  She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Handel) McKelvey.

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Son Minh Nguyen

Son Minh Nguyen

Oct 26, 2012

Son Minh Nguyen, 63, of Ephrata, Friday, October 26, 2012

Although the family has chosen not to publish an obituary, online condolences are welcomed.

Regina A. Webber

Regina A. Webber

Oct 26, 2012

Regina A. Webber, 85, of East Petersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Grace (Huben) Dewey.

Regina was preceded in death in 2004 by her husband of 54 years, Thomas A. Webber.

Regina graduated from St....

Thomas J. Dorsey

Thomas J. Dorsey

Oct 26, 2012

Thomas J. Dorsey, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday evening, October 26, 2012 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

He was the husband of Bette L. Brenner Dorsey, with whom he celebrated 35 years of marriage this past July 29 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles C. and...

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