Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Anna A. Lombardo
Sep 30, 2012
Anna A. Lombardo, 94, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Anna was born in Lancaster on December 27, 1917.
"Miss Lombardo" was a well-respected registered nurse, receiving an RN from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in 1951 and in 1960, a BS in Education from Millersville University. "Miss...
Mary E. Eisenberger
Sep 27, 2012
Mary E Eisenberger, 75, entered into rest at Conestoga View on Thursday, September 27, 2012. Born in Marticville, she was the daughter of the late Elmer L., Sr. and Esther Mae Witmer Huber. She was married to the late Charles L. Eisenberger for 35 years before his death in 2006.
A homemaker, Mary graduated from Penn Manor...
Catherine M. Kuster
Sep 27, 2012
Catherine M. (Droney) Kuster, 84, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Lancashire Hall, where she had resided for the past 5 ½ years.
Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late John A. Kuster, who passed away in 2007, and the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosabelle (Creswell) Droney
...Glenn B. Trimble
Sep 27, 2012
Glenn B. Trimble, 86, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 27, 2012, at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz.
Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late A. Louise Trimble, who passed away on March 30, 2011, and the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Suie (Eshelman) Trimble.
...Charles E. Ganse
Sep 27, 2012
Charles E. Ganse died suddenly on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Saint Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood, CO. Charlie was a longtime resident of Evergreen, CO. Charlie moved to Evergreen in 1976 following years of travel around the United States, Europe and Mexico. He began what would become his lifetime career at Bear Tub Company where he learned his...
James E. Gradwell
Sep 26, 2012
James E. Gradwell, 76 of Lancaster, formerly of Frackville, PA passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care, Lancaster. Born in Ashland, PA he was the son of the late Gordon and Christine (Haberle) Gradwell. He was married to Dorothy (Fronczak) Gradwell for 52 years.
He proudly served his country in the US Army....
Anita Marie Schuh
Sep 26, 2012
Anita Marie Schuh, 90, passed away at the St. Anne's Retirement Community on September 26, 2012. She was a long time resident of Freeport, New York before moving to Lancaster in 2012. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Schuh for 62 years.   Anita is survived by two daughters, Barbara Dannay, wife of Douglas Dannay of Merrick,...
Virginia A. Dugan
Sep 24, 2012
Virginia A. Dugan, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy.
Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late John P. Dugan, who passed away April 19, 1976, and the daughter of the late Vinnie (Cramer) Neuhauser.
She was employed as an inspector for RCA...
William Fittipaldi
Sep 24, 2012
William Fittipaldi, 81, of Lancaster, went home to be with his beloved wife, Joy, and his son, David. He passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph and MaryAnn (Martino) Fittipaldi. William was married to the love of his life,...
Emma Ruth Peifer
Sep 22, 2012
Emma Ruth Peifer, 86, died at Brethren Village Retirement Community on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Born in Lancaster and raised in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Ezra W. and Martha Henny Eichelberger. A homemaker and farmer's wife she was married to the late Mervin E. Peifer for 53 years before his death in 2001.
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Russell H. "Red" Fitzgerald
Sep 22, 2012
Russell H. Fitzgerald, "Red", 92, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Conestoga View Nursing Care. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George B. and Rose (Fritsch) Fitzgerald. His wife of nearly 60 years, Elsie J. (Barley) Fitzgerald, died in 2005.
A proud, highly decorated veteran, he fought with...
Violet Weir Stamp
Sep 21, 2012
Violet Weir Stamp, born on March 13, 1912 in Boston, MA; passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012 at the Mennonite Home at the age of 100 ½. She was the daughter of the late Minnie and Thomas Weir.
Mrs. Stamp resided at Valleybrook Estates since 1992 when she moved to Lancaster from Bethesda, MD. She lived...
Dick Quigley
Sep 20, 2012
Dick Quigley, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his residence.
He was the husband of Marie H. McCausland Quigley, to whom he was married for 54 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Thomas and Sarah Auchinleck Quigley.
Dick had worked for the Department of...
Charles W. Allabach
Sep 19, 2012
Charles William Allabach, 78, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Born in Flushing, NY, he was the son of the late Charles Franklin Allabach and Helen Farrell.
Charlie began working in sales for Rheem Manufacturing Company in Linden, NJ at age 19. He...
Nancy B. Riddle
Sep 18, 2012
Nancy B. Riddle, 70, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at her residence after enduring a terminal disease for the past six years.
She was the wife of James B. Riddle, with whom she shared 48 years of marriage this past January 4 th . Born in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter...
Frans Van Hekken
Sep 16, 2012
Frans van Hekken, 90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Country Meadows Retirement Community. He was born in Batavia (Jakarta), Indonesia on June 17, 1922, the son of Frans and Sophia (Fakkeldij) van Hekken and the husband of Wilhelmina "Willy" (Leenmans) van Hekken of Lancaster.
Frans served as 1 st Lieutenant in...
Daniel P. Deibler
Sep 15, 2012
Daniel P. Deibler, 50, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul A. and D. Corriene Wolfgang Deibler of Lancaster. He was the husband of Kathy Kirchgessner with whom he spent 31years.
A registered electrician, he...
Thomas L. Chase
Sep 12, 2012
Thomas L. Chase, 78 of Lancaster, formerly of Atlas, PA passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his home. Born in Ashland, PA he was the son of the late Louis and Mary (Revak) Tkaczyk. He was married to Dolores M. (Bodnar) Chase for 53 years.
Tom graduated from Susquehanna University with a Bachelor's degree and later...
Ryan C. Brubaker
Sep 11, 2012
Ryan C. Brubaker, 21, of Lititz, was called to be with Christ the Lord, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Michael W. and Cindy J. (Aspril) Brubaker.
Ryan was a 2009 graduate of Warwick High School where he participated as a member of the Cross Country Team both...
Dr. Leopold J. Graupera
Sep 10, 2012
Dr. Leopold J. Graupera, of Salinas, California, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, September 10, 2012. Dr. Graupera was Chief of Staff at Mee Women's Hospital where he practiced for 17 years. He graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia and practiced obstetrics and gynecology for the last 30 years. He was 65 years old.
Leo was...
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