Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Mario-Angelo Francis Russo
May 18, 2012
Mario-Angelo Francis Russo, 29, of Millersville, passed away on May 18, 2012.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Dominic F. Russo and the late Cathi Russo Geesey.
Mario left his mark at Penn Manor High School, and graduated from Millersville University. He was recently accepted to Cal State Northridge to continue his graduate...
Kenneth R. Watrous, Sr.
May 16, 2012
Kenneth R. Watrous, Sr., 68, of Gap, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Lancaster General Hospital. Ken and his wife Natalie D. Gilbert Watrous celebrated 40 years of marriage last October 29 th . Born in Lebanon, NH, he was the son of the late Ralph H. and Mildred I. Preston Watrous.
Ken worked in sales for...
Chase Matthew Weaver
May 16, 2012
Chase Matthew Weaver was stillborn on May 16, 2012 at the Women's and Babies Hospital.
Chase was the son of Angela Gainer Ortlieb and Earl Matthew Weaver, Manheim.
His maternal grandparents are Janeane and Donald Gainer, Lititz; and maternal great-grandparents William De Santis and Evelyn Miller. His paternal grandparents are Barbara and Earl Weaver, Manheim;...
Mary Janelle Geissinger
May 15, 2012
Mary Janelle Geissinger, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at LGH. Born in Hinton, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl and Mary (Johnson) Gwinn. She was married to David S. Geissinger who passed away in December 2011.
Janelle was a graduate of Hinton High School in WV. She and her...
Mary Jane Newswanger
May 14, 2012
Mary Jane (Herr) Newswanger, 72, of Willow Street, passed away peacefully on Monday, May, 14, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Highville, Manor Township, PA she was the daughter of the late J. Charles Herr and Mary I. (Kauffman) Herr. She was married to Lance E. Newswanger. They celebrated 54 years of marriage on...
Charles A. "Chaz" Mahler
May 14, 2012
Charles "Chaz" Anthony Mahler, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Ann and Robert Mahler. Chaz was the loving companion Bev McKelvey.
Chaz graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University. A man with his dog, he was...
Theresa C. Mcmichael
May 14, 2012
Theresa C. McMichael, 87, of Belcamp, MD, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Upper Chesapeake Hospital in Bel Air, MD. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle (Schwar) and James L. Nolan. Theresa was the wife of the late Richard L. McMichael who died in October 1993.
Theresa was...
Richard C. Baer
May 13, 2012
Richard C. Baer, 53, of Lititz, PA died Sunday, May 13, 2012, unexpectedly at The Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Carl and Mitzie Nelson Baer. He was married to Maureen Cabry Shaffer Baer.
Richard was a home inspector and owner of Pillar to Post.
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Joanne B. Thompson
May 12, 2012
Joanne B. Thompson, 79, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 at LGH. Born in Landisville, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert L. Stauffer and Ellen (Gilgore) Jenkins.
Joanne was a graduate of JP McCaskey High School. She worked for the city of Lancaster for over 14 years in many different positions. She...
Rose Mary Mcallister
May 12, 2012
Rose Mary McAllister, 84, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Brethren Village, where she had resided since 2008. She had previously resided at Oak Leaf Manor.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lory C. and Isabelle Feeley McAllister.
Rose Mary had worked as a secretary for 5 years at...
Dolores L. "Dee" Kaminsky
May 12, 2012
Dolores L. "Dee" Kaminsky, 65, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. She was the wife of Raymond T. Kaminsky, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage this past November 27th. Born in Ashland, PA she was the daughter of the late Victoria Butzko.
Dee had worked...
Tiffany M. Cumberbatch
May 11, 2012
Tiffany Maria Cumberbatch, 18, of Lititz, went to be with the Lord with her parents by her side Friday, May 11, 2012 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, South America, Tiffany was the daughter of Michael A. and Nalini M. (Fitzpatrick) Cumberbatch.
Tiffany was a senior at Warwick High School, and worked part time at...
William E. "Will" Helmick, Jr.
May 11, 2012
William "Will" E. Helmick Jr., 49, of Lititz, died unexpectedly from natural causes at home on Friday, May 11, 2012.
Born August 7, 1962, he was the son of William E. and Linda (Firestone) Helmick, of Lititz. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley A. Ritter, Glen Burnie, MD.
Will is survived by...
Kathryn E. Groff
May 10, 2012
Kathryn E. Groff, 92, of Lancaster, and formerly of Witmer, PA, went to be with her Lord in Heaven on Thursday evening, May 10, 2012.
She was the wife of the late Jay M. Groff, who passed away in 1992. Born in Bird-In-Hand, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Maria Sweigart Englert.
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Dr. Gail A. Graver Huber
May 10, 2012
Dr. Gail A. Graver Huber, 48, of Conestoga, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Noreen E. (Spaide) Graver and the late Donald C. Graver, Sr. She was married to Richard W. "Rick" Huber. They celebrated 25 years of marriage on September 20,...
Thieu Van Dang
May 9, 2012
Thieu Van Dang, 90, of East Hempfield, Lancaster, PA, died on May 9, 2012 at home with his family. Born in Vietnam, he was the son of the late Quy Thuc and Tra (Thi) Dang. He is survived by his wife Bao Thi (Pham) Dang.
He was a Civil Service Employee for the Government of Republican Vietnam....
William L. "Bill" Bingeman
May 8, 2012
William (Bill) L. Bingeman, 82, of Lititz, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Lititz, PA, he was the son of the late Ada and William E. Bingeman. Bill was the loving husband of Arlene K. (Fetter) Bingeman with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage.
Bill worked...
Nancy A. Herbein
May 7, 2012
Nancy A. Herbein, 68, of Arlington, TX with family ties in Lancaster, died Monday, May 7, 2012 in State College, PA. Born in New Castle, PA, Nancy was the daughter of the late William A. and June (Wilson) Jacobs. She was married to Roger F. Herbein for 40 years on January 15th.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins...
Joan H. Burns
May 6, 2012
Joan H. Burns, 81, of Oak Leaf Manor North, Landisville, and formerly of Lancaster, died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Marguerite Ziegler Herr. Her husband of 48 years, Francis V. "Frank" Burns died in 2008.
A 1952...
John D. Messner
May 6, 2012
John D. Messner, 86, of Neffsville, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Moravian Manor in Lititz.
He was the husband of Ella B. Brooks Messner, with whom he celebrated 64 years of marriage this past January 3 rd . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Laura Brubaker Messner.
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