Thomas P. O'Malley
May 26, 2012
Thomas P. O'Malley, 67, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at his home. Born in Coaldale, PA, he was the son of the late Michael P. and Ellen E. (Dougherty) O'Malley.
Tom helped out in many restaurants in Lancaster tending bar and waiting tables. He also worked in the food department of LGH as a...
Edward R. Kaminski
May 26, 2012
Edward R. Kaminski, 87, of East Lampeter, Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John B. and Rose (Novak) Kaminiski.
Edward is survived by his wife, Helen M. (Gaspari) Kaminski of 61 years. They were married on May 10, 1951.
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Rose M. Smith
May 26, 2012
Rose M. Smith, 89, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Conestoga View on Saturday, May 26, 2012.
She was the wife of the late William H. Smith, who passed away in 2004. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Paparo.
Rose had worked for many years as a produce...
Betty Boyd Hammer
May 25, 2012
Betty Boyd Hammer, 88, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, after an extended heart illness at Homestead Village in Lancaster, PA.
Born in Manheim, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clement Thuma Boyd and the late Edith Mae Weller. Betty was a graduate of Manheim High School in 1942. She had worked for Armstrong Cork...
Laverne A. Witmyer
May 24, 2012
LaVerne A.Witmyer, 94, formerly of Lancaster, PA passed away on May 24, 2012 after a long illness at the home of her daughter in The Villages, FL, where she has resided since 2002.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leroy "Pete" Witmyer, her parents John & Carrie (Dull) McLaughlin; brothers: Leo, John, Francis, Norbert, James...
Raymond B. Blossick
May 23, 2012
Raymond B. Blossick, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center Hospice. Born in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Mary and John R. Blossick. Ray was the husband of 42 years to the late Elizabeth (Paparo) Blossick who died August 7, 2000.
Ray worked and...
Richard H. "Rick" Book
May 22, 2012
Richard H "Rick" Book, 62, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gordon L. and Virginia M. (Styer) Book. Rick was the loving husband of Paula M. (Falk) Book, with whom he celebrated 35 years of marriage.
Rick...
Elizabeth K. "Betty" Hyle
May 21, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Kathryn Hyle, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Mae and John Armstrong. Betty was the wife of the late Carl H. Hyle who passed away in November 1992.
Betty liked spending time at the beach and...
Marguerite S. "Mac" Moyer
May 21, 2012
Marguerite S. "Mac" Moyer, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday evening, May 21, 2012 of pancreatic cancer at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.
Born in Schaefferstown, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Franney Achey Moyer. She was a graduate of Schaefferstown High School where she played on the girls...
Harry Q. Hess
May 20, 2012
Harry Q. Hess, 74, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital with his daughter and son-in-law by his side. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Ethel A. and Harry C. Hess. Harry was the loving husband of Catherine (Fulginiti) Hess, with whom he celebrated 47 years of marriage....
William Lentz
May 18, 2012
William Lentz, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 at LRMC after battling ALS for 20 years and several infections over the past few months. He was born in Philadelphia on Sept. 14, 1936, to the late Alfred and Mildred Axe Lentz. A self employed painter his entire life until becoming disabled in 1992, he was one of...
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...
