Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Dominic "Mickey" Capp
Dec 21, 2011
Dominic "Mickey" Capp, 83, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph and Angeline Agresta Capp. He was married to Delia M. Ippolito Capp for 48 years before she died in 1999.
Mickey graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School and also Lancaster...
Joan K. Pindell
Dec 20, 2011
Joan K. Pindell, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at The Glen at Willow Valley.
She was the wife of the late Richard D. Pindell, who passed away in 2008. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Maurice W. and Dora Mae Ganzhorn Kane.
Joan was...
Nena K. Valavanes
Dec 20, 2011
Nena K. Valavanes, 84, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in the village of Pyli on the island of Kos, Greece, Nena was the daughter of the late Nicolas and Domnitsa (Papademetriou) Karpouzis.
She was the wife of the late Andrew James Valavanes...
Eugene L. Cullen
Dec 19, 2011
Eugene L. Cullen, 66, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2011 at his residence.
He was the husband of Patricia Garvin Cullen, with whom he celebrated 33 years of marriage this past March 9 th . Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Milton and Josephine Lambert Cullen.
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David S. Geissinger
Dec 17, 2011
David S. Geissinger, 91, of Lancaster, PA, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. Born in Macungie, PA, he was the son of the late Monroe and Ann Strichter Geissinger. He was married to Janelle Gwinn Geissinger for 66 years last July.
Army Air Forces Cpl. Geissinger served as a radio and radar...
Ping Wan "Jennie" Mak
Dec 11, 2011
Ping Wan "Jennie" Mak, 64, of East Hempfield, Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster, Mount Joy. She was born in Canton, China and was the daughter of the late Ying Yuk and Ping Yuk (Wong) Chan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wing Kai Mak in 1991.
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Owen F. Slein, Jr.
Dec 11, 2011
Owen F. Slein, Jr., 82, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. He was married to Jeannette E. Crummer Slein for 59 years on November 15 th . Born in Troy, NY, he was the son of the late Owen F., Sr. and Marie Louise Pinchoff Slein.
Master Sergeant...
Helen R. Nixdorf
Dec 11, 2011
Helen R. Nixdorf, 83, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. She was the daughter of the late Lewis W. and Anna (Young) Miller.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Edward C. Nixdorf in 2008.
She was employed as a key operator for Hamilton Watch and...
Donald L. Gammache
Dec 9, 2011
Donald Louis Gammache, 83, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Don was born on March 17, 1928 to the late Richard and Marie (Myers) Gammache. He was the beloved husband of Joanne (Fry) Gammache, with whom he celebrated 50 years of blessed marriage on April 8th.
...William J. Templeton
Dec 8, 2011
William J. Templeton, 83, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 08, 2011 at his home.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late J. Paul and Marie T. (Meyers) Templeton.
Bill graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1946 and he attended Temple University School of Pharmacy. His college career was...
Peter L. Angelini
Dec 8, 2011
Peter L. Angelini, 87, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Lancaster. Pete was married to Gilda Cianci Angelini for 65 years last May 5 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Adrian Bartelamao and Frieda Stirneman Angelini.
US Army PFC Angelini served as an automatic...
Patricia K. Mcnelis
Dec 8, 2011
Patricia K. McNelis, 83, of Luther Acres, Lititz, and formerly of 418 Haverhill Rd. Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011. She was born in Lancaster on Cabbage Hill to the late Edward D. and Irene (Fritz) Kemmler.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, John R. McNelis, in 2001.
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Robert W. Taylor
Dec 6, 2011
Robert W. Taylor, 84, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Albert C. and Lisbeth (Albein) Taylor. He was married to Gerry L. Taylor for over 38 years. He proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. He retired...
Carl Polansky
Dec 6, 2011
Carl Polansky, 69, of Landisville, PA, went home to be with Christ on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 after a long fight with cancer. Raised in Coaldale, PA, he was the son to the late Stephen and Eva (Shears) Polansky. Carl was the loving husband of Jean E. (Duffy) Polansky. They were blessed with nearly 40 years of marriage.
...Joan M. O'Shea
Dec 6, 2011
Joan M. O'Shea, 85, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at St. Anne's Retirement Village.
She was the wife of the late Richard F. O'Shea, who passed away in 1997. Born in Brownville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard D. and Amelia M. Gosier McDermott.
Joan had been...
John Mclellan
Dec 5, 2011
John McLellan of Lancaster (formally of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) passed away December 5, 2011 on his 90th birthday. He was the loving husband of Grace, his wife of 70 years. Mr. McLellan also leaves behind his four children, Cheryl Waldeck (Bob) and Gail McLellan of Lancaster, John McLellan (Melinda) of Chicago and Brian McLellan (Ann) of Germantown, TN. Â ...
David J. Ference
Dec 5, 2011
David J. Ference, 60, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 5, 2011 of natural causes at home.
Born July 31, 1951 in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Audrey A. (Schuck) Ference.
David and his wife, Kathleen (Brennan) Ference, celebrated their thirty-seventh wedding anniversary in November of this year. They were married...
Jean R. Farneth
Dec 5, 2011
Jean R. Farneth, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011. She was the loving wife of George Roy Farneth. They recently celebrated their 64 th anniversary.
Jean grew up on a farm in New Kensington, PA and worked as a secretary in Pittsburgh and Richmond IN before she and Roy moved to Lancaster, where...
Margaret C. Madonna
Dec 5, 2011
Margaret C. Madonna, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at LRMC. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Veto and Theresa (Corradino) Madonna. Margaret enjoyed crocheting, crafts, sewing, and playing the piano. She was a part of the Neapolitan Strings, an Italian string band, featured on WGAL. She was a member of St....
Norbert J. Greber
Dec 4, 2011
"Out through the fields and the woods And over the walls I have wended: I have climbed the hills of view And looked at the world and descended; I have come by the highway home. And lo, it is ended." — Robert Frost
Norbert J. Greber, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Lancaster...
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