Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Ramon Rosado Vazquez
Sep 12, 2011
Ramon Rosado Vazquez, 26, of Lancaster died Monday, September 12 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Ramon Rosado of Ponce, Puerto Rico and Iris Marta Vazquez, of Lancaster.
He enjoyed playing basketball, riding his motorcycle and shooting pool. He attended McCaskey High School and was employed...
Gerard R. "Jerry" Eppley
Sep 11, 2011
Gerard R. "Jerry" Eppley, 73, of Lancaster, passed away, Sunday, September 11, 2011. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert and Magdalen (Melchoir) Eppley. Jerry was the husband of Frances (Bresch) Eppley with whom he would have celebrated 52 years of marriage this coming October 3 rd .
Jerry was employed by National...
David M. Yohn
Sep 11, 2011
David M. Yohn, 61, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Eleanor and the late Clarence E. Yohn. David was the loving husband of Patricia L. Yohn with whom he recently celebrated 25 years of marriage.
David was a member of...
Catherine M. Lombardo
Sep 11, 2011
Catherine M. Lombardo, 94, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2011 at Hamilton Arms. She was born in Lancaster to the late Vincenzo and Angelina (Sinopoli) Martello.
Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Lombardo, in 2001. They were married on April 24, 1937 at Historic St. Mary's.
She was a...
Terry Lee Shuey
Sep 11, 2011
Terry Lee Shuey, 64, of Lititz, died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. He was born Lebanon, PA to the late Alvin and Christine Rudolph Shuey. Surviving Terry are his companion Christine Baxter of Lititz and his half-brother Dale R., husband of Elizabeth Shuey of Greer, SC.
He graduated from the...
Joanne F. Heisler
Sep 10, 2011
Joanne F. Heisler, 82, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at The Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Hess E. and Dora Weimer Fritz.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, who passed away in 2008. They celebrated 59 years of marriage. The family times...
Joanne M. Snyder
Sep 8, 2011
Joanne M. Snyder, 74, of Columbia, passed away, Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Mt. Joy. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ella (Cranford) Sload. Joanne was the wife of Robert J. Snyder Sr. with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage this past April 16.
Joanne was employed...
Dorothy E. Moody
Sep 7, 2011
Dorothy E. Moody, 83, formerly of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, passed away in Brooksville, Florida on September 7, 2011. Dottie was born in Monroe, NY to the late Fred Lundy Moody and Louise Conklin Moody Taylor. Her stepfather was the late Joseph Taylor.
She graduated from Barrington-Providence Bible Institute in Rhode Island...
Marilyn M. Morfogen
Sep 6, 2011
Marilyn McCormick Morfogen, 82, of Palm Beach, FL died Tuesday, September 6, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Albert & Helen (Glennon) McCormick.
Marilyn was born in Boonton, New Jersey July 18, 1929, graduated from Boonton High School, attended the University of South Carolina and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of...
Kathryn A. Row
Sep 6, 2011
Kathryn A. Row, 75, of Lititz, passed away, Monday, September 6, 2011 at United Zion Nursing Home after a brave fight with lung cancer. Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Katherine (Volmer) Reardon. Kathryn was the wife of the late Dr. Harry G. Resh who died in 2002 and later the late Richard...
E. Romaine Hornig
Sep 5, 2011
E. Romaine Hornig, 85, of Millersville, passed away, Monday, September 5, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center. Born October 31, 1925 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Emma (Dittmer) Hoffmeier. Romaine was the mother of Martin Hornig's children: Joann M. Leisey wife of Jerry of Ephrata, Larry E. Hornig husband of...
Ralph F. Frey
Sep 4, 2011
Ralph F. Frey, 89, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.
He was the husband of Rosemary L. Schulz Frey, with whom he celebrated 67 years of marriage this past December 11 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Oscar and Anastasia...
Mary Jo Modzelewski
Sep 4, 2011
Mary Jo Modzelewski, 83, of Lititz, Pa. passed away, Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Bound Brook, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Lena (DePaolo) Romano. She was the wife of the late Edward Modzelewski who passed away in 1987.
Mary graduated from Douglas College. She...
Helene P. Toy
Sep 3, 2011
Helene P. Toy, 89, of The Long Home, passed away on September 3, 2011 at the Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, PA. She was the daughter of the late Leslie and Maude (Simpson) Plumb.
Her husband, Edward J. Toy, preceded her in death in 2005 after 62 years of marriage.
She moved to Lancaster...
Marianna M. Spadea
Sep 3, 2011
Marianna M. Spadea, 98, of Lancaster died at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy Center on Saturday, September 3, 2011. Born in Gasperina, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa (Yemallo) Madonna. She was the wife of the late Joseph Spadea who passed away on February 20, 2000.
At the age of 14,...
Isabel V. Drybred
Sep 2, 2011
Isabel V. Drybred, 94, devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, of the Mennonite Home, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 2, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Diffenderfer Vollmer.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Vernon Drybred, in 2003.
She was a homemaker and devoted her time...
Gladys Lichty Reese
Sep 2, 2011
Gladys Lichty Reese, 94, of Lititz,PA, died on Friday, September 2, 2011 at her residence.
She was the wife of the late Martin A. Reese, who preceded her in death in 1977. Born in Paradise, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna May Lichty Buckwalter.
Gladys was a graduate of Paradise High...
Jennifer E. Bostock
Sep 2, 2011
Jennifer E. Bostock, 56, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011 at the Mt. Joy Hospice Center. Born in Niskayuna, NY, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Mary L. (Livingstone) Eldred. Jennifer was the loving wife of Paul T. Bostock with whom she celebrated 29 years of marriage.
Jennifer was a catalog...
Dorothea M. Staab
Sep 1, 2011
Dorothea Mann Staab, age 92, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at St. Anne's Retirement Community, where she had been a patient for 2 months. She previously lived in a cottage at St. Anne's for 9 years.
Born in Columbia, June 23, 1919, she was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rohrer Mann and Sara Stauffer...
Robert B. Long
Sep 1, 2011
Robert B. Long, age 87, of 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster died August 29 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born and lived in East Petersburg, PA for 75 years prior to moving to Brethren Village. His wife of 55 years, Roberta Wendler Long died in 2003. He was the son of Clyde L....
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