Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Marie C. Novack
Jan 1, 2012
Marie C. (Walton) Novack, 53, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital TNU. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Catherine (Lehman) Walton and the late Chester Walton. Marie was the loving wife of the late Kevin M. Novack with whom she celebrated 22 years of marriage.
Marie graduated...
Christine J. Gring
Dec 31, 2011
Christine J. Gring, 79, formerly of Holtwood, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at ManorCare Heath Services in Lancaster. She was born in Lancaster to the late Joseph P. and Mabel M. Detweiler Felix. Her husband of 53 years, Lester G. Gring, died on the same day in December of 2003.
Along with her husband, Christine owned and...
Claire R. Wichterman
Dec 31, 2011
Claire R. Wichterman, 75, wife of Robert L. Wichterman, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 31, 2011.
Claire and Bob had been married for 54 years. She is survived by her husband Robert; their children Robert L., Jr., who is married to Rosalie Witmer; William B., who is married to Dana Williamson; and...
Edith Mayaud Nekut
Dec 29, 2011
Edith Mayaud Nekut (nee Woolever), a retired RCA chemical engineer and resident of Lancaster since 1950 passed away peacefully on her 85th birthday December 29, 2011 while a resident of Moravian Manor's Herrnhut South Wing Community, their social dementia unit.
Born December 29, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA, Edith was predeceased by her two husbands. Her first husband...
Bernedette F. "Bernie" Flawd
Dec 29, 2011
Bernedette "Bernie" F. Flawd, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Hospice of Lancaster County, Essa Flory Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Susanna (Carney) Fisher. Bernie was the loving wife of the late Harry E. Flawd, Sr.
Bernie retired after 32 years of service...
Naomi T. Gleason
Dec 28, 2011
Naomi T. Gleason, 95, of Hershey's Mill in West Chester, PA, and formerly of Pompton Plains, NJ, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late David and Jeannette Wylie Phelan. Her husband of 55 years, John J. Gleason, died on June 2,...
Esther F. Souders
Dec 27, 2011
Esther F. Souders, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chester F. and Frieda E. Stoe Souders.
Esther had worked as a secretary in the president's office at Armstrong World Industries for 43 years, until her...
Violet E. Wilhelm
Dec 26, 2011
Violet E. Wilhelm, 92, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy Center.
Violet was preceded in death by her husband, Regis F. Wilhelm, in 1998. She is survived by her children: Jo Ann Bauer, Patricia M. Grier, Mary Jane Pistner and Leah E. Sipe.
A Mass of Christian...
Mary A. Iannone
Dec 26, 2011
Mary A. Iannone, 80, of Lancaster died Monday, December 26, 2011 at St Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, PA. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Innocenzo and Mary Gardina Voci. She was the wife of the late Benjamin R. Iannone Sr. who died December 18, 2010.
Mary was employed in the food service department...
Roza Fraschek
Dec 25, 2011
Roza Fraschek, 86, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, December 25, 2011 at LGH. Born in Budapest, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Sandor and Bognar Hajdu. She was a good neighbor, babysitting many of the friends and neighbors children.
She enjoyed puzzles, talking world politics and geography. She also enjoyed going out to eat.
...Luis E. Oyola
Dec 23, 2011
Luis E. Oyola, 74, of Cabbage Hill, Lancaster City, died on Saturday, December 23, 2011. Born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Antonio and Felicita (Rosario) Oyola.
He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 55 years, Hilda V. (Solivan) Oyola.
Luis retired as a professional welder for...
Helen Hoag
Dec 23, 2011
Helen (Huff) Hoag, 83, of Lancaster PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 23, 2011, at Mennonite Homes, Lancaster, PA. Helen was born in Rochester, NY to the late Donald and Betty (Gorst) Huff. Helen was married to the late Peter K. Hoag, who died in January of 2009. They were married in Waterloo,...
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...
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