Frans Van Hekken
Sep 16, 2012
Frans van Hekken, 90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Country Meadows Retirement Community. He was born in Batavia (Jakarta), Indonesia on June 17, 1922, the son of Frans and Sophia (Fakkeldij) van Hekken and the husband of Wilhelmina "Willy" (Leenmans) van Hekken of Lancaster.
Frans served as 1 st Lieutenant in...
Daniel P. Deibler
Sep 15, 2012
Daniel P. Deibler, 50, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul A. and D. Corriene Wolfgang Deibler of Lancaster. He was the husband of Kathy Kirchgessner with whom he spent 31years.
A registered electrician, he...
Thomas L. Chase
Sep 12, 2012
Thomas L. Chase, 78 of Lancaster, formerly of Atlas, PA passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his home. Born in Ashland, PA he was the son of the late Louis and Mary (Revak) Tkaczyk. He was married to Dolores M. (Bodnar) Chase for 53 years.
Tom graduated from Susquehanna University with a Bachelor's degree and later...
Ryan C. Brubaker
Sep 11, 2012
Ryan C. Brubaker, 21, of Lititz, was called to be with Christ the Lord, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Michael W. and Cindy J. (Aspril) Brubaker.
Ryan was a 2009 graduate of Warwick High School where he participated as a member of the Cross Country Team both...
Dr. Leopold J. Graupera
Sep 10, 2012
Dr. Leopold J. Graupera, of Salinas, California, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, September 10, 2012. Dr. Graupera was Chief of Staff at Mee Women's Hospital where he practiced for 17 years. He graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia and practiced obstetrics and gynecology for the last 30 years. He was 65 years old.
Leo was...
Edwin Eby Donnelly
Sep 10, 2012
Edwin Eby Donnelly, 87, of Lebanon and formerly of Lancaster died Monday, September 10, 2012 at ManorCare in Lebanon. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Howard W. and Mary Eby Donnelly. Edwin was the husband of Bernadine Grabosky Kenny Donnelly for 44 years.
A graduate of Horace Scott High School in Coatesville, he...
Kathryn Elizabeth Tran
Sep 8, 2012
Kathryn Elizabeth Tran, 28, of Landisville, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012 unexpectedly. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Nam Vahn Tran and Dawn Khamvongsa.
Kathryn was a 2002 graduate of Manheim Central High School. She also graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania as a political science major and a minor in pre-law. She...
Grant W. "Gtg" Longer
Sep 8, 2012
Grant W. "GTG" Longer, 33, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at his Lancaster home from injuries related to a motorcycle accident two years ago. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Walter S. Longer, Jr. and Kathryn M. Lechner Longer.
Grant attended J. P. McCaskey High School and worked in machine maintenance for Sauder's Eggs in...
Eleni M. Thlivitis
Sep 8, 2012
Eleni M. Thlivitis, 91, of Manheim Township, Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Kallimasia, Chios, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Constantinos and Argiro (Manes) Stamoulis.
Eleni was preceded in death by her husband, Michael G. Thlivitis, in 2011.
She was a homemaker most of...
Margaret K. Mckaig
Sep 7, 2012
Margaret K. McKaig, 88, of The Manor at Willow Valley Retirement Community, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Catherine (Whynn) Kirlin.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, E. Vernon McKaig, in 2007.
Margaret graduated from The Visitation Academy...
Robert R. Frailey
Sep 7, 2012
Robert R. Frailey passed away 7 September 2012. He was 81 years old. Born 28 June 1931 in Lancaster PA, he was the son of Henry E. and Francis Gordon Frailey.
Robert was a graduate of Millersville State Teachers College, class of 1953. He served with the Army Security Service in the Pentagon and American Embassy, Bonn,...
Matthew L. Costarella
Sep 6, 2012
Matthew Luis Costarella, 21, of Cabbage Hill, Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2012 unexpectedly. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Louise A. Antonetti, and Matthew T. Costarella and step-mother, Leigh.
Matthew attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Phoenix Academy. He was in the US Navy Reserves. He was very active at Family...
Abram M. Shenk
Sep 5, 2012
Abram M. Shenk, 92, of Luther Acres, Lititz, passed away Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at Luther Acres. Born in Manor Twp. on August 21, 1920, he was the son of the late Clayton R. and Elizabeth F. (Sangrey) Shenk. He was married to the late Agnes H. Shenk who passed away on October 12, 2008.
He was...
Judith Mae Woodysheck
Sep 5, 2012
Judith Mae Woodysheck, 88, formerly of Olde Hickory and Brethren Village, passed away at Hospice and Community Care in Lancaster on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Ina Mae Lee Woodysheck.
Judy was a lifetime resident of Lancaster, graduating from McCaskey High School in 1941....
Susan S. Rishell
Sep 3, 2012
Susan S. Rishell, 80 of Lancaster, PA entered into the house of the Lord Sunday, September 3, 2012. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Howard L. and Gladys S. (Smith) Steele. She was married to Miles D. Rishell for over 55 years.
Susan was a graduate of JP McCaskey High School. She was...
Imelda A. Minnich
Sep 3, 2012
Imelda A. Minnich, 90, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012 at Willow Valley Retirement Community, Lancaster, PA, where she lived from 1994. Born in Gary, West Virginia, Mel (as she was known to her friends) was the daughter to the late Andrew and Glenna May (Harman) Smith. Mel was the beloved wife of 64 years...
Elizabeth A. "Bette" Pillion
Sep 2, 2012
Elizabeth A. "Bette" Pillion of Lancaster, PA passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the age of 88. She was the wife of the late Harold J. Pillion.
Elizabeth was born in New Brunswick, NJ, the daughter of the late Anthony J. and Elizabeth McCormack Rudman. She is predeceased by her brother, Robert J. Rudman and...
Sherie D. Keeney
Aug 29, 2012
Sherie D. (Hartman) Keeney, 71, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care Center of Mount Joy.
Born in Lebanon County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin W. and Ernestine M. (Koller) Hartman.
She was employed for 15 years by Western Electric in Reading, and for 20 years...
Alvin G. "Jerry" Johnson, Jr.
Aug 28, 2012
After battling cancer for two and a half years, Alvin Gerald "Jerry" Johnson Jr., 79, passed peacefully into God's eternal care on Tuesday August 28, 2012, at Calvary Fellowship Homes, with loving family by his side.
Born and raised in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, Jerry was the son of the late Alvin Gerald Johnson and Dena Dyrness Johnson....
Richard C. "Barney" Barnett, Sr.
Aug 28, 2012
Richard C. "Barney" Barnett Sr., 92, formerly of Millersville, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Homestead Village.
He was the husband of the late Mary Kathryn "Kitty" Barnett, who passed away in 1992. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John R. and Frances Dussinger Barnett.
Richard retired from Thaddeus...
