Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Lawrence M. Thompson

Lawrence M. Thompson

Sep 21, 2011

Lawrence (Larry) Merle Thompson peacefully passed away at his home in Lititz on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Formerly residing at 396 Blossom Hill Drive, Lancaster, he lived at Luther Acres Retirement Community in Lititz for the past 11 years.

Larry was born in Milo, Maine on September 14, 1923, graduated as valedictorian from Richmond High School and...

Jay William Filling

Jay William Filling

Sep 21, 2011

Jay William Filling, 86, of Millersville, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County Essa Flory.  Born on April 10, 1925, Bill was the son of the late Frank F. and Kathryne (Taylor) Filling.  Bill is survived by his wife, Kathryn "Kitty" Dechant (Hauck) Filling.  Bill and Kitty are members of Lutheran Church of the Holy...

Ralph G. Kindrew

Ralph G. Kindrew

Sep 21, 2011

Ralph George Kindrew, 80, of Lancaster and Quarryville passed peacefully on September 21, 2011 at Essa Flory Hospice of Lancaster. Born January 5, 1931, in Martin's Creek, Pa, he was the son of Edward and Lillian (Repsher) Kindrew.

Ralph was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean (Pensyl) with whom he shared 48 years of marriage....

Armella J. Trimble-Johnson

Armella J. Trimble-Johnson

Sep 21, 2011

Armella J. Trimble-Johnson, 73, of Lancaster died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Manor Care.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Armella (Flick) Walter.  Armella was the wife of Thomas Johnson of Bellfonte, PA and the former wife of the late Leroy Trimble.

She worked...

Jane H. Abel

Jane H. Abel

Sep 20, 2011

Jane H. Abel of Lancaster passed away at the age of 90 on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Willow Valley Retirement Community, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Frank J. Abel who died in 2001.

Born in Lancaster in 1920, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Elise Hurter Heckendorn....

Samuel C. Orem, Iii

Samuel C. Orem, Iii

Sep 19, 2011

Samuel C. Orem III, 60, of New Providence, PA, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Catherine (Madonna) Orem and the late Samuel C. Orem, Jr.

Sam worked at RCA for several years.  He then became an independent truck driver and hauled Amish.

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Byron R. Detwiler

Byron R. Detwiler

Sep 19, 2011

Byron R. Detwiler, 71, of Manheim, Professor Emeritus of French at Millersville University, died 19 September 2011 after an illness of one week.

He was born and raised in Lancaster, the son of Byron Y. Detwiler and Kathryn Murphy Detwiler. He attended McCaskey High School and Millersville University, and then pursued graduate study at the University of...

Emma C. "Sue" Rider

Emma C. "Sue" Rider

Sep 16, 2011

Emma C. "Sue" Rider, 84, of Leola, passed away peacefully at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Friday, September 16, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born in Riverside, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Eric and Mary (McDaniel) Bush and the adopted daughter of the late Ralph and Emma Caroline (Woeller) Chamberlain.

Sue graduated from Palmyra...

Barry K. Bruce

Barry K. Bruce

Sep 14, 2011

Barry K. Bruce, 62, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County following a one-year illness. He was born in Lancaster to the late Kenneth N. Bruce and Mary T. (Kahn) Bruce Conoscenti.

Barry is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Linda (Hollingshead) Bruce.

Barry was...

Robert H. "Bob" Jaquay

Robert H. "Bob" Jaquay

Sep 14, 2011

Robert H. "Bob" Jaquay, 75, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Homestead Village.

Bob was the husband of Marcia Hall Jaquay, with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage this past April 24 th . Born in Columbus, NY, he is the son of Myrtle Robbins Jaquay of Pensacola, FL and the...

Declan Gerard Arrison Albert

Declan Gerard Arrison Albert

Sep 13, 2011

Declan Gerard Arrison Albert went to Heaven on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE after 8½ weeks of struggle since his birth at Women and Babies Hospital in July. He was the adored son of Nathan Gerard Albert and Jacy Anne Arrison of Lancaster.

In addition to his...

Andrew N. Karpouzis

Andrew N. Karpouzis

Sep 13, 2011

Andrew N. Karpouzis, 88, of Lancaster died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Domnitsa (Papademetriou) and Nicholas A. Karpouzis.  He was the husband of the late Georgia Koutsoutis Karpouzis who passed away on September 4, 1993.

Andrew was first employed at RCA, and then, he...

Ramon Rosado Vazquez

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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