Aug 12, 2012

Kenneth G. Frank, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care at Essa Flory. Born in 1933 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Frederick C. and Viola (Geiter) Frank.

Ken is survived by his wife, Nancy (Kienzle) Frank, and they would have been married for 59 years...

Aug 12, 2012

Albert A. Birunas, 79, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Donaldson, PA he was the son of the late Anthony and Domicella (Stasuinas) Birunas . He was married to Judith (Wolfgang) Birunas for over 59 years.

Al was a machinist for...

Aug 11, 2012

Elizabeth M. Pulver, 90, formerly of Lancaster, died Saturday, August 11, 2012, at her New Oxford home. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Chester Arthur and Louise Webber Evans. Her husband of 65 years, Donald A. Pulver, Sr. died in 2009.

A graduate of Technical High School in Scranton, she spent a great...

Aug 10, 2012

Catharine L. "Weezee" Horvath, 69, of Landisville, died Friday, August 10, 2012, at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy after a brave battle against lung cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elam M. Herr and Adalene V. Deimler Rutter, and stepdaughter of the late William H. Rutter. Catherine was the wife of Raymond E....

Aug 10, 2012

Joseph R. Tomcavage, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family.  Born in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jean (Binkoski) Tomcavage.  Joe was the husband of Carol J. (Beringer) Tomcavage with whom he celebrated 43 years of marriage.

Joe graduated from...

Aug 10, 2012

Adam E. Felsinger, Jr., 52, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Judith (Spence) Felsinger and the late Adam E. Felsinger, Sr. He was "The Jack" of all trades in the construction/HVAC field. He was previously employed by Speedwell Construction in Lancaster.

He is survived by his children,...

Aug 9, 2012

Felix Dueño, 91, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 09, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Tito and Juana (Martinez) Dueño.  Felix was the husband of the late Juana Rodgriguez Dueño who passed away on August 21, 1997.

Felix was a veteran...

Aug 9, 2012

Frank M. Eckman, 81, died at his Lancaster home on Thursday, August 9, 2012. Born in Strasburg, he was the son of the late Willis E. and Emma Martin Minney. Frank was the husband of Dolores A. Haefner Eckman for 61 years.

A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, he served in the US Marines during the...

Aug 8, 2012

William H. "Bill" Silvers, 72, of Lititz, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Clayton, NJ, he was the son of the late Stanley and Virginia Steelman Silvers. He was the husband of Lucina Miranda Silvers for 19 years.

A graduate of Albright College, Bill had been a physicist in the...

Aug 8, 2012

Hien T. Quan, 58, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at Hershey Medical Center following a 7 year battle with cancer. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Xi and Khanh Huynh Quan. He was the husband of Lee Quan for 37 years.

Hien worked as a mechanic for Nissan Foods in Centerville for...

Aug 8, 2012

Robert L. Johnson, 79, of Willow Street, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at his residence.

A native of Willow Street, he was the son of the late Clinton R. Johnson, Jr. and Mary (Childs) Johnson, and the husband of Delana Hoffman Johnson of Willow Street.  They were married on April 28, 1955.

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Aug 7, 2012

Dennis "Denny" B. Rineer, 56, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late A. Cleon Rineer and Shirley (Sweigart) Rineer.  Denny was the loving husband of 27 years to Kathy (Wissing) Rineer with whom he loved tea and conversation on the porch...

Aug 7, 2012

Samuel Jerome Ha, 77, died Tuesday Aug 7 2012 from complications of cancer in Lancaster, PA.  He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1957 and earned his PhD in marine biology from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in 1973.  In 1971, he began a 27 year career at Millersville University which lasted until his...

Aug 7, 2012

Martin G. Murphy, 82, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Jonestown, he was the son of the late Martin L. and Marie (Murphy) Murphy, and the husband of Dorothy E. (Bradley) Murphy of Lancaster.

A die-hard Notre Dame fan, he also enjoyed watching the Eagles and the...

Aug 5, 2012

Esta June "Essie" Hecker, 84, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at ManorCare in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Burtrum L. and Cora (Roman) Sheaffer.

Esta had worked at Tyco as an electronic assembler for over 15 years and held other administrative jobs for many years.  She was...

Aug 5, 2012

Bucky Buckwalter, 66, of Buckhill Farm, Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5, 2012 on a fly fishing trip in Pinedale, WY with his close friends. Born in Lancaster, Bucky was the son of the late Raymond D. and Rhoda (Shank) Buckwalter.

Bucky is survived by his wife, Madelyn "Bunnie" Buckwalter, of Lititz. They were married...

Aug 4, 2012

Harry F. Prentice, 92, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Country Meadows in Lancaster.

He was the husband of Jean E. Schuler Prentice, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage this past July 27 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Henry F. and Mabel B. Andrews Prentice.

Aug 3, 2012

Ronald D. Myers, 69, of Lancaster, PA,  passed away on Friday, August 3, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy after a year  long battle with lung cancer.

He was formerly married to his companion, Sandra L. Myers. Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Helen Fields Myers.

Aug 2, 2012

Elizabeth A. McCowin, 62, of Lancaster, passed away at LGH on August 2, 2012. She was born in Coatesville, PA to Margaret (Stewart) Myers and the late Louis Thomas.

Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Robert L. McCowin, of Lancaster.

She retired as a food handler with Life Style Foods.

Elizabeth enjoyed spending...

Aug 1, 2012

Carleton G. Miller, 97, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Wednesday August 1, 2012 in the Glen at Willow Valley Retirement Community, where he resided for the past 20 years.

Born in Chicago and living the majority of his life in the Philadelphia area, he was the son of the late Carleton H. and Violet (Gusterine) Mueller, and...