Apr 9, 2011

David P. "Bones" Kemrer, 43, of Lancaster, died on April 9, 2011 in Lancaster.  He was born in Lancaster to Marcella E. (Miller) Kemrer and the late Reginald A. Kemrer.

He was formerly employed at the Heil Trailer International Company as a welder and Tait Towers as a stage builder.

Bones was a member of...

Apr 8, 2011

Daniel D. Dougherty, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on April 8, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Lancaster to the late Daniel and Ida (Eisenberger) Dougherty.

Dan was preceded in death by his wife Virginia G. (Gallagher) Dougherty on April 23, 2010. They celebrated 60 years of marriage.

Dan served his country...

Apr 7, 2011

Phyllis J. Cassidy, 79, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 in her Lancaster home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late John J. "Jack" Cassidy who died in 2009.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Albert L. and Olive J. Bardsley Miller. Phyllis graduated from Darby High School and...

Apr 2, 2011

Michael H. Goodman, 68, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of the late Richard and Miriam Goodman.

Mike is survived by his wife of 31 years, Belinda L. (Erline) Goodman.

He was of the Methodist Faith.

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Apr 2, 2011

William H. "Bill", "Will" McClure, 58, of Columbia and formerly of York, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 surrounded by friends any family at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy, after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig 's Disease). Born in York, Bill was the son of the late William A. and Romaine Horn McClure.

Bill graduated...

Apr 1, 2011

Jerry Warren Larkin, 84, of Lancaster, passed away, Friday, April 01, 2011 at Landis Homes. Born in Dowajiac, MI., he was the son of the late John and Louise (Warren) Larkin. Jerry was the husband of Frances (Baum) Larkin with whom he celebrated 48 years of marriage this past February 11 th .

Jerry proudly served his...

Apr 1, 2011

Geoffrey S. Gensemer, 64, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center.

He is survived by his loving wife, Mary "Jean" R. Erisman Gensemer, with whom he celebrated 43 years of marriage this past March 30 th . Born in West Reading, PA, he was the son...

Apr 1, 2011

Elaine J. Costello, 80, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was the wife of Joseph R. Costello, with whom she celebrated 60 years of marriage this past June 24 th . Born in Gloucester, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Kokinos Brown...

Mar 31, 2011

Joseph N. Altman, Esq., 33, of Baltimore and formerly of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 31, 2011. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of Dr. Richard S. Altman and the late Deborah A. (Pelet) Altman (1995).

Joe was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School in 1996, The College of William &...

Mar 30, 2011

Maureen "Reenie" Gavin Hirschler, 66, passed away peacefully at her home in Lancaster, PA on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 after fighting ovarian cancer for the past three years.  She was surrounded by her loving family.  She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 fought it and thrived.  She was the beloved wife of John R. Hirschler. They celebrated...

Mar 30, 2011

A. Louise Trimble, 82, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Conrad and Mary Houser Wagner.

Louise worked in the Lancaster sewing factories during WWII.  At the suggestion of a coworker she began writing to her husband, Glen B. Trimble, who was...

Mar 29, 2011

James D. Howe Sr. 78, of Lancaster, PA died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James W. and Mary Smith Howe. James was married to the late Bernice Howe.

He was employed as a truck driver and enjoyed riding his motorcycle for pleasure. He...

Mar 29, 2011

Ruth A. Courtney, Esq., 57, of Willow Street, Attorney with Shumaker Williams P.C., passed away on March 29, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Pittston and was the daughter of Lorraine (Swierczynski) Antal and the late Arthur Antal.

Ruth is survived by a husband, Jeffrey A. Courtney, and a son, William A. Courtney, both...

Mar 26, 2011

Samuel Handsman, 88, of Audubon Villa, Lititz, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Born in Monticello, NY in 1922, the son of the late Morris and Rebecca (Eisner) Handsman, he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Mary "Meg" (Archibald) Handsman (2002), and by his second wife Rachel Klinger (2008).

After graduating...

Mar 26, 2011

Robert E. Buchbaum, 76, of Lititz, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. He was married to Lois J. Frey Buchbaum for 52 years last December 20 th . Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Albert and Margaret Koski Buchbaum.

Robert graduated from Seward Park High School in...

Mar 26, 2011

William C. Bostic, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully on March 26, 2011.  Bostic was Executive Director of both the Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority and Pennsylvania's State Public School Building Authority since July 2003.  Prior to that post, Bostic served as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, as the cabinet level Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department...

Mar 24, 2011

William Hildebrand, 86, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County.  Born in Columbia, PA, he was the son of the late Marie (Schlotthauer) and William Hildebrand.  William was the husband of Rachael (Devitt) Hildebrand with whom he celebrated 63 years of marriage.

William worked as a truck driver for 40...

Mar 22, 2011

Jeanette A. Flick, 93, of Hamilton Arms, Lancaster died March 22, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Tewksbury, MA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Chirico and Carmella Catina Chirico Filarotto.

Jeanette worked for Consolidated Cigar Company and later for American Seed Company where she retired in 1981.

She was a member...

Mar 21, 2011

Stephen J. Buckholz, loving son and devoted father, 47, of Millersville, PA died unexpectedly in a motorcycle accident on March 21, 2011. Stephen was born in Montclair, NJ and was the son of Isabelle (Cavanaugh) Buckholz, formerly of Verona, NJ and the late Albert H. Buckholz.

He is survived by Megan Lehmann and their son, Zane, both...

Mar 21, 2011

Laurence W. France, MD, 72, of Lancaster, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Larry was the husband of Eileen Carr France for 47 years. He was born in Philadelphia to the late James S. and Catherine Rospopo France.

An obstetrics and gynecology physician, he was part of OB-GYN of Lancaster from 1970 to 2002...