Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Irene R. Keen
Mar 6, 2011
Irene R. Keen, 72, of Willow Street, passed away on March 6, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Mount Joy.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Cleon Keen in 2003.
She was formerly employed by the Lancaster City School District working in several school cafeterias.
She enjoyed cooking and spending time with...
Pauline C. Rozell
Mar 5, 2011
Pauline C. Rozell, 72, of Lititz, PA., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 5, 2011 at home. Born in Holyoke, MA., she was the daughter of the late Lucien and Rita (Chartier) Piquette. Pauline was Valedictorian of her high school class. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She played the piano, arranged flowers, and retired from Brenneman...
Morris Glatsky
Mar 5, 2011
Morris Glatsky, 93, of Leola, PA and formerly of Philadelphia passed away on March 5, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Philadelphia and was the son of the late Abraham and Lena Glatsky.
He was a retired City of Philadelphia Fireman. After retirement he pursued his love of tennis. He was a...
Ricky Lee "Big Daddy" Szalay
Mar 4, 2011
Ricky Lee Szalay (Big Daddy), 60, of Elkton, Maryland, passed away, Friday, March 4, 2011 at Christiana Hospital, Delaware. Born March 10, 1950 in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late June C. (Troop) Szalay and the late Joseph L. Szalay. He was the husband of Elaine (Ripperger) Szalay to whom he was married on September 28,...
Kathleen Uibel
Mar 3, 2011
Kathleen Uibel, 57, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011.
She was the wife of Richard Uibel, with whom she celebrated 12 years of marriage this past May 23 rd . Born in Cherry Hill, NJ, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Ronald Hirshlein and Shirley Greenwald.
Kathleen had worked as...
Ruth N. Heiss
Mar 3, 2011
Ruth N. Heiss, 84, passed to her Heavenly home after a lingering illness on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Fairmount Homes Retirement Community. She was the daughter of the late Martin and Lena E. Peterman Heiss. She was lifelong resident of Lancaster until moving to Fairmount Homes in July of 2009.
She attended Lancaster City schools through...
Mary Thomas
Mar 3, 2011
Mary Thomas, 98, of Charlottesville, VA., formerly of Lancaster, PA. went home to be with her Lord Thursday, March 3, 2011. She was the wife of the late Paul Green Thomas who passed away December 18, 1980. She was born October 6, 1912 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. to the late John and Pauline Hawrylich. She was a homemaker and a...
Margaret E. "Peggy" Dorsi
Mar 2, 2011
Margaret E. "Peggy" Dorsi, 79, of Lancaster, formerly of Brentwood, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Hospice of Lancaster County. She was the wife of Cary A. Dorsi, to whom she was married 54 years.
Born in Bronx, NY, on October 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Margaret...
James E. Mccambridge
Mar 2, 2011
James E. McCambridge, 87, of Lancaster and formerly of Allentown, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. He was born in Drexel Hill and was the son of the late James E. McCambridge and Catherine (Larkin).
Jim was the owner of the former Stewart Sandwiches Inc. in Allentown.
He...
Clarence M. "Willy" Williams
Mar 1, 2011
Clarence M. "Willy" Williams, 88, of Mount Joy passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at his home. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Clarence M. Williams and Blanche (Moore) Gertler.
Willy is survived by his wife Beverly (Jarvis) Williams of 40 years.
Willy served...
Rosemarie A. Jupin
Feb 28, 2011
Rosemarie A. Jupin, 81, died Monday, February 28, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born in Brockton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Guido and Emma Coccio.
Rosemarie was employed for over thirty years at the former RCA Corporation, Lancaster. She was a faithful member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church where she was an active...
Gladys M. Ebersole
Feb 27, 2011
Gladys M. Ebersole, 96, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Amanda (Harvey) Kaiser. Gladys was the wife of the late Irvin "Red" Ebersole who died in 1988.
Gladys was a homemaker, who took pride and loved raising her...
June E. Verro
Feb 27, 2011
June E. Verro, 84 of Lancaster, Pa died at Conestoga View on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Born in Derry, PA, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Ruth Hughs McGinnis. June was the wife of Norman Verro and they were married for 46 years.
June was director of housekeeping at Doylestown Hospital for many...
Robert D. Koppenhafer
Feb 26, 2011
Robert D. Koppenhafer, 76, formerly of Lititz, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Laguna Woods, CA. A leasing executive, Bob owned RBK Leasing in Lititz for 35 years.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Frederick J. and Mary Seltzer Koppenhafer. Bob graduated from St. Agnes High School, West Chester, and earned a bachelors...
Gerald G. Darrenkamp
Feb 26, 2011
Gerald G. Darrenkamp, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on February 26, 2011 surrounded by his family at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Lancaster City, on Cabbage Hill and was the son the late George and Catherine (Flick) Darrenkamp.
Jerry is survived by his loving wife, Mary Jane (Powl) Darrenkamp. They were married on January 29,...
George D. Mckinsey
Feb 26, 2011
George D. McKinsey, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on February 26, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of the late Joseph Lincoln and Louise Agnes (Gilner) McKinsey.
George was preceded in death by his wife, Betty J. (Fitzgerald) in 1998.
George was the co-owner...
Van V. Nguyen
Feb 23, 2011
Van V. Nguyen, 76, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday evening, February 23, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.
He was the husband of Huyen Nguyen. Born in Gia Dihn, Vietnam, he was the son of the late Vien Nguyen and Ranh Cao.
Van had worked at the Shady Maple Restaurant for 10...
William G. "Bill" Kozak
Feb 22, 2011
William G. "Bill" Kozak, 93, formerly of Philadelphia, died at The Glen at Willow Valley, Lancaster, PA, on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Michael and Rose Verchinsky Kozak.
Bill was preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy Tustin Kozak in 1972 and then his second...
Charles E. Slupe
Feb 22, 2011
Charles E. Slupe, 93, of Ocala FL. peacefully entered into rest on Tuesday morning, February 22, 2011 in Lancaster.
He was the husband of the late Dena M. LoStorto Slupe, who passed away in 1995. They were married 54 years at the time of her passing. Born in Butler, PA he was the son of the late...
Lt. Lawrence H. Brown
Feb 21, 2011
Lt. Lawrence H. Brown, 76, died of natural causes at his East Lampeter Twp. home on Monday, February 21, 2011. Lieutenant Brown retired from the Lancaster City Police Department in 1996 after 37 years of service. He was in charge of the juvenile detective division and had been a platoon commander.
Born in Columbia, Larry, or "Bumper",...
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