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...

Mar 21, 2011

Florence M. Rzemien, 89, of Lancaster died Monday, March 21, 2011, at Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Adella Kuchma Miskiewicz. Florence was married to the late Walter G. Rzemien for 47 years before he died on August 9, 2000.

A 1944 graduate of Bloomsburg University,...

Mar 20, 2011

Patricia B. Kuzma, 76, of Lancaster, was received into Heaven on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center. Born in South Fork, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Ann (Polkowski) Brecht. Patricia was the wife of Edward T. Kuzma.

Patricia was a Pharmacy Technician at CVS. She enjoyed spending...

Mar 20, 2011

Mary E. Sahd, 59, of Millersville, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.

She was the wife of James W. Sahd with whom she celebrated 37 years of marriage this past December 15 th . Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold L....

Mar 18, 2011

Kenneth B. Wolfe Jr., 64, of Warren, PA., passed away following a brave battle with leukemia on Friday, March 18, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County Essa Flory Center. He was surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Kenneth B. and Edith Wolfe. Kenneth was the husband of Susan L....

Mar 17, 2011

To say Mary Jane Porter, née Boggs, born in county Donegal, Northern Island, 1911, was a loving and caring and kind and faithful and strong and good woman would be an understatement of the highest degree. One only has to scan the obituary page of any newspaper to find words like these commonly used to describe the deceased. For...

Mar 16, 2011

Waltraut L. Laughman, 71, of Lancaster, PA. passed away on March 16, 2011. May she rest in peace! She was born in West Berlin, Germany and was the daughter of the late Emmy E. Geiss.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Laughman.

Waltraut volunteered services with a local  Home Care Service Company....

Mar 15, 2011

John A. Thomas, 75, of Willow Street, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. He was born in Lancaster and was the son of the late Anthony and Cecelia (Gable) Thomas. He is survived by his beloved step-mother, June Thomas.

John is survived by his wife, Henrietta (Holton) Thomas of forty three years....

Mar 14, 2011

The family of Louis J. Federici of Landisvile wishes to announce his passing on Wednesday evening, following a long illness.  Mr. Federici was at home in the company of his wife Jean at the time, who noted his death was peaceful.  The couple would have celebrated their 60th anniversary in the fall.  Mr. Federici was born in Calabria, Italy...