Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
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",...
Sofia M. Keares
Feb 20, 2011
Sofia M. Keares, 91, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Manor Care. She was born in Lancaster to the late James and Annastasia (Lascarades) Mackredis.
Sofia was preceded in death by her husband Theodore H. Keares in 1962.
Her seamstress career began at the New Holland Silk Mill during WWII...
Pauline S. Katchmer
Feb 19, 2011
Pauline S. Katchmer of Millersville died at the age of 93 on February 19, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Katchmer, a former football and baseball coach at Millersville State College. Pauline was a basketball star at Cornwall High School, and was voted the best female athlete in the school's history. She enjoyed sports,...
Doris A. Sullivan
Feb 19, 2011
Doris A. Sullivan, 86, of Huntingdon, passed away, Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Westminster Woods. Born in Detroit, MI., and raised in Woodleaf, N.C., she was the daughter of the late James H. and Patsy (Davis) Jordan. Doris was the wife of the late Maurice Sullivan who died February of 1987.
Doris was a graduate of East...
Robert J. Dowie
Feb 19, 2011
Robert J. Dowie, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of Anna Eggers Dowie, with whom he celebrated 63 years of marriage this past June 7 th . Born in Clairton, PA, he was the son of the late Robert R. and Amanda E....
John C. Rodenburg
Feb 17, 2011
John Cordes Rodenburg, 89, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at his residence.
Born on September 20, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late John Tietjen and Anna Cordes Rodenburg. He was the husband of Lois Holt Rodenburg, with whom he was married for 32 years this past October...
Cynthia S. Long
Feb 16, 2011
Cynthia S. Long, 58, of Lancaster, went home to be with her loving Lord after a brief and sudden illness on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Lancaster Regional Hospital. She was born in Lewistown on July 9, 1952 to the late Charles and Sarah (Miller) Lynch.
Cynthia is survived by her loving and faithful husband, Michael J....
Anthony "Don" D. Gorman
Feb 15, 2011
Anthony "Don" D. Gorman, 74, of New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.
He was the husband of A. Patricia Gallagher Gorman, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage this past August 19 th . Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Anthony...
Nancy Jane Brubaker
Feb 14, 2011
Nancy Jane Brubaker, 74, of Lancaster, passed away, Monday, February 14, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County Essa Flory Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances (Crossen) Hubert. Nancy was the wife of the late Charles Brubaker.
Nancy was a self employed house keeper who became very close and was...
Helen Jane Pretzman
Feb 14, 2011
Helen Jane Pretzman, 90, of Millersville, died Monday, February 14, 2011, at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Her husband of 55 years Richard J. Pretzman died in 1996.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Eugene P. and Blanche M. MacDougall Rogers. Helen graduated from Penn Manor High School and then worked as a...
Mark C. Ebersole
Feb 12, 2011
Mark C. Ebersole, former President of Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA. He was 89 years old. Born on November 3, 1921, in Hershey, PA, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Ebersole.
Surviving are his wife of 67 years, former Dorothy Baugher, his sons,...
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