Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Joan M. O'Shea

Joan M. O'Shea

Dec 6, 2011

Joan M. O'Shea, 85, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at St. Anne's Retirement Village.

She was the wife of the late Richard F. O'Shea, who passed away in 1997. Born in Brownville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard D. and Amelia M. Gosier McDermott.

Joan had been...

John Mclellan

John Mclellan

Dec 5, 2011

John McLellan of Lancaster (formally of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) passed away December 5, 2011 on his 90th birthday. He was the loving husband of Grace, his wife of 70 years. Mr. McLellan also leaves behind his four children, Cheryl Waldeck (Bob) and Gail McLellan of Lancaster, John McLellan (Melinda) of Chicago and Brian McLellan (Ann) of Germantown, TN.  ...

David J. Ference

David J. Ference

Dec 5, 2011

David J. Ference, 60, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 5, 2011 of natural causes at home.

Born July 31, 1951 in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Audrey A. (Schuck) Ference.

David and his wife, Kathleen (Brennan) Ference, celebrated their thirty-seventh wedding anniversary in November of this year.  They were married...

Jean R. Farneth

Jean R. Farneth

Dec 5, 2011

Jean R. Farneth, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011.  She was the loving wife of George Roy Farneth.  They recently celebrated their 64 th anniversary.

Jean grew up on a farm in New Kensington, PA and worked as a secretary in Pittsburgh and Richmond IN before she and Roy moved to Lancaster, where...

Margaret C. Madonna

Margaret C. Madonna

Dec 5, 2011

Margaret C. Madonna, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at LRMC. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Veto and Theresa (Corradino) Madonna. Margaret enjoyed crocheting, crafts, sewing, and playing the piano. She was a part of the Neapolitan Strings, an Italian string band, featured on WGAL. She was a member of St....

Norbert J. Greber

Norbert J. Greber

Dec 4, 2011

"Out through the fields and the woods And over the walls I have wended: I have climbed the hills of view And looked at the world and descended; I have come by the highway home. And lo, it is ended." — Robert Frost

Norbert J. Greber, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Lancaster...

Albert K. Rodgers

Albert K. Rodgers

Dec 4, 2011

Albert Kenneth Rodgers, 75, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Salunga, PA, he was the son to the late Albert and Irene (Baker) Rodgers.  Albert was the husband of the late Madeline E. (Bowers) Rodgers who died in 1999.

When he was a child, he worked on...

Richard F. "Dick-Ferd" Bender

Richard F. "Dick-Ferd" Bender

Dec 4, 2011

Richard F. Bender, "Dick-Ferd", 92, of Millersville, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at St. Anne's Retirement Community after in residency there of almost 8 months.

He was the husband of Dorothy (Roland) Bender with whom he would have been married 66 years on December 29 th . Born in Millersville; he was the son of...

Louise Ann Hutchison

Louise Ann Hutchison

Dec 4, 2011

Louise Ann Mason Hutchison died peacefully on Sunday, December 4, 2011 under hospice care at Luther Acres in Lititz, PA.

Louise was born in Springfield, OH to the late Paul R. and Edna L. (Wilson) Mason on August 22, 1937.  She was the wife of the late Dr. William A. Hutchison and then the late Ernest F....

Ruth Ann Pickard

Ruth Ann Pickard

Dec 3, 2011

Ruth Ann Pickard, 67, of East Hempfield, Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, December 03, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. She was born in Wilkes-Barre to the late Leonard and Dorothy (Davis) Klem.

Ruth is survived by her husband Fred F. Pickard.

Ruth was employed with Prudential Home Sale Services and its...

Patsy A. Ulrich

Patsy A. Ulrich

Dec 3, 2011

Patsy A. Ulrich, 73, of Lititz, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Florence Sweigart Resh.

A longtime employee of Long & Bomberger Home Center, Pat recently retired from Carolyn's Notary Service, both of Lititz. She loved jewelry...

Caroline M. Carr

Caroline M. Carr

Dec 2, 2011

Caroline M. Carr, 90, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, December 2, 2011 at St. Anne's Retirement Community.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Catherine (Lawrence) Keppel.

Caroline worked at RCA between 1947 and 1955, for Shank's Sporting Goods for about five or six years as a sales clerk, and at...

Anna Mary Miller

Anna Mary Miller

Dec 1, 2011

Anna Mary Miller, 90, of Millersville, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Mt. Joy Hospice Center.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Vogt) Gibbons.  Anna was married for 54 years to the late Charles E. Miller.

Anna was a member of a monthly card club with many...

Magdalene Amelia Reed Hoover

Magdalene Amelia Reed Hoover

Nov 30, 2011

Born September 30, 1929 Passed away November 30, 2011

Maggie, as she was affectionately known lived in Southern Lancaster County outside of Georgetown, Pennsylvania most of her married life. Daughter of the late Charles and Edna Reed, Maggie was married to the late William (Bill) James Hoover for 62 years. Maggie loved her husband, children, grandchildren, and...

Sharon L. Shope-Heisler

Sharon L. Shope-Heisler

Nov 30, 2011

Sharon L. Shope-Heisler, 53, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster, Mount Joy. She was born in Lancaster to the late Ward A. and Joan L. (LaCount) Shope.

She is survived by a husband, David W. Heisler of Lancatser. They were married on July 11, 1981.

Sharon was a...

Patricia Ann Crawford

Patricia Ann Crawford

Nov 30, 2011

Patricia Ann (Ruth) Crawford, 73, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Hospice of Lancaster County, Essa Flory Center.  Born on January 3, 1938 in Lancaster, she was the daughter to the late Victor J. Ruth, Sr. and Alice Mae Evilhock.  Patricia was the loving wife of the late Thomas H. Crawford.

Pat...

Thomas A. Ziegenfus

Thomas A. Ziegenfus

Nov 30, 2011

Thomas A. Ziegenfus, 84, of Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Avenue, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2011 with his wife by his side, at Fallcrest, Garden Spot Village.

Born in Palmerton, PA, he was the son of the late Alexander I. and Helen (Stroup) Ziegenfus. He married his childhood sweetheart, Gladys M. (Heiney) Ziegenfus on...

Donald R. "Ducky" Moyer

Donald R. "Ducky" Moyer

Nov 30, 2011

Donald "Ducky" R. Moyer, 81, of Lititz and formerly of Manheim, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Ducky's Heavenly family, including his parents, son Mark and Sylvia Serra Trimmer, await him with open arms. He and his wife Mildred "Millie" J. Serra Moyer celebrated 58 years of marriage last April 11th. Born April 1, 1930, in Pond Creek, PA,...

John C. "Jack" Shultz

John C. "Jack" Shultz

Nov 29, 2011

John "Jack" C. Shultz, of Mount Joy, PA, born in Lancaster to the late John and Florence Long Shultz, passed away to his heavenly mansion on November 29, 2011 at the ManorCare in Lebanon, PA after a long battle with cancer.

He attended Lancaster Catholic High School and enlisted in the US Army in March, 1944 and...

Domenico Predoti

Domenico Predoti

Nov 25, 2011

Domenico Predoti, 89, of Landis Homes, Lititz, and formerly of Vero Beach, FL passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster, Mount Joy. He was born in Cittanova, Reggio Calabria, Italy to the late Giuseppi and Concetta (Muraturi) Predoti.

Domenico is survived by his wife, Palma (Fondacaro) Predoti, of Landis Homes. They would have...

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