Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Theodore C. Grimm

Theodore C. Grimm

Oct 28, 2011

Theodore C. Grimm, 58, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011 in Las Vegas,NV, where he had been residing.

Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Bernard G., Sr. and Dorothy M. Baumgardner Grimm.

Ted was a graduate of Millersville University, where he earned Bachelors and Masters Degree in Education. He...

Frank J. Rieker

Frank J. Rieker

Oct 28, 2011

Frank J. Rieker, 91, of Lancaster, PA passed away on October 28, 2011 at the Altoona Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Frank A. and Florence G. (Bittner) Rieker.

Born September 9, 1920 he attended St. Joseph's Elementary School on Cabbage Hill where he grew up and graduated from Lancaster High School in 1939....

Alice L. Robison

Alice L. Robison

Oct 27, 2011

Alice L. Robison, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Country Meadows Retirement Community. Born in Devil's Lake, ND, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Margaret (Hines) Winnegge. Alice was the wife to the late Herbert C. Robison.

Alice served as a WAVE in the Navy for 3 years during...

Darel R. Snook, D.C.

Darel R. Snook, D.C.

Oct 27, 2011

Darel R. Snook, D.C. of 2110 Lititz Pike Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully on October 27, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness.  He was surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Burham, PA, he was the son of the late Ira Jasper Snook and the late Margarita (Mumper) Snook.  He was married to Josephine...

H. Bruce Fasnacht

H. Bruce Fasnacht

Oct 26, 2011

H. Bruce Fasnacht, 77, of East Petersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.

He was the husband of Lois C. Watson Fasnacht, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage this past June 7 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry W. and Mildred Slaugh...

Edward G. Husted

Edward G. Husted

Oct 25, 2011

Edward G. Husted, 72, of Lancaster, formerly of Levittown, PA passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Edward Husted and Ann Hiemenz Snyder.  Ed was the loving husband to Carol A. Husted for over 44 years.

Ed was a loving husband, father and...

Jay Paul Walton

Jay Paul Walton

Oct 25, 2011

Jay Paul Walton, 56, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly on October 25, 2011. He was born in Ephrata and was the son of Edna (Sensenig) Walton, of Lititz and the late Paul Andrew Walton.

Jay is survived by his wife of 27 years, Leslie (Castañeda) Walton. They were married on July 27, 1984.

Jay served...

Mary E. Heiney

Mary E. Heiney

Oct 24, 2011

Mary E. Heiney, 82, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at Essa Flory Hospice Center surrounded by her family on Monday, October 24, 2011.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mary (Rineer) Shertzer.  Mary was the loving wife of the late Claude T. Heiney.

Mary enjoyed playing bingo, trips to Atlantic City,...

Donald M. Ernst

Donald M. Ernst

Oct 24, 2011

Donald Martin Ernst, 73, passed away at 2 AM on Sunday, October 24 th , 2011 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA due to complications from Graft vs. Host Disease following an unrelated stem cell transplant to cure Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  He has been fighting AML for almost 2.5 years.

Born in Texas and...

Chris Robison

Chris Robison

Oct 24, 2011

Chris Robison, 86, of Wrightsville, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 24, 2011.

He was the husband of Barbara J. Simmers Robison, with whom he celebrated their 36 th wedding anniversary this past June 5 th . Born in Smithville, Mississippi, he was the son of the late O. O. Robison and Emma Sullivan...

Mary E. Bubich

Mary E. Bubich

Oct 23, 2011

Mary E. Bubich, 94, formerly of Millersville, died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Arbor View at Willow Valley. Her husband of 48 years John Bubich died in 1997. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Mathias and Mary Bubich Marshall.

She was a 1935 graduate of the former Stevens High School for Girls in...

Vickie A. Heinley

Vickie A. Heinley

Oct 22, 2011

Vickie A. Heinley, 54, died surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at her Manheim Township home. She was the wife of Donald E. Heinley, Jr. for 38 years. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul, Sr. and Esther Kneisely Clerico.

She worked for ISC for 15 years, then for Brethren...

Dorothy M. Rubin

Dorothy M. Rubin

Oct 21, 2011

Dorothy M. Rubin, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.  Born in Antipol, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Max and Esther (Golda) Mulnick.  Dorothy came to the United States with her mother and her brother in November 1928.  They rejoined her father in New York.  She was then...

Robert M. Mattern

Robert M. Mattern

Oct 21, 2011

Robert M. Mattern, 79, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at his Lancaster home.  Born in Lancaster and raised in Cabbage Hill area, he was the son of the late Richard and Henrietta (Black) Mattern.  Robert was the loving husband to Katherine (Harbold) Mattern.

He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School.  He worked as a salesman...

Verna E. Long

Verna E. Long

Oct 21, 2011

Verna E. Long, 81, died Friday, October 21, 2011 at Heart of Lancaster Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd R. and Dora E. Bowman Emmert. Gerald V. Long, her beloved husband of 52 years, died in 2004.

She was a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School. In addition to raising...

Joann M. Evans

Joann M. Evans

Oct 20, 2011

Joann M. Evans, 79, of Columbia, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services in Lancaster.  Born in Barnesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Shaw) Foxall.  Her husband John J. Evans, Sr. passed away in 2005.

Joann worked for the former Hubley Toys as a relief girl for over...

Alexander A. Pollatos

Alexander A. Pollatos

Oct 20, 2011

Alexander A. Pollatos, 61, of Lancaster, PA died Thursday October 20th, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. Born in Kephalonia, Greece, he was the son of the late Anastasios and Georgia Pollatos.

He was the business owner of Napoli Pizzeria for 31 years. Alex, as he liked to be called, was an extremely hard...

Margaret Kunitsky

Margaret Kunitsky

Oct 20, 2011

Margaret Kunitsky, 82, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Mennonite Home.

She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Kunitsky, who passed away in 1986. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Mercurio Frontiero.

Margaret was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith....

Elinia E. Hurst

Elinia E. Hurst

Oct 20, 2011

Elinia E. Hurst, 66, died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at her Lancaster home. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Carl D., Sr. and Mary Anna Wilson Bays.

She previously worked at the Akron Shoe Factory in Akron and had also been a waitress at The Comet Diner in Lancaster. Elinia was a...

Debbie L. Ream

Debbie L. Ream

Oct 18, 2011

Debbie L. Ream, 56, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster Regional Medical Center on October 18, 2011

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Ruth Ream of Lancaster, and the late Donald E. Ream, Sr. Debbie was employed by the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, since it's opening, as a cook. She was well-loved by...

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