Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Byron R. Detwiler

Byron R. Detwiler

Sep 19, 2011

Byron R. Detwiler, 71, of Manheim, Professor Emeritus of French at Millersville University, died 19 September 2011 after an illness of one week.

He was born and raised in Lancaster, the son of Byron Y. Detwiler and Kathryn Murphy Detwiler. He attended McCaskey High School and Millersville University, and then pursued graduate study at the University of...

Emma C. "Sue" Rider

Emma C. "Sue" Rider

Sep 16, 2011

Emma C. "Sue" Rider, 84, of Leola, passed away peacefully at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Friday, September 16, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born in Riverside, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Eric and Mary (McDaniel) Bush and the adopted daughter of the late Ralph and Emma Caroline (Woeller) Chamberlain.

Sue graduated from Palmyra...

Barry K. Bruce

Barry K. Bruce

Sep 14, 2011

Barry K. Bruce, 62, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County following a one-year illness. He was born in Lancaster to the late Kenneth N. Bruce and Mary T. (Kahn) Bruce Conoscenti.

Barry is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Linda (Hollingshead) Bruce.

Barry was...

Robert H. "Bob" Jaquay

Robert H. "Bob" Jaquay

Sep 14, 2011

Robert H. "Bob" Jaquay, 75, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Homestead Village.

Bob was the husband of Marcia Hall Jaquay, with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage this past April 24 th . Born in Columbus, NY, he is the son of Myrtle Robbins Jaquay of Pensacola, FL and the...

Declan Gerard Arrison Albert

Declan Gerard Arrison Albert

Sep 13, 2011

Declan Gerard Arrison Albert went to Heaven on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE after 8½ weeks of struggle since his birth at Women and Babies Hospital in July. He was the adored son of Nathan Gerard Albert and Jacy Anne Arrison of Lancaster.

In addition to his...

Andrew N. Karpouzis

Andrew N. Karpouzis

Sep 13, 2011

Andrew N. Karpouzis, 88, of Lancaster died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Domnitsa (Papademetriou) and Nicholas A. Karpouzis.  He was the husband of the late Georgia Koutsoutis Karpouzis who passed away on September 4, 1993.

Andrew was first employed at RCA, and then, he...

Ramon Rosado Vazquez

Ramon Rosado Vazquez

Sep 12, 2011

Ramon Rosado Vazquez, 26, of Lancaster died Monday, September 12 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.  Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Ramon Rosado of Ponce, Puerto Rico and Iris Marta Vazquez, of Lancaster.

He enjoyed playing basketball, riding his motorcycle and shooting pool.  He attended McCaskey High School and was employed...

Gerard R. "Jerry" Eppley

Gerard R. "Jerry" Eppley

Sep 11, 2011

Gerard R. "Jerry" Eppley, 73, of Lancaster, passed away, Sunday, September 11, 2011. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert and Magdalen (Melchoir) Eppley. Jerry was the husband of Frances (Bresch) Eppley with whom he would have celebrated 52 years of marriage this coming October 3 rd .

Jerry was employed by National...

David M. Yohn

David M. Yohn

Sep 11, 2011

David M. Yohn, 61, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Eleanor and the late Clarence E. Yohn.  David was the loving husband of Patricia L. Yohn with whom he recently celebrated 25 years of marriage.

David was a member of...

Catherine M. Lombardo

Catherine M. Lombardo

Sep 11, 2011

Catherine M. Lombardo, 94, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2011 at Hamilton Arms. She was born in Lancaster to the late Vincenzo and Angelina (Sinopoli) Martello.

Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Lombardo, in 2001. They were married on April 24, 1937 at Historic St. Mary's.

She was a...

Terry Lee Shuey

Terry Lee Shuey

Sep 11, 2011

Terry Lee Shuey, 64, of Lititz, died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. He was born Lebanon, PA to the late Alvin and Christine Rudolph Shuey. Surviving Terry are his companion Christine Baxter of Lititz and his half-brother Dale R., husband of Elizabeth Shuey of Greer, SC.

He graduated from the...

Joanne F. Heisler

Joanne F. Heisler

Sep 10, 2011

Joanne F. Heisler, 82, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at The Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Hess E. and Dora Weimer Fritz.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, who passed away in 2008. They celebrated 59 years of marriage. The family times...

Joanne M. Snyder

Joanne M. Snyder

Sep 8, 2011

Joanne M. Snyder, 74, of Columbia, passed away, Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Mt. Joy. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ella (Cranford) Sload. Joanne was the wife of Robert J. Snyder Sr. with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage this past April 16.

Joanne was employed...

Dorothy E. Moody

Dorothy E. Moody

Sep 7, 2011

Dorothy E. Moody, 83, formerly of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, passed away in Brooksville, Florida on September 7, 2011. Dottie was born in Monroe, NY to the late Fred Lundy Moody and Louise Conklin Moody Taylor. Her stepfather was the late Joseph Taylor.

She graduated from Barrington-Providence Bible Institute in Rhode Island...

Marilyn M. Morfogen

Marilyn M. Morfogen

Sep 6, 2011

Marilyn McCormick Morfogen, 82, of Palm Beach, FL died Tuesday, September 6, 2011.  She was the daughter of the late Albert & Helen (Glennon) McCormick.

Marilyn was born in Boonton, New Jersey July 18, 1929, graduated from Boonton High School, attended the University of South Carolina and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of...

Kathryn A. Row

Kathryn A. Row

Sep 6, 2011

Kathryn A. Row, 75, of Lititz, passed away, Monday, September 6, 2011 at United Zion Nursing Home after a brave fight with lung cancer. Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Katherine (Volmer) Reardon. Kathryn was the wife of the late Dr. Harry G. Resh who died in 2002 and later the late Richard...

E. Romaine Hornig

E. Romaine Hornig

Sep 5, 2011

E. Romaine Hornig, 85, of Millersville, passed away, Monday, September 5, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center. Born October 31, 1925 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Emma (Dittmer) Hoffmeier. Romaine was the mother of Martin Hornig's children: Joann M. Leisey wife of Jerry of Ephrata, Larry E. Hornig husband of...

Ralph F. Frey

Ralph F. Frey

Sep 4, 2011

Ralph F. Frey, 89, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.

He was the husband of Rosemary L. Schulz Frey, with whom he celebrated 67 years of marriage this past December 11 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Oscar and Anastasia...

Mary Jo Modzelewski

Mary Jo Modzelewski

Sep 4, 2011

Mary Jo Modzelewski, 83, of Lititz, Pa. passed away, Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Bound Brook, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Lena (DePaolo) Romano. She was the wife of the late Edward Modzelewski who passed away in 1987.

Mary graduated from Douglas College. She...

Helene P. Toy

Helene P. Toy

Sep 3, 2011

Helene P. Toy, 89, of The Long Home, passed away on September 3, 2011 at the Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, PA. She was the daughter of the late Leslie and Maude (Simpson) Plumb.

Her husband, Edward J. Toy, preceded her in death in 2005 after 62 years of marriage.

She moved to Lancaster...

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