Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Paulette E. Neville

Paulette E. Neville

Dec 8, 2009

Paulette E. Neville, 69, of Millersville died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Hospice of Mount Joy, PA. Born in Witmer, she was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Ruth A. Forrest Neville and Marie Henkel Neville.

Paulette was an account manager for Science Press in Ephrata for 45 years.

She was a 1957...

Dorothy L. "Dot" Shenk

Dorothy L. "Dot" Shenk

Dec 8, 2009

Dorothy L. "Dot" Shenk, 89, died at her home in Lancaster on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. She was the wife of the late Omer R. Shenk who died in 1981.

Born in Middletown, OH, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Ida Mae Flinchbaugh Leppley. She was a homemaker. Dot was a member of...

Barbara Pauline Sahd

Barbara Pauline Sahd

Dec 7, 2009

Barbara Pauline Sahd, 83, former long time resident of 4021 Holly Dr. Columbia, passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA., she was the daughter of the late Anthony B. and Anna (Khoury) Sahd. Barbara was the wife of the late Joseph G. Sahd who died in 1991.

A homemaker,...

Ruth E. Hake

Ruth E. Hake

Dec 7, 2009

Ruth Elizabeth Hoffman Hake, 90, of Landis Homes and formerly of 291 Old Delp Road, Lancaster, died Wednesday.  Ruth worked in York as a licensed beautician when she was much younger but was a homemaker most of her life.  She was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church. From 1954 to 1988, she was a member of Redeemer...

John L. Schultz, Sr.

John L. Schultz, Sr.

Dec 7, 2009

John L. Schultz Sr., 63, of Lancaster, passed away, Monday, December 07, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elvin and Ruth Schultz. John was the husband of E. Mary (Bensinger) Schultz.

John was employed by American Infrastructure. John was a member of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church. He enjoyed...

Annarose Albright

Annarose Albright

Dec 6, 2009

Annarose Albright, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at her residence.

She was the wife of  William J. Albright, with whom she celebrated 34 years of marriage this past March. Born in Norton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P., Jr., and Dorothy Cooch.

Annarose had taught English...

Edward J. Vresilovic

Edward J. Vresilovic

Dec 6, 2009

Edward J. Vresilovic, 82, of Lancaster died December 6, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Homer City, PA, he was the son of the late John and Sally Zitt Vresilovic. Edward was married to Mable Adami Vresilovi for 58 years.

Edward was a Mechanical Engineer for RCA for 43 years.

His memberships included St...

Loretta Ackerhalt

Loretta Ackerhalt

Dec 6, 2009

Loretta Ackerhalt, beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, formerly of Clifton, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on December 6, 2009 in Lancaster, PA.

The daughter of Sadie and Hyman Levine, she was born in Passaic, New Jersey.

Loretta was predeceased by Dr. Martin J. Ackerhalt, husband; and son Dr. Jay Ackerhalt.

She...

Douglas A. Henry

Douglas A. Henry

Dec 4, 2009

Douglas A. Henry, 53, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday at the Heart of Lancaster Medical Center in Lititz.

He was the husband of Nancy E. (Weir) Henry, with whom he had celebrated 31 years of marriage this past August 19 th . Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Julianne Christ of Lancaster, and the...

Katharina I. Corbett

Katharina I. Corbett

Dec 3, 2009

Katharina I. Corbett, 88, formerly of Westview Dr., Lancaster, PA died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at St. Anne's Retirement Community.  Born in Koln, Germany, Katharina was the daughter of the late Hermann and Emilie (Schmid) Sangemann.  She was the wife of the late William J. Corbett.

A nurse, Katharina was a member of St. Philip the Apostle...

Theodore N. Smith

Theodore N. Smith

Dec 3, 2009

Theodore N. Smith, 52, passed away on December 3, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ.

Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of Catherine E. Leedy Smith of Lititz, and the late Earl L. Smith.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughters, Megan D. and Paige H. Smith, his grandson Aiden, his...

John H. Parrish, Sr.

John H. Parrish, Sr.

Dec 2, 2009

John H. Parrish, Sr., 58, died at his home in Quarryville on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. He was the companion of Carolyn A. Garren. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edward R. and Charlotte T. Singleton Parrish.

John worked for Packaging Corporation of America in Lancaster for 20 years. He was a member...

Jean E. Link

Jean E. Link

Dec 1, 2009

Jean E. Link, 82, of Millersville died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine L. Rawhauser Kipphorn She was the wife of the late Gordon L. Link Sr., who died March 9, 2002.

Jean was a registered nurse, who worked at the former...

W. Philip "Phil" Keller

W. Philip "Phil" Keller

Dec 1, 2009

W. Philip "Phil" Keller, 85, of Lancaster, PA passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on December 1, 2009. He was born in Williamsburg, PA to the late Franklin Pierce and Vanetta Marguerite (Shelly) Keller.

Phil is survived by his wife Mary T. (Will) Keller. They celebrated fifty-four years together.

Phil was a member of First...

William A. "Bill" Apgar

William A. "Bill" Apgar

Nov 30, 2009

William Anders "Bill" Apgar, 66, of  Lancaster, PA, died Monday November 30 th , 2009 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Bill was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1943 son of the late Carl Leon Apgar Jr and Elsie Apgar Odheimer before moving to Stamford, Connecticut, where he was raised. He was a 1965 graduate of Dickinson College...

M. Grace Mellinger

M. Grace Mellinger

Nov 29, 2009

M. Grace Mellinger, 88, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 in Titusville, FL. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Donat Sr. and Mary (Yecker) Sabatine. Grace was the wife of the late Charles D. Mellinger Sr., who died in 1986.

Grace was the Cafeteria Manager at Sacred Heart School until her...

Helen R. Pickell

Helen R. Pickell

Nov 29, 2009

Helen R. Pickell, 92, who lived at 214 Benwell Court, Cary, NC, died at 4:00PM Sunday, November 29, 2009 in Chapel Hill, NC after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Pickell of Millersville, PA.

Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Magdelena Binkle Rees....

Ralph M. Smith

Ralph M. Smith

Nov 28, 2009

Ralph M. Smith entered into rest on November 28, 2009 at the age of 89 at his residence.  Ralph was predeceased by his wife of 38 years Anna D. Smith who passed away September of 2005.

Born in Bainbridge, his family moved to Lancaster and later settled in Neffsville. Ralph graduated from Manheim Township. He enlisted in...

Jean L. Dahr

Jean L. Dahr

Nov 27, 2009

Jean L. Dahr, 90, of Lancaster, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center.  Born in Harrisburg, Jean was the daughter of the late John and Wilimena Martin.  She was married to Harry E. Dahr, who died in 1980.

Jean was a 1940 graduate of William Penn High School in Harrisburg.

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Angeliki Billis

Angeliki Billis

Nov 26, 2009

Angeliki Billis, 70, of Lancaster, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in St. George Sikousis, Chios, Greece, Angeliki was the daughter of the late Vasilios and Despina (Pouleros) Kalargyros.  She was married to Stefanos P. Billis on May 6, 1962.

A homemaker, Angeliki was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.  She loved...

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