Grover C. Gouker, Jr.
May 16, 2009
Grover C. Gouker Jr., 86, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Hanover passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 16, 2009. He was the husband of Gloria J. (Neff) Gouker. They were married on January 2, 1994 in Hanover, PA.
Grover was born in Hanover on October 15, 1922 to the late Grover C. Gouker Sr. and...
Edwin Lopez
May 16, 2009
Edwin Lopez, 41, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born on June 29, 1967, in New York City. He was a son of Vienamino and Awilda Lopez. He is survived by his wife, Rebeca (Alicea) Lopez.
Edwin was a member of New Vision Church in Lakeland, Florida. He...
Melinda "Mindy" L. Heckman
May 15, 2009
Melinda "Mindy" L. Heckman, 54 of Columbia, PA drifted away from many loved ones way too soon on Friday, May 15, 2009. She is survived by her husband Bruce A. Heckman and they celebrated eight years together.
Mindy was born in Washington D.C. on December 27, 1954 to Margaret (Nickle) King and the late John Edwin King....
Uriah L. "Lou" Davis
May 15, 2009
Uriah L. Davis "Lou", 84, of Lancaster, passed away, Friday, May 15, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center. Born, April 9, 1925 in Shenandoah, Pa., he was the son of the late Ruth Davis Didyoung. Lou was the husband of Catherine (Marchalonis) Davis.
Lou lived in St. Nicholas, Pa., before moving to Lancaster. He graduated...
Joan Gentry
May 14, 2009
Joan (Young) Gentry, 66, of Ephrata, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at her residence. She was born on December 19, 1942, in San Diego, CA. She was a daughter of the late John F. Sr. and Emmajean (Felkins) Young. Mrs. Gentry is survived by her husband, Wilmer R. Gentry.
Mrs. Gentry was of the protestant...
Anna H. Wood
May 13, 2009
Anna H. Wood (Lynn), 80, of Lititz, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster, Mt. Joy. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Ann Corcoran Lynn and John Lynn. Ann was the wife of John Wood Sr. with whom she celebrated 58 years of marriage this past November 25th.
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Rita M. Gargotta
May 13, 2009
Rita M. Gargotta, 62, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on May 13, 2009.
An educator for over 30 years, summer camp counselor and former Girl Scout leader, Rita touched the lives of many. She was a Spanish and Italian teacher at numerous area colleges, including F&M College, LVC, York College of PA, and Millersville University. Previously,...
John S. Ritchey
May 13, 2009
John S. Ritchey, 84, of Lititz, passed away, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elizabeth (Helfrich) and Francis Ritchey. John was the husband of Carrie E. (Taylor) Ritchey who died in 2002.
John served in the Navy during WWII and Korean Wars. He was...
Robert M. Trimble
May 12, 2009
On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, Robert (Bob) M. Trimble, 89, of Arbor View, Willow Valley, was called home to Heaven to be with his Lord, Jesus, and to be reunited with his beloved wife, Eleanor, who preceded him in October, 2006. Bob and Eleanor were blessed with 64 years of marriage.
Bob was born in Philadelphia, PA,...
Doris L. Grab
May 11, 2009
Doris L. (Heiland) Grab, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, May 11 th , 2009 at Manor Care in Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary J. (Dorley) Heiland. Doris was married to Charles T. Grab on August 14 th , 1948
Mrs. Grab was employed by the American...
Marie A. Ward
May 10, 2009
Marie A. Ward, 78, of Lancaster was called home on May 10, 2009 by her Lord. God's Garden must be beautiful because he always takes the best. Born in Frackville, PA, Marie was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary White Gidjunais.
She was retired from Hamilton Technology and was a member of St. Anne's Catholic...
Sandra J. Resh
May 9, 2009
Sandra J. Resh, 60 of Lancaster died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital and is safely home in heaven. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Alessandro and Catherine Mauro Di Battista.
Sandra was a LPN and worked at Community Hospital for 21 years and retired from Mennonite Home. She was of...
Robert L. Peters, Sr.
May 9, 2009
Robert L. Peters Sr. 73, of Lancaster, PA passed away on May 9th, 2009, at his residence. Born in Newark, New Jersey on January 17, 1936, he was a son of the late Martin J. and Mabel E. (Johnson) Peters. He married Florence M. (Zeliff) Peters of Lancaster in 1962.
Mr. Peters was a member of St....
Susan M. Kurtz
May 8, 2009
Susan McQueen Kurtz of Lancaster, PA died at home on Friday, May 8 th , 2009.
Susan was born in Lancaster on August 17, 1953. She was the daughter of Mimi McQueen and the late James R. McQueen, Jr. Her loving husband of 33 years, John I. Kurtz, and her son and daughter in-law, John and Becky...
Martha Brody
May 5, 2009
Martha Brody, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died at Lancaster General Hospital on May 5, 2009, after suffering complications from a fall. She was 86 years old.
Born on Nov. 28, 1922, in Zwaytienie, Syria, she was one of four children of the late John E. Allan and Selma (Slaiby) Allan. When Martha was a baby, the...
John E. Draude
May 3, 2009
John E. Draude, 75, of California died May 3, 2009. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Carl H. and Mabel Hegener Draude, and brother of Carl Jr., Eugene, Geraldine, Josephine, Genevieve and the late Rose Marie Draude. Â He moved to CA in 1958 and was the husband of Rose.
A Memorial Mass will...
James R. Kirchner
May 1, 2009
James "Jim" Raymond Kirchner, 67, of Lancaster, passed away, Friday, May 1, 2009 at his residence following a long illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Frank X. and Serena A. Kirchner. Jim was the husband of Helen Kirchner, with whom he would have celebrated 43 years of marriage this past September 16.
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Louis S. Sparacino
May 1, 2009
Louis S. Sparacino, 80 of 22 Lepore Dr., and formerly of Kings Park, NY and Spring Hill, Fla., passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009.
He was the husband of the late Eunice Sanderson Sparacino, who passed away in 2004. Born in Jamaica, NY, he was the son of the late Philip and Mary Cassiappo Sparacino.
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Deforrest "Tink" Brumbaugh
Apr 30, 2009
DeForrest "Tink" Brumbaugh, 73, of Luther Acres in Lititz, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 30, 2009. He and his wife, Jean, had formerly resided at 92 Landis Dr. in Lancaster, in a house he had designed and built himself at the age of 22. Tink took great pride in building their house and home.
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Denise J. Donaldson
Apr 28, 2009
Denise J. (Lefever) Donaldson, 46, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Hospice of Lancaster County. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester C. Lefever. She is survived by her husband, Robert M. "P.J." Donaldson and mother, Shirley Lefever.
Denise was a member of LCBC Church. She was previously employed...
