Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Andrew Gilmore

Andrew Gilmore

Jan 19, 2009

Andrew Gilmore, 56, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 19,2009. He was a member of Ray's Temple and was a member of the U.S. Army and served his country in Vietnam.

He is survived by his wife, Clara Heistler Gilmore, Lancaster, a son; Terrell husband of Lakesha Gilmore, Baltimore, two grandchildren, four stepchildren, and...

Dorothy J. Mann

Dorothy J. Mann

Jan 19, 2009

Dorothy J. Mann, 90, of Lancaster, passed away, Monday, January 19, 2009 at Mennonite Nursing Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John r. and Lillian I. (Shaub) Jeffries. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Mann, with whom she shared 55 years of marriage prior to his death in 1998.

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Cora E. Niebaum

Cora E. Niebaum

Jan 17, 2009

Cora Elizabeth Kunkle Niebaum, 95 of Arbor View, Willow Valley, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009. She was born February 21, 1913 in Kresgeville, PA.

Cora was the wife of the late Dr. Albert H. Niebaum, she assisted him in his family practice in Mohnton, Pa for 43 years.  Cora graduated from Reading High School and...

Donald R. Bronson

Donald R. Bronson

Jan 16, 2009

Donald R. Bronson, 82, of Luther Acres, Lititz passed away on January 16, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy after a courageous battle with Parkinson Disease.  He was the beloved husband of Doris Hutchinson Bronson to whom he was married for 60 years.  Born in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur H. Bronson...

Walter Diedrich

Walter Diedrich

Jan 15, 2009

Walter Diedrich, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on January 15, 2009, at his home. Born May 24, 1921, in Rochester, New York, he was the son of the late Otto and Elizabeth Lorey Diedrich. He is survived by his wife Edna Ackermann Diedrich, to whom he was married for sixty-one years.

Mr. Diedrich retired to the Lancaster...

Charles W. Reus

Charles W. Reus

Jan 15, 2009

Charles William Reus, 83, of Berryville, Virginia, formerly of Lancaster, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 in the Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center in Winchester, Virginia.

Mr. Reus was born August 24, 1925 in Lancaster, the son of William Henry and Amelia Elizabeth Tragesser Reus.

He was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, Class of...

Mary D. Gallagher

Mary D. Gallagher

Jan 15, 2009

Mary D. Gallagher, 81, of Lancaster, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Essa Flory Hospice Center after an illness.  Born in Ashland, PA, Mary was the daughter of the late Vincent and Catherine (Barbush) DiZio.  She was the wife of the late Eugene D. Gallagher, who died in 2007.

A homemaker, Mary was a 1946 graduate of...

Shirley I. Mckinney

Shirley I. Mckinney

Jan 14, 2009

Shirley I. McKinney, 83, of Brethren Village passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on January 14, 2009. She was born in Windber, PA on March 7, 1925 to the late Edgar and Minnie (Gohn) Manges.

Shirley was the wife of William L. McKinney and they celebrated 43 years of marriage. They were married on October 30, 1965...

Barbara E. Wilson

Barbara E. Wilson

Jan 14, 2009

Barbara E. Wilson, 83 of Lancaster, died Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009 at Conestoga View.  She was the daughter of the late Eleanor Wilson and Samuel Icenberg.  The last surviving sibling of two brothers, Ellsworth and Donald, and one sister Eloise Wilson who all preceded her in death.  Other deceased family members included legal guardians Uncle and Aunt Frederick and...

Kenneth R. Kuipers, Sr.

Kenneth R. Kuipers, Sr.

Jan 13, 2009

Kenneth R. Kuipers Sr., age 66, of Lancaster went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 13, 2009.  Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of the late William E. and Ruth Ritter Kuipers.  Longtime resident of Bergen County, NJ, Ken graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 1960, after which he graduated from CCNY.  Married...

J. Robert Fieles

J. Robert Fieles

Jan 12, 2009

J. Robert (Bob) Fieles of Lancaster died on Monday, January 12, 2009. Bob was born in Christiana, the son of William and Carolyn McCoy Fieles. He was the husband of the late Elsie M. Fieles who passed away in 2005. Bob worked 28 years for Lancaster County-Wide Communications.  He started as a fire dispatcher, advancing to a supervisor and...

Margaret Marie Dranchak

Margaret Marie Dranchak

Jan 11, 2009

Margaret Marie Dranchak, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Hospice of Mt. Joy. Born in Taylor, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Estok. Margaret was married to the late Peter A. Dranchak.

Mrs. Dranchak was employed by R.C.A where she retired at the age of 62. After...

Daniel G. Vital

Daniel G. Vital

Jan 11, 2009

Daniel G. Vital, 66, of Manheim, PA passed away at LGH on January 11, 2009. He was born in Wilkes Barre, PA to the late Daniel and Gertrude (Wint) Vital.

Daniel was a transporter of automobiles for the Manheim Auto Auction for the past eight years.

Surviving is seven step-children, a step-brother, a sister, twenty-two...

Margaret E. Palma

Margaret E. Palma

Jan 10, 2009

Margaret E. "Peggy" Palma, 88, of Lancaster, PA passed away surrounded by her loving family at Village Vista on January 10, 2009. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 8, 1920 to the late Bernard E. and Frieda (Steuben) Muller.

Peggy was married to John D. Palma of Lancaster for 60 years. They were married on...

Julia Gammel

Julia Gammel

Jan 9, 2009

Julia Gammel, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2009 at Willow Valley the Glenn. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Josephine ( Ballis) Woehr. Julia is the wife of Frank X. Gammel.

Mrs. Gammel was a homemaker.

Surviving are her husband, one sister, Maria W. Buehler...

Rita D. Brown

Rita D. Brown

Jan 7, 2009

Rita D. Brown, 84, of Lancaster, passed away, Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Maria (Ferrante) Baccile. Rita was the wife of the late Charles E. Brown who passed away in March 26, 1995.

Rita graduated from John W. Hallahan...

Clarence Roberson

Clarence Roberson

Jan 7, 2009

Clarence Roberson, 82 passed away on January 7, 2009 at Lancashire Hall, Lanc PA. Born in Heister Steele, FL, he was the son of the late Claude Roberson and Mattie Robinson. He was also the companion of the late Mary Frances Brown.

He served in the United States Army and was then self employed. Pop enjoyed fishing...

Nancy J. "Jo" Horner

Nancy J. "Jo" Horner

Jan 6, 2009

Nancy Joan "Jo" Horner, 83, of Lancaster, Pa, passed away at Brethren Village on January 6, 2009 following a battle with cancer. She was the wife of Jack B. Horner for 63 years.

Jo was born in Elizabethtown on June 21, 1925 to Ralph W. and Elizabeth D. Schlosser. Her father, a former President of Elizabethtown College,...

Ruth C. Gaston

Ruth C. Gaston

Jan 6, 2009

Ruth C. Gaston, 91, of Willow Street, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital after an illness.  Born in Baltimore, Ruth was the daughter of the late George C. and Martha L. (Thalheim) Fewster.  She was married to the late David H. Gaston, who died in 2005.

Ruth was a florist, designing for several shops...

George Brody

George Brody

Jan 6, 2009

George Brody, devoted husband, father and grandfather, died at The Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster on Jan. 6, 2009, after a long illness. He was 90 years old.

Born on March 26, 1918, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the second of 10 children of the late Thomas and Helen (Elias) Brody. He outlived all his brothers and...

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