Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Thomas L. Mcclintock, Phd

Thomas L. Mcclintock, Phd

May 23, 2008

Thomas L. McClintock, PhD, 72, died peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital of respiratory failure on May 23, 2008. He was surrounded by his family.

Dr. McClintock earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) in 1961 and taught for over 20 years at Temple University. A dedicated teacher, he inspired many students with his...

Velma L. Duke

Velma L. Duke

May 22, 2008

Velma L. Duke (Watt and Shand Retiree) 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 22, 2008. She resided at the Manor Care Nursing Facility, Lancaster, Pa. She was the wife of the late George T. Duke Sr. who died on January 31, 1979.

Velma was a life long member of the First...

Minerva Rivera

Minerva Rivera

May 22, 2008

Minerva Rivera, 64, of Lancaster passed away, Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of the late Pablo Fernandez and Victoria Melendez.

Minerva worked as a dental assistant for many years for Dr. Grbach at Gentle Dental Care. She was a loving mother,...

Carl D. Cooper

Carl D. Cooper

May 21, 2008

Carl D. Cooper, 70, of 1309 Cheves Place, Lancaster died peacefully at the Essa Flory Hospice Center on May 21, 2008. B orn in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Stanley J. and Nancy Stewart Cooper. He was the loving husband of Louise Imm-Cooper. They would have celebrated their 36 th wedding anniversary on May 28 th...

Fred A. Iamurri

Fred A. Iamurri

May 20, 2008

Fred A. Iamurri, age 78 of  Lititz, PA died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long illness. He was born on December 28, 1929, in Parkesburg, PA to the late Albert and Angelina Piccolo Iamurri. Fred graduated from Scott Senior High School in Coatesville in 1947. On November, 27 1950 he was united...

Henry J. Grezlak

Henry J. Grezlak

May 19, 2008

Henry J. Grezlak, 93, of Lancaster passed away Monday, May 19, 2008 at Lancaster Regional Hospital. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Felix and Helen Grezlak. He was married to the late Julia (Stanczuk) Grezlak.

Henry was employed by Alcoa before his retirement after 40 years of service. He was a long...

Irmgard E. Seitz

Irmgard E. Seitz

May 19, 2008

Irmgard E. (Schrautemeier) Seitz, 84, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday May 19 th , 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Muenster, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Maria (Nillis) Schrautemeier. Irmgard was married to Erwin Seitz for 59 years.

Mrs. Seitz was President and Co-Owner of the former G.E. Richards Inc....

Edward E. Jones

Edward E. Jones

May 18, 2008

Edward E. Jones, 91 of Lititz died Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Ephrata Hospital. Born in Mount Carmel, PA, Edward was the husband of Agnes I. Sholly Jones and they were married for 60 years. Ed worked in the warehouse of Raub Supply Company for 40 years. He served in the US Army as a Military Policeman during WWII...

Margaret J. Witmer

Margaret J. Witmer

May 18, 2008

Margaret J. (Bender) Witmer , 86, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 at home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Myrtle (White) Rittenhouse. Margaret was married to the late Roy M. Bender before he passed in 1969. She was  the widow of the late Raymond Witmer.

Margaret was previously...

Taylor Kai Webster

Taylor Kai Webster

May 18, 2008

Taylor Kai Webster, 6, of Harlem, New York, passed away on Sunday May 18, 2008 at Mount Sinai Hospital. She was the daughter of Michelle M. Gochenaur of Lancaster and Gerard Gonzales of New York.

Taylor went to school at the Neighborhood Children Center. She had a beautiful heart, loved everyone,  was creative and loved to sing....

William H. Bleecher

William H. Bleecher

May 16, 2008

William H. Bleecher, 73, of East Petersburg passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William M. and Magdalene (Reichert) Bleecher.

After he graduated from High School, Bill served his county in the United States Navy. Bill was employed by RCA and retired after 40...

Robert "Mac" Mcelroy

Robert "Mac" Mcelroy

May 15, 2008

Robert "Mac" McElroy, 67, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center after a brief illness. Born in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Harold and Dee Dee (McClellan) McElroy. Mac was the husband of Jeanni (Charles) with whom he celebrated 16 years of marriage this past April.

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Emma Paschall Hardwick

Emma Paschall Hardwick

May 13, 2008

Emma Paschall Hardwick, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on May 13, 2008 at Hospice of Lancaster County.  Born in Lancaster, Emma was the daughter of the late Lindsey Paschall and Elizabeth Johnson Paschall Gates.  She was the wife of the late William Hardwick.

A homemaker, Emma was also employed as a domestic worker by the Lancaster County...

James D. Halford, Jr.

James D. Halford, Jr.

May 11, 2008

James D. Halford Jr., 80, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 11th, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.

Jim was born October 23rd, 1927 in Batesburg, South Carolina, and was the son of the late James Dorman Halford and Mary (Jaudon) Halford.

Jim was also the loving husband of ...

Reginald J. Williams Jr.

Reginald J. Williams Jr.

May 10, 2008

Reginald J. Williams Jr, 61, of  Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday May 10 th 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Woodburn of Lancaster and the late Reginald J. Williams Sr.  Reginald was married in March of 2001 to Janet J. (Stewart) Williams.

Mr....

Roger W. Durbin

Roger W. Durbin

May 10, 2008

Roger W. Durbin, 74 of Lancaster, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at York Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he was the son of the late Rolla and Florine Ray Durbin. He was married 51 years to Jeanette Schrader Durbin.

Roger was an engineer at AMP for 20 years and previously worked...

Ann G. Eastwood

Ann G. Eastwood

May 9, 2008

Ann G. (Lenderking) Eastwood, 83, of WestGrove  PA, passed  away on  Friday, May 9 th , 2008 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lancaster PA. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Walter Froelich and Anna G. (Tomlin) Lenderking. Ann was married to the late Lewis E. Eastwood Jr. who passed away on March 1 st...

Pedro O. Roman

Pedro O. Roman

May 9, 2008

Pedro O. Roman, 17 of Mount Joy died Friday night in a car accident in West Hempfield Township.

Born in Chester, Pa, he was the son of Milka Rodriguez of Mount Joy and Pedro Roman of Puerto Rico. Pedro was an 11th grade student at Hempfield High School and worked at Burger King in Mount Joy.

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Samantha Rose Musser

Samantha Rose Musser

May 8, 2008

Samantha Rose  Musser, 15, of Lititz died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at home.

Born in Allentown, Samantha was the daughter of Dr. David J. and Mary Elizabeth (Rund) Musser. She was a student at Manheim Township Middle School and a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church where she recently received Confirmation on April 4...

Dolores Cain

Dolores Cain

May 7, 2008

Dolores "Ducky" (Graver) Cain, 77, of Conestoga View passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Charles P. Sr. and Anna Mary (Campbell) Graver.

Dolores was always quick to smile. She always saw the best in people. Dolores enjoyed reading science fiction and watching scary movies. She loved animals...

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