Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Joanne M. Stauffer

Joanne M. Stauffer

Aug 28, 2008

Joanne M. Stauffer, 64, of Lititz entered into rest on Thursday, August 28, 2008 following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John A. Sr. and Ellen Mae Rineer Brinkman. She attended St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lititz, where she served as greeter, usher, member of WELCA, phone and bulletin...

Emalene C. Ritchey

Emalene C. Ritchey

Aug 28, 2008

Emalene C. Ritchey, 78, of Mt. Joy (formerly of Lancaster), passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry Y. and Zelvia R. Booth Chalfant. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene J. "Rich" Ritchey, Sr.

Mrs. Ritchey worked at Kerr Glass as a bottle packer for...

Maxine Elliott Fair

Maxine Elliott Fair

Aug 26, 2008

Maxine Elliott Fair, 96, formerly of Ephrata, PA and Canton, Ohio,  passed away peacefully at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Born on Feb. 10, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Delyte Zettler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. Fair, granddaughter Becky Whitmer Chapman, sisters, Vivian Allen, ...

Yvonne Marie Commero

Yvonne Marie Commero

Aug 25, 2008

Yvonne Marie Commero, 80, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 25 th , 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey E. and Edith (Rauser) Hall Theobald. Yvonne was married to James Commero who passed away February 2, 2002.

Mrs. Commero was a seamstress and tailor for Mary...

Charles E. Lausch

Charles E. Lausch

Aug 24, 2008

Charles "Charlie" E. Lausch, 67, of Lancaster, passed away, Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elsworth C. Lausch and Sara A. Hickey.

Charlie attended McCaskey High School. He was employed by Hamilton Watch Company (later Bulova Technologies) as a Machinist for 35 years. Charlie was...

Ralph "Scotty" Melville

Ralph "Scotty" Melville

Aug 24, 2008

Ralph Skeen Melville died peacefully at home on August 24, 2008 at the age of 82. He was born in Clydebank, Scotland, the youngest child of the late Ralph and Mary Melville.

He served in the British Army as part of the Gordon Highlander regiment during the Second World War.  In 1961, Ralph began his life in...

Helen E. Salzman

Helen E. Salzman

Aug 22, 2008

Helen E. (Freund) Salzman, 89, entered into eternal rest, Friday, August 22, 2008 at Moravian Manor Nursing Home. Born in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wendelin M. and Agnes C. (McKelvey) Freund, Brubaker. She was the wife of the late Earl Levere Salzman, who died in 1977.

Helen was a dedicated homemaker, loving...

Dorothy L. Fissel

Dorothy L. Fissel

Aug 21, 2008

Dorothy L. Fissel, 64, of Elizabethtown laid to rest at home on Wednesday, August 21, 2008.  She is the daughter of the late John and Helen Miller Fagan. She was the wife of Adam D. Fissel going on 15 years, and together over 20. She is survived, in addition to her husband, by five children, Susie M. Barr...

Edmund R. "Ed" Ruoff

Edmund R. "Ed" Ruoff

Aug 21, 2008

Edmund (Ed) R. Ruoff passed away on Wednesday, 21 August, 2008 at Luther Manor in Lititz, PA after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.  He was 79 years old and is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ingrid Olson Ruoff.  Ed was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1929, to Edmund F. Ruoff and Florence Sohn.

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Edward N. Turner, Sr.

Edward N. Turner, Sr.

Aug 21, 2008

Edward N. Turner Sr., 75, of Lititz formerly of Lancaster died, Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Margaret Heisler Turner. Edward was the husband of Dorothy H. Foltz Turner, who died February 20, 2008. Mr. Turner was a clerk at Lancaster...

Edwin J. Quinn

Edwin J. Quinn

Aug 20, 2008

Dr Edwin J. Quinn, 81, of Lancaster, entered into Eternal Rest on August 20, 2008 following a short illness.

Edwin was the husband of Marie Pace Quinn, with whom he celebrated 44 years of marriage this past April 18 th . Born in Batavia, IL, he was the son of the late Edwin J. and Rose Peters...

Charles A. "Red" Duing

Charles A. "Red" Duing

Aug 20, 2008

Charles A. "Red" Duing, 84, formerly of 22 Homestead Dr., passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Homestead Village, where he had been residing.

He was the husband of the late Sarah Kanish Duing, who passed away this past May 6 th . Born in Lancaster, Red was the son of the late Walter E. and...

Margaret Toth Kalman

Margaret Toth Kalman

Aug 19, 2008

Margaret Toth Kalman quietly passed away on August 19, 2008, at the age of ninety-five in Mercer Island, Washington.

Margaret was born April 30, 1913, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the Rev. Dr. Alexander and Mrs. Elizabeth Kalassay.  At the age of nine she accompanied her parents to Ligonier, Pennsylvania, where they founded the Bethlen Home of the...

Edward "Don" Fleckenstein

Edward "Don" Fleckenstein

Aug 19, 2008

Edward "Don" Fleckenstein, 89, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Oakland, California, he was the son of the late George Adam and Ellen (McDonough) Fleckenstein. He was the husband of the late Angela Joan (Valente) Fleckenstein who died in 1993.

Don graduated from the University of California at Berkeley...

Philip L. Holsinger

Philip L. Holsinger

Aug 17, 2008

Philip L. Holsinger. 60, of Lancaster died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Oyster Point, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Barbara Leinart Holsinger. Philip would have been married 40 years in September to Judith Roland Holsinger. He was a retired respiratory therapist...

Ronnie Becker

Ronnie Becker

Aug 17, 2008

Ronnie Becker, 62, of Lancaster died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at his home. Born in Lewistown, PA, he was the son of M. Rosaline Pearson Becker Steffy of Lancaster and the late Harvey C. Becker. Ronnie was a fork lift operator at Donnelley and Sons for 28years. He served in the navy during the Viet Nam War and was...

Harry J. "Joe" Bailey

Harry J. "Joe" Bailey

Aug 16, 2008

Harry J. "Joe" Bailey Jr., 70, of Lancaster passed away on Saturday August 16 th , 2008 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry J. Sr. and Lorraine E. (Wright) Bailey.

Mr. Bailey was an employee for the City of Lancaster for 25 years. He also worked as...

Barbara J. (Bobbi) Weaver

Barbara J. (Bobbi) Weaver

Aug 16, 2008

Barbara J. (Bobbi) Weaver, 61, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday afternoon at home, in the company of her beloved family. She succumbed after a lengthy illness and died as she lived, with dignity and without complaint.

Bobbi was born in Trenton, N.J., in 1947, the daughter of Clifford H. and Elizabeth G. Spooner. She is survived by...

Lloyd E. Hershey

Lloyd E. Hershey

Aug 15, 2008

Lloyd E. Hershey, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, August 15 th , 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Green Land, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Lloyd B. and Bertha ( Ransbottom) Hershey. He was the husband of the late Florence ( Flory ) Hershey who passed away on October 31, 2003.

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Harry W. Kemerly, Jr.

Harry W. Kemerly, Jr.

Aug 14, 2008

Harry W. Kemerly Jr, 85, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, August 14 th , 2008 at the N H C Health Care Nursing Home in Springfield TN. Born in Witmer PA, he was the son of the late Harry W. Sr. and Elizabeth (Link) Kemerly. He was the husband of the late Josephine ( Brocco) Kemerly who passed away...

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