Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Brian D. Steffy
May 26, 2008
Brian D. Steffy, 55, died May 26, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the son of Dr. Harry and Thelma Steffy of Lititz, was the husband of Brigitte Haagen Steffy and the father of Ian Steffy.
Brian graduated from Ephrata High School, attended Randolph Macon College and Duke University. He received a BA and...
Martha K. Miller
May 26, 2008
Martha K. Miller, 87, of Lancaster, died Monday morning, May 26, 2008 at Evergreen Estates. Born in Vintage, PA, she was the daughter of the late John I. Sr. and Mary L. Sauder Kurtz. She was married to Roy Miller who died May 1989. Martha was a beautician for 36 years. She was owner of Miller's Café on Broad...
Sara E. Wolfe
May 26, 2008
Sara E. Wolfe, 85, of Elizabethtown died Monday, May 26, 2008 at Masonic Homes. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Ruth N. Gotwalt Hoke. Sara was the wife of the late Robert C. Wolfe who died July 1990. Mrs. Wolfe was a house parent at the Milton Hershey School for 12...
Howard Beam
May 25, 2008
Howard Beam, 89, of 64 Quaker Hills Road, Millersville passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 25, 2008, at St. Anne's Retirement Community surrounded by his family. Born July 7, 1918 in Beckersville to the late Adam and Esther (McGowan) Beam, he spent 58 years living in Talmage before moving to Millersville in 1977. He was the husband of 67...
Abram G. Barley
May 24, 2008
Abram G. Barley, 67 of Washington Boro, PA died Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he is the son of Abram M. Barley of Washington Boro and the late Grace Warfel Barley. He was the husband of Pattye Yakubowski Barley and they were married on Nov. 20, 1965. Mr. Barley loved farming and was...
Lydia M. Milburn
May 24, 2008
Lydia M. (Taggert) Milburn, 78, of Lancaster, went to be with the Lord on Saturday May 24 th , 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Fairfield PA, she was the daughter of  late Harry Edward and Mary Ellen (Smith) Taggert. Lydia was the wife of the late Robert P. Milburn.
Mrs. Milburn was employed by RCA...
William L. Muir Iii
May 23, 2008
William L. Muir III, 62, of Lancaster died Friday, May 23, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late William L. Jr. and Stella Smith Muir. William was the husband of Marguerite Mitchell Muir for 41 years. He was the network Administrator for Social Security for 30 years in Woodland, Maryland....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, Â was creative and loved to sing....
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
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
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...
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