Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Suzanne Bennawit Schmalhofer
Oct 20, 2007
Suzanne Bennawit Schmalhofer, 70, of Leola, PA, died Saturday, October 20, 2007, at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of James M. Schmalhofer and just celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary on May 4 th , 2007. Suzanne was born in Lancaster, PA. She was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Helen Dochat...
Brenda L. Pond
Oct 17, 2007
Brenda L. Pond, 50, passed away on October 17 th in Columbia after a lengthy illness.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Pond. Formerly residing in Selinsgrove for 34 years, Brenda returned to Lancaster in 1999.
Brenda loved the outdoors, and was especially fond of spending time with...
Marjorie A. Herr
Oct 17, 2007
Marjorie A Herr, 76, of Lancaster, died Friday at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn Dennis Lauer. She worked in the office at Business Press for 29 years and retired after 16 years of service at the Lancaster County Court House in the voter registration department.
Marjorie...
Betty Jane Lichty
Oct 17, 2007
Betty Jane Lichty, wife of the late Philip H. Lichty, and daughter of the late Miles and Emily Messerman, died October 17 at the age of eighty-four. At the time of her death, she was a resident of Brethren Village, but had resided before at 3 York Court, Lancaster, and lived for over 40 years at 12 Horseshoe Dr....
John N. Mccoy
Oct 16, 2007
John N. McCoy, 86, of Luther Acres, Lititz, Pennsylvania passed away on October 16, 2007. Born in Pittsburgh, he resided in Harrisburg and Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania before moving to Lititz.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Portia Geyer McCoy. He is also survived by his daughter, Kristine M. Elliott and her husband Michael, of...
Patricia Anne Johnson
Oct 16, 2007
Patricia Anne Johnson, 71, formerly of Lancaster, passed away, Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Regional Medical Center of San Jose in California. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Robert and Anne J. (Johnson) Lohman of Lancaster.
Ms. Johnson enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Lancaster Catholic High in 1954. After leaving the Air...
Dr. Ramesh C. Bhatia
Oct 16, 2007
Ram finished his journey with us on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Loving husband and father, doting grandfather, educator, traveler, golfer; words cannot convey all that he was and all that he meant to us.
He had a wonderful enthusiasm for sharing his wisdom and a smile that would light up his face when he was with his...
Robert P. Feister
Oct 15, 2007
Robert P. Feister, 79, of Lancaster and formerly of Chambersburg, PA. died Monday at Essa Flory Hospice Center.
Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late John M. and Anna C. Shindle Feister. Robert was married April 11, 1953 to Catherine R. Kitch Dewitsky Feister.
Mr. Feister was a computer system analyst...
Sara J. Frick
Oct 14, 2007
Sara J. (Baumgardner) Frick, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on October 14, 2007, at Lancaster General Hospital. Â Born in Somerset County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph M. and Nancy M. (Kaufman) Baumgardner. Â She was the wife of Paul W. Frick to whom she was married for 53 years.
Mrs. Frick was a superb homemaker. Â ...
Tyler L. Henson, Sr.
Oct 13, 2007
Tyler "Terry" L. Henson, Sr., 48, of 51 Stratford Village, Lancaster, died suddenly Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was employed by Kegel's Produce in Lancaster, and formerly at Chico's in East Lampeter Twp. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, loved to play pool, and listen to old soul music.
He...
Tomasz Skiba
Oct 13, 2007
Tomasz Skiba, 28, of Leola died Saturday, October 13, 2007.
Born in Wroclaw, Poland, he was the son of Miroslaw J. Skiba, married to Teresa of Lancaster, and Grazyna Reszel Skiba of Wroclaw, Poland. He was the husband of Andrea McClelland Skiba of Leola.
Tomasz was a chef, and had formerly worked at Mazzi in...
Dorothy H. Duck
Oct 13, 2007
Dorothy H. Duck, 86 of Lancaster, Pa died Saturday, October 13, 2007. She was a loving, caring wife and mother.
She enjoyed a happy life of costume making for the Lancaster Opera Workshop, artwork dealer, and librarian at Millersville University. Her joys included classical music, opera, gardening, watching birds and traveling.
She is survived by...
Adam Terris Stoddart
Oct 13, 2007
Terry Stoddart was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the son of Mary McMurrary Stoddart and Andrew Terris Stoddart.  In 1926 his family moved to Chicago where Terry finished high school.
He graduated from the University of Maryland, where he participated in the ROTC program. He served as an officer in the US Army during World War II...
Lawrence J. Bickel
Oct 13, 2007
Lawrence J. Bickel, age 53, of Lancaster, died Saturday, October 13, 2007, at Lancaster General Hospital following a short illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Kenneth L. and Evelyn M. ( Edinger ) Bickel. He is survived by two brothers, Robert Willauer, husband of Janet and James Willauer, husband of Beverly, both of Lancaster,...
Wayne R. Barr Sr.
Oct 12, 2007
Wayne R. Barr Sr., of New Holland, PA. died peacefully on October 12 th , 2007 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born in Norwich, NY. on February 13 th , 1941, and was the son of the late Claude and Myra Carrie (Hills) Barr .
He...
Jose Delvalle
Oct 6, 2007
Jose D. delValle, 77, of 900 E. King St., Lancaster, and a former long-time resident of New York City, went to be with The Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2007.
He was the husband of the late Luz P. Quinones delValle, who passed away in 2006.
Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Jose was the son...
Melvin E. Griffin
Oct 5, 2007
Melvin E. Griffin, 84 of Lancaster, entered into rest by our Heavenly Father on Friday, October 5, 2007.
Born in Edenton, NC, he was the son of the late Wheelin and Nora Webb Griffin.
He was formerly employed at Media Heights, Conestoga Country Club, Lancaster Riding Club, Horse Inn, and the Lancaster Host Resort.
...Anna L. Keller
Oct 5, 2007
Anna L. Keller, 92, passed away on October 5, 2007 at St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia.
Born Anna Barbara Long on October 17, 1914, in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carl G. and Rose Burger Long and the beloved wife of Vincent G. Keller with whom she would have celebrated their 71 st...
Mark Daniel Feeman
Oct 2, 2007
Mark Daniel Feeman, 22, of Hershey, passed away on October 2, 2007 in Harrisburg.
Born in Hershey, he was the son of Gary L. and Rebecca E. (Maiwald) Feeman of Lancaster.
Mr. Feeman was employed for 5 years as Operations Manager for Staples in Hershey.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his...
Frank M. Gerow
Oct 1, 2007
Frank M. Gerow, 61, Lancaster passed away on October 1, 2007, at his home. Born in Wellsboro, PA, he is the son of Dorothy Gerow, Florida, and the late Frank D. Gerow.
Frank graduated from Wellsboro High School in 1964 and was offered a football scholarship to Susquehanna University. He chose to serve his country, and enlisted...
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