Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Carmen Luz Ortiz Rivera
Aug 21, 2007
Carmen Luz Ortiz Rivera, 28, of Lancaster, died on August 21, 2007 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Santos Rivera of Lancaster and the late Hilario Ortiz Ortiz. She was the companion of  Marbey Rodriguez.
Ms. Rivera was employed by the Johnson and Johnson...
Carl H. Sinz
Aug 18, 2007
Carl H. Sinz, 80, of Rothsville passed away at 5:20 AM August 18, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital from a massive inter cranial bleeding stroke suffered three days earlier. Born in Lititz on Nov 15, 1926, he was the son of the late Frank X. and Elisabeth Schmucker Sinz. Carl was the loving husband of Joan Reichenbach Sinz for...
Ernestine E. Poglitsch
Aug 14, 2007
Ernestine E. Poglitsch, 77, of Brethren Village went to be with her Lord on Tuesday August. 14, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in New Britain, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Roth) Robertson. She was the wife of the late Herman P. Poglitsch who died in 1998.
Ernestine was...
Nicholas E. Oglesby Iii
Aug 10, 2007
Nicholas E. Oglesby III, 55, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 10, 2007 after a brief illness. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Alma Oglesby. He was a 1972 graduate of Brandywine High School in Wilmington, DE, where he grew up.
Nick enjoyed the many years he spent living...
Henry Christian Brandt
Aug 9, 2007
Henry Christian Brandt, 24 of 10 North Market Street, Lancaster peacefully passed away and rose to a better place, August 9, 2007 at his home. Born in Lancaster, March 10, 1983, he was the third son of Bob and Barrett Brandt. He was the brother of Bob Brandt III and Geoff Brandt. He recently became the brother of Kathryn...
Mary Schmalhofer Jakob
Aug 7, 2007
Mary Schmalhofer Jakob, 87, of Columbia, died on August 7, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in Pocking, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Deganhart Schmalhofer. She was the wife of the late Ludwig Jakob who passed away on August 5, 1979.
Mrs. Jakob was employed for 30 years as...
Angelina Martello
Aug 6, 2007
Angelina Martello, 87, of Lancaster, died Monday, August 6, 2007.
Born in Gasperina, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Marianna (Fiorentino) Fulginiti. She was married to the late Joseph Martello and was preceded in death by a sister Mary Fulginiti.
She enjoyed sewing and dressmaking. She was a member of St....
Grace C. Silfies
Aug 4, 2007
Grace C. Silfies, 83, of Lititz died  August 4, 2007 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late William D. and Grace Hacker Long. Grace was employed by the former St. Joseph Hospital as a transportation aid for the X-ray department. She was a member of Lancaster Moravian Church.
Surviving are three...
Boyd R. Strohecker Iii
Aug 3, 2007
Boyd R. Strohecker III, 42, of Lancaster, died on August 3, 2007 at Harrisburg Hospital. Born in Mechanicsburg, He was the son of Boyd R. and Dawn L. (Carl) Strohecker of Halifax PA.
Mr. Strohecker was self employed, highly respected Antique Dealer. We will celebrate our sons Life the way he lived. He was an Extraordinary man....
William E. Pfeiffer
Aug 2, 2007
William E. Pfeiffer, 78, of 2160 Tulip Dr., Lancaster, went to join his wife Phyllis with their Lord on Thursday, August 2, 2007.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Prudence Pfeiffer. He was the husband of the late Phyllis A. Asper Pfeiffer, who passed away in 2005.
William had...
Amanda L. Desanctis Cabrera
Aug 2, 2007
Amanda L. DeSanctis Cabrera, 27, of   Lancaster died August 2, 2007.
Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Dianne K. Yenser DeSanctis Morrison of Columbia and the late John G. DeSanctis.
Amanda worked at Lancaster General Hospital at the registration desk in the emergency room, previously she was supervisor of registration at Lancaster Regional...
John H. Woodysheck
Jul 31, 2007
John H. Woodysheck, 85, of Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA, died on Tuesday July 31, 2007.
He was the husband of the late Helen P. (Pretzman) Woodysheck who died January 10 th of this year. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Ina Mae (Lee) Woodysheck.
He served as...
James Frank March
Jul 30, 2007
James Frank March, 98, of Millersville, died July 30, 2007 at Oak Leaf Manor.
Born in Lionville, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chester March. He was the husband of the late Mary (Zincaro) March who died in 1992. They celebrated 57 years of marriage together.
Frank was a graduate of...
Janel R. Noll
Jul 28, 2007
Janel R. Noll, 55, of Lancaster, died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Herman C. and Patsy J. Bryson Ruof. Jan and her husband Lance D. Noll celebrated their thirty-first wedding anniversary on May 23, 2007.
Jan was employed for seven years...
Harrison Michael Fischer
Jul 28, 2007
Harrison Michael Fischer was born Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at Women and Babies Hospital. He passed away three days later peacefully in the loving arms of his parents, Dennis and Andrea Brown Fischer II.
Harrison will also be lovingly missed by his two brothers: Gabriel Fischer and Zachary Brown; maternal grandparents, Steve and Arlene Parham; paternal grandparents,...
Joseph R. Logalbo
Jul 25, 2007
Joseph R. Lo Galbo, 83, of Lancaster, died on July 25, 2007 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Catherina ( La Scala). He was the husband of Theresa (Smith) Lo Galbo.
Mr. Lo Galbo was employed for 30 years with Sears, where he worked...
Hector M. Coca
Jul 25, 2007
Hector M. Coca, 76, of New Holland, died on July 25, 2007 at his residence. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Enrique Coca Medina and Manuela Guzman. He was the husband of Darlene M. (Mellott) Coca to whom he was married to for 13 years.
Mr. Coca was employed for 15years...
Donald G. Fisher
Jul 23, 2007
Donald G. Fisher, 79, of Willow Street, died Monday July 23, 2007 at Moravian Manor.
Born in Steelton, he was the son of the late William Frederick and Bertha C. Pope Fisher. He was the loving husband of the late Joanna Lewis Fisher. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Joan Elise Fisher.
Donald...
Jason A. "Dawg" Madonna
Jul 23, 2007
Jason A. "Dawg" Madonna, 21, of 146 Longfellow Drive, Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 23, 2007 at his home.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jeffrey and Tammy (Korzniecki) Madonna of Lancaster. He was the loving brother of Kirsten Madonna of Lancaster.
Jason was a 2004 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High...
Stanley F. Shenberger
Jul 18, 2007
Stanley F. Shenberger, born in Lancaster, PA on September 26, 1925, son of the late Arthur and Bessie Shenberger, passed away peacefully at home on July 18, 2007.
He served 23 years in the United States army. He was a World War II veteran in the 2 nd Armored Calvary. He also served in the 3 rd...
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