Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
John H. Connor
Jan 27, 2008
John H. Connor, 65, died Sunday January 27, 2008 at his home after a brief illness. John was born on May 16, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the son of the late Lester and Rita Leo Pomante. John was the husband of 22 years to Dawn Harper Connor and a loving father to Kristin Rose Connor.
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Jerry D. Elkind
Jan 26, 2008
Jerry D. Elkind, 78, of Lancaster passed away at home Saturday, January 26, 2008. He is survived by his wife Mary. Born in Brooklyn, New York he was the son of the late William and Clara (Rabinowitz) Elkind.
Jerry served his country for 7 years in the Air Force before he became a business owner. Jerry was...
Jeanet L. Trainor
Jan 25, 2008
Jeanet L. Trainor, 92, of Lancaster, died on Friday, January 25, 2008 at Conestoga View. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert F. Trainor, who died in 1992.
Born in Cohoes, NY, Mrs. Trainor was the daughter of the late Napoleon P. and Rose Rivers. In 1947, Jeanet, her husband, and family moved to Lancaster. She was...
Ida M. Davis
Jan 24, 2008
Ida M. Davis, 101, of Lancaster, formerly of Reading, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Health Center of Homestead Village after a brief illness.
Born in Lebanon, PA, Ida was the daughter of the late Henry and Nora Fasnacht Gundrum. She was married to the late Charles H. Davis who died in 1979.
Ida...
Rachel M. Manduchi
Jan 24, 2008
Rachel M. Manduchi, 93, died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 24, 2008 in Dauphin, PA.
A lifelong resident of Lancaster, Rachel was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Madonna. She is survived by her son, Dr. Joseph Manduchi, and daughter-in-law, Mary, of Dauphin, PA, and three grandchildren, Joseph Jr., Michele, and Matthew. Rachel is...
Donald J. Bitzer
Jan 24, 2008
Donald J. "Butch" Bitzer, 67, of Manheim, passed away, Saturday, January 24, 2008. Born in E. Lampeter Twp., he was the son of the late Clarence and Margaret (Sullivan) Bitzer.
Donald was employed by Lancaster Malleable Casting for 22 years as a fork lift operator. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Butch was an avid...
Pamela J. Fulmer
Jan 24, 2008
Pamela J. (Herman) Fulmer, 59, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, January 24 th , 2008 at Maple Farm Nursing Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Luther J. and Dolores Veith Herman. She was the wife of Terry L. Fulmer to whom she married on May 6, 1967.
Mrs. Fulmer was employed by...
Victoria Kenific
Jan 21, 2008
Victoria "Toddy" Lombardo Baldori Kenific, 95, formerly of 1673 Susan Ave. passed away Monday, January 21, 2008 at Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Saverio and Elizabeth (Cassido) Lombardo. Victoria was married to Annunzio John Baldori who predeceased her in 1961 and William S. Kenific who predeceased her in 1991.
Early...
E. Isabelle Chisholm
Jan 21, 2008
E. Isabelle Chisholm, 87, a resident at Longwood Manor in Maytown PA, went home to be with her Lord Jesus on January 21, 2008 following a brief illness while at the Lancaster General Hospital.
Isabelle was born in Youngstown, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Gustav and Ellen Nelson. She was the wife of James...
Martha J. "Bobbi" Brooks
Jan 20, 2008
Martha J. "Bobbi" Brooks, 86, of Lancaster died Sunday, January 20, 2008 with her family around her. Bobbi was married to Robert K. Brooks for 65 years, and he preceded her in death on December 23, 2006. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Lancaster. Bobbi played softball in her youth. She enjoyed...
Emily C. Mcewen
Jan 20, 2008
Emily C. (Snyder) McEwen, 81, of Millersville, formerly of South Williamsport, passed away on Sunday, January 20 th , 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Esther (Wolfe) Amer. She was the wife of the late Hayes A. McEwen II.
Mrs. McEwen was employed in retail...
Harold R. Musser
Jan 18, 2008
Harold R. Musser, 98, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Friday, January 18, 2008 at St Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph G. and Mary Reese Musser. His wife of 75 years, Mary E. Musser, preceded him in death on July 17, 2007.
A devout Catholic, Harold was a member...
Doris L. Perrine
Jan 18, 2008
Doris L. Perrine, 75, of Lancaster, loving mother and caregiver went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 18 th , 2008 after a brief illness.
Born in Lancaster in 1932, Doris was the daughter of the late Luther and Angie –Mae Rote of Lancaster. She was preceded in death by Brothers, Robert and Levern, and...
Lewis R. Seibert Jr.
Jan 15, 2008
Lewis R. Seibert Jr., 68 of Lancaster died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lewis Q. Seibert and Hettie Miller Seibert Mirone. Lewis was the husband of Linda Ulrich Seibert and they would have been married 33 years on January 25, 2008. He was a loving  husband...
Maritsa Valudes
Jan 15, 2008
A beautiful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Maritsa Valudes, 94, of Lititz, was born in Kos, Greece on March 3, 1913. She was the daughter of the late Stamatios and Zaferiou Fournaris. She is survived by her sister, Aspasia Papavasilion. Her brother, James Fournaris preceded her in death. Maritsa and her late...
Edward W. Updegrave
Jan 14, 2008
Edward "Ted" Walter Updegrave, 87, of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by his family at home on Monday, January 14th, 2008. Born in Tower City, PA, he was the son of the late Walter Updegrave and Jennie Travitz Updegrave. Ted was the husband of Donna Marie in which they celebrated 64 years of marriage together.
Ted was employed...
Lawrence H. Meshey
Jan 14, 2008
Lawrence H. "Mose" Meshey, 85, of Lancaster, PA, entered into rest on Monday, January 14, 2008 at the Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 13, 1922 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry V. and Emma (Schilling) Meshey. He was husband of Ruth H. (Brodhecker) Meshey and they observed their 59 th wedding...
Margaret H. Deck
Jan 12, 2008
Margaret H. Deck, 83 of Lancaster, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, under the care of Hospice at her son's home in Chalfont, PA.
Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Leo A. and Lillian M. O' Connell Henry. Margaret was the wife of the late Harry W. Deck, who died May 1,...
Edward F. Manning
Jan 7, 2008
Edward F. Manning died on January 7, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was born on July 13, 1925, the son of the late Michael Manning and Hannah Connelly Manning.
Mr. Manning attended Homestead High School in Pittsburgh where he excelled in basketball, track and field resulting in a scholarship to Long Island University. Mr. Manning married the...
Joan R. Hoehn
Jan 7, 2008
Joan R. "Cookie" Hoehn, 71, of Denver formerly of East Petersburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 7, 2008 at Essa Flory Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late Harry Hoehn and the daughter of the late Raymond I. and Marjorie Frederick Keller. Joan was a homemaker, who enjoyed reading, canning vegetables and spending...
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