Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Howard S. Robbins, M.D.

Howard S. Robbins, M.D.

Feb 12, 2007

Anesthesiologist at St. Joseph Hospital from 1960-2002

He will be loved and missed by numerous family members and friends.

Funeral services will be held at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA on Monday February 12, 2007 at 12 Noon. Interment in Temple Beth El Cemetery, Lititz. Friends may...

Francis X. Mckenna

Francis X. Mckenna

Feb 11, 2007

Francis X. McKenna Sr, 78, of Lancaster, died Sunday night, February 11, 2007 at his home.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Joseph T. and Mary O'Neill McKenna. Francis was the husband of Ana Maria Pardo McKenna and they were married March 8, 1986. He was a 1946 graduate of Northeast Catholic High...

Jennifer K. Straw

Jennifer K. Straw

Feb 10, 2007

Jennifer K. Straw, 37, of 517 W. Orange St., Lititz, and formerly of 13 Village Dr, Lititz, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center.

Born in Lancaster, Jennifer was the daughter of John J., Sr. and Nancy R. (Rougeux) Straw of Lititz.

She loved music, and really enjoyed spending...

Lee C. Weaver Jr.

Lee C. Weaver Jr.

Feb 7, 2007

Lee C. Weaver, Jr., 57, of 802 Kreps Rd., Lancaster, died Wednesday morning, February 7, 2007 at his residence.

He was the husband of Donna J. Townsend Weaver, with whom he would have celebrated 17 years of marriage this coming February 14 th . Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of Mary T. Furlong...

Goldie V. Nye

Goldie V. Nye

Feb 5, 2007

Goldie V. Nye, 70, of 103 Swarthmore Drive, Lititz entered into rest Monday , Feb. 5, 2007, peacefully, while holding the hand of her husband, Robert, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Broadway, VA, she was the daughter of the late Earl Weldon and Anna Carr See.

Goldie was a 1954...

Robert Lee Bloom

Robert Lee Bloom

Feb 4, 2007

Robert Lee "Red" Bloom, 63, of Lancaster, died Sunday, February 4, 2007 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Violet V. Shay Bloom of Lancaster and the late Edward J. Bloom.

Red was a laborer for Consumers, Inc. for 10 years, retiring in 1996. He loved the mountains,...

Howard O. Manning

Howard O. Manning

Feb 3, 2007

Howard O. Manning, 76, of Millersville died Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Essa Flory Hospice Center after a long battle with diabetes.

Born in Martic Township on March 28, 1930 he was the son of the late Mary Sickman Manning and Oliver Charles Manning.

He was employed in Agricultural Sales for 45 years.  He worked...

Elizabeth F. Brown

Elizabeth F. Brown

Feb 3, 2007

Elizabeth F. "Bette" Brown, 85, died February 3, 2007 at St. Anne's Retirement Community after a long illness.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. Dorwart and Margaret E. Resh Dorwart VonStetten, and the step daughter of John A. Von Stetten. She was the wife of the late Harry D. Brown, Jr....

Elizabeth M. Brady

Elizabeth M. Brady

Jan 30, 2007

Elizabeth M. Brady, 80, of ManorCare died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at her residence.

She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church where she was in the Choir.  She was also a member of the Auxillary at the Knights of Columbus Lodge #867.

Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the...

Stanley P. Danz

Stanley P. Danz

Jan 29, 2007

Stanley P. Danz, 81 of Richland Lane.,Mt. Joy, died Friday at Manor Care.

Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Joseph A. And Catherine I. (Evans) Danz. He was the husband of the late Minnie B. (Rager) Danz who passed away January 29, 2007.

Stanley was a foundry worker in The...

Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz

Jan 28, 2007

Victor (Mariao) Cruz, 67 of 900 E. King Street, Lancaster, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, Victor was the son of the late Maximino Cruz and Isabela Rodriguez.  Mr. Cruz was a retired grocer from New York. He was a member of San Juan Bautista Church and enjoyed music....

Juana Torres Ortiz

Juana Torres Ortiz

Jan 27, 2007

Juana Torres Ortiz, 86, of Lancaster, died Saturday, January 27, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Villalba, PR, she was the daughter of late Juan and Maria Torres, and was married to the late Wenceslao Rivera.

A homemaker, Juana enjoyed dancing, knitting, crocheting, cooking and spending time with her family. She was a member...

William H. Wimer

William H. Wimer

Jan 26, 2007

William H. "Bill" Wimer, 98, of Lancaster, died Friday, January 26, 2007 at St. Anne's Retirement Community after a brief illness.  Born in Lancaster, he was the husband of the late Catherine Culhane Wimer, who died on July 14, 1983, and the son of the late John R. and Cecilia Judith Wimer.

He worked for the General...

Margaret A. Mastriania

Margaret A. Mastriania

Jan 23, 2007

Margaret A. Mastriania, 93, Lancaster, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Refton, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Haun and Anna Mary Aukamp Haun Brown. She was the wife of the late Frank A. "Himmel" Mastriania who died in 1990.

Margaret was a punch press operator for...

Catherine T. Cunneen

Catherine T. Cunneen

Jan 23, 2007

Catherine T. Cunneen, 82 of Lancaster died January 23, 2007 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Catherine worked at the former Schwalm watch factory and Central Market in Lancaster.

Surviving is a brother, Richard, husband of Betty McNeely of Bellingham, Washington; a daughter, Doris, wife of Joel Garcia of Lancaster; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

...

Richard A. Geiger

Richard A. Geiger

Jan 21, 2007

Richard A. Geiger, 86, of St. Anne's Retirement Community died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at his residence.

He was the husband of the late Elsie Krupa Geiger who died in June, 2006.  They would have celebrated their 65 th wedding anniversary in September, 2006.

For 45 years he worked as a salesman, retiring on  June...

Elizabeth C. Henkel

Elizabeth C. Henkel

Jan 19, 2007

Elizabeth C. Henkel, 95, of 631 W. Chestnut Street, Lancaster, died Friday night, January 19, 2007 at St. Anne's Retirement Community.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Mary I. Procopio Clerico. Elizabeth was the wife of the late John H. Henkel who died May 1987.

Mrs.  Henkel was...

Anna M. Lear

Anna M. Lear

Jan 19, 2007

Anna M. Lear, 88, of 101 Whitetail Court, Lancaster, died Friday, January 19, 2007 at St. Anne's Retirement Community.

Born in Lower Windsor Township, York County, she was the daughter of the late Henry G. and Martha E. Morgan Kauffman. Anna was married to the late Reno R. Lear who died in 1999. Her first husband, William...

Donald C. Simmons

Donald C. Simmons

Jan 15, 2007

Donald C. Simmons, 66, of Lancaster, died Monday January 15, 2007 at Lancashire Hall.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Benjamin R. and M. Elizabeth Bowman Simmons. He served in the U.S. Air Force and enjoyed bowling.

He is survived by his siblings, Anna "Betty" Showalter of Palmyra, Doris Leaman of...

Mary Kennedy Prince

Mary Kennedy Prince

Jan 13, 2007

Mary Kennedy Prince, 83, of Millersville, PA, formerly of Pleasant Mount, PA died Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Essa Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster, PA.  She is survived by her Husband of 58 years, Robert John Prince.

Born August 4, 1923 in Honesdale, PA, the daughter of the late Bert and Iva Kennedy.  She was a Teacher...

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