John R. Easterbrook
Sep 3, 2008
John R. Easterbrook, Sr., 72, Manheim, met an untimely passing on Saturday, August 30th at Lancaster Regional Hospital. He was born in Chambersburg PA, the son of the late John C. and Marian B (Elliott) Easterbrook.
John is survived by his wife Lois (Ogrinc) and daughters, Jana of Mohrsville, Tara and fiance David Wissing of Lititz, and...
Charles R. Wall
Sep 2, 2008
Charles R. Wall, Jr., 88, of Leola, passed away on Tuesday, September, 2 nd at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of Donna E. Wall, with whom he would have celebrated 50 years of marriage this coming December 12 th . Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles Rex and Ruth Short...
Allan G. Eitzen
Aug 31, 2008
Allan George Eitzen, 80, of Lititz, Pa., died of cancer on August 31, 2008. He was born May 25, 1928, to Agatha Warkentin Eitzen and George P. Eitzen of Mountain Lake, Minnesota.
After studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, Allan moved to Scottdale, PA to work as an illustrator for Herald Press. At the publishing company,...
Gerald K. Moyer
Aug 31, 2008
Gerald K. Moyer, 72, of Lititz, passed away, Sunday, August, 31, 2008 at Hospice of Lancaster Essa Flory Center. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Norman and Ethel (Keener) Moyer. He was the husband of Joanne (Damore) with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage this past July 4 th .
Gerald was...
Anthony J. Ugolnik
Aug 30, 2008
Anthony J. Ugolnik, Sr., 90, left this life on August 30, 2008 at the Pennsylvania Veterans' Home in Hollidaysburg, where he resided with his wife, Jennie A. Ugolnik to whom he was married for 65 years. Born on May 7, 1918 in Claremont, New Hampshire, he moved as a child to Detroit Michigan with his parents Karl and Teressa...
Gerald R. Offenbaker
Aug 30, 2008
Gerald R. Offenbaker Sr., 80 of Lancaster, also known as Pappy and Pop went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 30, 2008.Born in Newark, Ohio, he was the son of the late John B. and Rose Dial Offenbaker. Jerry was married to Elizabeth Mable Offenbaker, who died February 2, 2008. He retired from ITT Grinnell where he...
John A. Painter
Aug 29, 2008
John Arthur Painter, 90, of Millersville, passed away on Friday August 29 th , 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Long Island N.Y, he was the son of the late James and Nellie Brenner Painter. John was married to Leah Jane ( Becker) Painter.
Mr. Painter was employed as a consultant with RCA and...
Joanne M. Stauffer
Aug 28, 2008
Joanne M. Stauffer, 64, of Lititz entered into rest on Thursday, August 28, 2008 following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John A. Sr. and Ellen Mae Rineer Brinkman. She attended St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lititz, where she served as greeter, usher, member of WELCA, phone and bulletin...
Emalene C. Ritchey
Aug 28, 2008
Emalene C. Ritchey, 78, of Mt. Joy (formerly of Lancaster), passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry Y. and Zelvia R. Booth Chalfant. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene J. "Rich" Ritchey, Sr.
Mrs. Ritchey worked at Kerr Glass as a bottle packer for...
Maxine Elliott Fair
Aug 26, 2008
Maxine Elliott Fair, 96, formerly of Ephrata, PA and Canton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Born on Feb. 10, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Delyte Zettler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. Fair, granddaughter Becky Whitmer Chapman, sisters, Vivian Allen, ...
Yvonne Marie Commero
Aug 25, 2008
Yvonne Marie Commero, 80, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 25 th , 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey E. and Edith (Rauser) Hall Theobald. Yvonne was married to James Commero who passed away February 2, 2002.
Mrs. Commero was a seamstress and tailor for Mary...
Charles E. Lausch
Aug 24, 2008
Charles "Charlie" E. Lausch, 67, of Lancaster, passed away, Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elsworth C. Lausch and Sara A. Hickey.
Charlie attended McCaskey High School. He was employed by Hamilton Watch Company (later Bulova Technologies) as a Machinist for 35 years. Charlie was...
Ralph "Scotty" Melville
Aug 24, 2008
Ralph Skeen Melville died peacefully at home on August 24, 2008 at the age of 82. He was born in Clydebank, Scotland, the youngest child of the late Ralph and Mary Melville.
He served in the British Army as part of the Gordon Highlander regiment during the Second World War. In 1961, Ralph began his life in...
Helen E. Salzman
Aug 22, 2008
Helen E. (Freund) Salzman, 89, entered into eternal rest, Friday, August 22, 2008 at Moravian Manor Nursing Home. Born in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wendelin M. and Agnes C. (McKelvey) Freund, Brubaker. She was the wife of the late Earl Levere Salzman, who died in 1977.
Helen was a dedicated homemaker, loving...
Dorothy L. Fissel
Aug 21, 2008
Dorothy L. Fissel, 64, of Elizabethtown laid to rest at home on Wednesday, August 21, 2008. She is the daughter of the late John and Helen Miller Fagan. She was the wife of Adam D. Fissel going on 15 years, and together over 20. She is survived, in addition to her husband, by five children, Susie M. Barr...
Edmund R. "Ed" Ruoff
Aug 21, 2008
Edmund (Ed) R. Ruoff passed away on Wednesday, 21 August, 2008 at Luther Manor in Lititz, PA after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was 79 years old and is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ingrid Olson Ruoff. Ed was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1929, to Edmund F. Ruoff and Florence Sohn.
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Edward N. Turner, Sr.
Aug 21, 2008
Edward N. Turner Sr., 75, of Lititz formerly of Lancaster died, Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Margaret Heisler Turner. Edward was the husband of Dorothy H. Foltz Turner, who died February 20, 2008. Mr. Turner was a clerk at Lancaster...
Edwin J. Quinn
Aug 20, 2008
Dr Edwin J. Quinn, 81, of Lancaster, entered into Eternal Rest on August 20, 2008 following a short illness.
Edwin was the husband of Marie Pace Quinn, with whom he celebrated 44 years of marriage this past April 18 th . Born in Batavia, IL, he was the son of the late Edwin J. and Rose Peters...
Charles A. "Red" Duing
Aug 20, 2008
Charles A. "Red" Duing, 84, formerly of 22 Homestead Dr., passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Homestead Village, where he had been residing.
He was the husband of the late Sarah Kanish Duing, who passed away this past May 6 th . Born in Lancaster, Red was the son of the late Walter E. and...
Margaret Toth Kalman
Aug 19, 2008
Margaret Toth Kalman quietly passed away on August 19, 2008, at the age of ninety-five in Mercer Island, Washington.
Margaret was born April 30, 1913, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the Rev. Dr. Alexander and Mrs. Elizabeth Kalassay. At the age of nine she accompanied her parents to Ligonier, Pennsylvania, where they founded the Bethlen Home of the...
