Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Edward "Don" Fleckenstein
Aug 19, 2008
Edward "Don" Fleckenstein, 89, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Oakland, California, he was the son of the late George Adam and Ellen (McDonough) Fleckenstein. He was the husband of the late Angela Joan (Valente) Fleckenstein who died in 1993.
Don graduated from the University of California at Berkeley...
Philip L. Holsinger
Aug 17, 2008
Philip L. Holsinger. 60, of Lancaster died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Oyster Point, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Barbara Leinart Holsinger. Philip would have been married 40 years in September to Judith Roland Holsinger. He was a retired respiratory therapist...
Ronnie Becker
Aug 17, 2008
Ronnie Becker, 62, of Lancaster died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at his home. Born in Lewistown, PA, he was the son of M. Rosaline Pearson Becker Steffy of Lancaster and the late Harvey C. Becker. Ronnie was a fork lift operator at Donnelley and Sons for 28years. He served in the navy during the Viet Nam War and was...
Harry J. "Joe" Bailey
Aug 16, 2008
Harry J. "Joe" Bailey Jr., 70, of Lancaster passed away on Saturday August 16 th , 2008 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry J. Sr. and Lorraine E. (Wright) Bailey.
Mr. Bailey was an employee for the City of Lancaster for 25 years. He also worked as...
Barbara J. (Bobbi) Weaver
Aug 16, 2008
Barbara J. (Bobbi) Weaver, 61, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday afternoon at home, in the company of her beloved family. She succumbed after a lengthy illness and died as she lived, with dignity and without complaint.
Bobbi was born in Trenton, N.J., in 1947, the daughter of Clifford H. and Elizabeth G. Spooner. She is survived by...
Lloyd E. Hershey
Aug 15, 2008
Lloyd E. Hershey, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, August 15 th , 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Green Land, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Lloyd B. and Bertha ( Ransbottom) Hershey. He was the husband of the late Florence ( Flory ) Hershey who passed away on October 31, 2003.
...Harry W. Kemerly, Jr.
Aug 14, 2008
Harry W. Kemerly Jr, 85, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, August 14 th , 2008 at the N H C Health Care Nursing Home in Springfield TN. Born in Witmer PA, he was the son of the late Harry W. Sr. and Elizabeth (Link) Kemerly. He was the husband of the late Josephine ( Brocco) Kemerly who passed away...
Dorothy J. Lindsley
Aug 14, 2008
Tossing her cane aside, Dorothy J. Lindsley, 90, went into the arms of her Lord, Thursday, August 14, 2008. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Ella (Graham) Rice. Dorothy was the wife of the late Jack Lindsley who passed in 1991.
A homemaker, Dorothy enjoyed eating out and listening to...
Pauline Ronan
Aug 12, 2008
Pauline (Maser) Ronan, 73, of Lancaster, died August, 12, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born August 16, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Fannie (Strickler) Maser. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late James Ronan.
Mrs. Ronan is survived by a brother, Harry E. Maser; a sister: Dorothy J. Wolf;...
Dorothy J. Good
Aug 11, 2008
Dorothy J. Good, 97, formerly of Paradise, passed away, Monday, August 11, 2008 at Conestoga View Nursing Home. Born in Gleniron, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Reno and Stella (Reppert) Dauberman. She was the wife of the late Howard L. Good who died in 1986.
Dorothy retired from J.C. Penny after 20 years of...
Herbert Lefever Book
Aug 11, 2008
Herbert Lefever Book, 94 of Lancaster, passed away on Monday August 11, 2008 at Maple Farms Nursing Center in Akron, PA. He was born March 28, 1914, in Refton, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Milo and Mabel (Lefever) Book. Herb was married to Joan K. Harnish for 60 years. Joan died on August 15, 2001. Herb was a...
Ruth I. Herr
Aug 11, 2008
Ruth I. Herr, 87, formerly of Hemet, Ca., passed away Monday August 11 th , 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Joliet, Ill., she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth (Tatro) Johnson. She was a graduate of Joliet Township High School, class of 1939. Ruth was married for 61 years to Harry M....
Trevor C. Hafner
Aug 10, 2008
Trevor C. Hafner, 22 of Lancaster died unexpectedly Sunday, August 10, 2008. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Edward J. Hafner of Reading and Amanda Rosh of Lancaster. He was recently discharged from the US Army and was last stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was an avid reader of history, philosophy and politics and enjoyed...
Leroy O. Gillette
Aug 10, 2008
Leroy O. Gillette, 85, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Arlington, Virginia, he was the son of the late Leroy Otto and Annetta (Owen) Gillette. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Leroy was the husband of Jane (Kirk) Gillette with whom he would have...
Dorothy W. Whallon
Aug 9, 2008
Dorothy W. Whallon, 87, of Lancaster went home to The Lord on Saturday August 9, 2008.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Herman L. Sr. and Anna Krushinsky Walzl.
Dorothy had worked as a secretary at First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster for over 25 years. Prior to this, she had worked...
Mary E. Burkhardt
Aug 5, 2008
Mary E. Burkhardt, 70, of Lititz passed away, at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy (Stohler) Daugherty. She was the wife of Andrew Burkhardt Jr. with whom she would have celebrated 52 years of marriage this November.
Mary graduated from...
Jacqueline D. Dommel
Aug 3, 2008
Jacqueline D. Dommel, 75 of Lancaster died Sunday, August 3, 2008 at Landis Homes. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jay and Gertrude Frey Dommel. Jacqueline was a health care nurse in the state of Florida, before retirement. She graduated from St. Joseph Nursing Academy in Lancaster and Duquesne University.
Surviving is a...
Drew Taylor Bogroff
Aug 3, 2008
Drew Taylor Bogroff, 11, of Lancaster, PA, died Sunday, August 3, 2008, from injuries due to an automobile accident. Drew was born in Los Angeles, CA and is the son of Tiffani C. (Foster) Bogroff of Lancaster, PA and Jeffrey S. Bogroff of Long Beach, CA.
Drew had finished 6 th grade at Lincoln Jr. High and...
Martha H. Calhoun
Aug 3, 2008
Martha H. Calhoun, 81, of Lancaster died Sunday morning, August 3, 2008 at Brethren Village. Born in Delran Township, Burlington County, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Alexandra Jablonski Ladzinski. Martha was the wife of the late Joseph E. Calhoun who died October 21, 1994. Martha was the owner of the J.C.'s Tavern in Philadelphia....
Donald L. Deimler
Aug 2, 2008
Donald L. Deimler, 41, of Lancaster passed away on August 2, 2008 at his residence. Born in Chambersburg, he was the son of John D. and Maryann (Slocomb) Deimler of Middletown.
Surviving are his parents, a daughter, Savannah and a sister Wendy Deimler of Hummelstown.
Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home Inc. 414...
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