Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Teresa W. Muller
May 12, 2006
Teresa W. Muller, 90, formerly of 454 Hilton Drive, Lancaster, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at St Anne's Retirement Community.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Saxinger Holzbauer. Teresa was married to the late George P Muller, who died in 1981.
Mrs. Muller was a member of St...
Louise C. Cheresini
May 10, 2006
Louise "Weezie" C. Cheresini, 80, of 340 Redwood Drive, Lancaster, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at ManorCare.
Born in Irishtown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva M. Lawrence Hemler. After her mother died in 1931, Louise was raised by her stepmother, Pauline E. Hemler. Louise was the wife of the late Raymond...
Richard E. West
May 10, 2006
Richard (Rick) E. West, 51, of  Lancaster, Pa. died on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the Mary Frey West of Lancaster and the late John West. He served in the U.S. Army and enjoyed photography.
Surviving besides his mother, there are four sisters: Rosemary wife of Randy Weit of Lititz,...
David A. Flowers
May 10, 2006
David A. Flowers, 46, of 1018 Newport Road, Manheim, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. Born in Hershey, he was the son of John W. and Darline Mellman Flowers of Lititz.
A self employed cabinet maker, David previously worked for Durex Floor Covering, and Sensenich Corp. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Flowers was an...
Catherine M. Sipe
May 9, 2006
Catherine M. Sipe, of Washington Boro, entered into rest on May 9, 2006 at John Hopkins Hospital, with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Paul E. Sipe who predeceased her in 1988. Catherine was born in New Providence, PA and was the daughter of the late Charles J. Morrison and Myrtle V....
Joseph C. Ryan
May 8, 2006
Joseph C. Ryan, 62, of Lititz, died Monday, May 8, 2006 at Ephrata Community Hospital.
Born in Shenandoah, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Mary Ellen Johnson Ryan. He was the husband of Nancy Selinko Ryan.
Joe worked for over 35 years in the publishing industry, most recently at Cadmus Inc.,...
Barbara J. Vannucci
May 4, 2006
Barbara J. Vannucci, 63, of Landisville, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2006 after a lengthy illness.  Born in Bellefonte, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Marie Sanders Gryctko. She was married to Eugene D. Vannucci for forty-three years.
An insurance processor, she worked in the business office at the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster...
Virginia A. Striggle
Apr 29, 2006
Virginia A. Striggle, 80, of Conestoga View, Lancaster, went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2006.
Born in Lancaster County , she was the daughter of the late Charles C. Brown and Harriet Adams Brown.
Virginia was the wife of the late Benjamin P. Striggle. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed reading, TV,...
Dr. Frank Lyon Rommel
Apr 28, 2006
Dr. Frank Lyon Rommel, 81, of Palm Harbor FL, formerly of McKeesport, died Friday morning April 28, 2006 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA.
Born on May 5, 1925 in Glassport, PA, he was the son of the late Frank D. and Harriet (Lyon) Rommel.
A graduate of Glassport High School, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA,...
John A. Henkel
Apr 28, 2006
John A. Henkel, 81 of  Lancaster, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at Lancaster General Hospital emergency room.
Born July 10, 1924, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late A. John and Elizabeth Zimmerman Henkel. John was the husband of June M. Vitale Henkel who died March 11, 2006.
Mr. Henkel was assistant claims...
Mason George Georgelis
Apr 24, 2006
Mason George Georgelis, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at Women and Babies Hospital, Lancaster.
Born in Lancaster, PA on April 13, 2006, Mason was the son of George M. and Melinda A. Haldeman Georgelis of Lititz, PA.
Surviving is a sister, Sophia D., and a brother, Michael George Georgelis; maternal grandparents, Michael J. and Dianne...
Dr. Thomas S. Lynch
Apr 20, 2006
Dr. Thomas S. Lynch, 52, of Lancaster, PA, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Lancaster General Hospital after a courageous battle with AML (acute myelogenous leukemia).
Born in Reform, Alabama, Tom was the son of the late William S. Lynch Jr. and the late Louise M. Mitchell Lynch.
Tom was a 1971 graduate of Manheim...
Virginia W. Ziegfeld
Apr 19, 2006
Virginia W. Ziegfeld, 80 of Lancaster died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Moravian Manor.
Born in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Julia Wilson. She was the beloved wife of the late William Ziegfeld with whom she celebrated 57½ loving years of marriage.
She is survived by a son; Stephen...
Lucy M. Bomberger
Apr 18, 2006
Lucy M. Bomberger, 95, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, formerly of Cedar Acres, Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2006.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roland D. and Martha Long Moore. She was the wife of the late Charles S. Bomberger.
She was a very active member of...
David C. Jones
Apr 16, 2006
David C. Jones, 67, of 844 Douglas Drive, Lititz, died April 16, 2006 at Beverly Manor in Lancaster.
Born in Freeland , PA, he was the son of the late David L. and Margaret Brogan Jones. David was married to Geraldine Murphy Jones for 35 years.
Mr. Jones was a computer analyst with the former...
Joan Kreider
Apr 13, 2006
Joan (Coonan) Kreider, age 84, entered into rest Thursday evening, April 13, 2006, at her home.
She was the beloved wife of Franklin Kreider for 61 years, and the matriarch of a large and loving family including seven children: Mary Jo wife of Gary Grove, Franklin husband of Mae, Carol wife of Christian Wagman, James husband of...
Vera M. Trees
Apr 12, 2006
Vera M. Trees, 93, of 3952 Columbia Ave, Columbia, PA, died April 12, 2006 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Fleetwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Linda Fox Weidman. Vera was the wife of the late Richard J. Trees Sr. who died in 1952. Mrs. Trees was the secretary for Immediate Unit...
Mary C. Heisey
Apr 8, 2006
Mary C. Heisey, 78, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2006. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William and Magadelen Reichert Bleecher. She was the wife of the late James E. Heisey.
A homemaker, she was also a dance instructor at Arthur Murray, and very active in American Legion Post #34. ...
Donald A. Garvin
Apr 7, 2006
Donald A. Garvin, 73, of Manheim, left to be with the Lord Friday morning, April 7, 2006, at Hospice of Lancaster Co. after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family and friends and his beloved dog, "Cody".
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Winifred Roberts Garvin Rinehart of Lititz and the late...
Ruth Haas Moran
Apr 5, 2006
Ruth Haas Moran, 97, of Willow Valley Lakes Manor, Willow Street, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at the Glen at Willow Valley.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Hoffenbecker Reinhold. Ruth was the wife of the late Edward Moran and was preceded in death by her first husband William Haas....
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