Recent Obituaries

Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas

Stella Mountis

Stella Mountis

Apr 5, 2006

Stella Mountis, 88, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday April 5, 2006.  Born in Agios Georgios Sikousis, Chios, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Konstantinos and Irene Kalargiros Mamas.  She was the wife of the late Alexander Mountis.  A homemaker, she was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.

She is survived by five...

James M. Kerr Sr.

James M. Kerr Sr.

Apr 4, 2006

James M. Kerr, Sr., of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, PA, went to be with the Lord at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center on April 4, 2006 at the age of 95.

Born in Homer City, PA on September 20, 1910, the oldest son of William and Carrie (Hess) Kerr, Mr. Kerr spent most of...

Paul F. Schneider

Paul F. Schneider

Apr 3, 2006

Paul F. Schneider, 88, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Monday, April 3, 2006, at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Nellie B. Faulk Schneider. He was married to Sylvia J. Reed Schneider and they celebrated 64 years of marriage on May 10, 2005.

Paul was a...

Mary E. Horst

Mary E. Horst

Apr 1, 2006

Mary E. Horst, beloved mother,  93 of 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster entered into rest on April 1. 2006 at Brethren Village. Born in Warwick Township, she was the daughter of the late Clayton G. and Mary Beck Fry. She was the youngest of twelve children.

Mary was married to the late John Dussinger and had two daughters,...

Justin Michael Valentine

Justin Michael Valentine

Mar 31, 2006

Justin Michael Valentine, 20, of East Petersburg, died Friday, March 31st, 2006 in the 1200 block of Long Lane Road in East Earl Township.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Richard S. and Anna Marie (Welshans) Valentine.  He graduated from Hempfield High School and Mount Joy Vo-tech with a Certificate in Sheet Metal Fabrication in...

Howard C. Booker

Howard C. Booker

Mar 29, 2006

Howard C. Booker, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2006.

Born in Greenville, TN he was the son of the late Charles and Ida Presley Booker.  His wife, Arlene W. Eckert Booker, preceded him in death in 2001.

A stone mason for forty-four years, he retired in 1985 from James Gribble Masonry. ...

Anthony A. Madonna

Anthony A. Madonna

Mar 28, 2006

Anthony A. "Tim" Madonna Jr., 68, of Philadelphia, died unexpectedly at his home on March 28,2006.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Anthony A. Sr. and Elva Lupia Madonna. He retired from Christiana Health Care Services as a senior programmer analyst. A member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Lancaster, Mr. Madonna enjoyed...

Leona A. Wagner

Leona A. Wagner

Mar 26, 2006

Leona A. Wagner, 76, of Lancaster died Sunday night, March 26, 2006, at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Tillbrook Darnell. Leona was married to Gerald E. Wagner for 55 years.

Mrs. Wagner was a nutritionist for 15 years for WIC, and a member of...

Elsie Terry Zug

Elsie Terry Zug

Mar 26, 2006

Elsie Terry Zug, 97, died peacefully early Sunday morning, March 26, 2006, at Brethren Village Retirement Community, Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA.  She was the wife of Samuel R. Zug who preceded her in death.

Born in Wilburton (Columbia County), PA, March 5, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Naomi Singleton Terry.  She was...

Jeffrey Jay Jones

Jeffrey Jay Jones

Mar 25, 2006

Jeffrey Jay Jones, 44, of 623 E. Marion St., died unexpectedly in Millersville on Saturday, March 25, 2006.

Born in Lancaster, Jeffrey was the son of Robert E. and Florence I. Holmes Jones of Lancaster.  A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, he was a truck driver by trade.

He was honorably discharged as a...

Florence M. Greer

Florence M. Greer

Mar 24, 2006

Florence M. "Peg" Greer, 94, of Millersville, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2006.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Maximillian T. and Lydia Zell Wintsch.  She was the wife of Donald F. Greer.  They celebrated seventy-two years of marriage on September 7 th .

A member of the Kingdom Hall...

Regis W. Whalen

Regis W. Whalen

Mar 24, 2006

Regis W. Whalen, 89, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 24, 2006.  Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 8, 1916, Regis was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Tully Whalen.  He was the husband of the late Rose Gallagher Whalen, who died in March 2000.  They had celebrated 58 years of marriage together.  Regis enlisted in...

Robert W. Haney

Robert W. Haney

Mar 22, 2006

Robert W. Haney, 65, of 153 River Bend Park, Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, Robert was the son of the late Walter "Bounce" and Anna Ortelli Haney.  He was married on Sept. 1, 1962 to Marie B. (Storm) Haney.

Robert was a 1958 graduate...

Virginia E. Bearley

Virginia E. Bearley

Mar 20, 2006

Virginia E. Bearley, 80, of Lancaster, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 20, 2006 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center after a brief illness.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Grace Bezzard Bennett.  She was the wife of John F. Bearley.  They celebrated 60 years of marriage in...

Paul A. Duval

Paul A. Duval

Mar 19, 2006

Paul A. Duval, 83, of Salem, SC passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Lancaster, PA.

Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Joseph Edward and Annette Marie Carew Duval. He was the husband of Virginia Bertsch Duval for 55 years.

During World War II, he worked for Grumman Aircraft...

Tran Thi Mai

Tran Thi Mai

Mar 18, 2006

Tran Thi Mai, 87, of 528 Abbeyville Road, Lancaster, died Saturday morning, March 18, 2006 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.

Born May 27, 1918 in Thudaumot, Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Tran Van Cong and Tran Thi Truyen. She was the wife of the late Tai Huu Nguyen.

Mrs. Tran was a...

Harry R. Hutchinson

Harry R. Hutchinson

Mar 16, 2006

Harry R. Hutchinson, 75, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur F. and Della Heagy Hutchinson.  He and his wife Betty A. Deichler Hutchinson celebrated their 49 th wedding anniversary in February.  In 1995 he retired form Burnham Corp. as...

William S. Ziegfeld

William S. Ziegfeld

Mar 14, 2006

William S. Ziegfeld, 81 of Lancaster died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at Moravian Manor.

Born in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Carl and Dorothy Ziegfeld.  He was the husband of Virginia Wilson Ziegfeld with whom he celebrated 57½ loving years of marriage.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by...

Mary Louise Jones

Mary Louise Jones

Mar 13, 2006

Mary Louise Jones, 70, of Lancaster, passed away at home on Monday, March 13, 2006 after a lengthy illness.  Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late August and Blanche Pinkerton Knell.  She was the wife of the late Robert W. Jones.

A graduate of the Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing, she worked as a...

James C. Rettew

James C. Rettew

Mar 13, 2006

James C. Rettew, 78, of 446 Holbrook Ave., Lancaster, PA died Monday, March 13, 2006, at Lancashire Hall.

Born in Millersville, he was the son of the late Daniel C. and Mary Drenning Rettew. James was the husband of Jewel Rose Rettew, who died August 2004.

Mr. Rettew was an auto inspector for the Department...

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