Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Janina A. Kozlowski
Apr 14, 2008
Janina A. Kozlowski, 87, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, passed away at the Mennonite Home on Monday April 14, 2008. Born in Passaic N.J, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Warchol ) Kobylarz. She was the widow of the late Alfred Z. Kozlowski, who passed away on April 3, 2004.
Mrs. Kozlowski was formerly...
Leroy R. Stipe, Sr.
Apr 12, 2008
LeRoy R."Stipie" Stipe, Sr. born June 9, 1927, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 12.
He is survived by his wife Dolores M. Wolpert Stipe, formerly of Columbia. They were married in September 11, 1948 and five children, LeRoy R., Jr., married to Elizabeth Andes, Lancaster; Pamela M. Stipe Snavely, Lancaster, Craig A., married to...
John D. Shaub
Apr 12, 2008
John D. Shaub, 50 of Lititz died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital of cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Donald and Virginia Jackson Shaub. John was married to Barbara Rhodes Shaub for nine years.
He was a graduate of Hempfield High School and an avid outdoorsman. He was a...
Robert W. Mooney, Sr.
Apr 11, 2008
Robert W. Mooney Sr., 84 of Landisville, PA died Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Robert was born in Lancaster, PA and was the son of the late John R. and Elsie (Burns) Mooney. He was married to Arlene E. (Leisey) Mooney and this coming May 11th they would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary....
Mary H. Kelley
Apr 11, 2008
Mary H. Kelley, 81, of Lititz passed away Friday, April 11, 2008 at Luther Acres. Born in Henderson, North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Josie (Grissom) Harris. Mary was the wife of James Kelley with whom she celebrated 59 years of marriage this past March.
Mary was a registered nurse at Parham...
Dorothy R. Seabolt
Apr 10, 2008
Dorothy R. Seabolt, 83, formerly of Lancaster passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008, at her residence in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Dorothy (Hull) Sullivan. Dorothy was the wife of the late Robert R. Seabolt.
Dorothy graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1941. She enjoyed playing bridge...
Diane A. Schweikert
Apr 8, 2008
Diane A. (deBlois) Schweikert, 72, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday April 8, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Edna A.( McMilline)deBlois. Diane was married to James E. Schweikert.
Mrs. Schweikert was employed in Jacksonville Florida and then in Philadelphia as a Registered Nurse. She...
Virginia Browne Snyder
Apr 8, 2008
Virginia Browne Snyder, 78, passed away April 8, 2008 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home in Narvon, PA where she had been a resident the past 5 years, having previously moved from Lindenwold, NJ where she was a resident for 23 years and prior to that on the "Main Line" outside of Philadelphia where she was born and raised...
Nancy "Mary Ann" Polny
Apr 7, 2008
Nancy "Mary Ann" Polny, 62, of 201 Becker Rd., Lititz, PA went home to her husband on Monday, April 7, 2008.
She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Edward J. Polny, who passed away in 1996. Born in Newark, NJ, Nancy was the daughter of the late John P. and Cathrine Duffy Byron.
...Henry Earl Givler
Apr 7, 2008
Born May 17, 1928, Henry was raised in Eden Township, and graduated from Quarryville High School in 1946. After graduation from high school, Henry spent two years in the United States Naval Submarine Service as a radio operator.
Henry graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Agriculture Education in 1952; He did graduate work...
Arnold Whitaker
Apr 7, 2008
Arnold Whitaker, 81 of Lancaster died Monday, April 7, 2008 at The Golden Living Center in Lancaster.
Born in Virgis, KY, he was the son of the late Floyd and Martha Eversole Whitaker. Arnold was married to Emma Watts Whitaker for 60 years.
He was a welder at Goodharts in Leola. He served in the...
Joseph P. Cooch, Jr.
Apr 6, 2008
Joseph P. Cooch, Jr., 86, of 355 Valleybrook Drive, Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. Woody Cooch, who passed away in 2005. Born in Norton, VA, he was the son of the late Joseph Sr. and Rosa Lee Smith Cooch.
...Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Rozman
Apr 5, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Rozman, U.S. Army retired, departed this life on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on April 1, 1920, he was the son of William (Wladislaw) Rozman (Rozmyslowicz) and Stephania Rozman nee Mielnicki. A few years later his family moved to Wilson, Connecticut where he lived until mobilization for World War II service. He...
William H. Lackey, Jr.
Apr 4, 2008
William H. Lackey, Jr., 63, of Lititz, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of William H. Lackey Sr. of Naples, Florida, and the late Dorothy (Staman) Lackey. He was the husband of Linda E. (Kirchner) Lackey and this coming August they would have celebrated their 10 th...
Dilys Kern
Apr 3, 2008
Dilys Kern, 90, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Maple Farms Nursing Center where she resided the past 3 years.
Born in , Wales, Great Britain, she was the daughter of the late Albert Hughes and the late Susannah(Rogers) Hughes. Dilys was the wife of the late Harold Landis Kern, who died in 1980.
Dilys...
James J. "Jeff" Kerek
Apr 3, 2008
James J. "Jeff" Kerek, 56, of Lancaster died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at home.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Stephen J. and Mary M. (Miller) Kerek. He was married to the late Carol E. (Winters) Kerek, who died in July, 2006.
Jeff was a regional area truck driver for Packaging...
Michael J. Farley
Apr 3, 2008
Michael J. Farley, 49, of Lancaster entered into rest on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at Essa Flory Hospice Center after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Cynthia Sando Farley with whom he would have celebrated 21 years of marriage in May. He is survived by a son, Kiernan, and daughters Victoria and Shealyn,...
Leonard Joseph Decarlo
Apr 2, 2008
Leonard Joseph DeCarlo, 94, beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, died at St Anne's Retirement Community on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Born in Port Chester, NY, he was the son of the late Vincenzo DeCarlo and Maria Giovanna Teleso DeCarlo.
A former resident of Enfield Drive in Lancaster, Leonard was married for 67 years to the late...
Philip A. Sabatine
Apr 2, 2008
Philip A. Sabatine, 94, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
He was the husband of Josephine A. Catalano Sabatine, with whom he would have celebrated 67 years of marriage this coming December 29 th . Born in Lancaster, Philip was the son of the late Joseph and Josephine Corso Sabatine....
Elizabeth J. Hubbs Smith
Apr 1, 2008
Elizabeth J. Hubbs Smith, 93, formerly of Liberty Street, Lancaster, died Tuesday night, April 1, 2008 at Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Clerico Iannone. Elizabeth was the wife of the late Harry B. Smith and she was preceded in death by her first husband Paul A. Hubbs, who died...
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