Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Marian M. Price
Feb 20, 2006
Marian M. Bechtold Price, of 708 Skyline Drive, Lancaster, died Monday evening, February 20, 2006, at her daughter, Ricki Bechtold's, residence.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Lombardo Agresta.
She had worked for over 25 years for the Kunzler Co., retiring in the early 1980s as the supervisor...
John P. Muckenthaler
Feb 19, 2006
John P. Muckenthaler, 76, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at home after a lengthy illness.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Marie Eder Muckenthaler and step son of the late Viktoria Bernauer Muckenthaler. He was married to Betty M. Walton Muckenthaler for thirty-three years.
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John H. Risse
Feb 17, 2006
John H. Risse, 92, formerly of 945 Virginia Ave, Lancaster, died Friday, February 17, 2006.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John H. and Rose Oeschger Risse. John was the husband of the late Loretta Smith Risse, who died January 13, 2006.
Mr. Risse was Branch Manager of the former Hamilton...
Barbara Jean Hottenstein
Feb 17, 2006
Barbara Jean Hottenstein, 57, of Lancaster, entered into rest at home on Friday, February 17, 2006.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Raymond F. "Jeep" and Elizabeth "Betty" Hottenstein.
Barbara worked as a key opener for Turkey Hill Dairies. She previously worked in retail management for Susie's Casuals and Kinney Shoes,...
Erma L. Troop
Feb 16, 2006
Erma L. Troop, 92, entered into rest in Lancaster, PA on Thursday, February 16, 2006.
Born in Altoona, on February 7, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Susan Wysong Cameron, and the wife of the late Thomas Troop.
Mrs. Troop worked for twenty-three years as a foster mother for the Youth...
Marie W. Potter
Feb 15, 2006
Marie W. Potter, 89 of 1380 Elm Ave, Lancaster, Pa died February 15, 2006 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.
Born in Green Valley, N.C., She was the daughter of the late James R. and Ida L. Pardue Webster. Marie was the wife of the late Walter E. Potter , who died in 1984. Mrs. Potter was a...
Lawrence E. Stengel
Feb 14, 2006
Lawrence Edward Stengel passed away on February 14, 2006 at the age of 85.
Born in Royalton, Pennsylvania, Mr. Stengel grew up in Middletown. At the age of 14, he moved to Lancaster with his mother, brother and sister after the death of his father. He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School in 1938, received an A.B....
Elizabeth H. Keiser
Feb 12, 2006
Elizabeth H. Keiser, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2006.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John Finnefrock and Martha Spackman and the wife of the late Walter C. Keiser.
A member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, she worked at RCA for forty-five years.
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Patricia Anne Mcclure
Feb 9, 2006
Patricia Anne McClure, 61, of 1729 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, February 9, 2006, under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. Pat was the beloved wife of Charles W. McClure, to whom she was married for 40 years.
Pat was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, on December 25, 1944, the daughter of...
Regis P. Kirchner
Feb 8, 2006
Regis P. Kirchner, 92, of St. Anne's Retirement Community in Columbia, and formerly of Columbia Ave. in Lancaster, died Wednesday morning, February 8, 2006, at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of the late Joan Wendell Kirchner, who died in 1985. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Bernard L. and Regina B....
Pamela E. Crawford
Feb 7, 2006
Pamela E. Crawford, 53, of Lancaster, passed away at the Essa Flory Hospice Center on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jesse M. and Betty Ochs Shank. She was formerly married to Robert Crawford, Jr.
Pamela worked as a plant manager for over thirty years at Image...
Robert L. Kirk
Feb 7, 2006
Robert L. Kirk, 80, died peacefully at his home in Lititz on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.
He was a beloved husband and devoted father. Surviving are his wife of forty years, Eileen D. Kirk; his five daughters, Anna L., wife of Thomas Casetta of Philadelphia; Patricia Gibason of Lititz; Deborah Gibason of Greeley, CO; Diane Gibason of...
Joseph C. Meszaros
Feb 6, 2006
Joseph (Joey) C. Meszaros, 30, of 819 E. Orange Street, Lancaster, died Monday, February 6, 2006.
Born in Romania, he was the son of Janos and Irene Telegdy Meszaros of Lancaster. He was married to Christina Zeek for three years in October.
Mr. Meszaros was an assistant manager of Metro Express in Lititz and Neffsville....
Ginger Marie Watson
Feb 4, 2006
Ginger Marie Watson, 27, of Lancaster died Saturday, February 4, 2006, due to injuries she sustained in a car accident.
A Claims Analyst at CoreSource Inc. for 3 years, Ginger enjoyed spending time with her children and was loved by everyone.
Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Thomas E. Watson of Strasburg and...
James K. Williams Jr.
Feb 4, 2006
James K. Williams Jr., 49, of 1647 Robert Road, Lancaster, died Saturday, February 4, 2006, at Lehigh Valley Medical Center in Allentown.
Born in Cheltenham, he was the son of James K. Sr. and Dorothy Edwards Williams of Philadelphia. James was married to Joanne M. Ward Williams for 10 years.
Mr. Williams served in the...
Bryan K. Frantz
Feb 3, 2006
Bryan K. Frantz, 44, of 259 N. Jackson Street , Strasburg, died at his home on Friday, February 3, 2006.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Terry and Patricia Bolig Frantz of Quarryville.  Bryan was married 21 years to Kathryn M. Danz Frantz.
Mr. Frantz was Project Manager with the Horst Group in...
Herbert W. Frazier
Jan 29, 2006
Herbert W. Frazier, 72, of ManorCare, died at his residence on Sunday, January 29, 2006.
Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Adam Parker and Pearl Frazier. He was married to Jean Oveide Frazier who died in 1998.
He was retired from Victor F. Weaver Inc. and LETA.
Surviving are...
Jeanne W. Doull
Jan 29, 2006
Jeanne W. Doull, 74, of Lititz, passed away at the Essa Flory Hospice Center on Sunday, January 29,2006. Born in Port Chester, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite McGovern Walsh. She was married to Gerald N. Doull, Jr. for fifty-one years. A homemaker, she was a member of St. James Catholic Church, the Lancaster...
George J. Evanko
Jan 29, 2006
George J. Evanko, 90, of 100 Overlook Ave., Lancaster, passed away of natural causes at his home on Sunday morning, January 29 th , 2006.
Born in Winburn, PA, he was the son of the late Michael and Helen Welchko Evanko.
He enlisted in the PA State Police in 1938 and retired as a Lieutenant...
Charles W. Sloden
Jan 29, 2006
Charles W. Sloden Sr., 82, of Willow Street died at Willow Valley Lakeside on Sunday, January 29, 2006.
Charles was a battery mechanic at Lancaster Battery for 28 years. He was also a production worker at Kerr Glass, Warner Lambert and at Kellogg's where he worked until age 77.
His memberships included; Willow Street Lions...
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