Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Thomas J. Rainar
Feb 3, 2008
Thomas J. Rainar Jr, 92, formerly of 845 Highland Ave. Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at St. Anne's Retirement Community in Columbia. Thomas was born in Portland ME, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Barbara (Bubich) Rainar. He was married to the late Alta Elma (Hostetter) Rainar who passed away in 1994....
Elizabeth J. Offenbaker
Feb 2, 2008
Elizabeth J. Offenbaker, 77 of Lancaster, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 2, 2008.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Rachel Bubb Mable. Elizabeth is the wife of Gerald R. Offenbaker, Sr. and they were married 46 years January 31, 2008. She was preceded in death by her...
Patricia L. Hasircoglu
Feb 1, 2008
Patricia L. Hasircoglu, 58, of West Hempfield Twp., died peacefully at home on Friday February 1, 2008. Patricia was the wife of Alexander W. Hasircoglu and they were married for 35 years. She was born in Lancaster, PA and is the daughter of Paul L. and Gladys E. (Hanna) Howard, of Quarryville, PA.
Pat was employed by...
Mary C. Floyd
Feb 1, 2008
Mary C. Floyd, 95, a former resident of Frederick St., Lancaster, died on Friday, February 1, 2008 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, Mary was the daughter of the late Philip H. and Mary J. Baxter Floyd.
Mary was employed by RCA for 22 years, as secretary in the engineering department.
She was...
Robert E. Ballard, Sr.
Jan 29, 2008
Robert E. Ballard Sr., 64, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Sunflower County, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Jessie Sr. and Ozella Ritchey Shelley. Mr Ballard worked for Clarksdale county in Mississippi and various other jobs in Lancaster. He was a member of Bright Side Baptist Church and...
Mary Lynn Grant
Jan 28, 2008
Mary Lynn Grant, 51, of Lancaster passed away Monday, January 28, 2008 at Hershey Medical Center as a result of acute leukemia. Her family was by her side.
Born in Lancaster Mary Lynn was the daughter of the late Alfonso and Rose (Iemmallo) Amico. She is survived by her loving husband Roderick Grant.
Mary Lynn...
Ann Girardo
Jan 28, 2008
Ann Girardo, 90, of Philadelphia died on Monday, January 28, 2008 at the home of her daughter and son in law Helen and Ronald Kozikowski of Lititz. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Helen Panzer Rubino. Ann was the wife of the late Joseph A. Girardo who died Feb. 6, 1996.
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Darrel Nelson Guimond
Jan 28, 2008
Darrel Nelson Guimond, 71, of Lancaster passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster. Darrel was born in Macomb County, Michigan and was the son of the late Linus Nelson and Kathleen White Guimond. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, his wife of 50 years, Linda Holmes Guimond. They recently...
John H. Connor
Jan 27, 2008
John H. Connor, 65, died Sunday January 27, 2008 at his home after a brief illness. John was born on May 16, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the son of the late Lester and Rita Leo Pomante. John was the husband of 22 years to Dawn Harper Connor and a loving father to Kristin Rose Connor.
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Jerry D. Elkind
Jan 26, 2008
Jerry D. Elkind, 78, of Lancaster passed away at home Saturday, January 26, 2008. He is survived by his wife Mary. Born in Brooklyn, New York he was the son of the late William and Clara (Rabinowitz) Elkind.
Jerry served his country for 7 years in the Air Force before he became a business owner. Jerry was...
Jeanet L. Trainor
Jan 25, 2008
Jeanet L. Trainor, 92, of Lancaster, died on Friday, January 25, 2008 at Conestoga View. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert F. Trainor, who died in 1992.
Born in Cohoes, NY, Mrs. Trainor was the daughter of the late Napoleon P. and Rose Rivers. In 1947, Jeanet, her husband, and family moved to Lancaster. She was...
Ida M. Davis
Jan 24, 2008
Ida M. Davis, 101, of Lancaster, formerly of Reading, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Health Center of Homestead Village after a brief illness.
Born in Lebanon, PA, Ida was the daughter of the late Henry and Nora Fasnacht Gundrum. She was married to the late Charles H. Davis who died in 1979.
Ida...
Rachel M. Manduchi
Jan 24, 2008
Rachel M. Manduchi, 93, died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 24, 2008 in Dauphin, PA.
A lifelong resident of Lancaster, Rachel was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Madonna. She is survived by her son, Dr. Joseph Manduchi, and daughter-in-law, Mary, of Dauphin, PA, and three grandchildren, Joseph Jr., Michele, and Matthew. Rachel is...
Donald J. Bitzer
Jan 24, 2008
Donald J. "Butch" Bitzer, 67, of Manheim, passed away, Saturday, January 24, 2008. Born in E. Lampeter Twp., he was the son of the late Clarence and Margaret (Sullivan) Bitzer.
Donald was employed by Lancaster Malleable Casting for 22 years as a fork lift operator. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Butch was an avid...
Pamela J. Fulmer
Jan 24, 2008
Pamela J. (Herman) Fulmer, 59, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, January 24 th , 2008 at Maple Farm Nursing Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Luther J. and Dolores Veith Herman. She was the wife of Terry L. Fulmer to whom she married on May 6, 1967.
Mrs. Fulmer was employed by...
Victoria Kenific
Jan 21, 2008
Victoria "Toddy" Lombardo Baldori Kenific, 95, formerly of 1673 Susan Ave. passed away Monday, January 21, 2008 at Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Saverio and Elizabeth (Cassido) Lombardo. Victoria was married to Annunzio John Baldori who predeceased her in 1961 and William S. Kenific who predeceased her in 1991.
Early...
E. Isabelle Chisholm
Jan 21, 2008
E. Isabelle Chisholm, 87, a resident at Longwood Manor in Maytown PA, went home to be with her Lord Jesus on January 21, 2008 following a brief illness while at the Lancaster General Hospital.
Isabelle was born in Youngstown, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Gustav and Ellen Nelson. She was the wife of James...
Martha J. "Bobbi" Brooks
Jan 20, 2008
Martha J. "Bobbi" Brooks, 86, of Lancaster died Sunday, January 20, 2008 with her family around her. Bobbi was married to Robert K. Brooks for 65 years, and he preceded her in death on December 23, 2006. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Lancaster. Bobbi played softball in her youth. She enjoyed...
Emily C. Mcewen
Jan 20, 2008
Emily C. (Snyder) McEwen, 81, of Millersville, formerly of South Williamsport, passed away on Sunday, January 20 th , 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Esther (Wolfe) Amer. She was the wife of the late Hayes A. McEwen II.
Mrs. McEwen was employed in retail...
Harold R. Musser
Jan 18, 2008
Harold R. Musser, 98, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Friday, January 18, 2008 at St Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph G. and Mary Reese Musser. His wife of 75 years, Mary E. Musser, preceded him in death on July 17, 2007.
A devout Catholic, Harold was a member...
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