Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Doris L. Perrine
Jan 18, 2008
Doris L. Perrine, 75, of Lancaster, loving mother and caregiver went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 18 th , 2008 after a brief illness.
Born in Lancaster in 1932, Doris was the daughter of the late Luther and Angie –Mae Rote of Lancaster. She was preceded in death by Brothers, Robert and Levern, and...
Lewis R. Seibert Jr.
Jan 15, 2008
Lewis R. Seibert Jr., 68 of Lancaster died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lewis Q. Seibert and Hettie Miller Seibert Mirone. Lewis was the husband of Linda Ulrich Seibert and they would have been married 33 years on January 25, 2008. He was a loving husband...
Maritsa Valudes
Jan 15, 2008
A beautiful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Maritsa Valudes, 94, of Lititz, was born in Kos, Greece on March 3, 1913. She was the daughter of the late Stamatios and Zaferiou Fournaris. She is survived by her sister, Aspasia Papavasilion. Her brother, James Fournaris preceded her in death. Maritsa and her late...
Edward W. Updegrave
Jan 14, 2008
Edward "Ted" Walter Updegrave, 87, of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by his family at home on Monday, January 14th, 2008. Born in Tower City, PA, he was the son of the late Walter Updegrave and Jennie Travitz Updegrave. Ted was the husband of Donna Marie in which they celebrated 64 years of marriage together.
Ted was employed...
Lawrence H. Meshey
Jan 14, 2008
Lawrence H. "Mose" Meshey, 85, of Lancaster, PA, entered into rest on Monday, January 14, 2008 at the Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 13, 1922 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry V. and Emma (Schilling) Meshey. He was husband of Ruth H. (Brodhecker) Meshey and they observed their 59 th wedding...
Margaret H. Deck
Jan 12, 2008
Margaret H. Deck, 83 of Lancaster, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, under the care of Hospice at her son's home in Chalfont, PA.
Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Leo A. and Lillian M. O' Connell Henry. Margaret was the wife of the late Harry W. Deck, who died May 1,...
Edward F. Manning
Jan 7, 2008
Edward F. Manning died on January 7, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was born on July 13, 1925, the son of the late Michael Manning and Hannah Connelly Manning.
Mr. Manning attended Homestead High School in Pittsburgh where he excelled in basketball, track and field resulting in a scholarship to Long Island University. Mr. Manning married the...
Joan R. Hoehn
Jan 7, 2008
Joan R. "Cookie" Hoehn, 71, of Denver formerly of East Petersburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 7, 2008 at Essa Flory Hospice Center. She was the wife of the late Harry Hoehn and the daughter of the late Raymond I. and Marjorie Frederick Keller. Joan was a homemaker, who enjoyed reading, canning vegetables and spending...
Dorothy M Martin
Jan 7, 2008
Dorothy M. Martin, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on January 7, 2008 at Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Harry P. and Daisy M. Kendig Kirchner. She was married to the late Francis G. Martin, Sr. for 60 years, until his death in 1994.
Dorothy was employed as secretary to Father...
Josephine Anne Markes
Jan 6, 2008
Josephine Anne Markes, 61, of Lancaster, originally of Brooklyn, NY, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.
Born in Brooklyn, Josephine was the daughter of Ruth (Tewell) Baglino and the late Samuel J. Baglino. A homemaker, she was a 1967 graduate of Fordham University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree...
Dr. Wendell W. Kempton
Jan 6, 2008
Dr. Wendell Walker Kempton, who served as President of the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism from 1971-2001, died at home in Lititz, PA, on Sunday, January 6, 2008, following a brief battle with cancer.
Dr. Kempton's ministry was worldwide, impacting lives not only through his three decades as ABWE President and his continued representation of the...
Richard Kintzi
Jan 5, 2008
Richard Kintzi, 91, of Lancaster, died after a brief illness on Saturday, January 5, 2008. Born in Eastern Europe, he was the son of the late Peter and Maria Kintzi. He was married to Lilli Kintzi for 49 years prior to her death in 1998.
Richard was a retired professional engineer for Armstrong Industries. He and Lilli...
Kirk Duane Mickel
Jan 5, 2008
Kirk Duane Mickel, 52, of Lancaster died at Hershey Medical Center on Saturday, January 5, 2008 after a long illness.
Born in Altoona, he was the loving son of Ann E. Dambeck Mickel of Lititz and the late Bernard D. Mickel. He was the proud, devoted father of Shannon Mickel Covert, husband of Gary Covert of Breezewood,...
Robert R. Feeser
Jan 5, 2008
Robert R. W. Feeser , 64, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in York.
Born in Gardners, Adams County, he was the son of the late Robert A. J. and Mildred J. ( Chronister) Feeser formerly of West York. Mr. Feeser was preceded in death by his first wife Carol J. (...
Robert W. Voris
Jan 4, 2008
Robert W. Voris, 78, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Vaughn W. and Charlotte (Ward) Voris. He was the husband of Nancy J. (Murry) Voris to whom he was married to for 53 years.
Mr. Voris was employed...
Richard F. Shissler Sr.
Jan 3, 2008
Richard F. Shissler Sr. ("Shorty," " Dick"), 83, of Lancaster died January 3, 2008 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. He enjoyed his retirement for the past 25 years, by doing home improvements, odds and ends of jobs, gardening, growing tomatoes for all his neighbors. He enjoyed horse racing, and playing the lottery.
Richard was the son of...
Gabriel Charles Krauser
Jan 2, 2008
Gabriel Charles Krauser, son of Scott and Jennifer Howland Krauser of 35 Brandt Blvd., Landisville, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Womens and Babies Hospital in Lancaster.
Gabriel is survived, in addition to his parents, by a brother, Philip T. Krauser and a sister, Mauren E. Krauser. Also surviving are his paternal grandparents, David and...
John G. Groft, Sr.
Jan 2, 2008
John G. Groft, Sr., 81, of Lancaster, died peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Edith (Fitzgerald) Groft. He was married to June J. Jarrett Groft for 60 years in June of 2007.
A veteran of World War...
Evelyn A. Osman
Jan 1, 2008
Evelyn A. Osman, 89, of 675 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster, Pa. died January 1, 2008 at the Glen.
Born in Oil City, Pa, she was the daughter of the late William Trube and Lolla M. Foy Allen. She was a graduate of Oil City High School. Evelyn was the wife of the late Jack E. Osman who...
Susan M. Schlossman
Dec 31, 2007
Susan M. Schlossman, 54, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 31, 2007 after a lengthy illness.
Susan was the wife of Dennis L. Schlossman, 331 School Lane in Mount Joy. They had been married 33 years. Born in Lancaster, Pa May 13, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Gardiner...
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