Nov 26, 2007

Nancy M. Shissler, 82 of 237 Pine Street, Lancaster, Pa. died peacefully on Monday, November 26, 2007 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Anna Nauman Heiler. Nancy was the wife of Richard F. Shissler Sr and they celebrated 63 years of marriage April 24, 2007.

Nancy...

Nov 24, 2007

Mary J. Light was truly dedicated to her late father and mother, Dr. David M. and Jean Crisler Light. She enjoyed flower gardening, excelled collecting antique buttons, and danced to the stars! An avid reader, "Miss Light" remains especially beloved by her many students. Volunteering for ORCA, Mary adored her cats and Springer Spaniels.

Advent season meant...

Nov 23, 2007

Elizabeth L. (Smerko) Gulya, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2007 at Homestead Village. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late George G. and Agnes ( Bubser) Smerko. She was the wife of the late John A. Gulya who passed away on August 24, 1991.

Mrs. Gulya was homemaker. She was...

Nov 23, 2007

Edward Louis Burton of 900 Sheaffer Rd. Lancaster, died of natural causes on November 23, 2007. Born in 1924, he grew up in Monterey California, the youngest son of Manual and Edna Mae Baker Burton. A veteran of World War II, Ed served six years in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft  carrier USS Cabot in the Pacific Theater....

Nov 22, 2007

Harriet Wooten Gibbs, 93, a resident of Brethren Village, Lancaster PA, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2007.

Born May 24, 1914, in Hopewell, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late David Earnest Wooten and Bertha Fell Wooten. After graduating from Trenton State Teachers College, NJ, she taught Kindergarten in Egg Harbor Township, NJ; Trenton,...

Nov 19, 2007

William E. Haggerty, 55, succumbed to a prolonged illness on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 at his home in Lititz, Pa. At the time of his death, he was surrounded by family.

Bill will be remembered as a loving husband, caring father, legal advocate and lifelong friend whose enthusiasm, curiosity and sense of humor brightened the lives of...

Nov 17, 2007

Carmen D. Tirado, 74, of East Petersburg, PA, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Carmen was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. She was the daughter of the late Cristobal Ortega and Gertrudis Negron.

Carmen was the wife of Ramon Tirado with whom she would of celebrated...

Nov 17, 2007

Rhonda M. Boyer, 38, of 514 First St., Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Lancaster Regional Hospital.

Born in York, Rhonda was the daughter of Ronald Boyer of Lancaster and Christine Taylor Benfield, wife of John Benfield, of Zephyrhills, FL.

She had worked as a waitress and cook at many restaurants in...

Nov 15, 2007

James M. "Jim" Hershey, 53, of Lancaster, PA went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the Lancaster General Hospital, surrounded by many who loved him.  Born in Lancaster, Jim was the son of Jane W. Hershey of Lancaster, and the late Roy D. Hershey, and beloved husband of Barbara (Judith) Hershey. ...

Nov 14, 2007

Dorothy M. Oreszko, widow of the late Peter Oreszko, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 after a short illness.

Born in New Holland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Ellen "Nella" (Pinkerton) Snader.

While living in Lancaster, she was employed as an LPN at the former St. Joseph Hospital, and after retirement,...

Nov 12, 2007

Alvah Chase, 75, of Lititz died Friday night at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz. Born in Astoria New York, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Anne Wareham Chase. Alvah was the husband of Mary Pickford Chase and they were married for 53 years.

Mr. Chase worked for New York City,...

Nov 11, 2007

Elise Hager Calder died on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the eldest daughter of Frances H. Hager and the late Redmond C. Hager. A graduate of Penn Hall Preparatory School, she continued her education at Penn Hall Junior College with a degree in Art. She was employed...

Nov 10, 2007

Emily McAlpin Keebler, 66, of Lancaster died Friday night at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.  Born in Manhattan, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edwin A. McAlpin and the late Cecile B. Dunlap Whitmyer and  the late Russell Whitmyer. Emily was the granddaughter of the late Walter May Dunlap, a founder of the Lancaster Stockyards...

Nov 10, 2007

Estella H. Waters, 74, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday November 10, 2007.

Born in West Lampeter Twp., she was the daughter of the late Maris K. and Emma G. (Loump) Warfel. Estella was the wife of the late Scott Waters who died in 2003 and the late Harry Parmer who died...

Nov 9, 2007

Jane F. ( Englert ) Mundie, 84, of  Lancaster passed away Friday, November 9, 2007 at Luther Acres. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frederick J. and Veronica M. ( Trees ) Englert. She was the wife of the late John F. Mundie who passed away on March 15, 1960.

Mrs. Mundie was...

Nov 9, 2007

"Baby Mary Anne," the infant girl found in the dumpster behind the YMCA on September 24, 2007, will be laid to rest this week.

Funeral services for Baby Mary Anne will be held on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, followed by interment in St....

Nov 8, 2007

Michael Anthony Mastriania III, infant son of Michael A. and Elisabet P.K. (Cunha) Mastriania Jr., of Mount Joy, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, at Women's and Babies Hospital.

Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Kelsey R. Warner, of Columbia; maternal grandparents, William A. and Margaret Cunha, of Manheim; paternal grandparents, Michael A. and Karen...

Nov 8, 2007

Marie  (Di Orio) Iaquinta, 88, a native of  Philadelphia PA, passed away on Friday at Lancaster General Hospital. She had been a resident at the Mennonite Home. She was the daughter of the late Joseph V. Di Orio and Laura (Ellis) Di Orio and was the wife of the late Battalion Chief  Frank L. Iaquinta, who passed away in...

Nov 7, 2007

Audrey M. Clarkson, 87, of Lancaster, formerly of Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal, Canada died Wednesday night, November 7, 2007 at Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown. Born in Toronto Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Annie E. Taylor Hodges.

She was the wife of the late James A. Clarkson, who died in 2005....

Nov 7, 2007

Anna R. Carrigan, 83, formerly of 137 Nevin St, Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Lancashire Hall.

She was the wife of the late George C. Carrigan Sr, who passed away in 1994. Born in Abbottstown, Anna was the daughter of the late John and Eva Zartman Rutter.

A beautician, she had...