Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Gladys M. Bowmaster
Gladys M. Bowmaster, 76, of 50 Fairview Dr., Lancaster, died at her residence on Wednesday.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Guy, Sr. and Ella Getz Bowmaster.
Gladys had worked as a supervisor and forklift operator at the RCA Corp. for 40 years, retiring in 1990.
She enjoyed bingo,...
Leonard "Lenny" Walton
Leonard "Lenny" Walton, 67, of 124 Locust Lane, New Providence, passed away on Sunday at Conestoga View.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert E. Walton Sr. and the late Kathryn H. Grams.
Leonard had worked as a tow motor operator for 27 years for the Alcoa Corporation, until his retirement...
Nancy L. Yarnell
Nancy L. Yarnell, 73, of Coconut Creek, Florida died Saturday at Kinderd Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clayton S. Boyer and the late Janet  Longsdorf.  Nancy was the wife of Raymond K. Yarnell and they were married for 54 years. She was employed by the former KD...
Lea Cole
Lea Cole, 62, of 330 E. Oregon Rd. Lititz, passed away on Tuesday at her residence after a 2 year bout with lung cancer.
Lea was the wife of Charles D. Cole, with whom she celebrated 36 year of marriage this past October 2 nd . Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph...
Palmeria Crawford
While the family has chosen not to publish an obituary, online condolences are welcomed.
Barbara D. Gerhart
Barbara (Bobby) Davis Gerhart, 86, of Luther Acres, passed away on Tuesday evening in Lancaster.
She was the wife of Monroe L. "Dutch" Gerhart, with whom she celebrated 58 years of marriage this past June 24 th . Born in Scranton, PA, Bobby was the daughter of the late Sidney Augustus and Sophie Williams Davis.
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Kenneth R. Kraemer
Kenneth R. Kraemer, 68, of 621 Wyncroft Lane, Lancaster, PA passed away at his residence on Thursday after a courageous battle with liver cancer.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Francis J. and Margaret Ream Kraemer.
Kenneth had worked as an attorney for the Security Title Co. of Lancaster and Baltimore....
John J. Jones
John "Jack" J. Jones, 64, of Lancaster, died Wednesday evening at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.
Jack was the husband of Rae Jean Nye Jones, with whom he celebrated 26 years of marriage this past March 21 st . Born in Shamokin, Jack was the son of the late William B. and Genevieve Kurtz Jones.
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Margaret R. Kaetz
Margaret R. Kaetz, 92, of Lancaster, died Wednesday at Arbor View Health Care Willow Valley.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry F. and Mary Rebecca Mahler Kaetz. She worked for the civil service in Middletown, PA. When that closed, she moved to Oklahoma and worked for the civil service, retiring in 1972....
Robert L. Graham
Robert L. Graham, 96, formerly of 2726 Kimberley Rd., Lancaster, passed away on Sunday at Brethren Village.
He was the husband of the late Marguerite H. Wallick Graham, who passed away in 2005. Born in Lancaster, Robert was the son of the late Harry S. and Mary "Mame" Decker Graham.
Robert had worked as a...
Josephine A. Angelo
Josephine A. "Josie" Angelo, 82, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday at her residence. Born in Queensboro, NY, she was the daughter of the late Manuel J. and Mary Gabriele Yris. She was married to the late Nicholas J. Angelo.
Mrs. Angelo was employed with the PA Water Specialist " Rain Soft " company where she was an...
Elvin S. Hess
Elvin S. Hess, 81, of 520 West Willow Dr., Manheim, and formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence after a brief illness.
He was the husband of Miriam B. Rutt Hess, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage this past June 4 th . Born in Manor Twp., he was the son...
Estelle C. Geder
Estelle C. Geder, 89, formerly of Richboro, passed away Monday morning at The Glen at Willow Valley in Lancaster.
She was the wife of the late George N. Geder, who passed away in 2001. Born in Philadelphia, Estelle was the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine Grymanow Fesnak.
Estelle had worked as an executive...
Bruce W. Magill
Bruce W. Magill, 71, of Lancaster, died Saturday at Lancaster Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was formerly of Los Angeles, California but moved to Lancaster in 1987.
Bruce worked for 40 years in defense work at Marquardt Company as an Aeronautical Engineer. He was President of International Signal and Control Defense Company for 4...
Ruth E. Consylman
Ruth E. Consylman, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday at the Golden Living Center in Lancaster.
She was the wife of the late Kerwin "Kirby" Rae Consylman, who passed away in 1996. Born in Lancaster, Ruth was the daughter of the late James and Mary Fritsch Becker.
Ruth had been a homemaker, and had...
Mary A. Stover
Mary A. Stover, 92, of Moravian Manor died Saturday at her residence.
After 30 years, she retired from Motor Freight Express as an Office Clerk.
She was a member of Sweet Adeline's. She was also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Legion of Mary.
Born in Lancaster she was the...
Donna V. Lentz
Donna V. Lentz, 65, of Lancaster died Tuesday night at Lancaster General Hospital.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Kathryn Y. Madonna Bartholomew Reiff Bachman of Lancaster and the late Donald A. Bartholomew, who was killed on Iwo Jima during World War II.
Donna worked as a postal clerk for the United States...
Edward Grissinger
Edward Grissinger Jr., 70, formerly of Hollow Rd., New Providence, died Tuesday at Conestoga View where he had been residing.
Born in Mt. Joy, he was the son of the late Edward G. and Dorothy C. Henry Grissinger.
He had worked for Southern Container in Lancaster for many years, retiring in 1998.
Edward...
Aikaterini Petris
Aikaterini Petris, 83, passed away Tuesday at her daughter's home in Lancaster.
Born in Kos, Greece, she resided with her daughter's family in Lancaster since 2000. Mrs. Petris was the daughter of the late George and Evagelia Pazakis Sourasis, and the wife of the late Demetrios Petris, who died in 1994.
A homemaker, she enjoyed...
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