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Obituaries

Obituaries

George R. Adams

George R. Adams

Mar 3, 2025

George R. Adams, 87, of Lancaster, PA, died on March 3, 2025. He was the loving husband of Martha K. Adams. He was born in Lancaster to Elva and George A. Adams. He graduated High School in Fulton New York, before going on to receive Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University....

Kathryn J. Thomas

Kathryn J. Thomas

Mar 2, 2025

Kathryn J. Thomas, nee Conrad of Lancaster, died on March 2 at the age of 98 after a brief illness. She was the widow of David H. Thomas, her husband of 66 years. 

Born on July 1, 1926, in Shickshinny, PA, she resided in Columbia County before relocating to Lancaster in 1953.

Upon graduating from high school, she entered nurse’s training at...

Richard W. Bowers

Richard W. Bowers

Feb 25, 2025

Richard W. “Rit” Bowers, 99, passed away peacefully at the Glen at Willow Valley on February 25, 2025. He was born in Lancaster, PA on September 18, 1925 to the late William and Maude (Ressel) Bowers.

Richard graduated from McCaskey high school and served in the Navy during World War II, stationed in Hawaii. Later, he worked in banking and was...

Bernice Herr Quay

Bernice Herr Quay

Feb 23, 2025

Bernice Herr Quay, a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend to so many, died at age 97, on February 23, 2025. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Paul M. Herr and Lillian Zwalley Herr, and the loving wife of Walter H. Quay, Jr. who died in 1973. Fiercely proud of her heritage, Bernice was the ninth generation from Hans...

John R. Clark

John R. Clark

Feb 21, 2025

John R. Clark, Jr., of Lancaster, passed away on February 21, 2025 at his home in Lancaster. Born September 15, 1947 and raised in Willow Street, he was the son of the late John R. Clark Sr. and Carolyn Ruth (Neville) Clark.

John proudly served his community in the Lancaster City Fire Bureau from 1972-1998 where he retired as the Acting...

David Flores

David Flores

Feb 20, 2025

David Flores, 68, passed away on February 20, 2025, after a brief illness in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Born on September 12, 1956, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, David lived in Caracas Venezuela before his family eventually moved to Pennsylvania David led a life marked by intelligence, a sharp wit, and unwavering kindness towards others.

David earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from...

Robert M. Grossglass

Robert M. Grossglass

Feb 20, 2025

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Kathryn J Froehlich

Kathryn J Froehlich

Feb 16, 2025

After a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s dementia, Kathryn J. Froehlich (Kitty) peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 16th at the age of 87 at Trillium Place in Lancaster, PA. 

Kitty was born in Harrisburg, PA in 1937 to Robert E. and Thelma (McNeal) Johnson. She attended William Penn Senior High School in Harrisburg and earned her medical assistant certificate from the...

Brian Richard Kern

Brian Richard Kern

Feb 11, 2025

Brian Richard Kern, 85, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 under Hospice Care at the Lebanon Veterans Administration following a year-long illness. He was the son of the late David Alfred and Dorothy Litzenberger Kern and the husband of Joan Kern for 59 years.

Born in Fleetwood, he grew up in Shillington. He graduated from Wilson High School in...

Dorothy J. Bisalski

Dorothy J. Bisalski

Feb 11, 2025

Dorothy J. Bisalski, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on February 11, 2025 at home surrounded by her adoring family. She was the loving wife of the late Henry Bisalski.

Born in Central City, PA she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Nellie (Ott) Carver.

Ater graduating from high school, she received her certification in cosmetology and spent most of her...

James W. Grossman

James W. Grossman

Feb 9, 2025

James W. Grossman, 75, of Lancaster, passed away on February 9, 2025 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late John and Jacqueline (Cosgrove) Grossman.

After graduating from high school, Jim began his career with Slaymaker Lock Factory and concluded his professional career as a custodian at Bethany Presbyterian Church.

He proudly served in...

Anna R. King

Anna R. King

Feb 7, 2025

Anna Ruth King of Lancaster, homemaker, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully on 2/7/25 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA where she resided during her final years. She was 99 years old.

She was born in Highville, PA on November 27, 1925. Anna was the daughter of the late Mary and Harvey Miller and one of nine...

Mary Catherine Bowman

Mary Catherine Bowman

Feb 6, 2025

Mary Catherine (Garber) Bowman, 84, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord & Savior on February 6, at Brethren Village.

She was born on June 24, 1940, in Neffsville, to the late Christ B. and Grace (Eby) Garber. She was married to the late Kenneth T. Bowman for 62 years, until the time of his passing on October 21, 2023.

Mary...

David L Witmer, PhD.

David L Witmer, PhD.

Feb 2, 2025

David L. Witmer, 87, of Strasburg, died on Sunday morning, February 2, surrounded by family.  He was born on January 3, 1938 to Lloyd B. and Ruth (Herr) Witmer. He was one of five boys in his family - Norman (deceased), Raymond (deceased), his twin brother Dan (married to Barbara Cence) and younger brother Jim (married to Sarah Jane Good....

Mark S Smoker

Mark S Smoker

Feb 2, 2025

Mark S. Smoker, 65, of Millersville passed away on Sunday February 2, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital, following a brief illness. Mark was born March 6, 1959, in Lancaster, PA to the late Richard and Dorothy (Young) Smoker.

Mark was a 1977 graduate of Penn Manor High School, and also graduated in 1987 from Millersville University. He retired after more than...

Ralph L. Wright

Ralph L. Wright

Jan 31, 2025

Ralph L. Wright, Sr., passed into the arms of Jesus his Savior on January 31, 2025. He was born on February 12, 1929 in Williamsport, PA, to the late Charles Emory Wright and Emma Mae Freezer Wright. He celebrated 14 years of marriage with the love of his life, Cheryl Wright. His education included the Bible Institute of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia);...

Frederick P. Kreis

Frederick P. Kreis

Jan 30, 2025

Frederick Paul (Fred) Kreis, 86, passed away on January 30, 2025, at The Glen at Willow Valley. He was born in Tremont, PA, on February 16, 1938, the son of the late Raymond and Emily (Bernd) Kreis. Fred was preceded in death by siblings Carl, Elizabeth (Bowman), and Emily (Wesner) and is survived by his loving brother Harold, and sister...

Marjorie D Herrmann

Marjorie D Herrmann

Jan 28, 2025

Marjorie Delancy Herrmann, 91, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2025, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Marge was born in Pittsburgh to Olive and Warren Delancy and was the sister of Clare, who predeceased her. Marge attended Peabody High School, graduated from Allegheny College with an AB in Elementary Education, and taught second grade in Lakewood,...

John N. Reardon

John N. Reardon

Jan 25, 2025

John “Jack” N. Reardon, Jr., 95, of Lancaster, passed away on January 25, 2025 at the Glen at Willow Valley Communities. He was the loving husband of Joan (Hoffman) Reardon.

Born in Philadelphia, PA. he was the son of the late John and Gertrude (Seher) Reardon.

After high school, Jack proudly served in the US Army. He attended the Army Language School...

Robert M. Rushemeza

Robert M. Rushemeza

Jan 22, 2025

Robert M. Rushemeza, 29, of Lancaster, PA passed away in his home on January 22, 2025. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, he was the son of Thomas and Niyogere (Asteria) Rushemeza.

He graduated from McCaskey High School, class of 2013, and Millersville University, class of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Engineering. He spent much of his professional career as an...

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