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Obituaries

Obituaries

Pauline Brown

Pauline Brown

Oct 20, 2023

Pauline Brown, 98 years old, of Homestead Village passed away October 20, 2023.  She was born November 26, 1924, in Manns Choice, Bedford County, PA.  Daughter of the late Samuel and Grace (Hillegass) Crissey.  She was preceded in death by her late husband George E. Brown who died on April 12, 1996, after 52 years of marriage, her daughter Georgia...

Ronald William Munro

Ronald William Munro

Oct 19, 2023

Ronald W. Munro, 92 of Lancaster passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023.  Born in Coatesville in 1931, he was husband to Barbara (Turner) Munro for 66 years and son of the late Kenneth and Edythe (Snyder) Munro.Ron graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Maryland and started working for Joe the Motorist Friend fulltime.  At age 19, he was...

Molly Evin Griffith

Molly Evin Griffith

Oct 16, 2023

Molly Evin Griffith was born on October 10th, 2023 at Women’s and Babies Hospital and passed away 6 days later on October 16th, 2023 at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.She was the daughter of Austin and Caroline Griffith, and the younger sister to Eleanor and Avery Griffith. She is preceded in death by her brother Archer Douglas Griffith. Her middle name,...

Peggy Lewis Barton

Peggy Lewis Barton

Oct 16, 2023

Peggy Lewis Barton, age 96 of Lakeside at Willow Valley passed away October 16, 2023. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of Harold F. and Hazel Shultz Lewis.Peggy was employed by the New Jersey Public School System as a Teacher for over 25 years. She graduated from West Chester State Teacher’s College, Princeton Theological Seminary and Trenton State University.Peggy...

Dorothy H. Ritter

Dorothy H. Ritter

Oct 13, 2023

Dorothy H. Ritter, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Mennonite Homes after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of Robert H. Ritter.She was born in Lancaster, PA, to Claude and Dorothy Herr.She graduated from McCaskey High School, where she was a majorette. She spent many happy hours there and over the decades...

Kenneth W. Laukhuff

Kenneth W. Laukhuff

Oct 12, 2023

Kenneth W. Laukhuff, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 12,2023 at Lancaster Regional Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was the loving husband of Marlene (Coble) Laukhuff.  Together they celebrated 67 years of marriage.Ken was the son of the late Bruce R. and Rose E. (Farrell) Laukhuff. He proudly served in the United States Army at Fort Tilden, NY,...

Nancy A. Deering

Nancy A. Deering

Oct 11, 2023

Nancy Aileen Deering, 90, of Ronks, PA, passed away peacefully at home on October 11, 2023. Born in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ailene Himes. She was the wife of Gene Deering, with whom she shared 34 years of marriage.Nancy grew up as the daughter of an army officer and lived in many places...

Lewis G. Kauffman, Jr.

Lewis G. Kauffman, Jr.

Oct 7, 2023

Lewis G. Kauffman, Jr., 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Hospice & Community Care.  He was the loving husband of Gloria (Gerlach) Kauffman.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Lewis G Kauffman, Sr. and Blanche (Wintermeyer) Kauffman.After graduating from high school, he was employed by Armstrong World Industries from 1960-1993 retiring...

Helen Strathmeyer

Helen Strathmeyer

Oct 5, 2023

Helen (Martin) Strathmeyer, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023.  She was the loving wife of the late James M. Strathmeyer.Born in Strasburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ruth (Groff) Martin.She was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey in 1947.Helen worked in the woman’s department at Sears for 25 years.She was an active...

Barbara W. Rutter

Barbara W. Rutter

Oct 3, 2023

Barbara W. (Weaver) Rutter, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on October 3,2023at Legend of Lititz.  She was born December 20,1936at Lancaster GeneralHospital,the only child of the late Harry C. Weaver andDorothy(Weber) Weaver.  Barbara was alongtimemember of First United MethodistChurch,Ephrata, PA.Barbaramarried George E. Rutter onApril27, 1969, and celebrated 52 years of marriage before George passedawayonSeptember2, 2021.In addition to herparentsand husband, she...

Judy Ann Barr

Judy Ann Barr

Oct 2, 2023

Judy Ann Barr, 74, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on October 2, 2023.  She was the loving wife of the late Edward “Mike” M. Barr.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. and Betty Ann (Chalfont) Denlinger.In her spare time, she enjoyed visiting casinos, cheering for her beloved Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies...

Shirley H. Portner

Shirley H. Portner

Sep 27, 2023

Shirley H. Portner, 92 of Garden Spot Village, New Holland PA. formerly of Lancaster PA. went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 27, 2023.She was the loving wife of her late husband, William E. Portner, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Edwin L. and Mary Hoffheinz Hill. Shirley was...

Charles A. Huffman

Charles A. Huffman

Sep 26, 2023

Charles A. “Chuck” Huffman, 97, of Willow Valley Manor North, Lancaster, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 26th, 2023. He passed away peacefully at the end of a wonderful day with family, knowing that he was loved deeply. He was the devoted husband of the late Kathryn Ann Kuespert Huffman of South...

Jay L. Reynolds

Jay L. Reynolds

Sep 26, 2023

Jay L.  Reynolds, 64, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 after a long illness.  He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; daughter, Angie (Carl Stone); step children, Tammy Chubb (Dustin), Jennifer Roy and Daniel Roy (Heather Sanchez); eleven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.  He is also survived by brothers, Raymond Reynolds and Lee Reynolds (June).   He was preceded in death...

Gladys E. Brinkman

Gladys E. Brinkman

Sep 24, 2023

Gladys E. Brinkman (Sheaffer), age 101 passed away at Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Conestoga View) in Lancaster on September 24, 2023.After a very long life the Lord has called her home to be with the Lord and her late husband Robert C. Brinkman as well as her late sons Lewis and Edgar Benn.Born in Lancaster PA, she was the...

Glenn R. Hildebrand

Glenn R. Hildebrand

Sep 24, 2023

Glenn R. Hildebrand, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on September 24, 2023 at Lakeside at Willow Valley Communities.  He was the loving husband of the late Charmaine A. Hildebrand who preceded him in death.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Richard and Lena (Glick) Hildebrand.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, Glenn served in the U.S....

Doreen “Dory” Morgan

Doreen “Dory” Morgan

Sep 23, 2023

Doreen “Dory” Morgan, 69, of Lancaster, passed away on September 23, 2023 at Hospice & Community Care after a courageous 16-year battle with cancer.She was the loving wife of Milton K. Morgan, III, to whom she was married for 47 years.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Faye (Stauffer) Bowman.Dory dedicated her life to...

Anthony Archer Cross, Jr

Anthony Archer Cross, Jr

Sep 23, 2023

Anthony Archer “Arch” Cross, Jr. 89, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday 23, 2023, at Homestead Village. Arch was the loving husband of Dorothy “Dolly” (Montgomery) Cross. He was born September 13, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA to Anthony Archer Cross, Sr. and Alma Marie Louise (Berger) Cross. Arch graduated from Abington High School in Abington, PA. He served his...

Hester Jason Long

Hester Jason Long

Sep 21, 2023

On 21 September 2023, Hester Jason Long died peacefully in her sleep at age 93 after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer.She is survived by her two sons, David and his partner Stephen of Bethlehem, PA, and John and his wife Ashley and their children Riley and Owen of Madison, AL, and her sister Fe Asis and her husband Boy...

Ada Marie Hallman

Ada Marie Hallman

Sep 13, 2023

Ada Marie Hallman, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on September 13, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital.Ada was born in Kalona, Iowa, to Henry A. Mast and Wilma A. Yoder. She earned her BSN from Goshen College and her MPA in Healthcare from Penn State University. From 1985 until her retirement she worked in retirement communities, first as an Administrator at...

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