Obituaries
Leslie Dawn Okonski
Aug 8, 2023
Leslie Dawn Okonski, 52, of Ephrata, passed away on August 8, 2023 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the loving wife of Dreux J. Okonski who were together for 35 years. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Dale and Myriam (Rivera) Lott.After graduating from high school, she spent much of her later career...
Patricia Jean Foutz
Aug 5, 2023
Patricia Jean Foutz, 60 of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 5, 2023.Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert Foutz and the late Harriett (Peck) Foutz.She is survived by two children Chylar Cunningham and Kelvin Cunningham and two grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Carol Foutz Eden and...
Joseph B. Hirt
Aug 2, 2023
Joseph B. Hirt, 93, of Landisville, passed away on August 2, 2023. He was the husband of Dorothy (Doan) Hirt. DeBord Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory. (717) 394-4097
Harriet S. Weaver
Jul 29, 2023
Harriet Schroeder Weaver of Willow Street, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully in the care of God on July 29, 2023, just 3 days shy of her 89thbirthday.Born on August 1, 1934 in Quincy, MA, Harriet was the daughter of Erna Steinfeld Schroeder and Erwin August Schroeder. She grew up in Quincy and later earned a BS degree at Bridgewater State College. ...
Michael Bryan Fuller
Jul 27, 2023
Michael Bryan Fuller, of Marietta, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023 of natural causes. He is the fiancé of Wanda Singh.Born and raised in Beaver, PA, he is the son of Keith Roy Fuller (deceased) and Roberta Albrecht Fuller.Mike graduated Beaver Area High School in 1982, and attended Slippery Rock University. An entrepreneurial spirit, he owned several businesses, including the...
Paul R. Heisey
Jul 26, 2023
Paul R. Heisey, 74, of Akron, passed away on July 26, 2023 at Maple Farm Nursing Center. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Clayton N. and Hilda Mae (Sneath) Heisey.After graduating from high school, Paul enlisted in the US Marine Corps where he proudly served his country. Following his military service, he joined PPL and...
Betty K. Funk
Jul 25, 2023
Betty K. Funk, 93, entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Landis Homes, Lititz. She was married to E. Curtis Funk for 65 years until his passing on August 21, 2017.Born November 7, 1929 in West Hempfield Twp., she was the daughter of the late Elmer S. Kreider and Esther (Minnich) Kreider. Betty attended Mountville Elementary School. ...
Theresa J. (“Terri”) Royer
Jul 23, 2023
Theresa J. (“Terri”) Royer, 79, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at her home.She was the loving partner of Elois Warfel for 37 years.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Hawthorne. She was raised in Elizabethtown and graduated from Hempfield High School, class of 1962.After working various jobs at...
Susan M. Anderson
Jul 22, 2023
Our dear mother, Susan Marie Anderson, 63, of Lancaster, passed away on July 22, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Libertyville, Illinois to Arthur and Mary Covard.Susan was educated to be a Registered Nurse at the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of Bethany EC Church of Creswell. Susan enjoyed time with family...
James A. Kirk Jr.
Jul 20, 2023
James A. Kirk Jr., 83, of Millersville, PA passed away on July 20, 2023, with family by his side, after a 2-year battle with cancer.James (Jim) was born on June 18, 1940 to James A. Kirk, Sr & Velma A. (Hinkle) Kirk in Baltimore, MD. Jim grew up in Baltimore, attending both Roland Park Junior High and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute....
Ruth “Cuca” Ederma Alvelo
Jul 18, 2023
Ruth “Cuca” Ederma Alvelo, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 18, 2023 at home surrounded by members of her loving family. Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Jose E. and Sara (Morales) Alvelo; raised by her step father, Donato Cabrera.She loved dancing, spending time with her family and friends and always had a...
Anette Gilbert
Jul 17, 2023
Anette Gilbert, 86, of Willow Street, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2023 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late Stanford L. Gilbert who preceded her in death in 2012.Born in Lancaster, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Reider) Lesher.After graduating from high school, she spent much of her professional career...
Mark A. Fouchet
Jul 17, 2023
Mark A. Fouchet, 57, of Lancaster passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital after a hard-fought two-year battle with cancer. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Carolyn A. (Kubala) and Andre H. Fouchet. He graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School in 1984, where he was a member of the soccer and baseball teams. He...
Zitella Redelberger Buzby
Jul 16, 2023
Zitella Redelberger Buzby, age 91, died July 16, 2023 under hospice care at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community.Born in Hazleton PA, she was the loving daughter of the late Earl J. and Lilly (Williams) Redelberger. She was a 1950 graduate of Hazleton High School and worked as a telephone operator out of high school.A member of Highland Presbyterian Church, she...
Barbara Friedman
Jul 16, 2023
Barbara Friedman, at the age of 85, entered peacefully into the presence of her Lord on Sunday, July 16th 2023.Barbara was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 26, 1937 to the late Mary and Walter Harris. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Friedman who preceded her to heaven on May 7, 2019 and they have enjoyed the...
Amanda J. Swanger
Jul 16, 2023
Amanda J. Swanger, 42, of Lancaster, passed away on July 16, 2023 at Hershey Medical Center. She was the loving wife of Craig K. Swanger to whom she was married to for 17 years.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter or Mark and Eileen (Cavanaugh) Shipe.After graduating from Hempfield High school in 1999, she went on to Penn State...
Barrie D. Edwards
Jul 16, 2023
Barrie D. Edwards, of Lancaster PA, passed away at 82 years of age on July 16, 2023 at the Hospice and Community Care Center. He was the loving husband of Jean (Stauffer) Edwards for the past 58 years. They were pet parents for 8 German Shepherds that were adopted from various rescue groups.Barrie was the son of the late Virginia...
Linda Lee Hoffmaster
Jul 11, 2023
Linda Lee Hoffmaster, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away in her home the morning of July 11, 2023. Born October 4, 1945 in Ridgely, MD, she was the youngest child of Florence and Mallory B. Winstead, Sr. Linda grew up in Ridgely then moved with her parents to Pennsylvania when she was a teenager.Her first job was at a creamery,...
Phyllis Brubaker Kirsch
Jul 10, 2023
Phyllis B. Kirsch, 93, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 10, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Carl H. and Alma E. Brubaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 50 years, John C. “Jack” Kirsch. Phyllis and Jack were skilled dancers in their younger years, and they loved weekends at both Armstrong and...
Theresa Sickman Henning
Jun 24, 2023
Theresa Sickman Henning from Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, June 24,2023, at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown after being surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 1, 1932, to the late Warren and Mary (Campbell) Sickman from Conestoga as well as the loving wife of Donald C. Henning who died in 2017. She was also predeceased by two...
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