Obituaries

Betty J. Davis, 80, of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Rossmere passed away on Tuesday, February 26th at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of C. William “Bill” Davis and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July, 2013. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Bervin and Serena Schmidt Gerhart. Betty was a 1950...

Gladys Mae Snook, 99, of Lancaster, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care.She was the wife of the late Thomas B. Snook who died in 1973. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late George Mummaw and the late Mary Rineer Mummaw Reed. She was also preceded in death by a step father Wilmer Reed.Gladys...

Alice Diane Bowen, 65, of Lancaster, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Lancaster GeneralHospital.Born in Iowa City, Iowa she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Blythe Hummer Bowen.Diane received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and her Master’s degree from Michigan State University. She was employed as a social worker for the State of Michigan for...

James R. Green, 78, a resident of St. Anne’s Home, died peacefully Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the home.He was married 54 years to Eleanor Hertsch Green. Born in Taunton, MA he was the son of the late Erastus and Blanche Minnich Green.Surviving besides his wife is a daughter, Allyson G. wife of Joseph Mowery of Lancaster; a son, Kendal...

Jennie S. Lang, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, February 22nd, 2013 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the loving wife of Charles H. Lang. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lela (Snow) Ferich.In her spare time she enjoyed spending time with her family.She was a member of First Reformed Church...

Grace (Glick) Dyer, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, at the age of 101 years. Born in the City of Lancaster on November 19, 1911, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Clara (Baughman) Glick. She was the wife of the late Paul Clifford Dyer, who died in 1980. She was a 1931 graduate of Lancaster Girls...

Joan Elizabeth (Kalin) Workman, age 89, passed away at St. Anne’s Retirement Community in Columbia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday February 19, 2013 where she had resided since March 2012. She was born July 9, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.She was the daughter of the late John C. and Elizabeth (Adams) Wilson.She worked for Plastino and Owen’s drapery factory, Singing Needles, and ran her...

Daniel Hinson, a devoted husband and father, died peacefully on February 18, 2013 at the age of 77. Mr. Hinson was born in Yonkers, New York, and grew up in the New Jersey towns of Bound Brook and Tenafly. He attended the University of Iowa where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. After one year at the Cedar...

Helen M. (Hess) Craul, 86, of Strasburg, went to be with her Lord “forever and ever” on Monday afternoon, February 18, 2013.She was married 59 years to Gene L. Craul. Born in Conestoga Twp., she was the daughter of the late Amos H. and Mary Eshleman Hess.Helen had worked for S. Clyde Weaver’s for 28 years. She was a member...

Anna B. Feirick Binderup, aka “Nan”, 95 years wise of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 17, 2013, surrounded by her loving family as God called her home.Born November 24, 1917 in Northumberland, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Feirick. She was the wife of the late O. Clark Binderup with whom she...

BETTE K. (BRUBAKER) TONELLIBette K. Tonelli, 64, of East Petersburg, Pa. passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Hospice and Community Care Center after a 17 month battle with lung cancer.  Bette is survived by her loving husband of 23 yrs., Charles J. Tonelli.  She was the daughter of Dorothy K. Brubaker, Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster and the...

Franklin W. Kinnamon, Jr., 80, of Lancaster, PA passed away February 16 at the Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Dover, DE, he was the son of the late Franklin and Ellena McCullough Kinnamon. He was the husband of Marlyn A. Kinnamon.Frank was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, PA. He proudly served in the United States...

Janet Cecelia Case Yager Pontz died February 16, 2013.  A resident of Brethren Village, she was born in Havre de Grace, MD, on July 27, 1915, the daughter of the late Hattie G. and Hiram U. Case. Janet grew up in Lancaster and graduated as Valedictorian of her class at Millersville University. In 1937 she married Frank W. Yager, a...

Joseph J. Garboczi passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster PA.  He had resided at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim PA, for 11 years prior to his hospitalization.He was born in Wilkes-Barre Township August 19, 1919, son of the late Nicholas & Madeline (Dobos) Garboczi. He resided in Kingston, PA from 1946 to 2002. He...

Stuart M. Campbell, 81, a resident of St. Anne’s Home, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the home .He was married 59 year to Margaret Smith Campbell.  Born on Cleveland, OH he was the son of the late Stuart M. and Annabel Hay Campbell.Stuart had been employed as a chemical salesman with the Henkel Corporation for many years.  He was...

George E. (Pap) Dommel, of Mountville, passed away peacefully on Valentine’s Day. He was 88.He was born in Lancaster to the late Edward J. and Alice L. (Reynolds) Dommel.He was a veteran of World War II and retired from Armstrong World Industries after 43 years of employment.George enjoyed cooking, gardening, woodworking, crab feasts and good times with family and friends....

Richard K. “Dick” Leiphart, 91, of Leola, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Conestoga View.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Horace and Susan Eby Leiphart.Dick was a graduate of McCaskey High School and Millersville University.  Richard spent 40 months in the Coast Guard during World War II serving on an Auxiliary Personnel Assault Transport.  Following the...

William K. Sanders, 84, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mount Joy.He was born in Scranton, PA. Bill lived in and around Scranton in his youth, attending a one-room schoolhouse in Daleville, Pennsylvania while living on his grandparent’s farm. He often said that he never had a taste for chicken after...

Mark M. Mueller, 89, recently of Lancaster PA, was born on November 24, 1923 in Erie PA to Herman and Edna Mueller. He went to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Mark was a loving, caring, faithful husband to Adele Batdorf Mueller to whom he was married 60 years ago on...

Dr. Edward Clarke Beardslee, 71, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, PA (formerly of Wrightsville, PA), died Thursday, February 7, 2013 in the Essa Flory Hospice Center of Hospice and Community Care, Lancaster, PA.Born April 21, 1941 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert Clarke Beardslee and Gertrude Elizabeth Stouffer Beardslee.  He is also preceded in death by...