Obituaries

Robert E Marion Jr., 79, of Lancaster, passed away at Essa Flory Hospice Center on December 9, 2012 surrounded by family.He was the husband of Barbara Rutter Marion and they celebrated fifty years of marriage on July 27, 2012. Born in Lancaster PA, he was the son of the late Robert E., Sr. and Marie Bowman Marion. Bob was employed...

Lawrence H. Skromme, P.E., 99, an internationally renowned agricultural engineer, farmland preservationist, and antiques collector, died peacefully on Monday at home surrounded by his loving family.Hired as Sperry New Holland’s Chief Engineer in 1951, Skromme reorganized the engineering division, separating testing and design. He pioneered using teams of design, production and service engineers working with marketing specialists to create a...

Susan J. Liebig, 51, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at her home. She was the loving wife of D. Michael Liebig.Born in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of Matthew C. Brandt Jr. and the late Dorothy Lou Brandt.She lived most of her years in the Millersville area attending Penn Manor High School and Millersville...

Dorothy V. Lorenz, 95, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Frey Village in Middletown, PA. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Lorenz who passed away in November 2000. Born Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Irene (Campbell) Herr.She attended Presbyterian Church’s throughout her life.She is survived by: a...

Heading: Dorothy J. PattersonDorothy Jean Patterson, 80, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday November 26, 2012 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Miriam I. Shenk.She is survived by her husband Robert with whom she celebrated 61 years of marriage...

Arlene H. Putt, formerly of 127 Whitney Rd., Lancaster died November 26, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Dover, DE. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jason and Ruby Hershey.She was the wife of Dillon K. Putt who died in 2007. They were married for 43 years.She retired in 1982 after 42 years as an executive...

Julia Loomis Colton, 93, of 675 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster, PA and formerly of Spring Valley, NY passed away on Friday, November 23rd at the Glen at Willow Valley. She was the widow of Merrill Luther Colton.Born in Pulaski, NY she is survived by two daughters, Beth (Ron) Schensky and Marilyn Sovak. Also surviving are grandchildren, Eric (Mary Anne) Schensky,...

Ralph L. Root, Jr., 80, of Lancaster, PA, peacefully passed away at The Glen at Willow Valley on November 23, 2012.Born in Lincoln, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph L., Sr. and Viola Groff Root. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Groome Root. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on April 21st.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey...

Donna J. Bracy, 58, departed this life suddenly on November 17, 2012. Donna was the daughter of Kathryn Milos Patterson and the late Robert S. Patterson.Donna is survived by her husband, Rodney T. Bracy; sons, Mark and James; granddaughter, Angelica; sisters and their husbands, Kathy (Joe) Percival, Sherry (Irvin) Riddle, and Joanne Albertson; sister-in-law, Patricia Evans; brother-in-law Lawrence Bracy III;...

Florence Pyle Towers, 89 of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 19, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late James K. Towers Jr., loving mother of Mary (John) Gooding of Lancaster, James K. (Connie) Towers III of Lancaster, Virginia (Michael) Post of Quakertown, PA, and Jeanne (Eugene) Spinelli of Haddonfield, NJ., endearing grandmother of 11 and...

Arthur F. “Pat” McDonie died Friday, November 16 at Brethren Village following a long illness. Born on March 10, 1927 in Huntington, WV he was the son of Elmer H. and Clara M. McDonie. Prior to moving to Brethren Village he had been a resident of East Hempfield Township for many years. For six years, from 1935-1941 his family lived...

Jean M. Johnson, 88, formerly of Orchard St., Lancaster, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at ManorCare in Lancaster.She was the wife of the late Clarence H. Johnson who died in 1974. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Samuel T. and Elizabeth M. Snyder Morrison.Jean had been employed as a bookkeeper for Manor Management Corporation for over...

Margaret “Peggy” Louise Chesnutt, 86, of Lititz, PA went peacefully home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 16th from the Manor at Luther Acres.Beloved mother and “grammy”, she was preceded in death by her husband, R. Clifford Chesnutt after 55 years of marriage. Born in Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late Joseph I. Smith and Nellie...

Louise V. Edgar, 90, Lancaster, PA, went to be with the Lord peacefully in her sleep on November 14, 2012. Born in Gap, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russel G. Shaffer and Viola (Ritenour) Shaffer. She was one of five children. She was preceded in death by her husband, George (Barney) Edgar.She was a member of Redeemer...

Geraldine Clouser, age 99, died peacefully on November 15, 2012 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the wife of Lee E. Clouser, who passed away in 1974. She was also predeceased by her sister, Lillian Deak, of Youngstown, Ohio. They were all of the Lutheran Faith.Gerry was born on March 22, 1913 to Reed E. and Nellie (Kordes) Stormer....

Mrs. Nancy Greiner Gutzwiller, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday November 12, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care.Mrs. Gutzwiller was born on July 1, 1922 in Lancaster, PA to Harry Wachstetter Greiner and Elizabeth Strickler Greiner. Working at the Post Office in Landisville, PA to put herself through college, she met the man of her dreams, Dr. Robert L....

Ruth Ann Harrington Dunn died November 14, 2012 at the Mennonite Home after a brief illness; she was 87 years old and is now re-united with her husband of 62 years, Lewis Dunn, who died in December 2011.Ruth was born February 17, 1925 in Mt. Vernon, MD, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Harrington and Etta Dashiell Harrington. She was valedictorian...

Martha “Marty” Kling Weaver, 90, formerly of School House Road and Woodcrest Villas, Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Intercourse, PA, she was the daughter of the late Victor D. and Anna High Kling. Martha was the beloved wife of J. Paul Weaver, who passed away in 1975.Marty loved life...

Steven F. Padurano, 42, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully, but much too soon, in his sleep on November 6th 2012 at his home. He is survived by his adoring wife of 22 years, Jennifer and 5 wonderful children; Josephine, age 21, Steven, Jr., age 19, Dominic, age 18, Graceanne, age 15 and Vincent, age 11.He was born in Germany but...

Geraldine (Gerry) Hurst Humphreville, 83, of Brethren Village, a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Born January 11, 1929 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ida M. and Leon Hurst. She was married to her husband Robert (Bob) J. Humphreville for a loving 64 years.Gerry graduated from McCaskey High...