Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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...
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...
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
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...
Corinne S. Fairbairn
Sep 13, 2023
Corinne S. Fairbairn, 73, of Lititz, PA, passed away on September 13, 2023. She was the loving wife of Roy N. Fairbairn. Born in Troy, PA, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Sibyl M. (McMurray) Stump.After graduating from Gettysburg College with a Bachelor’s degree, she and Roy were married in 1972. She spent most of her...
Darlene Iona (Nee Wegener) Christiansen
Sep 10, 2023
Darlene Iona Christiansen (87), a resident of the Willow Valley Retirement Community in Lancaster, PA, died on September 10, 2023. Even in her final years, Darlene touched thousands of lives as a mother and grandmother, clergy spouse, a piano teacher and church organist, as a master seamstress, and numerous leadership engagements with churches and communities.Born on December 21, 1935 in...
William E Sanders
Sep 10, 2023
William (“Bill” and “Sandy”) Ehrhardt Sanders, 68, died on September 10, 2023 after a brief illness. Mr. Sanders was born in Harrisburg, but his family soon moved to Blossom Hill in Manheim Township, Lancaster County.He was a 1972 graduate of Manheim Township High School, where he was a standout basketball player. His competitive sports interests continued, as he played in...
Juell E. Stroup
Sep 10, 2023
Juell Ellen Stroup, 77, of Lancaster, passed away on September 10, 2023 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Morris E. Stroup who passed away in 2015.Born in Warsaw, IN, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Patricia (Hoffman) Daisy.After graduating from high school, she spent much...
Robert R. “Bob” Schwartz
Sep 9, 2023
Robert R. “Bob” Schwartz, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023. He was the son of the late Dr. Grover C. Schwartz and Ethel (Colahan) Schwartz. He was married to Jean (Berkstresser) Schwartz for 62 years.Bob graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in 1952. He enlisted in the US Army in 1953 and served in Manheim, Germany...
Richard E. Portzer
Sep 5, 2023
Richard E. Portzer, 84, of Lancaster, formerly of DuBois, passed away on September 5, 2023 at the Mennonite Home. He was the loving husband of Constance J. (Gigliotti) Portzer.Born in St. Mary’s, PA, he was the son of the late Leonard and Loretta (Erich) Portzer.After graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from the Pennsylvania State University, he spent much...
Sofia Ocasio
Sep 1, 2023
Sofia Ocasio, age 79 of Lancaster PA passed away September 1, 2023 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt Joy. Born in Santiago Chile, Sofia has been a resident of Lancaster for 50 years.Predeceased by her husband Juan, she is survived by her brother Carlos husband of Lucciola Gonzales of Lancaster , her siblings in Chile and Ecuador and nieces...
Nancy L Laukhuff
Sep 1, 2023
Nancy L. Laukhuff, age 85 passed away on Sept 1, 2023 in her husband’s arms at home in Marietta PA. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Martin and Ethel Duncan Speece. She is predeceased by siblings; Love Rohm, Sandy Blantz, Bob Speece, Faye Speece, Betty Hamilton, Mary Warrington and Ronnie Speece.Nancy had been a waitress but...
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