Obituaries

Robert T. Lore Jr.Robert T. Lore Jr., 97, of Willow Street, formerly of Collingswood, New Jersey died Tuesday, June 28th, at Lakeside at Willow Valley. He was the loving husband of the late Janet Green Lore and devoted father of the late Robert T. Lore III. Born in Camden, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Robert T....

David M. Wilson, 76, of Lancaster, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at M o r a v i a n Manor in Lititz.  He was married 33 years to Jerry L. Ryan Wilson. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Lawrence E. and Dorothy Marshall Wilson. David graduated from the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, MA and the...

Diane Fullerton, 54, formerly of Lancaster, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Holly S p r i n g s , Georgia, where she had resided the past 3 years. She was the wife of Frank Fullerton. Born in Belleville, NJ, she as the daughter of Gladys M. Romanick Fitz- Patrick of Lancaster and the late Robert Fitz-Patrick. Diane enjoyed...

Ronald C. Usner Sr., 74 of Lancaster died Sunday June 5th at home. He was the husband of the late Sally Christ Usner. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He is survived by a daughter Deborah Homsher and a son Ronald C. Usner Jr., 6 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren,...

Miriam L. Schleenbaker, 89, formerly of Englewood, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Moravian Manor in Lititz.  She was married 68 years to the late alter F. ” J u p e ” Schleenbaker who died in 2009. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edgar L. and Miriam Stradtman Long. Miriam was...

John Munnelly, 82, of ­Willow Valley, a devoted husband, loving father and proud grandfather, died peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2011.  Born April 2, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, John was the oldest child of the late John and ­Margaret Munnelly.John attended Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, St. Francis College and St. John’s Law School.  John was a practicing...

Vera Jane Latshaw, 89, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Jane, as she was known to her many friends, was the daughter of the late Richard M. and Esther (Kurtz) Stockton. She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard K. (Bud) Stockton and half-sister, Dorothy Hamp Goodman.  Born and raised in Lancaster County, Jane...

Kathryn L. Smaling, 100, formerly of Lancaster, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at Westminster Village in Dover, DE.She was the wife of the late John F. Smaling who died in 1973. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Richard P. and Clara Ludwig Haas.Mrs. Smaling had been employed as the manager of Barrcrest Apts. in Lancaster...

G. Aaron Smith, Jr., 87, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Homestead Village. Born in Quarryville, he was the son of the late George A. Smith, Sr. and Emma Walters Smith.  He was married to Dorothy Rose Smith.He was a graduate of F&M College and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and served in the...

David K. Bortzfield, 59, of Lititz, died at home on Friday, May 20, 2011.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late J. Robert Bortzfield and Virginia Stinson Habegger.David was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ in Lancaster. He was a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. David was...

Colonel Donald B. Wren, USAF (ret)Donald Bruce Wren died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Glen at Willow Valley where he had lived for the past four years.  He was born in Concordia, KS on July 24, 1920 to the late George B. and Hazel Whittaker Wren.He enlisted in the Army Air Corps immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor...

Kenny Russell Watson, 72, of Mountville, died Sunday, May 15th at home.  Born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, he was the son of the late J. Earl and Dorothy Jones Watson.  He is survived by his wife, Susan A. Watson.Kenny graduated from Guilford College, NC and then served on the USS Piedmont AD-17 during his years in the U.S. Navy....

Margaret S. Knisely, 83, of 2119 Landis Valley Rd., Lancaster, PA, died unexpectedly on May 14, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the wife of Arch G. Knisely III.  They observed their 58th wedding anniversary on March 14, 2011.Born in Harrisburg, PA on January 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lile Shettel and was...

Harriet Janice D. Funk, 93, of Lancaster, PA died May 13, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services. She was the widow of Willard W. Funk, assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education for the School District of Lancaster, who died in November, 2001. Mrs. Funk was born in Quakertown.A member of Grandview United Methodist Church since 1947, she was very active on the...

Almadine McDonnell, 86, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Golden Living Center.She was the wife of the late Paul R. McDonnell, Sr. who died in 1993. Born in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Martha B. Barrick Kibler.Mrs. McDonnell had worked many years at Central Paper and Box and then in retirement...

Donald H. Iredale, 81, ­former resident of Lancaster and Shillington, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at National HealthCare Center, Bluffton, SC.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold B. and Mable Groff Iredale. He was the husband of Ruth ­Snyder Iredale, and on September 29, 2010, they had celebrated 59 years of marriage.He was a...

Joseph “Joe” F. Kurjiaka, 47, of Landisville passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Lynn Forney Kurjiaka and in June, 2010 celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Kenneth A. and Rose Schinzing Kurjiaka of Mt. Joy.He was a 1981 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School...

Elsie S. Wirth, 97, of ­Lancaster, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Conestoga View surrounded by her loving family and the caring staff. She was the wife of the late Herman W. Wirth who predeceased her in 1961. She was born in Etna, PA, daughter of the late Joseph J. and Kathryn (Micor) Hereda....

Rev. John  “Wes” “Revie” AndersonOn Sunday, May 1st, Rev. John “Wes” “Revie” Anderson passed away surrounded by his wife of 57 years, his 6 living children along with some grandchildren, a great grand child and close family friends. His life was truly a life well lived. He was the only child of John and Elsie Anderson. He was born December...

Gene A. Haggblom, 69, of Lancaster, PA passed away of lung cancer at Hospice of Lancaster County late Friday April 29, 2011, surrounded by his wife and daughters.Born in Hingham, MA, he was the son of the late Alfred and Vieno (Nissila) Haggblom.Gene enjoyed music of many different genres, and was a dedicated musician. Having chosen the trombone as his...