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Obituaries

Obituaries

Elijah Anton Maldonado

Elijah Anton Maldonado

Jun 6, 2010

Elijah Anton Maldonado, infant son of Elizar N. Maldonado and Lisette Vargas of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010.In addition to his parents, he is survived by: his siblings, Elizar, Eziis, and Khalijah Maldonado and Azaleya Martinez; maternal grandparents, Esther and Jose Vargas; maternal grandmother, Gladys Cruz; paternal grandmother, Grissette Sanchez; paternal great-grandparents, Myrna Sanchez and Miguel Tirado.A graveside...

Shirley Eileen (Martin) Shimp

Shirley Eileen (Martin) Shimp

Jun 4, 2010

Shirley Eileen (Martin) Shimp, 74, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster County. Born in Ephrata, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Miriam (Rettew) Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard D. Shimp.Eileen graduated from Ephrata High School in 1954. She returned...

Josephine H. Landis

Josephine H. Landis

Jun 3, 2010

Josephine H. Landis, 95, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late A. Vincent and Mary McKinstry Hurst. She was married for 74 years to the late Frank S. Landis.Josephine was a 1933 graduate of Manheim Twp. High School. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening...

Arthur Donald Freiberg

Arthur Donald Freiberg

Jun 1, 2010

Arthur Donald Freiberg, 69, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.He was married 45 years to Joan E. Groff Freiberg. Born March 22, 1941 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Theresa MacNeal Freiberg.Donald retired from Pennfield Feeds in 2006 and then in retirement enjoyed driving school bus in the Hempfield...

Marilyn Joy Bozarth

Marilyn Joy Bozarth

May 31, 2010

Marilyn Joy Bozarth, 81, formerly of New Jersey, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010 at Arborview at Willow Valley. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Mathews Huellen. She was married to the late Eugene H. Bozarth.Marilyn worked as a realtor for Coldwell Banker, and Graham Realty, both of Vineland, NJ. She...

Arthur L. Munson

Arthur L. Munson

May 24, 2010

Arthur L. Munson, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010, at the Mennonite Home.Born August 29, 1918, in Presque Isle, ME, he was a son of the late Roy Wallace and Louise Rose Munson.Arthur was a retired U.S. Army Major and during his service to his country during WWII and the Korean Conflict, he was awarded both the...

Betty W. Hohn

Betty W. Hohn

May 23, 2010

Betty W. Hohn, 87, of Lancaster, a loving and caring mother, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.Born April 27, 1923 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Wisner Wagner.Mrs. Hohn was a homemaker who earlier in life had worked at the Armstrong Closure Plant. She was a charter member of the Holy...

Elizabeth G. McKelvey

Elizabeth G. McKelvey

May 21, 2010

Elizabeth G. McKelvey, 101, a resident of Lakeside at Willow Valley, died Friday, May 21, 2010.She was the wife of the late Thomas J. McKelvey who died in 1969. Born February 13, 1909 in Englewood, NJ she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Anna M. Van Saun Whitney.Mrs. McKelvey was an actuary who was employed by the...

Hazel J. Loser

Hazel J. Loser

May 14, 2010

Hazel J. Loser, 81, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 14, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Jonathan K. and Clara Sipling Brownsberger. She was married for 57 years to the late Theodore C. Loser, Jr., who passed away in 2005.Hazel received her Bachelor’s degree from Millersville University and held several social services positions....

Kathryn M. Peifer

Kathryn M. Peifer

May 8, 2010

Kathryn M. Peifer, 89, of Lancaster, died Saturday, May 08, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.She was the wife of the late Charles R. Peifer who died in 1995.Mrs. Peifer was a homemaker and attended St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Mount Joy.Surviving are two sons, Glenn A. husband of Becky Peifer of Lancaster, and Kenneth R....

David Tyson Copenhafer, Jr.

David Tyson Copenhafer, Jr.

May 7, 2010

David Tyson Copenhafer, Jr., 92, of Lancaster, PA died Friday, May 7, 2010.He was preceded in death by his first wife Helen Beal Copenhafer and his third son William Clark Copenhafer. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 54 years, and wonderful stepmother to his sons, Nina Hill Copenhafer; his two sons, David T. Copenhafer III and...

Gladys M. Dommel

Gladys M. Dommel

May 5, 2010

Gladys M. Dommel, 94, of Luther Acres in Lititz, PA, entered into rest on Wednesday May 5th, 2010. Born on February 21, 1916 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Cecelia Aukamp Pleger. She would have been married to Paul W. Dommel for 68 years on June 23, 2002. Mr. Dommel passed away April 26,...

Leonard James Clark

Leonard James Clark

May 5, 2010

Leonard James Clark, 81, of Masonic Village, died peacefully on May 5, 2010. He was the devoted husband of Doris Mae Kirchner Clark, and they would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in December.Born in Sunbury, PA on Dec. 31, 1928, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Mary Catherine Welsh Clark. In addition to his loving...

Larry A. Thomas

Larry A. Thomas

May 3, 2010

Larry A. Thomas, 63, of Landisville, died Monday, May 3, 2010 following a brief illness at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.He was the husband of Carol S. Simpson Thomas. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Lois L. Eshleman Thomas of Millersville, and the late Abram M. Thomas.Larry was the owner of Thomas Motors in Manheim for...

Albert Earle Pentecost

Albert Earle Pentecost

May 2, 2010

Albert Earle Pentecost, 88, resident of Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA died Sunday morning, May 2, 2010, at Lancaster General Hospital after many years of struggle with Parkinson’s disease.Mr. Pentecost was born in Narberth, PA and lived in Chester, PA in his early years. He was the son of the late John C. and Edna Brundage Pentecost. He was married...

Captain Warren L. Swartz (Retired)

Captain Warren L. Swartz (Retired)

Apr 23, 2010

Warren L. Swartz, 90, of Lady Lake, Florida, formerly of Lititz/Lancaster, PA, passed away Friday, April 23rd, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville KY, while visiting his daughter.Born in Lancaster, PA on August 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Oliver J. and Dorothea A. Bechtold Swartz. He was the husband of the late Emma Kathryn (Kitty) Moore Swartz.Warren...

Fred H. “Beau” Marchand Iii

Fred H. “Beau” Marchand Iii

Apr 23, 2010

Fred H. “Beau” Marchand III, 31, of Lancaster, died Friday, April 23, 2010.Born in Lafayette, IN he was the son of Fred H. Marchand, Jr. of Holtwood, and Diane D. “Dede” Holmes Hudzik of Columbia.Beau was a 1997 graduate of Lampeter Strasburg High School and had been employed as a chef at Damon’s. He enjoyed Redskins football, movies and cooking.Surviving...

C. Theodore Fultineer

C. Theodore Fultineer

Apr 22, 2010

C. Theodore Fultineer, 83, formerly of Lancaster, died peacefully at Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Thursday, April 22, 2010.Born in Weston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Theodore R. and Agnes S. Fultineer and is survived by his companion, Mary Schneebeli.Ted graduated from Glenville High School, Glenville, West Virginia in 1943 and proudly served 3...

Wilbur L. Frey

Wilbur L. Frey

Apr 22, 2010

Wilbur L. Frey, 93, of East Petersburg, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at ManorCare of Lancaster.He was the husband of the late Esther M. Hodecker Frey who died in 1998. Born in Manor Twp., he was the son of the late Abraham and Fannie Heisey Frey.Mr. Frey retired from Armstrong World Industries where he had been employed for 36 years....

Mary Ann Rieker

Mary Ann Rieker

Apr 21, 2010

Mary Ann Rieker, 62, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 21. She was born in Lancaster, a daughter of Mary and the late George Ehemann.She was the loving wife of thirty-nine years of David M. Rieker of Lancaster. She is survived by a son, D. Matthew Rieker, husband of Anne Rieker of Lancaster and their two sons, Benjamin and...

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