Obituaries
Helen R. Musser
Jun 21, 2010
Helen R. Musser, 93, formerly of Rohrerstown, passed away at Luther Acres, Lititz, on Monday, June 21, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Abram and Elsie Gross Rudisill. She was the wife of the late Henry Jay Musser who passed away in September of 1971.Helen was born and lived most of her life in the Rohrerstown area. She...
Wayne A. Godfrey
Jun 20, 2010
Wayne A. Godfrey, 92, of Homestead Village in Lancaster, PA, died Sunday, June 20, 2010. He was born in Clarkston, Utah. He was the husband of the late Mary H. (Gutridge) Godfrey who died in 1976 and the husband of the late Barbara (Stovall) Godfrey who died in 2007.An Army veteran, Wayne served in Europe during World War II. After...
Philip Colton Gordon
Jun 18, 2010
Philip Colton Gordon, age 79, died at Hospice of Lancaster PA on June 18, 2010. He was a resident of Willow Valley Retirement Community in Willow Street, PA. Born in Upper Marion Township, PA, he was the son of the late Philip William Gordon and Grace Colton Gordon. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Clarissa Huntington Dyer...
Clyde M. Whitaker
Jun 18, 2010
Clyde M. Whitaker, 91, of 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, PA died June 18, 2010 at St. Anne’s Retirement Community.Born in Lancaster on September 11, 1918, he was the son of the late Ira and Gertrude Mays Whitaker. He had been married to the late Ethel Falk who died in February, 2000.Mr. Whitaker was a graduate of the former Lancaster Boys...
Robert H. Ranck
Jun 17, 2010
Robert H. Ranck, 89, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA.Born July 22, 1920 in Rohrerstown, he was the son of the late David H. and Susan (Hostetter) Ranck. He was a lifelong member of the Rohrerstown Mennonite Church.He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Alta (Hoover) Ranck and six children,...
Anne E. Peifer
Jun 16, 2010
Anne E. Peifer, 93, of 1520 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Born in Salunga, she was the daughter of the late J. Howard and Maude Peifer.She graduated from the former Millersville State Teachers College in 1939. In 1963, she received her MS in Elementary Education from Temple University. Her teaching career began in 1940 in a one...
Capt. Gunvald Gundersen
Jun 16, 2010
Capt. Gunvald Gundersen March 5, 1912-June 16, 2010He was born in Arendal, Norway to Carl and Frieda Gundersen and immigrated to the United States as a young man. He lived with his family in Brooklyn, NY and in New City, NY before moving to Willow Valley North in Lancaster, PA.Gunvald was married to Clara Tellefsen for 64 years. He was...
Richard Lawrence Falk
Jun 15, 2010
Richard Lawrence Falk, 88, of Millersville, PA, passed away June 15, 2010. He was the husband of the late Margaret Russell Falk who died in 1991.A graduate of Manor High School, now Penn Manor High School, and an alumnus of Millersville State Teachers College, now Millersville University, Falk was a musician, teaching piano and organ. He was also an organist...
William W. Moyer
Jun 14, 2010
William W. Moyer, 61, of Lancaster died unexpectedly on June 14 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Sunbury, he was the son of the late George W. and Helen Y. Moyer. Bill was the husband of Melanie (Molly) Everts Moyer, with whom he would have celebrated 39 years of marriage on August 22. In addition to his wife, Bill is...
Patricia Stokes Gagnon
Jun 14, 2010
Patricia Stokes Gagnon, 70, of Smithfield, VA, passed away Monday, June 14, 2010. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Bernice Cuddy Smith. Patricia had been a Smithfield resident for the past 6 years.A beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Patricia enjoyed bingo, cooking classes and church activities. She was a member of...
J. Albert Seldomridge
Jun 12, 2010
J. Albert Seldomridge, 81, of Lancaster, died at Landis Homes on Saturday, June 12, 2010 of complications due to Parkinson’s Disease.Al was the husband of Shirley Warner Seldomridge, with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage on March 21.Born in New Holland on March 16, 1929, he was the son of the late Paul W. and Estella Keckler Seldomridge.He was...
Dorothy K. Hess
Jun 11, 2010
Dorothy K. Hess, 85, of Willow Street, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.Mrs. Hess was married 63 years to Walter E. Hess. Born January 25, 1925 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ada Kreider Gochnauer.Dorothy was a homemaker who earlier in life had worked at Central Market and...
Lcdr Laura Elizabeth “Betty” Wintersteen Usn (Ret)
Jun 11, 2010
Betty Wintersteen, 95, of Manheim Township, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.Miss Wintersteen was born in Gordon (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Irene (Johnson) Wintersteen.Betty was a retired McCaskey High School math teacher and a former Navy meteorologist. She joined the Navy in 1942 after earning a...
Mary G. Smith
Jun 11, 2010
Mary G. Smith, 93, of Lancaster passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2010. Born in Rohrerstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John B. Graybill and Mary Leyden. She was married for 50 years to the late J. Edwards Smith, III of Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, John, Charles and Richard and...
Warren B. Hambleton, Jr.
Jun 8, 2010
Warren B. Hambleton, Jr., died peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim, PA. Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late Warren, Sr. and Marie Shue Hambleton. He was widowed from Jean, his wife of 50 years in 2001. Two sisters, Ruth and Miriam, predeceased him.After graduating from East Lampeter High School...
Michael Edward Houck
Jun 7, 2010
Michael Edward Houck passed away June 7, 2010 after battling a long illness.He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Louise Houck and Elaine Riccardi. He is survived by his brothers, Phil Houck, Dick Houck, John Houck, Tom Houck and Dave Houck, and his sister, Helen Tillotson. He is also survived by his wife, Thelma, his children, Robin, Ben...
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
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
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
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...
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