Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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.
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...

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...

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,...

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
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)
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
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...

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....

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...

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...

Almira (Allie) Veghte Shaffer
Apr 17, 2010
Almira (Allie) Veghte Shaffer, 93, a resident of Willow Valley Manor North, Lancaster, PA, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at her residence.Born in Griggstown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Cora Davis Veghte. She was a graduate of Somerville, NJ public schools and Rider College (now University) in NJ.Allie was employed as a medical secretary...

Harriet (Chua) Yang
Apr 14, 2010
Harriet (Chua) Yang, 88, of Lancaster, PA, peacefully entered eternal life on Wednesday, April 14 at The Glen of Willow Valley.The third of 13 children, she was born in Xiamen (Amoy), China on July 20, 1921 and lived in China and the Philippines prior to her arrival in the U.S. in 1949. In addition to her schooling in China, she...

Mary K. Hemperly
Apr 14, 2010
Mary K. Hemperly, 87, formerly of W. Lemon St., Lancaster, died Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Mennonite Home.Mary was the wife of the late J. Walter Hemperly, Jr. who died in 2006. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Cecelia Forry Keller.Mrs. Hemperly was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist...

Roberta W. Nelson
Apr 10, 2010
Roberta W. Nelson, 93, a lifelong resident of Bainbridge, PA, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Rheems Nursing and Rehab Center.Born in Bainbridge, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Wile. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Nelson who died in 1977.Roberta graduated from the former Maytown High School and attended the Lancaster Business School....