Obituaries

Ralph K. Hoover, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on December 28, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth (Hartstein) Hoover who preceded him in death in 2017.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph W. and Catherine (Kreider) Hoover.He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War,...

Mary “Molly” Ann McNelis, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the loving wife of the late Joseph Kenneth McNelis.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Anthofer.After graduating from Lancaster Catholic High School, she dedicated her life to her family as a homemaker.In her...

Ethel Wall, 85, of Millersville (formerly of Lancaster) passed away on December 24, 2021 at her home.  She was the loving wife of 53 years to Thomas J. Wall, Sr., who preceded her in death in 2012.  Ethel was born in Port Carbon, PA to Vincent and Ethel Doyle.Ethel was full of life, brightening any room she walked into with...

Luis R. Cruz, 66, of Lancaster, was escorted by the angels on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Ana Y. Cruz. Luis was born in Juana Diaz, PR, where he completed high school.He went on to study electronics at Vo Tech school and after graduating, began repairing TVs, VCRs, etc. He also...

Barbara J. Krady, 84, of Charlotte, NC, formerly of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully on December 20, 2021. She was born in 1937 in West Chester, PA, to the late Herbert and Mary Montgomery.  Along with her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her loving husband, Wilmer Krady, and sister, Jean Hands.  She is survived by her three children who...

David Jonathan Mott, 69, of Pequea, went home to be with his Lord on December 20, 2021 at LGH.  Born in Fort Benning, Georgia, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Herman) Mott.After graduating with his Associates Degree, David spent most of his career as owner of ComputerLynx Network.  Prior to this he did computer programing and...

Dorothy Clare Nolan of Lancaster passed away surrounded by her family on December 18, 2021.  She lived at the Brethren Village Retirement Community.Born in Bayonne NJ in 1926 she was the daughter of the late Alvah J. Scott and the late Edna McNaughton Scott.Dorothy graduated from Bogota High School in 1943 and worked as a secretary for East River Savings...

David Leroy Brubaker, 83, of Landisville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 16, 2021 at his home.  He was the loving and devoted husband of Doris F. (Geib) Brubaker to whom he was married to for 13 years.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Titus Brubaker, Jr. and Martha...

Kenneth Ray Rogers, Sr.” Whitey”, 94, of Franklin, VA, passed away on December 11, 2021 at Sentara Hallifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, VA.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Henry L. and Emma B. (McCune) Rogers.After graduating from Manheim Township High School in 1945, Kenneth went on to proudly serve in the US. Air Force...

Mary Ann McCurdy, 89, of Millersville, passed away on December 17, 2021 at Oak Leaf Manor South. Born in Cleona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maggie (Tice) Plasterer and was the wife of Lloyd McCurdy until his passing in 2000.After high school, Mary went into the work force and retired from RCA. She was very...

Virginia “Ginny” Ferree Westcott, 97, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Moravian Manor Communities. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Delmont Kennedy and Hazel Belle Bradshaw Ferree. She was the wife of the late Robert Whitaker Westcott, who died in May 1983.A graduate of Peabody High School in Pittsburgh, she...

(February 24, 1978 – December 11, 2021)Nicholas Ryan Baeth, age 43, passed away on December 11, 2021 at home in Lancaster, PA, following a brief but courageous and fearless fight with an aggressive stage IV pancreatic cancer.Born in Libby, MT, on February 24, 1978, Nicholas spent his childhood in the picturesque Kootenai River valley picking huckleberries, hiking, creek ice-skating, playing...

Linda L. LeBoon, 73, of Lancaster, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ  on Saturday, December 11, 2021.  She was the loving wife of Richard J. LeBoon.Born in Danville, PA she was the daughter of the late Sydney and Mildred (Dapra) Eltringham.After graduating from Coal Township High School, Shamokin, PA Linda spent much of her career...

Kathleen Louise Radcliffe passed away on December 15, 2021. She was Born on September 15, 1941 in Lancaster. She married her beloved husband Harry Radcliffe on April 4, 1970.Kathleen was the daughter of the late Ira and Suzanne Fickes. She is survived by her husband Harry, brother James Fickes, sister and brother-in-law Harriet and Allen Eshleman, and many nieces and...

Christine “Tina” M. Gibble, 64, of Lititz passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at home with her husband by her side.  She was the loving wife of LaVerne R. Gibble.  Born in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of Essie Ray and Mary Lou (Jones) Kirby.After completing her GED, she held various professional positions including a Dock Worker at...

Jackie Whare, 85, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away on the 11thday of December, 2021 at the Mennonite Home.  She was the loving wife of William S. Whare.She was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania to John and Dorothy Jean Luttman.  She graduated from Columbia High School.She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she was the first female...

Steven R. Plantholt, Sr., 68, of Lancaster, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.  Steve was the loving husband of Melodie Hiltz Plantholt to whom he was married for 46 years.  He was born on December 2, 1953, to Marian Plantholt Hammerstrom and Robert G. Plantholt (both predeceased).For more than 40 years he worked for...

1936 – 2021Charles “Charley” Peterson, an accomplished geographer, cartographer, librarian, and inveterate lover of maps of all kinds, died peacefully in his home in the Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on December 7, 2021.  He was 85 years old.Born at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1936 to Elsie Marie Peterson (née Prosser) and Dr. Charles...

George J. Morgan, 90, died at his home on Friday, December 3, 2021. He was born in Nesquehoning, PA, to William H. and Gertrude Morgan.  He was predeceased by his sisters Gertrude and Deanna. He is survived by his wife Caroline B. Morgan.George was very proud of growing up in the beautiful Pocono mountains where as a young boy, he...

Jeffrey S. Lueders, 62, of Lancaster City, passed away on Friday, December 3rd, 2021 at Hospice of Mount Joy after a long battle with cancer. He was a loving dad and grandpa. Jeff was born in Lancaster, PA on September 8th, 1959 and was a son to Harry Lueders and Elsie Lueders. Jeff graduated from Hempfield High School in 1978...