Obituaries

After living a long life devoted to her family, Geraldine Margaret Sweigart, formerly of Landisville, passed away on February 22, 2022, at Brethren Village.  She was the wife of the late Clyde M. Sweigart.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of William H. Jordan and Margaret Doerr Jordan.A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, Gerry worked as a bookkeeper...

Gloria (Schimp) Hart, 92, of Lititz, PA passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA.She was born in Lancaster, PA, September 23, 1929 to the late Dorothy (Adams) and Park E. Schimp Sr.Upon graduation from Hempfield High School, Gloria attended Lancaster General School of Nursing. She worked part time in the Children’s ward at Lancaster General...

On Monday, February 21, Joan Duncan Turns, 97, of Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, left this life on her own terms just the way she lived it, and entered into eternal rest at the Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by family.  She was the loving wife of Robert L. Duncan until his passing in 1973, and then, George L. Turns who passed...

Adele Berardi, 100 of Lancaster, PA died peacefully on February 17th, 2022.  She was the loving wife of Frank Berardi, now deceased, and they enjoyed 66 years of marriage together.She was born in New York City to Joseph and Sophie Turshin.  She and her husband Frank met while studying at New York’s City College, and they spent forty-five years of...

Thelma Marie (Weaver) Hershey, 85, of Lancaster, passed away of natural causes on February 20, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the loving wife of Nelson H. Hershey. She spent her adult life as a homemaker, dedicating her life to her family and church. She was a member of Rohrerstown Mennonite Church.Thelma was a seamstress and did sewing and...

Dorothy R. Shay, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on February 14, 2022 at Hamilton Arms Center.  She was the loving wife of the late Edward H Shay.Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Sprout) Mull.She spent much of her life as a homemaker.In her spare time, Dorothy enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, reading, baking...

Gloria J. Sherman, age 78 of Lancaster passed away February 9, 2022 at Lancaster Nursing and Rehab Center.Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Clara Mae Beck Hill.She was predeceased by her 6 brothers and and her husband Ted.She is survived by her children Tina Fernandez of Lancaster and Jeffrey Sherman of Lancaster, her...

Linda Ann (Mumma) Stehman, 86, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at her home, after a short illness.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester C. Mumma and Bertha (Lashley) Mumma.  She is survived by her grandchildren, Bethany Jenks, wife of Michael, of Lititz, Jared Kosky, husband of Hanna, of Simsbury, CT, and James Dougherty of Lancaster....

Mary B. White, 86 of Lancaster, formerly of Conestoga, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, February 8th2022 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a very short battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Born in Lancaster on August 19th1935. She was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Geneva Steffy Boas. Mary was the wife of the late Edward G White Jr., Mary...

Richard “Dick” Bellis, 85, died on February 9, 2022 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA.  He was born, raised and educated in Western PA. Dick is one of 9 children.Dick is survived by two siblings Douglas and Patricia Bellis, and two loving step daughters, Beverly (Bill) Stout and Sharen Williams and their families that include 5 grandchildren – Matthew,...

Margaret (“Peg”) McDaniel Byers, 101, died peacefully at Willow Valley Communities on February 7, 2022.She was born August 30, 1920, in Philadelphia to Margaret Heilman McDaniel and William Anders McDaniel.  After graduating from Olney High School where she held many leadership positions, she undertook a program in business at Temple University School of Commerce.  There she achieved high honors and...

Franklin L. Bedwell, 81, of Lancaster passed away Friday, February 4, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Felix and Anna (Thomas) Bedwell. He was the husband of Judy (Shaub) Bedwell with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage.Frank graduated from Kennard-Dale High School and Bowman Technical School. He proudly served in the US Navy....

Philip Iddings, 66, of Lancaster, PA passed away February 3, 2022 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Mary Iddings.Philip was born in Lancaster, PA to Delbert and Marianne (Christener) Iddings.He was employed for 22 years at Keystone Wood Specialists.In his free time Philip enjoyed camping, vacationing at the beach, and spending time with his family – especially...

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Pastor L. Guy Mehl, 87, of Lancaster, went to meet his creator on February 3, 2022.Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he was the son of Col. Fred C. and Mary V. Mehl.  Guy was the loving husband of Nancy O. Mehl, and the two were married for some 62 years.Guy was a graduate of Gettysburg College in 1956 and then served...

Deborah H. Santow Shenk passed away on February 3, 2022. A talented artist, Deborah specialized in portraits and landscapes in oils on canvas as well as illustration and graphic arts.She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising from Kutztown State College and worked as a self-employed artist in Millersville, PA. Deborah was an avid animal rights activist, equine advocate,...

Edward L. Jones, Jr., 96, of Lititz, passed away on February 1, 2022 at UPMC Lititz. Born in Kingston, PA, he was the son of the late Edward L., Sr. and Gertrude (Steinhauer) Jones. He was the husband of Lois A. (Miller) Jones until her passing in 2000 and of Ruth (Coulson) Jones for 17 years.A graduate of Kingston High...

Paul Robert Brubaker, age 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at his home surrounded by his children.  Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Paul Newcomer Brubaker and Anne Hoffer Brubaker.Paul graduated from Manor High School in Millersville and attended Franklin and Marshall College.  Paul enlisted for active duty in the US...

Burton Lawrence Kirkman was a wonderful, smart, funny, loving husband and father. He died peacefully on February 2, 2022 at age 88.  Born on August 13, 1933 in Clinton, IA, he was the youngest of six children of Joseph Spencer Kirkman and Marie Jensen Kirkman. Burt had 5 older half siblings as well.  His beloved wife, Ruth Temple Kirkman, predeceased...

Linda L. Ness, 66, passed away on February 1, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Lancaster, PA to Donald and Bessie (Bealler) Ness.Linda was a loving and caring person. She leaves behind to mourn her passing her brother Larry Ness, her aunt Geraldine Devlin and her uncle Robert Devlin.Linda was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School...