Obituaries

Agnes H. Taylor 91 years young from Lancaster township passed away June 12, 2021 in Lancaster General Hospital. She is predeceased by her loving husband Robert (Bob) G. Taylor.Agnes was born in Duryea, PA to the late Charles (Ed) E. Levick and late Hazel G. Titus Levick.Belonging to the Bethany Presbyterian Church for the last 25 years she was active...

Ronald Allmond Blackwell passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021, after a brief fight against cancer.Born October 9th, 1939, in Wilmington, Ron grew up in Delaware and graduated from Middletown High School in 1957. His interests in both mechanical and electrical engineering led to service in the Air Force, followed by a career in...

Gerald L. Gundel, 79, formerly of Columbia, PA passed away Tuesday morning at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the son of the late George A. and Grace L. (Sample) Gundel and was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County.Gerald served in the US Army National Guard and was employed by Caterpillar in York for 25 years before retiring in 1998. He...

Roman Nicklaus Astree, 18, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, June 13th, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center.  Roman had several heart surgeries as a young child, and his death was related to his ongoing heart complications.Born in York, PA, but a resident of Lancaster his whole life, he was the son of Kevin Nicklaus and Laurie Lee (Nagle) Astree.Roman was...

Patricia W. Lorah, 83, of Lancaster, died June 12, 2021 after a brief illness. She was married to Howard S. Lorah for 53 years and the daughter of the late Dorothy L. and Warren H. Wilson.She is survived by her children: Gary (Joyce) Baum, Kari (Tim) Bost, Gregory (Joan) McCauley, David (Beth) Lorah, Robert Lorah, and Samuel (Tracey) Lorah, 14...

Dan Britton Jones, 78, of Lancaster passed away on June 11, 2021, after a brief illness.  He was the loving husband of Marilyn Ressler Jones. He passed with his wife and much of his family at his side.Dan was born on February 2, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Elbert Whitfield Jones and Frances Louise (McBride) Jones.  Elbert was killed...

Carl B. Herr, age 93 of Brethren Village, passed away on June 11, 2021.  He was the husband of the late Erma Lois Hess Herr.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clarence B and Ada Groff Herr.He was a member of Mellinger Mennonite Church where he was a Sunday School teacher. Carl was a lifelong beef and...

William H. (Bill) Calder age 83, of Lancaster, PA passed peacefully from this world June 11, 2021. His wife, Betsy, was by his side. Bill was the first of four children of the late William H. and Mary (Landis) Calder. Bill was the President of the family business, Calder Manufacturing Company.Bill was a sweet, kind and gentle man who was...

Jack Donald, 90, was called into the arms of his Lord from his home on June 7th. Born in Hazleton, PA, he was the son of the late Joshua S and Rebecca E (Steckrote) Donald.Jack graduated from Hazleton Senior High School in 1948, then Penn State University in 1955. He graduated with an associate degree in Electrical Engineering. He served...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father, Lou Suter, of Lancaster, PA, on Friday, May 28, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Roy E. and Helen Hatfield Suter.Lou has been on a journey for the past 21 months, after being diagnosed with Leukemia, AML. In...

Richard B. Keller age, 92 of Lancaster passed away June 3, 2021 at his daughters home in Lititz. Born in Lancaster to the late Walter and Mary Ream Keller, he was employed by Trojan Yacht and also drove a bus for CTC and Penn Highway.He was a member of the LDS Church in Lancaster and a former member of Stehman...

Thomas Robinson Ashton (Rob), 74, of Willow Valley Communities, passed away on May 28, 2021. Born in Youngstown, Ohio he was the son of the late Thomas R. and Elizabeth (Powers) Ashton. He was a graduate of Findlay High School and Miami University (Delta Upsilon) in Ohio.After graduating from Miami, he spent much of his professional career in Alexandria, VA...

A. Richard Bard, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021. He was the son of the late Aaron and Miriam (Edmonds) Bard and was the loving husband and best friend of Ellie (Eckert) Bard.After graduating from Manheim Borough High School, Dick received a B.S. degree from Millersville State Teacher’s College and an M.S. degree from Temple University. During...

Lois passed through death to life everlasting on Monday afternoon, May 31, 2021, after a brief illness. She was 79 years old.Lois was born April 26, 1942 in Leola, Pennsylvania. The third child of Walter and Miriam Horst.A 1960 graduate of Conestoga Valley High School, Lois loved roller skating and in her teenage years would skate at Rocky Springs every...

McKinzy Amber Anderson (Worm, Pumpkin, GG) 25, of East Petersburg, passed away on May 23, 2021. Born in Lititz, PA, she was the daughter of David and Lisa (Benard) Anderson.McKinzy is a graduate from Hempfield High School and she worked for Amazon.In her spare time, she enjoyed taking photos, outdoor activities, planting flowers, cars, motorcycle rides, classic rock, Binge watching...

Carolyn Elizabeth Oswald Kendall of Lancaster, and formerly of Glenside, PA, died on Sunday, May 23, of cancer.She was born on Nov. 1, 1939, in Philadelphia. Her parents were the late Rev. Gordon A. Oswald and Pauline Stroeble Oswald.Carolyn was a graduate of Palmerton High School and Oberlin College. She also held a master’s degree in teaching, with reading as...

Charles F. Snyder Jr., 76, of Lancaster, passed away on May 18, 2021 at his home after a long illness.  He was the loving husband of Linda (Bryan) Snyder.  They were together for 42 years and would have celebrated their 28thwedding anniversary on June 25th.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Charles F. Snyder and Dorothy...

Paul E. “Skip” Brown, Jr., 72, of Gordonville, passed away on May 19, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the son of the late Paul E. Brown, Sr. and Dorothy Gurtler Brown and the loving husband to Mary Hildebrand Brown for 17 years.He attended Penn Manor High School and later completed his GED. Paul was an avid hunter, enjoyed...

Craig William Cullinan, 61, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly from natural causes on Thursday May 13, 2021.  Born in Lewistown, PA on February 28, 1960, he was the youngest child of the late Louise Bucher and Hugh Francis Cullinan. He was the fiancé of Elaine Greblowski of Lancaster.  He graduated from McCaskey High School in 1978 and attended The Berklee College...

Steven D. Ondeck passed away on May 13, 2021 after a valiant battle of Covid pneumonia. He was the loving husband of Debra and father of  daughter Alexandra. Steve was the son of the late Daniel and Anna Ondeck. Born in the Bronx NY, he moved to Lancaster and lived here for 52 years.He was an avid NY Giants fan,...