Obituaries

Donald Howard Ferrucci, age 79 of Lancaster passed away September 18, 2021 at Ambler Extended Care in Ambler PA. He was born in Oceanside, Nassau County New York and most recently Lancaster PA. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Tanza Ferrucci, his children; daughter Donna Fernandez, son Michael Ferrucci ; granddaughters Valentina and Alexandria. Friends and relatives are respectfully...

Mukandama Lwamba Makalo age 44 of Lancaster passed away September, 16, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Visitation is Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 10 am until the service at 1 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church 2151 Oregon Pike Lancaster PA 17601. Burial will follow the service at the church cemetery.

Marie (Cisi) Huber EshelmanMarie H. Eshelman, 94, died peacefully on Saturday, September 11, 2021 surrounded by her family while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Violet K. and William E. Huber. Marie was married for fifty-nine years to the late John W. Eshelman, who passed away on June 21, 2009....

John Mathew Slowakiewicz, age 32 of Lancaster passed away suddenly September 10, 2021. John was born in Cleveland Ohio and is the son of Robert Z. (Krystyna) Slowakiewicz and Dianne Henricksen Slowakiewicz. He attended Lancaster schools and had been employed with a local construction company. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers Robert Scott and Michael Raymond Slowakiewicz. John enjoyed...

George Willis Small (Bill), 97, of Willow Street, PA and formerly of Haverford, PA, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at  Willow Valley Communities.   He was born in Arlington, NJ and graduated from Newark Academy in 1942. He entered the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1946, but service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific interrupted his education...

Richard “Rick” Allen Seaman, 90, passed away Sunday evening, September 12, 2021 of natural causes at Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, PA, where he has resided since January. He was the son of Armitage Ustes and Mary Seaman of Lancaster.Rick proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.He was a lover of classical music, enjoyed gardening and was...

Douglas Root, 58, of Lancaster, PA passed away at his home.  Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph L. Root, Jr. and Sandra Groome Root of Willow Street.He was a graduate of Manheim Township High School and attended Millersville University.  Doug went on to own and operate his own business, D.R. Landscape.He was a huge...

Doane, Marian Elizabeth (Edwards), 92, passed away peacefully at Lakeside, Willow Valley Communities, on September 2, 2021, following a 10-year struggle with progressive dementia. She was born in Kansas City, MO, on November 24, 1928, the second of three children born to the late Ned Shoop and Alice Wolfe Edwards. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her...

William J. Mullen age 59 of Millersville PA and formerly of Point Pleasant NJ passed away at Lancaster General Hospital from Covid19 complications. He was born January 13, 1962 and passed away September 5, 2021Mr. Mullen retired in 2018 after 30 years of service as a Water Treatment Plant Operator for Point Pleasant Boro Public Works and most recently was...

September 2, 2021, Dylan Patrick Minnick of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly at York Hospital.Born in Lancaster, Pa. on March 29, 1994, Dylan is the son of Jane Earley and Kelly Minnick, and the brother of Madeleine Minnick. In addition, he is survived by his paternal grandmother, countless aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and the family dog, Holly.A gifted athlete and...

George E. Rutter, of Lancaster,  passed away September 02, 2021 at Landis Homes. He was born December 11, 1926, in Lancaster, the son of the late Raymond G. Rutter, Jr. and the late Eva E. Rutter York. He was raised in the Lutheran faith. He is survived by his wife Barbara (Weaver) Rutter with whom he celebrated 52 years of...

Margaret “Peggy” Harsh, 91, a resident of Brethren Village, entered into rest on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.She was the wife of the late M. Duffield Harsh, to whom she was married for 62 years until his death in 2019.  Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, she was the daughter of the late David T. and Margaret Drummond Jervis.  She was a...

Steve C. Shultz, 59, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at his home.  He was the husband of Elizabeth J. Shultz.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Thomas and the late Florence (Hoenninger) Shultz.After graduating from Lancaster Catholic High School, Steve spent much of his career as a pest control technician which began with his...

On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Jacqueline Shade Field, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother joined her husband in God’s heavenly kingdom at age 88.  Jaqueline (Jackie) was born on August 5, 1933 in Lancaster, PA to Samuel Shade and Caroline (Gundaker) Shade.  Following graduation from McCaskey High School in Lancaster in 1951 she worked in payroll for Slaymaker Lock and customer...

Patricia M. Cummings, of Long Community in Lancaster, passed away Saturday August 28, at 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph (Mike) Cummings. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Landis of Conestoga (Husband Jeff), Kelly Shuffelbottom (Partner Beth Sokohl) of Gettysburg, son Jeffrey Cummings (Wife Traci) of Lancaster, along with 5 loving Grandchildren, Kevin...

George T. Moreau passed away on August 23, 2021. He was a resident of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, Lancaster Pennsylvania.George was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1936.  He was the son of the late Walter Moreau and Ruth Jones Moreau.  He was a graduate of Indiana Joint High School and served in the United States Army, 15thEngineer Battalion,...

Kevin Josué Calix Alvarado of Lancaster moved on to begin his life with the Lord on August 24,2021.  He was born November 29, 1989 in Honduras, Central America.   Kevin was an extremely talented musician and athlete.  He learned to play multiple instruments, including the clarinet, drums and piano.   He composed and authored several songs for different artists.Kevin was equally creative...

Doris Ruth (Heath) Squires, 87 years of age, quietly departed this life on August 21st at the Mount Joy Hospice Center in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania; comforted by the presence of her children and beloved dog, Spiffy.Doris was born on January 6th, 1934 in Adair, Audubon County, Iowa, to the late Mrs. Eunice Irene (Covault) Heath and Mr. Elwin Clare Heath,...

On August 23rd, 2021, Mike peacefully left this earth to be reunited with his heavenly father after bravely battling early onset dementia for 11 years.Mike was married to his high school sweetheart, Christine, for 47 amazing years and is survived by his four children and five grandchildren – Michele, Aileen (married to Shea Stevens with their daughter Rowan and son...

Harry M. Gochenauer, 91, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home on Friday, August 20, 2021.He was the loving husband of Shirley (LeFevre) Gochenauer for 70 years.Born in Willow Street, PA, he was the son of the late Harry F. Gochenauer and Anna (Kreider) Gochenauer. He was a long-time member of the Willow Street UCC Church.After graduating from high school, Harry...