Obituaries

John C. Hohenadel, Jr.,68, of New Providence, went home to be with the Lord on April 12, 2021. He was the loving husband of Cheryl (Buckwalter) Hohenadel. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late John C. Hohenadel and Dolores (Benedict) Hohenadel.He retired from Alcoa in 2014 and was employed at BB’s Grocery.In his spare time, he...

Mark R. Sheely 63, of Lancaster, died on April 11, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care after having lived over 20 years with stage IV cancer. Mark is survived by his loving wife, Marianne (DeVerter) Sheely, to whom he was married for 41 years.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late James J. Sheely and is survived...

Marjorie M. Cueto, 83, of Columbia passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on April 8, 2021. She was the loving wife of the late Salvador Cueto to whom she was married to for 42 years.Born in Columbia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Martin and the late Helen Brighner.Marjorie spent much of her career as a housekeeping...

Richard A. “Mitch” Mitchell, 83 of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Calvary Homes. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Ervin and Anna (Andrews) Mitchell. He was the loving husband of Judith R. (Aument) Mitchell. Dick and Judy observed their 61stwedding anniversary this past Valentine’s Day.In addition to his wife Judy, he...

Shirley C. Phelps, 90, of Parkertown, NJ, went to be with the Lord April 7, 2021. Born in Canton, NJ, she was the daughter of Harry and Ester Cobb; she moved here in 1951.She attended Lower Alloway Creek Elementary School, graduated from Salem High School in 1947, and received a B.S. in Education from Rider University in 1951.She taught one...

Raymond E. Belliveau passed away on April 1, 2021 at Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA where he had lived with his wife Sandy for the past 8 years.  He was 95 years old.  He was born in New Bedford, MA on April 19, 1925 to Edmund and Ozelie Belliveau, one of five children.He attended St. Johns Catholic school through junior...

Regina L. “Sue” Martin, 73, of Lancaster, passed away on April 4, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Anna Maser and was the loving wife of Robert Martin for almost 56 years on June 12.Sue attended J.P. McCaskey High School and loved flowers, gardening, and growing her own pumpkins. She was a wonderful homemaker.Surviving...

Rev. Wilma Robinson, age 75 of Little Egg Harbor passed away April 3, 2021 at her home under Hospice care. Wilma was ordained in the Assembly of God Church and was the Assistant Pastor to Rev. James Occhipinti at the Cedar Run Assembly of God Church in Cedar Run NJ. Wilma is survived by her husband Harry, her sons Harry...

Eugene Steffish, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on March 31st, 2021 at the age of 78. Born in Mine 40, a small mining town in Windber, PA, Eugene was the son of the late Steven and Francis (Steback) Steffish.After graduating from Windber High School, Eugen moved to Lancaster where he was employed at Hamilton Watch shortly afterwards. He preceded...

Justin David Redcay, 41, of Lititz, was called to heaven on Friday March 26, 2021.  He was the loving husband of Devin (Harlacher) Redcay and the devoted father to Justin, Jr. “JJ” and Hannah.Born in Ephrata, PA he was the son of J. David Redcay (husband of Linda) and Dianne (Rimby) McCorristin (wife of Michael).Justin had a contagious smile and...

Philip “PAPA PHIL” Blankenstein,83, of Lancaster County passed away on March 26, 2021. He was born on March 27,1937 in York PA. At the age of eight, Phil was accepted to Girard College, a school for fatherless boys. After graduating from Girard, he worked for IBM in Finance and Personnel where he enjoyed a successful 35-year career. He then managed...

Mark E. Scherer 94, died peacefully at home at Willow Valley Communities on March 27, 2021.Born in Long Beach NY, Mark served in the Navy during WWII and was stationed out of the Brooklyn Naval Yard.A life-long horseman, Mark rode a variety of different breeds, the last of which was a Tennessee Walker named Cheeno. He was known for his...

Jack E. Sherts, 91, of Rohrerstown, passed away on March 20, 2021. He was the son of the late Amos L. and Mae (Newswanger) Sherts and the loving husband of Jane (Dussinger) Sherts for 68 years.A 1947 graduate of McCaskey High School, Jack served in Korea from September 1951- July 1952. His first job was delivering chips with his brother...

Julia C. Peet, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on March 18, 2021 at Oak Leaf Manor North.  She was the loving wife of the late Elwin I. Peet.Born in Stewartstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Claude C. Clark, Sr. and Rachael (Browning) Clark.She spent much of her life as a homemaker dedicating her life to her family.Julia...

On March, 20, 2021 Larry Edward Battig crossed home plate for the final time on this earth before going to the big leagues in Heaven.  Born on December, 29, 1938 in a farmhouse in Congress, OH, Larry lived the majority of his life in Wooster, OH.   He was the son of Edward R. and Luella L. (Hofacker) Battigandthe husband of...

For the Rev. Dr. Martin Kessler, resident of Lancaster, PA, February 26, 2021 was his great moving day. He joyfully entered into eternal life at age 94 after a full, blessed life. Born in Beetgum, Friesland in The Netherlands on January 5, 1927, he endured the Nazi occupation during his teen years. Drafted into the Dutch Army and trained for...

Lucy Sebastian Pfautz, age 93, passed away at Brethren Village on Sunday, March 14, 2021.  She was the wife of William T. Pfautz, Sr. who passed away in 2017.  Married on June 10, 1950, they celebrated many years together.  She was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Lupia Sebastian, and was predeceased by her siblings, Mary S....

John Charles Delagrange peacefully joined our Lord on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was born in Barberton, Ohio to the late Charles Lloyd Delagrange and Esther Charlotte Muir Delagrange on June 27, 1932. He was the oldest of four and was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine M. Betts Delagrange, his brothers, Richard (Dana) and Jimmy and also his...

Eleanor Evans, age 100, of Mennonite Home Communities, Lancaster, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 after a short illness.  Born in Shamokin, PA on April 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Aaron & Minnie Seger Meyer.  Eleanor was the loving wife of Lewis Evans who preceded her in...

ERIC BRUBAKER MARSHEDUCATOR     SOLDIER     ARTISANEric Brubaker Marsh passed away peacefully in hospice care on March 3, 2021.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth B. Marsh, and Franklin R. Marsh, both longtime residents of Lancaster.Eric was born on August 15, 1945 in York, Pennsylvania.  He spent most of his life at home in Manor Township, West Lancaster in...