Obituaries

Beverly A. Turner, 75, of Mountville, passed away on September 22, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the loving wife of Richard “Dick” L. Turner.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Herr) Farmer.After graduating from Penn Manor High School, she went on to graduate from Emile’s Beauty School.  Then later on she...

Katharine (Kathy) G. Trayer, 79, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on September, 24, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Thomas B. Trayer. They celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary on September 18, 2020.Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of G. Emerson and Florence (Wilson) Glauner.Kathy attended Westtown Friends School and...

Valerie Lynn Beard, 58, of Lancaster, went to be with her Heavenly Father on September 19th, 2020 after a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Carol (Sellers) Heisey.She is survived by her children, Katie Cloud (Scott) and Ryan Beard, and the love of her life, James (Jim) Vollrath. ...

Myrna L. Pierson, 84, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at UPMC in Lititz.Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Walter F. and Esther Eberly Auker and the wife of the late Lawrence C. Pierson.Myrna had graduated from Lititz High School and had worked for Hamilton Watch until her retirement.  She was a lifelong...

Bessie Templeton Amour, 101, passed away on September 16, 2020 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mable Fox Templeton. Bessie was the loving wife of John W. Amour Sr. with whom she celebrated 64 years of marriage, until he succumbed in 2005.Bessie was a homemaker, who provided a loving...

James “Jim” Eugene Weibel, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on September 18, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of Mary Louise (Cochran) Weibel.Born in Butler, PA on October 31, 1926, he was the son of the late Eugene and Marjorie (Hile) Weibel.Jim proudly served in the US Navy and Naval Reserves earning the ranks of Lieutenant...

Annie B. Hargrove age 81 of Willow Street PA passed away at her home on September 18, 2020. Born in Chase City VA she was the daughter of the late James R. and Hattie Lucy Coleman Goode. Mrs. Hargrove was a Machine Operator Supervisor for Theodore R. Schwalm Co. for 27 yrs. Predeceased by her husband Frank D. Hargrove Sr....

Dorothy Hess Shoemaker, 97, of Lancaster, passed away at Arden Courts in Harrisburg, PA on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. She was the first to arrive and the last to leave of the 6 children of John and Lottie Hess. The loving wife of Wilbur K. Shoemaker for 72 years, with whom she loved to travel, garden and socialize, they will...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn David Lindley Murray, Jr., 40. He passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 18th, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.Dave is survived by his wife, Shirley, his sons, Noah (12), Ethan (8), and his precious pups, Penny and Creed, of Millersville, PA.Dave was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland. He...

Laura Marie Norton, 96, of Hampton, NH, formerly of Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hampton, NH.   She was the loving wife of the late John M. Norton.Born in Little Rock, AR, she was the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Bertha M. (Litton) Martin.After...

James A. Funk age 91 of Lancaster PA passed away September 6, 2020 at his home. He is survived by his wife Margaret “Peggy”.Memorial services are scheduled for September 18, 2020, Friday, at 11 am at Westminster Presbyterian Church on the Oregon Pike Lancaster  Burial will be at Ft Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.Kindly make donations to Calvary Homes Benevolent Fund...

Frederick Charles Pflieger passed away on September 8, 2020  at the age of 91. His large, adoring family will remember him as a strong, kind, generous man of intellect, musicianship, curiosity and deep love of family. Fred was the devoted husband of Kathleen for 69 years. She preceded him in death by a week.. He was the proud father of...

Dennis Eugene Duncan, better known by his friends as Denver and by his best friends as Gramps, 70, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday September 6th, 2020. Born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster on March 21, 1950.Denver was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, served and was honorably discharged from the United States Army. He was a jack...

Kathleen B. Pflieger, 90, departed this life on September 2, 2020. Kathleen is survived by her devoted husband of 69 years, Frederick C. Pflieger. Among those who keep her in their hearts are her children Barbara Mory (Tom) of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Debbie Bartle (Gary) of Midlothian, Virginia; Kurt Pflieger of Rockwall, Texas; and Gretchen Huebner (Glenn) of West Chester,...

Richard S.”Dick” Rhen, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the son of the late Richard and Laura Rhen and was the husband of the late Helen “Betty” Rhen for 57 years prior to her death in 2008.He is survived by a daughter, Linda and her husband James H. Rowland,...

Mae Jeffers Jackson, 101, of Willow Street, passed away on August 31, 2020.  She was the loving wife of the late Rodney Jackson.Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Caroline Gottier.In her spare time, she enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her loving family.She is survived by two grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and...

Janet C. Scala passed away at Willow Valley Communities on August 31 following a short illness.  Born in Erie Pennsylvania on January 19, 1934 she was the eldest child of the late DeWitt M. and Freda (Russell) Eddy.  Her early education was in the Jamestown New York public schools where her father was a noted educator and administrator.  Janet had...

Jim Streaker, 74, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on August 28, 2020 surrounded by his family’s love. He was born on Oct. 20, 1945 to Arline Heinitsh Streaker, Mennonite Home, and the late James F. Streaker Sr.He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Beth Clements Streaker and his children Angela Albright and Douglas Streaker and his...

Marie Alice Ream, 78 of Pequea passed away peacefully from dementia on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Conestoga View where she resided for 10 months. She was the loving wife of Terry E. Ream Sr. for 57 years. She was born February 5, 1942 in Lebanon, PA. She was the daughter of the late George and Rosanna Boyer Miller. Marie...

Benjamin Harrison, 34, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his home.  Ben was born on December 27, 1985 in Baltimore, MD to Jane Marsteller and Kurtis Harrison.He graduated in 2004 from West York Area High School. Shortly after graduation he joined the US Navy and served on the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine.Ben most recently worked...