Obituaries

Roy Burks, 88, A Top Intelligence Officer DiesArchie Roy Burks, a retired intelligence officer who played a central role in developing American intelligence satellites, died in Lancaster, PA on April 14,2020.  He was 88 years old.Roy Burks was a leading pioneer of America’s Signals and Imagery Intelligence program. Roy worked at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for 30 years.  Roy...

Marcella Brubaker, 88, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 10, 2020, at her home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dr. J. Richard Brubaker of 64 years of marriage.She was born in Lancaster, PA, the daughter of the late Elmer S. and Esther (Rohrer) Wenger.She was a long-time member of First Church of God...

Edward Reikard, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on April 13, 2020 at Rose City Rehabilitation Center.  He was the loving husband of the late Esther Louise Reikard.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Elizabeth (Shafer) Reikard.He spent much of his career with UGI as a meter reader.Edward’s hobbies, included watching sports of all kinds...

Samuel A. Rice, M.D.Samuel A. Rice, 74, of Lancaster, PA died on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 at Hospice & CommunityCare, Mount Joy after a 14-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare formof Parkinson’s disease. Born on 9/26/45 in Carlisle, PA to the late Samuel M. and Alice(Stambaugh) Rice. He was the loving husband of Linda (Duncan) Rice for...

Ethel G. Bielmyer, 99, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on April 4, 2020, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community. She was the loving wife of Henry A. Bielmyer, who died of Multiple Sclerosis and daughter of Ervin Brown and Carrie (Werner) Brown.Born in Strasburg Township, she graduated from East Lampeter Township High School in 1939. After graduation, she worked as a...

Amy Z. Weaver, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on April 5, 2020 at the Mennonite Home.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Maurer) Zercher.Amy worked for Elixir in Leola, the Plaza Restaurant at King and Prince, and Penn Dairies when it was on North Queen Street. She was also “Mother Superior” at...

John Warren Hughes passed away peacefully on April 3, 2020, at the age of 64.John was born April 1, 1956 in Stuttgart, Germany where his father was stationed in the United States Army.  The only child of John “Jack” Warren Hughes and Lois Hughes, both deceased, John was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was  graduated from Manheim Township High School. ...

Dawn (Culbert) Reish, 88 of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2020.  Born in Schuylkill Co, PA she was the daughter to the late Edward and Florence (Rumpf) Culbert.  She was the wife of the late John Reish.  Dawn graduated from Tremont Twp. High School and Central Pennsylvania College, Summerdale, PA.  She had worked at Armstrong World Industries...

Lloyd M. Weaver, Jr. 93, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2020 at Brethren Village.He was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County, the son of the late Lloyd M. Weaver, Sr. and Lida (Kurtz) Weaver, spending a large portion of his life in Elizabethtown with his now deceased wife Betty J. (Boll) Weaver.After graduating from E. Lampeter Township, High School,...

D. Michael Liebig, 58, of Lancaster, passed away on March 29th of 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert T. “Ted” Liebig and the late Doris Jean Liebig.Mike remained in Lancaster after attending McCaskey High School and was employed at Ecore International for 41 years.He spent his free time cherishing the company...

Virginia O. Johnson, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on March 27, 2020 at Calvary Fellowship Homes. She was the loving wife of the late William W. Johnson, who served his country as a Naval Submariner. Born in Keene, NY, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Frieda A. (Young) Otis.After graduating from Hartford Public High School, she...

Todd Vincent Rose, 54, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Lancaster General Hopital. He was the son of Richard Rose of IL and the late Judith Anne (Breniser) Colon.A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School in 1984, Todd went on to work for Turkey Hill and Penn Supreme in Management, Kegel’s Produce, and the Lancaster Newspaper before becoming...

Janet L. Perkins, 71, of Millersville, PA, entered the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, March 20, 2020 at home. She was the loving wife of Harry J. Perkins.She was born in Lancaster, PA to the late J. Marlin and Naomi (Oberholtzer) Rhoads.She graduated from Hempfield High School and sang in the Manheim Area Chorus as a young...

James R “Jim” Todd Sr, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday March 22, 2020 at Long Community at Highland in Lancaster, PA.  He was the loving husband of the late Lois Cushman Todd to whom he was married to for 54 years.Born November 26, 1925, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Aaron and Eva Ehrgood Todd.Jim was...

Betty N. Meyers, 98, of Willow Street, formerly of Millersville, PA and Leesburg FL, passed away on March 23, 2020 at Willow Valley Communities, where she had resided since 2009.  Betty was married for 43 years to Charles J. (Bud) Meyers, who passed away in 1990 and after Bud’s passing, for 16 years to Robert Redburn, who passed away in...

James R. “Jim” McCullough, 72, of Strasburg, was greeted by his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Homestead Village following a year long illness.  He was the Loving husband of Sharon (Hackman) McCullough with whom he shared 50 years of marriage.Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania he was the son to the late Maris R. and Jean (Gaddis) McCullough.Jim...

*UPDATE: Due to the restrictions from COVID-19, services will be private at the convenience of the family.Mark Joseph Conte, Reading, PA, entered eternal rest on March 12, 2020. He leaves behind the light of his life, his wife Christine Anne Conte, whom he was married to for almost fourteen years.Mark loved all things Philly, especially the Philadelphia Eagles. He loved...

Jean S. Isenberger, 87, of Lititz, formally of Millersville and Waynesboro, PA, passed away on March 19, 2020 at Landis Homes. She was the loving wife of the late Charles A. Isenberger who preceded her in death in 1997. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late John F. Skramusky and Grace (Prange) Skramusky.After graduating from McCaskey...

Mary J. Becken, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on March 17, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care.  She was the loving wife of the late Rev. Otto F. Becken. Born in Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Morgan and Nina (Fulkerson) Jones.Mary spent much of her life as an educator as well as a nurse.In...

With a heavy heart, the family and loved ones of Karen Anne Bowman announce her sudden passing on Friday, March 13, 2020.The triumph of her life was being the proud mother of Dylan Philip Bowman. Karen’s life touched countless people; she was a light to those who were privileged to be in her company. Karen worked hard, loved deeply and...