Obituaries

Phyllis Graceffa age 74 of Lancaster passed away December 4, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy.Visitation will be Monday, December 9, 2019 from 6-8 pm at DeBord Snyder Funeral Home and Crematory 141 E. Orange St. Lancaster PA 17602,Final viewing will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from 9am until the mass time at 10 am at...

Audrey E. Hannum, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Moravian Manor. She was the loving wife of M. Eugene Hannum for 70 years. When learning of Audrey’s passing, a dear friend said that Lancaster has lost one of its classiest ladies.Born on August 22, 1926 in Youngstown, OH, Audrey was the daughter of the late Peter...

Marian E. Riexinger, 94, of Millersville, passed away on November 30, 2019 at Oak Leaf Manor South in Millersville.  She was the loving wife of the late Earl J. Riexinger.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Martha (Waller) Cunningham.After graduating from high school, Marian spent much of her career in retail as a...

Mary Hammers Duvel, 103, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at her residence in the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA. Mary was born on June 8, 1916 in Washington, DC to the late William S. Hammers and Sadie Hartz Hammers. She was married to William August Duvel, who passed away in 1965. She was also preceded...

Ruth S. Fitze, 98, of Lancaster, PA passed away on November 28, 2019 at Willow Valley. Born in Bowmanstown, PA on June 29, 1921, she was the youngest of three daughters of Llewellyn and Emma Bowman Steigerwalt. She graduated from Lehighton High School and received a BS from Mansfield State Teachers College. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ruth Roseman, 96, of Lancaster, passed away on November 25, 2019 at Evergreen Estates Retirement Community.  She was the wife of the late Leonard Roseman.  Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late David Snyder.She is survived by her son, Elliot Roseman (spouse of Tom Taylor) of Ft. Lauderdale and a granddaughter, Misty Bencak (wife of Ryan)...

M. Duffield Harsh, 94, a resident of Brethren Village, entered into rest November 22, 2019. He was the husband of Margaret J. Harsh, with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage in June. Born in Ronks, PA, he was the son of the late C. Maurice Harsh and Anna Bower Harsh.Mr. Harsh was employed for 43 years at the former...

Joyce McCraney Mumma, 89, went home to her Lord on Thursday, November 21, 2019, in her apartment at Oak Leaf Manor North in Landisville.  Born in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Wendell Malcolm McCraney and Madeline Edessa Riley McCraney.  She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Joe Landis...

Charlotte C. Yoder of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Arbor View, Willow Valley Communities. Charlotte was born in Cressona, PA on March 4, 1937. She graduated from Chester High School in 1955. She received her B.A. from Eastern Baptist in 1964 and her M.A. in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966. She...

Paula B. Hankel, 76, of Lancaster, passed away suddenly on November 13, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Richard Hankel. Paula was born in Wilmington, DE, to Paul and Louise (Della Rocca) Bruno.Paula received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware. After graduation, she taught in the fields of special education and...

John, “Oz”, Markley passed away November 12, 2019.  He was born at home July 18, 1928, thriving 91 years without any overnight hospitalizations.  He was the son of Paul and Mary Markley. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Mary B. Markley.  Oz is survived by his daughter, Mary Maesch and her husband, Michael; son, John,...

Helen Mavraganis, 96, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2019.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, she resided in Westfield, NJ, Hamilton, NJ, and most recently at Homestead Village in Lancaster, PA.Helen was predeceased by her husband, John Mavraganis, a career employee of IBM Corporation. Helen was a devoted mother and homemaker.  Together they were founding members of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox...

Robert Smithson passed away peacefully atUPMCLititzafter a brief illness on 11/11/2019 with his children by his side.  He was born in Delaware County on 1/12/1938.  Parents, Clarence and Bertha (Heinz) Smithson are bothpre-deceased.Bob graduated fromMcCaskeyHigh School.  He was a life long sports fan and participant.  He was an avid fan of college football and the Little League World Series.  He...

8/16/1934-11/12/2019Vernon  J. “Bud” Heinley, 85, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully at Country Meadows of Lancaster on November 12, 2019.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Alexander F. Heinley and Kathryn Brown Heinley.  He was the loving husband of the late Alta R. Heinley, and was preceded in death by his brother Donald E. Heinley and...

Arthur B. Buchholz, Jr. died on November 8, 2019 at Willow Valley Communities, in Lancaster, PA, just 2 weeks short of his 95thbirthday.  He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Bobby) Buchholz who preceded him in death in 2018.Mr. Buchholz was born November 23, 1924 to the late Arthur B. and Daisy May (Weeks) Buchholz in Hudson, NY,...

Edward Phetteplace Jaeger, age 76, was a resident at Homestead Village for 14 years, in the Mews. He passed away on November 2, 2019 in Radcliff House at Homestead Village.He was born in Lancaster, PA to Alice Phetteplace Jaeger and Edward Frederick Jaeger. He graduated from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield Massachusetts and was a Deerfield Academy Trustee. He graduated from Dartmouth...

Carl Leonard Tucker, 99, born February 11, 1920 in Kansas to Frank and Trannie Tucker, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Willow Valley. He was married to Eleanor Seidel and had three children; two daughters, Eloise Tucker Meadowcroft, married to Dale of Mechanicsburg, PA, and Diane Elizabeth Tucker of Syracuse, NY, deceased in 2003, and a son, Carl...

Susan C. Line, (formally Susan C. Steele), 64, of Lancaster, died Monday, October 28, 2019. Sue was born on January 24, 1955 to Dr. Merton W. Steele and Anne Gilbert Steele at Lancaster General Hospital. The youngest of three children, she attended Schaeffer Elementary School and Manheim Township High School, graduating in 1973.After high school, Sue attended Wesley College and...

Thetis Rose Harvey, 97 years old, passed away on October 31, in Lancaster, PA. She had resided for the past nine years with her daughter, Leslie M. Lemonick, and son-in-law, James E. Lemonick at their home.Thetis was born in Greenville, NC to Nancy Oden Marsh Gurganus and Jehu Gurganus on September 11, 1922.  Thetis graduated from Greenville High School and...

Norwood Robert (Bobby) Hurdle, born on July 16, 1941. Passed on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the age of 78 after a brief illness.He is preceded in death by his parents Paul C. And Sarah Wilson- Hurdle, sister Delores Hurdle-Stewart.Bobby retired from Harley Davidson of York after 35 years. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed...