Obituaries

John “Mike” J. Charles, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on October 31, 2018 at Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown.  He was the loving husband of Betty L. (Goodwin) Charles.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Emory M. Charles, Sr. and Elsie Ruth (Hoeltzel) Charles.After graduating from High School from J.P. McCaskey, he went on to proudly serve...

Calvin Eugene Levis, age 92, died November 1stat Brethren Village.  Born in Brockway PA to Malissa (Butters) and George Levis, he served in the US Navy and Merchant Marine during the Second World War and earned BS and MS degrees from Penn State University.  He served as President and Chairman of Huth Engineers from 1967 until his retirement in 1988.In...

David K. Bleacher, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on October 31, 2018 at Evergreen Estates Retirement Community.   He was the loving husband of the late Rose E. Bleacher.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Roy and Ida Bleacher.David spent much of his career as an auto body technician with AH Hostetter Inc.In his spare time, he...

A. Ross Weaver, Jr. 96, of Lancaster, passed away on October 23, 2018 at Lancashire Hall. He was the loving husband of the late Marion A. Weaver. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late A. Ross Weaver, Sr. and Cora (Newcomer) Weaver.In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting and was an avid coin collector and bridge...

Marilyn L. Vollrath, 88, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on October 20, 2018 at Masonic Villages.  She was the loving wife of the late Leroy R. Vollrath.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Mary E. (Aulenbach) Coe.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, she spent much of her career as a homemaker.She...

John J. Collins, Colonel USAF RetiredJohn J. Collins, “Jack,” of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at the Glen at Willow Valley, after just celebrating his 98thbirthday last week. He was the loving husband of B. June Collins, with whom he shared 76 wonderful years.Born in Reading, PA, Jack graduated from Wyomissing High School and went on...

Sandra “Sandy” Mackintosh Horn, 76, passed away on October 8, 2018 at her home in Lancaster, PA. She was the wife of Pete Horn to whom she was married for 54 years.Born in Sewickley, PA on September 21, 1942 she was the daughter of the late D. Roy Mackintosh and Elizabeth L. (Helms) Mackintosh Richards.Surviving in addition to her husband...

Susan (Sherman) Wise, 57, of Lancaster, passed away on October 17, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of Martha (Bates) Adamire and the late Richard Adamire.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, Susan went on to spend much of her career in food service.In her spare time, she enjoyed playing Bingo, spending time...

Guy G. Eklund, 94, passed away on October 8, 2018 at the Glen at Willow Valley Communities.  He was the husband of the late Maria G. Eklund.Born in Kalmar, Sweden, he was the son of the late Einar Karlson and Hilga Eklund.He spent much of his professional career as an interior designer.Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate Guy’s life...

Joyce L. Hambright, 86, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2018 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of nearly 65 years, Jim.Joyce was born in Sayre, PA on October 13, 1931. She was the daughter of Donald and Grace Lupton and grew up on a...

Betty D. Richmond, 92, of Lititz, died peacefully on October 2, 2018, at Luthercare at Luther Acres, where she had resided since 2000. She was the loving wife of Albert H. Richmond, who passed away in 2013.Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Emerson and Florence Stamm Rice. Betty was an artist all her life, including...

Margaret “Peggy” Anne Thomas, of Willow Valley, loving wife of Dr. Stephen Charles Thomas, passed away on September 29, 2018 at the age of 82 after a long illness.  Peggy was born on August 15, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Albert and Louise Elizabeth (Page) Schroeder. She was a 1957 graduate of the Presbyterian School of Nursing in...

Mary Arlene Robertson, 89, of Elizabethtown, passed away on September 27, 2018 at Masonic Villages. She was the loving wife of George D. Robertson, who passed away in 2017. Born in Lancaster, PA., she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mabel Baker Charles.Arlene worked along side her parents at their produce stand at the Central Market in Lancaster...

It is with great sadness that the family of E. Randall Miller announce his passing on September 26, 2018 at the young age of 66 in his home in NJ. Randall will forever be remembered and loved by his wife of 35 years, Debbie Magner Miller, his mother, Phyllis Miller, his daughters, Dawn Miller and Justine Sillers, her husband Matthew...

Arthur C. Bracken, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on September 30, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of the late Marianne Z. Bracken who preceded him in death in 2017.Born in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late William and Olga (Heider) Bracken.He was the proud owner of Bracken Shoe Repair Shop in Lititz,...

John J. Campoli, 60, of Annville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 while surrounded by his family.  He was the loving husband of Susan Campoli.  Born in Greensburg, PA, he was the son of Angelo and Rita Campoli.After graduating from high school, John was employed by Exxon Mobil where he had a long and respected career as a...

John Owen, age 95, died on September 28, 2018 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.John was a wonderful man and special treasure to his family and friends. He had a long rich life, and his family and friends feel fortunate and proud to have been part of it.John was born in Mayfield, Kentucky in 1923. His parents, JC Owen and Lydia Owen, raised...

Susan Moedinger Horning, 90, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Seasons Hospice, Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE.   Born in Lancaster, PA on May 24, 1928, she was the daughter of J. Russell and Susan (Paulus) Moedinger, and the wife of the late David Arthur Horning.Susan was a member of the graduating Class of 1946 from J. P. McCaskey...

Thomas Martin Landis, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on September 20, 2018 at Landis Homes. He was the husband of Lois Geisler Landis with whom he shared 64 years of marriage on June 5, 2018.  He was the son of the late James and Elma Martin Landis.Tom was a 1951 graduate of J.P. McCaskey H.S. He served 2 years in...

Mary Lou Shissler, 88, died at a memory care home in Silverdale, WA on Sunday, September 16, 2018.She was born in Lancaster and lived there most of her life. Her parents were the late Claire L. and Mary Axe Troop. She was married to the late Carl M. Shissler.Mary Lou worked at Hamilton Watch, WGAL TV8, and Watt & Shand...