Obituaries

Virginia “Ginger” Mattey, age 64, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, November 18, 2016 at her home in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.She is survived by her loving family: husband, Joseph Mattey; daughter Kristin DeCosta and her husband Robert; son Andrew Mattey and his wife Victoria; grandson Brandon, granddaughters Samantha and Adrianna; sister Sue Kadera , brother...

Chester A. Spotts, Jr. (Chet) of Lancaster Township passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016.  Chet was born in Millersville on January 4, 1930.  He was the son of the late Chester A. Spotts, Sr. and Nellie V. (Reynolds) Spotts.  He was married to Janet M. (Ezard) Spotts for over 65 years on (October 21, 1951.)  He has one daughter,...

Ruth M. Ebersole, 100, of Lancaster, passed away on November 16, 2016 at Homestead Village.  She was the wife of the late Merrill A. Ebersole who preceded her in death.Born in Middletown, PA., Ruth was the daughter of the late John P. and Grace G. (Miller) Moyer.A graduate of Elizabethtown College, she later received a banking degree through American Institute...

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of our beloved brother, George Hargrove III who passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016.Born September 5, 1962 he was the son of the late George, Jr. and Ellen Wright Hargrove.George was a 1981 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School and had been a member of the...

Daniel “Dan” F. Miller, 82 of Lancaster, passed away on November 12, 2016 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.  He was the loving husband of Mary E. (Overly) Miller.  Born in Lancaster, PA., he was the son of the late Norman and Rachael (Frey) Miller.Following serving in the United States Air Force during the Korean War he spent much of his...

Virginia Mae DiEugenio, 79, of East Petersburg, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Sommerfield Staffieri.Virginia retired from the Canteen Corporation where she had been employed for 30 years.  She enjoyed NASCAR and was a Mark Martin fan, going to the beach,...

James E. Short passed away on October 31st at the age of 85.Jim was born in Georgetown, Delaware to parents Lizzie and Herman in 1931.  He graduated from Georgetown High School and soon after met the love of his life Shirley Joseph.  Jim served in the U.S. Navy where he graduated from the Naval Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, Virginia...

Sylvia L. Tshudy, 73, of Mount Joy, PA passed away at the home of her daughter on November 5, 2016 after a brief illness.Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of Blanche Hoffman of West Lawn and the late Charles Hoffman.Sylvia was a graduate of Wilson High School, Reading.  She enjoyed spending time at Hollywood Casino, traveling, listening to...

They call it stormyMonday, butTuesday’sjust as badWednesday’sworse, andThursday’salso sadOn Thursday, November 3, MorrieRoseman, 68, of Lancaster, left this world unexpectedly.Son, brother, father, musician, friend of many, armchair philosopher, kind soul and animal lover (especially his 2 cats) are how we will remember Morrie.Morrie was best known as a vocalist & keyboardist at open mic nights and in a few bands...

Loretta A. Mitchell, 89, of Lancaster, and formerly of Plainview, NY and Providence, RI, entered into the presence of our Lord on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at her home in Homestead Village, Lancaster.Born in Lincoln, RI, on December 8, 1926, Loretta was the sixth of twelve children of the late Omer and Marie-Ange (Hamel) Gauvin.  She was married to Peter...

John D. Parker, 85, a resident of the Mennonite Home, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital.He was the husband of the late Joan Merges Parker who died in 2009.  Born in Kulpmont, PA he was the son of the late John D., Sr. and Minnie Bastka Parker.John was employed as a tool & die maker...

Doris Arlene Hoover, 87, of Lancaster, entered into the presence of our Lord on October 28, 2016.She was the wife of the late J. R. Hoover who died in 1984. Born in Drumore Twp., she was the daughter of the late Willard and Dorothy McCauley.Doris began working fresh out of high school at Hamilton Watch and retired from Bulova Technologies...

A. Nedda “Dolly”Schmid, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on October 26, 2016 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.  She was the wife of the late John H.Schmidwho preceded her in death in 1993.Born in West New York, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Minnie (Francesca)Cherolio.She was a member of St. JohnNeumanCatholic Church where she was...

Margaret May Freeman Adams 1921-2016Margaret May “Peggy” Freeman Adams passed away October 15, 2016 at her residence at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. She was born February 27, 1921 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the second of four children of the late Margaret May Hollinger Freeman and Clarence Calvin Freeman, Sr., a Lancaster area businessman. She was the wife of the late...

June E. Graybill, 77, of Lancaster, PA went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Ephrata Manor where she had been a resident for one year.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Veryl and Miriam Hartley Wiggins. She was the wife of the late George Graybill who passed away on June 1, 1993....

Dr. Edward Lee Lancaster, Jr., M.D., died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 peacefully surrounded by his wife of 60 years, Virginia, and family.  Ted was born January 16, 1924 in Lancaster General Hospital where he later practiced Orthopedic Surgery for over 40 years.  He made a real difference in the lives of the many patients he treated!Ted was born to Professor...

Douglas M. Bortzfield, 67, of Lancaster, PA died Saturday, October 8, 2016 in The Glen at Willow Valley, Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of Connie Bowers Bortzfield with whom he celebrated 46 years of marriage.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of June Myers Bortzfield and the late Frank Bortzfield.Mr. Bortzfield graduated from Elizabethtown College. He worked in...

Stewart B. Kauffman, 97, a Church of the Brethren minister, died October 6 at Brethren Village, Lancaster, his home for 19 years.Born May 14, 1919, in Reading, PA, he was the son of Melvin and Sarah Kauffman. In his youth he had a morning paper route and for several years he and his sister, Ethel, had a weekly radio program...

Thomas Coburn Atkins, Jr., known to his family and friends as “Coby,” passed away on October 5, 2016 at his home in Lancaster after a long battle with cancer.Born in Lancaster on August 14, 1953, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret B. “Peggy” Atkins and father of Christine M. McGaw and grandfather to Colin R. McGaw.From Manheim...

Elfriede H. Geesey, 88, of Willow Street, PA passed away on October 1, 2016 at Arbor View at Willow Valley.Born and educated in Stuttgart, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Anna Gerhardt Haug.  She immigrated to the United States in 1952 and lived in York, PA.  She married Glenn Geesey who died in 1995.  Prior to...