Catherine E. McNelis, 91, passed away in Lancaster, PA on January 27, 2014. She was the wife of the late Jerome C. McNelis who died in 1991. Born in Manchester, CT, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Selma Crumpton Gorman. She graduated from Manchester High School and spent her adult life read more …
Shirley K. Kraft, 75, of Lancaster, PA, found eternal peace on Thursday, January 23, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Willis, Jr. and Sarah Petticoffer Mayer. She was married for 50 years to the late Lt. Col. Edward C. Kraft, Jr. Shirley was a Lancaster native who spent 25 years traveling around read more …
C. Donald Jones, 86 of Lancaster, died January 19th at St Anne’s Retirement Community. Don was born February 27, 1927 at home to Lester and Anna Jones of Marietta Ave., Rohrerstown, PA. He graduated with honors from Hempfield High School and later in life attended night school at Franklin and Marshall College. Don was a read more …
Parke D. Wilson III, 31, of Elizabethtown, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Parke D., Jr. and Marla C. McKim Wilson of Lancaster. Parke attended the Bridge Church in Hummelstown. He enjoyed music, family time, hockey and baseball games, Disney on Ice and read more …
Janet M. Chillas Smith, 86, a longtime resident of Lancaster, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in Alpharetta, GA. She had moved to Georgia a few years ago to be closer to her one son and his family. She was the wife of the late J. David Smith, Sr. who died in 2008. Born in Lancaster, read more …
Rev. Roger A. Pickering of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, former Vicar of All Souls’ Episcopal Church for the Deaf in Philadelphia, passed peacefully from this life on January 13, 2014. Reverend Pickering was a messenger of faith and grace to both the deaf community and the greater church, and he will be sorely missed. He read more …
Edith Holt Davidson, age 87, of Lancaster, died Saturday, January11, 2014. She was born 10/15/1926 in Philadelphia, PA to Arthur W. and Ethel C. (nee Allison) Holt. She graduated from Germantown High School and worked at the Federal Reserve in Philadelphia until marrying “the boy next door”, Robert S. Davidson. A longtime member of the read more …
Finley Graves Sayres, the infant daughter of Ian and Michelle Sayres and sister to Jack Sayres passed away on January 9, 2014 at Lancaster General Health Women’s and Babies Hospital. A private service will be held for family. Memorials may be made to support the March of Dimes research in her memory. “Love knows not its own read more …
Bruce F. Dietrich, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2014. After a generous and active life, he leaves behind devoted family, countless friends, and a legacy of service to others. Bruce was born in Fleetwood, PA on March 2, 1933, the first child of Paul L. Dietrich and Mildred Schollenberger Dietrich. He was read more …
Thomas R. Kolarich, 90, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Willow Valley Retirement Community. He was the loving husband of Cornelia “June” (Ulmer) Kolarich to whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage this year. Born in Colon, Panama in 1923, he was the son of the late Rudd and Doris (Polk) Kolarich. He read more …
Jane “Betty” E. Walls, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. She was the loving wife of the late Hiram “Bud” L. Walls. Born in East Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Vincent P. and Maude E. (Brodesser) Rogers. She spent her entire professional career as a registered nurse read more …
Kenneth C. York, 53, of Paradise, died Monday, January 6, 2014. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Barbara Smith York of Lancaster, and the late Charles H. York. Kenneth was employed by EARS. He enjoyed making latch hook rugs, trapping and ceramics. Surviving besides his mother is a brother Donald C. husband of read more …
