Marianne Jeanette “Jeanne” Sabatino, 92, died October 27, 2014 at Mennonite Home. She was born on July 28, 1922 in Halifax County, N.C., the daughter of William Gray Harris and Bessie Hardy Harris. Two weeks after being born, she moved to Norfolk, VA, where she became a “loyal Virginian”. After graduating from Maury High School, read more …
Marianne Jeanette “Jeanne” Sabatino, 92, died October 27, 2014 at Mennonite Home. She was born on July 28, 1922 in Halifax County, N.C., the daughter of William Gray Harris and Bessie Hardy Harris. Two weeks after being born, she moved to Norfolk, VA, where she became a “loyal Virginian”. After graduating from Maury High School, read more …
Dorothy “Dottie” Climenson Hershey, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on October 28, 2014 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Lancaster on February 16, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Charlotte Eppihimer Climenson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Donald J. Hershey, Sr., former principal of Parkland read more …
Marie J. “Dolly” Hurst, 90, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster, PA. She was the wife of the late Richard P. Hurst who died in September, 2012. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert and A. Marie Harnish Eisch. Dolly graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in read more …
Marie J. “Dolly” Hurst, 90, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster, PA. She was the wife of the late Richard P. Hurst who died in September, 2012. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert and A. Marie Harnish Eisch. Dolly graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in read more …
Margot Maitland Sloyer (McCachren), 79, died October 26, 2014 at Landis Homes. She was born in Columbia, PA, daughter of the late R. Clark and Elizabeth “Betty” McCachren. She was the beloved wife of William M. Sloyer with whom she celebrated 58 years of marriage this month. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1953 read more …
Willard B. Graham, Jr., 89, of Lancaster, PA, entered into rest joining his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, October 26, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Willard B. Graham, Sr. and Helen Turpin Graham. Willard was the husband of Wilma Gwyn Graham with whom he celebrated 35 read more …
Carol Lee Boscow, 76, of Willow Street, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Willow Valley Retirement Community. Carol was born in New Castle, PA, on April 19, 1938. Her early childhood years were spent in Erie, PA, and Dallas, TX. Her family then settled in Walla Walla, Washington, where she read more …
Henry W. E. Raver, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Marion Ney Raver. Born in York County, PA, he was the son of the late Henry and Beulah (Husan) Raver. Henry obtained his Master’s Degree from Millersville University and spent most of read more …
One way is to bring personal items into the funeral home to be displayed in or near the casket. Example: An artist could have their artwork displayed. A frequent golfer might have a favorite putter placed in the casket. A person who quilted could have the casket draped with a quilt they made. An keen read more …
At the funeral home, a memory table may be used to display personal items of the deceased. A memory board would have a collection of family photographs attached and can be displayed on an easel at the funeral home for visitors to reminisce about their life experiences with the deceased.
In conjunction with or sometimes in place of a clergy person, family or friends may share personal thoughts, memories and feelings about the deceased as part of the service.
