Jerry Benowitz (1942-2020) “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 Jerry Benowitz was born and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Oxford Circle Mennonite Church and the Norristown Mennonite Church (Lancaster Mennonite Conference). He spent his childhood summers in Berks and Lancaster Counties attending the Conestoga read more …
William “Bill” H. Tonkin, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on June 1, 2020 at the Mennonite Home. He was the loving husband of the late Barbara A. Tonkin who preceded him in death in 2006. Born in Wayne County, PA, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Caroline A. (Wolfe) Tonkin. After read more …
Suzanne O’Connor Smith, 67, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 23, 2020, following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma since 2013. Born in Lancaster, PA, on January 3, 1953, and raised in Mount Joy, PA, Suzanne was the youngest child of the late Dr. Thomas W. O’Connor and read more …
Janet E. Barthe, 92, went home to be with her heavenly father on May 26th, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. She had been living at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community for the past year. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Frank E. Barthe whom they shared 69 years read more …
Matthew Charles Brandt, Jr., 88, of Millersville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2020. Matthew was an Army Veteran, having served during the Korean War. He retired from working with Yellow Freight as a driver. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Matthew relocated to Millersville, PA with his 2nd wife, Dorothy, and raised his new read more …
Lorraine M. Brandau,91, of Lancaster, passed away on May 20, 2020 from a 13 year battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia. She was the loving wife of the late Clyde M. Brandau. Born in Mahoney, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna (Taylor) Jones., After graduating from high school, Lorraine spent much read more …
Carole Lee Schweitzer, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020. She was born in Great Falls, Montana and was a long-time resident of Altoona, Pa until she moved to Lancaster to be closer to family. Carole was an avid painter and sculptor and especially loved creating works featuring animals and nature. She read more …
Thomas Pravata, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on May 17, 2020 at Conestoga View. He was the loving father of Jennifer Prisco, Lancaster and Danny Pravata of Staten Island, NY. He was a wonderful grandfather to Taylor, Kaitlyn, Anthony and Madeline Prisco, and Danny and Scarlett Pravata. In addition to his children and grandchildren, he read more …
Our kindhearted ray of sunshine, Annie Cibula, peacefully joined her heavenly family on May 16, 2020, just five days shy of her 98th birthday, at the home of her daughter. She was the last of ten siblings of the Roberts family. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Talcot and Mary Roberts read more …
Jeremiah Russel Graul, Jr. age 76, died on May 11, 2020 from covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. At the time of his death, he was living in a senior care memory center in Annandale, VA, but lived much of his life in Lancaster, PA. Always known as Jerry, he was born with cerebral read more …
Jeffrey Diffenderfer, age 62, who grew up in Lititz, PA, went Home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2020. We who loved Jeff will miss him greatly, but for Jeff, his escape to heaven from the pain that has increasingly plagued him over the past decade is cause for rejoicing!! From the beginning read more …
Thomas W. Schuck, 71, formerly of East Petersburg, passed away on May 12, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care. He was the loving husband of Joan (Shultz) Schuck to whom he was married to for 50 years. Born in Ashland, PA, he was the son of the late John A. and Elizabeth J. (Mouery) DeMarco read more …
