Paula B. Hankel, 76, of Lancaster, passed away suddenly on November 13, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Richard Hankel. Paula was born in Wilmington, DE, to Paul and Louise (Della Rocca) Bruno. Paula received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware. After graduation, she taught in read more …
John, “Oz”, Markley passed away November 12, 2019. He was born at home July 18, 1928, thriving 91 years without any overnight hospitalizations. He was the son of Paul and Mary Markley. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Mary B. Markley. Oz is survived by his daughter, Mary Maesch and read more …
Helen Mavraganis, 96, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2019. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she resided in Westfield, NJ, Hamilton, NJ, and most recently at Homestead Village in Lancaster, PA. Helen was predeceased by her husband, John Mavraganis, a career employee of IBM Corporation. Helen was a devoted mother and homemaker. Together they were founding read more …
8/16/1934-11/12/2019 Vernon J. “Bud” Heinley, 85, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully at Country Meadows of Lancaster on November 12, 2019. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Alexander F. Heinley and Kathryn Brown Heinley. He was the loving husband of the late Alta R. Heinley, and was preceded in death read more …
Robert Smithson passed away peacefully at UPMC Lititz after a brief illness on 11/11/2019 with his children by his side. He was born in Delaware County on 1/12/1938. Parents, Clarence and Bertha (Heinz) Smithson are both pre-deceased. Bob graduated from McCaskey High School. He was a life long sports fan and participant. He was an avid fan of college football and read more …
Arthur B. Buchholz, Jr. died on November 8, 2019 at Willow Valley Communities, in Lancaster, PA, just 2 weeks short of his 95th birthday. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Bobby) Buchholz who preceded him in death in 2018. Mr. Buchholz was born November 23, 1924 to the late Arthur B. and read more …
Carl Leonard Tucker, 99, born February 11, 1920 in Kansas to Frank and Trannie Tucker, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Willow Valley. He was married to Eleanor Seidel and had three children; two daughters, Eloise Tucker Meadowcroft, married to Dale of Mechanicsburg, PA, and Diane Elizabeth Tucker of Syracuse, NY, deceased in read more …
Edward Phetteplace Jaeger, age 76, was a resident at Homestead Village for 14 years, in the Mews. He passed away on November 2, 2019 in Radcliff House at Homestead Village. He was born in Lancaster, PA to Alice Phetteplace Jaeger and Edward Frederick Jaeger. He graduated from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield Massachusetts and was a Deerfield read more …
Susan C. Line, (formally Susan C. Steele), 64, of Lancaster, died Monday, October 28, 2019. Sue was born on January 24, 1955 to Dr. Merton W. Steele and Anne Gilbert Steele at Lancaster General Hospital. The youngest of three children, she attended Schaeffer Elementary School and Manheim Township High School, graduating in 1973. After high read more …
Thetis Rose Harvey, 97 years old, passed away on October 31, in Lancaster, PA. She had resided for the past nine years with her daughter, Leslie M. Lemonick, and son-in-law, James E. Lemonick at their home. Thetis was born in Greenville, NC to Nancy Oden Marsh Gurganus and Jehu Gurganus on September 11, 1922. Thetis graduated read more …
