Joan M. Emerick, 79, of Mountville, passed away, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of John and Mary Cover Wiegand. She was married to Robert E. Emerick. Joan worked in housekeeping at the Hotel Brunswick. She loved gardening and her 2 cats. In addition to her husband, she is survived by:… Read complete obituary here.

Katharine “Kit” E. Seidel, 91, of Willow Valley Manor North, formerly of Hershey’s Mill, West Chester, PA, died March 24, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Alfred C. and Alma Batty Emmel. She attended Northfield Seminary and graduated from Mount Holyoke College. Her working career culminated as an… Read complete obituary here.

Katharine “Kit” E. Seidel, 91, of Willow Valley Manor North, formerly of Hershey’s Mill, West Chester, PA, died March 24, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Alfred C. and Alma Batty Emmel. She attended Northfield Seminary and graduated from Mount Holyoke College. Her working career culminated as an… Read complete obituary here.

Ruth Marian Alexander Zimmerman, 91, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 23, at 10:15 p.m. at the Mennonite Home. She was the wife of the late John H. Zimmerman. Born in Lancaster, the former Alexander’s Grocery Store on Main St. in Manheim was her parents’ business and her original home. After graduating… Read complete obituary here.

On Saturday, March 21, 2009, Reta R. Hake, 79, of Conestoga, surrounded by her loving family passed peacefully and went home to be with the Lord. She was born on February 23, 1930 in Talmage, PA to the late Spencer A. and Ruth G. Rupp. On August 1, 1953 she married Gerald C. “Joe” Hake and they reared their three… Read complete obituary here.

Ruth W. Williams, 76, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County while under the loving care of her family and Hospice after a five-year battle with cancer. Born May 5, 1933 in Moosic, PA, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Nellie Ramage White. She was the wife of J…. Read complete obituary here.

Frederick R. Strock, 87, of Lancaster, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy Buckley Strock Born in Minneapolis, MN, he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Henry B. and Katharine Reiley Strock. Mr. Strock retired from Wachovia Bank. He was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Surviving besides his… Read complete obituary here.

Luther D. “Luke” Dunlap, of Willow Street, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Lancaster on July 26, 1922, he was the son of the late John Mylin and Stella Goss Dunlap. He was a 1941 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, and attended Stevens Trade School. He then worked at Bearings Company from 1941… Read complete obituary here.

Luther D. “Luke” Dunlap, of Willow Street, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Lancaster on July 26, 1922, he was the son of the late John Mylin and Stella Goss Dunlap. He was a 1941 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, and attended Stevens Trade School. He then worked at Bearings Company from 1941… Read complete obituary here.

Helen V. Norbury Musselman Clayton, 97, of Ephrata, PA passed away on Thursday, March 12th, following a short illness. Helen was born April 26, 1911 in Port Deposit, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Charles Y. and Bertha (Wayne) Musselman. She was the wife of the late Albert E. Clayton. Helen was a former member of the Eastern… Read complete obituary here.