Obituaries

John K. Zimmerman, 84, of East Petersburg, died unexpectedly, Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He has been called home to be with the Lord and those loved ones that preceded him in death.Born in Gap, PA he was the son of the late Hershey and Pauline Kurtz Zimmerman.  He was the companion of Ada R. Eshbach for...

Alan Reeser McIntyre, 83, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on April 1, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Anna (Toews) McIntyre, and devoted father of Rebecca (McIntyre) Smith (wife of Kenneth A. Smith) and Lauren (McIntyre) Evers (wife of the late Darrell Evers).Alan was born in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, to William Wesley McIntyre and Claire...

Kenneth Eugene Wolf, 94, of Lancaster passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the home of his son James C. Wolf.  He was a long time resident of Woodcrest Villa and prior to that lived at 564 Hamilton Street in Lancaster.  He was born in Lancaster and was the son of the late Herbert and Vera Wolf.  He was...

Rev. J. William (Bill) Anderson, 86, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA. Bill was the husband of Leona McMinn Anderson who resides at the Mennonite Home.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary Anderson. Bill and Leona considered their family to be a true blessing and treasure.In addition to...

George E. Paterson, 68 of Lancaster passed away March 28, 2016 at Hospice and Community care in Mt Joy. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Edward & Mae Leibold Paterson. He was employed by Armstrong Industries as a forklift operator and most recently at Leisure Lanes Bowling Alley. He enjoyed bowling and also served in the...

Mildred N. Hansen, 93, a resident of Lakeside at Willow Valley died at the home on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.She was the wife of the late Alfred C. Hansen who died in 2005.  Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Thorvald and Esther Carlson Nordskog.Mildred had worked for the Bryn Mawr Title Insurance Co.  She...

Ann M. Lyter, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at her home.  She was the loving wife of the late George E. Lyter who passed away in 1994.Born in Clarence, PA., she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Puhalla) Dubesky.She was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church.In her spare time...

Suzanne Marie Steiner, a resident of Calvary Fellowship Homes in Lancaster and formerly from Pittsburgh departed from this life on March 3rd, 2016. She was born on March 27th, 1937 in Batavia, New York. Suzanne is survived by her sister Arlene Volk of Lancaster and her brother Alan Lebwohl-Steiner of Garrison, New York. Suzanne graduated from Batavia High School, Rochester...

Richard A. Nolan, of Lancaster, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.Born in Staten Island, NY in 1925, he was the son of the late Addison Reith and Miriam Lake Nolan.  Richard served with the 4thMarine Division as a radio operator during WWII.  During the war he made beachhead landings on ...

Roger “Dale” W. Steele, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 with his family by his side.  He was the loving husband of Goldie (Bish) Steele to whom he was married to for 60 years.Born in Washington Boro, PA., he was the son of the late John and Lillian (Bourne) Steele.He spent much of his career as...

Tracy E. Moore Palmer, 55, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 25,2016 while a patient at Hershey Medical Center. Tracy had fought a long and hard battle with cancer over the last four years, first with breast cancer and then leukemia, and was an inspiration and wonderful witness to many she met ...

Frederick R. Kreider, 82, of Lancaster, PA died Friday, March 25, 2016 at home.  He was the loving husband of Barbara Myers Kreider to whom he was married 59 years.Born in Ephrata Township, Fred was the son of the late Ralph and Erla (Lutz) Kreider.  He graduated from Ephrata High School, Millersville College, and earned a master’s degree in Education...

Aaron Herr Souders, 85, of Washington Boro, passed away following a brief illness on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Mennonite Home.Aaron was married 59 years to Mary Kathryn Stauffer Souders.  Born in Millersville, he was the son of the late Aaron C. and Elizabeth Herr Souders.Aaron was a farmer into his midlife and then was employed by Turkey Hill...

Linda M. Harnish, 68 of Willow Street, PA., passed away on March 20, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy, PA.  She was the wife of Robert C. Harnish, they would have celebrated their 50thanniversary on April 6th.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. Wakefield, Sr. and Helen E. (Bloom) Wakefield. Linda graduated...

Ruth V. Pope (Morrison), 64 of Lancaster passed away on Sat. March 19, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Johnstown N.Y. she was the daughter of Robert & Laura Morrison who predeceased her.  She was the wife of Thomas C. Pope Sr., and retired from disabilities and was last employed at the  JAY Group and QVC and received her...

Susan M. Detwiler, 73, wife of the late Richard (Dick) Detwiler, went home on March 18, 2016.Daughter of the late Patrick and Doris (Rogers) Dymock, she was born on June 10, 1942 in Oxford, England.  She lived a wonderful life of traveling and crafting.She is survived by a daughter, Chere, wife of Benjamin Pickel and a son, Earl (Chip), husband,...

Ruth M.Cassel, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Mennonite Home.Born inCatasauqua, (LehighCounty) PA, on January 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William K. and Mabel O.Cassel.Ruth was a graduate ofKutztownHigh School and the Allentown Business College. She was a secretary employed by Hamilton Watch Co. as well as with the...

Miriam P. Rorabaugh, 79, (aka Teacher Miriam) of Lancaster, PA, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.She was the devoted wife of the late John L. Rorabaugh, Sr.; the nurturing, hard-working, and supportive mother of Daniel Garcia (husband of Rose), Paul Garcia (husband of...

Edwin G. Miller, 87, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully at home with  family at his side on Saturday, March 19, 2016.He was the husband of Phyllis Foreman Miller.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Sanford P. and Jean Garvin Miller.  He graduated with a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Lafayette College.Ed spent 38 years as...

Richard P. Frescatore, Jr., 59, of Columbia, passed away on March 18, 2016.  Born in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Richard P. Frescatore, Sr. and the late Gloria Arnold Frescatore.He was the owner of Fresco Green Building Supplies and Frescatore Consulting.In his spare time, he enjoyed riding motorcycles, spending time with friends at his favorite cigar...