Obituaries

Beverly C. Richards, 91, of Lancaster, PA passed away at the Glen at Willow Valley on July 1, 2015.  Born in Reading, PA and raised primarily in Wayneboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Preston E. and Pauline Wiedeman Cloud.  On Flag Day of 1947, Bev married James L. Richards and they moved to Lancaster.  She lived there...

Mitchell S. Witmer, 22, of Lancaster, passed peacefully into the waiting arms of his Savior on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at home surrounded by his loving family.  The son of Kevin and Sharon (Burkholder) Adams and the late Robert Witmer, he was born on July 17, 1992.Mitch was a graduate of Lampeter Strasburg High School and persevered thru his illness...

Helen Beamer McDannell, 101, passed away on June 15, 2015 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA.  Born in Arendtsville, Adams County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Moreen B.  and Nellie Beamer McDannell.  She was the last of her family.She was a graduate of Arendtsville Vocational High School and the Lancaster Business College.Miss McDannell was an administrative assistant for...

Richard R. “Dick” Forry, 83, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness.He was married 63 years to Norma High Forry.  Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late B. Earl and Fannie Root Forry.Dick was the owner and operator of the former Forry’s Ag Service..  He also enjoyed driving...

Barbara Ann (Bitting) Masters, 78, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 26, 2015.  She was the wife of James H. Masters to whom she had been married 58 years.Born in Altoona, PA, Barbara was the daughter of the late Richard S. and Freida M. Sparr Bitting.  She was a 1955 graduate of Altoona High School.She was a member of...

Janet A. Dessen, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at theMennonite Home. She was the loving wife of the late George R. Dessen who died in 2013. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Emma Ryan Swain. Janet spent much of her adult life as a homemaker dedicating her life to her family.In...

Janice E. Vreeland, 85, of Willow Street, PA passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Lakeside in Willow Valley Communities.  She was the loving wife of Walter E. Vreeland to whom she had been married 60 years.Born in Orange, NJ, Jan was the daughter of the late Joseph and Clara Pflueger Rimback.  She and her husband grew up in Millburn,...

Renaldo “Renny” Guiliano, 67,  of Lancaster, PA died suddenly at home on June 21 , 2015.  He is survived by a son,  Justin Guiliano; a daughter, Lauren Guiliano; a brother, Anthony Guiliano; a sister, Virginia Guiliano-Beck; and two grandchildren, Julius and Madelyn Santos.  Per Renny’s wishes, there will be no service.  If desired, contributions in Renny’s memory may be made...

Nancy Louise Noll Mast, 71, of Rohrerstown, PA died peacefully on June 19, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, PAShe was the daughter of Robert B. and the late Verna (Widders) Noll of Rohrerstown, PA.Nancy was a graduate of Hempfield High School and then went to Eastern Mennonite College where she met and married her college sweetheart, Joseph...

Bill ended his earthly journey on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at his beloved Ephrata Manor and entered the next phase of our journey to join his family and many friends.He was born August 16, 1920, in Rutherglen in his native Scotland to the late William and Margaret (Barr) Hamilton. He proudly served in the British Army in World War II...

Rev. William Sharp, born in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day 1920, son of Albert and Catherine Sharp, died on June 18, 2015 after an extended illness.  Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jeanne, and companion in his later years, Dee Walker.  He is survived by three daughters, Jude Sharp of Lancaster, Lois Rothenberger (married to Alan) of North...

Stella L. Abendroth, 64, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.  She was the loving wife of Harry R. Abendroth.Born in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Stella (Mollica) Fiamma, and graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1969.After graduating from Fairleigh...

Frederick Russell Carbaugh, Jr., formerly of Philadelphia, PA, died unexpectedly at 3:31pm, Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.Fred was born on April 7th, 1943.  He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master’s degree in education from Temple University.  He was an educator and administrator in the Philadelphia and Hatboro Horsham School Districts, and in Development for...

Alice Wiseman Clarke, 88 of 1800 Village Circle, passed away on Tuesday, June 16that Homestead Village.Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on December 11, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Dr. & Mrs. Perry Haynes Wiseman.Alice is survived by three children, Mary Alice Clarke, Stephen Colahan Clarke and Laura Susanne Kirchner, wife of Stephen T. Kirchner, all of...

Nancy, who valiantly survived five and a half years of ovarian cancer, died on June 13 at the age of 73 in Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Widnes, England on April 13, 1942, she was the eighth child of the late Annie Wall Morris and Harold Morris. Surviving are her spouse Donna Sheaffer and sisters Dylys Glew...

Maria Magdalena Schmalhofer, 66, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 5th, 2015, after a courageous two and a half year battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Bavaria, Germany, she came to Lancaster in the seventies and made it her home.Maria was a graduate of the newly renamed PA College of Health Sciences. She was a retired...

Helen N. Buss, 94, well-known Lancaster musician, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 in Lehigh Valley, PA where she resided several years.Born in Orwell, OH, she was the daughter of the late John Josiah and Eva Warren Anderson.  Her husband, Richard G. Buss died in 2003.Helen received her B.S. in Music from Ohio State University.  She served as organist...

Doris M. Clark, 88, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, died on June 6, 2015.  She was the devoted wife of Leonard James Clark, her sweetie, who died in 2010 just before their 60thanniversary.Born in Lancaster, PA on September 16, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Valentine A. Kirchner and Emma Christina Vatter Kirchner.  She is survived by her beloved...

Surrounded by her beloved family and dear friends, Doris U. Moyer, 91, of Lancaster, gently passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.  Her remarkable life encompassed numerous personal, civic and professional accomplishments.A graduate of Pottstown High School, Allentown Hospital School of Nursing (RN), and the Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing (MS, Anesthesia), she...

Frank P. Berardi, 93 of Lancaster Pa. died peacefully on June 4th, 2015.  He was the loving husband of Adele Berardi.  In April, they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.He was born in Manhattan, New York to Vito and Helen Berardi.  He and his wife Adele met while studying at New York’s City College, and they spent forty five years of...