Obituaries

Edith Gregg Carlson, 97, of Mountville, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care.She was the wife of the late Donald E. Carlson who died in 1981.  Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Alban and Florence Ross Gregg.Edith was a graduate of the former Lancaster Girls High School and was a homemaker.  She...

Velma J. Quigley, 91, of Lancaster, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care.She was the wife of the late Fred Quigley who died in 1993.  Born in Paradise, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Emma Fern Robinson Martin.Velma was a homemaker and had also worked at Hamilton Watch during World War II.  She was...

Annamary Louise Smith died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Luther Acres in Lititz.A lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, she served there in many capacities. She was also active in many roles in Luther League at the local, synodical, and national levels, as well as the Lutheran Historical Society and other faith-based organizations.Born in Lancaster, she graduated from J....

Ruth DeHaven Kauffman, 94, of Oak Leaf Manor, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.   She was the wife of the late Richard J. Kauffman to whom she was married to for 49 years.Born in Lancaster County on January 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Alice Messner DeHaven.Ruth worked as...

Frances Kenner Parke, 95, of Lancaster, PA passed away at the Mennonite Home with family at her side on January 21, 2015.  She was the widow of Donald W. Parke, who died in 2013 after a marriage of 71 years.  Born in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Hurnard J. and Lily (Steffey) Kenner, she attended schools in New Rochelle, NY...

Nancy V. Rill, 87, passed away at Homestead Village, Lancaster, PA on January 23, 2015.  Nancy was born on March 23, 1927 in Lancaster, and was well respected as a teacher and a principal in the School District of Lancaster.She was preceded in death by her parents, John A. and Minnie M. Doster Rill; her sisters, Mildred R. Ulrich, Helen...

Helen M. Pyle, 86, passed away on January 24, 2015.  She was born in Hollidaysburg, PA to the late Grover C. Zimmerman and Maude Elizabeth Lingafelt Zimmerman.  She was the widow of Robert K. Pyle who passed away in January, 1991.Helen graduated from Hollidaysburg High School and attended Gettysburg College.  She graduated in Parish Education from the Baltimore Lutheran Deaconess...

Charlotte A. Miller, 68, of Lancaster, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Harrisburg Hospital following a lengthy illness.She was married 46 years to Isaac Miller.  Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late William T., Sr., and Charlotte M. Bolton Stiles.Charlotte had worked for the Medical Bureau for many years.  She was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High...

Jean F. WinnerJune 11, 1924-January 24, 2015Jean F. Winner, 90, a resident of Willow Valley Communities, Willow Street, PA, passed away on January 24, 2015.  Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Mary Cartwright Fedderman and Fred A. Fedderman, She was pre-deceased by her dear sister, Marjorie, and her beloved husband, Bruce.Jean graduated from Millburn High...

Gerald H. “Jerry” Ackerman, Sr., 71, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, January 23, 2015, at home, after a four-year battle with several significant health issues. Born on February 13, 1943, in Columbia, PA, he was the son of the late Curvin S. and Clara M. (Koller) Ackerman. He was the husband...

On January 22, 2014, Victoria Henrich passed away. Vicki was an employee of Sechan Electronics for 26 years.  Surviving are a daughter Angie Devonshire, wife of Mike, and a son Tony Henrich, long time companion of Rick Kinney, a sister Val Kelley, wife of Jim, and a brother Vaughn Rose. and 3 grandsons Dereck, Mike, and Nate. Proceeding in death...

Frank L. Weaver, Jr., 75, died peacefully at his home in Bird in Hand, PA, on the 22ndday of January 2015.  He was the son of the late Frank L. and Edith Reese Weaver.  Frank was the loving husband of Alice Weaver having celebrated their 52ndwedding anniversary this past December.He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a degree in...

Raymond R. Snyder, 82, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Friday, January 23 at Mennonite Home.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harrison and Verna Reese Snyder.  He was the loving husband of Mary Bechtold Snyder to whom he had been married 62 years.He was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School.Mr. Snyder served in the...

H. Kenneth “Ken” Eby, Jr., 80, of Willow Street, PA passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late H. Kenneth, Sr. and Isabelle M. Ebrard Eby.   He was the loving husband of Joanne Denlinger Eby to whom he had been married for 52 years.Ken was a long time...

Hugh Charles Lovell, age 86, died peacefully at Willow Valley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania onSaturday, January 24, 2015.Born January 22, 1929, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Hugh worked for 35 years as an executive for DuPont.  He was an active member of the church community, volunteering tirelessly his time and energies. He was a man of many interests; an accomplished athlete, painter and singer. ...

Frances Louise Tracey, age 97, passed away peacefully at Homestead Village on January 15th.  Born in Rector, AR, she met her first husband, Elbert W. Jones, Jr. in Little Rock.  While serving in the army, he was killed in the invasion of Normandy, where he is buried.  She is survived by a brother, Daniel W. McBride, who served in the...

Roy Daniel Kurtz, Sr., 45, of Lancaster, passed away on January 22, 2015 at University of Pennsylvania Hospital after a lengthy illness.  He was the son of Josephine Kurtz and the late Glenn Kurtz, Jr.Surviving is a daughter, Danielle, a son Roy Jr., a brother Glenn and nephew Anthony.  He was preceded in death by a sister Martha.A Laborer for...

Diane L. Corbett, 68 of Lancaster (formerly of Brooklyn, NY), passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 surrounded by her family.  She was the loving wife of Daniel M. Corbett.Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Oscar J. and Catherine (Quinn) Cohen.A devoted homemaker, in her spare time she enjoyed trips to Disney World, traveling to Seattle...

Betty L. Myers, 84, of Lancaster, PA, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015.She was the wife of the late Nelson K. Myers, Jr. who died in 2012.  Born in Beverly, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald D. and Ella Watson Bennett.Betty was a homemaker most of her life.  She met her husband while working at the Officers Club...

Paula Metash, age 99, passed away peacefully with her loving daughters and son-in-law by her side on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Ephrata Manor.  She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and then moved with her family to Minneapolis in 1923.  She met her beloved husband, Carl Metash, in Minneapolis, and they married in 1935.  They later settled in New...