Obituaries

Randy J. Walker, 57, of Conestoga, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Esther P. Huber Walker of Lancaster, and the late Elwood J. Walker.Randy was the owner of the former Randy Walker Sanitation Disposal Service. He had also been employed as a school bus driver for Shultz Transportation and...

Roger S. Reist was always happiest in a garden; nothing gave him greater  pleasure than his beautiful roses – unless it was sharing those flowers with  friends and family.  On December 9, 2010, following a struggle with Parkinson’s  disease, Roger passed into God’s garden, where the flowers never fade and the  sun is never dimmed.Roger was born in Lancaster, on...

William A. “Bill” Downey 60, of Quarryville, PA died unexpectedly at L a n c a s t e r General Hospital on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. He celebrated 25 years of marriage this past September to Michelle L. Maile Downey. Born in Phildelphia, he was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Wiemer Downey. Bill was employed by...

Edward Patton Leland, 84, of Lancaster, PA died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Quarryville Presbyterian Home after a brief illness.He was born August 5, 1926 in Charleston, SC, the eldest son of James Morrison and Helen Patton Leland.He attended Charleston Public Schools, graduating from the High School of Charleston in 1943. From 1943-45 and 47-49, he attended the Citadel, initially...

David “Dick” Richard Davis II, M.D., 75, of Lancaster, PA died unexpectedly on December 6, 2010, surrounded by his family. Born in Emporia, KS, he was the son of the late David Richard, M.D. and Dorothy Jennings Davis. He proudly served in the US Navy as an anesthesiologist from 1957 to 1985, retiring as Captain. Following his distinguished military career,...

David “Dick” Richard Davis II, M.D., 75, of Lancaster, PA died unexpectedly on December 6, 2010, surrounded by his family. Born in Emporia, KS, he was the son of the late David Richard, M.D. and Dorothy Jennings Davis. He proudly served in the US Navy as an anesthesiologist from 1957 to 1985, retiring as Captain. Following his distinguished military career,...

Earl S. “Whitey” Bauder, Jr., 88, of Lancaster, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home.He was married December 16, 1944 to Ruby M. Detwiler Bauder. Born September 14, 1922 in Utica, NY he was the son of the late Earl S. Bauder, Sr. and Mary Wardale Bauder.Mr. Bauder attended St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD from 1940...

Matilda “Pat” H. Reitzel, 99, a resident of St. John’s Herr Estate, Columbia, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Hospice of L a n c a s t e r County. She was the wife of the late William “Bill” J. Reitzel who died in 2001. Born March 18, 1911 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles...

John H. Jacoby, Jr., 76, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in  Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late John Sr., and F l o r e n c e Christiansen Jacoby. He was the husband of Mary Hess Jacoby, and the late Barbara Knowles Jacoby. He worked as a...

Anna Mary Simpson, 93, of Lancaster, PA died Saturday, November 27th at Hospice of Lancaster County- Mt. Joy. She was the widow of James S. Simpson, who died in December, 2004. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lena Hartl Fordney. Mrs. Simpson was a graduate of Stevens School for Girls and retired from...

George F. Good, 96 of Lancaster, PA died Friday, November 26th at Sanatoga C e n t e r , Pottstown, PA. He was the husband of the late Julia E b e r s o l e Good, who died in October, 2003. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late George C. and Bertha L....

Joyce Ann Fultz, 77, of Lancaster died at home on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 after a long illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Anna Wagaman and the late E. Linwood Wagaman. She was the wife of the late Merrill C. “Skip” Fultz. Joyce is survived by a daughter, Linda Nauman and husband Steve, a son Thomas Fultz...

John H. Jacoby, Jr., 76, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late John Sr., and Florence Christiansen Jacoby. He was the husband of Mary Hess Jacoby, and the late Barbara Knowles Jacoby.He worked as a carpenter for various companies as well as independently....

Catherine “Kitty” Rudisill, 93, a resident of Hamilton Arms, formerly of Rohrerstown, died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond W. Rudisill who died in 1977. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Miles and Estella Shreiner Lutz. Kitty retired from the former St. Joseph Hospital where she...

Joseph F. Martan, 84, of East Petersburg passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph Martan and Bertha Neubauer Anthofer. He was the husband of the late Mary Chance Martan who died in November of 1999. Mr. Martan served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired...

Mary Jane Ruth With her family by her side, Mary Jane Ruth passed peacefully to the Church Triumphant on Sunday, November 14,  2010. The only child of Sid and Ada Grossman Roth, Mary Jane was born on January 4, 1923, in Lancaster where she resided all of her life. She was a 1941 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. During...

Nancy Irvin Graeter, 92, of Lancaster, PA, died Friday, November 19th at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy. She was the widow of Paul E. Graeter, Jr. Born in Lebanon, PA she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ellen Hartman Bowman. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Mrs. Graeter worked as a...

James Edward Mink, age 49, died Tuesday, November 16th, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital , Philadelphia,  due to complications from lung cancer. Born in Indianapolis, IN, he grew up in Lexington, KY. After serving in the U.S.  Army from 1980-1983, he served in the Kentucky National Guard from 1983-1987 while attending Murray State University in Murray, KY where he...

Margaret “Peg” Middleton Ellis, 89, a resident of The Glen at Willow Valley, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Norristown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Eva R. Reifsnyder  Middleton. She was the widow of the late R. Leslie Ellis who died in May of 1998. She was a member...

Margaret “Peg” Middleton Ellis, 89, a resident of The Glen at Willow Valley, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Norristown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Eva R. Reifsnyder  Middleton. She was the widow of the late R. Leslie Ellis who died in May of 1998. She was a member...