Obituaries
Ronald William Munro
Oct 19, 2023
Ronald W. Munro, 92 of Lancaster passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023. Born in Coatesville in 1931, he was husband to Barbara (Turner) Munro for 66 years and son of the late Kenneth and Edythe (Snyder) Munro.Ron graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Maryland and started working for Joe the Motorist Friend fulltime. At age 19, he was...
Molly Evin Griffith
Oct 16, 2023
Molly Evin Griffith was born on October 10th, 2023 at Women’s and Babies Hospital and passed away 6 days later on October 16th, 2023 at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.She was the daughter of Austin and Caroline Griffith, and the younger sister to Eleanor and Avery Griffith. She is preceded in death by her brother Archer Douglas Griffith. Her middle name,...
Peggy Lewis Barton
Oct 16, 2023
Peggy Lewis Barton, age 96 of Lakeside at Willow Valley passed away October 16, 2023. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of Harold F. and Hazel Shultz Lewis.Peggy was employed by the New Jersey Public School System as a Teacher for over 25 years. She graduated from West Chester State Teacher’s College, Princeton Theological Seminary and Trenton State University.Peggy...
Dorothy H. Ritter
Oct 13, 2023
Dorothy H. Ritter, 87, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Mennonite Homes after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of Robert H. Ritter.She was born in Lancaster, PA, to Claude and Dorothy Herr.She graduated from McCaskey High School, where she was a majorette. She spent many happy hours there and over the decades...
Kenneth W. Laukhuff
Oct 12, 2023
Kenneth W. Laukhuff, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 12,2023 at Lancaster Regional Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was the loving husband of Marlene (Coble) Laukhuff. Together they celebrated 67 years of marriage.Ken was the son of the late Bruce R. and Rose E. (Farrell) Laukhuff. He proudly served in the United States Army at Fort Tilden, NY,...
Nancy A. Deering
Oct 11, 2023
Nancy Aileen Deering, 90, of Ronks, PA, passed away peacefully at home on October 11, 2023. Born in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ailene Himes. She was the wife of Gene Deering, with whom she shared 34 years of marriage.Nancy grew up as the daughter of an army officer and lived in many places...
Lewis G. Kauffman, Jr.
Oct 7, 2023
Lewis G. Kauffman, Jr., 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Hospice & Community Care. He was the loving husband of Gloria (Gerlach) Kauffman.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Lewis G Kauffman, Sr. and Blanche (Wintermeyer) Kauffman.After graduating from high school, he was employed by Armstrong World Industries from 1960-1993 retiring...
Helen Strathmeyer
Oct 5, 2023
Helen (Martin) Strathmeyer, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late James M. Strathmeyer.Born in Strasburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ruth (Groff) Martin.She was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey in 1947.Helen worked in the woman’s department at Sears for 25 years.She was an active...
Barbara W. Rutter
Oct 3, 2023
Barbara W. (Weaver) Rutter, 86, of Lancaster, passed away on October 3,2023at Legend of Lititz. She was born December 20,1936at Lancaster GeneralHospital,the only child of the late Harry C. Weaver andDorothy(Weber) Weaver. Barbara was alongtimemember of First United MethodistChurch,Ephrata, PA.Barbaramarried George E. Rutter onApril27, 1969, and celebrated 52 years of marriage before George passedawayonSeptember2, 2021.In addition to herparentsand husband, she...
Judy Ann Barr
Oct 2, 2023
Judy Ann Barr, 74, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on October 2, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Edward “Mike” M. Barr.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. and Betty Ann (Chalfont) Denlinger.In her spare time, she enjoyed visiting casinos, cheering for her beloved Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies...
Shirley H. Portner
Sep 27, 2023
Shirley H. Portner, 92 of Garden Spot Village, New Holland PA. formerly of Lancaster PA. went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 27, 2023.She was the loving wife of her late husband, William E. Portner, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Edwin L. and Mary Hoffheinz Hill. Shirley was...
Jay L. Reynolds
Sep 26, 2023
Jay L. Reynolds, 64, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; daughter, Angie (Carl Stone); step children, Tammy Chubb (Dustin), Jennifer Roy and Daniel Roy (Heather Sanchez); eleven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He is also survived by brothers, Raymond Reynolds and Lee Reynolds (June). He was preceded in death...
Charles A. Huffman
Sep 26, 2023
Charles A. “Chuck” Huffman, 97, of Willow Valley Manor North, Lancaster, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 26th, 2023. He passed away peacefully at the end of a wonderful day with family, knowing that he was loved deeply. He was the devoted husband of the late Kathryn Ann Kuespert Huffman of South...
Glenn R. Hildebrand
Sep 24, 2023
Glenn R. Hildebrand, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on September 24, 2023 at Lakeside at Willow Valley Communities. He was the loving husband of the late Charmaine A. Hildebrand who preceded him in death.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Richard and Lena (Glick) Hildebrand.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, Glenn served in the U.S....
Gladys E. Brinkman
Sep 24, 2023
Gladys E. Brinkman (Sheaffer), age 101 passed away at Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Conestoga View) in Lancaster on September 24, 2023.After a very long life the Lord has called her home to be with the Lord and her late husband Robert C. Brinkman as well as her late sons Lewis and Edgar Benn.Born in Lancaster PA, she was the...
Doreen “Dory” Morgan
Sep 23, 2023
Doreen “Dory” Morgan, 69, of Lancaster, passed away on September 23, 2023 at Hospice & Community Care after a courageous 16-year battle with cancer.She was the loving wife of Milton K. Morgan, III, to whom she was married for 47 years.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Faye (Stauffer) Bowman.Dory dedicated her life to...
Anthony Archer Cross, Jr
Sep 23, 2023
Anthony Archer “Arch” Cross, Jr. 89, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday 23, 2023, at Homestead Village. Arch was the loving husband of Dorothy “Dolly” (Montgomery) Cross. He was born September 13, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA to Anthony Archer Cross, Sr. and Alma Marie Louise (Berger) Cross. Arch graduated from Abington High School in Abington, PA. He served his...
Hester Jason Long
Sep 21, 2023
On 21 September 2023, Hester Jason Long died peacefully in her sleep at age 93 after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer.She is survived by her two sons, David and his partner Stephen of Bethlehem, PA, and John and his wife Ashley and their children Riley and Owen of Madison, AL, and her sister Fe Asis and her husband Boy...
Ada Marie Hallman
Sep 13, 2023
Ada Marie Hallman, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on September 13, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital.Ada was born in Kalona, Iowa, to Henry A. Mast and Wilma A. Yoder. She earned her BSN from Goshen College and her MPA in Healthcare from Penn State University. From 1985 until her retirement she worked in retirement communities, first as an Administrator at...
Corinne S. Fairbairn
Sep 13, 2023
Corinne S. Fairbairn, 73, of Lititz, PA, passed away on September 13, 2023. She was the loving wife of Roy N. Fairbairn. Born in Troy, PA, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Sibyl M. (McMurray) Stump.After graduating from Gettysburg College with a Bachelor’s degree, she and Roy were married in 1972. She spent most of her...
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