Obituaries

Jane L. Creamer

Jane L. Creamer

Sep 2, 2022

Jane L. Creamer, 90, of Heather Glen Senior Living, Allentown, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 2, 2022. She was the wife of the late Jacque R. Creamer Sr.She was born in Lancaster, daughter of the late Charles F. and Kathryn (Suter) Groff.Jane graduated from Solanco High School in 1949 and was a member of...

James Daniel Hess

James Daniel Hess

Aug 29, 2022

James D. Hess (Jim) of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022.Born in Safe Harbor Village in 1933, he was the son of George L. Hess, Sr. and Blanche Boyle Hess.  He was married for 59 years to Joan Hoover Hess, formerly of Mountville. In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by their son Jeffrey D. Hess and...

Virginia Mae Teel

Virginia Mae Teel

Aug 25, 2022

Virginia “Ginny” Mae Teel entered into rest August 25th, 2022 at Marliere Care Center in Hudson, Florida. She was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania on August 13,1936 to Mabel and Andrew Byerly, and lived in Lancaster County before moving to Hudson Florida in 2014.She worked at the Springhouse Restaurant for many years before retiring to take care of her husband.She...

Marvin L. Reinhart

Marvin L. Reinhart

Aug 24, 2022

Marvin L. Reinhart of Willow Valley, Willow Street, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 after a short illness. Marvin was 86 years old. He was born in Harlan, Iowa on May 20, 1936 to Ruth Allen Reinhart and Paul E. Reinhart. Marvin was predeceased by his parents and his only sibling, Allen Reinhart. Marvin and his family moved...

Robert Levan Willauer, Jr.

Robert Levan Willauer, Jr.

Aug 23, 2022

Robert Levan Willauer, Jr., 68 of Mountville, peacefully passed away in his home on August 23, 2022. Robert was born in Lancaster, PA on April 8, 1954 to Robert L. and Janet G. Willauer (Carpenter).  After attending J.P. McCaskey High School, he proudly served in the Marines as a wireman.Robert married his soulmate Patti A. Willauer (Reitschey) who proceeded him...

Leslie A. Reedy

Leslie A. Reedy

Aug 22, 2022

Leslie A. Reedy, age 72 of Leola passed away August 22, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. Leslie was born in Fargo ND, daughter of John A. and Delores M. Schwartz Caron.Leslie was a teachers aid at Conestoga Valley Public Schools.She is survived by her children Erin Reedy and Christopher Reedy, her brother John Caron, a sister Deborah Picciotti and her...

James S. Madara

James S. Madara

Aug 20, 2022

James S. Madara, 76, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.  He was the husband of Sandra (Maddox) Madara to whom he was married to for 56 years.  Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Stuart and Ardell (Betz) Madara.Jim was a graduate of Elizabethtown Highschool in 1963 and...

Ruth B. White

Ruth B. White

Aug 18, 2022

This evening the faithfulness of Jesus was displayed. He presented another Saint faultless before the Father. Our mother, Ruth B. White, passed from this Earth to the physical presence of Jesus, who is her Life. As she took her last breath a peace came over her countenance and we knew that she was with Jesus. Looking at the peace on...

Marian Arlene Sweigart

Marian Arlene Sweigart

Aug 18, 2022

Marian Arlene Sweigart, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on August 18, 2022 at Ware Presbyterian Village.  She was the loving wife of the late LeRoy Sweigart who preceded her in death.Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late C. Lloyd and Esther (Myers) Groff.After graduating from high school, Marian spent much of her adult life as a...

Harry E. Pfrommer, Jr.

Harry E. Pfrommer, Jr.

Aug 16, 2022

Harry E. Pfrommer Jr., age 92 of Lancaster passed away August 16, 2022 in Lancaster. Son of the late Harry and Harriet Fasig Pfrommer Sr., he was preceded in death by his wife Joan Waters Pfrommer, his sister Audrey Shand and his brother Charles Pfrommer.Harry retired from UGI Utilities Inc. He was also a Manor Twp. Police Officer. He served...

Esta E. Hake

Esta E. Hake

Aug 12, 2022

Esta E. Hake, age 99, of Lancaster, passed away at her home on Friday, August 12, 2022.  She was born on July 6, 1923, in Mt. Nebo, Pa., to the late John and K. Estella (Hickey) Erb.Following graduation from Manor High School in 1941, Esta worked as an assistant to Dr. Paul Snoke in Lancaster.  It was there that she...

Thomas Jefferson Penn, Jr.

Thomas Jefferson Penn, Jr.

Aug 10, 2022

Thomas J. Penn Jr., 77, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on 10th of August, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was a loving, long-time partner of Diane Williams.He was born in Norfolk, VA to Thomas J. Penn and Mary Trueblood Penn.He served his country as a still photographer for the Army during the Vietnam War.He enjoyed old science fiction,...

Barbara Ann Hertzler

Barbara Ann Hertzler

Aug 7, 2022

Barbara Ann Hertzler went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 7, 2022. She was born in Lancaster, PA to Joseph and Marie (Danz) Brill on July 29, 1939. Barbara was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School in the class of 1958. On a family trip to Stone Harbor, NJ, Barbara was introduced to John (Jack) R. Hertzler...

Karl Ronald Garling

Karl Ronald Garling

Aug 6, 2022

Karl Ronald Garling went to be with Jesus on August 6, 2022, with his beloved daughter, Hope, at his side.Ron, as he was affectionately known to friends, was born on May 22, 1936, in Frederick, Maryland, to the late Miriam Elizabeth Putman Kennedy.  He proudly served for two years in the Army reserve.  A graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia,...

Gloria Vivian Wubbolt

Gloria Vivian Wubbolt

Aug 6, 2022

Gloria Vivian Wubbolt, age 89 of Columbia passed away in her daughter Cheryl’s home in Harrisburg.Born in Elizabethtown, daughter of the late Harry and Clara Green Eisenhower, she was employed by Science Press in Ephrata for 20 years. She had also been a nurses aid in the health care industry.She was a member of the VFW Post 5747 and the...

Ellie Lewis Adams III

Ellie Lewis Adams III

Aug 2, 2022

On the 2ndof August of 2022, E.L. Adams III, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend passed away into the loving arms of his Godly father, at the age of 96. He was a father to 2, grandfather to 9, great-grandfather to 13 and loving neighbor and friend to those he met.Ellie, as he was affectionately known to friends, was...

Shirley J. Belt

Shirley J. Belt

Aug 1, 2022

Shirley J. Belt, 92, left this earth peacefully on Monday, August 1, 2022 to join her husband, G Richard Belt in heaven. She was preceded in death by her biologic parents, Esther and Ernest Harris, her siblings Ernest Harris, Jr and Betty Harris Kephart. Before her first birthday, Shirley’s mother passed away and she was adopted by the Reverend William...

David M. Pennell, Sr.

David M. Pennell, Sr.

Jul 29, 2022

David M. Pennell, Sr., 69, of Lancaster, passed away on July 29, 2022 at Hospice & Community Care with his son by his side.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles James and Susan B. Pennell. David was married to Melissa Ann Pennell who died on December 6, 1999, to whom he was married for 23 years.David...

Ronald W. Kline

Ronald W. Kline

Jul 28, 2022

Ronald “The Turtle Man” W. Kline, 88, passed away on July 28, 2022 at Masonic Villages.  He was the husband of Suzanne L. (Kohr) Kline to whom he was married to for 65 years.He spent much of his professional career as a janitor for Millersville University.Ronald was a member of Lancaster Church of the Brethren.In his spare time, he enjoyed...

Betty J. Adair Myers

Betty J. Adair Myers

Jul 24, 2022

Betty J. Adair Myers, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Mennonite Home Communities.  She was the daughter of the late Raymond K. and Mary Shissler Adair.  She was the loving wife of the late Park H. Myers with whom she shared 57 years of marriage before his passing in 2002.Born in Lancaster, on July...