Obituaries
Lcdr Laura Elizabeth “Betty” Wintersteen Usn (Ret)
Jun 11, 2010
Betty Wintersteen, 95, of Manheim Township, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.Miss Wintersteen was born in Gordon (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Irene (Johnson) Wintersteen.Betty was a retired McCaskey High School math teacher and a former Navy meteorologist. She joined the Navy in 1942 after earning a...
Mary G. Smith
Jun 11, 2010
Mary G. Smith, 93, of Lancaster passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2010. Born in Rohrerstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John B. Graybill and Mary Leyden. She was married for 50 years to the late J. Edwards Smith, III of Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, John, Charles and Richard and...
Warren B. Hambleton, Jr.
Jun 8, 2010
Warren B. Hambleton, Jr., died peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim, PA. Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late Warren, Sr. and Marie Shue Hambleton. He was widowed from Jean, his wife of 50 years in 2001. Two sisters, Ruth and Miriam, predeceased him.After graduating from East Lampeter High School...
Michael Edward Houck
Jun 7, 2010
Michael Edward Houck passed away June 7, 2010 after battling a long illness.He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Louise Houck and Elaine Riccardi. He is survived by his brothers, Phil Houck, Dick Houck, John Houck, Tom Houck and Dave Houck, and his sister, Helen Tillotson. He is also survived by his wife, Thelma, his children, Robin, Ben...
Elijah Anton Maldonado
Jun 6, 2010
Elijah Anton Maldonado, infant son of Elizar N. Maldonado and Lisette Vargas of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010.In addition to his parents, he is survived by: his siblings, Elizar, Eziis, and Khalijah Maldonado and Azaleya Martinez; maternal grandparents, Esther and Jose Vargas; maternal grandmother, Gladys Cruz; paternal grandmother, Grissette Sanchez; paternal great-grandparents, Myrna Sanchez and Miguel Tirado.A graveside...
Shirley Eileen (Martin) Shimp
Jun 4, 2010
Shirley Eileen (Martin) Shimp, 74, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster County. Born in Ephrata, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Miriam (Rettew) Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard D. Shimp.Eileen graduated from Ephrata High School in 1954. She returned...
Josephine H. Landis
Jun 3, 2010
Josephine H. Landis, 95, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late A. Vincent and Mary McKinstry Hurst. She was married for 74 years to the late Frank S. Landis.Josephine was a 1933 graduate of Manheim Twp. High School. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening...
Arthur Donald Freiberg
Jun 1, 2010
Arthur Donald Freiberg, 69, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.He was married 45 years to Joan E. Groff Freiberg. Born March 22, 1941 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Theresa MacNeal Freiberg.Donald retired from Pennfield Feeds in 2006 and then in retirement enjoyed driving school bus in the Hempfield...
Marilyn Joy Bozarth
May 31, 2010
Marilyn Joy Bozarth, 81, formerly of New Jersey, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010 at Arborview at Willow Valley. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Mathews Huellen. She was married to the late Eugene H. Bozarth.Marilyn worked as a realtor for Coldwell Banker, and Graham Realty, both of Vineland, NJ. She...
Arthur L. Munson
May 24, 2010
Arthur L. Munson, 91, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, May 24, 2010, at the Mennonite Home.Born August 29, 1918, in Presque Isle, ME, he was a son of the late Roy Wallace and Louise Rose Munson.Arthur was a retired U.S. Army Major and during his service to his country during WWII and the Korean Conflict, he was awarded both the...
Betty W. Hohn
May 23, 2010
Betty W. Hohn, 87, of Lancaster, a loving and caring mother, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.Born April 27, 1923 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Wisner Wagner.Mrs. Hohn was a homemaker who earlier in life had worked at the Armstrong Closure Plant. She was a charter member of the Holy...
Elizabeth G. McKelvey
May 21, 2010
Elizabeth G. McKelvey, 101, a resident of Lakeside at Willow Valley, died Friday, May 21, 2010.She was the wife of the late Thomas J. McKelvey who died in 1969. Born February 13, 1909 in Englewood, NJ she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Anna M. Van Saun Whitney.Mrs. McKelvey was an actuary who was employed by the...
Hazel J. Loser
May 14, 2010
Hazel J. Loser, 81, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 14, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Jonathan K. and Clara Sipling Brownsberger. She was married for 57 years to the late Theodore C. Loser, Jr., who passed away in 2005.Hazel received her Bachelor’s degree from Millersville University and held several social services positions....
Kathryn M. Peifer
May 8, 2010
Kathryn M. Peifer, 89, of Lancaster, died Saturday, May 08, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.She was the wife of the late Charles R. Peifer who died in 1995.Mrs. Peifer was a homemaker and attended St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Mount Joy.Surviving are two sons, Glenn A. husband of Becky Peifer of Lancaster, and Kenneth R....
David Tyson Copenhafer, Jr.
May 7, 2010
David Tyson Copenhafer, Jr., 92, of Lancaster, PA died Friday, May 7, 2010.He was preceded in death by his first wife Helen Beal Copenhafer and his third son William Clark Copenhafer. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 54 years, and wonderful stepmother to his sons, Nina Hill Copenhafer; his two sons, David T. Copenhafer III and...
Leonard James Clark
May 5, 2010
Leonard James Clark, 81, of Masonic Village, died peacefully on May 5, 2010. He was the devoted husband of Doris Mae Kirchner Clark, and they would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in December.Born in Sunbury, PA on Dec. 31, 1928, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Mary Catherine Welsh Clark. In addition to his loving...
Gladys M. Dommel
May 5, 2010
Gladys M. Dommel, 94, of Luther Acres in Lititz, PA, entered into rest on Wednesday May 5th, 2010. Born on February 21, 1916 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Cecelia Aukamp Pleger. She would have been married to Paul W. Dommel for 68 years on June 23, 2002. Mr. Dommel passed away April 26,...
Larry A. Thomas
May 3, 2010
Larry A. Thomas, 63, of Landisville, died Monday, May 3, 2010 following a brief illness at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.He was the husband of Carol S. Simpson Thomas. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Lois L. Eshleman Thomas of Millersville, and the late Abram M. Thomas.Larry was the owner of Thomas Motors in Manheim for...
Albert Earle Pentecost
May 2, 2010
Albert Earle Pentecost, 88, resident of Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA died Sunday morning, May 2, 2010, at Lancaster General Hospital after many years of struggle with Parkinson’s disease.Mr. Pentecost was born in Narberth, PA and lived in Chester, PA in his early years. He was the son of the late John C. and Edna Brundage Pentecost. He was married...
Captain Warren L. Swartz (Retired)
Apr 23, 2010
Warren L. Swartz, 90, of Lady Lake, Florida, formerly of Lititz/Lancaster, PA, passed away Friday, April 23rd, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville KY, while visiting his daughter.Born in Lancaster, PA on August 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Oliver J. and Dorothea A. Bechtold Swartz. He was the husband of the late Emma Kathryn (Kitty) Moore Swartz.Warren...
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