Obituaries
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...
Fred H. “Beau” Marchand Iii
Apr 23, 2010
Fred H. “Beau” Marchand III, 31, of Lancaster, died Friday, April 23, 2010.Born in Lafayette, IN he was the son of Fred H. Marchand, Jr. of Holtwood, and Diane D. “Dede” Holmes Hudzik of Columbia.Beau was a 1997 graduate of Lampeter Strasburg High School and had been employed as a chef at Damon’s. He enjoyed Redskins football, movies and cooking.Surviving...
Wilbur L. Frey
Apr 22, 2010
Wilbur L. Frey, 93, of East Petersburg, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at ManorCare of Lancaster.He was the husband of the late Esther M. Hodecker Frey who died in 1998. Born in Manor Twp., he was the son of the late Abraham and Fannie Heisey Frey.Mr. Frey retired from Armstrong World Industries where he had been employed for 36 years....
C. Theodore Fultineer
Apr 22, 2010
C. Theodore Fultineer, 83, formerly of Lancaster, died peacefully at Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Thursday, April 22, 2010.Born in Weston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Theodore R. and Agnes S. Fultineer and is survived by his companion, Mary Schneebeli.Ted graduated from Glenville High School, Glenville, West Virginia in 1943 and proudly served 3...
Mary Ann Rieker
Apr 21, 2010
Mary Ann Rieker, 62, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 21. She was born in Lancaster, a daughter of Mary and the late George Ehemann.She was the loving wife of thirty-nine years of David M. Rieker of Lancaster. She is survived by a son, D. Matthew Rieker, husband of Anne Rieker of Lancaster and their two sons, Benjamin and...
Almira (Allie) Veghte Shaffer
Apr 17, 2010
Almira (Allie) Veghte Shaffer, 93, a resident of Willow Valley Manor North, Lancaster, PA, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at her residence.Born in Griggstown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Cora Davis Veghte. She was a graduate of Somerville, NJ public schools and Rider College (now University) in NJ.Allie was employed as a medical secretary...
Harriet (Chua) Yang
Apr 14, 2010
Harriet (Chua) Yang, 88, of Lancaster, PA, peacefully entered eternal life on Wednesday, April 14 at The Glen of Willow Valley.The third of 13 children, she was born in Xiamen (Amoy), China on July 20, 1921 and lived in China and the Philippines prior to her arrival in the U.S. in 1949. In addition to her schooling in China, she...
Mary K. Hemperly
Apr 14, 2010
Mary K. Hemperly, 87, formerly of W. Lemon St., Lancaster, died Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Mennonite Home.Mary was the wife of the late J. Walter Hemperly, Jr. who died in 2006. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Cecelia Forry Keller.Mrs. Hemperly was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist...
Roberta W. Nelson
Apr 10, 2010
Roberta W. Nelson, 93, a lifelong resident of Bainbridge, PA, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Rheems Nursing and Rehab Center.Born in Bainbridge, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Wile. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Nelson who died in 1977.Roberta graduated from the former Maytown High School and attended the Lancaster Business School....
Walter E. Herman
Apr 6, 2010
Walter E. Herman, 85, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County.He was the husband of the late Myra Williams Herman who died in 1996. Born February 23, 1925 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edwin and Esther Adamire Herman.Mr. Herman retired from Nabisco where he had been employed as a truck driver...
I. Lorraine Healy
Apr 5, 2010
I. Lorraine Healy, 91, of 250 Parkview Heights Rd., Ephrata, PA died Monday, April 5th, at home. Formerly of Pleasure Rd., Lancaster, PA, she was the widow of V. Roger Healy who died August of 1994. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Iona Little Walters. She was a member of Grandview United Methodist...
Jane M. Schultz
Apr 4, 2010
Jane M. Schultz, 87, of 1402 Hollywood Dr., Lancaster, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 at home. Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Harry G. and Erie Eber Murphy. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William R. Schultz, who died in April of 2007. Also, she was preceded in death by...
Virginia M. Freeman
Mar 30, 2010
Virginia M. Freeman, 83 of 2301 James Buchanan Dr., Elizabethtown, PA died Tuesday, March 30th at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of Clarence C. Freeman, Jr. who died February 19, 2007.Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Jacob E. and Margaret Hull Miller. Mrs. Freeman was a 1944 graduate of J. P. McCaskey...
Helen M. Martin
Mar 30, 2010
Helen M. Martin, 94, formerly of Marietta Ave., Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Columbia. Born in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late J. Raymond and Dorothea Huzzard Miller. She was married to Harold E. Martin and celebrated 62 years of marriage last November.A homemaker, she also worked as a clerk for...
Diana Jangdhari
Mar 29, 2010
Diana JangDhari, 83, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph JangDhari, who passed away in 1969.She was born in Trinidad, where she grew up with her 13 brothers and sisters. She and her husband later moved to the United States. She will be remembered for her strong...
Donald G. Boughman
Mar 29, 2010
Donald G. Boughman, 87, of Lancaster, died peacefully at Mennonite Home, surrounded by family, on Monday, March 29, 2010. Born in Walnut Bottom, PA, he was the son of the late Emory and Harriet Hefflefinger Boughman. He was married for 62 years to the late Audrey Leininger Boughman, who passed before him in January of 2006.Don was an active member...
Charles A. Kraft
Mar 27, 2010
Charles A. Kraft, 72, of Mifflin, PA and formerly of Lancaster, PA, died Saturday March 27, 2010. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Edward C. Sr. and Anna McMillen Kraft. He was a 1956 graduate of McCaskey High School. Charlie spent most of his life as an auto mechanic at various locations in Lancaster. He...







