Obituaries
Earl B. Gerlach
Dec 28, 2023
Earl B. Gerlach, 83 of Lancaster passed away peacefully on December 28 2023, at his home. He was the loving husband of the late Patsy Brenneman. Born in Letort, PA, he was the son of the late Ira and Helen (Frey) Gerlach.Earl graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Poultry Science and much of his career was spent...
Betty Jo Norvell
Dec 27, 2023
Betty Jo Norvell, 99, of Lancaster, passed away on December 27, 2023 at the Mennonite Home. She was the loving wife of the late Marvin W. Norvell who preceded her in death in 2008.Betty was born in Blackwell, TX, she was the second daughter of the late Arthur and Corine (Vest) Clements. She moved to New Mexico at a young...
William “Bill” J. Johnson
Dec 26, 2023
William J Johnson (“Bill”), age 90, of Brethren Village in Lititz, PA, died on Tuesday December 26, 2023, after a brief illness. William was born in Lancaster, and preceded in death by his father Robert F Johnson and his mother, Sally V. (Rutledge) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his beloved stepmother Kathryn H Johnson, his cherished wife...
Mary Ann Muckel
Dec 24, 2023
Mary Ann Muckel, 89, of Lancaster, died on December 24, 2023, at her daughter’s residence. She was the daughter of the late Myrtle Elizabeth Kennedy and Paul W. Muckel.Known as “Nanny” by friends and family she is the last of the girls in a family of ten.She was preceded in death by three sisters, Esther Brought, Pauline Rivera and Doris...
Jeanne Clark Davis
Dec 23, 2023
Jeanne (Louise) Clark Davis, 95, passed away peacefully at Lakeside, Willow Valley, Lancaster, PA on Saturday, December 23rd, 2023. Jeanne was born to Myra Lloyd Clark and Stewart Sandy Clark in Holyoke, Massachusetts on May 14th,1928 and raised in New London, CT.Jeanne was married to Robert (Bob) Ellis Davis for 60 years prior to his death in 2011. They resided...
Ann Louise Hince
Dec 23, 2023
Ann Louise Hince, 80, of Lancaster, passed away on December 23, 2023 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Frank and Ruth (Sensenig) Quigley of Quarryville.Ann graduated from Solanco High in 1961 and was named “Miss Solanco.”She began work at Armstrong Cork Company. She held many positions as she raised...
Dorothy E. Taylor
Dec 22, 2023
Dorothy Elizabeth Taylor, age 95 of Landisville went home to be with the Lord, on December 22, 2023. Born August 7, 1928 in Bedford County PA, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and “Coozie” Elizabeth Redinger of Everett and the wife of Leo F. Taylor, who preceded her in death on April 8, 2008.Dorothy graduated from Chambersburg High...
Louis Duvall
Dec 20, 2023
Louis Martin Duvall, 46, of Lancaster, passed away on December 20, 2023 at his home surrounded by his adoring family. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth (Anderson) Duvall.Born in Clearwater, FL, he was the son of Jeffrey and Pamela (Ilgenfritz) Davis.After graduating from technical school, Louis spent much of his career as an electrician and in facility maintenance. Most...
Martha Lynch
Dec 19, 2023
Martha Lynch, 84, of Lancaster, passed away on December 19, 2023 at Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond Lynch to whom she was married tofor 40 years prior to his death.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roseman and Gladys (Schock) Fish. After graduating from Manheim Township High...
Deborah E. Reich
Dec 17, 2023
Deborah E. Reich, 73, of Lancaster, passed away on December 17, 2023 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. She was the loving wife of the Rev. Marvin Reich with whom she celebrated 52 years of marriage in August.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Willard A. Smith Jr. and Shirley E. (Adams) Smith.She was a graduate...
Dr. Ralph N. Pacinelli
Dec 15, 2023
Dr. Ralph N. Pacinelli, 89, a vocational rehabilitation leader and disability advocate, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at Willow Valley Communities, Lancaster, PA. He was born in Downingtown, PA to the late Ralph and Josephine (Shaw) Pacinelli. He is preceded in death by Patricia (Piersol), his wife of 59 years.He is survived by his sister-in-law, Joan Burks, Lancaster,...
Margaret Leaman Berkheimer
Dec 15, 2023
Margaret Leaman Berkheimer, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on December 15, 2023 at Mennonite Home. She was the widow of the late Russell M. Berkheimer, Jr., the love of her life.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late B. Eugene Leaman and Myrtle I. (Pleam) Leaman. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Richard Pleam...
Nancy Jean Henry
Dec 14, 2023
Nancy J. Henry, beloved wife, mother and grandmother joined her husband Richard S. in heaven on December 14th, 2023. She is survived by her sons, Brian (Deb) and Jeff (Jody) as well as her favorite and only grandchild, Emily. She was predeceased her husband of 44 years, Richard S. Henry, her parents, Robert and Anna Mary Gehr, and her sister...
Elaine C. Saunders
Dec 14, 2023
Elaine C. Saunders, 80, of Lancaster, peacefully passed away on 14, December 2023, at Masonic Village of Elizabethtown. She was the loving wife of Louis Saunders for 58 years, and an amazing mother. She was born in Lancaster, PA to Ben and Marie Castleman.A Hempfield graduate and member of Salem UCC. Elaine was a judge of elections for many years...
Lyle Wayne Leiner
Dec 10, 2023
Lyle Wayne Leiner, 51, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Susan (Book) Leiner.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Harry F. and Helen J. (Bealler) Leiner.After graduating from high school, Lyle was employed as a Tow Motor Driver for Skyline...
Ann Steel Gigliotti
Dec 9, 2023
Ann Steel Gigliotti, passed away December 9, 2023 at the Glen at Willow Valley Communities, Lancaster PA. She was born August 16, 1938 and was raised in Pittsburgh PA and attended Shadyside School of Nursing and had a career as a nurse anesthetist.Ann moved to Delaware and met her future husband Dominick Gigliotti and they married July 30, 1966, Dom...
Anna M. Martin
Dec 9, 2023
Anna M. Martin of Millersville, went to be with her Savior on December 9, 2023, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community. She was 92 years young. The daughter of Ernest and Lillian Oettel, Anna was born in Lancaster, the second to youngest of seven children. She was the wife of Lewis C. Martin and they would have celebrated 71 years of...
Joyce W. Alexander
Dec 8, 2023
Joyce Weick Alexander, 94 years old, passed away on Friday, December 8,2023 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.Joyce was born on August 13, 1929 in the Bronx, New York. She was predeceased by her parents Bertha and Frank Weick and her older sister Eileen Lackenback. She is survived by her loving cousins, Dorothea Smith Carson of Floral Park, NY and...
Carolyn M. McDonie
Dec 8, 2023
Carolyn M. McDonie, 93, passed away at Brethren Village, December 8, 2023. Born May 13,1930 in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Earl Q. and Susan A. Mollohan. She was the wife of the late Arthur F. (Pat) McDonie. At the time of his death in November 2012, they had been married for 63 years. A current...
Wilbur L. Slaymaker
Dec 4, 2023
Wilbur L. Slaymaker, age 92, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023 at Willow Valley Communities,Lancaster, PA.Formerly of Kinzers, PA, he was born in 1931 in Warsaw, IN to Myron D. and Verna M. (Leedy) Slaymaker.Wil was one of four children, Dorothy Mitterling, of San Antonio, TX, Wayne D. Slaymaker (deceased) of Pierceton, IN, and Marilyn Kilgore (deceased) of San...
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