Obituaries
Dorothy E. "Dottie" Kowerski
Mar 7, 2009
Dorothy E. “Dottie” Kowerski, 61, of 633 Poplar St., Lancaster, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Lawrence M. Kowerski, Jr., to whom she was married for 36 years.Born in Lancaster County, Dottie was the daughter of the late William J., Sr. and Elizabeth Zook Baughman.A long-time and...
Howard Lloyd (Bud) Hofer
Mar 5, 2009
Howard Lloyd (Bud) Hofer, age 83, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 with his family at his side.Born in Wilmington, DE, Bud was the son of the late, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew D. Hofer. He graduated from Wilmington High School in 1943.Bud served in the Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. Hermitage. Later,...
Mildred Dochterman
Mar 3, 2009
Mildred Dochterman, 99, formerly of Rohrerstown, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Mennonite Home, where she had resided for the past eight years.She was the wife of the late Clayton W. Dochterman who died in 1961. Born in East Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Mary Harnish Huber.Mrs. Dochterman had worked at the Central...
Ida M. Hoover
Feb 23, 2009
Ida M. Hoover, 91, a resident of Landis Homes Retirement Community, formerly of Mountville, died Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.
She was the wife of the late Malvin E. Hoover who died in 1999. Born February 11, 1918 in Pequea Twp., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Fannie Mellinger Sangrey.
Mrs. Hoover was a...
Curtis Samuel Lehman
Feb 22, 2009
Curtis Samuel Lehman, 83, of Willow Valley Manor, Lancaster, died Sunday, February 22 at Arbor View of Willow Valley after gracefully enduring years of declining health. He and his wife, Janice Weaver Lehman, have celebrated 57 years of marriage. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Linda Lehman, her life partner, Sharon Bumbarger and their children...
Betty Jane Frey Fridinger
Feb 22, 2009
Betty Jane Frey Fridinger, 82, of Lancaster, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.She was the wife of the late Charles R. Fridinger, Sr. who died January 29, 2009. Born in Smithville, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester A. and Florence N. Kline Frey.Mrs. Fridinger was a self- employed beautician for 31...
Joan H. Stauffer
Feb 21, 2009
Joan H. Stauffer, 76, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edgar M. and Mary E. Pyle Houck. She was the wife of the late Donald A. Stauffer who passed away in January of 2007. They had been married for...
Maryellen Reynolds Sebastian
Feb 16, 2009
MaryEllen Reynolds Sebastian, in her 73rd year, died at her home on February 16, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Walter Worth Reynolds and Marie Kuhnle Kreider and the stepdaughter of the late J. Mark Kreider. She is survived by two daughters, Caren S. Sebastian of Lancaster, and Cindy S....
Beryl G. Righter
Feb 15, 2009
Beryl G. Righter passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, with her son at her side.She was born Oct. 11, 1920, at Columbia, Penn., to Albert R. and Mabel Hull Gable. She was the baby of the family and had an older brother Charles and sister Florence, both of whom are de-ceased. Her maternal grandfather, Gilmer Hull, was a plasterer and...
Terry L. Mentzer
Feb 13, 2009
Terry L. Mentzer, 61, of Lancaster, was called to his eternal home by his Lord and Savior on Friday, February 13, 2009.Born in Reamstown, he was the son of the late Eugene B. and Alverta Miley Mentzer.Terry was employed in retail sales most of his life. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lancaster. His interests...
Robert M. Mccullough
Feb 12, 2009
Robert M. McCullough, 81, a resident of the Willow Valley Retirement Communities, Lancaster, PA died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Willow Valley.He was married 59 years to Cathryn V. Whiteside McCullough. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William T. and Anna C. McCullough.Mr. McCullough retired from DuPont where he had been employed as a design engineer....
Beatrice E. “Betty” Brubaker Bender
Feb 12, 2009
Beatrice E. “Betty” Brubaker Bender, 91 of Conestoga View, formerly of Spring Manor Apartments and Rohrerstown, died Thursday, February 12, 2009. Betty was the 8th generation of Brubakers that settled in Rohrerstown in 1717.She was married 67 years to the late Charles R. Bender who died April 2, 2004. Born July 17, 1917 she was the daughter of the late...
Joseph Gabriel Cerullo
Feb 11, 2009
Joseph Gabriel Cerullo, beloved son of Brian and Elizabeth Cerullo, entered and departed this life on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Women and Babies Hospital.In addition to his parents, he is loved and will be dearly missed by: his big sister, Mia; maternal grandparents Paul and Lois Geist of Ephrata; paternal grandparents Anthony and Cynthia Cerullo of Pottsville; great-grandmothers, Evelyn...
Allen Bushong Graybill
Feb 9, 2009
Allen Bushong Graybill, of Lancaster, died on February 9, 2009 at the age of 84. He was born on March 30, 1924 in Lancaster, PA, the son of Chester and Blanche Bushong Graybill. He married Bernice Confer on September 24, 1974; she died in November 2006.Allen was a graduate of Wheaton Academy in West Chicago, IL; he then served in...
Mary E. Fackler
Feb 8, 2009
Mary E. Fackler, 88, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, February 08, 2009 at Lancaster General Hospital.A retired dental hygienist, Mary was an avid reader. She also served in the U. S. Navy during WWII.Surviving are her son, James husband of Judy Fackler of Lancaster; her daughter, Gretchen Logan of Tiger, GA; her granddaughter, Tracey Campanini; her great-grandchildren, Sarah and Paul...
Harriet G. Musser
Feb 7, 2009
Harriet G. Musser, 87, of Lancaster, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. Sr. and Gertrude E. Singer Gutacker. She was married to Everett O. Musser, Jr. who died in June of 1965.She was a 1939 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, where she was...
Raymond C. Horn
Feb 7, 2009
Raymond C. Horn, 84, of Ephrata, WWII veteran and RCA retiree, joined the Lord on Saturday, February 7, 2009. He entered the Army Air Forces in 1942 and, like millions of others, contributed to the campaigns in The European Theatre of Operations; namely Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and the Ardennes where the Battle of the Bulge took place. It...
Joseph “Joe” M. Ruser
Feb 6, 2009
Joseph “Joe” M. Ruser, 56 of Lancaster, died Friday, February 6, 2009 at Hospice of Lancaster County.Joe was married nine years to Vicki Ann Thren Ruser. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late John P. and Mary C. Regan Ruser.Joe retired in January from the United States Postal Service after 30 years of employment. He was a...
Helen K. Smoker
Feb 4, 2009
Helen K. Smoker, 92, a resident of Landis Homes, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Mrs. Smoker was a former resident of Lancaster and of Naples, FL.She was the wife of the late David Renno Smoker who died in 2002. Born March 17, 1916 in Akron, she was the daughter of the late...
Gloria “Anne” May
Feb 1, 2009
Gloria “Anne” May, 47, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Allen H. Lare, Jr. and Mary E. Henrich Lare.A member of the Conestoga View Resident Council, she was also a member of the Art Club where she enjoyed painting. She was also a member of...
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