Obituaries

1936 – 2021Charles “Charley” Peterson, an accomplished geographer, cartographer, librarian, and inveterate lover of maps of all kinds, died peacefully in his home in the Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on December 7, 2021.  He was 85 years old.Born at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1936 to Elsie Marie Peterson (née Prosser) and Dr. Charles...

George J. Morgan, 90, died at his home on Friday, December 3, 2021. He was born in Nesquehoning, PA, to William H. and Gertrude Morgan.  He was predeceased by his sisters Gertrude and Deanna. He is survived by his wife Caroline B. Morgan.George was very proud of growing up in the beautiful Pocono mountains where as a young boy, he...

Jeffrey S. Lueders, 62, of Lancaster City, passed away on Friday, December 3rd, 2021 at Hospice of Mount Joy after a long battle with cancer. He was a loving dad and grandpa. Jeff was born in Lancaster, PA on September 8th, 1959 and was a son to Harry Lueders and Elsie Lueders. Jeff graduated from Hempfield High School in 1978...

Gail A. Barnes, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on December 6, 2021, after a brief illness.  She was the daughter of Olen Barnes and Anna Margaret Mowery, both deceased. Gail was a 1975 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School.  For 34 years she was a dedicated employee at ITT Industries, most recently as a...

Robert C. Stark, Sr., 79, of Wellsboro, Pa (formerly of Lititz, Pa), passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021 at  UPMC Wellsboro, after a brief illness.  He was the loving husband of Shirley A Stark (Dull). He was born in Lancaster, PA to the late Clayton H. & Dorothy R. Stark.Bob had a great love of the outdoors, an avid...

Leroy Hudson, 90 years old, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 6, 2021, at his home.  He was the loving husband of June Lysia Hudson.  He was born in Smithville, Oklahoma to Roosevelt E. Hudson and Levisa McClure.Leroy was a full-blood Choctaw Native American Korean War Combat Veteran, who volunteered for military service.  After serving his country,...

Betty J. (Hill) Harsh, 93, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December, 2, 2021 at Lancaster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Margaret E. Butler Hill. She was the wife of Roy J. Harsh who passed in 2019.While still in school, Mrs....

Samuel I. Minder, Jr., age 70, of Manheim, PA, entered into rest peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, December 2, 2021.  Sam wanted all to know that during his lifetime he “always tried his best.”Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Samuel I. Minder Sr. and Nancy (Burger) Minder.  He was the husband of Rosemary,...

James Helm, 68, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his residence. James was born in Lancaster, to parents June Butzer and James Helm.He was formerly employed by Polymer. James graduated from McCaskey High School, class of 1971.He is survived by a daughter; Shannon Trimble, sister; Anne Laukhuff, brother-in-law; Wayne Laukhuff, uncle; Derek Laukhuff, brother; Robert Helm,...

Dolores Detwiler 92, of Pequea PA entered into eternal rest on November 29, 2021.She was the daughter of the late Anna May (Erisman) and Robert Brubaker and the wife of Warren H. Detwiler.She is survived by her son Bradford W. Detwiler, his wife Erma, three grandchildren, Keri Stolzfus, Melissa Heiselman, Michael Blizzard, nine great grandchildren, nieces Julie Heller and Kathy...

Paula May Saxinger, daughter of the late Paul Beard and Mary Goodhart Beard, was born September 6, 1932 and passed away on November 26, 2021 at Moravian Manor. She and her husband, Jere Saxinger, recently celebrated 67 years of a fantastic marriage. Paula was a graduate of JP McCaskey and retired from Armstrong World Industries after 31 years of service,...

Gary Zablin, 73, of Lancaster, passed away on November 20, 2021 at his home. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Emanuel and Irene (Gruzin) Zablin. He was the beloved husband to Jean (Ainsworth) Zablin.Gary joined the United States Air Force and also worked as an electronic technician.He is survived by his wife and two children; Charles...

Harry E. Sangrey, 95, of Columbia, passed away on November 21, 2021 at St. Anne’s Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, he was son of the late Harry and Nora (Knier) Sangrey and the husband of the late Mary A. Sangrey, until her passing in 2018.After attending Hempfield High School, Harry entered the military and was a proud WWII veteran, serving...

Robert C. Krissinger M.D., 89, of Lancaster, PA died on November 19, 2021. Bob was born on May 5, 1932 in Syracuse NY to the late Richard H and Katherine C Krissinger.  He was predeceased by Ann, his wife of nearly 62 years, and by his brother, David Krissinger.  He is survived by children John R. Krissinger (Sheri) of Macungie,...

Thomas F. Weiss, age 82 of Lancaster passed away at home on November 19, 2021 surrounded by family members.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of Joseph D. and Barbara Roth Weiss.He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn A. Wade Weiss; his children, Debra A. Fausey (wife of Kevin R.), Tamara W. Engel (wife of Kurt R.), Thomas F....

Mary Elizabeth Little passed away November 21, 2021, at the age of ninety-four.She was the daughter of the late Osmund W. Little and Christine Houk Little.  A life-long resident of Lancaster, she graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School in 1944, and from Millersville State Teachers College in 1948, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.Upon graduation from college,...

John H. Lewis, 91, resident of Willow Valley Communities, Willow Street, PA, passed away on Monday November 15, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Lester and Helen Lewis was the loving husband of Jean Lewis since 1955, celebrating their 66th wedding anniversary this year.He received his BS in Criminology from...

Elaine Williams Foreman, passed away on November 11, 2021 after a few months in nursing care.  A resident of Brethren Village in Lititz for the last 17 years, Elaine, 85, lived a full life including residing in many places around the US and for a time in Asia.  Born in Akron Ohio in 1936, Elaine’s family lived in Wisconsin before...

Nicolae (Nick) Stefanescu, 70, of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy on November 14, 2021 surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of Sanda (Nicula). They were married for 47 years.Nick was born in Bucharest, Romania on July 20, 1951 to Gheorghe and Dumitra Stefanescu. He married Sanda on December 7, 1974...

Frank D. Woerner, Jr., 77, of Landisville died unexpectedly at home on November 12, 2021.  He is survived by his wife Vicki (Gainer) Woerner of 28 years. Together they shared a blended family of five daughters, Heather (Woerner), wife of Robert McLaughlin of Timberlake, NC, Gretchen (Woerner), wife of Malcolm Peverely Jr. of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Angela, wife of...