Obituaries

Paul E. “Skip” Brown, Jr., 72, of Gordonville, passed away on May 19, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the son of the late Paul E. Brown, Sr. and Dorothy Gurtler Brown and the loving husband to Mary Hildebrand Brown for 17 years.He attended Penn Manor High School and later completed his GED. Paul was an avid hunter, enjoyed...

Craig William Cullinan, 61, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly from natural causes on Thursday May 13, 2021.  Born in Lewistown, PA on February 28, 1960, he was the youngest child of the late Louise Bucher and Hugh Francis Cullinan. He was the fiancé of Elaine Greblowski of Lancaster.  He graduated from McCaskey High School in 1978 and attended The Berklee College...

Steven D. Ondeck passed away on May 13, 2021 after a valiant battle of Covid pneumonia. He was the loving husband of Debra and father of  daughter Alexandra. Steve was the son of the late Daniel and Anna Ondeck. Born in the Bronx NY, he moved to Lancaster and lived here for 52 years.He was an avid NY Giants fan,...

Sylvia Jean Stevens, 94, resident of Willow Valley Lakes Communities, Willow Street, PA, passed from this life into the arms of her Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2021.  She was born to Charles and Annie Bishop Andrews on October 1, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY.Sylvia’s primary education was at PS10, in Brooklyn, NY, and she graduated from Manual Training High School...

Patricia Jones Lovell died peacefully at Willow Valley in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on April 25, 2021.Born March 31, 1932, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Patricia worked as a Senior Guide and Specialist in American Furniture and Textiles at Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Delaware for over 25 years.  She was an active member of the church community, The Junior League, and volunteered generously around...

Robert S. Fenstermacher (Bobby), 67, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer at Lancaster Nursing & Rehab on May 5, 2021.He was the son of the late Walter and Mary Fenstermacher of Rohrerstown and brother to Harvey of Rohrerstown and Ira “Jimmy” of Eden, MD.After graduating from Hempfield High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Upon discharge, he...

Jean D. Hagelgans, age 80 of Lancaster passed away April 28, 2021 at LGH. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late James E. Griffith and the late Martha J. Hoover. She was predeceased by her husband Larry E. Hagelgans in Feb. 2011.She was a proofreader for Cadmus Printing. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of...

Harry E. Roberts IV, 62, of Manheim, passed away on April 29, 2021 at his home from cancer.  He was the loving husband of Cindy (Mowery) Roberts.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Mary Catherine (Donley) Roberts and the late Harry E. Roberts III.He spent much of his professional career in the field of information technology acting as...

Martha B. Adamire, 86, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in the home of her loving daughter, Karen and “special man,” her son-in-law Thomas Paul.  They were her amazing caretakers, making the last two years of her life the very best they could have been. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the...

Phillip John Funk age 58, of Manor Township peacefully went home to his Heavenly Father on April 20, 2021. For 14  months Phillip courageously fought his brain cancer.He grew up on a farm in Manor Township and graduated from Penn Manor High School in 1981. After graduation he started working for his family’s business, DH Funk & Sons. He started...

Emily C. Jackson, after living a long and loving life, passed away on April 27, 2021 at the age of 95 at Landis Homes, Lititz, surrounded by her children and friends.Emily was born in Vermont, Illinois to the late Harry Franklin Chick and Roxanna Johnston Chick. She attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois for two years during World War II....

William Glenn Rottmund, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on April 27, 2021 at Paramount Senior Living.  He was the loving husband of the late Dorothy P. (Schlott) Rottmund who preceded him in death.Born in Akron, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob H. and Kathryn E. (Ulrich) Rottmund.William enlisted and proudly served in the US Army during the...

Harry Reardon Kulp, 99, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully at Landis Homes on April 23, 2021. Born in Lancaster on February 16, 1922, he was the son of the late Harry W. Kulp and Dorothy I. Kulp and the husband of the late Jane B. Kulp.He graduated from Manheim Township High School and Franklin & Marshall College with a Bachelor...

Roland W. Morris, 78, of Lancaster, passed away on April 22, 2021.  He was the loving husband of the late Nancy L. Morris.Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Roland and Mary Gaul Morris.Roland spent much of his career as a truck driver with Yesco and more recently with the Manheim Auto Auction.In his spare time,...

Joanne E. Shank, 88, passed away on April 22, 2021 at ManorCare Dallastown. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Delmar and Cleo (Cole) DeWald, and was the loving wife of Ronald J. Shank for 55 years.Surviving along with her husband are 4 children; Kathy Springer, Darla Frantz, Michael Lentz, and Stephen Shank, 6 grandchildren, and 8...

Leonard F. “Lonnie” Brenner Jr. age 76 of Lancaster passed away suddenly April 21, 2021 at his home. He is the husband of Joan E. Brenner.Services are being handled privately.

Gary L. Peters, Sr., 78, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 22, 2021 of congestive heart failure, surrounded by his immediate family.He was born and raised in Philadelphia, and was the son of the late Ruth Richwine and George Peters.   Gary met his wife Nancy (Shaub) Peters at Wesley College, and together they celebrated 57 years...

Louis M. “Spike” Kelley, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 19, 2021 at his residence.  Born on March 24, 1929, in Port Vue, PA, Louis was the 13thchild of James W. Kelley and Mary Ann McCaffery-Kelley.  He moved to McKeesport at the age of 10 and later received his diploma from McKeesport High School, class of 1948.  He proudly...

William R. Worley, 80, returned to the everlasting arms of Jesus April 20, 2021. He was the son of William W. and Louise (Hippey) Worley.He was a 38-year employee of Lancaster then Cadmus Press and a proud veteran of the US Army. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working the land. He had a gift for sharing his faith and bringing...

Kathleen E. Houser, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on April 18, 2021 at Hamilton Arms. Born in Lewistown, PA she was the daughter of the late Harold and Kathleen (Hannon) Hesketh and was the loving wife of John until his passing in 2006.Surviving are her two children; Vicki Houser and Randy (Martha) Houser, two grandchildren; Brett and Jeremy (Lindsay) Houser,...