Obituaries

September 2, 2021, Dylan Patrick Minnick of Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly at York Hospital.Born in Lancaster, Pa. on March 29, 1994, Dylan is the son of Jane Earley and Kelly Minnick, and the brother of Madeleine Minnick. In addition, he is survived by his paternal grandmother, countless aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and the family dog, Holly.A gifted athlete and...

George E. Rutter, of Lancaster,  passed away September 02, 2021 at Landis Homes. He was born December 11, 1926, in Lancaster, the son of the late Raymond G. Rutter, Jr. and the late Eva E. Rutter York. He was raised in the Lutheran faith. He is survived by his wife Barbara (Weaver) Rutter with whom he celebrated 52 years of...

Margaret “Peggy” Harsh, 91, a resident of Brethren Village, entered into rest on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.She was the wife of the late M. Duffield Harsh, to whom she was married for 62 years until his death in 2019.  Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, she was the daughter of the late David T. and Margaret Drummond Jervis.  She was a...

Steve C. Shultz, 59, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at his home.  He was the husband of Elizabeth J. Shultz.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Thomas and the late Florence (Hoenninger) Shultz.After graduating from Lancaster Catholic High School, Steve spent much of his career as a pest control technician which began with his...

On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Jacqueline Shade Field, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother joined her husband in God’s heavenly kingdom at age 88.  Jaqueline (Jackie) was born on August 5, 1933 in Lancaster, PA to Samuel Shade and Caroline (Gundaker) Shade.  Following graduation from McCaskey High School in Lancaster in 1951 she worked in payroll for Slaymaker Lock and customer...

Patricia M. Cummings, of Long Community in Lancaster, passed away Saturday August 28, at 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph (Mike) Cummings. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Landis of Conestoga (Husband Jeff), Kelly Shuffelbottom (Partner Beth Sokohl) of Gettysburg, son Jeffrey Cummings (Wife Traci) of Lancaster, along with 5 loving Grandchildren, Kevin...

George T. Moreau passed away on August 23, 2021. He was a resident of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, Lancaster Pennsylvania.George was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1936.  He was the son of the late Walter Moreau and Ruth Jones Moreau.  He was a graduate of Indiana Joint High School and served in the United States Army, 15thEngineer Battalion,...

Kevin Josué Calix Alvarado of Lancaster moved on to begin his life with the Lord on August 24,2021.  He was born November 29, 1989 in Honduras, Central America.   Kevin was an extremely talented musician and athlete.  He learned to play multiple instruments, including the clarinet, drums and piano.   He composed and authored several songs for different artists.Kevin was equally creative...

Doris Ruth (Heath) Squires, 87 years of age, quietly departed this life on August 21st at the Mount Joy Hospice Center in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania; comforted by the presence of her children and beloved dog, Spiffy.Doris was born on January 6th, 1934 in Adair, Audubon County, Iowa, to the late Mrs. Eunice Irene (Covault) Heath and Mr. Elwin Clare Heath,...

On August 23rd, 2021, Mike peacefully left this earth to be reunited with his heavenly father after bravely battling early onset dementia for 11 years.Mike was married to his high school sweetheart, Christine, for 47 amazing years and is survived by his four children and five grandchildren – Michele, Aileen (married to Shea Stevens with their daughter Rowan and son...

Harry M. Gochenauer, 91, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home on Friday, August 20, 2021.He was the loving husband of Shirley (LeFevre) Gochenauer for 70 years.Born in Willow Street, PA, he was the son of the late Harry F. Gochenauer and Anna (Kreider) Gochenauer. He was a long-time member of the Willow Street UCC Church.After graduating from high school, Harry...

Sarah F. (Sally) Williams, 89, a resident of Oak Leaf Manor North, Landisville, formerly of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2021. She was the widow of Jacob H. Williams who passed away in 1983.She was born on January 18, 1932, in East Petersburg to Floyd S. and Mildred Brunner Zerphy.She was a lifelong resident of East Petersburg...

Joyce Ellerie Fink passed away peacefully at her Lancaster home on August 12, 2021, after a brief battle with Leukemia. She was surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born in York Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ellerie Haller. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Fink, with whom she celebrated 62 years of marriage...

GREGORY HONAMAN RUTTERJanuary 9, 1951 – August 13, 2021Gregory Honaman Rutter, 70, of Lancaster, passed away on the evening of Friday, August 13th, 2021.Greg was born in Hartford, CT to George E. Rutter and the late Nancy Honaman. He was the proud father of Bradford and Gregory II. He is survived by his father George and stepmother Barbara; his sons;...

Mrs. Kazuko Tochigi Uyeda of Lancaster Pennsylvania recently residing in West Newton Massachusetts passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 6, 2021 in the presence of her family.Born in Honolulu Hawaii on September 6, 1922, Kazuko moved to Japan when she was 12 years old and resided there until meeting her future husband, the late Yoneichi “Bill” Uyeda, while...

Kathy L. Benner, 65, of Leola died suddenly on Monday, August 9, 2021, at Ephrata Community Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.She was the wife of Glenn R. Benner, Leola, and the daughter of the late Carl R. Koser and Esther (Groff) Koser.Kathy was a lifelong resident of Lancaster County, graduating from Conestoga Valley H.S. and attending Franklin and Marshall...

William Thomas Jarrett(Bill Jarrett)Bill Jarrett, 93, a resident of Willow Valley Lakes Retirement Community was called home to his eternal resting place with his Lord and Savior, Jesus on Saturday, August 7, 2021.  He joins his beloved wife of 57 years, Jan (Wilma Janette Amstutz Jarrett) who preceded him in 2012.Bill was born in Raleigh, NC on September 28, 1927...

Gabriel Esteban Nuñez, 34 years old, lived in Mountville PA, passed away on Friday August 6, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the devoted father of two beautiful girls, Sophia and Aracely, whom he had with Leslie Nuñez.Gabriel was an amazing son to Esteban Nuñez and Ana Brito. He was an incredible big brother and friend to Ariel Nuñez,...

Harold W. Buch, Jr. passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold and Gertrude Buch and was the husband of 50 years to Jean (Fox) Buch.A graduate of Manheim Township High School and Williamsport Technical Institute, he then served his country by joining the U.S....

Matthew L. Branstetter, 52, of Lancaster, passed away on August 4, 2021.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Mark D. Branstetter and Fredonna (Holcomb) Branstetter.After graduating from Manheim Township High School, Matt attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Millersville University.  He worked for several years at Dick’s Sporting Goods before spending most of his career as...