Obituaries

Shirley R. Sellers, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on June 24, 2020 at the Mennonite Home.  She was the loving wife of Ivan W. Sellers to whom she was married to for 64 years.  Born in Rawlinsville, PA she was the daughter of the late John R. and Ada M. (Henry) Roper.After graduating from high school, Shirley spent much of...

John H. Kadel, 98, of Lititz, passed away on June 22, 2020 at Landis Homes. He was the loving husband of and is survived by Louise Mary (DelleMonache) Kadel to whom he was married for 72 years. A Lancaster native, he was the son of the late Henry and Mabel (Schlough) Kadel and was the brother of the late Catherine...

Charlotte  P. Benowitz(1945-2020)For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.Philippians 1:21Charlotte Pierantoni Benowitz was born and raised in Parkchester, a community in the Central Bronx and in the neighborhoods of Country Club and Pelham Bay, New York.  She was a member of the Fox Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) and the House of Friendship Mennonite...

Robert Eugene Patterson, 88, of Willow Street, PA died peacefully in hospice care on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 of cancer. He was the son of the late Blanchard S. and Lydia L. Patterson. His wife of 61 years, Dorothy J. Patterson, had died of cancer in 2012. Robert is survived by his brother James Patterson of Lititz, PA and two...

William F. Herr, Jr.  80, of Ephrata, passed away on June 17th 2020 at Hospice & Community Care.  He was the loving husband of Thelma (Hoober) Herr.  Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late William F. Herr. Sr. and Mary E. (Good) Herr.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School in 1957, he proudly served in the...

Marty S. Belville, 50, of Lancaster, passed away on June 15, 2020 at his home.  He was the loving husband of Regina (Marshall) Belville.Born in Battle Creek, MI, he was the son of the late Willis K. Belville and Jil (Arnold) Belville.After graduating from high school, Marty went on to work for First Student originally as a part time bus...

Vicki L. Landis, 69, passed away peacefully to our Lord on June 14, 2020 after a lengthy battle of aspiration pneumonia and Alzheimer’s. She was the loving wife of Vernon K. Landis, with whom she celebrated 49 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Ruth (Reynolds) Hossler.Vicki was a member of the Girl Scouts of...

Warren Titcomb, 74, died on Saturday, June 13, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Portland, Maine, he was the son of Virginia and the late Warren Titcomb. Warren was the beloved husband of TJ (Teri) Titcomb. They married after a 7-week courtship and celebrated 50 years of marriage on April 21. It was the only impulsive thing Warren ever...

Philip Mercer Buzard, age 91, died at home on June 14, 2020 of natural causes.  He was born in St. Joseph, MO. and is survived by his wife Beatrice (Lancaster), daughters Barbara Caplan (Stuart) and Brooke Buzard (Rafael Acosta), grandchildren Tristan and Sarina Caplan, and nieces and nephews.  Phil was preceded in death by his parents, B. Franklin and Catherine...

Adele Ohl Batdorf Mueller was the second of two children, born on May 14, 1926 to Claude and Agnes Batdorf in Erie, PA.  Affectionately called “Buttercup” by her father, Adele peacefully died in her sleep at the age of 94 while residing at St. Anne’s Retirement Community in Columbia, PA, and went to heaven to be with her Lord and...

Kimberly Ann Propst, 52, of Lancaster, passed away on June 2nd, 2020 at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  She was the loving wife of Timothy Propst.  Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Green II and the late Ruth Metzinger and was raised by her step-father, Carl Metzinger.Kimberly graduated from Hempfield...

Jerry Benowitz(1942-2020)“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21Jerry Benowitz was born and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He was a member of the Oxford Circle Mennonite Church and the Norristown Mennonite Church (Lancaster Mennonite Conference).   He spent his childhood summers in Berks and Lancaster Counties attending the Conestoga Mennonite Church in Morgantown and...

William “Bill” H. Tonkin, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on June 1, 2020 at the Mennonite Home.  He was the loving husband of the late Barbara A. Tonkin who preceded him in death in 2006.Born in Wayne County, PA, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Caroline A. (Wolfe) Tonkin.After earning his Associate’s Degree from Scranton-Lackawanna College,...

Suzanne O’Connor Smith, 67, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 23, 2020, following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma since 2013.Born in Lancaster, PA, on January 3, 1953, and raised in Mount Joy, PA, Suzanne was the youngest child of the late Dr. Thomas W. O’Connor and Mary Ellen (Skelly) O’Connor.  She graduated...

Janet E. Barthe, 92, went home to be with her heavenly father on May 26th, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness.  She had been living at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community for the past year.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband Frank E. Barthe whom they shared 69 years of marriage.  Janet was a...

Matthew Charles Brandt, Jr., 88, of Millersville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2020. Matthew was an Army Veteran, having served during the Korean War. He retired from working with Yellow Freight as a driver. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Matthew relocated to Millersville, PA with his 2nd wife, Dorothy, and raised his new family. Matthew was the...

Lorraine M. Brandau,91, of Lancaster, passed away on May 20, 2020 from a 13 year battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia.  She was the loving wife of the late Clyde M. Brandau.Born in Mahoney, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna (Taylor) Jones.,After graduating from high school, Lorraine spent much of her life as a homemaker dedicating...

Carole Lee Schweitzer, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020. She wasborn in Great Falls, Montana and was a long-time resident of Altoona, Pa until she moved toLancaster to be closer to family.Carole was an avid painter and sculptor and especially loved creating works featuring animals and nature. She was passionately involved in the Altoona (Blair County)...

Thomas Pravata, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on May 17, 2020 at Conestoga View. He was the loving father of Jennifer Prisco, Lancaster and Danny Pravata of Staten Island, NY. He was a wonderful grandfather to Taylor, Kaitlyn, Anthony and Madeline Prisco, and Danny and Scarlett Pravata.In addition to his children and grandchildren, he is survived by a favorite son-in-law,...

Our kindhearted ray of sunshine, Annie Cibula, peacefully joined her heavenly family on May 16, 2020, just five days shy of her 98th birthday, at the home of her daughter. She was the last of ten siblings of the Roberts family. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Talcot and Mary Roberts and was the widow of...