Obituaries

Willard Hoyt “Will” Blanchard, 86, a resident of Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, PA and formerly of Vienna and Fairfax, VA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, June 3, 2019 in Lancaster General Hospital.Will was born December 15, 1932 in Cassopolis, MI, the oldest child of Marvin C. and Lucy E. (née O’Beirne) Blanchard. He grew up...

Brenda (Brendlinger) HeebnerBrenda (Brendlinger) Heebner left this world and crossed over into the arms of Jesus on May 31, 2019.Brenda was originally from Pottstown, PA.  She graduated from Pottstown high school and earned her Bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College.  She worked as a medical technologist in the laboratories of Penn State Health – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and retired...

Eric M. Pitt age 52 of Lancaster died on June 4, 2019 at his home. Husband of Wanda Pitt, beloved father,son,brother and grandfather.Visitation Monday, June 10, 2019 from 11 am until the service at 1 pm at DeBordSnyder Funeral Home & Crematory 141 E. Orange St. Lancaster PA 17602, Burial to follow the service at Conestoga Memorial Park. Kindly consider...

David Ellsworth Shafer, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on June 3, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Miriam A. (Stokes) Shafer. Born in Madison, NJ, he was the son of the late Burton S. and Rotha (Thomas) Shafer. His late siblings include, Burt Shafer, Jack Shafer, Doris Coddington, and William Dale. He proudly...

William Edward Steinhart Jr., 78, of Willow Street, PA, passed away at 3:20pm, on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Willow Valley Communities in Willow Street, having been a resident since 2013.Born in Shamokin on June 17, 1940, he was a son of the late William, who died on Feb. 16, 1982, and Sarah (Hartzel) Steinhart, who died Dec. 25, 1999.Bill...

Barbara Huber England, 51, of Lancaster, passed away at home under hospice care on Saturday, June 1, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Paul R. Huber and Judy C. Enck (Richard).She was a graduate of Penn Manor High School and loved riding and showing horses.In addition to her parents, she is survived by a son, Dakota...

Ethyl M. Duncan, 94, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Mennonite Home.

Catherine M. Strawser, 93, of Lancaster, died on Monday May 27, 2019, in the comfort of her home and in the presence of her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, William H. Strawser.Catherine worked at Hamilton Watch, Shick and Hurley Industries, where she was known as “quick fingers” due to her speed and excellent...

Carolyn M. Fleming, 91, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Turnersville, NJ, passed away on May 5, 2019 at Arbor View in the Willow Valley Communities. She was the widow of Robert (Bob) Fleming.Carol was born in Brockton, MA to Dr. Eldon F. Egger and Mrs. Dorothy Egger. She was a graduate of Brockton High School and Bates College.Carol was a...

Gloria Marie (Mayer) Ashby passed away peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Luther Acres, Lititz PA, where she resided for nine years. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard James Ashby, Sr. of 67 years. Gloria was born in Lancaster PA on September 16, 1923, the daughter of Paul and Marie Carpenter Mayer. She was a...

John MacLaren Hatch, 81, of Lancaster passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on May 21st, 2019.  He was the son of the late William and Virginia Richardson Hatch and was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  He graduated from Brown University and married the love of his life, Louise, in 1960.John moved to Lancaster in 1976 as the Director of...

Louise Pollock Coury of York PA, died on May 19, 2019. Born on March 7, 1960, she was the daughter of Joan Hambleton Pollock and the late Donald Pollock. She is survived by her sister Ellen Pollock and her brothers Mark, husband of Michele Mulligan of Brockton MA, and Paul husband of Renee Ward of Scottsdale AZ.She was a graduate...

William “Norm” Norman Franck, Jr., 81, of Willow Valley Communities, passed away on May 12, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of Dorothy Marian (Fitzgerald) Franck.  Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Willian N. Franck, Sr. and Elsie (Watterson) Franck.After graduating high school from the Westtown School, he briefly attended Bates...

Thelma M. IngramThelma M. Ingram, 96, of Lancaster, passed into heaven peacefully at Masonic Homes Rehabilitation Center on May 8, 2019.She was the widow of the late Herbert R. Ingram.  She was preceded in death by her brothers Sonny and Jim and sisters Gertrude ,Beverly, Janey and her beloved daughter Cheryl M. Mellott.She is survived by her loving family:  Son...

Daniel Raymond “Dan” Somerfield passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2019, at his home in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Dan was 61.Dan was born on October 5, 1957 in Lancaster city, the son of Walter F. Somerfield (Rosemarie), of Bentley Ridge Blvd., East Lampeter Twp., and Dorothy Mae Brewer Herman (Richard), of Tucquan Glen Rd., Holtwood. Dan lived his entire...

Lloyd J. “Bud” Ryan, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Hamilton Arms. He was the loving husband of Beverly L. Ryan for almost 61 years.Born in Mt. Carmel, he was the son of the late Loy and Ruth Kessler Ryan.Bud joined the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Community United Methodist since 1964,...

WalterGranados, 49, of Lancaster, passed away on April 25, 2019.DeBordSnyder Funeral Home & Crematory.  (717) 394-4097

Edward Friedman at the age of 82, entered peacefully into the presence of his Lord at Calvary Fellowship Homes on Tuesday, May 7th2019.Ed was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 29, 1936 to the late Harry and Hester Friedman.  He was the loving husband of Barbara Friedman for 57 years and enjoyed the privilege of raising four wonderful children together:   ...

Arlene Bielau Killian, 91, preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Jay Killian, passed away on April 2, 2019, at the Glen at Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, PA. Known as “Nanny” to her grandchildren and “Chink” to her friends and family, Arlene was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Here is just a little...

Dorothy K. Miller, 96, of Willow Street, passed away on May 5, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.  She was the loving wife of the late Penrose Miller who preceded her in death in 1988.Born in Pequea Twp., in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Emily G. (Kauffman) Hackman.Dorothy dedicated her life to...