Obituaries

Dwight Clarence Niese, who always made time for a cup of coffee with a friend while proudly wearing his alma-mater’s scarlet and grey, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer.A beloved husband and father, Dwight was born and raised in Putnam County, Ohio, where his family farmed soybeans, corn and...

Elbert C. Gay, 80, of Lancaster, passed away on January 2, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. He was the loving husband of Carol J. (Chiesa) Gay for 59 years.He was born in Johnsonburg, PA to Elbert Walter and Loretta Evelyn (Rosenhoover) Gay.Elbert graduated from Johnsonburg Area High School, Johnsonburg, PA. After graduation, he served in the...

Kathleen G. Swisher, 64, of Lancaster, passed away on December 27, 2019 at her home.  Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Benjamin F. Swisher, Jr and Jacqueline T. (Miller) Lewis.Kathleen is also survived by two brothers; Bradley Swisher of Lancaster and Robert Swisher (wife of Andrea) of Manheim; her adopted daughter, Olivia Stauffer of Lancaster as well...

Jeanette R. Groff, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital.Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Leopolda Torres, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on December 24, 2019 at Conestoga View.Obituary is not yet completed. Please check back for updates. Thank you.

Joan M. (Purcell) Grier, 84, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Masonic Villages Elizabethtown. She was the wife of Donald L. Grier for over 64 years.Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Marie B. (Gagnon) Purcell.Joan began her career as a telephone operator with AT&T in New Jersey, retiring after...

Delana Carol Ann Johnson, of Willow Street, PA, passed away Christmas Day 2019 ending her four-year battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of the late Robert L Johnson, Sr.She was born November 20, 1937 in Millersville Pa to John and Josephine Hoffman. She was a dedicated homemaker and an active co-owner of the family business. During her later...

Denise Marie (Curry) Henkel, 54, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital of natural causes. God called her home suddenly, and she is caroling in heaven with family gone before.Born in Lancaster, Denise was the daughter of George and Shirley Curry.A 1983 graduate of Conestoga Valley High School and 1987 graduate of Messiah College,...

Betty N. Pellman, 94, of Landis Homes, Lititz, died December 23, at home.Born in Millersville, Pennsylvania, she was the younger daughter of Chester H. and Anna (Warfel) Neff. She was married for more than 66 years to Richard L. Pellman, who preceded her in death in 2012. Betty and Richard lived most of their lives together near Millersville, until they...

Paula D. Riedel, 71, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Conestoga View.  She was the loving wife of Harold J. Riedel.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul D. and Betty Lu (Troop) Herr.Paula dedicated much of her life to her family as a homemaker but also held various positions including kitchen...

George D. Robb II of Lancaster passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Moravian Manor.  He was the loving husband of Doris (Krumrine).  They were married for 56 years.He was born in Altoona, PA, the son of Eugene and Josephine (Moore) Robb.He was a graduate of Penn Manor High School and Millersville University.  Following graduation from Millersville, he served...

Walter Pauk, age 105 of Willow Valley Community, Lancaster PA, passed away December 7, 2019 in Naples, Florida. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, he resided in Ithaca New York, before retiring to Lancaster in 1994.Mr. Pauk was a retired Professor from Cornell University where he earned a Doctorate in Education Psychology. He went on to become the Director of the...

Allison Lockwood, 96, of Lancaster, PA, died on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Willow Valley Communities. Born in Jackson, MI, she was the daughter of the late Louis H. and Alice Hawes Lockwood.She was a graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. She had been employed by the American Red Cross in service to military families, but more...

Janet R. Boardman, age 87, passed away December 4, 2019 at Brethren Village. Born in Conestoga she was the daughter of the late Chester and Susan Caldwell Rummel. Janet was a 1950 Graduate of of Penn Manor High School and became part of the USO. She was employed at Millersville State College, TRW (Los Angeles CA.), County Office Equipment, Woodstream...

Phyllis Graceffa age 74 of Lancaster passed away December 4, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy.Visitation will be Monday, December 9, 2019 from 6-8 pm at DeBord Snyder Funeral Home and Crematory 141 E. Orange St. Lancaster PA 17602,Final viewing will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from 9am until the mass time at 10 am at...

Audrey E. Hannum, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Moravian Manor. She was the loving wife of M. Eugene Hannum for 70 years. When learning of Audrey’s passing, a dear friend said that Lancaster has lost one of its classiest ladies.Born on August 22, 1926 in Youngstown, OH, Audrey was the daughter of the late Peter...

Marian E. Riexinger, 94, of Millersville, passed away on November 30, 2019 at Oak Leaf Manor South in Millersville.  She was the loving wife of the late Earl J. Riexinger.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Martha (Waller) Cunningham.After graduating from high school, Marian spent much of her career in retail as a...

Mary Hammers Duvel, 103, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at her residence in the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA. Mary was born on June 8, 1916 in Washington, DC to the late William S. Hammers and Sadie Hartz Hammers. She was married to William August Duvel, who passed away in 1965. She was also preceded...

Ruth S. Fitze, 98, of Lancaster, PA passed away on November 28, 2019 at Willow Valley. Born in Bowmanstown, PA on June 29, 1921, she was the youngest of three daughters of Llewellyn and Emma Bowman Steigerwalt. She graduated from Lehighton High School and received a BS from Mansfield State Teachers College. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ruth Roseman, 96, of Lancaster, passed away on November 25, 2019 at Evergreen Estates Retirement Community.  She was the wife of the late Leonard Roseman.  Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late David Snyder.She is survived by her son, Elliot Roseman (spouse of Tom Taylor) of Ft. Lauderdale and a granddaughter, Misty Bencak (wife of Ryan)...