Obituaries

Arlene “Jane” Walker Smoker, 91, of Garden Spot Village, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away on June 23, 2019. She lost her first love of her life, Lee Smoker, on January 24, 2013, after 64 years of marriage.She was born in Willow Street, PA to the late Charles and Christiana Walker. She was predeceased by the following siblings: Charles, Kirk,...

Robert J. Sanders, 87, of Stumptown Road, Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on June 24, 2019.  He was the loving husband of the late Patricia E. Sanders who preceded him in death in 2012.Born in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Charles L. and Marian E. (Redding) Sanders.After graduating from Gettysburg High School, he proudly...

Francis Alfred Varallo, age 90, of Lancaster, Pa. formerly of Berwyn, Pa. passed away Friday June 21, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy Pa. He was the husband of Regina K. Varallo with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on August 29th.Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son of the late Nicholas and Rose...

Raymond D. Teller, 89, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on June 11, 2019 at Lakeside in the Willow Valley Communities. He was the husband of Joan T. Teller.Raymond was born in Newark, NJ to Albert R. Teller and Emily Towne Teller. He was a graduate of Rutherford High School in Rutherford, NJ, Class of 1948. He then joined the...

Susan S. Vogel, 80 of Lititz passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Brethren Village after a lengthy illness.  She was preceded in death by her father Charles Henry Sunderland and mother, Eleanor Quinn Sunderland.  She is survived by her loving husband, Jack R. Vogel, 3 sons Richard (wife Sarah) of Coronado, CA, James (wife Colleen) of Lancaster, PA...

Tedd S. Bushnell, 65 of Lancaster, passed away on May 15, 2019 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lancaster, Pa, he was the son of the late Collins E. Bushnell Jr and Helen M. (Zouglas) Bushnell. After graduating from Manheim Township High School with honors, Tedd went on to the University of Southern California, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree...

Helen M. Harnish, 95, formerly of Willow Street, PA went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Landis Homes.  She was born May 1, 1924 in Millersville, PA to the late Christian and Ada Murry Thomas. She was the loving wife of the late Lloyd K. Harnish for 62 years. Helen was a member of New...

Robert “Bobby” E. Witmer, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on June 7, 2019 at Conestoga View. He was the loving husband of Dorothy A. (Burke) Witmer of Lancaster.Robert was born in Lititz, PA to the late Elmer and Ruth (Kreider) Witmer. He was a graduate of Lititz High School and served in the U.S. Army and then the National Guard....

Betty L. Salm, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on June 7, 2019 at Moravian Manor.  She was the loving wife of the late Robert W. Salm who preceded her in death in 1973.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Landis O. and Catherine (Otthofer) Morrison.She spent much of her professional career as a bank teller.In her...

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...