Obituaries

Donald L. Burkholder, 86, of Lancaster passed away on Tuesday, April 9th. at Homestead Village.  Donald was born in Lancaster on February 7, 1933.  He was the son of the late Lester and Violet Burkholder.  He was the husband of the late Phyllis B. Burkholder with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage.Donald was a graduate of Manheim Township High...

On March 30, 2019, Mary Elizabeth Connelly (nee Marchev) floated away peacefully with family, friends and staff by her side. “Mimi” was 92 years young and since 2011, a beloved resident and character of the Manor and Arbor View in the Willow Valley Community, Lancaster, PA.Mimi was born on December 24, 1926, in La Grange, IL to Martha Bovier Marchev...

Ruth White Eckman, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on April 3, 2019 at Maple Farms. She was the loving wife of Paul E. Eckman who passed away in 2017.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Florence White. She was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey and was employed by Watt & Shand and Central Market.Ruth was...

Reiko Giuliani, 90, of Lancaster County, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2019.She was born on February 15, 1929 in Fukuoka-ken, Japan to Fujitaro and Tatsu Abe; they preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters, all of Fukuoka-ken, Japan.She was married to and divorced from Gerald D. Giuliani who...

Janet Mae Smith, 84, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, PA died on March 23, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care.Born in Lancaster, Janet was the daughter of the late Earl W., Sr. and Iva H. Immel Bowman.She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Smith, Jr. who passed away in 2000.  Her first husband, Gilbert S. Kauffman died in 1984.Janet...

Patricia “Pat” A. Reynolds Aichele, 85, of Lancaster, went home to be with The Lord on March 24, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Reynolds and Grace (Smith) Wunderlich.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High school, she started her career as an operator with Bell Telephone in Washington D.C....

M. Jean Martin, 93, passed away on March 12, 2019 at Brethren Village in Lititz, PA. Born in Drumore Township, Pa to the late J. Percy Martin and Lulu A. (Brabson) Martin, she was a lifelong resident of Lancaster and worked her entire career at Penn Savings. She is predeceased by brothers John. P Jr., Walter B., Ira W., and...

Frank C DeGeorge, 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2019 surrounded by his family, at Manor Care, Lancaster PA.Born March 23, 1935 in Lebanon PA, he was the son of the late Dominic DeGeorge and Raphaelina (DiCarlo) DeGeorge.  He was the husband of Jo Ann (Hinkle) DeGeorge of Landisville, who he celebrated 45 years of marriage with in...

Gary W. Colatosti, Jr., 27, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital with his loving family by his side.Born in Hazelton, PA, he was the son of Gary W. Colatosti, Sr. (Judi) and Sharon Palm Bossler (Jay).Gary lived his life to the fullest and enjoyed many activities such as hunting, bull riding, firefighting, playing football and...

Claude L. “Butch” Hildebrand, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on March 17, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Claude U. and Margaret Sipe Hildebrand.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, Butch began working at St. Joseph Hospital for over 40 years as a janitor. He loved bowling and was a member of...

Elizabeth “Betty” Rex Everhart, 96, of 1267 Horning Rd., Denver, PA died at Maple Farm, Akron, Tuesday, March 19, 2019.  She was born September 13, 1922 in Coatesville, PA to the late Albert West Rex and Lily Mitchell Rex.She was the devoted wife of Paul H. Everhart, who passed away on March 2, 2007.  She was also preceded in death...

Kimmarie Dougherty, 52, of Lancaster, passed away on March 18th, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Barbara (Dyer) Pregartner and her stepfather, Ralph.She moved to Strasburg PA to attend High School and resided with her beloved grandparents, Marian and Thomas Annesley.After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree, Kimmarie spent much of her career...

Maurice F. Benner, age 93, of Lancaster passed away March 18, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Paradise he was the son of the late Harry M. & Ivy Fraelich Benner. Mr. Benner was employed by Sensenich Propeller Service Inc. of Lancaster and retired after 55 years of service as Quality Control Manager. In June of 1998 he was...

Jessie Jones Eckhart, 94, of Lititz, PA passed away March 18, 2019 at Brethren Village.  She was an amazing daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.  Her life was dedicated to her family, friends and flying.Born in Pughtown, (Chester County) PA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse P. and Reba S. Morrison Jones.  She was the wife...

Rose M. Keller, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2019 at LGH.  She was the loving wife of Richard B. Keller.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Anna (Carney) Martin.She proudly spent 49 years of her professional career as a waitress.In her spare time, Rose enjoyed playing cards, Bingo and...

Kathryn I. Kepner, 102, of Millersville, passed away on March 7, 2019 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was the loving wife of the late C. Paul Kepner.Born in Mummasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lena (Deardorff) Cullison.Kathryn was known for her hard work ethic no matter what the job was that she...

Leonard “Bruce” Johnson, 71, of Lancaster, peacefully passed away on March 6, 2019.  He was the loving husband of Beverly (Collins) Johnson to whom he was married to for 50 years.Born in Wilmington, DE on June 20th 1947, he was the son of Leonard and Phyllis (Wilkins) Johnson.After graduating from Christiana High School, he proudly served in the United States...

Clyde “Pop” Howard Pearson, 78, of Lancaster, Levittown, and Shamokin, PA, decided to place his last order for black coffee, and toast good riddance to his Glioblastoma Brain Cancer, with his wife, Dolores.Celebrating 57 years of jitterbugging and hot rodding with “Dorie,” Clyde decided to burn rubber through life and end it on his terms. Enjoying the ride in his...

Marykirk Donaldson Hull died Thursday, February 21 at home. She celebrated her 100thbirthday earlier in the month.Born February 6, 1919, in Ardmore, PA, she was the youngest of 8 children born to Effie and George Donaldson. She graduated from Lower Merion High School and later earned her secretarial degree from Drexel Institute of Technology.A life-long executive secretary, she most recently...

Donald H. Eckman Sr., 88, of Lancaster died peacefully Saturday morning February 23, 2019. He was born in Lancaster to the late Donovan and Susanna (Phelan) Eckman. He was the husband of the late Anna (Duke) Eckman whom he celebrated 52 years of marriage with in 2002.Donald was a 1950 graduate of West Lampeter Township High School. He spent his...