Obituaries

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Nancy J. Welk

Nancy J. Welk

Aug 29, 2019

Nancy J. Welk, 89, formerly of Lancaster and Elkton, MD, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Calvert Manor Health Care Center, Rising Sun, MD.She was the wife of Elwood H. "Woody" Welk, Jr.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Howard Scott and Kathryn Esther Rodenhiser Pickell. She was a member of Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Nancy was employed...

Lucy L. Anderson

Lucy L. Anderson

Aug 27, 2019

Lucy Levabelle Greer Anderson, 84, died peacefully in her sleep on August 27, 2019 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Lucy was born to the late Mazie Farmer Greer and Chester Greer on March 5, 1935 in Oxford, PA, and graduated from Southern Lancaster County Joint High School in Quarryville, PA in June, 1954. Lucy L. Greer married Ronald...

Helen V. Booth

Helen V. Booth

Aug 25, 2019

Helen V. Booth, formerly of Quarryville, and New Providence, entered into rest on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at ManorCare, Lancaster.She was the widow of Paul M. Booth who died May 30, 2007.Born in Boyce, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude Cooper Wright. A seamstress, Helen was employed by the former Tidy's Company in Quarryville.She enjoyed...

Ann M. Fisher

Ann M. Fisher

Aug 24, 2019

Ann M. Fisher, 85, of Mine Road, Paradise, PA died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Jack E. Fisher who died November 11, 2018. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ira V. and Anna Hatfield Lefever. A homemaker, Ann enjoyed playing bingo, going to casinos and was an...

Ruth A. Spade

Ruth A. Spade

Aug 22, 2019

Ruth A. Spade, 70, of Lancaster, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 surrounded by her daughter Connie and her dog Katie.She was the wife of the late William P. Spade who died January 16, 2019.Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Edna Ulrich Ruhl. A homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her family and grandkids, her...

Harvey Wingler

Harvey Wingler

Aug 20, 2019

Harvey Wingler, 78, of Oregon Hollow Road, Holtwood, PA died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. He and his wife Linda L. Alexander Wingler were married for 21 years.Born in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late Ardle and Lora Fogus Wingler. Harvey had been employed as a machine operator for Laurel Valley Farms and as...

Frank C. Handel

Frank C. Handel

Aug 19, 2019

Frank C. Handel, 59 of Nottingham, PA, died Monday, August 19, 2019. Following graduating from Millersville University, Frank had worked as an OSHA Safety engineer, most recently at Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant.He enjoyed writing music, and was a professional bass fisherman.He had proudly served in the US Marine Corp.Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Evelyn R....

Paul L. Herr

Paul L. Herr

Aug 14, 2019

Paul L. Herr, 90, formerly of Stony Hill Road, Quarryville, PA died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Oak Leaf Manor South, Millersville, PA.He was the husband of the late Freda Dearolf Miller Herr.Born in Peach Bottom, he was the son of the late Daniel H. and Henrietta Johnson Herr. Paul was a truck driver for Herr Motor Express for 35...

Herbert N. Myer

Herbert N. Myer

Aug 14, 2019

Herbert N. Myer, age 96, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Brereton Manor, Washington Boro. He was the husband of the late Mary Witmer Myer who died in 2011.They were married on October 25, 1947, and shared sixty-three years of marriage. Born in Oregon, PA on June 7, 1923, Herbert was the son of the late Allen and...

Evelyn L. Schlosser

Evelyn L. Schlosser

Aug 12, 2019

Evelyn Lucille Ager Schlosser, 79, of Pusey Mill Road, Lincoln University, PA went to be with her Lord on Monday, August 12, 2019.She was the wife of James C. Schlosser.Born in Ligonier, PA she was the daughter of the late James Walter and Evelyn Lucille Kohler Ager, Jr. A homemaker for 57 years, she was also a cosmetologist for many...

Eleanor Pat Snyder

Eleanor Pat Snyder

Aug 12, 2019

Eleanor Patterson Snyder (Pat), 96, Willow Street, passed away peacefully August 12 at the home of her daughter Luan, in Millersville. She was born on a farm near Gap, PA on July 18, 1923. She was the second child of T. Donald and Helen Hess Patterson.Pat graduated from Little Britain High School in 1942. During World War II she lived...

Mary Geneva Marietta

Mary Geneva Marietta

Aug 10, 2019

Mary G. Marietta, 90, of Rigby Road, Peach Bottom, PA died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Manor Care, Lancaster.She was the widow of Frank David Marietta.Born in Peach Bottom, Pa she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Helen Milburn Murray. A career military nurse, she served in the US Army from September 1956 until her retirement on April...

Dorothy M. Gainer

Dorothy M. Gainer

Aug 9, 2019

Dorothy M. Gainer, 81, of Holtwood, PA, passed peacefully away on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt Joy, PA.She was the wife of Glenn E, Gainer.They had celebrated 55 years of marriage.Born in Conestoga, she was a daughter of the late Arthur E. and Lillian M. Frey Walton. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, azaleas, and loved her 2...

Michael Anthony Newport

Michael Anthony Newport

Aug 8, 2019

Michael Anthony Newport, 59, of River Road, Holtwood passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was the loving husband and best friend of his wife Deborah Bauer Newport, celebrating 15 years of marriage this past June.He was the son of Leroy and Shirley Ruland Newport. A dedicated employee, for over 40 years he worked for Anderson...

Dennis James Willard

Dennis James Willard

Aug 7, 2019

Dennis James Willard, 58, of New Holland PA, formerly of Bartville, PA passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.He was the loving husband of Angel Killinger Willard.They had been married for 7 years. Born in Lancaster, Dennis was a son of Robert and Joyce Weaver Willard. Dennis had been employed for 20 years for Hess Mills.He enjoyed writing poetry, NASCAR,...

John W. Beers

John W. Beers

Aug 7, 2019

John W. Beers, Jr., 84, of Quarryville PA, formerly of Paoli, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.He was the widow of the late Barbara Troxell Beers who died in 2017. Born in Upper Darby PA, a son of the late John W. and Velva Kennedy Beers. John was a self-employed carpenter and enjoyed woodworking.John had also driven school...

Paul Kenneth Rankin

Paul Kenneth Rankin

Aug 5, 2019

Paul Kenneth Rankin, 94, formerly of Strasburg died Monday, August 5, 2019 at Calvary Homes, Lancaster, Pa.He was the husband of the late Mary Kathryn Koch Rankin who died April 26, 2011.Born in West Lampeter Township, he was the son of the late Martin Eshelman and Ella Amanda Pierce Rankin. Paul was a member of Bird In Hand United Methodist...

Melissa V. Kipphorn

Melissa V. Kipphorn

Aug 4, 2019

Melissa V. Kipphorn, 47, of Holtwood PA, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, August 4, 2019.She was the wife of Harold A. "Butch" Kipphorn, Jr. They had celebrated 27 years of marriage.Born in Baltimore, MD, Melissa was a daughter of the late Lacy and Evelyn Sayers Blevins. Melissa was a real people person; however, she also loved her animals,...

Mary K. Blevins

Mary K. Blevins

Aug 3, 2019

Mary K. Blevins, 77, of Little Britain Church Road, Peach Bottom, PA died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care.She was the widow of David O. Blevins who died on June 13, 2008.Born in Drumore, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Viola R. Graver Boone. A homemaker, she was a member of Mt. Zion...

Janet M Horst

Janet M Horst

Aug 1, 2019

Janet M. Horst went home to be with her Lord on August 1, 2019 at the age of 77 after a long illness.Janet was the loving wife of 53 years of the late William H. Horst, Sr.She was the mother of Laura Jeanne, and the daughter of Rudolf B. Styer and Josephine Sheaffer Styer.She was the sister of Rudolf Styer,...

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