Richard Dagen
Sep 29, 2014
Richard "Dick" Dagen, 89, of Birch Drive, Willow Street, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at Hamilton Arms Center.He was born in Lancaster, a son of the late Chester L. and Mable Hoffman Dagen, Sr.Dick was the husband of the late Alice Hershey Dagen. Dick retired from ALCOA where he was employed as a setup man and machine operator. He served...
Ellwood W. Kirk
Sep 28, 2014
Ellwood W. Kirk, 87, died at the Glen at Willow Valley, September 28, 2014. He was the husband of Shirley H. Kirk.They had been married 66 years. Born in Berwyn, PA, a son of the late Ellwood and Anita Kirk. "Woodie" had been employed at Matthews Ford Co., Paoli, PA, and Carson and Pettit Auto of Devon, PA. He served...
Harold K. Showalter
Sep 17, 2014
Harold K. Showalter, 88, of Mill Street, Columbia, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Broadway, VA, he was the son of the late Luke & Lydia Kauffman Showalter. Harold had been employed as a welder and steel fabricator for Herr & Sacco. He enjoyed playing cards...
Merton W. Steele
Sep 16, 2014
Dr. Merton W. Steele, age 96, died peacefully on September 16, 2014. He was a resident of Oak Leaf Manor, Millersville. Born in Philadelphia on April 21, 1918, he was the son of Dr. Marshall Kemble Steele and Bertelle Laubach Steele of Quarryville. He graduated from Quarryville High School and the University of Pennsylvania, the College and School of Dentistry.He...
John Allen Brown
Sep 14, 2014
John A. Brown, Jr., 48, of Peach Bottom, PA, passed away on Sep 14, 2014, with his mother by his side. Born on October 7, 1965 in the Harford Memorial Hospital, he was the son of Beatrice Gilley Fekete and the late John A. Brown Sr. He was a loving son, brother and uncle and will be missed. In addition...
Anne E. "Betty" Groff
Sep 4, 2014
Anne E. "Betty" Groff, 83, of 247 River Road, Airville, PA passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014 in the loving arms of her husband, Robert B. Groff, at Hospice and Community Care, Mt Joy, PA.They celebrated 62 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Robert J. and MaryAnn Hyland Dickson. Betty was a 1950 graduate of...
Donald R. Smith
Sep 1, 2014
Donald R. Smith, 75, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Catherine Martz Smith.They had celebrated 53 Years of marriage. Donald had retired from the former Haddad's Shoe Factory, Lancaster, PA. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and always enjoyed "tinkering". Donald was born in Arden, PA a son...
Daniel E. Appel
Aug 29, 2014
Daniel E. Appel, 52, of River Road, Quarryville, the loving husband of Deborah G. Stout Appel, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014, at his residence. He and Deb would have been married34 years on September 20th.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elwood S. and Charlotte R. Osborne Appel. A self-employed tradesman, he owned and operated...
Dorothy G. Lancaster
Aug 27, 2014
Dorothy G. Lancaster, 91, formerly of Willow Grove, PA died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, Quarryville, PA.She and her late husband Charles A. Lancaster who died February 9, 2003 were married for 27 years.She was born in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late James A. and Isabella Green Lysinger. She was a member of Solanco Bible...
Merle W. Reedy
Aug 27, 2014
Merle W. Reedy, 84, of Buck Heights Road, Quarryville, PA died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital.He was the husband of Mildred W. Carter Reedy.Born in New Market, VA, he was the son of the late Phillip E. and Julia May Crider Reedy. Merle was a former truck driver for Musser's Feed Mill for 23 years, then worked...
David Verne Lefever
Aug 21, 2014
David L. "Verne" Lefever, 61, of Fishing Creek Road, Quarryville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at Lehigh Valley Hospital.He was the husband of the late Jeannie Hensel Lefever who passed away in 1982. Verne had been employed by Road-Con, Inc., West Chester, PA as an iron worker-welder.He had spent his career working on bridges over a...
Theresa L. Grubb
Aug 20, 2014
Theresa L. Grubb, 46, ofBel Air, MD, passedaway on Wednesday, August 20, 2014,at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, BelAir, MD. She was born in Wilmington, DE, daughter of Rodger L. Grubb and Kathaleen Recla Kern. She was a member of Church of Reconciliation, Belair,MD. In addition to her parents, she is survived by 2 grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins. There will...
Keri Lee Fisher
Aug 19, 2014
Keri Lee Fisher, 54, of South Ronks Road, Ronks, PA was welcomed into the arms of her Lord on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 while enjoying an annual all girl's vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born in Lancaster, a daughter of Lewis Hershey and Ruth Phenneger Denlinger of Paradise. Keri was employed by the US Postal Service, as a...
Elizabeth I. Martin
Aug 13, 2014
Elizabeth I. Martin, 101, of Mennonite Homes, formerly of New Providence, PA passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014.She was the wife of the late Ellis J. Martin who passed away in 1983. Elizabeth was a member of Conestoga United Methodist Church. She was born in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late William and Sadie Immel Swinehart. She is...
Kenneth C. Kern
Jul 31, 2014
Kenneth C. Kern, 97, of Bel Air, MD died at his residence on Thursday, July 31, 2014.He was born in Baltimore, MD a son of the late Henry and Ola M. Pusey Kern.Mr. Kern was the husband of the late Dorothy Aument Kern who died March 1998. Ken received his BS Degree in engineering from Penn State University in 1938.He...
John Urbano
Jul 23, 2014
John Urbano, 83, of Quarryville, PA died on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 as a result of an automobile accident in Colerain Township. He was the husband of the late Mary Selvaggi Urbano who died November 10, 2013. Born in Philadelphia on September 6, 1930, he was the son of the late Anthony and Maria Salvo Urbano. John retired from United...
Howard Bernard Steinberg
Jul 23, 2014
Howard Bernard Steinberg, age 91, of Quarryville, PA died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.He and his wife Anne Edwards Steinberg were married on September 6, 1947 at Penn Hill Friends Meeting House.Born on April 11, 1923, in New York City, he was the son of the late Julius and Belle Abramowitz Steinberg. Howard is survived by...
Thomas W. Ferguson
Jul 15, 2014
Thomas W. Ferguson, Jr., 88, of Street Road, Kirkwood, PA, went to be with his Lord and daughter Kathy on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Q.P.R.C.He was the husband of Jane Sprout Ferguson.They had celebrated 67years of marriage. Tom was a farmer, and had also retired from the US Postal Service after 35 years as a rural mail carrier for...
Gertude W. Lang
Jul 9, 2014
Gertrude Wilhelmina Lang, 93, of Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community and formerly of Millersville, PA and Union, NJ died Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Leverkusen, Germany a daughter of the late Wilhelm and Gertrud Geborene-Gierling Gross. She was the wife of the late Victor Lang, Jr. who died in 2006. Gertrude was a 50...
