Obituaries

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Dorothy G. Lancaster

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Aurthur Garzon

Aurthur Garzon

Aug 4, 2014

Private services are being held.

Kenneth C. Kern

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

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

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

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

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...

Nancy J. Cook

Nancy J. Cook

Jul 7, 2014

Nancy J. Cook, 78, of Holtwood, PA, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014, at Harrison House Nursing Home, Christiana, PA. She was the wife of Newton Cook. Nancy had retired as an inspector from the former Bulova Technologies, Lancaster, PA. She was born in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Ira and Annie Rineer Rinier. In addition to...

Stanley E. Kreider

Stanley E. Kreider

Jul 4, 2014

Stanley E. Kreider, 92, a resident at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community and formerly of 1325 Robert Fulton Highway, peacefully entered his eternal home July 4, 2014.He had been married for 67 years to Mildred Sowers Kreider who passed away in 2010. Stanley was a son of the late Harry E. and Emma Pfautz Kreider.He graduated from Drumore High School.He was...

Janet May Melanson

Janet May Melanson

Jul 3, 2014

Janet Trout Melanson, 89, formerly of Lincoln University, PA died July 3, 2014 in Loveland, CO. She was the wife of Laurence Melanson.Born on May 4, 1925 in West Willow, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Edith E. McClune Mowrer. Janet is survived by her children, Janie (Ted) Bogan, Jr. of Chesapeake, VA, Joseph Trout, Jr....

Lester C. Jamison

Lester C. Jamison

Jun 26, 2014

Lester C. Jamison, 90, formerly of Little Britain Twp., PA, died Thursday, June 26, 2014 in North East, MD with his family at his side. Born in Fulton Township on April 11, 1924, he was one of 12 children born to Howard & Leta Dawson Jamison.He married his beloved wife Erma Wisler on Jan, 19, 1946.He was employed by WL...

Gary D. Roland, Jr.

Gary D. Roland, Jr.

Jun 25, 2014

Gary D. Roland, Jr., 34, passed away on June 25, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Jamie Jenkins Roland; 2 sons Devion & Dominiq; a daughter Shaelynn; 3 sisters;his parents, Vicki and Chris Metzler and Gary D. Roland, Sr.; Maternal Grandparents Rick and Lillian Aument, and Paternal grandfather Roy Brazee; and...

Darlene C. Horner

Darlene C. Horner

Jun 24, 2014

Darlene C. Horner, 68, of Kirkwood, PA, went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Lancaster General Hospital.She was the wife of Robert Allen Horner.They had celebrated 48 years of marriage. Darlene was a member of Encounter Church, Quarryville. She was born in Eden Twp., a daughter of the late Carl and Mabel Houck Carnathan. In...

Gladys Eva Howard

Gladys Eva Howard

Jun 22, 2014

Gladys Eva Howard, 84, of Quarryville, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014. She was the wife of the late Paul Lester Howard who passed away in 2008. Gladys was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Quarryville. Her children, grandchildren, and her church were her life. She was born in Lancaster County, PA, daughter of the late Milton...

Helen M Crouse

Helen M Crouse

Jun 16, 2014

Helen M. Crouse, 83 of Wynnewood Drive, Lancaster, PA died unexpectedly of natural causes at her residence on Monday, June 16, 2014. She was the widow of Melvin L. Crouse who died March 5, 2012.Helen was born in Smithville, a daughter of the late Walter and Amy Louise Rudy Hoffman. A homemaker, she was a former girl scout leader and...

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