Obituaries

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Earl J. Pickel

Earl J. Pickel

Dec 19, 2022

Earl J. Pickel, 86, formerly of New Holland, passed away on December 19, 2022.  Born in Georgetown, PA, Earl was the son of the late E. Earl Pickel and Kathryn Ranck Pickel.  He is survived by his wife Linda Evans Pickel with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage with on August 14th.   He had been a resident of Willow...

Janet L. Pfender

Janet L. Pfender

Dec 18, 2022

Janet L. Pfender, age 88 of Columbia, formerly of Drumore, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Saint Anne's Retirement Community.  She was the wife of the late Frank J. Pfender, Jr. who passed away on March 18, 1990.  Born in Seanor, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Judlowski Lubas.  She was an...

Raymond Glenn Aukamp

Raymond Glenn Aukamp

Dec 17, 2022

Raymond Glenn Aukamp, age 90, of New Providence, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Raymond was the husband of Grace Ann Shenberger Aukamp who would have celebrated 67 years of marriage this coming January. He was born in New Providence, son of the late Carl and Emma Doulin Aukamp. Raymond served in the United States Army as a...

Rhoda N. Beiler

Rhoda N. Beiler

Dec 16, 2022

Rhoda N. Beiler, age 89, formerly of Gordonville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 16, 2022. She was the wife of the late D. George Beiler who passed away on September 25, 2020.  Born in Leola, she was the daughter of the late Daniel S. & Sarah B. Stoltzfus Stoltzfus.  She was a member...

Dorothy Jean Lewis

Dorothy Jean Lewis

Dec 16, 2022

Dorothy Jean Lewis, age 86 of Kirkwood, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 16, 2022 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the wife of James Joseph Lewis with whom she celebrated 67 years of marriage.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Guy R. and Elinor Tomlinson Hess.  She graduated from...

Barbara J. Angeline

Barbara J. Angeline

Dec 15, 2022

Barbara J. Angeline, age 62 of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. She was the wife of Anthony J. Angeline Jr.. She was born in Troy, NY daughter of the late Alexander and Joan Clark McKenzie. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren more than anything else. Her grandchildren were her whole world and she spoiled them...

E. Sidney Stauffer

E. Sidney Stauffer

Dec 13, 2022

E. Sidney Stauffer, age 81 of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. She was the wife of the late James M. Stauffer who died on November 18, 2018. Sidney was born in Lancaster, daughter to the late Evan F. and Kathryn Witmer Ammon. She attended Octorara High School, Class of 1959, and graduated Millersville University with a...

Maida D. Pierce

Maida D. Pierce

Dec 12, 2022

Maida D. Pierce, age 70, of Kirkwood, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of William Pierce, celebrating 52 years of marriage on September 4th of this year. Born in Richmond, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Dorothy Reed Markowski. Maida loved music and cooking,...

Lena Rachel Esh

Lena Rachel Esh

Dec 10, 2022

Lena Rachel Esh, age 82, of Gordonville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at home after a 6 year battle with cancer.  She was the wife of Daniel S. Esh with whom she celebrated 62 years of marriage on November 8 th .  Born in Churchtown, she was the daughter of late Daniel F. and...

Lyle Dane Vannoy

Lyle Dane Vannoy

Dec 10, 2022

Lyle Dane Vannoy, age 26 of Quarryville, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his home.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Harold and Daphne Oatman Vannoy.  He graduated from Solanco High School, Class of 2014.  He worked for E.S. Beiler Masonry in Bird in Hand.  Lyle loved his dog Chunk and, in his free time, he...

Judith A. See

Judith A. See

Dec 9, 2022

Judith A. See, age 86 of Gordonville, formerly of Gap, passed away at Garden Spot Village on Friday, December 9, 2022. She was the wife of Albert W. "Bud" See with whom she celebrated 68 years of marriage on September 25th. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Nissley Geib. She was a member of...

Keith D. Maurer

Keith D. Maurer

Dec 7, 2022

Keith D. Maurer, age 59, of Strasburg passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2022 from mantel cell lymphoma. He was born in Lancaster, son of Sanda Sue Weller of Macungie and the late Clifford E. Maurer. He was a carpenter by trade. Working for Wohlsen construction company after completing a 4 year apprenticeship. He loved helping people. Wether it...

Michael C. Hastings

Michael C. Hastings

Dec 3, 2022

Michael C. Hastings, 62, of Holtwood, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 3, 2022.  He was the loving husband of Sharon L. (Long) Hastings for 42 years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of C. Richard and Nancy J. (Long) Hastings of Kirkwood. Besides his wife and parents, Mike is survived by his sons, Ryan M. (Brett) Hastings...

Elizabeth Brubaker

Elizabeth Brubaker

Dec 3, 2022

M. Elizabeth Brubaker, age 95, formerly of Christiana, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.  She was the wife of the late John A. Brubaker, who passed away on October 27, 2019.  Born in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Ruth Hershey Neff.  Elizabeth was a member of the...

Todd M. Boldt

Todd M. Boldt

Dec 3, 2022

Todd M. Boldt, age 59 of Christiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at his home.  He was the husband of Lori Anderson Boldt with whom he celebrated 33 wonderful years of marriage on November 11th. Born in Canton, OH, he was the son of Donald M. Boldt and the late Lois R. Ochsenfeld Boldt. Todd loved...

John Peter Stees

John Peter Stees

Dec 2, 2022

John Peter Stees, age 81 of Abbottstown, PA, formerly of Atglen, passed away in Atglen at the home of his son on Friday, December 2, 2022. He was the husband of Sally McFarland Stees, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage. He was born in Quakertown, son of the late John and Helen Goddard Stees. He was a...

Nathan James Smucker

Nathan James Smucker

Dec 1, 2022

Nathan James Smucker, 1 day old son of Ivan B. and Elizabeth Ann Fisher Smucker of 289 Laurel Road, East Earl, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 due to an illness from birth.  He was born and passed away at home.  Surviving besides his parents are 5 siblings: Luke Elmer, Mark Anthony, Kathleen Marie, Laverne Jaden, and Mahlon...

Jeffrey P. Hershey

Jeffrey P. Hershey

Dec 1, 2022

Jeffrey P. Hershey, age 53 of Gap, passed away in Marianna, FL, on Thursday, December 1, 2022.  He was born in Coatesville, son of Nancy Suzanne "Susie" Boohar Hershey of Narvon and the late Jay Paul Hershey.  He was a self employed contractor and tattoo artist.  He graduated from Pequea Valley High School, class of 1987.  He enjoyed riding his...

Faith Lorraine Sandiford-Bey

Faith Lorraine Sandiford-Bey

Nov 30, 2022

Faith Lorraine (Brady) Sandiford-Bey, age 56, of Tampa, FL passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 of a brain aneurysm. Born in Columbia, PA she was the daughter of Bette (Thies) Davis of Quarryville and the late James Eugene Brady.  She was the wife of Andre Sandiford-Bey for 21 years.

She graduated from Lampeter Strasburg...

Thomas D. Acker

Thomas D. Acker

Nov 28, 2022

Thomas D. Acker, age 73 of Lancaster, formerly of Gap, passed away at his home surrounded by his family, on Monday, November 28, 2022 after battling cancer for 3 years.  He was the husband of Dixie Mast Acker, with whom he celebrated 46 years of marriage on October 2nd.  He was born in Lancaster, son of the late Clair...

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