Obituaries

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Walter A. Erb

Walter A. Erb

Oct 16, 2021

Walter A. "Walt" Erb, age 83 of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Marilyn Murr Erb with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage.  Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late Andrew and Ada Geib Erb.  He was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church...

Darlene E. Baum

Darlene E. Baum

Oct 16, 2021

Darlene E. Baum, age 64 of Leola, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at her home. She was the wife of Gary M. Baum with whom she celebrated 44 years of marriage on May 7th. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Pearl Hunsinger Wehner. In her free time, Darlene loved collecting figurines...

Foxy R. Wertz

Foxy R. Wertz

Oct 15, 2021

Chester R. "Foxy" Wertz, 86, of Miller Road, Willow Street, PA died of COVID on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He and his wife Jacklyn D. Worth Wertz celebrated 66 years of marriage.  Born in Providence Township on September 13, 1935, he was the son of the late Richard E. and Lula Doulin Wertz.

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Alberta M. Gilgore

Alberta M. Gilgore

Oct 15, 2021

Alberta M. Gilgore, age 92 of Narvon, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles W. "Sonny" Gilgore who passed away on March 23, 2006. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Elizabeth Stoltzfus Diem. Alberta was a member of First Baptist...

Ellen M. Thomas

Ellen M. Thomas

Oct 15, 2021

Ellen M. Thomas, 78, died Friday, October 15, 2021 at Manor Care in Lebanon.  Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Thelma Mae Tout Adams.

She had been employed in the housekeeping department of the former Brunswick Hotel in Lancaster.

Ellen was an animal lover.

Patricia A. Summers

Patricia A. Summers

Oct 14, 2021

Patricia A. Summers, age 68, of Christiana, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 14, 2021. She was the wife of Richard A. Summers, with whom she celebrated 39 years of marriage on September 10th. She was born in Coatesville, daughter of the late Robert W. and Clara C. McGinnis Bonsall. In the past she was a member...

Wayne E. Lapp

Wayne E. Lapp

Oct 14, 2021

Wayne E. Lapp, age 64 of Strasburg, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021. He was the husband of Jennifer Hardy Lapp with whom he celebrated 41 years of marriage on January 5th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Lena Glick Lapp. He was an active member of Gap Community Church where...

Raymond Z. Smucker

Raymond Z. Smucker

Oct 14, 2021

Raymond Z. Smucker, age 82 of Narvon passed away at home on Thursday, October 14, 2021. He was the husband of Sarah L. King Smucker. He was born in Churchtown, son of the late Eli and Nancy Zook Smucker. Raymond was a member of Bethel Christian Fellowship Church. He enjoyed going to New Holland Sales Stables, but most...

Joan A. Doyle

Joan A. Doyle

Oct 13, 2021

Joan A. Doyle, age 78, of West Chester, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Hickory House of Honey Brook, PA.  She was the wife of the late William Joseph Doyle who passed away on September 9, 1982.  She was born in the Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Salvatore "Red" & Nancy Ryan Affinito.  Joan always had...

Karla J. Sensenig

Karla J. Sensenig

Oct 13, 2021

Karla J. Sensenig, age 58, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at UPMC Lititz.  She celebrated 35 years of marriage with Geoffrey L. Sensenig on January 4.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Rhoda N. Landis of Leola and the late Robert M. Landis.  Karla was a member of the Lancaster Alliance Church.  Karla...

David K. Lechner

David K. Lechner

Oct 13, 2021

David K. Lechner, 88, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness.  He was the husband of Carmella A. Sterrantino Lechner for 65 years this August.  Born in Springfield Gardens, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Minnie Sumpter Lechner.

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Robert Clinton Overly

Robert Clinton Overly

Oct 12, 2021

Robert Clinton Overly, 69, of New Providence, PA passed away peacefully on October 12, 2021.

Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Sherman and Ethel Irene Roland Overly.

Robert was a retired printer for the former Quad Graphics. In his retirement, he was an Amish taxi driver.

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Gretchen Walter Pinkerton

Gretchen Walter Pinkerton

Oct 9, 2021

Gretchen Walter Pinkerton, age 77, formerly of Bradford Woods, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 9th, 2021 at Sunrise of McCandless in Pittsburgh, PA. Gretchen was the daughter of J. Charles and Janet Virginia Walter. She was born January 11, 1944, in Lancaster, PA, and raised in Christiana, PA as the third child in a family of five girls...

Aaron L. Fisher

Aaron L. Fisher

Oct 8, 2021

Aaron L. Fisher, age 88, of Ronks, passed away at his home on Friday, October 8, 2021. He was the devoted husband of Rebecca A. Stoltzfus Fisher, with whom he would have celebrated 67 years of marriage on November 23rd. He was born in Ronks, son of the late Samuel M. & Rebecca King Fisher. He was a member...

Betty J. Graybill

Betty J. Graybill

Oct 8, 2021

Betty J. Graybill, age 94 of Lititz, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at the Mount Joy Hospice Center.  She was the wife of Curtis S. Graybill, Sr. with whom she celebrated 71 years of marriage.  Born in Buena Vista, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Florence Deim Miller.  She was a longtime member of...

Donald M. Rohrer

Donald M. Rohrer

Oct 7, 2021

Donald M. Rohrer, 87, of Lancaster, passed into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, October 7, 2021. He was the loving husband of Lois E. Demmy Rohrer, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. He was born in Strasburg, son of the late Raymond and Ethel Rohrer.

He attended the West Lampeter High School, and prior...

Donald E. Wallace

Donald E. Wallace

Oct 6, 2021

Donald E. Wallace, 75 of Lancaster, went to be with his Lord on October 6, 2021. Born on January 2, 1946, he was the son of the late Muncie and Mary Cregger Wallace. He and his wife Carol Martin Wallace celebrated 49 years of marriage.

He was a member of True Gospel Baptist Church, Quarryville,...

James A. Klonaris

James A. Klonaris

Oct 6, 2021

James A. Klonaris, age 88, of Atglen, PA, passed away at the Chester County Hospital on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. He was the husband of the late Margaret E. Ryan Klonaris, who passed away on September 28, 2021. He was born in St. Louis, MO, son of the late James N. Klonaris and Dorothy Rasckevice Klonaris Riley. He served...

Gloria Hilton

Gloria Hilton

Oct 6, 2021

V. Gloria Hilton, age 91, formerly of Christiana, went home to meet Jesus face to face on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. She was the wife of the late Carroll L. "Tim" Hilton. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Harold R. and Vivian I. Reynolds Long. Gloria was an active past member of the Christiana United...

Kevin Johnson

Kevin Johnson

Oct 5, 2021

B. Kevin Johnson, age 80, of Christiana, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. He was the husband of E. Kaye Greenfield Johnson, with whom he celebrated 55 years of marriage with on September 3rd. He was born in North Carolina, son of the late D. Walter & Cleona Burleson Johnson. He graduated from Octorara High...

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