Obituary Listings

Charles F. Taney

Jul 15, 2018

Charles F. Taney, 73, of Gordonville, passed away on July 15, 2018. Cremation Services of Lancaster, (717) 273-6283

Raymond Kenneth Sweeney

Jul 15, 2018

Raymond Kenneth “Ken” Sweeney, 79, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 15, 2018. He was the loving husband of Dr. Jane Weierbach and devoted father of Sam Sweeney and Megan Anderson.

Ken was born in 1939 in Lebanon, PA to parents Raymond Earl Sweeney and Alice Long Sweeney. He graduated from Southern Lebanon High...

Philomena C. Tomko

Jul 13, 2018

Phyllis (Philomena) C. Tomko, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 13, 2018, from complications of Leukemia.  Phyllis, and her husband John, were active residents of the Homestead Community in Lancaster.

She was born on October 12, 1931 in Derby, CT, and she and John spent most of their lives in Connecticut...

Doris P Doll

Jul 7, 2018

Doris P. Doll, 84, of Lancaster passed away July 7, 2018

Cremation Services of Lancaster,  717-273-6283

John E. Poisal

Jul 2, 2018

John Emory Poisal, Age 88, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on July 2nd, 2018. He had been a resident of Hamilton Arms Center in Lancaster since July of 2015.

Born in Baltimore, Mr. Poisal was the son of the late John Robertson Poisal and Anne Getz Poisal. He was a graduate of Thaddeus Stevens College,...

Howard A. Miller Ii

Jul 1, 2018

Howard A. Miller II, 32, of Lancaster, passed away on July 1, 2018. Cremation Services of Lancaster (717) 273-6283

Betty Jane Ruth

Jun 25, 2018

Betty Jane Ruth, 85, passed away peacefully at Brethren Village on June 25, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of the area. Betty was an accomplished pianist. She could put the “jazz” in any piece of music that she played. Betty also accompanied weekly services and was Choir Director of Zeltenreich UCC. She especially loved her backyard pool...

Judy Ann Ruth

Jun 24, 2018

Judy Ann Ruth, 69, of Columbia,  passed away on June 24, 2018.  She was the wife of Dennis E. Ruth.  Cremation Services of Lancaster.   (717) 273-6283

Leroy W. Mowrer

Jun 23, 2018

Leroy W. Mowrer , 71, of Lebanon, passed away on June 23, 2018.  Cremation Services of Lancaster.  (717) 273-6283

John C. Lyster

Jun 21, 2018

John C. Lyster, 79, of Wagontown, passed away June 21, 2018.

Cremation Services of Lancaster,  717-273-6283

William Weiler

Jun 18, 2018

William V. Weiler passed away on June 18, 2018 at Lakeside, Willow Valley Communities.  He was born June 28, 1929.  Bill was the son of the late Henry R. and Anna Mae (Beckstedt) Weiler. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Esta (Graybill), and four children: Gregg (Richard), Karen Abernethy (Richard), Dena Fritz (Daniel),...

Catherine A. Deaver

Jun 17, 2018

Catherine A. Deaver, 56, of Lancaster, passed away on June 17, 2018. Cremation Services of Lancaster (717) 273-6283

Stephanie Lee Leeds

Jun 9, 2018

Stephanie Lee Leeds, 46, of Mount Joy, passed away June 9, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care of Mount Joy.

Cremation Services of Lancaster, 717-273-6283

Miriam A. Hoffman

Jun 2, 2018

Miriam Adele Hoffman, 79, of Ephrata, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 2, 2018 in presence of family.

Born May 14, 1939 in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Paul S. Wenger and Bertha (Sensenich) Wenger.  She was the loving wife of Paul R. Hoffman, Sr.  They celebrated their 60 th...

George Talazus, Jr.

May 31, 2018

George Talazus, Jr., 72, of Coatesville, passed away on May 31, 2018. Cremation Services of Lancaster 717-273-6283

James C Mckinnell

May 30, 2018

Jim was born in 1933, in Walworth County, Wisconsin to James McKinnell and Margaret Wiedenhoft McKinnell, the eldest of their three sons and a daughter.  As Jim grew up, he completed his public education in the rural Mickle grade school and graduated from the Village of Walworth High School in 1950.  He also was baptized into the...

Aleyda Buitrago

May 30, 2018

Aleyda Buitrago, 67, of Ephrata, passed away on May 30, 2018. Cremation Services of Lancaster 717-273-6283

Letha Mckinnell

May 30, 2018

Letha Miller McKinnell passed away on May 30, 2018 in York County, Pennsylvania.  She was born on May 21, 1929 in Doniphan County, Kansas to Edgar Jay Miller and Mary Fern (Eby) Miller.  She grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa, where she was baptized into the Church of the Brethren and completed her public education.  She graduated from...

Frank A. Seminerio, Sr.

May 26, 2018

Frank A. Seminerio , Sr., 87, of Myerstown , passed away on May 26, 2018.  Cremation Services of Lancaster.  (717) 273-6283

Patricia Ann Hershey

May 25, 2018

Patricia A. Hershey 84, of Lancaster entered into rest May 25, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband James L. Hershey in 2004.  Patricia is survived by four children Cynthia Hershey partner of Louis Mulka, David Hershey and his wife Sharon, Debra wife of Robert M. Hocking and Patricia wife of Eliseo Cruz. She is...