Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Bruce C Byram
Aug 25, 2026
Bruce C. Byram, 88, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2026. Born in Philadelphia on August 25, 1938, he was the son of the late William F. Byram and Ruth F. (Missimer) Byram.
Bruce proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a jet mechanic. Following his military service, he continued his career as a mechanic,...
Charles H Herman
Aug 23, 2026
Charles Herman, 82, passed away on August 23, 2026, in Lancaster, PA..
Raleigh Sherman Doom
Aug 22, 2026
Raleigh S. Doom, 80, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, August 22, 2026. He was the devoted husband of Nancy J. (Myer) Doom, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.
Born in Goodwin, AR in 1945, he was a son of the late Raleigh & Ruby (Jordan) Doom.
Raleigh served in the U.S. Army as an inventory...
Maria Dotel de Valera
Aug 22, 2026
Funeral Services will be held at 2PM on Friday, August 28, 2026, at Charles F. Snyder III Funeral Home & Crematory, 2421 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, PA 17584. Family and friends will be received from 12PM-2PM at the funeral home on Friday. Interment will follow in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery.
Lenore Frey
Aug 22, 2026
Lenore M. Frey, 91, of Lititz, was taken home to heaven on Saturday, August 22. Lenore Miller Frey was born in South Canaan, PA on December 16, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Miller.
Lenore married Roger N. Frey on June 5, 1954 and together they raised a family and were the owners of RN Frey...
Debra B. Leese
Aug 22, 2026
Debra B. Leese (Deb, age 71) passed away peacefully on August 22nd, surrounded by members of her loving family. She was predeceased by her beloved parents, Donald A. and Marjorie A. Brinkworth and brother Arthur (Bing) Brinkworth.
Deb was the loving wife of Arden R. Leese with whom she shared 44 years of wedded bliss, residing primarily in Lititz, PA. Art...
Michael D. Heist
Aug 22, 2026
Michael D. Heist, 85, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Pauline (Shiffer) and William Heist.
Michael was a 1958 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School and later attended Franklin & Marshall College. He dedicated 50 years to the material handling industry and was the proud owner of...
Ronald Reid "Ron" Campbell
Aug 21, 2026
Ronald Reid "Ron" Campbell, 88, of Manheim, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Emerald Nursing and Rehabililation Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Morrisdale, Pa, he was the son of the late Robert Reid and Beatrice Walley Campbell. Ron was the loving husband of Diane M. Rhoads Campbell, and they would have observed 60 years of marriage this September. He...
Robert M. Mannell
Aug 20, 2026
Robert M. Mannell (Bob) peacefully passed away on August 20, 2026, at Brethren Village in Lititz, PA. He was 93 years old.
Bob was born and raised in New York City. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. His family later relocated to Iselin, NJ, where he met his wife, Fran. They raised their family in Iselin before...
Dorothy G. Baker
Aug 20, 2026
Dorothy G. Baker, 91, of Brethren Village, went home to be with Jesus on August 20, 2026 in Lititz PA. She was married to Eugene H Baker. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Roy R and Mary H Goda.
Dot was a homemaker and had also worked at Armstrong and Weis Markets. She was a longtime...
Maribel Vega
Aug 20, 2026
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Maribel Vega, a devoted mother, cherished friend, and dedicated worker, who left this world on August 20, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Palomas, Puerto Rico, Maribel embodied the resilience and strength that defined her character throughout her life.
Maribel worked tirelessly for Dart Container for 17 years,...
Ernest C. Sullenberger
Aug 20, 2026
Ernest C. Sullenberger, 85, of Leola, passed away on August 20, 2026. He was the husband of Ruth Anne (High) Sullenberger, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold and Aleta Graybill Sullenberger.
Ernie had a 45-year career in banking, working with M&T Bank as well as other institutions.
He was...
Ronald Lee Chambers
Aug 19, 2026
Ronald Lee Chambers, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. He spent 25 years with Doris Jean (Stewart) Chambers, with them being married for the last 20 years.
Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Abel Purrington and Margaret Sharp.
After High School Ronnie served in the US Air Force...
David T. Morgan
Aug 19, 2026
David T. Morgan, 81, of Lititz, PA, passed away on August 19, 2026 in Lititz.
He was the husband of Nancy Milano Morgan, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage this past May 25th. Born in Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Thomas H. and Mary R. Oleshefsky Morgan.
David had been a roofer for the former Heidel...
Gurcharan Singh
Aug 18, 2026
Professor Gurcharan Singh Sindhar was born in 1943 at Chak 172/9-L, Montgomery (present-day Sahiwal District), Punjab, Pakistan, to retired Honorary Captain Partap Singh Sindhar and Sham Kaur. Because of his father’s military service, his family was allotted land in Pakistan a few years earlier, and they moved from their ancestral village of Sindhar in India. In 1947, when the partition...
Paul J. Kralicek, Jr.
Aug 18, 2026
Paul J. Kralicek, Jr., 87, of Millersville, PA, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with his loving wife Mary Ellen (Baldonado) Kralicek by his side. They shared 67 years of marriage.
Born in Coaldale, PA, the son of the late Paul J. Sr. and Mary V. (Lipar) Kralicek, he graduated from Lansford High School in Lansford,...
Gerald "Dale" Brady
Aug 17, 2026
Gerald D. “Dale” Brady, 87, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2026, at WellSpan Community Hospital, Ephrata, following a brief illness. He was a resident of Keystone Villa at Ephrata since 2024. Born in Conestoga, PA, he was the son of the late Landis S. and Fannie (Karr) Brady.
Dale and Dorothy (“Dot”), his late wife of 65 years, were devoted...
Colette Joyce Harnly
Aug 17, 2026
Colette Joyce Harnly, 69, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2026. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Gloria B. (Shenk) Harnly.
Colette was a graduate of Manheim Township High School Class of 1976 and worked as a machinist for Federal Mogul, and later NTN-BCA. She was an avid fan of NASCAR, the...
Janet A. Kreider
Aug 17, 2026
The family of Janet A. Kreider tearfully announces her passing on August 17, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster on August 8, 1941, Janet was the daughter of the late Leo and Emma (Sheaffer) Angelini. Janet lived a life deeply rooted in love and compassion, leaving an indelible mark on all who knew her.
Janet...
Reet Carter
Aug 17, 2026
Reet Carter, who turned 100 years old on Memorial Day of 2026, passed away at her daughter’s home in Lancaster, PA on Monday, August 17, 2026.
She was born in Czechoslovakia and raised in Estonia, the daughter of the late Vladimir Pullisaar and Charlotte M. (Jatsa) Pullisaar Peedo. She was the wife of the late Lloyd W. Carter.
Reet was very proud...
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