Obituary Listings

Maureen O'Shaughnessy

Maureen O'Shaughnessy

Jan 9, 2026

Maureen O'Shaughnessy, age 70, of Peach Bottom, PA passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026.

Maria Escuredo Silveira

Maria Escuredo Silveira

Jan 8, 2026

Maria Escuredo Silveira, age 72, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

Carol Tancredi

Carol Tancredi

Jan 7, 2026

Carol Ann Coppock Tancredi, 73, passed away peacefully in her home in Lancaster, Pa. on Wednesday, January 7th. Carol was born in Jamaica, Queens, NY. on September 21,1952, the 4th of 6 children of Jeanne and Howard Coppock. After graduating high school, Carol attended Wycoff Heights Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, NY in 1972. While attending school, Carol met...

William Poole

William Poole

Jan 7, 2026

William Poole, age 59, of New Holland, PA passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

Robert W Hershey

Robert W Hershey

Jan 7, 2026

Robert W Hershey, 92, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. He was husband of Joan (Van Gorden) Hershey

Clarence Horseman Jr.

Clarence Horseman Jr.

Jan 6, 2026

Clarence Horseman Jr., age 81, of Milford, DE passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Barry Sellers

Barry Sellers

Jan 6, 2026

Barry Sellers, age 77, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Karen A McLaughlin

Karen A McLaughlin

Jan 6, 2026

Karen McLaughlin, 67, of Narvon, formerly of Ephrata, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at WellSpan Ephrata Hospital.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and aunt. She enjoyed gardening, watching Hallmark movies, palm trees, and travelling, especially to Myrtle Beach with her husband and to California with her son Robert.

She is survived by her...

Arlene M Ditzler

Arlene M Ditzler

Jan 5, 2026

Arlene M. Ditzler (Bomberger) 85, formerly of Ephrata, passed away on January 5th, 2026, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born January 23rd, 1940, in Lebanon, PA, she grew up on her parent’s farm near Fredericksburg with her brothers, Mark, Ray and Glenn. Arlene graduated from Northern Lebanon Highschool and Elizabethtown College. 

While she was in college she visited the Ephrata Fair, where...

Robert Brouwer

Robert Brouwer

Jan 5, 2026

Robert Brouwer, age 75, of Carlisle, PA passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026.

David Gross

David Gross

Jan 4, 2026

David Gross, age 68, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026. He was the husband of Jane Heinrich.

Virginia Festa

Virginia Festa

Jan 3, 2026

Virginia Festa, age 63, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026. 

Emanuel McDonnell Sr.

Emanuel McDonnell Sr.

Jan 3, 2026

Emanuel McDonnell Sr., age 79, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Jose L Cruz Figueroa

Jose L Cruz Figueroa

Jan 1, 2026

Jose L. Cruz Figueroa, 81, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Linda M Wallander

Linda M Wallander

Dec 31, 2025

Linda M. (Harvey) Wallander, 71, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, December 31st, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital.

She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and was preceded in death by her parents Elsie McKay and Kenneth Harvey Sr. She was survived by her son, Walter L. Wallander III and wife, Tracee, 2 grandchildren, Allison N. Wallander and Mason T. Wallander, a...

David R Swenson

David R Swenson

Dec 31, 2025

David R Swenson, 78, of Ephrata, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. He was the husband of Carmen (Jorge) Swenson 

Fredric Wilbur

Fredric Wilbur

Dec 30, 2025

Fred Wilbur, 82, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025, after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer.

Born on October 2, 1943, Fred grew up in Greencastle, Indiana and graduated from Greencastle High School. He began college at Indiana University and studied at a variety of institutions until finally achieving his goal of a bachelor’s degree...

Harlan Jeffrey Thal

Harlan Jeffrey Thal

Dec 25, 2025

Harlan Jeffrey Thal, 78, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 25, 2025, following a five-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Harvey and Beatrice (Rudolph) Thal. He graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1965 and Pennsylvania Military Academy in 1969. Following a career working in radio production for...

John Ditzler

John Ditzler

Dec 24, 2025

John “Jack” Ditzler formerly of Ephrata passed away December 24, 2025 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Jack was born December 14, 1937 in Nanticoke, PA., he later moved with his family to the coal country between Mahanoy City & Shenandoah, PA, when his father Levi became a mining engineer. Living in this area, he became an outdoorsman at an early age....

Robert W Daniels

Robert W Daniels

Dec 24, 2025

Robert W Daniels, 69, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Wednesday December 2, 2025