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Daniel P. Knittle
Feb 23, 2024
ETTERS - Daniel P. Knittle, 77, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024 at his residence. He was the husband of Cynthia D. (Schmidle) Knittle.
Born on July 30, 1946 in Reading, Daniel grew up on a dairy farm and attended a one room schoolhouse in Kutztown PA. He was the son of the late...
Betty D. Cawley
Feb 22, 2024
YORK- Betty D. (Krohn) Cawley, 89. of Manchester Township, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Country Meadows Retirement Communities in York. She was the wife of the late George R. Cawley.
A celebration of life memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024 at Faith United Church of Christ,...
Shirley J. (Smuck) Sinclair
Feb 22, 2024
YORK- Shirley J. (Smuck) Sinclair, 89, died on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Amorosa Wellness. She was the wife of the late Enos E. Sinclair to whom she was married 63 years until his passing.
A celebration of life tribute service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Olewiler &...
Robert M. Boyer
Feb 20, 2024
YORK-Robert M. Boyer, 93, of Springfield Township, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at his residence. He was the husband of Beverley I. Dehoff. The couple celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary on August 11, 2023.
A celebration of life memorial service will be held at 11am on Monday, February 26, 2024 at Salem Lutheran Church,...
Ruth A. (Picker) Smith
Feb 19, 2024
York- Ruth A. (Picker) Smith, 94, died on Monday, February 19, 2024 at Country Meadows, Leaders Heights. She was the wife of the late Harold D. Smith to whom she was married 65 years until his passing.
A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Olewiler...
Thomas Paul Braught
Feb 19, 2024
DOVER- Thomas Paul Braught, 63, of Dover Township, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, February 19, 2024.
A celebration of life memorial service will be held Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Carlisle Fire & Rescue, 177 Carlisle Springs Road in Carlisle, with visitation from 1-2 p.m. service starting at 2p.m. Heffner Funeral Chapel...
Elsie E. "Liz" (Deckman) Fitz
Feb 15, 2024
York- Elsie Elizabeth “Liz” (Deckman) Fitz, 89, passed away February 15, 2024 at Country Meadows in York. She was the wife of the late Nelson H. “Sonny” Fitz, Jr. to whom she was married for 37 years.
Born May 10, 1934 in Lower Windsor Township, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Katie...
Barry T. Leach
Feb 14, 2024
YORK – Barry T. Leach, 75, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at Forest Park Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Carlisle.
Born July 29, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre, PA; a son of the late Harold W. and Rose Teresa (Soley) Leach, he was a graduate of York Suburban High School and then earned his Bachelor’s degree from...
James H. Dunlap Jr.
Feb 13, 2024
Felton—James H. “Jim” Dunlap, Jr., 87, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at Inners Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of Janet L. (Strayer) Dunlap whom he married in 1958.
Born December 01, 1936 in Laurel, he was one of fourteen children of James H. Dunlap, Sr. and Pauline G. (Brown) Dunlap.
...Barbara Jean Showalter
Feb 11, 2024
YORK – Barbara Jean (Armacost) Showalter, 77, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive.
A Celebration of Barb’s life will be held from 2-5:00 PM Sunday, February 25, 2024 in the Verandah Room at York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Avenue, York. Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth...
Linda J. (Glackin) Bacon
Feb 11, 2024
Brogue- Linda J. (Glackin) Bacon, 76, died on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at her residence. She was the wife of Jay B. Bacon. The couple were high school sweethearts at Red Lion High School, had been together 61 years and wed on May 27, 1967 in McKendree United Methodist Church.
A celebration of life tribute...
Charles R. Simon, Sr.
Feb 10, 2024
RED LION- Charles R. Simon, Sr., 86, died on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at his residence. He was the longtime companion of Nancy L. Langenfelder for 28 years.
A celebration of life tribute service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35...
Frances E. (Legg) Peterson
Feb 8, 2024
DOVER- Frances E. "Frani" (Legg) Peterson, 61, drifted peacefully into heaven on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at her home. She was the wife of Jeffery A. Peterson to whom she was with since 1987 and wed on June 11, 2000.
Born on December 4, 1962 in Wilmington, DE she was a daughter of Donald T....
Cassandra Mae "Sandy" Gessner
Feb 7, 2024
YORK HAVEN- Cassandra Mae “Sandy” (Witmer) Gessner, 68, of Newberry Township, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at her residence. She was the wife of Dennis Paul Gessner. The couple celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on April 19, 2023.
Sandy was born in York on May 8, 1955, a daughter of the late...
George Charles Dice, Sr.
Feb 5, 2024
RED LION- George Charles Dice, Sr., 82 of York Township, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 at his residence. He was the husband of Maribel Nissley (Erb) Dice. The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on December 7, 2023.
A celebration of life memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on February 17, 2024...
Cynthia E. "Cindy" (Cooley) Torchia
Feb 5, 2024
YORK- Cynthia "Cindy" E. Torchia, 59, died on Monday, February 5, 2024 at York Hospital. She was the wife of Jason E. Torchia to whom she was married 33 years.
Services for Cindy are private at the convenience of the family. Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Rd., York is in charge of...
Linda P. Stambaugh
Feb 5, 2024
MT. WOLF-Linda Patricia (Luckenbaugh) Stambaugh, 79, of East Manchester Township passed away Monday, February 5, 2024, at her residence. She was the wife of Elbert Tim Stambaugh. The couple celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary on May 24, 2023.
The Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 11:30am at Heffner...
Alvera Ruth (Hann) Smith
Feb 2, 2024
YORK- Alvera Ruth (Hann) Smith, 79, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 at Yorkview Nursing & Rehabilitation. She was the wife of John Robert Smith to whom she celebrated 32 years of marriage on November 30th.
Family and friends will be received from 10:00-11:00 AM Friday, February 9th, 2024 located at Heffner Funeral Chapel &...
Paul "Buck" Lightner
Feb 2, 2024
YOE – Paul W. “Buck” Lightner, 67, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 at York Hospital. He was the fiancé of Mary B. Reed with whom he shared the past six years.
A Celebration of Life Tribute Service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Reigles Bible Fellowship, 158 Reigles Church...
Irmgard Ware
Feb 1, 2024
YORK – Irmgard (Boehm) Ware, affectionately known as “Oma”, age 86, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024 at her home.
Mrs. Ware was born on January 31, 1938 in Butzbach Hesse, Germany; a daughter of the late Jacob and Lena Boehm. She retired from the Sands Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City. She enjoyed cooking,...
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