Mortality Incidents Recorded on August 31, 2025

Obituaries: August 2025 in Lancaster

In the past few weeks of August 2025, Lancaster County has experienced a series of losses as several residents have passed away. Here are the details of the services for some of the deceased.

On August 20, Brent C. Kenna, aged 93, died, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home. The same day, Robert E. Allen, aged 78, passed away, with services at Cremation Services of Pennsylvania.

The following day, on August 21, Robert E. Garman, husband of Phyllis (Loucks) Garman, died at the age of 80. Services were held at Sheetz Funeral Home. Also on this day, Lloyd, Donna E., aged 74, wife of Edward G. Lloyd, of Manheim, passed away. Services for Donna were held at Spence Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.

On August 22, Daniel A. Lefever, aged 80, died, with services at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home. That same day, Joseph J. Doskocil Jr., aged 78, died, with services at Buch Funeral Home.

On August 23, Doris Jane Bair, aged 90, died, with services at Furman Home for Funerals. Kenneth H. Lawrence, husband of Janie Lawrence, also passed away on this day, with services at Cremation Services of Lancaster.

On August 24, Alton W. Good, husband of Jane (Shirker) Good, died at the age of 83. Services were held at Gravenor Sipler Funeral & Cremation Centre. On the same day, Wilbur E. Ruhl, husband of Victoria L. Koser Ruhl, aged 82, of Elizabethtown, passed away, but no service details were provided.

On August 25, Lois Ann (Brendle) Gehman, wife of Leroy D. Gehman, died at the age of 90. Services were held at Eckenroth Home for Funerals. Also on this day, Ronald L. Hornberger, husband of Florence Hornberger, died at the age of 72. Services were held at Shivery Funeral Home.

On August 26, Gerald Heisey Brandt, husband of Shirley K. Steinman Brandt, died at the age of 93. Services were held at Sheetz Funeral Home. No service details were provided for Paul L. Shenk, who also died on this day.

On August 27, Ruth N. Kaspar, aged 93, died, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home. On the same day, Simon John Elzinga, husband of Judith L. (Aupperlee) Elzinga, died at the age of 65, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home. Fred III Cota, aged 65, also passed away on this day, with services at Cremation Services of Pennsylvania. Donald Lee Colbert, aged 72, also died on this day, with services held at Slater-Rega Funeral & Cremation Services. William Thomas Lyons, husband of Shirley Henry Lyons, aged 83, of Lancaster, died on this day, with services held at DeBord Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.

On August 16, Ann Marie Colangelo, aged 94, died, with services held at Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home. On the same day, Maurer, Patricia Joanne (Lynch), wife of Roger G Maurer, of Elizabethtown, also passed away, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory.

On August 28, Kenneth J. Becker, aged 80, died, with services held at Cremation Services of Pennsylvania. That same day, Alice Joanne Bowman, wife of John H. Bowman, died at the age of 95, with services held at Groff High Funeral Home. Yvonne W. Kern, wife of J. Richard Kern, also died on this day, with services held at Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services.

In recent weeks, there have been no specific observations or mentions regarding funeral homes being mentioned more frequently than others in the provided search results.

On August 25, Sarah Hazzard Slaymaker, aged 95, of Brethren Village Retirement Community, died, with services held at Groff Funeral & Cremation Services. On August 27, M. Jere Wissler, aged 87, of Lancaster, died, but no service details were provided.

On August 28, Lois I. Vital, aged 90, of Lancaster, died, with services held at Spence Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. That same day, Staman, William T., husband of Jane, of Elizabethtown, died, with services held at Cremation Services of Lancaster.

On August 28, Lisa M. Dreibelbis also died, with services held at Clauser Funeral Home. No age or service details were provided for Margaret A. Stumpf, aged 80, of Elizabethtown, who died on August 28. Thee, Robert John, aged 80, of Lancaster, also died on August 28, with services held at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory.

On August 27, Testerman, Jeffery Lee, aged 63, husband of Victoria (Rickert) Testerman, formerly of Lancaster, died, with services held at Charles F. Snyder III Funeral Home & Crematory. On the same day, Deborah Marie Miller, wife of Mark Miller, of Lancaster, died at the age of 73, with services held at Groff Funeral & Cremation Services.

On August 27, Ruth N. Kaspar, aged 93, died, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home. On the same day, Ann Marie Colangelo, aged 94, died, with services held at Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home.

On August 27, Simon John Elzinga, husband of Judith L. (Aupperlee) Elzinga, died at the age of 65, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home.

On August 27, Fred III Cota, aged 65, passed away, with services held at Cremation Services of Pennsylvania.

On August 28, Kenneth J. Becker, aged 80, passed away, with services held at Cremation Services of Pennsylvania.

On August 25, Lois Ann (Brendle) Gehman, wife of Leroy D. Gehman, died at the age of 90, with services held at Eckenroth Home for Funerals.

On August 27, Donald Lee Colbert, aged 72, died, with services held at Slater-Rega Funeral & Cremation Services.

On August 27, Maurer, Patricia Joanne (Lynch), aged 80, wife of Roger G Maurer, of Elizabethtown, died, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory.

On August 27, Ronald L. Hornberger, husband of Florence Hornberger, died at the age of 72, with services held at Shivery Funeral Home.

On August 25, Jacob Henry Livingston, husband of Carolyn O. Dehler Livingston, died at the age of 80, with services held at Workman Funeral Homes.

On August 27, Lyons, William Thomas, aged 83, husband of Shirley Henry Lyons, of Lancaster, died, with services held at DeBord Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.

On August 27, Ruth N. Kaspar, aged 93, died, with services held at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home.

On August 16, Ann Marie Colangelo, aged 94, passed away, with services held at Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home.