Obituary: James Richard Nelson
James Richard Nelson
James Richard Nelson was a beautiful man who designed and built beautiful things. He was born in Chester, PA on March 1, 1938 and passed away on January 17, 2025 in Naples, FL. Jim passed with his wife, Lorraine (Gaudino) of 61 years by his side and was surrounded by his family in the days before.
Jim proudly graduated from Cornell University in 1961 with a degree in Architecture....
Obituaries: Kristine A. LeStourgeon
Kristine A. LeStourgeon
LANDENBERG – Kristine A. (Lingg) LeStourgeon, 58, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the beloved wife of Frederick “Chip” LeStourgeon, Jr.
Kristine was born July 2, 1966, in York and was the daughter of David Lingg, Jr. and Linda (Forry) Lingg.
She graduated from Central York High School and later Millersville...
Obituary: Clyde “Sonny” Morozzi Welsh, Jr.
Clyde “Sonny” Morozzi Welsh, Jr.
Clyde “Sonny” Morozzi Welsh, Jr. of Dover passed away Friday, October 18, 2024 at Cadia Capitol Nursing Home, Dover. He was 92.
Mr. Welsh was born August 22, 1932 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania to the late Clyde Welsh, Sr. and Emma Hatfield Welsh.
He was a military veteran serving 20 years in the Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and a member...
Obituary: Betty Leifer
Betty Leifer
Betty Leifer was born and raised in Philadelphia. She attended Clara Barton elementary school, Olney High school, Gratz College, and graduated Temple University in 1962. She also obtained a master’s degree in Demography and Statistics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980.
In her working career, she worked in statistics at several major Philadelphia hospitals, and ran...
Obituaries: Marie R. Hall
Marie R. Hall
Family and friends of Marie R. Hall, 92, were profoundly saddened by Marie’s sudden passing on May 14, 2024. She was surrounded by her husband and three children.
Marie was born in 1932 in New York City to Ruth Adele and Frederick George Albert Roettger. While attending East Orange, NJ High School, Marie met Lewis (“Chokey”) Hall, Jr. and they have been partners together ever...
Obituaries: Janet Ruth Palmer
Janet Ruth Palmer
Janet Ruth Palmer, of Schnecksville, PA, died March 23, 2024, during a brief stay at the Mosser Nursing Home in Trexlertown, PA. She was born in Mount Pleasant, PA, on December 30, 1934, the daughter of the late Jonathon Rogers Heess and Sara (Marshall) Heess. She was 89.
After living briefly in Athens, OH, and Williamsport, MD, when she was young, Janet returned to her family’s...
Obituaries: Matthew Henry Struckmeyer
Matthew Henry Struckmeyer
On the morning of February 25, 2024, Matthew Henry Struckmeyer tragically passed away after a medical emergency swimming in Santa Barbara, CA surrounded by friends and loved ones. Matt is survived by his father, Frederick, brother, Eric, daughter, Anna, and sons, Henry and Conrad. His mother, Lee Struckmeyer, MD, and brother Seth, predeceased him.
Born on September 8,...
Obituaries: Reed L. Snyder
Reed L. Snyder
Reed L. Snyder, 77, of Ephrata, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Ephrata Manor.
He was born in Lancaster to the late Lester and Sarah B. (Herr) Snyder and was the husband of Allyson S. (Showalter) Snyder, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.
He was a lifetime member of Bethany United Church of Christ, Ephrata.
Reed worked as a math teacher at North Brandywine...
Obituaries: Barbara Seibert Farnsworth
Barbara Seibert Farnsworth
Barbara Seibert Farnsworth, formerly of Downingtown, passed away on December 14, 2023 at the age of 89. She was a 1952 graduate of Downingtown High School, which was then located across the street from her family home on Manor Avenue. She married F. Dennis Farnsworth, also of Downingtown, the summer after her freshman year at West Chester State College, but withdrew...
Obituaries: Nancy Mercer Fraim
Nancy Mercer Fraim
Nancy Mercer Fraim passed away on December 26th 2023, in Morro Bay, California. The daughter of Joel and Maude Mercer, she was born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in 1929.
In 1950 Nancy graduated from the Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware with a degree in Nursing. She then relocated to Chicago where she obtained her specialty degree in obstetrics. She was proud of...
