Here is a list of Lancaster County bankruptcies recorded in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Reading, Aug. 14-20.

Vincent N. Hess, 100 block of Country Drive, Denver, Chapter 7.

Terry W. and Debra R. Hamill, 100 block of Stone House Lane, Columbia, Chapter 7.

Ursula K. Holman, 300 block of North Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, Chapter 7.

Janice E. Slack, 500 block of East New Street, Lititz, Chapter 7.

James W. Christner, 2100 block of Coventry Road, Chapter 7.

Jay R. Jr. and Ruth C. Musser, 300 block of Donerville Road, Chapter 7.

Xay Xiong, 100 block of Chapel Lane, Ephrata, Chapter 7.

Jeffrey S. Kochel, first block of Pickford Drive, Chapter 7.

John E. and Rebecca P. Palmer, 600 block of North Lime Street, Chapter 13.

Fruto M. Salgado, 1200 block of High Street, Chapter 7.

William R. Jr. and Betty J. Aston, first block of Circle Drive, Columbia, Chapter 7.

Chad M. Shank, first block of Crescent Drive, Manheim, Chapter 7.

Helen I. Chapman, first block of Laurel Hill Drive, Quarryville, Chapter 7.

Pedro Lara Valdez and Iris M. Lara, 600 block of St. Joseph Street, Chapter 7.

Allen G. III and Kathy A. Spitler, first block of Summers Drive, Stevens, Chapter 7.

Sondra L. Hart, 1800 block of Stony Battery Road, Mountville, Chapter 7.

Brian S. Griffith and Marsha L. Fabian-Griffith, 400 block of Druid Hill Drive, Mountville, Chapter 7.

John Michael Rupp, 2000 block of Foxwood Drive, Columbia, Chapter 7.

Marc A. and Jessica E. Johns, 100 block of Heatherwood Drive, Ephrata, Chapter 7.

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Under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a debtor's assets are liquidated to pay creditors. Under Chapter 11, the debtor, often a company, reorganizes and may pay some creditors. Under Chapter 13, a debtor proposes a repayment plan.