Nancy Jane Drewett
Jan 6, 2016
Nancy Jane Drewett, 85, of Mechanicsburg died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was a retired High School English and Film Making Teacher from West Shore School District. The founder of “Battle of the Bands” at Cedar Cliff High School, she was an avid Bridge player and reader. She was born May 31, 1930 in Harrisburg...
Michael C. Flasser
Jan 5, 2016
Michael C. Flasser, 55, of New Cumberland, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Derry Township, following a courageous fight against cancer. Mike was a railroader through and through; from the beginning when he was a diesel mechanic with Conrail to more recently as an Engineer with Norfolk Southern Railroad, he loved what he...
Margaret G. "Peggy" Nead
Jan 4, 2016
Margaret G. “Peggy” Nead, 88, formerly of Blair County, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 in Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Hampden Twp. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hollidaysburg. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting, and spending time with family. Peggy was born in Altoona to the late James E. and Gretchen (Claar) Thompson. She was the...
Lavonne Kraft Sowers
Jan 3, 2016
LaVonne “Bonnie” Kraft Sowers, 75, of Lower Paxton Township died Sunday, January 3, 2016 in her home peacefully in her sleep. She was retired from the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Brownstone Chapter 509. She was a loyal volunteer with the Lower Paxton Volunteer Firemens Ambulance Assn. where she...
Andrew C. Zemba
Jan 3, 2016
Andrew C. Zemba, 50, of Fairview Twp., New Cumberland, PA, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his residence. He was the Director of the Interstate Waters Office, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg and an Air Force Veteran. He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, New Cumberland where he was a collection counter and active participant in...
William H. Watson
Dec 31, 2015
William H. Watson, 90, of Camp Hill died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at his home. A retired First Lieutenant of the U.S. Army, he was the recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star among several other medals. He was a faithful member of St. Theresa Parish, enjoyed playing cards with his family and travelled extensively. He was the devoted...
Ruth A. Price
Dec 30, 2015
Ruth A. Price, 75, of New Cumberland, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. She was retired from Highmark, Camp Hill and enjoyed crocheting and doing Word Search puzzles. Ruth was born in Harrisburg to the late Courtney and Verna (Spangler) Teets. She is survived by her husband of more than 56 years, John...
Winnie Lou Engle
Dec 29, 2015
Winnie Lou Engle, 71, of Silver Spring Twp., Mechanicsburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 29th, 2015 at home, surrounded by her family, after a courageous eight year battle with Lewy Body Disease. She worked for Nationwide Insurance, Harrisburg as a Claims Representative and in more recent years, as a private caregiver. She had the artist’s touch...
John C. Ourand
Dec 28, 2015
John C. Ourand, 69, of Lewisberry died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Harrisburg Hospital. A retired golf pro, he enjoyed golfing and playing pool. He was born July 26, 1946 in Ogden, UT to the late James and Laverna (Jensen) Ourand. He is survived by his wife, Karen Ann (Speese) Ourand; two sons, Scott J. of Pittsburgh and Thomas J....
Nina Minor
Dec 25, 2015
Nina Minor, 81, of New Cumberland, died Friday, December 25th, 2015, at Thornwald Home, Carlisle after a brief, but courageous fight with a rare, aggressive form of lymphoma. Nina is survived by her husband, John Minor, a daughter, Nevena “Anka” Minor, and son-in-law, Sam Puffenbarger of Washington, D.C. Born on June 12th, 1934, in Lowetch, Bulgaria, she was the daughter...
Jeffrey C. "Biff" Beinhaur
Dec 24, 2015
Jeffrey C. "Biff" Beinhaur, 57, of Lower Allen Twp., Camp Hill, died Thursday, December 24th, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Jeff was the Director of Competition Services at Roundtop Mountain Resort, a USSA Level 200 Alpine coach and referee and a Level 3 Instructor in the Professional Ski Instructors of America association. He coached numerous youth competitors...
David D. "Ike" Eisenhower
Dec 23, 2015
David D. "Ike" Eisenhower, 70, of Lower Allen Twp., Lemoyne, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at his home. He was the owner/operator of Gullifty’s Restaurant, Camp Hill; He also was operations manager for Dante’s Restaurants Incorporated for 30 plus years and ran restaurants and pizza shops in the State College and Bellefonte areas. He was a lineman for West Penn...
Edward O. Kyler
Dec 23, 2015
Edward O. Kyler, 90, of Lower Allen Twp., passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. He was retired from Rite Aid Corporation, Shiremanstown and formerly owned and operated Kyler’s Atlantic and ARCO Station, Mulberry St., Harrisburg. He was a WWII Army Paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division making 10 combat jumps including Operation Market...
Clinton W. Hammond
Dec 22, 2015
Clinton W. Hammond, 95, formerly of New Cumberland, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Country Meadows of West Shore, Hampden Twp. He was a retired Major with the United States Air Force and also retired as an Air Force Recruiter working out of the former New Cumberland Army Depot, Fairview Twp. His greatest reward in his long military career...
Anita C. Pryor
Dec 22, 2015
Anita C. Pryor, 83, of New Cumberland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Holy Spirit Hospital surrounded by family and supported by an abundance of prayers. Her faith gave her strength and comfort throughout her life, and especially this past year. Her greatest joys in life were time spent with family & friends and in helping others....
Ralph Edgar Peters
Dec 22, 2015
Ralph Edgar Peters, Sr. A man of uncommon character and leadership, Ralph Edgar Peters, Sr. passed from this world to the next on December 22, 2015. Mr. Peters was born to George and Rebecca (Michener) Peters on February 20, 1923 at the Harrisburg Hospital. He grew up with his Uncle Walter and Aunt Leoma Peters in Harrisburg, graduating from William...
Mary Birnbrauer Connolly
Dec 19, 2015
Mary Birnbrauer Connolly, 84, of Camp Hill died Saturday, December 19, 2015. She retired with twenty-one years of service to the Pennsylvania State Police. She had also worked for Bell Telephone of PA in Philadelphia and the Harrisburg Office of Merrill Lynch . She was a member of St. Theresa Parish, New Cumberland and West Shore Country Club. She was...
Laura Dean Mathews
Dec 18, 2015
Laura Dean Mathews of New Cumberland passed away on Dec. 18. An accomplished photographer, she worked for 15 years at the Patriot-News in that capacity and as a supervisor in the photo department. She was 50. She took a buyout from the newspaper in 2008 and started a business that centered on her other passion: gardening. She created a gardening...
John F. Donohoe, Jr.
Dec 17, 2015
John F. Donohoe, Jr., 68, of Duncannon died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Lower Paxton Twp. He was a retired Pipefitter from U.A. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 520, Harrisburg. He was a graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School and The Ohio State University. He was born March 18, 1947 in Harrisburg to the late John F....
Sybyl J. (Hoffmeier) Gher
Dec 17, 2015
Sibyl June (Hoffmeier) Gher, 82, of Fairview Township, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Pinnacle Health Harrisburg Hospital. She was born on January 26, 1933 in Lancaster to the late George K. Hoffmeier and Mary (Kreider) Hoffmeier. She was a 1950 graduate of the former New Cumberland High School and was previously employed by the former Bell Telephone...