William L. Kremkau, 88, of Mechanicsburg, died Friday, February 21, 2014 in Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg. Bill left high school early at age 17 to join the Navy during WWII. He was stationed in Vanuatu in the South Pacific between Fiji and the Solomon Islands, in Seabee unit CBMU 539. Originally a member of the Class of '44, he graduated from...
Patricia V. (Dietz) Lujanac, 83, of New Cumberland, died Thursday, February 20, 2014 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of St. Theresa Parish, New Cumberland and enjoyed Bingo, Horse Racing, and watching any sporting events, especially the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Eagles. But what she loved most in life was...
Gertrude Betty Bennett, 90, formerly of New Cumberland, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Messiah Village, Upper Allen Twp. She was a member of the former St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Harrisburg; a former member of Red Land Senior Center, Etters; attended worship at Messiah Village Brethren in Christ Church and enjoyed playing Bingo. Born on October 26, 1923, she was...
Margaret T. Gentry, 94, of Camp Hill, formerly of Summerfield, FL died Monday, February 17, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Camp Hill. She was a member of United Daughters of the Confederacy and Summerfield Baptist Church. A wonderful mother, she enjoyed Southern history and hospitality. She was born August 9, 1919 in Summerfield to the late Charles A. and...
Lois C. Jensen, 101, of Fairview Twp., Lewisberry, died Monday, February 17, 2014, at her home. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Lewisberry. Born on February 7, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Claude H. and Aurelia (Sparr) LeVan. She was the widow of the Rev. Oluf Christian Jensen. Surviving are a son, Clifton M....
Marcelo H. Soto, 88, of Lemoyne, PA died February 14 at Holy Spirit Hospital. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was a civil engineer retired from Gannett Fleming. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of St Theresa Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife Antonia, three daughters; Angela Soto...
E. Jane Barger, 75, of Harrisburg, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 9, 2014, while vacationing in Costa Rica. She was in her 39th year with the Pennsylvania Department of Treasury and a member of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The primary focus of Jane’s life was her family. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who was unfailingly supportive of...
Richard Cadiz of New Cumberland, Fairview Township, died at home on February 8, 2014, at the age of 86. Richard was preceded in death by his parents Margaret I. (Keller) Snyder and Charles Huger Cadiz, and by his wife of 57 years, 86 days and 4 hours, Meredith Lee (Allfree) Cadiz. Richard is survived by his son, Douglas R. Cadiz...
Neil O. “Lefty” Peiffer, 81, of New Cumberland, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a retired air traffic controller with the Federal Aviation Administration, New Cumberland and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camp Hill; the American Legion, Wormleysburg; Fairview...
William A. Paul, 71, of ManorCare Health Services, Camp Hill, formerly of New Cumberland died Tuesday, February 04, 2014 at ManorCare. He was a package processer at UPS, Harrisburg. He was a member of St. Theresa Parish, New Cumberland, American Legion Post 143, New Cumberland, an avid Eagles fan, and enjoyed working on cars. He is survived by his wife...
Mary Frances Heicher, 88, of Bethany Village, Lower Allen Twp., died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Holy Spirit Hospital. She was a member of Camp Hill United Methodist Church. Prior to moving to Mechanicsburg, she was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Middletown, and Highspire United Methodist Church, where she was active with both congregations. She was a former...
Josephine A. “Jo Ann” Szollosy, 67, of New Cumberland, died Saturday, February 1, 2014, with her daughter and son in law by her side at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Derry Twp. after a courageous battle with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. She retired as a Medical Program Technician for the Commonwealth of PA, Dept. of Public Welfare, and following her retirement, she...
Nellie M. (Moore) Penrose, 102, formerly of New Cumberland, passed away January 31, 2014 at 6 AM at Messiah Lifeways, Upper Allen Twp., were she had been a resident for the past 15 years. Born in Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, in 1911, she was the daughter of the late Alma Maude Moore and Fredrick A. Moore. She was married for 50...
Marlin I. Lepley, Jr., 77, of New Cumberland and formerly of Millsboro, DE, died Monday, January 27, 2014 in Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Derry Twp. He was a retired truck driver for Jones Motor Company. He enjoyed his canine companion Honey, fishing, hunting and playing cards. Marlin was mechanically inclined and was a “Jack of all trades” who was...
John C. “Jack” Brogan, 87, of New Cumberland, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 in his residence. He was a retired, self-employed, consultant in structural engineering, responsible for designing well over five hundred million dollars in buildings and other miscellaneous construction projects in the Commonwealth and throughout the United States. Jack earned his BS in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State...
Charles L. Simpson, 94, of New Cumberland, Fairview Twp., formerly of Wormleysburg, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Holy Spirit Hospital. Known fondly as Pop-Pop to family, Charles loved nothing more than boasting about his kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. Charles was born on June 29, 1919 and was raised by his mother Dolletta and Uncle, Howard Kinsey. The oldest...
David E. Moyer, 47, of Fairview Twp. died Friday, January 24, 2014 at Harrisburg Hospital. He was a diesel mechanic for Wright Express / Valley Green Truck Repair. He was an extremely hard worker and enjoyed scuba diving and fishing. Selfless, he lived his life for other people and was always willing to help others. He is survived by his...
June F. Kearns, 90, formerly of New Cumberland, died Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg. She was a a graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre; a member for over 50 years of Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church, New Cumberland and a member of the New Cumberland Woman’s Club. Born on April 21, 1923, she was the daughter of...
Doris V. Bomgardner, 81, of East Pennsboro Twp., Camp Hill, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. She retired as a Registered Dietary Manager for Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Lower Paxton Twp. Born on October 28th, 1932, in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert H. and Dorothy (Rice) Cunkle. She was the...
Michael Shawn Reynolds, 50, of Carroll Twp., Shermans Dale, died Thursday, January 16, 2014, at home. He was a manager for the former Harris Battery, Camp Hill. Mike enjoyed hunting and fishing and most importantly, playing guitar with various bands throughout the area. He was born in Mechanicsburg on September 24rd, 1963. He was preceded in death by his mother,...