Obituaries
Central PA Obituaries
This is a collection of obituaries for New Cumberland, Camp Hill, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg, Etters, York Haven, Harrisburg, Wormleysburg, Lewisberry, Enola and Central PA area.
James L. Goode
Nov 26, 2013
MSGT James L. Goode, USAF Retired, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. An Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, upon retirement he worked for Best Products, Ben Franklin, and later Family Dollar. He attended Christian Life Assembly, Camp Hill. He enjoyed genealogy, puzzles, and latch-hooking. He was born January 22, 1944 in Medora, IL...
Margaret A. Kinsinger
Nov 25, 2013
Margaret A. Kinsinger, 71, of Etters passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at Harrisburg Hospital. The daughter of the late Hiram and Margaret (Esterline) Shoeman, Margo was born in Harrisburg on May 7, 1942. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Hydie and Leonard Shoeman, and her “sister” Mary Shoeman. She was a 1960...
Bernard J. Murray, Iii
Nov 24, 2013
Bernard J. Murray, III, (Bert), 67, of Camp Hill passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, November 24, 2013 at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence after a month-long battle with a blood infection. Bert was born and raised in Erie, PA and was the only child of Bernard J. Murray, Jr. and M. Winifred Murray. He graduated from Strong Vincent...
Charles E. Snyder, Jr.
Nov 21, 2013
Charles E. Snyder Jr., 58, of Fairview Twp., Mechanicsburg, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a graduate of Elizabethtown College, Shippensburg University, and the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville, KY. Chief Snyder served the residents of Lower Allen Twp. Police Dept. from 1976 until his retirement in 2007....
Bob Allen Dubs
Nov 20, 2013
Bob Allen Dubs, 60, of Etters died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his home. A Vietnam War Navy veteran, he retired as a Program Analyst for Foreign Military Sales from the former Mechanicsburg Navy Depot. Recently he had worked as a Sales Associate at Lowes in Mechanicsburg and he delivered parts for Bobby Rahal Automotive dealerships. He was also a...
Raymond Thomas Wandell, Iii
Nov 18, 2013
Raymond Thomas Wandell, III, 65, of Mechanicsburg died Monday at his home. A Vietnam Army Veteran, he was the retired owner/operator of Pentech, Austin, TX and previously retired as President of AMP France. He held the Commission of Colonel on the staff of the Governor of Kentucky in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. He was a duck hunter and...
Pauline A. Sherbocker
Nov 18, 2013
Pauline A. Sherbocker, 99, formerly of Highspire, died Monday, November 18, 2013, at Homeland Center, Harrisburg. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, Steelton, for more than 80 years. Born on January 15, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Edgar P. and Lydia E. (Schaffer) Stehman. She was the widow of Gerald E. Sherbocker. Surviving are...
Jean G. Evertts
Nov 18, 2013
Jean G. Evertts, 87, of New Cumberland went to be with the Lord Monday, November 18, 2013 at Holy Spirit Hospital. She was a retired Clerk II from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. She was a member of Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church, New Cumberland Golden Age Club, and PARSE. Jean liked to be around people. She was a good...
Albert Schaffhauser
Nov 16, 2013
Albert Schaffhauser, 86, of Camp Hill and formerly of New Cumberland passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2013 in the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence. At the age of 24, Albert emigrated to the US in 1951 from Austria. He retired after 28 years as an accomplished Master Craftsman, Cabinet Maker and Project Manager of the former E.C. Snyder,...
Scott Bard Custer
Nov 16, 2013
Scott Bard Custer, 30, of Etters, tragically passed away, Saturday, November 16, 2013 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was the son of Daniel and Barbara (Brown) Custer born in Harrisburg, PA. He was employed as a diesel mechanic with UPS and a 2001 graduate of Red Land High School. Scott was married to Tiffani (Snyder) Custer and...
Ira M. Hoffman
Nov 14, 2013
Ira M. Hoffman, Jr., 82, of New Cumberland died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, a Service of Hospice of Central PA, Susquehanna Twp. A Korean War Navy Veteran he was a retired Program Manager from the former Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Hampden Twp. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Lemoyne; West Shore...
Wilbur "Bill" L. Hoffman
Nov 13, 2013
Wilbur L. "Bill" Hoffman, 62, of Lower Allen Twp., Camp Hill, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. He retired as a forklift operator for the former Defense Distribution Region East, New Cumberland and was an Army Veteran of the Viet Nam War. Bill was a huge NASCAR fan and in particular, a fan of...
Steve J. Tobias, Jr.
Nov 12, 2013
Steve J. Tobias, Jr., 83, of Fairview Twp., New Cumberland, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in his home. He was born in Latrobe, PA. He was a retired welder/fitter for Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Steelton Plant; an Army veteran of the Korean War; a member of St. Theresa Parish, New Cumberland; American Legion Post 143, New Cumberland; Past Commander of...
Frank J. Kempf
Nov 12, 2013
Frank J. Kempf, 87, formerly of New Cumberland, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Bethany Village, Lower Allen Twp. Born on March 29th, 1926 in Enhaut, he was the son of the late Frank L. and Anna (Schaffhauser) Kempf. He was the widower of Patricia J. (Sullivan) Kempf and was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret A. Lyng, a...
Eleanor Mae Kurzenknabe
Nov 9, 2013
Eleanor Mae Kurzenknabe, 89, formerly of Harrisburg and Camp Hill, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 in the Masonic Village of Elizabethtown. She was born April 23, 1924 in Harrisburg to the late Harvey and Florence (Hoke) Miller and was a graduate of the former William Penn High School, Harrisburg. She was a member of Penbrook United Church of Christ and...
J. Patrick Brogan, Jr.
Nov 9, 2013
J. Patrick Brogan, Jr., TSgt. U.S.A.F., Ret., 69, of Fairview Twp., New Cumberland, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 in Harrisburg Hospital. He was a retired Technical Master Sargent in the United States Air Force with 27 years of service and a former employee of ITT Technical Institute, Harrisburg Campus; a member of American Legion Post 974, Fairview Twp.; and enjoyed...
Emory D. Thornton
Nov 5, 2013
Emory D. “Pat” Thornton, 88, of Etters, formerly of Punta Gorda, FL died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Susquehanna Twp., a Service of Hospice of Central PA. A WWII Army Veteran, he was a retired sign painter and the owner/operator of Thornton Signs on the West Shore. He enjoyed volunteering at Military Heritage Museum in Punta...
Evelyn M. Noval
Nov 3, 2013
Evelyn M. Noval, 94, formerly of Lower Allen Twp. passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Emeritus at Creekview, Mechanicsburg. Evelyn was born February 18, 1919 in Carbondale, PA to the late Frank and Mabel Ryan. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Jesus Noval and Othnel Kipp and five brothers. She was retired from the Commonwealth of...
Doris J. Sheaffer
Nov 3, 2013
Doris J. Sheaffer, 80, of Fairview Twp., New Cumberland, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. She was a retired cook for the New Cumberland Army Depot (DDRE), Fairview Twp. She attended Camp Hill Church of God; loved Country Music, her annual birthday trips to Tennessee, and feeding wildlife in her backyard. She dearly loved...
Bonnie E. Brubaker
Nov 2, 2013
Bonnie E. Brubaker, 71, of New Cumberland died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Holy Spirit Hospital. She was a graduate of Cedar Cliff High School. She retired from Prudential Insurance (Mechanicsburg) as an Assistant Office Manager and was co-owner of Poor Richard's Auto Sales in New Cumberland for thirty-five years. A woman of Faith, she was very active in her...
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