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.
Barry T. Houser
Oct 17, 2022
Barry T. Houser, 76, of Camp Hill, Lower Allen Twp., passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 24, 1945 in Mechanicsburg to the late Philip S. Houser Jr. and Charlotte (Mainhart) Houser.
A 1963 graduate of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School, Barry was a standout on the baseball diamond from...
Donald R. Breach
Oct 13, 2022
Donald R. Breach, 66, of Harrisburg, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Don was a retired paving supervisor, first as an owner/operator of Breach’s Paving in Harrisburg, for more than 20 years, and then retired from the Pennsy Supply Company in Harrisburg, after another 20 years of service. Don served his country...
Ralph Nissley Morrow
Oct 13, 2022
Ralph Nissley Morrow passed away peacefully on Thursday October 13th, 2022, at 87 years old. He was born May 27th, 1935 at his childhood home in Enola, Pennsylvania. Ralph graduated from Mechanicsburg High School, where he was a member of the school’s track and field team. An enthusiastic traveler, Ralph and his wife Shirley had visited 47 of the 50...
Joan S. Prescott
Oct 12, 2022
Joan S. Prescott, 91, of Camp Hill, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in VibraLife, Mechanicsburg, PA.
Joan was a retired English teacher with the West Shore School District, beginning her career at Allen Junior High School and retiring from Cedar Cliff High School. She was also the Yearbook Advisor at both schools.
Joan was a graduate of John Harris High...
Richard H. "Dick" Cromer
Oct 11, 2022
Richard Henry Cromer, 95, of Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg, and formerly of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Penn State Holy Spirit Medical Center, Camp Hill. He was the son of the late Cleason H. and Margaret (Kemper) Cromer, born on September 13, 1927 in Carlisle.
Dick was born and raised in Carlisle, becoming an Eagle Scout before graduating...
Donald Eugene "Donnie" Davis
Oct 9, 2022
Donald Eugene Davis, 64, of Etters, died Sunday, October 9, 2022 at his home.
He was a retired Maintenance Mechanic from Defense Logistics Agency, New Cumberland. A 1977 graduate of Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Philadelphia, he was a member of St. Theresa Parish, New Cumberland and a 3rd Degree Member of its Knights of Columbus Council 8921. He also...
Richard J. "Rick" Ryan
Oct 9, 2022
Richard J. “Rick” Ryan, 69, of Enola, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at his residence. He was the son of the late Joseph and Nora (Wynne) Ryan, born on September 12, 1953 in Pottsville.
Rick was a 1971 graduate of Nativity B.V.M High School, Pottsville, and went on to serve four years in the U.S. Navy. He would...
Wendy E. Swartley
Oct 9, 2022
Wendy Elizabeth Swartley, 74, of Harrisburg, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Arden Courts of Susquehanna nursing facility following an eight-year struggle with dementia. Though the last decade of her life was difficult, she continued to show kindness and love to all those around her, especially her husband of 38 years, Ronald A. Swartley.
She was the daughter of...
David A. Shaffer
Oct 8, 2022
David A. Shaffer, 72, of Carlisle, died Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital.
He worked as a High School Mathematics Teacher at Shippensburg High School and also worked at Moore’s Lumber Company, Ace Hardware, and retired from Ames. He was a 1968 graduate of East Pennsboro High School, received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Millersville University...
Geraldine E. Thornton
Oct 8, 2022
Geraldine E. Thornton, 93, of Clarion, formerly of New Cumberland died Saturday, October 08, 2022 at Highland Oaks at Water Run.
She was a member of Community United Methodist Church, New Cumberland.
She was born January 26, 1929 in Mechanicsburg to the late Ralph and Katherine (Martin) Zimmerman. She was the widow of Lawrence “Cush” E. Thornton and also preceded in death...
George T. Peacock
Oct 7, 2022
George T. Peacock, 90, of Lewisberry passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 7.
An Army Veteran of the Korean War, he was a retired Field Engineer from Verizon. He was a member of Bell Telephone Pioneers, a former member of Fairview Twp. Planning Commission, and a former Cub Scout Leader. Most importantly, he was an elite member of the...
Denise E. Frantz
Oct 6, 2022
Denise E. Frantz, 51, of Camp Hill, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence, Susquehanna Twp. following a two-year battle with melanoma.
Born on November 5, 1970, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of Dennis G. Everitt, formerly of Tunkhannock, and the late Margaret A. (Humenansky) Everitt.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her...
Robert Lee Lebo
Oct 5, 2022
Robert Lee Lebo, 79, of Fairview Twp. died Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Gardens of West Shore, Camp Hill.
He was a retired Engineer from WHTM, ABC Channel 27. He was a graduate of Penn State University. He enjoyed bowling and football, especially Penn State and the Eagles and loved his dogs Woody and Burke.
He was born April 16, 1943 in...
Sheila Jean Eynon-Campbell
Oct 4, 2022
Sheila Jean Eynon-Campbell, 63, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at her home.
She was a retired Phlebotomist, and Medial Assistant. As a devout Christian, she was a member
of First Reformed Baptist Church where she enjoyed Bible Study, Worship, and her close friends.
Sheila enjoyed journaling, writing poems, and crocheting. A mentor for young women in
recovery, she was a graduate of...
Gail Lamar Hancock
Oct 4, 2022
Gail Lamar Hancock, 71, of Lower Allen Twp., Camp Hill, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, Camp Hill.
Gail was born in Harrisburg, the son of the late Gail Lincoln Hancock and Frances (Snyder) Hancock. He was a retired Retirement Administrator with the PA State Employees Retirement System, Harrisburg and a U.S....
Bobby Nakomous Sweeney
Oct 4, 2022
Bobby Nakomous Sweeney, 56, of Etters, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 while doing what he truly loved – hunting. He was the son of the late Bob and Linda (Barkanski) Sweeney Sr., born on August 24, 1966 in Harrisburg.
Bobby was a hard worker, a family man, and gentle with all he encountered in life. He was a...
Julia T. Snyder
Oct 3, 2022
Julia T. Snyder, 90, of Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, and formerly of New Cumberland died Monday, October 3, 2022 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
She was a retired Executive Secretary from PNC Bank. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Cumberland and its choir; Gray Lions, the Penn...
Jean Bragassa Fry
Oct 3, 2022
Jean Bragassa Fry, 95, of Camp Hill, PA, and formerly of Lynchburg and Alexandria, VA, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, with her daughter and son-in-law at her side. Born on January 5, 1927 in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Basil Bragassa and Dora (Thompson) Bragassa.
A graduate of Holy Cross Academy (1943) and Virginia Commercial...
Daniel Michael "Mike" Prosser
Oct 2, 2022
Daniel Michael “Mike” Prosser, 54, of Etters, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 in his residence.
He was a US Air Force veteran where he trained as an HVAC Technician and served in Kuwait and Southeast Asia. Later, Mike went on to manage a health food store in Las Vegas, NV before becoming certified as a Personal Trainer at Gold’s...
Dorothea J. "Dot" Ford
Oct 1, 2022
Dorothea J. “Dot” Ford, 81, of Harrisburg, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 in Colonial Park Care Center, Harrisburg.
She was a retired cook with Our Place Restaurant, Baltimore, MD and a former sales associate with the former Montgomery Ward, Glen Burnie, MD. Dorothea was a member of AARP and enjoyed cooking, painting, ceramics, feeding the squirrels and ducks and...
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