Elizabeth W. Richards, 81, of Hershey died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle Community Osteopathic Campus, Lower Paxton Twp. She retired as a Family and Consumer Science Teacher from Lower Dauphin High School. She was a member of Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey having served as a Sunday School Teacher. She was a volunteer with Arc of Dauphin County. She...
Susan M. (Rich) Howell, 64, of Highspire, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Derry Twp. She was an Executive Assistant with Highmark, Camp Hill and previously served as Executive Assistant to the VP of Transportation with Gannett-Fleming, Camp Hill. Additionally, Susan was active with Toastmasters where she served as treasurer and...
Georgene D. (Northey) Davis, 91, of Fairview Township, died on Monday, January 13, 2020, at Ecumenical Retirement Community, Harrisburg. Daughter of the late George H. and Della (Putachonis) Northey, she was born on June 24, 1928 in Mahanoy City. She graduated from Frackville High School in June, 1946. She was married on June 24, 1948 to Harvey P. Davis. In...
John Malcolm, 87, of Indian River Colony Club Melbourne Florida, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, peacefully at home. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts John was a graduate of Milton Academy, Milton Massachusetts, Bowdoin College, Brunswick Maine, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. John led a life of public service by retiring as a Colonel in the US Army...
Richard Keith English, 75, of Fairview Twp., Lewisberry, died Friday, January 10, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital. He was a retired engineer of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, was a member of the American Legion Post 143, New Cumberland, Lower Allen V.F.W. and a dedicated member of the Appalachian Brewing Company Mug Club. Dick “R.K.” was born in Harrisburg on...
Melissa Jean Hines, 46, of Nescopeck and formerly of Camp Hill, Lewisberry and Reading, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, in Altoona. She worked in the clerical field in various offices throughout the central PA area. In her youth, she was an energetic equestrian rider winning numerous trophies in her class. Melissa was a very focused mother following strict guidelines...
Edward K. Henry, 66, of Etters, formerly of Boca Raton, FL died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at VibraLife Assisted Living Facility, Mechanicsburg, surrounded by his family and lifetime friends. He worked in sales for City Furniture, previously known as Water Bed City for over forty years. He graduated from Cedar Cliff High School in 1971 and Penn State University in...
Shelley Ann DeIvernois, 65, of New Cumberland, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in her residence. She was a retired Human Resources Officer with the Defense Logistics Agency, New Cumberland Army Depot, Fairview Twp. Shelley, a graduate of Rudyard High School in Rudyard, Michigan, went on to have a distinguished 42-year career in Civil Service where she worked for...
Ryan Andrew Norfleet, 22, of Etters passed to Eternal Life on January 7, 2020, surrounded by the love of his family. Ryan fought a courageous battle. We are left with heavy hearts but we are comforted to know that he is restored to health by God. A student at Penn State University, University Park, Ryan was a gifted writer who...
James Thomas Dougherty, Sr. 83, of Camp Hill, formerly of Schnecksville, PA and Leesburg, FL, died on January 6 surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in the heart of West Philadelphia. As a proud 1955 graduate of St. Thomas More High School, he made it his mission to give back to his alma mater. He was...
Billie June Atkinson-Ort, 57, of Newberry Twp., Etters, passed peacefully Monday, January 6, 2019 at Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center. For the past 30 years, she was a preschool teacher, founder and the co-owner of Laugh N Learn Childcare Center in Etters. She loved her Laugh N Learn kiddos, with a joy and passion beyond measure. She attended Trinity...
Thomas Mark Broniak, 71, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore. Born and raised in Carnegie, PA, Tom attended Point Park University and graduated with a degree in accounting. He worked for the federal government at both the Navy Depot in Mechanicsburg, and the New Cumberland Army Depot, and retired as Chief of...
The Reverend Raymond Whitford Cartwright Jr., 85 of Lower Allen Twp., Camp Hill, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at his home. He retired from the PA Human Relations Commission after 28 and ½ years of loyal service. Prior to that, he worked for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the Philadelphia...
Nancy L. Beard, 67, of Newberry Twp., Manchester, died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at home. She retired as an employee of Capital Blue Cross, Harrisburg and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, New Cumberland. Nancy enjoyed gardening, cooking, but the love of her family and being a devoted grandmother, mother and friend was most important. Born on March...
John Henry Gill, Sr., 92, of Mechanicsburg, died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at home, surrounded by family and friends. Son of the late William Z. and Carrie (Laughman) Gill, he was born on April 23, 1927 in Carlisle. He retired from Holy Spirit Hospital as a security guard in 1992, after 20+ years of employment, and he was a member...
Thomas E. Turnbull, Jr., 72, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Derry Twp. He was a retired music teacher and band director at Lower Dauphin High School, Hummelstown and a US Air Force veteran. Tom was a former officer of the Harrisburg Musical Association Local 269 of the American Federation...
Patricia A. Reiner, 78, of Camp Hill died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at her home. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide for thirty-five years for Holy Spirit Hospital. She was a graduate of Porter Tower High School, Reinerton. She enjoyed painting, needlepoint, music, and especially spending time with her grandchildren. She was born September 28, 1941 in Pottsville to the...
Gary Lee Drake, 78 of Newberry Twp., York Haven died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. He retired as Manager of Linehaul Operations for ABF Trucking in Carlisle, PA. Gary was a U.S. Army Veteran, past President of the Susquehanna Chapter of the MSSA and an original founding member of the Rock Run Hunting...
Jack Allen Lenker, Sr., 78, formerly of New Cumberland and Mechanicsburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in UPMC Carlisle, Carlisle, PA. He was the retired owner/operator of Jack A. Lenker, Inc., a trucking company that handled bulk newspaper delivery for the Patriot News and prior to that was employed by Irwin’s Dairy. He was a lifetime member of...
Richard James Johnson, 50, of Etters, died Monday, December 30, 2019 at Harrisburg Hospital. A 1988 graduate of Red Land High School, he was a carpenter and owner of Rich Johnson Construction. He enjoyed building things, cooking: especially with his smoker, model trains, fishing, and spending time with his family. He was born September 5, 1969 in Harrisburg. He was...