Elizabeth Deene (Smerker) Prowell, 85, of Camp Hill, formerly of Marble, PA died Sunday, September 15, 2019 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital. She was retired from Blue Shield. She was a Pittsburgh Pirate and Steelers fan. She enjoyed bowling, bingo, golf, visiting casinos, and, especially, time with her family. She was born December 20, 1933 in Clarion to the late...
Robert J. “Bob” Krone, 64, of Etters died Friday, September 13, 2019 at UPMC Presbyterian Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. A 1973 graduate of Red Land High School, he was a CADD Technician for 46 years for Gannett Fleming, Inc. A model train lover, he enjoyed building train tracks with his grandson, being wrapped around his granddaughter’s finger, fishing, and was a...
Ana Rosa Mallah, 95, who lived most of her life in New York City, died Thursday, September 12, 2019, at ManorCare Health Services – Camp Hill. Daughter of the late James Michael Theodore McRae and Berta (Grant) McRae, both from Jamaica, Ana was born on July 19, 1924 in Limon, Costa Rica. After working in her family’s drug store for...
George Harry Klassen, 74, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in Select Specialty Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. He was a dental technician with Muth & Mumma Dental Lab, Harrisburg for many years. He then worked with computer claims at Highmark, Camp Hill. Upon retirement, he worked for GIANT Foods, Enola. George was very strong in his faith...
Roger Lee Knight, 68, of New Cumberland, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Mechanicsburg. Son of the late Harmon and Virginia (Donivan) Knight, he was born on March 5, 1951 in York Run, PA. Roger was a man who didn’t complain about hard work. After high school, he served our country in the U.S....
Kathryn “Kate” Ennor, 90, went home to be with the Lord on September 10, 2019, in Camp Hill, PA. She died peacefully after a short illness with her loving family by her side. She was born June 25, 1929, in Harrisburg to Robert and Geraldine Marshall. Her father was a local restauranteur and her mother was a nurse from Greencastle,...
Doris M. Barneycastle, 94, of Enola, passed away on September 9, 2019, at Claremont Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. Daughter of the late Chester and Helen (Wire) Laudermilch, she was born on March 6, 1925 in Harrisburg. Doris was a homemaker for most of her life, staying at home to support her family. She will be missed for many...
Joanne L. (Dietz) Marks, 91, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 in Carolyn’s House, a service of Hospice of Central PA, Susquehanna Twp. She was born in Somerset, PA to the late Cloyd and Mabel (Gonder) Dietz. In addition to her parents, Joanne was preceded in death by her husband A.L. Marks, Jr. Joanne was a former...
Shirley M. Wood, 86, of New Cumberland and formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 in Colonial Park Care Center, Lower Paxton Twp. She was a former employee of the Water Street Rescue Mission, Lancaster and loved doing jigsaw and word puzzles. But the most important thing to her was her faith and family. Shirley was born...
Irene Seiders Bigler, 98, formerly of New Cumberland, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Messiah Lifeways, Upper Allen Twp. She was a WWII U.S. Marine Corps veteran; a graduate of Lebanon Valley College, Annville (1941); a graduate of Halifax High School (1937); was formerly a teacher with the former Duncannon School District and later worked with the Department...
Christa E. Boyer, 76, formerly of Harrisburg, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Hampden Twp. She was a graduate of William Penn High School, Harrisburg and a member of the former St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Harrisburg. She was a member of the Keystone Aquatics Club, Harrisburg and a dedicated volunteer at Homeland...
Robert W. Sheaffer, 67, of New Cumberland died Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. An Army Veteran of the Vietnam War Era, he was a retired Corrections Officer from the Department of Corrections, Camp Hill. Most recently he worked for Harrisburg East Campground and Storage. He played baseball and basketball at Bellefonte High School. He was...
World War II Veteran and retired Foreign Service Officer of the U.S. Dept. of State, Agency for International Development (USAID) Washington, D.C., went to be with the Lord on August 31, 2019 at age 97. He is survived by his son, William A. (Peggy) of Indianapolis, IN; three daughters, Amanda Hasemeier (Robert) of New Cumberland, Kathryn Nicolai (Cookie) of Raleigh,...
Rodney Holderbaum, 68, of Lewisberry, passed away at home on Friday August 30, 2019. Rod was a 1976 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. After beginning his career with Michael Baker Inc., he joined Gannett Fleming Inc. of Harrisburg, PA in 1980 and worked full-time as a Civil Engineer...
Shirley J. Flook, 82, of Camp Hill died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at her home. She was a retired supervisor from Kmart for most of her working career. She was a member of Community United Methodist Church, New Cumberland. One of her favorite things to do was spending time with her family, going out to eat, playing games and all...
Timothy Brett Fisher, 55, of Enola, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. He was a 1982 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School and attended Slippery Rock University. Tim was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg, where he enjoyed singing in the choir and was involved with many other church activities. Additionally, he was...
Emily Kay Turner, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at the age of 24. The daughter of Mark R. Turner and Briana K. Taylor, she was born on November 2, 1994, in Harrisburg. Emily was born and raised in Etters; she was currently living in Carlisle, where she worked in the inventory department at Distribution Management. Her daughter, Olivia,...
Margaret “Peg” (Carduff) Napoli, 83, of Camp Hill, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019. Peg was born in Mahanoy Plane to the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Hobin) Carduff. She was a 1954 graduate of Gilberton High School. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Raymond Napoli; beloved daughter, Michelle Schaaf and husband, Carl of Harrisburg; siblings,...
Lucia Grace Conte Melham died peacefully Thursday, August 22, 2019, at her Lemoyne home. She was blessed with a happy and extraordinary life of 108 years, spanning the administrations of 19 U.S. Presidents and witnessing the incredible sweep of history, events, and technologies. Born December 19, 1910 in Iron Mountain, MI, Lucia was the second of nine children of Antonio...
Karen Jan (Thompson) Laverty, 69, formerly of Middletown, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 after a long courageous battle with numerous health issues. Daughter of the late Richard E. and Ruthalee (Dean) Thompson, she was born on November 28, 1949 in Omaha, NE. Jan was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan and bowled for many years in the Red Crown league. She...