Virginia May Owen Graham, of Mechanicsburg, and formerly of Arlington, VA, died Thursday, May 3, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore, Hampden Twp. She retired as an accountant for the Catholic Dioceses of Arlington, VA; earned her Bachelor's Degree in Business Accounting from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, in 1984; was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Vivian Mae Smith, 71, of Fairview Twp., passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a retired shipping clerk with Exel Logistics, Mechanicsburg and formerly the co-owner with her husband of Jay A. Smith Fancy Farm Produce, Kline Village Farmers Market, Harrisburg. She was a 1965 graduate of Cumberland Valley High...
Rebecca Lynn Schmidt, 63, of Newberry Twp., Etters, died Tuesday, May 01, 2018, at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp. Becky’s grandchildren were the central focus of her life. Born in Johnstown on July 16, 1954, she was the daughter of the late James and Lois Jean (Faight) Partsch. She attended Newberrytown Church of God Bible Study. Surviving are...
Richard “Dick” VanNoy passed away peacefully at home on April 30th, 2018 supported by his family. He was born in Troy, Pennsylvania to Howard and Gertrude VanNoy on October 25, 1930. He was married in 1963 to Mary Faith (Seeley) VanNoy and demonstrated 54 years of unconditional love, commitment, and respect to his children, Kristen (Tom) Schneider, Michael (Deb) Black,...
Thomas “Tom” G. Blaine, of Camp Hill, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore. Son of the late Vivian (Boles) and Clarence “Pete” Blaine, he was born on March 15, 1938, in Harrisburg. Tom was self-employed for most of his life; he was a real estate entrepreneur and continued working until about a week ago....
Robert “Bob” Lee Roedts, 61, of Manchester, PA died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at York Hospital. He was born June 16, 1956 in Washington, D.C. to the late George Henry and Beulah Irene (Hoy) Roedts. He was a graduate of Red Land High School. For the last 39 years, he was a Quality Systems Specialist for Frito Lay, Dallas, TX....
Patricia A. “Patty” Spirko, 62, of New Cumberland died Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Holy Spirit Hospital. She was a graduate of Bishop Hannon High School of Scranton. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse from Messiah Village. She became a nurse at Brady Hall in the former Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing program. She was a member of St....
Lucille Daniels, Luci “Mimi” Daniels passed away on April 23, 2018 at Claremont Nursing Home Carlisle, PA. Born in Athens, PA on May 23, 1927 to the late Theodore and Louise (Cole) Dunbar. She touched many lives in the Mechanicsburg area where she last worked at Giant. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, was an avid baseball fan and loved watching Penn...
Clarence Leonard “Paulie” Paullus, 89, of Fairview Twp., Lewisberry, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in his residence. He was a retired electrical engineer and mechanical engineer with AMP, Inc., Harrisburg; a WWII USAF veteran achieving the rank of Lieutenant; and a graduate of Ohio State University. He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, New Cumberland and...
Wanda L. Smith, 88, of Lemoyne, and formerly of New Cumberland, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in The Gardens of Camp Hill, East Pennsboro Twp. Wanda was the widow of the late Delbert M. Smith and is survived by her children, Pamela S. Billow and husband Paul of Middletown and Gregory L. Smith of Lemoyne; a sister Eleanor...
Stephen Patrick Grady, 65, of Camp Hill passed away Thursday in a single engine plane crash in Western Pennsylvania. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army Reserve. He was a Dentist with Center Street Family Dentistry, Camp Hill. He graduated from York Catholic High School, the University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown University School of Dentistry....
Marian Brinkley, of Enola, died April 18, 2018 in ManorCare Camp Hill. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Nellie Smith. She is survived by her stepson John D. Brinkley of Glenshaw, her two step-grandchildren and three step- great grandsons. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Janet Smith of Linglestown, three nieces and a nephew. Marian was...
Ivan E. Schucker, 87, of New Cumberland, entered into eternal rest Tuesday evening, at Hershey Medical Center, with his wife Bernice (of 65 years) by his side, along with his son, John and daughter, Annie. Ivan was the son of the late Leo and Mary Schucker. He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church and he retired from the...
David Harris Kalemtis, 63, of New Cumberland, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at his home. He was a retired employee of DLA Distribution Susquehanna, New Cumberland; a member and an usher at St. Theresa Catholic Church, New Cumberland; a member of Knights of Columbus, Council 8921, New Cumberland and the New Cumberland River Rescue. David was born on November 11,...
Louis G. Preun, of Camp Hill, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Carolyn Croxton Slane Hopsice Residence, Harrisburg. Son of the late Theodore L. and Florence G. (Van Hyde) Preun, he was born in Harrisburg on September 27, 1934. Louis retired as an expediter for the Harrisburg Post Office after 30+ years of service; he was also a Korean War...
Jean Frances Yarnall, of New Cumberland, died on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at ManorCare Health Services- Camp Hill. Daughter of the late Harry and Helen (Getty) Kovaschetz, she was born in Northumberland County on May 20, 1925. Jean was a licensed beautician and ran her own business, Jean’s Beauty Salon, in Lemoyne. Although Jean had no biological children, she was...
*SERVICE UPDATE* Memorial services for Bradford Robert Holmes, 56, of Allison Park, who passed on April 11, 2018, will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, April 30, 2018, at Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2942 E. Hardies Road, Gibsonia, with a luncheon following the service. Bradford Robert Holmes, 56, of Allison Park, PA, and formerly of New Cumberland, PA, passed away...
Larry A. Swick, 75, of Lewisberry went home to be with his Savior Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital. He was a veteran of the Navy, Army, and retired from the Air Force. He retired from the former Mechanicsburg Navy Depot and was the Owner and Operator for over forty years of Swick’s Fencing, Lewisberry. He was...
William C. McLaughlin, Jr. (affectionately known as Mr. Bill), died on Monday, April 9th, 2018, at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. Son of the late Barbara Ann and William Charles McLaughlin, Sr., Bill was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on Groundhog Day, 1954. Bill retired as a self-employed private investigator; he was also a Vietnam War veteran and a member of...
Dora M. Allen, 88, of Enola, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 in UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Hospital, Hampden Twp. She was born in Harrisburg to the late Agostino and Filomena (Intrieri) Napoli; was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Enola; enjoyed gardening; and took great pride in keeping her home warm, clean and inviting. Dora...