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Josephine Bianco
Mar 23, 2023
Josephine Carmella Leone Bianco, 90, formerly of Rutherford, died Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Ecumenical Retirement Community. She was a retired Technician for Community General Osteopathic Hospital; member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven and a member of St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Church, Harrisburg. She loved to read, crochet and tend to her garden. She enjoyed spending...
Theresa Schlodynske
Mar 23, 2023
Theresa M. Fure Schlodynske, 80, of Lower Paxton Twp. died Thursday, March 23,2023 in her daughter''s home, surrounded by her loving family. She was a retired Case Manager for the New Cumberland Army Depot - Department of Defense, member of St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Church and the Rutherford Heights Lions Club. Theresa was the daughter of the late Clement...
Velma Hanzel
Mar 23, 2023
Velma "Vel" M. Hanzel, 76, of Swatara Township, died Thursday, March 23, 2023 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was a retired collector for The Credit Bureau of Greater Harrisburg, a member of many of Steelton''s social clubs and enjoyed gardening, especially taking care of her roses. Velma was the daughter of the late Joseph and Esther...
Utica Bovsun
Mar 22, 2023
Utica Marie Brittain Bovsun, 86, of Steelton, died March 22, 2023 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Regester, PA, the daughter of the late Lawrence Roger Brittain and Elda M. Stout Brittain. Utica was a 1954 graduate of Huntingdon Mills High School. She was a retired Unit Support Assistant at Harrisburg Hospital. She was...
Joseph Babich
Mar 22, 2023
Joseph Babich, 91 of Chambers Hill, died March 22, 2023 in his home. He was a retired Cabinet Maker for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - State Capitol; member of the former St. Mary''s Roman Catholic Church and Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Parish, Steelton; Prince of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 3625 and St. Lawrence Croatian Fraternal Union. He was...
Robert Bazdar
Mar 21, 2023
Robert Buck Bazdar passed away on March 21st, 2023 in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania. He was 78 years old. Born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Joseph and Betty Bazdar, he was the middle child of three. Robert leaves behind his partner of 26 years, Geraldine Winters, daughter JoEllen, son Alex, brother Richard Bazdar, and sister Katherine Bazdar. He had six grandchildren, Blake, Braden,...
Herbert Jenks
Mar 21, 2023
Herbert Emery Jenks lll, 73, of Harrisburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Ecumenical Communities Harrisburg, PA. Herb was born August 14, 1949, and was the only son of the late Herbert E. Jenks Jr. and Dorothy (Martin) Jenks. He was a lifelong resident of Harrisburg, and was a 1967 graduate of John Harris High School. Shortly after...
Joan Bogovic
Mar 21, 2023
Joan J. Sherin Bogovic, 93, of Middletown and formerly of Steelton, died Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in her son''s home in Mt. Joy. She was a retired Sales Clerk for Harrisburg Office Furniture and Babies R Us and was a seamstress for the former Deborah Dress Factory. Joan was a member of Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Parish, 50+ Club...
Paul Shuda
Mar 20, 2023
Rev. Paul R. Shuda, 88, of Harrisburg, died Monday, March 20, 2023 in UPMC - Harrisburg Hospital. Rev. Shuda was born in Mount Carmel on June 11, 1934, the son of the late Joseph L. Shuda and Martha E. Nalis Shuda and was preceded in death by his sister, Sr. Mary Michelle Shuda and his brother Rev. Robert J. Shuda....
Stephen Avery
Mar 18, 2023
Stephen D. Sonny Avery, 83, of Steelton passed away on Saturday, March 18th in Carolyn''s House of Hospice of Central PA, Susquehanna Twp. He was born on December 28, 1939 in Steelton, PA, the son of the late Theodore and Gladys (Bartel) Avery. He attended Harrisburg Catholic High School, class of 1957, where he was a member of the football,...
Vicki Heckard
Mar 17, 2023
Vicki Lynne Mock Heckard, 52, of Elizabethville and formerly of Steelton, died Friday, March 17, 2023 in UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. She was a Customer Service Agent for Broadpath Insurance and she loved music and cosmetology. Vicki was preceded in death by her parents, Roger Eugene Mock and Dolores Virginia Fairbanks Mock and sister-in-law, Jeniffer Armour. Vicki is survived by her...
Keith Zeiger
Mar 16, 2023
Keith J. Zeiger Sr., 74, of Harrisburg, died Thursday, March 16, 2023 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was a retired Agent for Nationwide Insurance Co. and had his own Insurance firm after retirement, was a US Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church, Harrisburg, Linglestown American...
Emil Morris
Mar 11, 2023
Emil George Morris, 75, of Harrisburg, passed away on March 11th, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Emil George Morris was born in Harrisburg, PA to Catherine and Howard Morris on December 16, 1947. He was graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School, Class of 1968. He married Georgianna Morris on September 11th, 1971 in Enhaut, PA. He was a...
Joan Williams
Mar 10, 2023
Joan Marie Williams, 81, of Harrisburg, died Friday, March 10, 2023 in Colonial Park Care Center. She was a retired Secretary for Continental Press, Harrisburg, was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Church and the Rutherford VFW Post #1213 - Ladies Auxiliary. Joan was preceded in death by her parents Stanley and Victoria (Rusin) Matusik, one sister, Dolores...
Dominick Costanza
Mar 9, 2023
Dominick Joseph Costanza, 88, of Oberlin, died Thursday, March 9, 2023 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was an Electrician for the Brotherhood of International Electrical Workers and was the owner of Costanza Electric, as well as a Fire Extinguisher Company. Dominick proudly served his community as a Swatara Township Commissioner for 24 years from 1972 -...
Eleanor Barbush
Mar 6, 2023
TO VIEW THE LIVE STREAM OF ELEANORS FUNERAL MASS, PLEASE CLICK BELOW https://boxcast.tv/view/funeral-mass-for-eleanor-marie-barbush-jqnanxwxzemb7dcd3qem It is with heavy hearts that the family of Eleanor Marie Barbush share the news of her recent passing. She passed peacefully in the quiet loving presence of her family on the evening of Monday, March 6, 2023, 3 days before her 98th birthday. Eleanor was preceded...
Robert Dreese
Mar 6, 2023
Robert Donald Dreese, 85, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023 in the Village. He was born in Lemont, PA, Centre County, on November 18, 1937, son of the late Robert H. and Gladys Sarah Dreese. He was a 1955 graduate of State College Area High School and Penn State University in 1961, with a degree...
Henry Koller
Mar 3, 2023
Henry C. Koller Jr. 79, of Swatara Township died Friday March 3, 2023 in Penn State - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Henry was a Veteran of the United States Air Force serving during the Vietnam War. He later became a Maintenance Engineer with the Facilities Service Division of AMP where he worked for over 24 years, retiring in 1997....
Ford Carnes, Jr.
Feb 28, 2023
Ford L. Carnes, Jr., 75, of Lower Swatara Twp. died Tuesday, February 28, 2023 in VA Medical Center, Lebanon. He was a graduate of Steelton-Highspire High School Class of 1965, a US Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War serving from 1965 to 1969. He was stationed in San Diego, CA, Vietnam and Newport, RI. He retired from the PA American...
Maria Egresits
Feb 25, 2023
Maria Wild Egresits, 90, of Enhaut, died Saturday, February 25, 2023 at the home of her daughter, Marianna, in Oberlin. She was a former Seamstress at the Deborah Dress Co., Steelton and a member of Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Parish, Steelton. She enjoyed walking, flowers, and Kit Kat candy bars. Maria was born in Hungary on March 16, 1932,...
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