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Eleanor Lavia
Aug 3, 2021
Eleanor Coccia LaVia, 94, of Lower Paxton Township and formerly of Steelton, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021. She was a retired Tax Examiner with the PA Dept. of Revenue, a member of St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Church, Swatara Twp., Parish Council of Catholic Women, and the Auxiliary of the Lawnton American Legion Post 998. Eleanor was the daughter of...
David Pollard Sr.
Aug 2, 2021
David (Poppy) S. Pollard, Sr., 70, of Harrisburg, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2021, surrounded by his loving family and friends. David was born in Harrisburg on February 14, 1951, to the late William and Romaine Pollard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving son, Davey; and brothers, Edgar and Bill. He was...
Carl Fanus
Aug 2, 2021
Carl E. " Whitey" Fanus 90, of Shipoke, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday August 2, 2021. Whitey was born in Harrisburg on August 25, 1930, the son of the late Gruver and Elizabeth Fanus. He was a retired salesman for United Refrigeration. Whitey enjoyed deer hunting in Cameron County in Sinnemahoning, at the Buttonwood...
Christine Fickes
Jul 23, 2021
Christine M. Pavelic Fickes, 93, of Harrisburg, passed away on Friday July 23, 2021, in the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg. She was born in Harrisburg on December 2, 1927, the daughter of the late Paul and Catherine (Pavelic) Kincaid. Christine was of the catholic faith, and a retired secretary for the New Cumberland Army Depot. Christine is survived by...
Samuel Radanovic
Jul 22, 2021
Samuel Radanovic, 88, of Palmyra, died Thursday, July 22, 2021 in his home. He was a retired Engineer for Dupont Inc. and Berg Electronics. He was a member of St. Nicholas Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church, Oberlin, the American Serb Lodge No. 37 S.N.F., Serbian American Civic and Educational Club of Steelton, and served as caretaker of Serb Park. Sam was...
Timothy Gipe
Jul 21, 2021
Timothy P. Gipe, 66, of Oberlin, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in his home. He was a retired self-employed excavator. Tim was the son of the late Paul and Grace Goodwin Gipe. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl R. "Cheri" Horvath Gipe; a brother, Rev. Larry L. Gipe and wife, Christine L. of Smithfield, PA; two sisters, Jane Abrutyn...
Robert Loncar Sr.
Jul 17, 2021
Robert J. Loncar Sr. 90, of Harrisburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 17, 2021 in Frey Village Retirement Center. He was born in Bressler on August 11, 1930, the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Gustin) Loncar. Robert was of the Catholic faith and a 1948 graduate of Harrisburg Catholic High School (now Bishop McDevitt). He was a...
John Derr
Jul 13, 2021
John W. "Skee" Derr 78 of Millville, Delaware, formerly of Camp Hill entered into God''s arms on Tuesday July 13, 2021. He was born in Harrisburg on October 21, 1942, the son of the late John and Blanche Derr. Skee was a graduate of John Harris High School, Class of 1960. After high school he enlisted with the United States...
Dakotah Snyder-Fortney
Jul 9, 2021
Dakotah N. "Koko" Snyder-Fortney, 25, of Oberlin, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021 at his home. Dakotah worked as a Cook for JD''s Junction Restaurant, Middletown, a graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School, class of 2013, was a member of the Young Marines, Harrisburg and loved playing basketball. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Linda Snyder,...
Jill Perez
Jul 1, 2021
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Jill Perez
Jul 1, 2021
Jill M. Perez, 60, of Harrisburg, formerly of Steelton, transitioned into eternal life on July 1, 2021, after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Born on May 17, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Earl S. and Lucy F. (Rohacek) Coleman. She was also preceded in death by her sister Tina M. McClendon, her brother Douglas E. Coleman,...
David Sviben
Jun 29, 2021
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John Thrasher
Jun 29, 2021
ohn was born September 22, 1943 in Harrisburg, PA, the son of Louise Amelia Leo. His childhood years were spent in Pennsylvania. The years following high school provided an opportunity to join the Air Force, and John found himself stationed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. It was during his time in Kansas that he met and married his...
Linda Lagyak
Jun 26, 2021
Linda L. Miller Lagyak, 73, of Hershey and formerly of Harrisburg, was reunited in Heaven with her husband Joe on June 26, 2021 in Salisbury, MD, while vacationing with her beloved family. Linda was born in Harrisburg on April 23, 1948 to the late Mallon Miller and Phyllis Collier-Allen. She is a 1966 Graduate of John Harris High School and...
Franklin Ryan
Jun 24, 2021
Franklin P. Ryan, Ph.D., died June 24, 2021, at the age of 84, after a struggle with cancer, in Carolyn''s House of Hospice of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ryan was a graduate of American University (Undergraduate), Bloomsburg University (Master''s Degree) and The Pennsylvania State University (Doctorate). He spent his professional career in a variety of settings including teaching at the University of...
Richard Gidaro
Jun 18, 2021
Richard Joseph " Rich" Gidaro, 82, of Harrisburg, entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 18, 2021. Rich was born on March 3, 1939, the son of the late Joseph and Irene Gidaro. He was a devout Catholic, a member of Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, and the Knights of Columbus. Rich was an avid sports fan and...
Magdalene Sviben
Jun 17, 2021
Magdalene Tina M. (Komishock) Sviben of Hershey, PA, age 83, passed away on June 17, 2021 at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center after enduring a battle with Parkinson''s disease. Tina was born in Lebanon, PA and later moved to Hershey, PA. She retired from H.B. Reese Candy Co. She was a devoted mother, an excellent seamstress and...
Camille Kormushoff
Jun 17, 2021
Camille Orlando Kormushoff, 96, of Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg, Lower Paxton Twp. and formerly of Steelton, died Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the Home. She was a retired employee of the PA Department of Transportation and a member of the former Holy Annunciation Macedonian-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church, Steelton. Camille was the daughter of the late Antonio and Margaret Lupia...
Luz Rodriguez
Jun 15, 2021
Rev. Luz De Ada Rodriguez, 76, of Harrisburg, formerly of Lancaster, entered into eternal rest surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Cesareo Ramos Montalvo and Hipolita Pagan. She was the wife of the late Juan E. Rodriguez. She was a native of Lancaster....
John Fries
Jun 6, 2021
John K. Fries, 78, of Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center and formerly of Latsha Towers, Enhaut, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 in the Center. He was a retired employee of the Commonwealth of PA. He was the son of the late Vernon J. and M. Jane Fairlamb Fries and widower of Betty A. (Storm) Fries. John is survived...
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