OBITUARIES

Lois Graham

Lois Graham

Jan 31, 2008

Do not stand by my grave and weep, for I am not there. I do not sleep. Lois Graham 62, devoted wife of Robert Graham passed peacefully at home on Progress Ave. with family and friends January 31st, 2008. Lois was a manager in a retail store and member of the Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Sr. Pastor Charles Meile....

Ms Barbara Patterson

Ms Barbara Patterson

Jan 27, 2008

Miss me but let me go Ms Barbara Patterson 84 of South 17th Street passed peacefully January 27, 2008 in Harrisburg Hospital. She was a retired employee of the Federal Government. Barbara was a Charter Member, fundraiser and Usher of the Tabernacle Baptist Church as well as a community activist. Missing her but letting her go are her children John...

Kenneth R. Hobbs III

Kenneth R. Hobbs III

Jan 24, 2008

"Once in a lifetime you find a friend who not only touches your heart but also your soul" Kenneth R. Hobbs III 56 passed suddenly January 24 in Harrisburg Hospital. Kenneth was working for the United States Office as an Expeditor when he passed. He loved Penn State Football and heated political discussions. Missing him but letting him go is...

Berta Mae Peters

Berta Mae Peters

Jan 17, 2008

Do not stand by my grave and weep; for I am not there, I do not sleep. Berta Mae Peters, 87 of North 18th Street passed peacefully January 17th in Harrisburg Hospital. Berta retired from Pennsylvania State Government and was a Choir Director and Usher of the North 17th Street Church of God. She loved to work crossword puzzles. Her...

Alvin L. Hanna

Alvin L. Hanna

Jan 9, 2008

"To everything there is a season" Alvin L. Hanna of Susquehanna Township passed peacefully at Colonial Park Care Center on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at age 71. Alvin was the son of the late Robert and Lucille Hanna; he graduated from Steelton High School, was employed at New Cumberland Army Depot, retired from Corpus Christi Army Depot and worked at...

Senior Pastor Troy La'mont Hopkins

Senior Pastor Troy La'mont Hopkins

Jan 6, 2008

"There's an open gate at the end of the road, through which each must go alone, and there is a light we cannot see Our Father calls His own." Senior Pastor Troy La'mont Hopkins of York, 37 passed suddenly January 6th, 2008 in his church The Heart of God International Church. He was founder, Senior Pastor, Musician, Visionary and Mentor...

Clyde D. Crosby

Clyde D. Crosby

Dec 25, 2007

Clyde D. Crosby of Harrisburg departed this life on Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was an Army Veteran, a retiree of H.B. Dissinger Plumbing Co. and a life member of the I.B.P.O.E.W. (Elks) Cyrene Lodge #169, Steelton, Pa. He is survived by three brothers: Philip Crosby (Elene) of Stratford, CT; Dr. DeNorris D. Crosby (Lillie) Monroe, CT;...

Calethia McRae Houston

Calethia McRae Houston

Dec 24, 2007

Gone but not forgotten Calethia McRae Houston 59 of Hoffer Street passed peacefully Monday December 24 in Community General Hospital. She was an LPN of the Spring Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and she was backup singer for the Staple Singers and Sara Dash. Calethia leaves to mourn her father Nathaniel McRae children Antoinette and John Houston, one grandchild Jessica...

Joan Myrtle Gilchrist

Joan Myrtle Gilchrist

Dec 22, 2007

"There is a place I've been told, beyond an open gate" Mother Joan Myrtle Gilchrist, 78 of Homeland Nursing Center went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 22, 2007 in Harrisburg Hospital. Joan was born to the late Grace and William Dockens, employed by Harrisburg School District and a member of 12 Stones Congregation of COGIC. She...

Cathy Ann Gutekunst-Varner

Cathy Ann Gutekunst-Varner

Dec 20, 2007

"There is a place I've been told, beyond an open gate" Cathy Ann Gutekunst-Varner formerly of Susquehanna Township, passed suddenly at home in McVeytown, Mifflin County on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at age 41. Cathy was a certified nursing assistant at Hershey Children's Hospital; she had a love for music, especially the church choir and music by Amy Grant. She...

Kenneth B. Jackson

Kenneth B. Jackson

Dec 16, 2007

"Once in a lifetime you find a friend who not only touches your heart but also your soul" That friend was Kenneth B. Jackson 46, who passed December 16th at home with family and friends. He was born in Harrisburg March 14th , 1961, the son of Betty and the late Leroy Jackson Sr. Preceding him in death was his...

Lily Marie Fasolak-Thompson

Lily Marie Fasolak-Thompson

Dec 6, 2007

Lily Marie Fasolak-Thompson Lily Marie Fasolak-Thompson of Quakertown passed peacefully at age 33 on Thursday, December 6, 2007 amongst family and friends after a long and diligent illness. Lily was a devoted mother, a consultant for Longaberger Baskets and a parishioner at the Church of St. Isidore. She was the wife of Robert E. Thompson III, the mother of two...

Lillie V. Greene

Lillie V. Greene

Nov 12, 2007

"There's an open gate at the end of the road, through which each must go alone, and there is a light we cannot see Our Father calls His own." Lillie V. Greene of B'nai B'rith Apartments retired employee of the N.Y. Life Company who loved sewing, reading and traveling passed peacefully in her 90th year November 12th in the Stonebridge...

Cleo D. Bryant

Cleo D. Bryant

Nov 11, 2007

Do not stand by my grave and weep. Cleo D. Bryant 89 of Rauch Street, Harrisburg passed peacefully November 11th in Golden Living. Cleo was a devoted housewife who loved fishing, sewing and quilting. She was blessed with two children who will deeply mourn her, Jenell Allen and Willie Bryant Jr., along with ten grandchildren and a host of other...

Calvin T. Wilder

Calvin T. Wilder

Nov 7, 2007

"To everything there is a season" Calvin T. Wilder age 84 passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 7th at Stapeley Retirement Community in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Calvin was a World War II Army veteran, a retired rigger from the Philadelphia Navel Base, a member and deacon of Prayer Faith Temple COGIC and a member of VFW Ship Post #42. Survived by his...

Clayton D. Washington Sr

Clayton D. Washington Sr

Nov 1, 2007

"There's an open gate at the end of the road, through which each must go alone, and there is a light we cannot see Our Father calls His own." Clayton D. Washington Sr. 91 of Walnut Street passed peacefully Nov. 1st in the Jewish Home Of Greater Hbg. Clayton was a retired Insurance Agent of the United Insurance Co. of...

Mildred Malvina Davis-Penn

Mildred Malvina Davis-Penn

Oct 30, 2007

"I feel you in the morning, when at first I awake. Your thought is with me with each decision I make ... ... ... " Mildred Malvina Davis-Penn 62 of Green Street passed peacefully October 30th in Harrisburg Hospital. She was a former employee of the Capital Area Tax Bureau; she loved traveling and the culinary arts. Missing her but...

Daniel A. Summers, Sr

Daniel A. Summers, Sr

Oct 29, 2007

Miss me but let me go. Daniel A. Summers, Sr, of Tucson, AZ passed peacefully on October 29, 2007. Born June 9, 1919 to the late Arnold C. and Sina (Cooper) Summers in Harrisburg PA, Daniel was the 7th of 8 children. A 1937 graduate of John Harris High School, he attended Hampton University and later journeyed to Tuskegee, Alabama...

Eric Danielle Cooper

Eric Danielle Cooper

Oct 24, 2007

"... ... ... but is a calm like this, in truth, the crowning end of life and youth, and when this boon rewards the dead, are all debts paid, has all been said?" The life of Eric Danielle Cooper, 32 of Adrian Street ended suddenly October 24th in a senseless act of street violence. Eric was an entrepreneur who loved...

Joel Ray France Sr

Joel Ray France Sr

Oct 19, 2007

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Joel Ray France Sr., 68 of North 15th Street passed suddenly Oct. 19th in Harrisburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Reese's and a Korean War veteran. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 733 and...

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