Obituaries by Location
Mark A. Kofalt
October 13, 2004
Mark A. Kofalt, 41, of Newberry Twp., Etters, died Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
He was a self employed painting contractor in the Harrisburg area; a 1981 graduate of Bermudian Springs High School, York Springs; and most importantly, he was a loving husband and father. Mark was born August 9, 1963, in Harrisburg, to Joseph M. Kofalt of Halifax and Betty L. (Myers) Kofalt, Highspire.
In addition to his parents, surviving are his wife, Angela M. (Fernbaugh) Kofalt; a daughter, Carissa Ann Kofalt, at Home; maternal grandmother, Mary Myers, Highspire; two brothers, Joseph M., York, and Daniel D., Woodbury, MN; a sister, Cynthia L. Rice, Mechanicsburg.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Monday in Parthemore Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Cumberland, with the Rev. Msgr. William M. Richardson officiating. Burial
will be in Emanuel Cemetery, Fairview Twp. Viewing will be held 2 – 4 pm Sunday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Penn State Children’s Hospital, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
Andrew A. Nowak, III
October 15, 2004
Andrew A. Nowak, III, 69, of Lewisberry died Friday October 15, 2004 in Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Twp.
He was a retired structural engineer for L.B. Smith, Inc., Lemoyne. Mr. Nowak was born January 17, 1935 in Freeland, PA to the late Andrew A. and Caroline (Shell) Nowak, Jr.
He was the widower of Beryl A. (Potts) Nowak and is survived by a son Andrew A. Nowak, IV of Gainesville, VA; a daughter Dede A. Nowak of West Fairview; a sister Marjorie Reid of Lower Allen Twp.; and 2 grandchildren, Christine and Bradley Nowak.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday October 19, 2004 in Parthemore Funeral Home & Cremation Services, New Cumberland. Burial will be in Tri County Memorial Gardens, Fairview Twp. Viewing will be one hour prior to service Tuesday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Capital Region Division, 1517 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, Pa 17011.
Miranda Joy Raymond
October 13, 2004
Miranda Joy Raymond, infant daughter of Amy L. (Ort) and David M. Raymond of New Cumberland, died Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
Miranda was born May 30, 2004, in Harrisburg.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Matthew D. Popovits; a sister, Emily L. Raymond; maternal grandmother and step grandfather, Bonnie L. and Daniel E. Bowers, New Cumberland; paternal grandparents, Christine and John Raymond, Etters; maternal great grandmother, Luci Daniels, Mechanicsburg; paternal great grandmother and step great grandfather, Ruth Sersch and Jerald Atkins; Three aunts and three uncles, Beth A. and Thomas G. Davis, New Cumberland, Brad A. and Angie D. Ort, York Haven, and Aaron and Jennifer Raymond; several cousins.
Memorial services will be held 6:00 pm Monday in Parthemore Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Cumberland, with the Rev. Robert A. Graybill officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Penn State Children’s Hospital, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
Diane Justine Graham
October 18, 2004
Diane Justine Graham, 53, of Camp Hill died Monday October 18, 2004 in Harrisburg Hospital.
She was an employee of Penn DOT, Harrisburg and loved animals and the sea shore. She was born June 20, 1951 in Harrisburg to the late Malcolm and Anne (Knoll) Payne.
She is survived by her husband William S. Graham; 2 daughters, Candice M. Graham of Enola and Justine A. Graham of Camp Hill; a sister Joanne Maxwell of Camp Hill; 3 brothers, David Payne of Enola, Daniel Payne of Duncannon and Michael Payne of New Cumberland.
A Prayer Service will be held at 2 pm Friday October 22, 2004 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Enola. Entombment will be in the Mausoleum of Rolling Green Memorial Park, Lower Allen Twp. Viewing will be one hour prior to services Friday in the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to H.O.K.A.F.I., P.O. Box 311 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
Edmund W. Kuhn
October 19, 2004
Edmund W. Kuhn, 92, of Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg and formerly of Mount Lebanon, PA died Tuesday October 19, 2004 in the Village.
Mr. Kuhn was a graduate of the University of Alabama, class of 1936. He was a retired Mechanical Engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh and worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was a member of Mount Lebanon Christian Church. He was born October 1, 1912 in Barberton, OH to the late John E. and Lydia (Schumacher) Kuhn.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Theda L. (Miller) Kuhn and by his brother Harold. He is survived by two daughters: Janet E. Ault, and husband Dale, of Camp Hill, and Beverly L. Edwards and husband Gary, of Garden Grove, CA; three grandchildren: Amy Ault of Mechanicsburg, Daniel Ault and wife Suna, of Buford, GA and Elizabeth Edwards of Garden Grove, CA; and great granddaughter Hana Ault of Buford, GA.
Services will be held at 10 am Monday October 25, 2004 in the Chapel of Messiah Village. Burial will be at 2 pm Tuesday in Crown Hill Cemetery, Vienna, OH. Visitation will be one half hour prior to the service Monday in the Village.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Messiah Village Endowment Fund, 100 Mt. Allen Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
Thomas Wesley Crane
October 23, 2004
Thomas Wesley Crane, 67, of New Cumberland, passed away October 23, 2004 following an extended battle with prostrate cancer and heart disease at Harrisburg Hospital.
Born September 14, 1938 to Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Thomas Crane in Montgomery, Alabama, Crane graduated from St. John’s Military Academy in Wisconsin and attended St. Louis University’s pre-med program. He served with the United States Army as a broadcast specialist during the Vietnam War in the mid- to late 60’s, becoming a well-known broadcaster on Armed Forces Radio based in Anchorage, Alaska. He went on to become a popular radio personality and program director at such stations as WKBO in Harrisburg during the 1970’s as well as with WIP, WCAU and WMMR in Philadelphia. Following his successful radio career, Crane served for 26 years with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Governor’s office and the Capitol Media Center.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy K. Crane of New Cumberland, son Thomas B. Crane of Maplewood, New Jersey and his wife Deanna and daughter Alessandra Grace, and the deceased’s brother Byron Crane of Seattle and sister Lynne Sprague of Chicago.
He served with distinction under Governors Milton Shapp, Richard Thornburg and Robert Casey, and retired during the Tom Ridge Administration. Crane is credited with pioneering the first state-wide radio news service created to provide stations with timely information on key state government issues and topics originating from the Capitol. An avid model train collector and enthusiast, he was an active member of the Train Collectors Association.
A committal service will be held at 10:30am Thursday at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Lower Allen Twp. There will be no viewing or visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorials & Honors Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942
Evelyn F. Hughes
October 23, 2004
Evelyn F. Hughes, 70, of New Cumberland, Fairview Twp., died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at West Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center, East Pennsboro Twp.
She was born October 7, 1934 in Dover to the late Adam and Bertha (Lantz) Goodwin. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her son, Harold A Hughes and Daughter, Linda J. Morrison. She was an aid for United Cerebral Palsy of Camp Hill.
She is survived by her companion, Bart Catalano of Liverpool, her former husband, Harold Hughes of New Cumberland; a son, Jeffrey L. Hughes of Thomasville; two daughters, Peggy A. Troutman of Harrisburg and Sandra K Hughes of Etters; a brother, Richard Goodwin of Mechanicsburg; three sisters, Helen Chubb of Hanover, Mildred Palmer of Manchester, and Mary Price of York; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30pm Wednesday at Parkville Cemetery, Newberry Twp. There will be no viewing or visitation.
Memorial Contributions may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis, 2209 Forest Hills Drive Suite 18, Harrisburg, PA 17112
