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Stella Fay Cole Burns

Stella Fay Cole Burns

Nov 13, 2021

Stella (Fox) Cole Burns, 96, of Rising Sun, MD, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday, November 13, 2021. She was born on Valentine's Day in 1925 to the late John E. Fox and Elizabeth Ann (Ingram) Fox, on Whitetop Mountain, Virginia.

Stella loved her Lord and worshipped at Franklin Baptist Church where her grandparent and...

Marlyn B. Jones

Marlyn B. Jones

Nov 8, 2021

Marlyn B. Jones, age 90 years, of Whiteford, MD, died peacefully on Monday, November 8, 2021. She would have celebrated her 91st birthday on November 12. Born and raised in Conowingo Village, she was the younger daughter of the late John and Alma (Kennedy) Bodine. Marlyn was a graduate of Bel Air High School and Temple University, where she...

Patricia Ann Wells

Patricia Ann Wells

Nov 8, 2021

PATRICIA ANN WELLS, 63 of Rising Sun, MD died on Monday, November 8, 2021 in her home. Born on December 2, 1957 in Renick, WV, she was a daughter of the late Bervin William Blankenship and Jessie Lou (Underwood) Blankenship.

Pat was strong in her faith in God, enjoyed creating crochet gifts, crafting and reading Amish books....

Helen Kilburn Hood

Helen Kilburn Hood

Nov 6, 2021

FAMILY PREPARED THE OBITUARY - Helen K. Hood, 85 of York, PA, went to be with her Savior on Sunday, November 6, 2021, after a brief stay at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in York. Born on August 25, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Gwen Kilburn of Cardiff, MD. Helen was a member...

Renea Lynn Pacocha

Renea Lynn Pacocha

Oct 28, 2021

RENEA LYNN PACOCHA, 60 of Delta, PA, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 28, 2021 from York Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Robert S. ROB Pacocha, and they had just observed their 18th wedding anniversary on the first of October.

Born on December 7, 1960 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was...

Robert Holcomb

Robert Holcomb

Oct 27, 2021

Robert William Holcomb, 81, of Fawn Grove, PA, died on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Pappus House Hospice, in York, PA. Robert was born to the late William Clinton Holcomb and Margaret Virginia (Myers) Holcomb in Baltimore, MD.

Robert will be remembered as a strong willed man and a hard worker. Robert was a loving man, who...

Eva Elizabeth Bauer

Eva Elizabeth Bauer

Oct 26, 2021

EVA ELIZABETH BAUER, 91 of Jarrettsville, MD, died on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was the beloved wife of William Karl Bauer, and at the time of his death in 2017, they had shared 67 years of marriage.

Born on May 12, 1930 in Baltimore, MD, she was...

C. Edwin Bulette

C. Edwin Bulette

Oct 24, 2021

C. EDWIN BULETTE, 93 of Fawn Grove, PA, died on Sunday, October 24, 2021 in York Hospital. Married on October 11, 1958 to Dorothy A. (Towson) Bulette, they had shared 63 years of marriage. Ed loved his wife, Dottie very much.

Born on June 23, 1928 in Whiteford, MD, he was the only child of the late...

Aquilla B. Ruple

Aquilla B. Ruple

Oct 24, 2021

Aquilla B. (Wilson) Ruple, age 82 years, of Bel Air, MD, and formerly of Delta, PA and Reevesville, SC, died peacefully at Lorien Bel Air, with her children by her side in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 24, 2021. She was the wife of the late John Henry Ruple, Sr.

Born in Sumter, SC on...

Barbara Lee Brenner

Barbara Lee Brenner

Oct 24, 2021

BARBARA LEE BRENNER, of Conowingo, MD, died at the age of 86, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

She died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD.

She was the beloved wife of Warner Clifton Brenner, who passed away on October 27, 2014.

At the time of his death, they had shared 62...

Carol Scott Kennedy

Carol Scott Kennedy

Oct 20, 2021

Carol Scott Kennedy, 76, of Airville, PA, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at home. She was born in Havre de Grace, MD, to the late Raymond J. and Naomi (Thompson) Scott. Carol was married to Gerald L. Kennedy and together they celebrated 39 years of marriage in August.

After graduating from college, Carol worked as a...

Paul Michael Goffus

Paul Michael Goffus

Oct 17, 2021

PAUL MICHAEL GOFFUS, 71 of Darlington, MD, died on Sunday, October 17, 2021 in UPMC York Hospital in York, PA. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Diana (Harr) Goffus, and they had celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary on Thursday the 7th of October.

Born on March 29, 1950 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of...

Roy S.  "Toby" Tosten

Roy S. "Toby" Tosten

Oct 17, 2021

Roy Samuel "Toby" Tosten, Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Health First Viera Hospital in Melbourne, Florida. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, on March 12, 1933, to late Roy S. and Anna (Deckman) Tosten. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by the first wife of 56 years,...

Sherry Lynn Cooper

Sherry Lynn Cooper

Oct 15, 2021

SHERRY LYNN COOPER, 67 of Whiteford, MD, died on Friday October 15, 2021 in her home. She was the beloved wife of Clifford D. Cooper, and they had shared 49 years of marriage.

Born on January 2, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, Sherry was one of two children born to the late Howard D. Coffman and Lula Brixteen...

Matthew Richard Carl Robert

Matthew Richard Carl Robert

Oct 12, 2021

Matthew Richard Carl Robert, age 20 years, died on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in Oakland, MD.

Born on July 5, 2001 in Newark, DE, he was the son of Diane Robert of Delta.

After attending York County School of Technology, Matthew was a 2019 graduate of Oakland High School. A loving son and caring brother...

Walter Jerry Tenney, Jr.

Walter Jerry Tenney, Jr.

Oct 12, 2021

WALTER JERRY TENNEY, JR., 65 of Red Lion, PA, died in his home on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Born on January 23, 1956 in Duluth, MN, he was a son of the late Walter Emil Tenney and Dorothy Madeline (Jacobsen) Tenney. Walter graduated from Kennard Dale High School in 1974 and had worked as an auto mechanic.

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Steven Earl Rugemer

Steven Earl Rugemer

Oct 11, 2021

Steven Earl Rugemer, 56 of Delta, PA was called home to be with the Lord on Monday October 11, 2021 at 1:33 PM at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center after a long courageous battle with COPD. He was the devoted loving husband to Jeannette (Wever) Rugemer, and together they celebrated 36 years of marriage on May 25, 2021. He was...

Homer H.  Jones

Homer H. Jones

Oct 10, 2021

Homer H. Jones, 95, of Bel Air, MD, died on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Senator Bob Hooper House, in Forest Hill. Mr. Jones was born to the late Marshall Jacob Jones and Helen (Ross) Jones. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Doris Mae Jones, until her death in 2004.

Homer was a lifelong resident...

Howard James Smith

Howard James Smith

Oct 9, 2021

Howard James Smith, 76, of Indian Land, SC entered the Kingdom Triumphant on October 9, 2021. He was the son of the late Howard Jacob Smith and Naomi Elizabeth Smith, both of Lancaster County, PA. He was born June 24, 1945 in Ephrata, PA. He was preceded in death by a brother, Major Robert D. Mumma, a career Air...

Waveline T.  Starnes

Waveline T. Starnes

Oct 9, 2021

Waveline Trout Starnes, lately of Frederick, Maryland, loved her family, her faith, her friends, and—in keeping with her lifelong passion for teaching—all children . . . especially those whose gifts and potential were too often obscured or hindered by life's many inequalities. Wave died peacefully on Saturday, October 9, 2021, just four days after her 89th birthday. A grateful...

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