1 THE PATRIOT-NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004 Today's obituaries CUMBERLAND COUNTY: LEBANON COUNTY: Anne G. Boens Mary Ellen Batdorf Lois M. Cowles Theodore B. Books Claire K. Gibbons 0 Roy H.
Fahnestock Walter A. "Bud Whitey" Marta Godoy Miller 0 Shawn T. Miller DAUPHIN COUNTY: Mary Elizabeth Simpson 0 Andrew B. Griffiths PERRY COUNTY: Mark C. Shaffer Robert J.
Leftault LANCASTER COUNTY: Timothy S. Richardson Mary R. DeGennaro ELSEWHERE: Reba Randall Mills 0 Dr. Robert S. Bowman John H.
Miller DE Ernest C. Reisinger Today's also appear obituaries on: pennlive Mary R. DeGennaro Mary R. (Mitkowski) DeGennaro, 52, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Altoona, PA, died Sunday, May 30, 2004 in Harris burg illness. Hospital following a brief Born November 11, 1951 in Altoona, PA, she was a daughter of Elsie (Antesberger) Mitkowski and the late Charles Mitkowski.
She was a bookkeeper for Agri Basics, in Elizabethtown for the past 9 years. She was a graduate of Altoona High School, Class of 1969, and enjoyed bowling and golfing. She was also a volunteer for Hospice. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a daughter, Ra chel M. DeGennaro of Elizabethtown, PA; a brother, Richard and wife, Barbara Mitkowski of Altoona, PA; a sister, Barbara and husband, Robert Iuzzolino of Greensburg, PA; 1 niece and 3 nephews.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Committal will be at Calvary Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, at The Stevens Mortuary, Inc, 1421 8th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602, www.stevensmortuary.com., where a vigil for the deceased will be held.
Contributions are requested to be made to the American Cancer Society. www.pennlive.com/obits Andrew Bruce Griffiths Andrew Bruce Griffiths, 56, of Harrisburg, died Sunday at Hershey Medical Center. He was the owner of National Service and a member of Penbrook American Legion Post Surviving are his wife, Charlene a son, Adam of Virginia; a step-daughter, Stephanie of Annville; four brothers, Doug L. of Harrisburg, Glen R. of TN, Harry J.
of Allentown and Roy A. of NC. Memorial service will be held Monday, June 7th at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Penbrook. Rev. Elizabeth Polanzke will be officiating.
There will be a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, 3211 N. Front Street, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Condolences can be shared at www.hetrickfuneralhome.com Marta Godoy Marta Godoy, 51, of S.
13th Street, passed away Thursday in Lebanon. She was born July 26, 1952 in San Fuego, Cuba. Surviving are two daughters, Maria Godoy and Jessica Gonzalez; two sons, Elvin Rosario and Oscar Rosario; two granddaughters, Marta Maria Godoy and Beatryz Lara; two sons-inlaw, Gabriel Garcia and Anto nio Lara, all of Harrisburg and one sister, Emilia Pichel of Miami. Services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2004 at Wallace Funeral Directors, Second and Adams Streets, Steelton.
www.pennlive.com/obits A VA OBITUARIES Walter A. "Bud, Whitey" Miller Walter A. "Bud, Whitey" Miller, 87, of Camp Hill, died Monday at Holy Spirit Hospital. He was born in Susquehanna Twp. on May 20, 1917, the son of the late Walter S.
and Wealthly R. Harmon Miller. He was a retired carpenter, a World War II Navy Veteran, a member of the NRA, and Local 287 United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He enjoyed baseball, hunting and fishing. Surviving are one son, Kenneth A.
and his wife, Karen of Mechanicsburg; one brother, John A. and his wife, Betty of Colonial Park; two grandchildren, Scott A. of Camp Hill, Lisa Miller Buch and her husband, Pete of Mechanicsburg; and three great-grandchildren, Madi son, Sydney and Chase Buch. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Hetrick Funeral Home, 3125 Walnut Street, Susquehanna Twp.
There will be a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Condolences can be shared at www.hetrickfuneralhome.com Reba Randall Mills Reba Randall Mills, died Mon- ville, KY. She was the beloved aunt to 9 nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday in Mount Carmel United Method ist Church Cemetery, St. Peters, PA. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, at the church.
Myers-Harner Funeral Home, Camp Hill, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, contribu tions may be made to her church's memorial fund, 101 North 23rd Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011, or to PinnacleHealth Hospice, 3705 Elmwood Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110. www.pennlive.com/obits day in Lancaster General Hospital. She was born December 2, 1923 in Earl, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Sallie Jade Shufford and William Anderson Randall. She attended secretarial school after high school and was working in that capacity at Camp Pickett, VA, after World War II, when she met Capt.
M. Duane Mills, M.D., who was in charge of the hospital. They married and lived in New Cumberland for more than 45 years. "Randy" was a past president of the Harrisburg Hospital Auxiliary, a member of the Harris burg Art Association, the Harrisburg Garden Club and the New Cumberland Women's Club. She attended Grace Meth odist Church in Harrisburg.
She enjoyed gardening, traveling and spending time on the Susquehanna River with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy M. D'Orazio, married to Dominick J. D'Orazio, M.D.; a grandson, Duane R.
D'Orazio, married to Natasha D'Orazio, all of whom reside in Lancaster and a brother, Clyde Randall of Richmond, VA. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Musselman Fu neral Home and Cremation Services, Lemoyne. Burial will be in Rolling Green Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.
Friday, until the time of the services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Pine Grove Methodist Church, 2825 S. Lafay. ette Street, Sheby, North Carolina 28152. www.Musselmanfuneral.com.
www.pennlive.com/obits Anne G. Boens Anne G. Boens, 83, of Messiah Village, passed away Sunday at the village. She was a member of Camp Hill Presbyterian Church since 1957, where she served as a deacon and was involved in many church activities. She was the widow of James P.
Boens, to whom she was married for 62 years. Surviving are her daughter, Connie L. Boens of New Cumberland, PA; 1 sister, Dorothy Kuspis of Mesa, AZ; 2 sisters-inlaw, Nancy Goff of Pottstown, PA and LaVern Boens of Louis Shawn T. Miller Shawn T. Miller, 30, of Palmyra, passed away Monday, May 31, 2004 in Derry due to injuries from a motorcycle accident.
He was an IT consultant for IBM, and a graduate of Indi ana University of Pennsylvania, where he was on the Dean's List. He was the co-owner of amount Sports Complex, Annville; an avid hunter and golfer; and also enjoyed coaching base ball and spending time with his niece. Surviving are his parents, Thomas H. Miller and wife, Colleen of Palmyra and Barbara A. Randolph and husband, Howard of Harrisburg; his fiancee, Maya J.
Pulgar of Palmyra; sis ter, Shannon L. Miller of Harris burg; and niece, Alaysia H. Khan. His paternal grandparents, Harold S. and Helen L.
Miller and his maternal grandparents, Leroy and Thelma Colahan, preceded him in death. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 3rd in the Neumyer Funeral Home, at 1334 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA. Visita tion will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
on Thursday, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Palmyra Civic Baseball Association at P.O. Box 485, Palmyra, PA 17078. www.pennlive.com/obits Robert J. Leftault Robert James Leftault, 50, of Newport, PA, passed away Wed nesday, May 26, 2004.
He was a beloved husband, fa ther, son, brother and friend. Through those he touched he shall live eternally. A memorial service will be held on June 4, 2004, at 11:30 a.m., in Indiantown Gap Nation al Cemetery Annville, PA. www.pennlive.com/obits Roy H. Fahnestock Roy H.
Fahnestock, 93, of 200 Cottage Drive, Palmyra, PA, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral service will be Thurs day, June 3, 2004 at 11 a.m., at Palmyra Church of the Brethren, 45 N. Chestnut Street, Palmyra, PA. Burial will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, PA.
Viewing will be Thursday, from 10 to 11 a.m., at the church. www.pennlive.com/obits Robert Bowman Dr. Robert Samuel Bowman, 86, of Valley View and Pittsburgh, died Monday, May 24, 2004 at his Pittsburgh residence. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 4, 2004 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com www.pennlive.com/obits Lois M. Cowles Lois M. (Herr) Cowles, 77, of Carlisle, passed away Monday, May 31, 2004. Born September 19, 1926 in Annville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel F. and Ida M.
Wenger. She was the widow of LeRoy M. Herr. She was a graduate of Messiah College and Lebanon Valley Col lege and received a Masters De gree from Temple University. She retired as a school psychologist for CAIU, Mechanics burg and Carlisle School Dis tricts.
She was an active member of the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, where she served as an elder and a deacon and was a member of the choir and the bell choir. She also volunteered at the Carlisle Hospital, Habitat for Humanity and the Cumberland County Courthouse. Survivors include two sons, Lynn Herr of Mt. Holly and Lyle Herr of Mechanicsburg; a daughter, Lorie Andrechik of Middle sex; a sister, Mildred Reese of Annville; and eight grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle on Friday, June 5th at 11 a.m.
Memorials may be made to the Second Presbyterian Church, 528 Garland Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013. Central PA Cremation Society (545-6626) is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be shared at www.cremationpa.com Claire K. Gibbons Claire K. Gibbons, 98, of Camp Hill, passed away Memorial Day at her home.
Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Lydia Burnett Kennedy. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Camp Hill, and was a former member of both the West Shore Country Club and the Civic Club of Harrisburg. She had al so been an officer of the ParentTeachers Association at Shimmel Elementary School, Edison Junior High School and John Harris High School. Claire was an excellent athlete, having won a junior women's tennis championship in Northeastern Pennsylvania. She actively participated for many years in the women's golf program at the West Shore Country Club and in area bowling leagues.
She continued bowl ing well into her nineties. She was the widow of Miles J. Gibbons. Surviving are 3 children, Ann C. Reimel of Mt.
Gretna, Miles J. Gibbons, Jr. of Mechanics burg and Hugh J. Gibbons of Lubbock, TX; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 5, 2004 in Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 3435 Trindle Road, Camp Hill. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Ceme tery, Mechanicsburg. A visita tion will be held in the church foyer from p.m. Saturday. Myers-Harner Funeral Home, Camp Hill, is handling arrangements.
www.pennlive.com/obits Ernest C. Reisinger Ernest C. Reisinger, 84, of Florida and formerly of Carlisle, PA, died Monday at the Lee Me morial Health System, Ft. Myers, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
on Tuesday in the Grace Baptist Church, Carlisle. Friends may call on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service in the church. Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, Carlisle, is in charge of arrangements. www.pennlive.com/obits Timothy S.
Richardson Timothy S. Richardson, 43, of Millerstown, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at Lewistown Hospital. His funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Guss Funeral Home, 20 S. Third Street, Mifflintown.
Burial will be in Marshall Chapel Cemetery, Pfoutz Valley. There will be a viewing at the funeral home on Thurs day beginning at 11 a.m. www.pennlive.com/obits Mary Ellen Batdorf Mary Ellen Aulenbach Batdorf, 83, of Womelsdorf, PA, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral service on Saturday, June 5, 2004 at 11 a.m., at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 723 Lehman Street, Lebanon, PA 17046, with Rev. Paul Smeltz.
Burial will be private in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to her church. www.pennlive.com/obits Mary Simpson Mary Elizabeth Simpson, 95, of Lebanon, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 in Lebanon. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
on Friday at Holy Spi rit Church, 245 W. Pine Street, Palmyra. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Viewings will be held Thursday from 6-8 p.m. with Rosary at 7 p.m.
and Fri day from a.m. at the Thompson Funeral Home, 126 S. 9th Street, Lebanon. www.pennlive.com/obits Mark C. Shaffer WICONISCO Mark C.
Shaffer, 79, of 307 Center Street, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. He was born on February 23, 1925 in Berrysburg, to the late Daniel S. and Beaulah (Deppen) Shaffer. Mark was the husband of Mary E. (Dietrich) Shaffer of Wiconisco.
Mark was retired with over 30 years of service in the United States Navy. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Berrysburg, he was also a member of the Toastmasters; Ashlar Lodge No. 570 American Legion Post 124 of Lykens; a 25 year member of the Lykens Minstrel and a member of the Wiconisco Fire Company. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter, Mary Ellen Petrey of Wiconisco; a brother, Charles Shaffer of York; sisters, Anna Gessner of Millersburg, Sara Howe of Harrisburg, and Elizabeth Henery of Dauphin; granddaughters, Stacy Bergey of Wiconisco, Rochelle Petrey of Wiconisco and Megan Strohecker of Pillow; 5 greatgrandsons and 1 greatgranddaughter.
Services will be held on Friday, June 4, 2004 at 10 a.m., at Hoover Funeral Homes, Elizabethville, with a viewing from 9-10 a.m. Burial with military honors will be in Calvary U.M. Cemetery, Wiconisco. To sign the guestbook go to www.hooverfuneralhomes.com. www.pennlive.com/obits John H.
Miller John H. Miller, 86, of Gettysburg, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2004 in the Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village. Born November 24, 1917 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Samuel T. and Estella M. Doyle Miller.
He was the husband of the late Virginia M. Walker Miller, who passed away in 1999. He was retired from General Tire Rubber Co. where he served as the Regional District Manager. He was a Veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S.
Army 28th Division; a lifetime member of the Shellsville VFW Post 9639; a member of the Harrisburg American Legion Post 27; and the Market Square Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a son, Gary L. Miller of York; a daughter, Nona L. Shoemaker; two brothers, Homer Miller and Tucker Miller; a grandson, Doug Shoe maker, all of Harrisburg; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2004 at 11 a.m.
in the Neill Funeral Home, 3401 Market Street, Camp Hill. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. There will be no viewing. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shellsville VFW Post 9639, 8926 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17028. www.neillfh.com www.pennlive.com/obits Theodore B.
Books Theodore B. Books, 86, of 104 N. Center Street, Cleona, died May 30, 2004 at his residence. He was born July 21, 1917 in Cleona, to the late Theron M. and Katie Brandt Books.
He was Cleona's oldest living resident. He was the husband of Miriam Mengel Kramer Books and the late Miriam Stauffer Books, who died in 1983. He was the owner of Theodore B. Books Planing Mill, Cleona; a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II; a 1935 graduate of Lebanon High School; a member of Fairland Brethren in Christ Church, Cleona, where he was on the Trustee Board, Sunday School Superintendent; former chairman of the Christian Busi ness Men of Lebanon County; Kenbrook Bible Camp Board of Directors; and Cleona Fire Co.
He was an avid hunter and camper. Surviving, in addition to his wife are a step-daughter, Arlene, wife of William Hess of Littlestown; a daughter-in-law, Antonetta Books of Westland, Michigan; a sister, Orpha, wife of James Templin of Annville; 1 granddaughter and 6 stepgrandchildren; and 18 stepgreat grandchildren. He was pre ceded in death by two sons, The odore B. Books, Jr. and Jay K.
Books; a brother, Ethan Books; and a sister, Olive Hostetter. Funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. from Fairland Brethren in Christ Church, 529 W. Penn Avenue, Cleona. Interment in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Palmyra.
Friends may call Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kreamer Funeral Home, 618 E. Main Street, Annville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to GSH Hos pice, P.O. Box 1281, Lebanon, PA 17042.
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