All Obituaries

Judith A. Fausnacht, 74, of Palmyra passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023.   Born July 12, 1948 in Hershey, she was a daughter of the late George and Daphne (Walker) Heide and widow of Rodger Fausnacht.   She retired from Hershey Hotel and enjoyed music and art.   Surviving are her son Michael D. Kiscadden (Pam) of Chantilly, Virginia; sister Carol Heide (Van Webster) of Harrisburg; grandchildren Kara, Emily, and Mitchell; great grandchildren Sean and...

Kenneth A. Shaud, 87, of East Hanover Township, Lebanon County passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at home.   Born March 2, 1935 in Lebanon, he was a son of the late Arthur W. and Lucy (Bedleyoung) Shaud and widower of Mary Jane (Nye) Keller Shaud since January 2013.  He was also preceded in death by his sister Shirley Weirbach and brothers Ted Shaud and Larry Shaud.   Retired from Clever Brooks, Lebanon, Ken was a member of Ono United Methodist Church and avid motorcycle...

Randy L. Braden, 74, of Conewago Township, Dauphin County died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the Hershey Medical Center.   He is survived by his wife of 44 years Leigh Ann (Schultz) Braden; two sons and their wives Daniel and Mandy and Andrew and Ashley all of Palmyra, as well as six grandchildren, Dayne, Wyatt, Cody, Katie, Lucas and Aliza.  He loved spending time with his family and was extremely proud of all of them.  Also surviving is his sister, Cindy, and her husband...

Douglass L. Gray, 62, of West Donegal Township passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Hershey Medical Center.   Born October 2, 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Lowell Gray and the late Jean (Elliott) Gray.      Doug was actively involved as an anticipated member of Proclamation Presbyterian Church, Mount Joy; was an avid bicyclist and bike racer for many years and was an expert skier.  He loved traveling, spending his time in daily...

Joseph B. Macchioni, 78, of Londonderry Township passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at home.   Born July 30, 1944 in Hershey, he was a son of the late Louis and Anna (Merlino) Macchioni and also preceded in death by his sister Linda Tanner.   He retired from the former TRW, Harrisburg, loved to go out to eat and was a real jokester.  Joe enjoyed working on and repairing cars, building model cars, camping, hunting, and spending time with his...

James E. Turns, Jr., 72, of Hummelstown passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 at home, surrounded by family.   Born November 28, 1950 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late James E. Turns, Sr. and Marilyn D. (Kimmel) Turns.   Retired from the Hummelstown Post Office after 35 years of service and during that time he also worked for Rohrer Bus Service driving for the Lower Dauphin school district.  After retirement, Jim enjoyed golfing with his friends and worked at Spring...

Henry “Todge or Hank” George Bazewicz, almost 99, of Country Meadows of Hershey, Pennsylvania and formerly of Cranford, New Jersey passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023.   Born January 24, 1924 in Harrison, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Alexander Bazewicz and Bronislawa Pawczinska Bazewicz and preceded in death by his wife of 69 years Margaret “Peggy” Ann Vollmer Bazewicz, his brothers Alexander “Wally” Bassett (Pearl) and Victor Bassett...

James R. Kramer, 81, of Grantville and formerly of Harrisburg passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023.   Born January 12, 1942 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Thomas Colbert and Romaine (Cassel) Kramer.   Retired with 32 years of service from the Harrisburg Fire Department, he served with PEMA in New York City following 9/11 and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era.  Jim was an avid miniature train collector and loved to travel, take cruises, snowmobile, camp...

Scott Seltzer, son of Jay C. and Jane S. Seltzer, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 17, 2023.   Many of us lost a father, a brother, and a true friend. Words can’t possibly capture what he means to us or do his life justice. On this side of heaven, he will live on as a local legend. Scott was a true man’s man, an undeniable river rat, and a proud member of Tri-County Boat Club.  A retiree of Reese’s after 35 years and a graduate of Palmyra...

Anna Elizabeth Hoke Herr, of Middletown, PA died peacefully at Oak Hill Village (formerly Frey Village) on January 17, 2023. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 66 years Lester Boyer Herr who died in 2005.   Born February 9, 1920 in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Eva (Bender) Hoke, and sister of the late Richard Hoke, USAF Ret.   Anna married Lester on October 13, 1938 at Hill Lutheran Church and moved to Southern California with him in...