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- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Adams, Audrey Verna (Eckert).
Audrey Verna Adams, 83, of Hanover, died Sunday, May 5, 2019.
She was born March 21, 1936, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Herbert and Frances Dietz Eckert.
Audrey is survived by her husband George Adams of Hanover; five daughters: CC Mazzeo and her husband, Steve of The Villages, Florida; Denise Lengel and her husband, David, of Mercer; Wanda Gutmann of Mount Airy, Maryland; Marychris Grauel and her husband, Gary, of Scaggsville, Maryland; and Leslie Knisley and her husband, Bob, of New Oxford; and by two sons, Pete Brehm and his wife, Patty, of Mount Airy, Maryland and Russell Brehm and his wife, Stacey, of Pasadena, Maryland. Also surviving are 21 grandchildren; one great-grandson; three sisters: Elaine Mosier and her husband, Ken, of Kersey; Sylvia Garner and her husband, Ray, of St. Marys; and Valerie Rung and her husband, Pete, of St. Marys; and by a brother, Steve Eckert and his wife, Marie, of Harrisburg.
Audrey was a longtime resident of Hanover, where she had many friends and enjoyed socializing in the North Pointe Community. She attended the Monday Craft Group where she crocheted and donated many special projects. She created the Book Nook Club and hosted monthly get-togethers. Audrey enjoyed attending local activities, monthly breakfast socials, and decorating the Activity Center. She was great at hosting parties in their home and she enjoyed volunteering at the Hanover Library. Audrey will be sadly missed by those whose lives she touched.
Funeral services will be held in Hanover at the convenience of the family.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Guardian Angel Center, 364 Main Street, PO Box 24, Kersey, PA 15846, or to a favorite charity.
Funeral Home
Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
(814) 781-1410
Published in The Daily Press on May 8, 2019
HFA: 08MAY2019
- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Eckert, Steven. 09MAR2022.
Steven A. Eckert, 78 of Harrisburg died on March 5, 2022, of natural causes. Born in St. Marys, PA, on July 28, 1943, he was the only son of Herbert and Frances Eckert.
He was preceded in death by his parents and older sister Audrey. He leaves his wife of 47 years, Marie; sisters Elaine, Sylvia, and Valerie; children Corrina, Charles, and Bill; and grandchildren and extended family.?Steven grew up in St. Marys, and graduated from high school there. He studied at the former Williamsport Area Community College and pursued a career as a machinist. He accepted a position with Brubaker Tool in Millersburg, PA, where he moved and raised a family. Steven changed careers, and retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.?Shortly after his retirement, he and Marie moved to Harrisburg. He was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church. Steven was a life-long Catholic. Steven enjoyed the quiet life--reading, working with his hands, and listening to music. He was a Star Trek fan, enjoyed Bruce Springsteen and Roy Orbison, and was a car enthusiast as well as a collector of antique beer cans. Steven had been a volunteer with ambulance associations, in St. Marys and in Millersburg. Steven believed in helping others, and in addition to his Red Cross student and instructor certifications as a younger man, he was formally recognized by the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank for his donation of 24 gallons of blood.?A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 2121 N 3rd St, Harrisburg on Saturday, March 12, at 10 am. Burial will be private and at the family's convenience. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to either Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank or Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Steven's name. Hooper Memorial Home, Inc. is handling arrangements. www.hooperfuneral.com.
Published by The Daily Press from Mar. 8 to Mar. 9, 2022.
HFA: 09MAR2022
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