Obituaries

Denise Ann “Queenie” Pyda, 71, of Annville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

John E. “Big John” Long, 65, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at home with family by his side following a courageous battle with cancer.

Henry A. Yordy, Jr., 91, died peacefully in the Lebanon VAMC on Monday March 3, 2025. 

Sherry A. Snyder-Keath, 58, of Cleona, passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.

David A. Rakow Sr., 77, of Lebanon passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Stoneridge Poplar Run, Myerstown.

Paula M. Swope, 77, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Cedar Haven.

Keith T. Salter, formerly of Jonestown, passed away peacefully on Feb. 24, 2025, at Londonderry Village, Palmyra.

David W. Laughery passed from this life on Feb. 21, 2025, at age 80.

Nadine E. “Dean” Darkes, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away on Feb. 24, 2025, at the age of 79, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital.

Beverly M. Buck, 85, of Cleona, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Alpine Valley in Lebanon.

George Walter Albanezi Jr. 90, passed away on Thursday Feb. 27, 2025.

Carolyn M. Yorty, 96, of Lebanon, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Alpine Valley Post Acute and Healthcare Center (formerly Spang Crest Manor).

Margaret A. Kok, 82, of Cornwall Manor, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Cornwall Manor.

Harry R. Noll, 63, of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away on Jan. 18, 2025.

Joyce L. Hinkel, 79, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, at her home.