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Harrisburg, Pa. â After a year of overcoming challenges and going above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is celebrating teachers across the state for their dedication to ensure every student has the tools to reach their full potential. âThere could not be a more appropriate time to thank a teacher for their resilience, hard work, and persistence throughout this year. As an educator, I have seen how students gain inspiration and become encouraged through their lessons,â said Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega. âDuring Teacher Appreciation Week, let s take a moment to remind our educators how valuable they are to our studentsâ success, and that their efforts are commended by PDE year-round,â continued Ortega. ....
Apr 22, 2021 Doris Anne Henderson, 95, Martinsburg, passed away Tuesday afternoon at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Houtzdale, daughter of the late Thomas F. and Ida Louise “Margaret” (Wiberg) Gorman. In 1950, she married William Kyle Henderson, who preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 1977. Surviving is a daughter, Patricia L. Henderson, of Pittsburgh. Doris received her bachelor’s degree in education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Teacher’s College and later earned a master’s degree from Pennsylvania State University. She was employed as an elementary school teacher and reading specialist for the Tussey Mountain School District for over 20 years. She was a longtime, active member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, and a member of the Martinsburg Business and Professional Women’s Club. Doris also volunteered countless hours at the Martinsburg Community Library, which was the place that held her two passions in life, books and reading. ....
Shaffer C. Richard “Dick” Shaffer, 80, of Hollidaysburg, died Friday at his residence. Dick was the son of the late Clyde and Bertha (Kelly) Shaffer of Belle Vernon, where he was born and raised until leaving in 1962. He married Judith Ann Long of Altoona on Dec. 18, 1965, in Altoona. Surviving are his devoted wife of 55 years; two loving daughters, Jill Denise Branter (Jim) of Hollidaysburg and Jennifer Lynn Baiocco (Chris) of Schenectady, N.Y.; three grandchildren: Aaron David Burger, Elijah Matthew Brantner and Sevilla Annette Baiocco; and two nieces, Deborah Ann Gutherie (David) and Rebecca Sue Manack, both in Virginia. He was preceded in death by a sister, Caroline “Carolyn” Ann Manack, and Dick’s brother-in-law, Tony, in Virginia. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. ....
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This is such a difficult time to lose someone: grieving and social distancing just do not work together, wrote the daughters of one victim who died in April. According to the county s coroner, as of March 26, 2021, some 974 people had died of COVID-19 here since the pandemic took its first local life a year ago, on March 26, 2020. Many have had their lives recounted on the obituary pages of LNP | LancasterOnline, but only a small number of those tributes have publicly confirmed that their deaths were related to COVID-19. Here are 85 coronavirus victims whose LNP | LancasterOnline obituaries or other reports publicly cited the disease s role in their deaths. They are but a fraction of the ongoing pandemic s local toll so far. ....