Will D. Everhard III
1953 – 2021

David Alan Sowers

August 17, 1954 – August 5, 2020

David Alan Sowers, 65, of New Cumberland, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in his residence.

He was a retired quality control agent with Carlisle Syntec, Carlisle and a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. David was a member of American Legion Post 143 and VFW Post 7415, both of New Cumberland; and James A. Danner VFW Post 537, Etters. He was a gemology hobbyist who loved collecting and sharing his finds with others. He enjoyed cross word puzzles, reading, music, and was an avid Buffalo Bills fan.

David was born in Altoona, PA to Barbara L. (Gaboardi) Sowers of Camp Hill and the late Richard L. Sowers, Sr.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughter Carrie Jo Sowers; siblings, Richard L. Sowers, Jr. of North Wales, PA, Sheryl L. Balke of Grand Junction, CO, Robert L. Sowers of Hummelstown and Lisa M. Metz of Hummelstown; as well as nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 in Hummelstown Cemetery. Attendees are encouraged to dress casually and are required to wear masks and practice social distancing.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully encourages memorial contributions in David’s memory to either the American Legion or VFW of their choice.

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Mark A. Bitterman

1923 – 2020

Mark Bitterman, 96 died peacefully on May 4, 2020 at his home in Etters, PA with his wife of 73 years, Ethel Poorman Bitterman at his side.
He was born on June 29, 1923 to the late Hazel Adams Bitterman and Solomon Cyrus Bitterman. The family lived on Nectarine Street in the Allison Hill district of Harrisburg, and in 1939, the family moved to Colonial Park where they lived on Madison Street. Mark graduated from Lower Paxton Township High School in 1941.
Mark was involved in the Operation Overlord landing at Normandy in June 1944, where he was wounded. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He married Ethel Marie Poorman at Olivet Presbyterian Church in 1947.
He was a man of varied interests and began his professional career with Western Electric and, later, the Bell Telephone Company. He was employed as an analyst and efficiency expert for Bell and was involved in innovation and process improvement for the company. He was responsible for developing and implementing one of the first applications of computerized inventory control for the company while working at their office in King of Prussia. This involved transforming outmoded and fragmented inventory procedures to real time inventory numbers for the company. One of the major features of this project involved training the workforce in the importance of data entry.
In addition, he taught business writing and other subjects for the company in New York City. He retired from Bell Telephone.
Mark was an avid golfer from his youth and enjoyed bowling as well. He also loved fishing over the years, especially during a time living in Chincoteague, VA. Mark was a musician, played string bass in combos and loved all kinds of music from jazz and big-bands to classical. He also had an affinity for computers and all things technological.
He was a past president of CAPATUG which was a users group for Tandy computer owners and was fond of interacting with others on message boards in their early days and discussing political issues of the day. Photography was another of Mark’s many talents. He was listed in Who’s Who in American Photography and was a wedding and portrait photographer winning many prizes for his black and white images. Some of those images were hand color tinted by his wife, Ethel. He was a past president of the Harrisburg Camera Club.
In the 1960’s, Mark was one of the founding developers of the Valley Green Golf Course in Etters, PA. In his retirement he continued to golf and began to make custom golf clubs for friends and fellow golf aficionados. Mark was a member and past president of the Harrisburg Camera Club and the Bell Athletic Association, and a Lifetime Member of VFW Post 537 in Etters, where he was honored in last year’s Memorial Day Parade as the oldest World War II Veteran locally.
Mark is survived by his wife Ethel Bitterman of Etters, son Lee Bitterman of Pittsburgh, grand-daughter Eliza Bitterman of Pittsburgh, and son Lynn Bitterman of Etters.
There will be no service. Those wishing to remember Mark Bitterman may make a contribution in his memory to the American Civil Liberties Union by going online at: https://action.aclu.org/give/make-gift-aclu-someones-memory, or by writing to ACLU, 128 Broad Street – 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004. www.pennlive.com/obits

Published in Patriot-News from May 19 to May 21, 2020.

Ray W. Mansberger
1926 – 2019

Stephen R. Gunderson, of York, PA, died at York Hospital on March 31, 2020. Born January 23, 1949 in Santa Monica, CA, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. Robert S. and Stella (Carr) Gunderson. Steve spent most of his employment as a Real Estate Appraiser and retired in 2019 with responsibility for Right-of-Way Administration for PennDOT. He was a graduate of Cedar Cliff High School and received a B.S. in Psychology from Waynesburg College. He was a member of the B.P.O.E in Red Lion. Steve was an avid Billiards player and loved riding his motorcycle, hunting and fishing. He is survived by his two sons, Reed S. Gunderson of York, PA and his fiance?e, Natalee Colo?n, also of York, PA and Ross S. Gunderson of Seven Valleys, PA. Following cremation, a private memorial service for the family only will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the Etzweiler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 1111 E. Market St. York, PA. The memorial service will be Live Streamed on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. for those wishing to view. The link for the live stream is https://webcasts.lifetributes.com/1062567 or you can visit his tribute page on www.etzweilerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, PO Box 98018, Washington DC 20090-8018. Arrangements by the Etzweiler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 1111 E. Market St. York, PA 17403. www.etzweilerfuneralhome.com