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PA Infant's Life Cut Short After Father Violently Shook Her, Community Rallies Around Family PA Infant's Life Cut Short After Father Violently Shook Her, Community Rallies Around Family
PA Infant's Life Cut Short After Father Violently Shook Her, Community Rallies Around Family A one-month-old Lackawanna County girl died after her father violently shook her. Now, the community is rallying around the family. Cecilia Rossetti suffered traumatic injuries after falling prey to Shaken Baby Syndrome, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up to benefit the family. She died on Monday, Oct. 21. Although her life was short, "Cecilia's sweet, gentle spirit has touched the hearts of many, especially her big sister Celeste, who has cherished every moment of being a big sister," the campaign states.  Watching the two sisters together was their mother's greatest joy, a…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Dad of 3.5 Kids Killed In Central PA Crash: GoFundMe Dad of 3.5 Kids Killed In Central PA Crash: GoFundMe
Dad of 3.5 Kids Killed In Central PA Crash: GoFundMe A father of three boys, with a baby girl on the way, has been identified as the man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday morning, Sept. 19, officials told Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 23, and as shared on a GoFundMe launched over the weekend to help his family. Devyn "Ditt" Smith, 25, of Harrisburg, died of an accidental death caused by a “traumatic chest injury” following the crash that happened in the 2200 block of Walnut Street — near the Civil War Museum, in Susquehanna Township between 2:30 and 2:40 a.m., officials told us. He was pronounced dead at Holy Sp…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
FATAL FIRE: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies FATAL FIRE: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies
Fatal Fire: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies The Lebanon community is rallying for the Navarre and Miller families after a fire killed an infant, and burned three children under 5 years old and a grandmother, according to a GoFundMe verified by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16.  The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street in Lebanon at 9:52 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported.  "While Brian was at work his home caught fire with his 4 children (all 5 and under) and their grandmother inside," Amber Bouillon wrote in a GoFundMe she organized f…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials
PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials A 13-year-old boy passed away less than four days before starting eighth grade, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School Principal Michael Sokalzuk told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Jaxon Snyder, of Lewisburg, died after "a brief and unexpected illness," on Monday evening, Aug. 19, Sokalzuk said.  The statement from the school reads in full: "The entire Lewisburg Area School District, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, and Lewisburg community mourns the passing of 8th grade student Jaxon Snyder. Jaxon passed away after a brief and unexpected illness. Jaxon was a mo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
Matt Ferruzza Dies In Motorcycle, SUV Collision: Coroner A 28-year-old dad died at the scene of a motorcycle crash with an SUV early on Saturday morning, July 20, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Matthew D. "Matt" Ferruzza, originally of Hershey most recently of the 470 block of Rockwood Drive in Elizabethtown, was pronounced dead an hour after the collision at 12:50 a.m. on July 20, the coroner detailed in the release.  The crash happened at 2907 Mt. Gretna Road in Mount Joy at 11:50 p.m. on Friday, July 19, the coroner explained. No autopsy was performed. His accidental death was cau…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dads ID'd As Men Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police Dads ID'd As Men Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police
Dads ID'd As Men Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police Two fathers have left behind young children — including an infant after drowning in a Pennsylvania creek, as detailed in a GoFundMe started for their family. The discovery of the first body led divers to another body, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Bilsón Araél Ramirez, 22 recently of Pittsburgh, but originally of Guatemala, was found "floating in the Montour Run Creek near the Montour Run Trail" around 4:05 p.m. in Moon Township on June 28, according to the police release and identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on July 9.  After first res…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Dad Found Dead On Harrisburg Street Battled Addiction, Found Comfort In Music, Daughter Says Dad Found Dead On Harrisburg Street Battled Addiction, Found Comfort In Music, Daughter Says
Dad Found Dead On Harrisburg Street Battled Addiction, Found Comfort In Music, Daughter Says Support is on the rise for the family of a 44-year-old Harrisburg man who was found lifeless in the roadway of a local street last week. In a GoFundMe campaign, Prentice Spriggs' family identified him as the victim found on the 1600 block of Ethel Street around 2:45 p.m. on May 17. "He was left on the street, robbed of the dignity he deserved," writes Prentice's daughter, Honesty Davis. "To us, he was so much more than that. Despite the turbulent nature of our shared experiences, his unwavering affection remained a beacon of light in our lives, a testament to the enduring strength of p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Unthinkable:’ Devoted PA Mom Erica Alicea Dies Suddenly From Brain Hemorrhage At 42 ‘Unthinkable:’ Devoted PA Mom Erica Alicea Dies Suddenly From Brain Hemorrhage At 42
‘Unthinkable:’ Devoted PA Mom Erica Alicea Dies Suddenly From Brain Hemorrhage At 42 Support is skyrocketing for the heartbroken family of 42-year-old Pennsylvania mother Erica Alicea, who suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage on Jan. 15 and was being taken off life support Wednesday. Originally thought to be a seizure, Alicea suffered the medical episode while waiting for her son to come out of a basketball game, according to a GoFundMe launched by Pierina Darquea. “Unfortunately events took a turn for the worse after discovering a brain hemorrhage in the occipital lobe from which she would not recover,” Darquea writes. “…on January 19, 2022, Erica Alicea, a beloved wife, m…

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by Valerie Musson