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Doctors Said It Was The Flu — Days Later, 10-Year-Old Girl Was Gone
A Maryland mother is grappling with unimaginable loss after her once-healthy 10-year-old daughter died from complications doctors initially brushed off as the flu. Minka Aisha Greene, of Capitol Heights, had never been seriously ill before, her mom, Kymesha Greene White told Daily Voice in a phone call Tuesday, March 11. So when Minka stopped eating and playing outside in late January, Greene White knew something was seriously wrong. “She was never one of those kids who had a cold or anything,” Greene White said. “So when I noticed she wasn’t eating or asking to go outside, I was like,…
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Buddhist Mom Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In PA
A Philadelphia family is mourning the sudden and heartbreaking loss of a wife and mother who was killed by a suspected drunk driver. Vone Sananikhom, 64, died after being struck by an impaired driver as she walked home from a friend’s house along South 7th Street on Saturday night, Feb. 22, Philadelphia Police told 6ABC. The 59-year-old driver first crashed into a parked SUV, then reversed at high speed, hitting Sananikhom on the sidewalk, police told the outlet. She was rushed to the hospital but did not survive her injuries. As her loved ones grieve, they remember Sananikhom as a woman w…
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PA Parents Identified In Murder-Suicide That Left Infant Injured
A man and woman killed in an apparent murder-suicide that left their infant critically injured in Reading have been identified by their families. Jesus Peñaloza Cruz shot Selena Zavala-Hernandes, their two-month-old child, and himself inside a home on the 1200 block of Locust Street, according to authorities. Police responded to the residence on Monday, Feb. 16, after a neighbor reported hearing gunshots. The child was rushed to a Philadelphia hospital and remains in stable but critical condition. Loved ones have launched GoFundMe campaigns to assist with funeral expenses and to transport …
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Mom Of 4 Found Dead In Pennsylvania Dumpster ID’d As Homicide Victim: Coroner
A mother of four from New Jersey was found dead in a dumpster in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, in what authorities have ruled a homicide, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Jan. 13. UPDATE: Arrest Made In Killing Of Elizabeth Mom Found Dead In PA Dumpster Lucrecia Elizabeth Jadan Sumba, 39, of Elizabeth, NJ, was discovered in the 200 block of South 3rd Street on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 5:55 p.m., according to Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. An autopsy completed Monday revealed she died from sharp force injuries. The case has been classified as a homicide, Buglio said. Authorities fr…
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Teen Killed In PA Wawa Fight Turned Shooting ID'd: Police
A teenager was shot and killed after a fight broke out at the Wawa on West Main Street in Stroudsburg on Saturday, Nov. 30, authorities announced. Stroud Area Regional Police were called to the convenience store at 8:20 p.m. for reports of shots fired and a male victim who had been shot, police said in a release. Officers found 17-year-old Garrett Sorrenti with a gunshot wound to the neck and attempted lifesaving measures until EMS arrived and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died, police said. The shooting is believed to have stemmed from a verbal altercation involv…
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Ex-BF Kills Teen, Mom; Wounds Dad, Sister In PA Attack: Family
The ex-boyfriend of a Mount Joy teen is accused of driving nearly two hours to her family’s home after receiving a Protection From Abuse order, fatally shooting her mother and injuring her, her stepfather, and younger sister in a late-night attack, according to the victims' family. Four family members were shot in a Mount Joy apartment by 21-year-old Ricky Shannon on Friday, Nov. 8, as Daily Voice previously reported. Shannon allegedly drove nearly two hours after receiving a Protection From Abuse order to commit the attack, the victims’ family shared with Daily Voice. One PFA was fil…
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Texas Brothers Stabbed On Mom's Birthday In Pennsylvania, Fund Says
One brother is dead and another was seriously injured in a stabbing, Pennsylvania State Police explained at the end of October — a GoFundMe has since been launched to help their family. The call about the brothers of San Antonio, Texas being stabbed in the first block of North Washington Street in Shippensburg came to PA State Police at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, as Daily Voice previously reported. Christopher Nunn II of San Antonio, Texas was pronounced dead at the scene, PSP announced in an updated release. His brother Dylan Moore was found suffering from life-threateni…
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Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA
The difficult task of ruling whether an "accidental" shooting may be a homicide is up to authorities in Luzerne County, Daily Voice was told on Friday, Sept. 6. A teenage boy was fatally wounded with a gunshot wound to his chest in Nanticoke on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. The victim was identified as Hunter Sipple, 17, the following day. The shooting with a handgun was "preliminarily accidental" pending further investigation, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke told Daily Voice. "It's been a pretty whirlwind week," Roke said on Friday, Sept. 6. "We have more people coming in f…
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Teen Struck Dead By Train Crash Into Car: Berks County Coroner
Services are on Saturday, Aug. 10 for a 19-year-old man killed when the car he was riding in was struck by a train in Berks County. Meanwhile, family members are raising money for funeral expenses for Jazavier Phelps-Hines, of Reading. Phelps-Hines died on Saturday, Aug. 3 at about 3:40 p.m. when his car was struck by a train in Tilden Township, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. "We are heartbroken to share that Jazavier Phelps has passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident," a relative wrote on this GoFundMe page. "He was a beloved son, grandson, nephew and friend. T…
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Family Names Toddler Killed While Crossing Philadelphia Street
The 1-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a pickup truck in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 20 was identified by loved ones on GoFundMe as Madison Morales Salazar. Morales Salazar, her mother, and her 13-year-old sister were all struck on North Front Street at the intersection with Wyoming Avenue around 9 p.m., city police said previously. The mother and 13-year-old sustained injuries to their feet and ankles and were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, while 22-month-old Madison was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where she died, PPD said. The 28-year-old driv…
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Coatesville Parents Ran Fundraiser For Son Who Allegedly Overdosed On Their Drugs
The Coatesville parents charged with their son's overdose death last July launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his funeral expenses. The verified campaign raised $895 after it was posted on July 30, 2023. "My name is Mousa Hawa I am asking for help to cover cost for my son Hunter Hawa," the campaign reads. "He passed suddenly 7/26/2023 we are having him cremated and then we will have a service for him(.)" Hawa and Holly Back are each charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in Hunter's July 26 overdose death, the Chester County District Attorney'…
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‘Beautiful Soul:’ Sudden Death Of PA Dad Kyle Aunkst, 33, Prompts Outpour Of Community Support
After a Pennsylvania dad died suddenly, neighbors and well-wishers are pitching in to assist his family in their time of need. Kyle L. Aunkst, 33, of Muncy, passed away in his home on Friday, June 16, said loved ones in his obituary. Now, community members are donating money to help his bereaved family members handle end-of-life costs and other expenses. "None of us was planning for this," said his older sister Tyrennie on a GoFundMe page the day after his death. "I'm reaching out to see if maybe anyone would help us celebrate the life of Kyle Aunkst." Neighbors hee…
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Award-Winning Ephrata Nurse Dies, Husband Seriously Hurt In ATV Crash: Authorities
An award-winning labor and delivery nurse from Ephrata has died and her husband remains in the hospital following an all-terrain vehicle crash in Tell Township, on Saturday, March 11, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release the following day. The passenger, and decorated local nurse, 34-year-old Amanda L. Hoffert, was pronounced dead at the scene of the ATV crash at Black Hollow Road just south of Village Hill Road at 6:25 p.m., state police explained in the release. Her 36-year-old husband, Bret Hoffert, had been driving the 2013 Honda Rancher north when he left the roadway fo…
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Harrisburg Mom Of Five, Jessica Serrano Dies Three Days Before 31st Birthday
Jessica "Jessy" M. Serrano, a Harrisburg 30-year-old mother of five children, who unexpectedly died on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Holy Spirit Hospital— just three days before her 31st birthday, according to her family. "Jessica had a medical emergency on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, that rendered her unconscious, and was (rushed) to the hospital," according to a GoFundMe page launched for the family. "As of Thursday, the doctors confirmed that she is legally brain dead. I tried to hold on to hope that she would pull through and come back to me. But on Friday, January 20th at 10:56 p.m. at 3…
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GoFundMe Verifies Campaign By NJ Family Of Man Who Led PA Police On Deadly 100 MPH Chase
The New Jersey family of a 35-year-old man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover the funeral cost. Krysten Harland Pretlor, who had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3, had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017, after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local resi…
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Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police
Police in Berks County are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man. Jayquan Miguel Sánchez is wanted on homicide charges in the shooting death of 26-year-old Quadell Spradley, Reading police said. Spradley, of Sinking Spring, was found dead on the 1200 Block of Church Street around 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, authorities said. More than $9,000 had been raised as of Monday, Aug. 8 on a GoFundMe for Spradley's funeral expenses. Quadell SpradleyGoFundMe "We’re asking if you can donate whatever you can to help our family give him the burial he deserves," reads the fundraiser,…
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Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of a beloved Lehigh Valley man, who died in a brutal crash Thursday, July 21 at the age of 18. Alessandro Gonzalez, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on Rt. 100 and Blackhorse Road in West Vincent Township, local police said. A 2022 graduate of Freedom High School, Gonzalez recently began studying automotive and diesel mechanics at Universal Technical Institute in Exton, according to his obituary. He was driving northbound after leaving class when he suddenly crossed into the southbound lanes and w…
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Beloved PA Boy Dies After Brief Illness: GoFundMe
Shane Williams died at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Friday, April 8, after a month-long battle with an illness, his loved ones said. Shane Williams' "beautiful smile lit up the room and brought people together," Gwen Garcia wrote on a GoFundMe for the Williams family's medical and funeral expenses. Though Williams' age was not made clear, NorthPennNow confirms he was a fifth-grader at North Wales Elementary School. In the arms of the angels. Rest In Peace sweet one. Shane Williams Posted by Phyllis Bronson on Saturday, April 9, 2022 A lover of sports, Williams played with No…
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Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash
Support is surging for the loved ones of a 25-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter killed in a car crash on Saturday, Feb. 19. Andrew Black, of Perkiomenville, worked as a firefighter with the Upper Frederick Fire Company and served in the Army National Guard, according to his obituary. More than $19,200 had been raised as of Friday, Feb. 25 on a GoFundMe for Black's funeral expenses, putting the family ahead of the campaign’s $15,000 goal in just three days. Born in Lansdale, Black graduated from Pennridge High School in 2015 and went on to earn his associate degree in criminal justice from …
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Victim Killed In Unsolved South Philly Hit-Run Was 'Hardworking Grandfather,' Loved Ones Say
Support is surging for a beloved 50-year-old grandfather who was killed after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck him in South Philadelphia last weekend. Jorge Hernandez — a beloved husband, grandfather, and cook — was pronounced dead approximately two hours after a driver hit him as he crossed South Columbus Boulevard around 9:05 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, Philadelphia police said. Now, Hernandez's daughters have launched a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. "He was a great dad, husband, and grandfather who cared and loved us deeply, and will love us eternally. He spent his life sacri…
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Community Rallies For Family Of Man Killed In Central PA House Fire
A community is rallying to support the family of a man who died in a house fire on Sunday night. William “Bill” Hardy, 67, died from thermal burns at the scene of the fire at his home in the 500 Block of Water Street in Royalton, Dauphin County shortly after 9 p.m., according to the coroner. Hardy was a lifelong member of the community in both Royalton and Middletown, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by his family friend Cheryl Bretz. He loved fishing, his dogs, his truck, and listening to bluegrass music, according to the campaign page and his obituary. He “was a simple man, wo…
Obituaries
Pennsylvania Mom of 2 Dies Suddenly
A community is rallying to support a family after the sudden death of a mother of two in central Pennsylvania. Martina Thompson, of Harrisburg, died of an epileptic seizure in her sleep on Dec.16, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by her family. Her community has been sharing about their loss on social media: Damn cuzzo I never thought I will be saying RIP to you this soon.😔 but like I said ... to me you was a beautiful person... Posted by Precious Thompson on Friday, December 17, 2021 We were friends since Middle School, all those yrs we were friends as adults found out we …
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Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash
Support is on the rise for a beloved Lehigh Valley man who was killed in a Thanksgiving Day motorcycle crash. John Czuba, 57, was riding a blue Harley Davidson motorcycle when he swerved off the road and crashed into an embankment near 157 Riverview Dr. in Lehigh Township shortly after 3:30 p.m., police said. Czuba, of Danielsville, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Lehigh Township Fire Department, Lehigh Township Fire Police, Walnutport Fire Department, Northampton Regional EMS, and NOVA EMS assisted at the scene of the crash, …
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Former US Navy Sailor With Ties to Central PA Dies Of COVID
A daughter is asking her community for help after her father loses his battle against COVID-19. Brandon C. Smith, 50, of Swatara Township, died at UPMC Pinnacle in Harrisburg on Sept. 29 at 1:15 a.m., according to his daughter. His daughter, Jordan Williams was at his side when he passed after a two and a half week long battle with COVID-19 with pneumonia. Smith was the son of the late Lloyd V. “Jack” Smith and Sheryl L. “Sherry” (Dickinson) Heim, of Mechanicsburg, according to his obituary. He attended Central Dauphin East High School. Smith served in the US Navy, serving on the USS JFK…
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Pa Mom Grieves Husband, State Trooper Son Dead In Murder-Suicide
A community is rallying around a mother who lost her husband and son in a murder-suicide on Wednesday. Wesley Frey Jr., 31, a former Pennsylvania State Trooper, shot his father, Wesley Frey Sr., 61, in the chest with a crossbow at a home in the 1200 block of Wissler Lane on Wednesday around 9 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. Frey Jr. barricaded himself in a bedroom while multiple police agencies, including PSP surrounded the residence, but by the time officers forced their way into the room, Frey Jr. was deceased. His cause and manner of death have not been released at the time o…
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