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'A Sweet Soul': Widowed Pennsylvania Mom Dies At 46 'A Sweet Soul': Widowed Pennsylvania Mom Dies At 46
'A Sweet Soul': Widowed Pennsylvania Mom Dies At 46 Shannon Cicutti Kitrosser, a Morgantown mother of three, died on Saturday, Feb. 17, her loved ones wrote on GoFundMe. She was 46.  Kitrosser was an executive administrative assistant at financial services company Vanguard, according to her LinkedIn.  She had been a single mom since her husband David Kitrosser passed suddenly in 2019, her friends said.  "Shannon managed the lives of three beautiful children, a full-time job, two pets, and carrying the weight of her grief," wrote campaign organizer Anna Starner Meitzler on GoFundMe.  "While she wrestled with this mo…
Pro Soccer Player With Philly Roots Supported By Teammates, Fans After Losing Mom To Cancer Pro Soccer Player With Philly Roots Supported By Teammates, Fans After Losing Mom To Cancer
Pro Soccer Player With Philly Roots Supported By Teammates, Fans After Losing Mom To Cancer Kalil ElMedkhar might be grieving the loss of his mom to cancer, but he's got a whole team of support. The 23-year-old Loudoun United FC midfielder, who was raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, lost his mom, 65-year-old Helena Schroyer, after a cancer battle on June 27, as reported by Delaware Online. In addition to a GoFundMe campaign for the American Cancer Society, launched in Helena's memory by supporters of Loudoun United, proceeds from bids on the team's match against Sacramento Republic on Aug. 19 will go toward fighting cancer. A Delaware resident with roots in Philadelphia, Helena…
100+ People To Receive Organ Tissue From Late Teen Lifeguard From PA, Loved Ones Say 100+ People To Receive Organ Tissue From Late Teen Lifeguard From PA, Loved Ones Say
100+ People To Receive Organ Tissue From Late Teen Lifeguard From PA, Loved Ones Say Ethan Joner, a Delaware County high school sophomore, died suddenly on Thursday, July 13, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 15.  Born to Peter and Leigh (Daly) Joner, Ethan had attended the Delcroft School and more recently was a rising sophomore at Academy Park High School, family members wrote.  He was a "lifelong swimmer" who dreamed of becoming a lifeguard and accomplished as much earlier this year, according to his obit.  "Ethan’s goal in life was to help people," said GoFundMe organizer Erica Goodwin. "He always wanted to be the hero in every situation.…