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Devoted PA Dad Dustin Peterka-Rahn Dies, 28: ‘Brought A Smile To The Faces Of Those Around Him’
Dustin Peterka-Rahn, a beloved Royersford dad, son, and brother, died at home on Thursday, June 15, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 28.
Born in Pottstown to parents R. James Rahn and Veronica (Peterka) Rahn, he was a Spring-Ford High School alumnus and later graduated from the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center in 2013, his obit says.
In addition to his parents, Peterka-Rahn leaves behind two sisters, Abigail and Lucy, as well as a 7-year-old daughter, Estella Mae Wise, and her mother, Courtney Wise, loved ones wrote.
Peterka-Rahn was most recently employed at the O…
Marine From Philadelphia Wayson Lu Dies Suddenly, 27
A 27-year-old US Marine died suddenly on Thursday, Sept. 22, his family says.
Wayson Lu served in the Marines since 2015, his sister, Lucy, said on a GoFundMe. Wayson was involved in the gaming world, where he was known as Katsui, she said.
More than $8,900 had been raised on the GoFundMe as of Sunday, Sept. 25.
"My brother deserves a military burial but due to a new law, he may or may not be eligible for one," Lucy writes. "In which case, we, his family, will have to pay for everything out of pocket."
Montgomery County Attorney, Dad Paul Vangrossi Dies, 37
Paul E. Vangrossi of Montgomery County died on Jan. 4, 2021. He was 37 years old.
Born in Philadelphia, Vangrossi worked as an associate attorney at Vangrossi and Recchuiti in Norristown, where he had been practicing civil litigation involving personal injury, landlord-tenant actions, tax sale litigation, and real estate law since 2013, his employment biography says.
Vangrossi's obituary remembered him for his devout love for his wife and children, passion for endurance training, quick wit and more.
"He never missed a chance to support them, in every endeavor; he was t…
