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Eternal Life

This page is dedicated to informing our parishioner’s of recent death’s within our parish. The parish community of St. Joan of Arc extends our deepest sympathies to the families & friends of these individuals.

Thomas A. Ring (1957-2023)

6/12/2023

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Tom Ring, 65, of West Hanover Township, passed away on June 5, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born October 29, 1957 in Syracuse, NY, the son of the late Robert Ring and Marilyn (Garbinsky) Ring currently of Elizabethtown.

Tom was a 1975 graduate of Hershey High School and was a retired employee of PennDOT. He was a member of Hershey VFW Post #3502, American Legion Post #265, and Middletown Hunters and Anglers. A cottage on Lake Ontario is where he spent most of his summers boating and fishing. He was an avid golfer, hunter, and angler. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the University of Syracuse Lacrosse and Basketball teams.

In addition to his Mother, surviving are his wife, Jan "Goldie" Ring; daughter, Jacy Ring; sister, Deborah (Wayne) Ebersole; sister, Kathleen (Stephen) Morris; nephew and niece, Matthew and Stephanie Ebersole; and his beloved dog, Lizzie.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 11:30 am in the St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, 359 West Areba Avenue, Hershey. Visitation will be from 10:30am - 11:30am at the church.
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Sandra "Sandi"Adamkowski (1947-2023)

6/12/2023

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​Sandra "Sandi" Adamkowski, 75, of Hershey, went into the glory of God's Kingdom, May 23, 2023. She was welcomed into the world on November 18, 1947, in Stamford, CT to Chester and Helen (Bishop) Adamkowski.

A lifelong devout Catholic, Sandi was a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, class of 1965, where she was a member of the Glee Club. This and dancing with her siblings to Dick Clark's American Band Stand, formed her love of music, including singing and playing the accordion.

Following graduation, she attended the Career Academy in Washington, DC where she obtained her LPN. A passion that stuck with her for the rest of her life. She is remembered for her compassion for others, tender care, and dutiful caregiving. She was the definition of a true humanitarian. Sandi knew her calling from God was to work with children when she started caring for her siblings and being a second mother to them. She began her working career at Lancaster General Hospital, where she served in the neonatal unit for 4 years, and later transitioned to the neonatal unit of Hershey Medical Center, where she dedicated over 38 years until her retirement in 2010.

When she wasn't tending to babies, she enjoyed traveling on cruises with friends to many beach side destinations; her favorite being Hawaii. Over time, she also amassed a sizeable collection of pandas.

Her love and memories will live on in her brother, Brian Adamkowski of Hershey; cousins, Craig Schanz of CT, Robin Rosanski of NJ, and Pat Painter of OR; her beloved cats Panther and Meesha, as well as a host of extended family. She was preceded in passing by her parents and sister, Janice Adamkowski.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Friday, June 2, 2023, at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 359 W. Areba Ave. Hershey, PA 17033, with Fr. Al Sceski officiating. Guests will be received from 10:30 AM until the time of Mass. Interment to follow at St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery, Bausman, PA.
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Honorable Lawrence F. Clark Jr. (1943-2023)

6/12/2023

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P​assionate for justice, respectful of history and dedicated to the vitality and preservation of the institutions of our society, the Honorable Judge Lawrence Francis Clark Jr., retired, passed quietly into everlasting peace and happiness, joining the love of his life, Mary Beth Clark, at "home" in heaven on Monday, May 15, 2023, after a protracted illness.
"Larry" was the beloved husband of Dr. Mary Beth Clark, R.N., Ed.D., his wife of 47 years prior to her death in February of 2022. He resided and passed away in the home they built together in Hershey. Larry established and nurtured enduring relationships with family, neighbors (especially children), friends and legal, judicial and law enforcement colleagues in Hershey and well beyond, while mentoring budding lawyers, freshly minted law enforcement officers and consulting with jurists throughout the state and beyond.
Judge Clark began his life in Wilkes-Barre on March 17, 1943 as the first child of the late Lawrence F. Sr., D.D.S. and Sara Casey Clark, of Wilkes-Barre.
He is survived by his brother, Michael R. Clark, M.D. and his wife, Joanne, East Lansing, Mich.; his brother, John Casey Clark and his wife, Stephanie, Reisterstown, Md.; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, John and Grace Fisher, Dallas; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Joseph and Susan Fisher, Charlotte, N.C.; and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jean Fisher Nelson and Eric Nelson, Morgan Hill, Calif.; along with a legion of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Larry graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in 1964 and became a sworn member of the Pennsylvania State Police. During his time as a Pennsylvania State Trooper, he also graduated from the Northwestern University Traffic Institute in 1970. During his service as a Pennsylvania State Trooper, he matriculated to the Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law (Indianapolis) where he was recognized with the Outstanding Senior Service Award and earned his Juris Doctor and admission to law practice in Pennsylvania in 1974 and the Supreme Court of the U.S. in 1979. He held the distinction of being the first Pennsylvania state trooper to graduate from an accredited law school. Over the course of his legal career, Clark was the chief counsel for the Pennsylvania State Police and the legal officer for the Pennsylvania State Police Academy along with being its primary instructor of constitutional law and criminal law. He also served as an assistant attorney general of Pennsylvania and special consultant to the Pennsylvania State Senate on matters pertaining to municipal police jurisdiction and related issues. He retired from the Pennsylvania State Police in 1985 and started his own private law practice, with an emphasis on the representation of municipal law enforcement officers in matters of collective bargaining and contract application and interpretation.
Deeply rooted in the community, Larry served as a member and later chair of the Derry Twp. Board of Supervisors from 1992 to 1995. He also participated in the Hershey Rotary Club and had special pride in having earned Eagle Scout status.
In 1995, Lawrence F. Clark Jr. was elected to a 10-year term on the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas and was retained for a second term in 2005. He assumed senior judicial status in January of 2014 and fully retired from the bench in March of 2020. As a state trooper and as a jurist, Judge Clark was recognized by his colleagues and litigants as a commanding presence, larger than life in the eyes of many, in the courtroom and in patrol activities, every attorney who appeared before him knew, with clarity, that he or she was expected to be prepared to the fullest and zealously represent his or her client's interests. His law clerks looked to him as a mentor as well as a father figure.
In his personal life, Larry, along with Mary Beth, shared a love of gardening, particularly their famous tomatoes and peppers that he lavished on all who came to know him and maybe teach his special soil treatment for the most productive crop. He loved spending time at home, reading history, being engaged in the discussion of current events, working in the garden and building ever more powerful computers for himself and often for his friends.
Larry will be missed by so many family, friends, colleagues and mentees but his legacy will be carried on through the countless lives he impacted as a State Trooper, lawyer, jurist, community leader, friend, brother, uncle, cousin and husband.
Services to celebrate and remember the life of the Honorable Lawrence F. Clark Jr. will begin Thursday from Hoover Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Route 422 and Lucy Ave., Hershey, where visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Visitation will again be available at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Hershey, with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be private in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Twp., Wilkes-Barre, where His Honor will be laid to rest. God rest his soul.
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Ralph M. Matteo (1932-2023)

6/12/2023

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R​alph M. Matteo, 90, of Hershey, passed away on May 12, 2023 at Columbia Cottage.

He was born September 29, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Daniel and Mary (Sanseverino) Matteo.

Mr. Matteo was a retiree of Old Dominion Trucking. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, former President of Parish Council, member of Knights of Columbus Hershey and Scout Master. He was also former President of Lakeland, NJ Traffic Club. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Ralph is survived by sons, Daniel J. (Anna) Matteo and Brian M. (Melissa) Matteo; daughter, Mary A. (Tony) Basti; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Caffrey) Matteo; and siblings, Robert Matteo, Marian Gambale and Josephine DeSimone.

A viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 16th, from 5-7PM in the Hoover Funeral Home, 88 Lucy Ave., Hershey. A viewing will also be held on Wednesday, May 17th in St. Joan Of Arc Catholic Church, 359 W. Areba Ave., Hershey from 10:30-11AM, Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11AM. Interment will follow in the Hershey Cemetery.
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