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JoAnn McGurk Obituary
JoAnn was the daughter of the late Ervin and Viola (Reider) Kopp. JoAnn graduated from Red Lion Area High School and retired from the Visiting Nurse Association of York, PA.
In addition to her companion, JoAnn is survived by two daughters, Susan Grove, and husband Emery; Lynn Hawk, and husband James; a granddaughter, Erin Stoots, and husband Brock; a grandson, Jeremy Hawk; a great-grandson, Canaan Stoots and a great-granddaughter, Marlowe Stoots. She was preceeded in death by her husband of 49 years, Glenn (Hank) McGurk, her brother Warren Bailey and grandson Graham Hawk.
Funeral services will be private at JoAnn's request.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to the Masonic Village Hospice, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 or to your favorite charity.
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