Lora Lynn Birkett

Lora Lynn Birkett YORK Lora Lynn (Mundis) Birkett, 39, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at York Hospital. She was the wife of Gary A. Birkett and mother of Benjamin E. Birkett. The couple celebrated their 17th anniversary on May 13th. A celebration of life service will be 11 a.m. on Monday, September 25, 2006, at Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Home, Inc., 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion. Viewings will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Lora was born in York, on October 19, 1966, a daughter of Terry E. and Linda L. (Frey) Mundis of Craley. She worked in the Information Technology Division of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown in Baltimore, Md., for 15 years. She was recognized for her significant contributions through various promotions over the years, with her most recent promotion to vice president. She was especially remembered for her unwavering commitment and dedication, even as she continued to work while undergoing chemotherapy treatments during her initial struggles with cancer. She will be remembered and missed by the many friends she made at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown. Prior to that, she worked for McCrory's Distribution Center and main office in York. Lora recently attended Pine Grove U.M. Church in York and was a member of St. Paul's U.M. church in Craley, where she was a Youth Fellowship Advisor, Children's Coordinator, Sunday School Secretary, Vacation Bible School organizer, and Chairman of the Pastor Parrish Relations Committee. She was a 1984 graduate of Eastern York High School, where she played field hockey and was a manager of the volleyball team, and a 1986 graduate of York College with an Associates of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. She volunteered for Reach For Recovery, a group that helps with recently diagnosed breast cancer patients. She helped organize both the annual Breast Cancer Survivor Day Event, and the Volleyball Tournament at Craley Days. She was very active in helping to raise funds for various cancer related groups and other charitable organizations. Lora leaves a brother, Brian L. Mundis and his wife, Stephanie and their children, Christopher, Joshua, and Nathan of York; paternal grandmother, Gladys (Craley) Mundis of Windsor; maternal grandmother, Tressa (Wallace) Frey of Craley; aunt and uncle, Lona J. and Robert C. Myers; and a niece, Morgan Birkett. Memorial contributions may be made to York Cancer Center Patient Help Fund, 25 Monument Road, York, PA 17403; or Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 2523 Pine Grove Road, York, PA 17403.