February 10, 2021
From the time she was a little girl, Rosa Jinsey Young knew she wanted to be a teacher. Even though there were no schools for black children in her community, she wanted to help “her people” learn.
A small child with frequent bouts of illness, Young was an unlikely heroine. Born in 1890, the fourth of 10 children, Young grew up in Rosebud, in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt, a swath of counties cutting through the center of the state with the blackest soil and the largest old plantations. Her parents were farmers; her father also preached as a circuit rider for the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
COVID-19 antibody test results will be available within one to two weeks in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity.
The Red Cross is not, however, testing donors to diagnose illness. To protect the health and safety of Red Cross staff and donors, it is important that individuals who do not feel well or believe they may be ill with COVID-19 postpone their donation.
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center has standards of safety and infection control, along with additional precautions like temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff.
Brian Keith Dell, 62, of Jacobus, passed away on Jan. 28, 2021, in York, Pa.
He was the fiancee of Cynthia Mae (Stabley) Ferree with whom he shared his life in a very loving relationship for the last 13 1/2 years.
Born on July 9, 1958 in York, Pa., Brian was the son of the late Floyd O. Dell and Loretta J. (Day) Dell.
Brian graduated from York County Vocational Technical School in 1976 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Vocational Industrial Education from Pennsylvania State University in 1983. Proud to achieve and earn his degree, he returned to York Co. Vo-Tech where he began his industrial education career teaching wood shop; a job he truly loved and enjoyed.
Don Motaka passed away suddenly on Dec. 21, 2020, in Oxford, Michigan, at the age of 68 due to complications unrelated to COVID.
A native of Gettysburg, Don led a dynamic and purposeful life that included serving as an ordained Lutheran pastor, a Congressional aide, and a professed monk at the only Lutheran monastery in North America.
Don was truly one of a kind and he made an impression on everyone that he met. His keen intelligence, quick wit, huge heart, irreverent sense of humor, and booming laugh will be missed. His positive energy and love of life could overwhelm a room. He was a loving son to his mother, and he was adored by many close friends and their families who referred to him affectionately as âUncle Don.â
Arlene (Kime) Lawver, 96, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at SpiriTrust Lutheran The Village at Gettysburg. She was the loving wife of the late John