Lorenza Rossum

Obituary For Lorenza Rossum

Elder Lorenza Rossum, 89, of N. 16th St., Harrisburg, transitioned into eternal life on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in the peace and love of his home. He was born in Kilgore, TX, son of the late Aaron and Joyce (Henderson) Rossum, a U. S. Navy Veteran, retired from the Commonwealth of PA Dept. of General Services, a long-time member of This Is Shalom Pentecost Church, where he served as an Elder. Elder Lorenza was a Dallas Cowboy Fan and in his leisure, he loved to cook, eat and be surrounded by his family and enjoyed gardening, fishing and hunting. He along with his wife fed the hungry, clothed the naked and housed the homeless, as well as led the lost to Christ. Elder Rossum was the widower of Dr. Albertha A. Scott Rossum and leaves to celebrate his life, his beloved children; Shirley Helms, Cynthia Taylor (David), Loretta Rossum, Lorenzo Rossum, Eric Rossum, Oscar Rossum, Sr. (Sharon), Shepre Waters (Sheldon), Latasha Poles (Maurice), Aisha Moss (Rodney), Patricia Salame (Ayal), Ruth Smith (William) and Roberta Buchanan (Larry) and a host of grand, great and great-great grandchildren; his nieces and nephews; his spiritual sons and daughters; his god children: Yona Hill, Junior Watts, Tony Elby and Anita Corbin and a host of extended family and friends. His life will be celebrated in the Chapel of Major H. Winfield Funeral Home, 704 N. Front St., Steelton, beginning with a public viewing on Wednesday, October 21 at 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. There will be a private Funeral Service and burial in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Covid 19 guidelines will be observed with masks and six foot social distancing for all attendees of the public viewing and live streaming of the funeral service will be available on the Major H. Winfield Funeral Home YouTube page. www.majorhwinfieldfuneralhome.com

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