April 18, 2025

She was my 9th grade teacher. My friends and I used to visit her in the morning before our classes. I missed having her as a teacher. Truly, she was such an amazing person.I am so deeply grateful to have met her. When I was struggling she was always there for me. If I needed to hand in something late she’d still take it. The one time she gave me a card and I still have it to this day. Rest in peace, Miss Hunter. I hope we meet again I miss you so much. She was like a mom to me that I never had. My heart goes out to her family and friends.❤️
Kayla Goyco

April 15, 2025

I just heard about Roxannas passing and my heart aches!  She babysat my boys many years ago after knowing her family from church.  Such a lovely young woman!  My heart and prayers are with the family as they move on in this earthly life waiting to be reunited!
Alana Groff

March 15, 2025

Seeing her obituary made me want to know her. I never got to personally meet her. I was in French 2 when they announced her death and all the seniors told stories of her kindness. Most importantly, I share her same college goals. I’m a freshman and I play goalie for the Hfh varsity team. My goal is to play for Bucknell. I wish I would have gotten to speak to her about her experience and her time there.
Rowan kellerr

March 14, 2025

Untitledby Roxannah Hunter 
I don’t close the doorwhen the rain starts runningalong floorboards-a small current slowly flowingtowards my toes.
I want to meet the stormbefore its overand makes peacewith the sun again.
– Thank you Roxannah
John Myers

March 13, 2025

Roxanna was a friend and a colleague at Conestoga Valley High School. She was an outstanding teacher and as a friend we shared many laughs!  I was saddened and shocked by her sudden passing but I will never forget Roxanna’s bright smile. RIP, friend!
Linda Mercier
 

March 13, 2025

My deepest condolences 💐 My heart is with you as you mourn your angel taking flight. God bless and keep you as grieve and heal. 
Tory W.

March 09, 2025

My heart aches… Miss Hunter really spoke light into my life…she introduced me to poetry slams and writing passions that I still persue today. She provided us with a safe environment to be free and express our selves and struggles. Miss Hunter read my journals with no judgment,  checked on me and sat and talked to me whatever may have been going on, even at times when that was NOT her job… She was the type of person who cared for others, smiled when there wasn’t necessarily a reason, and loved to make a difference in other people’s lives. A genuine soul. Many many years ago was she my teacher, and she left such a huge impression on me… Therefore I just know there many people, students, family and friends reading this with the same heavy heart. We love you miss Hunter. You are a beautiful person. I will continue to embrance your spirit through my happiness and joyful manor. I thank you a million for the lives you changed. You MADE A CHANGE!! What a blessing to have you as part of my story, our story. And just as the poem stated in another message; this attitude is certainly what she would want, and what she would embody. Pure joy. 
 
Humbly,
I cannot thank you enough Roxannah. 
God bless you all.
One Love!
Alexis Johnson

March 07, 2025

I worked with Roxannah at our part time job-and we immediately bonded over our teaching careers. She was an immediate source of positivity and encouragement. Her smile lit up the gym and she always brought positive energy to the front desk. I’m so sorry for your loss and for OUR loss. 
Kim

March 07, 2025

Sending my deepest sympathy to you all.  Roxannah lit up any room she was in and had this special joy about her.  I absolutely adored hearing her laugh, she had an amazing laugh.  It was always a highlight of my day to get to see her.  I know she loved teaching and sharing her love for literature with the younger generation.  She has left a big hole on this earth and will be deeply missed.  Continuing to pray for you all.  Marie Lehman

March 06, 2025

Sandy and David, our hearts ache for your loss of dear Roxannah.  There aren’t adequate words to express our family’s many sweet memories of visits together through the years.  May God be your comfort in sorrow and your hope and strength in the coming days. Be assured of our love and prayers!
Linda, Keith and Kristen

March 06, 2025

Roxannah was a first rate teacher and a first class human being.   In hockey they have a plus // minus rating when you’re on the ice.   A plus means you contributed.  She was a plus plus.  She will be missed.  May God give comfort to her family
Tom Larkin

March 05, 2025

Mrs Hunter was a kind and loving person. She was my English teacher last semester. I was brand new to Pensilvania and the school. She had been the only teacher to give me grace and help me learn how to navigate a new Place and highschool. During one of our last conversations, she told me how proud and happy she was to see me having so many friends in her class. She told me how grateful she was to have watched me learn to fit in and enjoy myself. When she returned before she left for good, I remember hugging her, telling her I missed her and was happy she was back. I wish I held on A little Longer, and A little tighter. Teaching was what she was supposed to do. Teaching was her. As A student of hers, I could tell that she loved every one of her students, even the troublesome ones. When I chose to go into the teaching field, I will always think of her and her impact on me. Thank you for everything Mrs Hunter. Marley tomporowski, A HHS student. 

March 05, 2025

My heart is heavyladen after hearing about sweet Roxannah’s untimely passing. Roxannah was a beautiful individual, inside and out, and her obituary was a thorough and lovely tribute. She was a vital member of the Conestoga Valley High School Communications Department, which I supervised from 2000 through 2010. Staff and students alike appreciated her intelligence, professionalism, creativity, and personable and caring nature. To her family members and devoted friends, I offer my condolences and have been and will be supporting you with my prayers. May memories comfort all of us during this time of grief and lead eventually to peace. I am including a poem that recognizes Roxannah’s worth during her life on earth. 
Deann Buffington
She Is Gone! By David Harkin
FILED UNDER: POEMS
 

Accidental poet laureate David Harkins penned a poem over twenty years ago when he was just a shy, brokenhearted Cumbrian baker. Years later, the Queen of England read his work during her mother’s funeral in 2002. His work as an author and also as a facilitator, teacher, and speaker, have motivated and inspired millions to shift their focus to encompass perspective, include possibility, and enhance positivity. His journey from where he was during the 1980s to where he is now – as a leader helping individuals and organizations overcome inabilities, build maps through our digital and “real” life, and define happiness as a positive attitude is remarkable. His ability to study, define, and capture the essential components of a well lived life (and help others do the same) is a principle we all can apply: Not only accept, but welcome, change.
 
You can shed tears that she is gone
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back
or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she’s gone
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back
or you can do what she’d want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”
 
 

March 04, 2025

I had Ms. Hunter last semester as my english teacher. She had the brightest smile and the happiest soul. She was patient with me when I was in a hard state of mind. She was one of the only teachers I was comfortable with asking questions, raising my hand, class discussions for once in my life. I felt safe in her class. She was a very special soul. She was welcoming and funny. She was full of sunshine and light even in the days that you could tell she was a little more down. She was willing to help. She always wanted us as a class to help each other. She wanted us to socialize and have fun even though we were still doing work. Her classroom was my favorite because it was cozy and safe. She will be missed so much. 
– Piper Glick HHS student 

March 04, 2025

Hi, Im sure Roxannah would not remember me, we only met briefly at meeting for my son. Roxannah was his English teacher this year. My son really liked Roxannah and he’s been very upset by her passing. My son had been homeschooled for 4 years and coming to a big high school was a new and scary experience for him, but Roxannah made him feel welcomed and treated with him with such kindness. I know she will be missed among her students. 
Andrea Theresa Brown

March 03, 2025

May Roxannah’s memory be a blessing to all who knew her.
Bob Houghton

March 03, 2025

Our sincere sympathy on the passing of Roxanna, who rode the bus to school with our children, gathered in the same church classes, and played with our daughter as children. We are so sorry for this sad occurence. 
May the peace of God that passes understanding comfort family and friends at this time.
Jack and Sharon Yoder

March 03, 2025

In 2020, when I was a sophomore at Hempfield High School, I had Ms. Hunter as my English teacher. From the very first day of class, I knew I would adore her—not just as a teacher, but as a person. Ms. Hunter was funny, sarcastic, and, most of all, a bright light. She carried an energy that made it feel like nothing could ever bring her down, like she would persevere through anything thrown at her. That kind of energy was contagious—it had to have reached me.
 
My sophomore year was difficult. It was the year I moved from my hometown—the only place I had ever known—to Texas, 19 hours away. But it wasn’t just the move that made it hard. I was 15, and I felt unheard. I felt alone, confused, like there was no one who could truly understand me or the way I felt. It wasn’t until the last few weeks of my time in Pennsylvania that I truly got to know Ms. Hunter.
 
During those final weeks, she would write me notes during my lunch hour. I’d leave the cafeteria to sit in her homeroom while she graded papers and kept me company. It wasn’t easy convincing her—I’d beg, and she’d laugh while I pleaded and bargained to stay in her room. But I believe she understood me. Whether I said it outright or not, she knew, in some way, that our meetings meant more than I could ever express.
 
At first, it was just small talk. I’d ask about her life, and she’d get to know me. But as my moving day got closer, I opened up more. I told her about my past, the things that hurt, and how I had always felt like no adult in my life would simply sit and listen—truly listen—to me. Ms. Hunter did. She’d nod, give me advice, and somehow manage to make me laugh even as tears welled in my eyes. For the first time, I had a role model—someone I could look up to.
 
I adored Ms. Hunter, not just for her knowledge, but for her kindness. What stood out most about her was her love. She took time out of her day to listen because she knew I needed it. She made me laugh during one of the hardest times in my life.
 
It’s been five years, and I still think about Ms. Hunter. I think of her when the world feels like it has no good left. I think of how, in my hardest times, she made things easier. She chose to spread love, no matter what she was going through herself. That kind of kindness is contagious, and it reached me.
 
Before I moved, she gave me her personal email. She told me she didn’t give it to just anyone, and I promised her I’d write. It breaks my heart that I never did. Truthfully, after I moved, things got difficult, and I felt like I had nothing worth writing about. I wanted to reach out when my life felt “perfect.” I regret that so much. I never imagined a day like this would come, and now I understand that no matter my circumstances, I should have reached out—because nothing is promised.
 
Ms. Hunter was a great woman and an even greater role model. She was so much more than a teacher to me. And after all this time, I still think of her. I always will.
 
Rest in peace, Ms. Hunter. I hope you’re traveling the greatest mountains you’ve ever seen, with your nose in a book and your usual cup of coffee in hand. I hope you’re resting. 
Jennifer

March 03, 2025

To Roxanne’s family and friends, wishes of support and caring from your friends at Conestoga Valley. Thanks for sharing her with us for a short time. Deepest sympathies, Gerry Huesken (retired CVSD Superintendent)

March 03, 2025

I was Roxannah’s mentor at Hempfield when she first arrived.  We quickly discovered that we were kindred spirits in the classroom.  That connection grew as we continued to work together, even after my retirement in 2022.  She wrote and delivered a beautiful farewell speech for my retirement.  We enjoyed times together in my home (she even shared Easter dinner one year with our family) and loved to visit after school at John Wright Restaurant.  She supported me during my sister’s illness and subsequent death, even attending her Celebration of Life.  She had the great gift of making a person feel like the most talented, special, important person in the world.  I feel so fortunate to have known her. The empty space her absence leaves in my life is deep.  My heart grieves with yours.  
Joan Johnson

March 02, 2025

Roxannah was such a wonderfully kind soul and always had a smile and a kind word. When she asked how you were, she genuinely meant it. I enjoyed supporting her class and her sarcastic sense of humor. Recently, I helped her class with essay writing and you could tell how passionate she was about helping her students learn their true potential and how much she enjoyed sharing her knowledge of the English language. She will be truly missed by the Hempfield staff and students! 
Kyle Dunlap

March 02, 2025

I never got the chance to meet Ms.Hunter, but in 10th grade my English class was the classroom next to hers. I remember each day Ms.Hunter would wait outside her classroom before the bell rang to greet her students. I took notice to how each student was always excited when they greeted her. I remember thinking to myself how much of a joy she seemed to be as a teacher. By 4th period, students are tired and want to be done with the day. So it was a shock to me how excited these students seemed to be to come to class. I now realize it’s because Ms.Hunter was one of those teachers you remember forever because of how great they were. My classmates and friends who had Ms.Hunter used to boast about how wonderful she is. I wish I’d gotten the chance to experience her teachings and her inspiration. 

March 02, 2025

Rest in peace Roxannah; your short time here positively affected many who crosed your path. 
You are a great exmple of goodness, and worked hard to improve the lives of others. 
You have earned your rest. God Bless you!!
Billy Fox

March 02, 2025

Roxannah was my friend and colleague who touched my life with joy and light and love– I only wish I could tell her that now. I am so sorry for your loss. -Kelly

March 02, 2025

I am so very sad to hear of Roxannah’s passing.  We worked together at CV and she was always such a kind person to me. 
Danalynne Young

March 02, 2025

My deepest sympathies to all of Roxannah’s family and friends. She was a lovely person and her passing has shocked and sorrowed me and our mutual friends.
Your obituary truly captured her beauty, greatness and love for others. I have been processing her passing with mutual friends and we will really miss her.
i cannot imagine how hard this is for her lovely family but maybe knowing how much she was loved by everyone who knew her it will help ease the pain. Sending love and wishing you peace. 
Henrietta Heisler

March 02, 2025

Miss Hunter was easily one of my favorite teachers at cv middle school. I remember she was beautiful and fun and bright. I always looked forward to her class and I admired her greatly. She treated the students with kindness and I really appreciated her. So sorry to her family for the loss. She will be greatly missed by many.
Kendra

March 02, 2025

Even though I didn’t know Roxannah well as an adult I remember a sweet, lively girl who made us all laugh. My prayers are with Sandy, David and Hannah and Elaina and Elsie. May your find peace in knowing she is with our Lord. 
Janice Felo

March 02, 2025

We shared some moments of laughter and some moments of strength. She is a delightful spirit! Heaven has acquired a kind soul. She is deeply missed here on earth. My condolences to her many friends and her family.
Vickie Pesci-Hall

March 02, 2025

What a beautiful tribute!
Stephen Mead

March 01, 2025

Such a lovely human 💔
Dria Miller

March 01, 2025

Roxannah and I worked together on supporting kids many many times. I always loved randomly running into her in the city. She was such an amazing person. Kids loved her class. She had a real way of connecting with them and making them feel heard and appreciated. 
Her laugh. Her smile. Her roll of the eyes and an “oh my gosh” with a chuckle at something totally ridiculous going on at work. These are the things that stick with me. She really was a ray of sunshine. Her personality was like a walking hug even if it was just passing in the hall or at the water cooler. 
Roxannah will forever be a gem of a human whose impact stretched far and wide. Sending you all so much love and light. 
Greg Dietz