She was born November 4, 1977 in Gettysburg, the daughter of Lawrence K. and Sharon L. (Sterner) Sprankle of Fairfield.

Stephanie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fairfield and a 1996 graduate of Fairfield High School. Following graduation, she worked at the YWCA of Gettysburg and was later employed with Hoffman Homes as a youth counselor. She was a member of the Blue Ridge Sportsman's Club and enjoyed traveling upstate to Driftwood. Stephanie was a "people person" who enjoyed spending time with her friends and talking on the phone. She also enjoyed softball, pitching horseshoes, listening to the Dixie Chicks and singing karaoke.

In addition to her parents, Stephanie is survived by two brothers, Matthew B. Sprankle and his wife Sharon of Gettysburg and Joseph P. Sprankle of Fairfield, four aunts, Corinne Weaver of Gettysburg; Bernadette Sterner of Gettysburg; Theresa Bean and her husband Bill of Fairfield; Patricia Joy and her husband Mike of Emmitsburg, MD and three uncles, John Sprankle and his wife Alice of Biglerville; Dave Sprankle and his wife Margie of Biglerville and Allen Sprankle and his wife Denice of Orrtanna and many cousins.

She was preceded in death by her Paternal Grandparents, Lawrence and Geneva Sprankle; Maternal Grandparents, Charles and Louetta Sterner; Uncle Charles Sterner and Uncle Richard Rohrbaugh.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 256 Tract Road, Fairfield, PA with Father Michael A. Messaro as celebrant. A time for sharing memories and viewing will be held Sunday, October 12, 2008 from 7 until 9 PM at the Peters Funeral Home, 321 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Fairfield. Serving as pallbearers will be, Chris Sprankle; Chad Sprankle; Heath Neiderer; T.J. Myers; Eric Truan; Katie Stabler and Adam McClain.

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A memorial video celebrating the life of Stephanie can be viewed by clicking the link below, then click the photo to play the tribute video. (Special Note: If you have firewall protection installed on your computer, it must be disabled in order to play the tribute.  Macintosh systems need Windows to use the tribute viewer).

Stephanie Marie Sprankle memorial video