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Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's death Wednesday night left rock fans reflecting on the grunge era, and many came to a sorrowful realization: Vedder, the frontman of Pearl Jam, is one of the movement's only icons who is still alive.Eric Alper tweeted: The voices I grew up with:Andy Wood Layne Staley Chris Cornell Kurt Cobain...only Eddie Vedder is left. Let that sink in.The story of grunge is also one of death.The sound, loud as it could be, was relegated in the 1980s to a handful of indie-label bands in the Pacific Northwest. The genre's songs were gloomy as the gray Seattle sky, and heroin usage was not uncommon among its guitar-wielding practitioners. Before the genre exploded through the headphones of disaffected middle-America teenagers, its numbers were already dwindling.35 musicians remember Chris CornellMother Love Bone's frontman Andrew Wood, who the New York Times said "could have been the first of the big-league Seattle rock stars," died of a heroin overdose in 1990. Stefanie Sargent of the punk band 7 Year Bitch died similarly two years later.Still, with breakout hits from Nirvana and Soundgarden leading the way, grunge finally flooded American soundwaves and, with them, the Billboard charts. In 1994, the genre was arguably at its peak.That year, Pearl Jam enjoyed its second No. 1 album, "Vitalogy." The Stone Temple Pilots' second album "Purple" debuted at No. 1 that summer. "Jar of Flies" by Alice in Chains became the first EP - extended play, meaning a record that's too short to be a full album but too long to be a single - to top the charts. And Soundgarden and Nirvana songs continued to blast from speakers in shopping malls and car stereos.Nirvana: Photos from the band's 1993 Oregon tourThat was also the year that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, the genre's leader, put a shotgun to his head and pulled the trigger, killing himself. At the time, heroin was pumping through his veins.He was the first major figure to go but far from the last."If their music failed to make it clear, life was intolerably painful for many of Cornell'...

MAYMichael L. May, 72, of Duncannon died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. He was born March 10, 1944, in Harrisburg to the late Nelson L. and Evelyn (Hammaker) May.  He loved gardening, hunting, fishing, attending church and dedicating his life work to God. Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Barbara Jean May; two daughters, Marlene (Clark) Shearer and Renee (Daniel) Wenrich, both of Duncannon; and grandchildren, Colton Wenrich, Shelby Wenrich, Galen Wenrich and Jazzlyn Shearer. He was preceded in death by a brother, Nelson L. Jr., and three sisters, Deloris Adams, Elizabeth Barrick and Elma Flickinger.A service was held Oct. 25 in Watts Township Wesleyan Church, Duncannon, with the Rev. Howard Cilento Jr. officiating. Burial, with military honors, was in Union Cemetery, Duncannon.  Ronald C.L. Smith Funeral Home, Duncannon, handled arrangements.ELSIE M. BERNHISELElsie Mae Bernhisel, 96, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at her daughter's home in Marysville.She was born May 25, 1920, in Maytown, Lancaster County, to Albert Sr. and Carrie (Flowers) Derr. She also resided in York County and most recently in Perry County.She supported her husband with ministry at Manassa Community Church, Blain, and Campsite Evangelism; was a dedicated homemaker; organized several Christian choirs and music groups, which played in nursing homes; and did painting, sewing, embroidery, played musical instruments, tended to flower gardens, and volunteered and enjoyed finding bargains at thrift shops.She was the widow of Rev. William H. Bernhisel.Surviving are four children, Barbara Miller (the late Richard), Betty Miller (the late Clarence), William Jr. and wife, Linda, and Etta Rine-Smith and husband, Larry; three siblings, Harold Derr and wife, Patsy, Earl Derr and Lillie Sullivan; five grandchildren, Glenn Miller, Patti Barclay, Kelly Shelton, Brandon Bernhisel and Ryan Bernhisel; 11 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and friend and caregiver, Carole Murray.She was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Rick Mille...