Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Yanney, Rodolph M.  November 26, 2010
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on December 2, 2010 
  Rodolph M. Yanney 
  
  LEBANON Dr. Rodolph M. Yanney, 80, retired physician from the VA Hospital, died 
  Friday, November 26, 2010, at Spang Crest Manor. He was the husband of Mrs. 
  Marie (Guirgis) Yanney. Born January 3, 1930, in Assiut, Egypt, he was the son 
  of the late Marcus Yanney and Sadika Saif Makar. Formerly of Jersey City, N.J., 
  and Egypt, Dr. Yanney has lived in Lebanon since 1971. He was a member of St. 
  Anthony Coptic Church of Annville and St. Mary's Coptic Church of Lancaster. He 
  was very dedicated to the Coptic Church and served as Superintendent of Bible 
  Study in Egypt and the United States. He was the leader of a group who fought 
  for their Pope to be released from house arrest and was an outspoken speaker 
  about the persecution of Christians in Egypt. Dr. Yanney wrote three volumes 
  about the Coptic Church's heritage. He was the editor of the Coptic Church 
  Review, The Bulletin, and El-Resala. Dr. Yanney was a renowned international 
  speaker and spoke at many churches and universities. He was a quiet man, but 
  strong with his pen. A real advocate for his church and patients, he was a 
  graduate of Cairo University where he received a Diploma of Medicine in 1959, a 
  Diploma of Cardiology in 1963, and a Diploma of Pediatrics in 1964. In 1969 he 
  passed the District of Columbia State Board of Medicine Examination, in 1970 he 
  became American Board of Internal Medicine Qualified, and in 1987 he received 
  American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Achievement in Internal Medicine. 
  He was a member of American College of Physicians since 1974, and in 1990 he 
  became a Fellow of American College of Physicians. Dr. Yanney was a licensed 
  physician in Pennsylvania, New York, District of Columbia, and New Jersey. He 
  worked as a General and Internal Medicine Physician in Egypt from 1953 to 1968. 
  Then he moved his family to the United States and worked in General Medicine, 
  Internal Medicine, and Cardiology. In addition to his wife, he is survived by 
  his children, Maurice (Erica) and Lucie (Kevin); and brothers, Dr. Raouf 
  Yanney, Engineer Ralph Yanney, Dr. Raef Yanney, Dr. Raif Yanney, and Raoufa 
  Yanney. He was preceded in death by his child, Mina Yanney; and a brother, Dr. 
  Randolf Yanney. A liturgy will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by 
  an 11 a.m. funeral service at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, 411 Dekalb 
  Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial 
  Park, Plymouth Meeting. Contributions may be made in his memory to St. Anthony 
  Coptic Orthodox Church, 118 W. Main St., Annville, PA 17003; or St. Mary Coptic 
  Orthodox Church, 3602 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601; or to St. George 
  Coptic Church, 411 Dekalb St., Norristown, PA 19401. Arrangements are by Moore 
  & Snear Funeral Home of Conshocken & East Norriton.
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on December 2, 2010 
  
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