Bradley L. “Brad” Gsell, age 63, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2015, at his home. Born July 18, 1952, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert R. and Edna Jamison Gsell.
Brad was a 1970 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and a 1974 graduate of Princeton University, with a bachelor’s degree in history. Brad was the owner and operator of Gsell Vending and Amusement Machines and the proprietor of BG Novelty since 1987. He was a member of the George Washington Lodge No. 143, George Washington Royal Arch Chapter No. 176, George Washington Council No. 66, Harrisburg Consistory A.A.S.R., Zembo Shrine, Franklin County Shrine Club, Boone and Crockett Club, Safari Club Int’l, Life member of the NRA, and numerous social and veteran’s clubs.
Surviving is his wife, Marcia (Green) Seiders Gsell; a sister – in – law, Lu Ann VanSickle and her husband Ark; two aunts, Peggy Jones and Judy Neyhart and her husband Jim; a niece, Cher Nuckles; a close friend and cousin, Chuck Jones; and numerous other cousins and friends.
Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 5051 Letterkenny Rd., West, Chambersburg, PA 17201 or to The Lustgarten Foundation (for pancreatic cancer research), 111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714 www.lustgarten.org/donate .