Jacqueline Peters

Jacqueline Joyce Peters, 80, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at the Shook Home in Chambersburg after a battle with medical complications for several months.

Born on September 21, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late William E. Walters and May Louise Doyle Walters. She was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg High School and a 1961 graduate of the Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital School of Nursing. Jackie retired from nursing in 2005 after being a registered nurse for 43 years at the Shook Home, Chambersburg Hospital, Carlisle Hospital, and ManorCare Health Services.

Jackie was a devoted daughter, mother, grandmother, and nurse. She was always known as a “people person”, a dedicated servant to her family, her community, and her church. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Chambersburg. Affectionately known as “Nannie Jackie” to her grandchildren, she was always known to attend sporting events, school plays, school functions, and was a mentor of her 4 grandchildren whom became nurses, following in her footsteps. She was a lifelong enthusiastic fan of the Redskins, Penn State, and the Phillies.

Surviving are two daughters, Melinda R. Locke and husband Darrell of State Line, PA, Carol S. Bengston and husband Greg of Haymarket, VA; and a son Brian E. Peters and wife Debra of Chambersburg; three granddaughters, Amanda Bengston, Leah Bengston, and Sarah Locke; one grandson, Caleb Locke; three step-granddaughters, Amanda Troelsen and husband Andrew, Christina Miller and husband John, and Regina Henry and husband David; and three great-grandchildren, Soren Troelsen, Nicholas Henry, and Alexandra Henry, all of Chambersburg.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA. Rev. Adam Leeper will officiate. Private interment will follow in Norland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from Noon – 1:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Contributions in Jackie’s memory may be made to the Cumberland Valley Animal Sheter, 5051 Letterkenny Road West, Chambersburg, PA 17201.