Mariana Perry Cave, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on July 30, 2017, at Hershey Medical Center. Born October 4, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Perry and Elsie Wildanger Perry.
A 1971 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, she went on to attend tech school. She retired from Geisinger Medical Center in 2015, where she was employed as a Medical Technologist. She enjoyed cross-stitching, embroidery, traveling, going to the beach, reading, gardening, and dancing. She had a great love for cats. She also owned the Fulton County Dance Studio in the 1990’s.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne; daughter, Kathryn Johnston of Philadelphia, PA; step-daughter, Madison Cave, of Lewes, DE; siblings, Alan Perry of Roanoke, VA, and Carla Rice (husband Doug), of Mercersburg, PA; niece, Kelly (husband Cameron) Humphrey; nephews, John (wife Lacrisa) Rice, and Tony Perry; great-nephews, Luke, Ben, and Owen; and great-niece Madison.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM, on Saturday, August 19, 2017 in the Chapel of the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Rd., Chambersburg, PA.The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Mariana’s name to Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 5051 Letterkenny Road West, Chambersburg, PA, 17201.