Philip Stoltzfus

Philip D. Stoltzfus, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, after a month long battle of being ill. He fought COPD for many years. He received the Gift of Life thru Organ Donation. In 2010 he received a double lung transplant at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He had done well for close to 7 years, but was listed at the Cleveland Clinic for a second double lung transplant, a little over a year ago. Born August 10, 1954, in Honey Brook, PA, he was a son of the late David Y. Stoltzfus and Ruth Mae Wiley Stoltzfus.


Phil was employed as a Ford Mechanic and Service Manager at Hal Lowry Ford for over 30 years. Phil then went to work at Interstate Ford in Shippensburg for a few years, until his disability caused him to retire. He was a man that loved racing, old cars, the sound of a good running engine, and the smell of the fuel they burn. He was a member of the Greenvillage Restaurant Cruz-In Car Shows; as well as many other car clubs, held online and locally. He loved the fellowship & friends he had made and enjoyed sharing his knowledge of Ford Vehicles with others. He was known for his Mustangs he built and would run locally at Mason Dixon Drag Strip and at Maple Grove Raceway. In his earlier years, Phil enjoyed motorcycles, golf, and hunting. The most important thing in his life was his love for his family, friends, faith, and Fords. He was a member of Salem United Brethren Church.

He is survived by his loving wife, Keah Fields Stoltzfus; two children, Kellan P. Stoltzfus of Chambersburg, PA and Melissa J. Spoonhour (husband Matt) of Greencastle, PA; four grandchildren, Hunter, Remington, Gauge, and Bow of Greencastle, PA; one great-grandchild, Matthew Spoonhour; and two brothers, David Lee Stoltzfus of NC and Clifford Stoltzfus (wife Doris) of Stevens, PA; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 11:30 AM in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg PA, where Rev. Art Page will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from 6 – 8 PM and one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Interment will follow the service in Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Summit Pulmonary Associates, 601 Norland Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201, or to the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 5051 Letterkenny Rd., West, Chambersburg, PA 17201 or Please consider being an Organ Donor that may save a few more lives; what a legacy you will be sharing with the Gift of Life to others.