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Kevin Smith
Oct 28, 2019
Kevin L. Smith, 50, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday morning, October 28, 2019 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident in Quincy Township. Born July 2, 1969 in Allentown, PA, he was a son of Viola Heffellfinger Smith and the late Lee Smith. Kevin served honorably with the US Army during which time he was deployed in...
Rosemary Holland
Oct 26, 2019
Rosemary Holland, 74, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Camp Hill. Born June 28, 1945 in Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Colvin Brinkworth. Rosemary was a graduate of the University of Buffalo, earning her bachelors of Science in Psychology. She was the Administrator of...
Donald John
Oct 24, 2019
Donald F. “Fred” John, Sr., age 80 of Tyler, TX and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the Hospice of East Texas. Born in Lewistown, PA on September 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Charles Polk and Margaret Virginia Rowe John. A U.S. Army veteran, Fred served honorably for 26 1/2...
Michael Shaffer
Oct 24, 2019
Michael Tobias “Toby” Shaffer, 39, of Orrstown, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 26, 1980 at the United States Navy Hospital in Charleston, SC, he was the son of Dennis L. Shaffer, Sr. and Vickie Fickes Shaffer. Toby was a 2001 graduate of CASHS. He drove truck for most of his adult life...
Seth Yeager
Oct 23, 2019
Seth Bryan Yeager, age 25, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly after a brief undiagnosed illness on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at his home. Born April 15, 1994, he was the son of Theresa Kelly Yeager (husband Michael Howell) of Fayetteville, PA and Stephen R. Yeager (wife Tina Helm) of Fayetteville, PA. Seth was a 2012 graduate of CASHS and...
Ronald Nalewak
Oct 23, 2019
RONALD JOHN NALEWAK (Ron) of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 while surrounded by his close family. Ron was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania on April 18, 1944, to Charles and Isabella Nalewak. A 1962 graduate of Coal Township High School and known by his nickname “The Neutron Bomb, Ron held the record for...
Holly Rego
Oct 21, 2019
Holly A. Rego, age 67, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 5, 1951, in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Kuhn Kendle. A caring individual by nature, Holly worked as a caregiver specializing in in-home care. She enjoyed her family first and foremost, however...
Margaret Painter
Oct 21, 2019
Margaret Virginia Painter, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 30, 1931 in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Harry Leonard and Margaret V. Lingg Culp. Her beloved husband of 60 years, John Marchand Painter, whom she married on April 7, 1949, preceded her in death on January...
Gerald Bishopp
Oct 20, 2019
On October 20, 2019 shortly after midnight, in the bottom of the ninth, Gerald Earle Bishopp had his walk-off home run into the Lord’s kingdom. Heartbroken, the Yankees also saw defeat. He leaves behind his love of 56 years, Avalene Bishopp, his son Scott (Kate) Bishopp, and golden grandson Nicholas Bishopp. He was pre-deceased by his sister Florice Jones and...
William Minzer
Oct 20, 2019
William F. Minzer, Jr., 79, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 7, 1940 in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late Jack and Sarah Kiskadin Minzer. Bill was a graduate of Kantner High School in Hooversville, PA. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably in “Sea Bees” for 6...
Robert Fickes
Oct 17, 2019
Robert E. "Bobby" Fickes III, 40, of Fayetteville, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, October 17, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 9, 1978 in Waynesboro, PA, he was a son of Annette Freeman Fickes of Fayetteville and Robert E. Fickes Jr. of Shippensburg. Bobby was most recently employed as a maintenance supervisor for Applegate Insulation at...
H. Vivian Shetter
Oct 16, 2019
H. Vivian Shetter, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, after a brief illness. Born October 20, 1928 in Orrstown, she was a daughter of the late Samuel C. and Ada Jewel McNair Garnes. Her beloved husband, Jack S. Shetter, preceded her in death on March 7, 1997. Vivian spent most of her life making a home...
Frances Grove
Oct 15, 2019
Frances M. Grove, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Michaux Manor. Born January 30, 1928 in Bellwood, PA, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Anna Mary Hillard McElwain. Mrs. Grove was a 1946 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed at Belle Jewelers in downtown Chambersburg for 50...
Vickie Vance
Oct 11, 2019
Vickie L. Earley Vance age 67, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 11, 2019, at the Harrisburg Hospital. Born July 5, 1952, in McConnellsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Jean L. Kendall Earley. Vickie was a graduate of McConnellsburg High School and the former Shippensburg State College, where she earned a...
Vincenzo Fontanarosa
Oct 10, 2019
Vincenzo Fontanarosa, 62, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. Born September 20, 1957 in Naples, Italy, he was the son of the late Nicola and Anna Fontanarosa. Vinny worked as a mechanic at Knouse Foods for 18 years. His biggest passion in life was physical fitness. You would often...
Charles Frame
Oct 4, 2019
Charles W. Frame, Jr., 91, of Avalon, NJ, and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Menno Haven. Born August 3, 1928 in West Chester, PA, he was a son of the late Charles W. Frame, Sr. and Helen Morgan Frame. Charles was a graduate of St. Agnes Catholic School in West Chester. A US Navy...
Anna Shoap
Oct 2, 2019
Anna P. Isenberger Shoap, 86, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, October 2, 2019 at Parker House in Quincy, PA. Born August 19, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late George I. and Matilda Kyler Isenberger. Mrs. Isenberger was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She retired from the US Government after 30...
Gary Cooper
Oct 1, 2019
Gary J. Cooper, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg, PA. Born June 8, 1944 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Orville Guy and Kathleen Evelyn Snively Cooper. Gary was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and attended Hagerstown Junior College. He retired from Letterkenny Army...
Lois Plasterer
Sep 30, 2019
Lois Cecilia “Pat” Piper Plasterer, 90, of Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on September 30, 2019. Born August 16, 1929 in Amberson Valley, she was the daughter of the late Newton B. and K. Myrtle Flautt Piper. Pat graduated from the former Fannett Township High School in Dry Run with the class of 1946. She...
Barbara Wego
Sep 29, 2019
Barbara M. Wego, wife, homemaker, and Registered Nurse, died on Sunday, September 29, 2019, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. She was born on September 19, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret Boe. She was in residence at the Shook Home in Chambersburg. Prior to that she resided at the Village of Luther Ridge, a retirement community,...
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