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Dorothy Gushert

Dorothy Gushert

Apr 9, 2019

Dorothy I. Gushert, age 99, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Menno Haven. Born December 9, 1919, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Sarah C. Leib Demuth. Mrs. Gushert worked as a homemaker for most of her adult life also helping as secretary for her husband’s business and working...

William Prentice

William Prentice

Apr 8, 2019

William Aitken Prentice, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, April 8, 2019. Born in Colver, PA on January 31, 1931, he was the son of the late Robert and Isabella Aitken Prentice. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Prentice, served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He continued his service as an accountant working for the...

Larry Eckert

Larry Eckert

Apr 6, 2019

Larry A. Eckert, 73, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Mansfield, OH, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Born May 21, 1945 in Mansfield, OH, he was the son of the late George and Mildred Haldeman Eckert. Larry was a 1963 graduate of Lexington High School in Lexington, OH. He was employed most of his life...

Dr. J. Myers

Dr. J. Myers

Apr 5, 2019

Dr. J. Fred Myers, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019. Born May 20, 1930 in Orrstown, he was the son of the late Aaron H. and Laura E. Bender Myers. He was also preceded in death by four siblings, Barry Lee Myers, Dr. Richard A. Myers, Dorine Devore and Jean Wilson. He is survived by his...

Pasquale Antonucci

Pasquale Antonucci

Apr 5, 2019

Pasquale “Pat” Antonucci, 53, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 11, 1966 in Gioia Sannitica, Caserta, Italy, he was the son of Francessco and Giovannina Antonucci of Hamden, CT. Pat was a graduate of Hamden High School. He was employed as a prepress operator at Phoenix Color and also the owner/operator...

R. Sheldon Starr

R. Sheldon Starr

Apr 5, 2019

R. Sheldon Starr, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 5, 2019 from the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 23, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Rev. Barton M. and Mildred E. Poe Starr. Sheldon was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He farmed for many years...

Freda Shoop

Freda Shoop

Apr 4, 2019

Freda E. Shoop, 98, formerly of Waterloo, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Aristacare at Woodland Park in Orbisonia, PA. Born January 1, 1921 in Waterloo, she was a daughter of the late T. Lynn and Mary Alice Gray Eaton. Mrs. Shoop attended school in Waterloo. During WWII she worked for the war effort at Letterkenny Army Depot while...

Mary Fortney

Mary Fortney

Apr 2, 2019

Mary J. Fortney, 81, of Shade Gap, PA, passed away at her daughter’s home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born August 18, 1937 in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late George Thomas Gardner and Ellen Rebecca Vanderau Leininger. Mrs. Fortney worked for the Stanley Company in Chambersburg, for 18 years, then as an executive assistant for the...

Herbert Kopsch

Herbert Kopsch

Apr 1, 2019

Herbert J. Kopsch, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, April 1, 2019 at the Shook Home. Born August 19, 1942 in Backi Brestowatz, Yugoslavia, he was a son of the late George and Rosalia Herbert Kopschitz. A graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, he retired in 2006 from JLG Industries where he had worked as the...

Ethel Butler

Ethel Butler

Apr 1, 2019

Ethel Butler Jordan, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born August 12, 1933 in Chester, PA to the late Willie and Alverna Johnson. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Freddie Devior Jordan; children Renee, Carlos, Loretta, Stewart ; sisters Mildred, Josephine, Francis, and brother Leroy. Ethel graduated...

Barbara Gladfelter

Barbara Gladfelter

Mar 31, 2019

Barbara Ruth Gladfelter, 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Chambersburg. Born September 24, 1944, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the youngest of three daughters to the late Amos D. and Florence L. Stoner Wenger. Her two older sisters, Patricia Ann King and Pauline Fay Meredith, also predeceased her. Barbara was a member of King Street United...

Margaret Rotz

Margaret Rotz

Mar 30, 2019

Margaret Horst Rotz, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Born near Marion, Franklin County, PA on November 19, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ralph B. and Maude Foust Horst. Mrs. Rotz graduated with the class of 1944 from the former Chambersburg High School. She joined...

George Staples

George Staples

Mar 30, 2019

George Michael “Mike” Staples, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born August 12, 1942, he was the son of the late George L. and Jimmie Oma Ivy Staples. After graduation, Mike served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict, from 1965 – 1970, he continued...

Chester Fish

Chester Fish

Mar 29, 2019

Chester “Chet” B. Fish, Jr., age 93, a resident of Penn Hall and formerly of 709 Sutton Drive, Carlisle, PA passed away on Friday morning, March 29, 2019 at the nursing home. Prior to moving to Pennsylvania, Mr. and Mrs. Fish resided for many years on Long Island, NY. His loving wife, Claire M. Commo Fish, preceded him in death...

Joan Martin

Joan Martin

Mar 29, 2019

Joan L. Martin, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019, at Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born February 21, 1927, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Lester G. and Martha J. McDonald Hockensmith. Mrs. Martin worked at the former Stanley Company for over 20 years. After retirement, she and her husband, Wayne H. Martin...

Joyce Sollenberger

Joyce Sollenberger

Mar 29, 2019

Joyce Larue Neil Sollenberger, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 29, 2019, at her home with her family by her side. Born August 27, 1939, in Willow Hill, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Viola M. Oberlander Neil. Mrs. Sollenberger was a 1957 graduate of...

John Hoctor

John Hoctor

Mar 27, 2019

John A. “Jack” Hoctor, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully at his home on March 27, 2019. Born September 28, 1938 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late John E. and Katherine McLaughlin Hoctor. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Jack served honorably from 1956 – 59. He was employed as an engineer with IBM for 30 years...

Doris Hockensmith

Doris Hockensmith

Mar 27, 2019

Doris Marie Cook Hockensmith, age 94, of Magnolia’s in Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Born in Waynesboro, PA on January 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Paul Evert and Elva Rebecca Picking Cook. A 1942 graduate of the former Waynesboro High School, Mrs. Hockensmith went on to work at Letterkenny Army Depot for 38...

Albert Schuchman

Albert Schuchman

Mar 25, 2019

Albert B. Schuchman, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019. Born October 9, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ray and Bertha Gsell Schuchman. His beloved wife, Vera Pine Schuchman, preceded him in death on December 30, 2010. Early in his life, Albert was employed at the U.S. Paper Mill in Chambersburg. He...

Patrick Ingle

Patrick Ingle

Mar 24, 2019

Patrick L. Ingle, age 65, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Born August 28, 1953, in Wichita, KS, he was the son of the late Leonard and Alyce McIntosh Ingle. A truck driver for 28 years, Patrick worked for Preston Trucking, retiring in 2001. He was a member of the Teamsters Union. A...

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