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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Cathy Suders

Cathy Suders

Dec 7, 2023

Cathy L. (Mills) Suders, 65, of Fort Loudon, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at her home. Born December 2, 1958 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Betty Neff Mills. From plucking mushrooms from a Washington state hillside to feeding deer in the meadows of Pennsylvania, Cathy’s love of nature stretched wide. She recognized...

Shirley Hudson

Shirley Hudson

Dec 4, 2023

Shirley Ann Hudson, formerly of Fairway Drive West, Fayetteville, PA passed away peacefully, Monday, Dec 4, 2023, at SpiriTrust Lutheran in Chambersburg, PA, at the age of 91. She was a former resident of Terre Haute, IN, Hagerstown, MD, and Morris, IL. Born April 13, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Verda E. Wassmer. She...

John Baker

John Baker

Dec 3, 2023

John B. Baker, 65, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 25, 1958 in Mifflinburg, PA he was the son of the late John E. and Barbara B. Baker. He was a graduate of Lewisburg High School with the Class of 1976. He then went on to obtain his bachelors degree from...

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

Dec 3, 2023

Richard J. Murphy, 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, in Menno Haven Rehab. Born April 22, 1929, in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Paul F. and Jessie (Lowry) Murphy. He graduated Harrisburg Catholic High School in Harrisburg, PA and then went on to obtain his bachelor's degree in economics from Penn State...

Stella Fox

Stella Fox

Dec 2, 2023

Stella Margaret Fox, 93, of Chambersburg and Greencastle, Franklin County, PA, formerly of Biglerville and Gettysburg, Adams County, PA, went to her heavenly home on Friday, December 2nd, 2023. Born July 28, 1930 in Fairfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Grayson and Elvra (Tressler) Fox. She began babysitting her neighbors at the age of 14 and remained...

Gerald Clark

Gerald Clark

Dec 1, 2023

Gerald “Jerry” O. Clark, 70, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2023 surrounded by his family. Born August 17, 1953 in Shade Gap, PA, he was the son of the late Clayton and Myrtle Clark. Following high school, Jerry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he honorably served from 1971 to 1975. While he...

Steven Gotham

Steven Gotham

Dec 1, 2023

Steven Dietrich Gotham, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, December 1, 2023. Born in Illinois on June 3, 1942, he was the son of the late William and Mina M. Kuehl Gotham. Steve was a graduate of Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a graduate of Northern Illinois with...

Larry Walls

Larry Walls

Nov 30, 2023

Larry E. “Boz” Walls, 65, of Chambersburg, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 30, 2023, with his loving family by his side. Born November 24, 1958, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Wayne Walls, Sr. and Jean (Creager) Walls. A 1978 graduate of James Buchanan High School, He started...

Sterling Keyes

Sterling Keyes

Nov 29, 2023

Sterling E. “Eddie” Keyes, 80, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 9, 1943 in Fayetteville, PA he was the son of the late Nettie E. Keyes. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Eddie was employed for Wilson College in dining services from 2002 until 2015. Prior to his employment at Wilson College...

Michael Gottfried

Michael Gottfried

Nov 28, 2023

Michael D. Gottfried, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2023, in Annapolis, MD with his daughter by his side. Born June 11, 1951 in Neenah, WI, he was a son of the late Daniel J. and Mildred C. Schmerein Gottfried. His beloved wife of 44 years, Candace R. “Candy” Burgner Gottfried preceded him in death on...

Steven Mumma

Steven Mumma

Nov 26, 2023

Steven S. Mumma, 58, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 after a long illness. Born September 18, 1965 in Kingston, NY, he was the son of H. Robert “Bob” Mumma and the late Martha Ann “Marti” Pettit Mumma. Steven worked on his family’s dairy farm for many years and was most recently employed at Bonanza in Chambersburg....

Dolores Stambaugh

Dolores Stambaugh

Nov 26, 2023

Dolores Elizabeth (Filipovitz) Stambaugh, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the Brookview Health Care Center, Menno Haven. Born April 13, 1932, in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret Filipovitz. Her beloved husband, Samuel Henry Stambaugh Sr., whom she married on December 26, 1954, preceded her in death...

Edward Goodwin

Edward Goodwin

Nov 25, 2023

Edward W. “Eddie” Goodwin, IV, 51, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 in the Emergency Room of the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 12, 1972 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Edward W. Goodwin, III and Debra (Eck) Johnson. He was employed as a maintenance supervisor for Flohr Pools, Chambersburg. Eddie was able to...

Leota Davis

Leota Davis

Nov 24, 2023

Leota Roberta Davis, 74, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023 at her home. Born March 25, 1949 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Vivian J. Broadneax Barbour and the late Robert Lee Davis. Leota was a member of Brownsville Church of God in Fayetteville. She loved babysitting and watched a lot of children over the years....

Kenneth Bumbaugh

Kenneth Bumbaugh

Nov 24, 2023

Kenneth A. Bumbaugh, 57, of Newburg, PA, and formerly of Blue Ridge Summit, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 24, 2023 at his home in Newburg. Born June 11, 1966 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Jean Baker Bumbaugh of Shippensburg and the late Kenneth L. Bumbaugh. Ken was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and...

Harold Herman

Harold Herman

Nov 23, 2023

Harold Lowry Herman, Jr., 78, of Chambersburg, passed away on November 23, 2023 after a long battle with Dementia. Born July 24, 1945, he was the son of the late Charlotte Wagner Herman and Harold L. Herman, Sr. Harold graduated from CASHS in 1963. A US Navy veteran, he served as an electronics technician during the Vietnam War, returning to...

Gertrude Kampmeyer

Gertrude Kampmeyer

Nov 22, 2023

Gertrude H. (Lochner) Kampmeyer, 89, of Chambersburg PA passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in The Village at Luther Ridge. Born September 28, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Hedwig (Pyka) Lochner. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Charles W. Kampmeyer, whom she married September 7, 1957; three daughters, Ruth...

Robert William Owens

Robert William Owens

Nov 20, 2023

Robert William Owens, 58 years old, of Chambersburg, PA, died in San Francisco, CA, on November, 20, 2023.  He was born on June 13, 1965 in Seoul, South Korea to Betty Lee and James William Owens.  Robert graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School and enlisted in the United States Army.  He was preceded in death by his father, James,...

Clyde Kimple

Clyde Kimple

Nov 20, 2023

Clyde H. Kimple, 93, of Shippensburg, PA and formerly of Fayetteville, PA passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 21, 1930 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Bernard and Anna (Clapsadl) Kimple. He was employed as a tool and die maker for Chambersburg Engineering Company. In his younger years he played...

John Rife

John Rife

Nov 17, 2023

John William “Bill” Rife, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at York Hospital. Born in Chambersburg, PA on March 22, 1946, Bill was the son of the late John E. and Marybelle Stouffer Rife. A 1964 graduate of CASHS, Bill was active member of his class. He was also a 1966 graduate of Michigan...

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