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Debbie Seville
Sep 5, 2018
Debbie S. Seville, 64, of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, died peacefully in her sleep on September 5, 2018, surrounded by her family at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on March 7, 1954 in McConnellsburg, PA, she is preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Dorothy (Henry) Keebaugh. Debbie retired from the Lincoln Intermediate Unit in 2017 where she devoted her 34-year career...
Aubrey Frantz
Sep 3, 2018
Aubrey Nicole Frantz, age 5, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 3, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center following a courageous five year battle with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency. Born June 5, 2013 in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of Benjamin A. and Shana Murphy Frantz. Aubrey was attending Kindergarten at South Hamilton Elementary School where she enjoyed cheerleading...
Vera Lensbower
Sep 3, 2018
Vera Grace Lensbower, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. Born May 2, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Elsie Dice Fortna. Her beloved husband, Robert Lensbower, precede her in death in 1984. Vera was employed as a bookkeeper at the Chambersburg Livestock Auction for 30 years, and also as a...
Geraldine Showalter
Sep 2, 2018
Geraldine M. Showalter, 95, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ early Sunday morning, September 2, 2018 at Penn Hall. Born May 22, 1923, in Elizabethtown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Henry R. Hoerner II and Alice B. Eshelman Hoerner. Her beloved husband, Everett M. Showalter, preceded her in death on July 16,...
Betty Clowser
Sep 2, 2018
Betty Jeanne Clowser, 90, a resident of the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the nursing home. Born February 28, 1928 in Winchester, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Nina Higgs Lamb. Mrs. Clowser was last employed by Ben’s Flower Shop in Hagerstown, MD. She was devoted...
Harold Frey
Sep 2, 2018
Harold F. Frey, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018. Born June 15, 1928 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Frederick and Beulah Holtry Frey. His beloved wife, Dorothy preceded him in death in 2000. A US Army veteran, Harold served honorably in Japan following WWII. He was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot in...
Jeffrey Steward
Sep 1, 2018
Jeffrey Lee Steward, 58, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at his home. Born May 30, 1960, in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of Robert Lee Steward and the late Dorothy Virginia Lease Steward. Jeff was a graduate of Williamsport High School, graduating in 1978. He continued his education, earning his Bachelor of Science degree from...
J. Clifford "Cliff" Harry
Aug 29, 2018
J. Clifford “Cliff” Harry, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Amberson, PA on December 5, 1933, he was a son of the late Russell K. and Mabel A. Bock Harry and step-son, of the late Chloe Harry. A 1951 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School, Cliff continued his education at Williamsport Tech,...
James Stoner
Aug 27, 2018
James A. Stoner, 66, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home. Born April 26, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Edgar Jay and Gladys Mae Flory Stoner. Jim was employed as a toll collector with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for 32 years until his retirement. He was a member and Elder...
Audrey Towe
Aug 26, 2018
Audrey E. “Audie” Towe, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 after a short stay at Paramount Senior Living. Born April 16, 1927 in Lake City, TN, he was a son of the late Claude and Marie Towe. His beloved wife, Lila Craig Towe, preceded him in death in 2004. A US Navy veteran, Audie served honorably...
Theodore Chamberlain
Aug 25, 2018
Theodore E. “Ted” Chamberlain, Jr., 69, of Chambersburg, passed away after a brief illness Saturday evening, August 25, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his family. Born July 28, 1949 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Theodore E., Sr. and Flo Irene Hummer Chamberlain. He was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School...
Rev. Melvin Knight
Aug 24, 2018
Rev. Melvin Knight, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Born in Virginia Beach, VA on May 14, 1941, he was the son of the late Robert Knight and Mildred Bray. A U.S. Army veteran, Rev. Knight served honorably during the Vietnam Conflict from 1962 –...
Beverly Graham
Aug 23, 2018
Beverly Graham, 80, of Pleasant Hall, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 23, 2018. Born January 25, 1938 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Melvin G. Eshelman and Dorothy Mae Martin Everett. Beverly was employed as a dietary aid at Shippensburg University until her retirement in 2008. She attended the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene. Beverly enjoyed...
Harold Kuhn
Aug 23, 2018
Harold W. Kuhn, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, August 23, 2018 at The Shook Home. Born February 14, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harvey W. and Mary Ann Rotz Kuhn. Mr. Kuhn worked on the family farm for many years and then began employment with the US Postal Service in 1948 first...
Dorothy Roland
Aug 23, 2018
Dorothy Burkett Roland, age 90, of Chambersburg, passed away at Falling Spring Nursing Home on August 23, 2018. Born in Alum Bank, PA, on May 5, 1934, she was the daughter of Harry and Pearl Mickle Burkett. Dorothy was a waitress and bartender at the former Kimple’s restaurant in Fayetteville, PA. She then worked in the dietary department of Wilson...
Mary Sharar
Aug 22, 2018
Mary Arlene (Barnes) Sharar, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born December 10, 1928 in Upton, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Elva Kuhn Barnes. Arlene was a 1947 graduate of the former Lemasters High School. She was the owner/operator of the Tastee Freeze in Mercersburg for 15 years and was later employed...
Rachel Barton
Aug 19, 2018
Rachel Carolyn Barton, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Born December 25th in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of late Robert Joseph Barton and Frances “Judy” Cuff Barton. Rachel attended Chambersburg Area School District and was a devoted mother, homemaker and a full-time caregiver for her mother for many years before...
Herbert Behrens
Aug 18, 2018
Herbert T. Behrens, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Menno Haven. Born May 3, 1931 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Herman and Bertha Pruser Behrens. Mr. Behrens was a 1949 graduate of the Curtis High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Wagner College in 1955. He...
Hazel Guyer
Aug 18, 2018
Hazel E. (Yeatter) Guyer, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, August 18, 2018 at her home. Born January 4, 1928 in Doylesburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Herman H. and Celestia F. Harris Yeatter. She had worked alongside her husband dairy farming and had been employed at the former Shirt Craft Company in Shippensburg and...
Ralph Clayton
Aug 18, 2018
Ralph L. Clayton, age 83, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Lewistown Hospital. Born March 7, 1935, in Waterloo, PA, he was a son of the late Roy J. and Estella J. Love Clayton. A U.S. Navy veteran, Ralph served honorably during the Korean Conflict as a Navy Seabee. He worked in Pipeline construction for years...
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