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Edna Mackey

Edna Mackey

Jun 19, 2018

Edna D. Mackey, 95 of Waynesboro, PA, died Tuesday evening, June 19, 2018 at Quincy Village. Born September 29, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Fred K. and Fannie Dice Rife. A hard worker, Mrs. Mackey worked alongside her husband on the family farm early in their marriage. She was later employed at Corning in Greencastle...

Barbara Fickes

Barbara Fickes

Jun 19, 2018

Barbara K. Fickes, age 60, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at her home unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Born March 26, 1958, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Max “Jim” and Retha Schellhase Goetz. Mrs. Fickes was a 1976 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She had most recently worked in customer service...

Marva Spell

Marva Spell

Jun 16, 2018

Marva Grafton Harris Spell, 87, of Bronx, NY and formerly of Hyde County, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Born January 13, 1931, in Hyde County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Gladys Gibbs Harris. Her beloved husband, John Ivey Spell, preceded her in death on October 16, 1991. Marva was a 1949 graduate...

Kyle Simpson

Kyle Simpson

Jun 13, 2018

Kyle S. Simpson, 29, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Born April 27, 1989 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Scott W. Simpson and Diana Dove Snider. Kyle enjoyed cooking and working on vehicles. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his children, Isabella and Bentley; his sister, Jessica Sherman (Jesse); brother, Brandon Simpson (Megan); step-mother Tracey...

John Snyder

John Snyder

Jun 13, 2018

John B. Snyder, Jr., 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born February 27, 1949 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late John B. Snyder, Sr. and Shirley May Stair Snyder. He is survived by his wife, Mary C. Shaffer Snyder; three children, John Michael Snyder,...

Patricia Hare

Patricia Hare

Jun 10, 2018

Patricia Ann Hare, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born December 4, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Chalmers W. and Roberta V. Glass Peters. Patricia was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and the York Hospital School of Nursing. A Registered Nurse, she retired from...

Bess Archibald

Bess Archibald

Jun 9, 2018

Bess C. Archibald, 78, of Fayetteville, PA, died Saturday, June 9th, 2018, at the home of her daughter, Sherry (Kevin) Coffey. Born October 11, 1939, in Patterson, NJ she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bessie Clyde Bryson. Bess graduated from Fairlawn High School in Fairlawn, NJ. She worked for TV Guide Magazine and at John Hopkins Applied...

Betty Boyer

Betty Boyer

Jun 7, 2018

Betty A. Boyer, age 98, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Abingdon, MD. Born June 2, 1920, in Scotland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl H. and Susie A. Plum Culbertson. A devout Christian, Mrs. Boyer was a lifelong member of Scotland United Methodist Church, where she had...

Frank (Francesco) Clemente

Frank (Francesco) Clemente

Jun 7, 2018

Frank (Francesco) Clemente, age 42, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born June 23, 1975, in Livingston, NJ. Frank graduated from Cedar Cliff High School in 1993. He graduated from store management school in both North Carolina and Chicago. Frank and his wife, Amy, built and opened Chambersburg Salt Cave @...

Winifred Agett

Winifred Agett

Jun 3, 2018

Winifred B. “Winnie” Agett, 94, of Fannettsburg, and formerly of Dry Run, PA, passed away Sunday morning, June 3, 2018 at her home. Born September 9, 1923 in Troxelville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob H. and Nellie Ocker Bingman. Winnie attended James M. Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre for two years and graduated in 1942 from...

Joanne Gilliland

Joanne Gilliland

Jun 2, 2018

Joanne Gilliland, 85 entered Heaven peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 23, 1933, in Rockhill Furnace, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Anna Pheasant. Joanne was a 1951 graduate of the former Orbisonia High School. She married Clifford Gilliland Jr. on July 4, 1953. Joanne was a member...

Margaret Gilbert

Margaret Gilbert

Jun 1, 2018

Margaret Ellen Gilbert, 80, of Fayetteville, PA (1937-2018) It is with great sadness that the family of Margaret Ellen Gilbert (Matthews) announce her death after a long illness on Friday, June 1st, 2018, at the age of 80 years. A native of Gettysburg, PA and graduate of Gettysburg Area Senior High School, she has resided in Fayetteville, PA for 59+...

Selma Thomson

Selma Thomson

May 31, 2018

Selma Margaret Wertime Thomson, 100, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Born October 3, 1917, in Harmony Cottage on the Wilson College Campus in Chambersburg, she was the last surviving child of the late Rudolf and Flora Edith Montgomery Wertime. Her husband, James Cutting Thomson, whom she married in 1948, preceded her...

Eric Payne

Eric Payne

May 30, 2018

Eric J. Payne, 87, of Marion, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, May 30, 2018, at his home. Born May 27, 1931, in Shropshire County, Wellington, United Kingdom, he was a son of the late Thomas and Violet Brooks Payne. Eric grew up in the United Kingdom, coming to the United States when he was 18 years old. He moved to...

Joan DeFonzo

Joan DeFonzo

May 27, 2018

Joan L. DeFonzo passed away at Quincy Village, Waynesboro, PA on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Joan was born April 10, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA. Joan was the daughter of the late Aloysius and Catherine Frank Vogel, pre-deceased by first husband William K. Bogler, second husband, George J. DeFonzo and sister Barbara A. Burford. Mother of, William A. Bogler (Robin), Thomas...

Arlene Overcash

Arlene Overcash

May 26, 2018

Arlene I. Overcash, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Quincy Village. Born April 7, 1923, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Iva M. Frey Mahon. Mrs. Overcash was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She worked as a nurse’s aide for a number of years, retiring...

Charles Schroeder

Charles Schroeder

May 25, 2018

Charles “Chuck” White Schroeder, 74, of Chambersburg, died on Friday, May 25, 2018. Born on June 10, 1943 in York, PA, he was a son of the late Robert Kraus and Gloria (White) Schroeder. Chuck graduated from York Suburban High School in 1961 and the West Chester State College in 1965. Immediately following college, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine...

Thelma Nuschke

Thelma Nuschke

May 25, 2018

Thelma L. Nuschke, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away Friday evening, May 24, 2018 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 8, 1928 in Bogata, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Lora Conine Brumley. Her beloved husband of 67 years, Paul L. Nuschke, preceded her in death on April 21, 2014. As an active and...

Richard Williams

Richard Williams

May 24, 2018

Richard C. “Dick” Williams, age 84, of East Waterford, PA, entered into eternal rest on May 24, 2018, at the Brookline Nursing Home in Mifflintown, PA. Born August 18, 1933, in Blairs Mills, he was a son of the late Irvin “Ted” and Mary Smith Williams. A proud U.S. Army veteran, Dick served honorably during the Korean Conflict, stationed in...

Donald Fogelsanger

Donald Fogelsanger

May 24, 2018

Donald Herbert Fogelsanger, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with his heavenly Father on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Born January 16, 1934, he was a son of the late Reuben and Martha Hartman Fogelsanger. Don was a 1951 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He continued his education at Elizabethtown College, earning his Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, graduating in...

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