Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Delores Flory

Delores Flory

Jan 10, 2019

Delores I. Flory, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 10, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 3, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Merle C. and Margaret L. Kennedy Keebaugh. She retired as a Supervisor from Hoffman Mills in Shippensburg after 30 years. Following her retirement she worked part-time at the Cumberland...

Jane Crist

Jane Crist

Jan 10, 2019

Jane Nozzi Crist, 81, of St. Thomas, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at her home. Born March 6, 1937 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Ellen Small Nozzi. Jane was a 1954 graduate of CASHS. She was employed as an assembler with Corning Glass Works until her retirement. She enjoyed reading and...

Ralph Dice

Ralph Dice

Jan 9, 2019

Ralph F. Dice, Jr., 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 14, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Jean M. Lowry Dice and the late Ralph F. Dice, Sr. His beloved wife, Patricia Cornell Kroeplin Dice, preceded him in death on January 24, 1993. Ralph attended Waynesboro High School...

Dolores Flood

Dolores Flood

Jan 9, 2019

Dolores (Mitchell) Flood, formerly of Chambersburg, slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 9, 2019. She was 97 and had been a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg for the past four years. A devoted wife and loving mother, Dolores built her life and raised a family with husband Ross who passed away in 1993. Prior to their marriage in...

Martha Shaw

Martha Shaw

Jan 7, 2019

Martha Aldrich Shaw, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 7, 2019. Born July 9, 1936 in South Paris, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Homer Aldrich and Gladys Starbird Mellor. She was a graduate of the South Paris High School and attended Gordon College in Wenham, MA. A homemaker most...

Nancy Kantner

Nancy Kantner

Jan 6, 2019

Nancy J. Kantner, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Manorcare Health Services. Born October 5, 1950, in Somerset, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert S. and Leola H. (Hostetler) Kantner. Miss Kantner was a speech therapist in the Chambersburg Area School District for 35 years, retiring in 2008. She earned her...

William Musser

William Musser

Jan 5, 2019

William Lamont Musser, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, January 5, 2019. Born August 1, 1940, in Lewisburg, PA, was the son of the late Eugene Lamont Musser and Ruth Shiffer Musser Dewire. Mr. Musser earned both his Bachelor of Education and Masters of Education and Reading degrees from Shippensburg University. He had a...

Virginia Sauter

Virginia Sauter

Jan 3, 2019

Virginia Sauter, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Providence Place in Chambersburg, PA. Born May 20, 1935, in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Venceza Pascarella Esposito. Mrs. Sauter was a 1953 graduate of Nottingham High School. She worked for Stanley Day Care for 20 years, retiring in...

Michael Nunley

Michael Nunley

Jan 2, 2019

Michael Gene “Mike” Nunley, 39, of Chambersburg, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Born February 3, 1979 in Fort Sill, OK, he was the son of Janie Shew Nunley and the late Connie Max, “Mike” Nunley, whom preceded him in death on July 3, 2011. Mike was a 1997 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as...

Walter Heeger

Walter Heeger

Jan 1, 2019

Walter Frank Heeger, loving husband and wonderful father, passed away on January 1, 2019, at the age of 83. Born January 25, 1935, in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Walter K. and Barbara Doerfler Heeger. Walter attended Farmingdale College in Long Island, New York, earning his associate’s degree. He then worked for the County of...

Patricia Sollenberger

Patricia Sollenberger

Jan 1, 2019

Patricia H. Sollenberger, 93, passed away on January 1, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born April 18, 1925 in Woodland, PA, the daughter of Fred J. and Mary E. (Baker) Herbert. She was a 1948 graduate of Slippery Rock Teachers College. Prior to that, she also attended East Stroudsburg Teachers College. She was widow of Harry E. Sollenberger...

Charles Farris

Charles Farris

Dec 31, 2018

Charles Jacob Farris, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away December 31, 2018. He was born in Charlotte,NC, June 15, 1933, to Clyde A. Farris, Sr. and Melba Kerne George Farris. Mr. Farris was a US Air Force veteran. He was a graduate of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was an Associate Professor...

Jae Potteiger

Jae Potteiger

Dec 31, 2018

Jae Alan Potteiger, 70, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 31, 2018. Born December 30, 1948 in Mechanicsburg, PA, he was a son of the late Eugene and Nancy Metzger Potteiger. Jae was a 1966 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School. He was the owner/operator of Jae Potteiger Roofing in Chambersburg and had been in...

John Fetchen

John Fetchen

Dec 30, 2018

John William Fetchen, 69, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Cranberry Township, PA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, December 30, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 29, 1949 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late John and Rose Rushby Fetchen. John was a graduate of the Langley High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh. He...

Dr. J. Garry Beidler

Dr. J. Garry Beidler

Dec 30, 2018

Dr. J. Garry Beidler, 82, a resident of Menno Haven died on Saturday, December 30, 2018. Born April 10, 1936, he was the son of the late J. Willis and Martha Beidler, and was raised in Biglerville, PA, where he graduated from high school in 1954. Garry later graduated from Bucknell University in 1958 and received an MD degree from...

Julius Miley

Julius Miley

Dec 26, 2018

Julius E. K. “Kemp” Miley, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at his home. Born December 12, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late David F. Miley, Sr. and Arabelle Kyler Miley. A US Army veteran, Julius served honorably until his discharge in 1964. He was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for...

James Brown

James Brown

Dec 26, 2018

James “Jim” Brown, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 85 on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Jim was born on March 2, 1933 in Trafford, PA to the late Catherine and James M. Brown. He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1955 and served two years in the US Army. On April 7, 1956 he...

Eleanor Stenger

Eleanor Stenger

Dec 25, 2018

Eleanor Frances (Carson) Stenger, 94, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 25, 2018 at Paramount Senior Living. Born May 5, 1924 in Milroy, PA, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Mae C. Walters Carson. Mrs. Stenger was a graduate of the Harrisubrg Polyclinic School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse at Polyclinic...

Ricky Shultz

Ricky Shultz

Dec 23, 2018

Ricky F. Shultz, Sr., 61, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 24, 1957, in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Melvin F. and Shirley Hock Shultz. Ricky was a 1976 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a process technician with Volvo in Hagerstown for 34 years. He enjoyed...

Carl Grove

Carl Grove

Dec 22, 2018

Carl E. Grove, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, December 22, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Chambersburg. Born August 30, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Paul and Ruth Shuman Grove. A 1954 graduate of the Chambersburg High School, he was employed as a purchaser at Knouse Foods, retiring after 30 years. Earlier...