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Walter Engle
Oct 31, 2018
Walter Herbert Engle, 75, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at home. Walter was born August 7, 1943, at Goldsboro, NC, and was the son of the late Isaiah H. Engle and Pearl Gosser Engle. He was married to Shirlene Engle on July 16, 1988, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gaithersburg, MD. Walter worked for the old Defense Mapping...
Lois Leevy
Oct 30, 2018
Lois L. Leevy, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Born September 9, 1927 in Fulton County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Rush D. and Adaline Kuhn Hann. Her beloved husband, Grant J. Leevy preceded her in death on March 15, 1990. Lois was employed as a CNA for many years having worked at...
Ronald Hughes
Oct 27, 2018
Ronald Leroy Hughes, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital Saturday, October 27, 2018, with his family by his side. Born in Hopewell, Bedford Co., PA , he was the son of the late Roy D. and Florence Snyder Hughes. A patriot, Ron served his country in three branches of the armed forces, the Army, Marines,...
Debora Etter
Oct 24, 2018
Debora M. “Debbie” Etter, age 45, of Blairs Mills, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at her home. Born August 1, 1973, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of late Bernard E. And Debora M. Williams Etter. Debbie was a member of the Village Lighthouse Church and a former member of Bethel Assembly...
Dennis McClure
Oct 24, 2018
Dennis E. “Denny” McClure, 57, of Chambersburg, PA, has gone to be with the Lord. Born on June 26, 1961, he was a son of Eugene B. and OcieLee Leisher McClure. He was the second oldest of four siblings. Denny was a 1979 graduate of CASHS. He was a great son, father, and family man who loved hunting, fishing, golfing,...
Lovetta Carbaugh
Oct 23, 2018
Lovetta P. “Betty” Carbaugh, 98, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Providence Place. Born November 21, 1919 in Washington Township, she was a daughter of the late Emmert C. and Mabel J. Gardenour Barnhart. Her beloved husband, Howard Fortney Carbaugh preceded her in death in 1978. Lovetta was a 1937 graduate of the former Chambersburg High...
Patricia Ann "Patti" Eichelberger
Oct 23, 2018
Patricia Ann “Patti” Eichelberger, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Born June 4, 1947, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harold H. and Emma Crusey Helman. Mrs. Eichelberger was a 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was a homemaker most of her...
Timothy Horton
Oct 22, 2018
Timothy W. Horton, age 58, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Falling Spring nursing And Rehab Center. Born November 11, 1958, in Berlin, Germany, he was a son of the late Thomas W. And Mary T. Gould Horton. A 1977 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Tim went on to study at...
James Sampoli
Oct 21, 2018
James L. “Buddy” Sampoli, Jr., age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Born December 12, 1954, in Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late James L. Sampoli, Sr. and Josephine A. Calabro Sampoli. Buddy worked for many years for Occupational Services, Inc. in Chambersburg. Full of life, Buddy...
Charles Gelsleichter
Oct 21, 2018
Charles Howard Gelsleichter, age 92, of Orrtanna, PA and formerly of Silver Spring, MD, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Manor Care in Chambersburg, PA. Born March 26, 1926, in Shavertown, PA, he was the son of the late Howard and Katherine Synder Gelsleichter. Mr. Gelsleichter graduated high school in 1944. Early in life he worked with his...
Charles McClure
Oct 20, 2018
Charles G. McClure, 87, of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with the Lord on October 20, 2018. Born February 3, 1931 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late James Clark and Margaret Heckman McClure. Glen served honorably in the US Army with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment Wolfhounds during combat in Korea. He was awarded the...
Elizabeth Bates
Oct 19, 2018
Elizabeth Jean Bates, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services. Born November 13, 1934 in Harnett County, NC, she was a daughter of the late O’Neal Gardner and V. Kathryn Johnson Athey. Mrs. Bates was a successful entrepreneur, owning and operating various businesses throughout her career. She was a member of Corpus Christi...
June Ely
Oct 18, 2018
June H. Ely, 96, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Providence Place. Born April 23, 1922 in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late Rennis E. and Pansy R. Kauffman Hassler. Her beloved husband Elmond B. “Bud” Ely, preceded her in death on December 25, 1999. June was a graduate of Arendtsville High School. She...
John McCarty
Oct 17, 2018
John L. McCarty, 84 of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, October 17, 2018 at his home. Born February 15, 1934 in Huntingdon County, he was a son of the late Leslie and Veda Putt McCarty. John served honorably with the US Air Force during the Korean War. He was employed as an electronics technician at Letterkenny Army Depot,...
Gary Bryan
Oct 10, 2018
Gary L. Bryan, 64, of Orbisonia, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 1, 1954, in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Clarence R. and Betty J. (Routzhan) Bryan. A U.S. Army veteran, Gary served honorably during the Vietnam Era. He was employed as a machinist until his retirement. He is survived...
Calvin Chilcote
Oct 9, 2018
Calvin E. Chilcote, Sr., age 82, of Spring Run, PA, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 30, 1936, in Richvale, PA, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mary Goshorn Chilcote. Mr. Chilcote was a member of the Orbisonia High School class of 1957,...
Joseph Horner
Oct 7, 2018
Joseph J. “Joe” Horner, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Born July 25, 1942, in Johnstown, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph E. and Dorothy L. Hohman Horner. Joe was a 1960 graduate of Richland High School. A US Army veteran, Joe served honorably during the Vietnam War from 1962 – 65 and...
Harry Oyler
Oct 7, 2018
Harry Laughery Oyler, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, left the life he loved on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He was 98 years old. Harry was born January 9, 1920 in Chambersburg to Florence Rebecca Laughery Oyler and Emory Cook Oyler. His mother died in 1929; his father in 1960. Harry graduated from Chambersburg High School in 1937 and over the years hosted...
Michael Jacobs
Oct 6, 2018
Michael A. “Mike” Jacobs, 77, of Chambersburg, passed away on October 6, 2018, in his home, with his wife by his side. Born December 1, 1940, he was a son of the late George B. and Ellen Stepler Jacobs. Mike was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where he played for the Trojans baseball team. In...
Frank Lensbower
Oct 5, 2018
Frank L. Lensbower, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home. Born May 28, 1928 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late Harry Edward and Bessie Viola Heckman Lensbower. He was a 1947 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and served with the US Army 88th Airborne during the Korean...
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