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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Sheila Vanderau

Sheila Vanderau

Apr 27, 2018

Sheila Ann Vanderau, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Providence Place. Born April 16, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Stinson and Mildred Wingert Martinez. Her beloved husband, Robert E. Vanderau, preceded her in death on March 13, 2011. Sheila was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School....

Vonnie Hamil

Vonnie Hamil

Apr 26, 2018

Vonnie Arlene Hamil, 77, of Amberson, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at her home. Born December 15, 1940, in Amberson, she was the daughter of the late Alton Conrad and Orpha Mae Culbertson Piper. A 1958 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School, Vonnie worked as a hair dresser most of her life. She was a member of Amberson...

Anna Quivers

Anna Quivers

Apr 25, 2018

Anna “Marg” Margaret (Rideout) Quivers, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Born on February 6, 1935, in Mercersburg, she was a daughter of the late Thomas N. and Anna Rideout. Marg was a member of John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church, Chambersburg, where she was President of the Missionary Society and Sang on the...

Rebecca Fix

Rebecca Fix

Apr 25, 2018

Rebecca Mosebey Fix, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 13, 1927, in Wells Tannery, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Carrie Rosenberry Mosebey. Her beloved husband, Harry Norman Fix, whom she married on June 17, 1950, preceded her in death on February 26, 2010....

Thomas Massingale

Thomas Massingale

Apr 22, 2018

Thomas Edward Massingale, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 13, 1955 in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Clarence Edward and Thelma Wilson Massingale. He served honorably with the United States Army and the National Guard. He had formerly been employed with...

Lee Martin

Lee Martin

Apr 18, 2018

Lee Edward Martin, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away April 18, 2018 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg. He was born November 15, 1939 to the late Raymond and Mabel Martin. Lee was a building contractor in the Hagerstown area and after retiring from construction became a turkey farmer in Greencastle, PA. Throughout his life and in his retirement he found...

Homer Johnson

Homer Johnson

Apr 18, 2018

Homer D. Johnson, 79, of Spring Run, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 18, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born January 7, 1939 in Spring Run, he was a son of the late Myrl and Thelma Snyder Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been employed at Domestic Pump Company, Inc. in Shippensburg and then from 1966-1970 he...

Gloria Petra

Gloria Petra

Apr 15, 2018

Gloria Ann Petra, 84, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 15, 2018, with her family by her side. Born March 14, 1934, in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Pauline Benson O’Brien. Mrs. Petra worked as a High School Registrar at Paramus High School in New Jersey for 25 years, retiring in...

Ruth Meyers Hawbaker

Ruth Meyers Hawbaker

Apr 15, 2018

Ruth L. Meyers Hawbaker, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2018 at The Shook Home. Born January 30, 1921 in Guilford Township, she was a daughter of the late Daniel E. and Susan Lesher Stouffer. Mrs. Hawbaker was a 1938 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A homemaker most of her life, she also assisted...

Alcesta Kitzmiller

Alcesta Kitzmiller

Apr 14, 2018

Alcesta “Cess” (Smith) Kitzmiller, age 100, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Penn Hall Chambers Point. Born November 11, 1917, in Mt. Union, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Guy and Florence (Flickinger) Smith. After graduating from Shippensburg University, she taught school in Mt. Union, Lewistown and Chambersburg, retiring in 1976. She...

David Wells

David Wells

Apr 14, 2018

David F. Wells age 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Born November 26, 1934, in Galesburg, IL, he was a son of the late Mason Billard and Evelyn Leone Freda Wells. Mr. Wells graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY. He retired in...

Bonnie Dell

Bonnie Dell

Apr 13, 2018

Bonnie E. (Smith) Dell, 86, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away Friday morning, April 13, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle, Hanover, PA. Born April 21, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John E. and Kathleen McKonley Smith. She was a 1948 graduate of the former Eichelberger High School in Hanover. Early in her life she was employed...

Lois Lesher

Lois Lesher

Apr 12, 2018

Lois J. Lesher, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital. Born August 22, 1930, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Erna Leberknight Stepler. Lois was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Following high school, she worked for the telephone company in Chambersburg, as well...

Bassina Hinton

Bassina Hinton

Apr 12, 2018

Bassina Sonjaline Barbour Hinton, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born April 6, 1941, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Cook Barbour, Sr. and Minnie Catherine Stoner Barbour. Mrs. Hinton was a 1959 graduate of CASHS. She worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as...

Gladys Rickard

Gladys Rickard

Apr 12, 2018

Gladys, A. Rickard, age 100, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Shook Home on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Graveside services will be held at the Rickard Memorial Cemetery, Paxton, PA on Tuesday, April 17 at 11 AM.

Norbert Kneavel

Norbert Kneavel

Apr 11, 2018

Norbert Joseph Kneavel, 85 of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 24, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John Kneavel and Anna Salkowski Kneavel. A U.S. Army veteran, Norbert served honorably during the Korean War. He later worked as an accountant for the federal government at Letterkenny...

Edith Osterman

Edith Osterman

Apr 11, 2018

Edith V. Osterman, 101, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Menno Haven. Born on March 14, 1917 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank Keller and Martha Ellen Traxler Keller. She was the widow of Charles A. “Shorty” Osterman, who preceded her in death on July 26, 1996. A 1936 graduate of the...

Doreen Horst

Doreen Horst

Apr 10, 2018

Doreen E. Horst, 73, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 9, 1944, in Chambersburg, She was a daughter of the late Lista Frey Martin and the late Paul J. Martin. A homemaker most of her life, Doreen was a member of the Chambersburg Mennonite Church, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School....

P. Musser

P. Musser

Apr 10, 2018

P. Joseph Musser, age 74, of Orrstown, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 25, 1943, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul J. and Pearl E. Wingert Musser. A retired dairy farmer in Lurgan Township, Joe was involved in many farm and county organizations. He was a member of...

Maxine Walker

Maxine Walker

Apr 9, 2018

Maxine C. Bingaman Walker, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at her home. Born December 26, 1946 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Mary Grace Rice Bingaman. She was a 1965 graduate of the James Buchanan High School. A homemaker most of her life she had at one time been...

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