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Robert Bard
Sep 16, 2018
Robert A. “Bob” Bard, Sr., age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at York Hospital. Born May 15, 1931, in Fulton County, PA, he was a son of the late Andrew R. and Pauline Catherine Fittry Bard. Robert was a Veteran of the United States Air Force as well as the Army National Guard. He...
Darrell Burkholder
Sep 15, 2018
Darrell L. Burkholder, age 41, of Chambersburg died after suffering severe injuries from a hit and run on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Born August 9, 1977, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Michael Frazier and Bonita S. Burkholder. Despite his lifetime of personal difficulties, Darrell was ambitious and always ready to visit and make friends. His...
Teresa DeShong
Sep 13, 2018
Teresa M. Baughman DeShong, age 59, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 13, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born February 28, 1959, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Sargie W. and Janice J. Sord Baughman. Teresa was a 1977 graduate of CASHS. She was employed as a nurse’s aide and became...
Arlene Brill
Sep 13, 2018
Arlene A. Brill, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away Thursday morning, September 13, 2018, after a short illness. Born September 4, 1934 in Altenwald, she was the devoted daughter of the late Alvey D. Angle and Cora E. Shinham Angle. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Richard G. Brill; and her son, Alan R. Brill and wife Cheryl...
Dereck Schooley
Sep 12, 2018
Dereck J. Schooley, 58, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Born December 8, 1959, in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of the late Herbert Schooley and Dorothy Harr Domer. A 1979 Graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Dereck worked as a Forklift Operator at various warehouses in the area; including...
Robert Rotz
Sep 12, 2018
Robert L. Rotz, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Born in Chambersburg on September 13, 1927, he was the son of the late Clarence A. and Mary Lesher Rotz. A dairy farmer all his life, he and his wife owned and operated their dairy farm in the...
Dallas Strait
Sep 7, 2018
Dallas Strait, 86, of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 7, 2018. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home. Born September 26, 1931 in Harrisonville, PA, he was the 13th child of the late Thurman and Annie (Pyne) Strait. Dallas was an Entrepreneur at heart. He was involved with numerous...
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...
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