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Donald O'Neil

Donald O'Neil

Jan 3, 2018

Donald Eugene O’Neil, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born May 16, 1927 in Oswego, NY, he was a son of the late James E. and Anna A. Breitbeck O’Neil. His beloved wife, Mary G. Morabito O’Neil, preceded him in death on January 10, 2013. A US Navy veteran, Donald served honorably with...

John Hockensmith

John Hockensmith

Jan 3, 2018

John Hockensmith, Sr., age 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Born in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Miles Hockensmith, Sr. and Rachael Coy Hockensmith. After graduating from the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Hockensmith went on to study drafting and design at the Chicago Tech College and both mechanical...

Raymond Ferg

Raymond Ferg

Jan 3, 2018

Raymond “Scott” Ferg, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018 at his home. Born September 20, 1949 in Washington, PA, he was a son of the late Harold Grant Ferg and Miriam Katherine Rowland Ferg. He attended the California University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA from Wilson College. Early in life he worked at a...

Ned Fahnestock

Ned Fahnestock

Jan 2, 2018

Ned Gillan Fahnestock, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Born May 10, 1934, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Ned G. Fahnestock, Sr. and Reba Cramer Fahnestock. Mr. Fahnestock worked as a plumber for N. E. Diffenderfer Plumbing for 28 years, retiring in 1990. Mr. Fahnestock was a...

Cody Williams

Cody Williams

Dec 30, 2017

Cody A. Williams, age 25, of Spring Run, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 30, 2017, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Chambersburg, PA on May 15, 1992, he was a son of James C. and Sarah Varner Williams. Cody was a 2010 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School. He was a...

Martin Caufman

Martin Caufman

Dec 29, 2017

Martin J. Caufman, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Martin L. and Rhea Eberly Caufman. A US Army veteran, Martin served honorably from 1958-60. After his discharge from the Army, he was employed at Letterkenny Army...

Donald Howard

Donald Howard

Dec 29, 2017

Donald G. Howard, age 89, of Menno Haven, Northgate in Chambersburg, and formerly of Baltimore, MD, died Friday, December 29, 2017 at Menno Haven. Born September 6, 1928 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late B.C. Glenn Howard and Anna Miller Howard of Baltimore. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran and served on the Church Council. He...

Walter Monn

Walter Monn

Dec 29, 2017

Walter W. Monn, Jr. went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2017 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born July 26, 1923 in Scotland, PA he was the son of the late Walter W. Monn, Sr. and Mabel Pauline Williams Monn. Walter was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School. He served in the US Navy from 1943...

Lynn Harter

Lynn Harter

Dec 29, 2017

Lynn Kyle Harter, 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday morning, December 29, 2017 at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA. Born March 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late William I. D. Kyle and Mary Jane Kyle. Lynn was a 1958 graduate of Maine Township High School in Park Ridge, IL and a 1960...

Geraldine Felmlee

Geraldine Felmlee

Dec 28, 2017

Geraldine Felmlee, 90, of Dry Run, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Harrisburg Hospital. Born August 15, 1927, in Doylesburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary Junkin Book. Her beloved husband of 61 years, Cecil C. Felmlee, preceded her in death on April 20, 2013. Geraldine was a graduate of the former...

Bernard MacWilliams

Bernard MacWilliams

Dec 28, 2017

Bernard J. MacWilliams, 94, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Menno Haven. Born on March 25, 1923 in Ridley Park Hospital (Philadelphia, PA), he was a son of the late Thomas J. MacWilliams and Olive Grady MacWilliams. He was married to Jane E. Hoover MacWilliams on April 5, 1947. She preceded him in death on August...

John Dale

John Dale

Dec 27, 2017

John Dahl Dale, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Dale retired from the United States Army later, from the Department of Defense. During his military career he served in World War II and the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elenore Dahl McKinin; his wife,...

William Brown

William Brown

Dec 27, 2017

William G. “Bill” Brown, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, departed this life to be with the love of his life on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home. Born February 20, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Frank G. Brown, Sr. and Mary E. Myers Brown. Mr. Brown was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior...

William Spencer

William Spencer

Dec 26, 2017

William “Bill” Spencer, Jr., 82, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Menno Haven. Born October 23, 1935 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, he was the son of William H. Spencer and Ida Morris Spencer. Bill was a 1954 graduate of Natrona Heights High School near Pittsburgh, PA. A US Air Force veteran, he served honorably during...

Lester Walls

Lester Walls

Dec 24, 2017

Lester E. “Gene” Walls, 71, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Lifecare Hospital in Mechanicsburg. Born February 17, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Beryl Horn Walls of St. Thomas and the late Lester I. Walls. Gene owned and operated Walls Excavating and Demolition for nearly fifty years, starting the business in 1968....

Derek Day

Derek Day

Dec 22, 2017

Derek Linn Day, 26 years of age, from Fayetteville, PA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 22, 2017. Born in April 1991 in Chambersburg, PA, he is a son of Linn and Cheryl Hoffman Day and the grandson of Rosalie Hoffman and the late John T. Hoffman. Derek was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School...

Hazel Knoll

Hazel Knoll

Dec 22, 2017

Hazel M. Knoll, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Providence Place in Chambersburg. Born November 18, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Howard B. and Kathryn M. Herr Knoll. Hazel was a 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was employed as a secretary at King Street United Brethren Church in...

Janice  Carbaugh

Janice Carbaugh

Dec 21, 2017

Janice M. Carbaugh, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017, at her home. Born November 11, 1933, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Paul W. and Margaret Cordell Statler. Mrs. Carbaugh worked as a nurse for over 41 years. Her passion was spending time with family, especially her granddaughter and great-grandchildren. She...

William McNulty

William McNulty

Dec 19, 2017

William F. “Bill” McNulty, age 88, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, in his home. Born in Cambria County, PA on June 20, 1929, he was a son of the late Charles and Lucy Farabaugh McNulty. A 1942 graduate of Carrolltown High School, Bill went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Naomi Walker

Naomi Walker

Dec 18, 2017

Naomi L. Walker, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born June 29, 1929, in Williamson, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Alberta Anderson Stouffer. A homemaker and mother, Mrs. Walker enjoyed caring for her family and traveling with her husband. She was a member of St....

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