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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jack Meredith
Apr 7, 2018
Jack C. Meredith, 56, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 21, 1962 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Yvonne R. Eyer Meredith and the late Jack L. Meredith. Jack worked in printing most of his life and was employed at Arnold Graphics and Frye Communications. He enjoyed taking his dog...
Cora Ardrey
Apr 7, 2018
Cora Ardrey, age 82, of Chambersburg, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Born in Huntington, PA, on April 9, 1935, she was a daughter of the late John and Sophie Roman Woods. Mrs. Ardrey worked as a cook for the Children’s Aid Society for 29 years, retiring in 1998. She enjoyed sewing, cleaning crossword puzzles,...
Norman Geissinger
Apr 6, 2018
Norman Alfred Geissinger, 102 yrs, 41 days, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 6, 2018 from his Menno Village home, Chambersburg, PA. Norman was born February 24, 1916 in Hosensack, Pennsylvania to Abraham and Katie Godshall Stauffer Geissinger. He was raised and baptized in the Upper Milford Mennonite church where he served as Deacon for many years....
George DeFonzo
Apr 6, 2018
George J. DeFonzo passed away at Leland of Laurel Run, Waynesboro, PA on April 5, 2018. George was born, June 11, 1932 in Pittsburgh PA. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Nicholas and Jennie DeFonzo, his first wife Fern and three siblings. George was the beloved husband of Joan L. DeFonzo of Chambersburg; step-children, William A. Bogler (Robin), Thomas M....
Raymond Forbes
Apr 4, 2018
Raymond L.Forbes, age 73, passed away peacefully at home on April 4th, 2018. Born September 6, 1944, he was the son of the late Arthur and Ellene (Geddas) Forbes. Ray was the husband of Linda (Lytle) Forbes, his cherished wife of 30 years, who passed away July 27th, 2016. He was preceded in death by his sister Linda (Forbes) Wright....
Betty Sanders
Apr 3, 2018
Betty L. Ryder Sanders, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 3, 2016 at her home. Born January 9, 1942 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Lyle and Faye Highland Ryder. Betty was a 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She enjoyed cooking, reading books, and working puzzles. Her husband, Francis C....
Charles Lucas
Apr 1, 2018
Charles Töner “Chuck” Lucas, age 76, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 8:05 pm while at home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born March 1, 1942, in Waynesboro to the late Paul and Esther Kaufman Lucas. He was a life-long resident of Chambersburg and was a respected member of...
Jean Kann
Apr 1, 2018
Jean E. Kann, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Shippensburg Healthcare Center on Sunday, April 1, 2018. Born in Chambersburg, PA on March 15, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Daisy Feagan Shank. Mrs. Kann worked as a nurse’s assistant at Menno Haven and previously worked part time as a beautician. She was...
Irmgard Weiss
Mar 30, 2018
Irmgard Weiss, age 92, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, March 30, 2018, at the home of her daughter. Irmgard was born in Hamburg, Germany, on October 17, 1925, to Karl and Wilhelmina (Olthoff) Jacobs arriving in the United States at age 4 months through Ellis Island. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD....
Karen Dehart
Mar 30, 2018
Karen Sue Dehart, age 62, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at her home. Born March 10, 1956, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Kathryn Harrison. Karen was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She enjoyed spending the majority of her free time with her family, especially her...
Grace Shindledecker
Mar 30, 2018
Grace T. Shindledecker, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 6, 1952, in Lebanon, PA, she was a daughter of the late David L. and Etta Robinette Russell. Mrs. Shindledecker worked for the Chambersburg Area School District for a number of years as a custodian as well as a crossing guard, retiring...
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