Obituaries

Jul 30, 2017

Mariana Perry Cave, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on July 30, 2017, at Hershey Medical Center. Born October 4, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Perry and Elsie Wildanger Perry. A 1971 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, she went on to attend tech school. She retired from Geisinger Medical Center...

Jul 30, 2017

Martha M. Hyatt passed away on July 30, 2017. Born in Newton, MA on May 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. Miller and Esther Pratt Miller. A New England native, she met and married her high school sweetheart, James R. Hyatt, on September 29, 1945 after his return from a WWII POW camp. During Jim’s...

Jul 30, 2017

John E. Robertson, age 72, of Blairs Mills, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Born in Chambersburg, PA on January 25, 1945, he was the son of the late Helen Best Peterson and John Hayes Robertson. A 1963 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School, John went on to work at Letterkenny Army Depot for 33...

Jul 29, 2017

Steven J. Durgo, 80 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, July 29, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Born September 21, 1936 in Derecske, Hungary, he was a son of the late János and Agnes Szucs Durgo. An immigrant fleeing the communist takeover of Hungary in 1956, Steve came to the U.S. not speaking a word...

Jul 29, 2017

Rev. John H. Witmer, age 87, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away peacefully, entering his heavenly home early Saturday morning, July 29, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital after an extended illness. Born June 15, 1930, in Wertzville, PA, he was the son of the late Harry and Esther Waggoner Witmer. Pastor Witmer was a 1948 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School;...

Jul 29, 2017

Henry “Shoebox” Wright, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 16, 1944, he was the son of Nathan and Euler Ma Green Wright. Mr. Wright worked at various farms anywhere between Florida and Pennsylvania. He was Baptist in faith and was a member of Unity in Christ Church. He enjoyed...

Jul 29, 2017

Robert M. “Mike” Allison, 75, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 10, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert Marion and Sara Ella Morningstar Allison. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Wilson. He is survived by his soulmate of...

Jul 25, 2017

James L. Hull, Sr., 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, July 25, 2017 at his home. Born October 19, 1929 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Ruth Mills Hull. Mr. Hull served with the US Army during the Korean War and was employed as a truck driver most of his life; early...

Jul 22, 2017

Shirley Jane Ankney, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 27, 1937, in Chambersburg, PA she was a daughter of the late Norman Etter and Daisy Guyer Etter. Mrs. Ankney worked most of her adult life at Knouse Foods, as a Lab Technician, retiring in 2003. She enjoyed caring for...

Jul 21, 2017

Richard K. “Dick” Garman, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017, at Holy Spirit Hospital. Born October 30, 1932, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John Floyd and Susan Elizabeth McKelvey Garman. A 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Garman went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army...

Jul 20, 2017

Randy L. Fickes, Sr., age 62, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Village of Laurel Run. Born December 17, 1954, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Clyde J. Fickes and the late Lois Cook Fickes. Randy was a member of CASHS class of 1972. He worked at the Scotland School for Veterans Children for 27 years, retiring...

Jul 20, 2017

Kenneth R. Mackey, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Born July 8, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Amos and Alice Light Mackey. Mr. Mackey was employed as a truck driver for 32 ½ years until his retirement in 1989. Over that time period, he drove for B & P Trucking and...

Jul 19, 2017

Beverly F. Reed, age 70, of Fayetteville, PA, died on Wed., 7/9 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Surviving is her brother, Garry P. Reed, 3 nieces, and a cousin, Debra Shapiro. Graveside services will be held Mon. 7/24 at 1 PM in Parklawns Memorial Gardens.

Jul 17, 2017

Ruth E. “Snooks” Zelonis, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born January 9, 1938, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Luther E. and Florecne E. McKee Ewan. Mrs. Zelonis was a 1955 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where she helped to...

Jul 15, 2017

Yolanda Elizabeth Stabe Heiss, 92, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Big Canoe, GA, passed away on July 15, 2017. Born July 2, 1925 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wilhelm and Lillian Stilley Stabe. Yolanda was a 1943 graduate of Western High School in Baltimore and a Victory Volunteer. She and her husband Walter...

Jul 13, 2017

Jul 10, 2017

John Keefer, 78, of Orrstown, PA, passed into peaceful eternal rest Monday afternoon, July 10, 2017, with his wife by his side. John was born on April 28, 1939 at Chambersburg Hospital to the late John T. Keefer and Katherine Walck. John grew up in Fort Loudon and was raised by his maternal grandparents, George and Nell Walck, and his...

Jul 10, 2017

Leona B. McFadden Hollaway, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 12, 1924 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late John P. and Eva Blair McFadden. Mrs. Hollaway was a 1942 graduate of the former Greencastle High School where she...

Jul 10, 2017

Esther P. Shaffer, 92, formerly of Broad Street in Chambersburg, died Monday afternoon, July 10, 2017 at The Shook Home. Born November 11, 1924 in Mowersville, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd W. and Minerva A. Suffecool Piper. Mrs. Shaffer was a 1943 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and prior to marriage was employed at the...

Jul 9, 2017

Sharon S. Nagy, 70, of Mercersburg, PA, and more recently of Chambersburg, PA, passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her family after a valiant and inspiring fight against the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease. Born March 10, 1947 in Uniontown, PA, she was a daughter of the...