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Rosalie Long

Rosalie Long

Oct 29, 2023

Rosalie Anna Long, 79, formerly of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023 at Chambersburg Nursing & Rehab Center, with her family by her side. Born June 11, 1944 in Willow Hill, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Elsie M. (O’Donnell) Hockenberry. Rosalie is preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Lemont Long, whom...

Robert Ouellette

Robert Ouellette

Oct 27, 2023

Robert R. Ouellette, 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 16, 1942, in Baker Lake, New Brunswick, he was a son of the late Pea and Regina Boutote Ouellette. Robert was employed as a machinist with Cly-Del Manufacturing in Waterbury, CT until his retirement. He was a member of Corpus...

Sandra Gadoury

Sandra Gadoury

Oct 27, 2023

Sandra Ann “Sandi” Gadoury, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday evening, October 27, 2023 at her home with her husband and cat, Karli, by her side. Born February 28, 1947 in Lowell, MA, she was a daughter of the late Ernest G. and Catherine M. Denver Montmarquet. She was a 1969 graduate of the Newport Hospital School of Nursing...

Lois Black

Lois Black

Oct 27, 2023

Lois M. Black, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 at Brookview Health Care Center at Menno Haven. Born October 28, 1927 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry D. Black, Sr. and Rhoda M. Buterbaugh Black. She was a 1945 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and went to work at United...

Rodney Patterson

Rodney Patterson

Oct 26, 2023

Rodney L. Patterson, 71, of Chambersburg, died Thursday, October 26, 2023. He was born in Chambersburg on July 31, 1952, a son of the late Kenneth L. and Doris (Aughinbaugh) Patterson. Rodney received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Shippensburg University in 1974, after which he worked many years for the U.S. government, primarily at Letterkenny Army...

Donald Scott

Donald Scott

Oct 24, 2023

Donald J. “Jim” Scott, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Shippensburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born May 20, 1939 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Ralph J. and Blanche M. Cook Scott. Jim was employed as truck salesman for Interstate Truck Equipment of Hagerstown, MD. He was a member of Cornerstone...

Carolyn Shatzer

Carolyn Shatzer

Oct 22, 2023

Carolyn L. Shatzer, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 21, 1946 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Brady Leroy and Helen Louise Clever Carbaugh. Early in her life she was employed at the former Stanley Company and later went to work at the former Nibble with Gibbles,...

Nancy Middour

Nancy Middour

Oct 20, 2023

Nancy Hull Middour, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023, in her home. Born on January 7, 1932 in Columbia, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles G. and Helen Kahler Hull. She was the widow of Emory J. Middour, Jr., who preceded her in death on February 3, 2001. A 1949 graduate of...

Li Yong Seif

Li Yong Seif

Oct 19, 2023

Li Yong Cha Seif, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on October 19, 2023, in Chambersburg Hospital. She was the widow of Charles L. Seif, who preceded her death on November 16, 2015. Born on February 10, 1942 in Korea, she was the daughter of the late Pak Myo Ak. She was a faithful member of the West Side Brethren in...

Virginia Gift

Virginia Gift

Oct 19, 2023

Virginia S. Gift, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 in Chambersburg Skilled Nursing. Born May 6, 1937 in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of the late Floyd M. and Grace (Castle) Slifer. She was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chambersburg, the Burt J. Asper American Legion Post 46, and the Marine...

Betty Bookheimer

Betty Bookheimer

Oct 17, 2023

Betty J. Bookheimer, Carlisle, PA (formerly of Fayetteville, PA) passed away on October 17, 2023 at Chapel Pointe at Carlisle. Betty was born in Kaisiesville, PA and raised on the family farm in what is known as the “corner” of Mercersburg. Betty was a daughter of Rankin and Carrie (Sword) Metcalf and was the widow of Lawrence Bookheimer who died...

Reginald Brindle

Reginald Brindle

Oct 17, 2023

Reginald R. Brindle, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at his home. Born November 5, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Elman R. and Viva S. Seylar Brindle. Reggie was a 1966 graduate of CASHS. A US Air Force veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a...

Blanche Leevy

Blanche Leevy

Oct 14, 2023

Blanche Louise Leevy, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Shook Home. Born March 15, 1928 in Mercersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank G. and Blanche V. McFadden Kriner. A homemaker most of her life, she had at one time worked at Knouse Foods and several other local factories. She enjoyed getting...

Stephen Frey

Stephen Frey

Oct 13, 2023

Stephen R. Frey, 68, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 19, 1955 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Harold R. and Dorothy Strock Frey. Stephen was a 1974 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a glass processor with PPG in Mt. Holly Springs for 47 years. Stephen...

Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller

Oct 12, 2023

Jacob D. Miller, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Born November 3, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert Miller, Sr. and Mildred Snyder Miller. A US Navy veteran, Jake served honorably from 1954-58. He was employed as a machinist at SKF in Shippensburg until his retirement. He also worked as...

Dorothy Park

Dorothy Park

Oct 11, 2023

Dorothy C. “Dottie” Park, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 11, 2023 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge. Born January 10, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Belle Hess Cornelius. Her beloved husband Harry T. Park, Jr., whom she married on August 18, 1956, preceded her in death on October 29,...

Nancy Redington

Nancy Redington

Oct 11, 2023

Nancy J. Redington, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at her home. Born January 15, 1944 in Wilmette, IL, she was a daughter of the late Frederick C. Justice, and Cecilia Julia Wagner Justice. Joseph G. Redington, her beloved husband of 48 years, whom she married on September 23, 1967, preceded her in death on July...

William Scheffer

William Scheffer

Oct 11, 2023

William E. “Bill” Scheffer, 61, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in Fulton County as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born August 18, 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late William L. and Grace M. (Sweitzer) Scheffer. He was employed as a maintenance and repair supervisor for Delamor Enterprises servicing McDonald’s...

Steven Wade

Steven Wade

Oct 10, 2023

Steven L. Wade, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on May 13, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Alvin L. and Irene E. “Sis” Wade. Steve was a 1982 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He was an avid fan...

Michelle Ryder

Michelle Ryder

Oct 7, 2023

Michelle Ryder, age 87, died peacefully at her residence of 18 years in Chambersburg, PA. She was born, named Aurora Marie Raimo, and raised in White Plains, NY by her parents Nunzio and Arcangela (Passarelli) Raimo. She shared responsibilities and worked alongside her six siblings in her parents' restaurant while growing up. A country and western kind of a girl...

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