Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

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....

Nelle Nelling

Nelle Nelling

Dec 17, 2017

Nelle D. Nelling, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Born April 29, 1931, she was the daughter of Edith Burtsfield Hill Depuy and Raymond W. Hill, and step-daughter of Chauncey M. Depuy. Mrs. Nelling was a 1948 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and a 1952 graduate of Wilson College....

Richard Lehman

Richard Lehman

Dec 14, 2017

Richard C. Lehman, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday evening, December 14, 2017 at Menno Haven. Born March 12, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Clayton F. and Esther Witmer Lehman. He was a 1957 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and retired from Office Suppliers after 27 years of service. Earlier in...

Amos Henson

Amos Henson

Dec 14, 2017

Amos E. “Bud” Henson, Jr., 69, of DeBary, FL and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, FL. Born April 27, 1948, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Amos E. Henson, Sr. and Mary Jane Stoner Henson. A US Army veteran, Bud served honorably in Vietnam...

Rickey Rideout

Rickey Rideout

Dec 14, 2017

Rickey A. Rideout, age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Born September 1, 1951, in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of the late Maurice Quivers and Dorothy Rideout. A U.S. Navy veteran, Rickey served honorably from 1970 to 1972 during the Vietnam era, and in the Navy Reserves for the next...

Rosalie Bonner

Rosalie Bonner

Dec 14, 2017

Rosalie M. Bonner, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, went to be with her Creator on Thursday morning, December 14, 2017 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. Born December 10, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Michalina Golembiewski Oldziejewski. She had been employed as a secretary and teacher’s aide in Dover, NJ. Early in...

Charles Pollock

Charles Pollock

Dec 14, 2017

Charles A. “Charlie” Pollock, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, December 14, 2017 at his home. Born August 24, 1938 in Shirleysburg, PA, he was a son of the late Charles I. and Mary E. Horne Pollock. Charlie was a 1956 graduate of Captain Jack High School in Mt. Union. He was a barber in Chambersburg for many...

Judy Lippy

Judy Lippy

Dec 14, 2017

Judy K. Lippy, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday morning, December 14, 2017. Born October 13, 1950 in Rockhill Furnace, PA, she was the daughter of Natha L. Jenkins Cisney and the late Donald O. Cisney. Judy was a 1968 graduate of Greencastle Antrim High School. She was employed as a manager with PSECU at...

Patricia Preso

Patricia Preso

Dec 13, 2017

Patricia Ann Preso, age 66, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Born April 19, 1951 in Doylesburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Edna Parson Yocum. Her husband, Charles Preso, preceded her in death. Pat was employed at the Burpee Greenhouse in Fannettsburg as a plant packer. She was...

Thomas Lucas

Thomas Lucas

Dec 12, 2017

Thomas Keller Lucas, 23, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, December 12, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 26, 1994 in Mattoon, Illinois, he was a son of Ernest Jay Lucas of Chambersburg and the late Angela Nugent Lucas who preceded him in death in 1997. Thomas was a 2013 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School....

Robert Preisler

Robert Preisler

Dec 11, 2017

Robert Lynn Preisler, 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 15, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Betty Daugherty Zimmerman and husband Robert of Chambersburg and the late Clyde Preisler. Mr. Preisler had at one time co-owned Nitterhouse Alarm and Communication in Chambersburg. Earlier in his life he worked...

Robert Seebach

Robert Seebach

Dec 9, 2017

Robert David Seebach, age 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at the Hershey Medical Center on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Born June 19, 1943, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Charles and Marie Kreitler Seebach. Mr. Seebach was a U.S. Army veteran serving honorably during the Vietnam Conflict. He had owned and operated Bonnie’s Gun Shop...

Doris Nester

Doris Nester

Dec 8, 2017

Doris Mae Nester, 92, died on Friday, December 8, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She is survived by her brother, Louis Miller (97) of Olmsted Falls, Ohio and her four children: Reed (Karen) Nester of Williamsburg, VA; Todd Nester of Maplewood, NJ; Timothy Nester of Amarillo, TX; and Kathleen (Robert) Bolton of Gap, PA; three grandchildren: Matthew Nester, Michael Nester...

Raymond Shoemaker

Raymond Shoemaker

Dec 2, 2017

Raymond R. Shoemaker, age 76, of Ft. Loudon, PA passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Fulton County Medical Center. Born in Chambersburg, PA on January 9, 1941, he was the son of the late William Roland and Catherine Edna Arnold Shoemaker. A 1959 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School, Raymond went on to serve in the U.S....