Obituaries

Jun 19, 2017

Zoe P. McCleaf, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 17, 1929, in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas D. and Maria Alpoynis Papoutsis. A 1947 graduate of the Shippensburg High School, Mrs. McCleaf went on to graduate from the former Chambersburg Business School. She...

Jun 18, 2017

Dean S. Eichelberger, 71, of Fort Loudon, PA, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, June 18, 2017 at his home. Born January 7, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Franklin Pierce and Sarah Kathryn Weaver Eichelberger. Dean was employed in retail custodial work most of his life. He enjoyed attending church; telling jokes; and was an avid...

Jun 18, 2017

James “Jim” Richard Clever, age 65, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Chambersburg, PA on February 25, 1952, he is the son of Betty Hollenshead Clever and the late Richard G. Clever of St. Thomas, PA. A 1970 graduate of the James Buchanan High School, Jim...

Jun 14, 2017

Robert L. Lininger, III, 43, of Mercersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born December 11, 1973 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Robert L. Lininger, Jr. of McConnellsburg and the late Kay Arlene Brant Lininger. Currently employed by Fayetteville Contractors, he had previously been employed at Foremost Industries, Nitterhouse...

Jun 14, 2017

Myrtle B. Seilhamer, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 23, 1934, in Marion, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Alice Snyder Seilhamer. Ms. Seilhamer, known to her close friends as “Murt” and to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as “Mim” worked as a nurse’s aide...

Jun 13, 2017

Ronald G. Sites, 76, of Marion, PA, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 10, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George A. and Louise Kemp Sites. He retired from Guilford Township in 1996 after more than thirty years of employment. Mr. Sites was a member of Macedonia United Brethren Church...

Jun 13, 2017

Randy D. Motter, 63, of Dry Run, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, June 13, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 8, 1954 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ed and Bethel Umbrell Motter. Early in his life he drove truck for his parents at the former Motter’s Furniture Store in Dry Run. He was employed...

Jun 11, 2017

Mary “Karolyn” Lawrence, age 72, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born at home on Christmas Day 1944 to Lester Sr. & Nettie Doyle Hammond in Dry Run, PA, she frequently teased her four older siblings that she was the BEST Christmas present they ever got! Karolyn was a 1962 graduate of Fannett Metal High...

Jun 10, 2017

David R. Baer, 54, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 30, 1963 in Chambersburg, he was the son of David J. Baer of Chambersburg and the late Patricia L. McClure Baer. A 1981 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and Franklin County Vocational-Technical School, David went on to work...

Jun 9, 2017

Peggy J. McNew, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on June 25, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John T. and Isabell West Sprow. Mrs. McNew was a homemaker most of her adult life. She enjoyed spending time with her family and had...

Jun 9, 2017

Charles R. “Jack” Horner, Jr., age 85 of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born October 20, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Colleen Unger Horner, Sr. A 1950 graduate of the former Hagerstown High School, Jack went on to serve honorably in...

Jun 9, 2017

Mark Melvin Werdebaugh, Sr., 67, of Chambersburg, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, June 9, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God throughout his life, ultimately gave him peace. Born on October 18, 1949, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Albert Melvin Werdebaugh, Jr....

Jun 8, 2017

Wayne H. Kell passed away June 8, 2017, in NMS Healthcare, Hyattsville, MD. He was born November 24, 1927, in Shady Grove, PA, the son of John A. Kell and Elta R. Hollinger. He lived many years at Menno Haven and Penn Hall. He attended Greencastle High School, and was a veteran of WWII. He retired as Automotive Manager at...

Jun 6, 2017

Patricia J. Cramer, age 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Fayetteville, PA on March 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Mary E. King Lehman. A management assistant, Mrs. Cramer worked at Letterkenny Army Depot for 30 years, retiring in 1993....

Jun 5, 2017

Carl Edward Adams, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, June 5, 2017. Born February 7, 1933, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late James Edward Adams and Ethel Dorothea Peters Adams. Carl was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. On October 24, 1952, he married Patricia Arlene...

Jun 5, 2017

Robert J. Watz passed away on June 5, 2017 at Chambersburg Hospital. He was born June 23, 1925 on Tallman Avenue in Holidays Cove, WV. The family moved to Marland Heights, WV in 1929. He graduated from Weirton High School in the class of 1943. He volunteered to serve in the United States Marine Corps and served in the South...

Jun 5, 2017

Connie V. Barges, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Hershey Medical Center, on Monday, June 5, 2017. Born November 10, 1953, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Clara Kemp Mitchell. Ms. Barges worked in the retail industry for many years. She enjoyed the simple things in life, including word puzzles, knitting, painting, taking...

Jun 3, 2017

Theodore C. Overcash, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, June 3, 2017 at his home. Born July 14, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Donald K. and Elizabeth E. Summers Overcash. He was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served honorably with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. A truck...

Jun 2, 2017

May 31, 2017

Sharon D. Young, 61, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 31, 2017, in her home. Born October 6, 1955, she is the youngest daughter of the late Kathleen Bayer and the late John Bayer Sr. Sharon is survived by her husband, Marvin R. Young; children Blair K. Young and Alexander M. Young; sister, Bonnie Garrett; sister, Audrey Willard (Joe); brother,...