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John Lynch

John Lynch

Apr 16, 2017

John F. “Jack” Lynch, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Chambers Pointe Nursing Center (formerly Penn Hall) in Chambersburg. Born November 8, 1923 in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John and Rosalie Roletter Lynch. Mr. Lynch graduated from the Williamson Trade School as a machinist in 1943 and then volunteered for the US...

Jay Chronister

Jay Chronister

Apr 16, 2017

Jay F. Chronister, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 30, 1924 in Adams County, he was a son of the late John C. and Bessie Wetzel Chronister. Mr. Chronister served honorably with the US Army during WWII and later retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. He was an active...

M. Alvin  Snider

M. Alvin Snider

Apr 15, 2017

M. Alvin Snider, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 15, 2017, from the Shook Home, Chambersburg. Born on April 9, 1931, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Mark H. and Emily Dubbs Snider. A 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Alvin went on to...

Joyce Brown

Joyce Brown

Apr 15, 2017

Joyce A. Brown, 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017, at her home. Born April 3, 1938, in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late James N. and Ella F. Keyser Bender. Mrs. Brown was a 1956 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. In addition to being a homemaker, she was also the...

Alice Miller

Alice Miller

Apr 14, 2017

Alice M. Miller, age 96, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017, at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born November 28, 1920, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Elsie B. Leidig Byers. A homemaker most of her adult life, Mrs. Miller enjoyed caring for and spending time with her family. She...

Miriam Alexis

Miriam Alexis

Apr 14, 2017

If you were to venture into Miriam Alexis’ home in the last weeks of her life, you wouldn’t be alone. A constant stream of well - wishers visited her bright home, the phone was constantly ringing, people wanted to be there. And if it happened to be cocktail time, she had everyone’s favorites ready to pour. For that was the...

Wayne  Ricks

Wayne Ricks

Apr 12, 2017

Wayne Anthony Ricks, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Born in Connelsville, PA on September 1, 1954, he was the son of the late William S. and Anna Mae Meadows Ricks. Mr. Ricks served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1978 – 1982. He worked in warehousing for a number...

Alice  Golden

Alice Golden

Apr 12, 2017

Alice L. Golden, age 82, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at the York Hospital. Born July 2, 1934, in Big Cove Tannery, PA, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Margaret Pittman. Mrs. Golden was a registered nurse for over 41 years, starting her career at the Fulton Co. Medical Center and retiring...

Michael Dean

Michael Dean

Apr 11, 2017

Michael R. Dean, 58, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 18, 1959 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Veloris S. Dean, Sr. and Rosetta Cooper Dean. Michael enjoyed bowling, Legos, and Pro Wrestling magazines. He also played in the Angel Hand Bell Choir in Mercersburg. He is survived by four...

Judith Long Seabolt

Judith Long Seabolt

Apr 11, 2017

Judith M. Long Seabolt, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Born June 7, 1941, in Columbia, KY, she was the daughter of the late Albert Owen and Etta Mae Dixon Burris. A restaurant manager for most of her career, she managed several local restaurants. She enjoyed cooking, grocery shopping, being...

Norman Peters

Norman Peters

Apr 10, 2017

Norman E. Peters, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 27, 1934 in Chambersburg, PA he was a son of the late Delbert and Elizabeth Connor Peters. Norman was a 1952 graduate of Fleetwood High School in Fleetwood, PA. He then earned his Bachelor’s Degree in education from Shippensburg University in 1956....

Rev. Martha Helman

Rev. Martha Helman

Apr 9, 2017

Rev. Martha M. Helman, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 31, 1937, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Nettie Newell Shores. Rev. Helman dedicated 25 years, working at the former Stanley Company as a sewing machine operator, retiring in 1979. She later became...

Blanche Umbrell

Blanche Umbrell

Apr 9, 2017

Blanche L. Umbrell, age 96, of Waynesboro, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Born October 29, 1920, in Waterfall, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Emma Reeder Barnett. Mrs. Umbrell was a homemaker most of her adult life, she enjoyed caring for her family and friends. She did work for...

Robert Eckman

Robert Eckman

Apr 7, 2017

Robert E. Eckman, Jr., 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday afternoon, April 7, 2017 at Brookview Health Care Center at Menno Haven after a long illness. Born September 13, 1921 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert E. and Margaret E. Houpt Eckman. A 1939 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Bob entered the US...

Sarah Umbrell

Sarah Umbrell

Apr 7, 2017

Sarah Catherine Umbrell, 85, of Doylesburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born September 21, 1931 in Spring Run, she was a daughter of the late Paul J. and Sarah K. Shields Junkin. Sarah was a graduate of the former Fannett Township High School and then attended the former Chambersburg School of Business....

Mary Long

Mary Long

Apr 5, 2017

Mary Jane Long, 73, of Fannettsburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 5, 2017. Born May 10, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Myrl E. and Thelma O. Snyder Johnson. Mary was a homemaker most of her life. She loved bingo, canning, cooking, crocheting and spending time with her family. Mary was a member of the Shippensburg American...

Dr. Edwin Sponseller

Dr. Edwin Sponseller

Apr 5, 2017

Dr. Edwin H. Sponseller, Jr., 73, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, passed away surrounded by family Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital following an eleven year battle with lymphoma. Born March 6, 1944 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Sponseller was a son of the late Edwin H., Sr. and Jane Shively Sponseller of Chambersburg. He graduated from Northampton High School Northampton, Massachusetts;...

Donald Baker

Donald Baker

Apr 4, 2017

Donald E. Baker, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Chambers Pointe Nursing Center. Born September 30, 1935 in Stoufferstown, he was a son of the late Glenn and Mabel Stouffer Baker. Mr. Baker was a truck driver for fifty years. He was a member of Marion First United Methodist Church and a life member of the...

Pastor Manuel Diaz

Pastor Manuel Diaz

Apr 3, 2017

Pastor Manuel A. “Manny” Diaz, Jr., 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed from this life into life eternal on Monday morning, April 3, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. Born September 5, 1955 in Valley Forge, PA, he was a son of the late Manuel A. Diaz, Sr. and Gladys M. Colbert Diaz. A service to celebrate Manny’s life will be held...

E. Pauline "Polly" George

E. Pauline "Polly" George

Apr 3, 2017

E. Pauline “Polly” George, age 87, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab. Born November 13, 1929, in Concord, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Clara Yocum Coons. Polly worked as a teacher’s aide early in life and then as a bartender at the American Legion...

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