Obituaries

Aug 5, 2017

Rolf-Andreas Rosenberry, age 52, of Roxbury, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Hershey Medical Center. Born April 26, 1965, he was the son of Jess B. Rosenberry and the late Mariana Köher Rosenberry. A 1983 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Rolf went on to attend Penn State University where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree...

Aug 5, 2017

Aug 5, 2017

Nearly 91 years ago on August 28, 1926, the world became a better place when Ruth Ellen (Fisher) Wiley was born to the late Parker and Estella (Wolfe) Fisher in the town of Dillsburg, PA. Ruth stated in a journal she had a good childhood with loving parents. Ruth was a member of Christian Life Church on Warm Spring Rd....

Aug 4, 2017

Todd Michael Washabaugh, age 47, of New Bloomfield, PA and formerly of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017 at his home. Born July 31, 1970, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of John and Carolyn Hughes Washabaugh of Fayetteville, PA. A 1988 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Todd went on to work as...

Aug 4, 2017

Patricia Bower Kochenour, age 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, August 4, 2017. Born March 17, 1924, in Martinsburg, WV, and moved to Stoufferstown with her family at a young age. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Alda Marotte Bower. A 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs....

Jul 31, 2017

Roy J. Skinner, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 31, 2017. Born March 23, 1929, in Mt. Vernon, NY, he was the son of the late John R. and Bertha Soukup Skinner. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Skinner went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

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...