Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Yolanda Heiss
Jul 15, 2017
Yolanda Elizabeth Stabe Heiss, 92, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Big Canoe, GA, passed away on July 15, 2017. Born July 2, 1925 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wilhelm and Lillian Stilley Stabe. Yolanda was a 1943 graduate of Western High School in Baltimore and a Victory Volunteer. She and her husband Walter...

John Keefer
Jul 10, 2017
John Keefer, 78, of Orrstown, PA, passed into peaceful eternal rest Monday afternoon, July 10, 2017, with his wife by his side. John was born on April 28, 1939 at Chambersburg Hospital to the late John T. Keefer and Katherine Walck. John grew up in Fort Loudon and was raised by his maternal grandparents, George and Nell Walck, and his...
Leona Hollaway
Jul 10, 2017
Leona B. McFadden Hollaway, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 12, 1924 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late John P. and Eva Blair McFadden. Mrs. Hollaway was a 1942 graduate of the former Greencastle High School where she...

Esther Shaffer
Jul 10, 2017
Esther P. Shaffer, 92, formerly of Broad Street in Chambersburg, died Monday afternoon, July 10, 2017 at The Shook Home. Born November 11, 1924 in Mowersville, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd W. and Minerva A. Suffecool Piper. Mrs. Shaffer was a 1943 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and prior to marriage was employed at the...
Sharon Nagy
Jul 9, 2017
Sharon S. Nagy, 70, of Mercersburg, PA, and more recently of Chambersburg, PA, passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her family after a valiant and inspiring fight against the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease. Born March 10, 1947 in Uniontown, PA, she was a daughter of the...

Shirley Heckman
Jul 9, 2017
Shirley May Boggs Heckman, age 64, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017, at South Mountain Restoration Center. Born August 14, 1952, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert John Henry and Mary Louise Hogan Boggs. Shirley was a 1970 graduate of the Fannett – Metal High School. She worked for a number...
Kelly High
Jul 9, 2017
Kelly V. High, 45, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. Born February 11, 1972 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Constance Harry High of Chambersburg and the late Theodore R. High. Kelly was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to earn an Associate’s Degree from Hagerstown...
Dan Wagner
Jul 8, 2017
Dan L. Wagner, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, July 8, 2017 at his home. Born May 22, 1949 in Ohio, he was a son of the late William H. and Norma Jean Weaver Wagner. A 1964 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, he served with the US Army. He worked in construction most of...
Lillian Wenger
Jul 8, 2017
Lillian L. Wenger, born October 12, 1922, formerly from Chambersburg, went to be with Lord on Friday, July 8, 2017. She resided in King, NC over the last 5 years. She is survived by a niece, Michelle Reilly and husband Scott; nephew, Michael Hartman and wife Susan; step-daughter, Hazel Rouzer and husband John; step-son Lee Wenger and wife Teri; six...

Gwynne Kauffman
Jul 7, 2017
Gwynne Jacob “Jake” Kauffman, age 80, of Shippensburg, PA passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Shippensburg, PA on October 27, 1936, he was a son of the late Ivan Kauffman and Helen Wingert Kauffman. Jake was employed by PennDOT for 30 years, as a fuel truck driver, retiring in 1994....

Brantley Appleby
Jul 7, 2017
Brantley John Appleby, infant son of Michelle E. Motichka and Tyler E. Appleby of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday July 7, 2017 in the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Brantley was born on June 24, in Salisbury, MD, with heart complications. Although he was with us for such a short time, he will continue to be loved, cherished...
Lorraine Kazinski
Jul 6, 2017
Lorraine S. Kazinski, 79, of Chambersburg, died peacefully on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 4, 1937 in Wilkes Barre, PA, the daughter of the late Walter and Sophia (Mazaika) Wegrzynowicz. She is survived by her husband, Edward Kazinski; their children, David Kazinski of Chambersburg, Susan Hanson (and husband, Eric)...

Floyd Bailey
Jul 6, 2017
Floyd J. “Bud” Bailey, age 95, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at The Village of Laurel Run. Born in Grottoes, VA on August 13, 1921, he was the son of the late Henry and Lula E. Grimm Bailey. As a young man, Mr. Bailey was a resident of the C.C. Camp at South Mountain, where...

Carlin Morris
Jul 4, 2017
Carlin W. “Carl” Morris, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, with his family by his side. Born May 19, 1936, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Wilbur R. and Fedora Grumbine Morris. Mr. Morris was a 1954 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He served...

Robert Noll
Jul 4, 2017
Robert L. “Bob” Noll, age 69, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born August 28, 1947, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Betty Logue. Bob was a graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School. He worked as a supervisor for Penn DOT for over 35 years, retiring...

Vera Lehman
Jul 2, 2017
Vera M. Frey Lehman, 94, of Chambersburg, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, in Menno Haven. Born January 24, 1923, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Sarah Cockley Frey. Mrs. Lehman worked on the family farm with her husband along Mower Road near Chambersburg for many years, prior to retirement. Mrs. Lehman enjoyed reading, sewing, gardening,...

Marie Wilson
Jul 1, 2017
Marie E. Wilson, 104, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday morning, July 1, 2017 at the nursing home. Born January 21, 1913 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Ankerbrand Ross. She was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and worked at a book binder in Philadelphia. She was a member of Otterbein...
Rev. Sampson Myers
Jul 1, 2017
Rev. Sampson R. Myers, Sr., 77, of Chambersburg, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 30, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Sampson and Emma J. Brunner Myers. Rev. Myers was the Pastor of The Abundant Life Chapel in Chambersburg for over...
Betty Watkins
Jun 30, 2017
Betty J. Watkins, 80, formerly of Dry Run, PA, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 6, 1936 in Saxton, she was a daughter of the late James and Esther Heffner. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed spending time outdoors; birds; gardening; puzzle books; and plastic canvas needlepoint. Her husband, Melvin P. “Mel”...