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Martha Ross

Martha Ross

Dec 29, 2016

Martha M. Reasner Ross, 101, a resident at Menno Haven in Chambersburg and formerly of Hampton in Adams County, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 29, 2016 at Menno Haven. Born June 8, 1915 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late David B., Sr. and Frances Boggs Reasner. Martha had worked as a seamstress at several factories in the...

Carol Baker

Carol Baker

Dec 29, 2016

Carol Piper Baker, 68, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away Thursday morning, December 29, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 23, 1948 in Dry Run, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Gladys Hampton Piper. Following graduation from the Fannett-Metal High School in 1966 she went to work at Grove Manufacturing. While working at Grove she attended...

Kenneth Bowman

Kenneth Bowman

Dec 28, 2016

Kenneth A. Bowman, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at his home. Born May 17, 1924 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late Joseph Nathaniel and Rachel E. Holden Bowman. Early in his life, Kenneth was employed at Marvin’s Gulf Station. He was later employed as a Welder at Grove Manufacturing and most...

George Fream

George Fream

Dec 28, 2016

George Francis Fream (“Fran”) died peacefully on Wednesday at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Rob Floyd in Fayetteville, PA, with his family close by. He was born May 10, 1925 in Gettysburg, PA to the late George W. and Luella Riffle Fream. During his childhood, he worked on many of the farms in the area and...

George Owens

George Owens

Dec 28, 2016

George T. “Tom” Owens, Sr., age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Golden Living Center, Frederick, MD on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Born on June 18, 1940, in Marion, VA, he was the son of the late George and Pauline Cregger Owens. Mr. Owens was a 1958 graduate of Marion High School in Marion, VA where he excelled...

Emery Horn

Emery Horn

Dec 27, 2016

Emery P. Horn, 91, of Shippensburg and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 27, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 10, 1925 in Freestone, PA (Horse Valley), he was one of fifteen children born to the late George D. and Vera Wright Horn. Emery, along with six of his brothers served their country honorably, and survived WWII....

Agnes Crouse

Agnes Crouse

Dec 27, 2016

Agnes P. Crouse, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born June 6, 1925, in Harrisonburg, VA, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Tressie Myers Painter. Her husband, Robert G. Crouse, preceded her in death on August 22, 1992. Agnes was a 1943 graduate...

Calvin Gardner

Calvin Gardner

Dec 27, 2016

Calvin M. Gardner, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services. Born December 25, 1926 in Hummelstown, PA, he was a son of the late Clarence Lee and Frances Bush Gardner. Mr. Gardner was a graduate of the former Annville High School and served with the US Navy during WWII. He owned and...

Jason Johnston

Jason Johnston

Dec 26, 2016

Jason W. “JJ” Johnston, 36, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital from complications of asthma. JJ’s final act of kindness was to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation. Born February 19, 1980 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Cole C. and Malenda “Mindy” J. Rice Johnston of Shippensburg....

Ilona Hensel

Ilona Hensel

Dec 23, 2016

Ilona M. Hensel, age 94, a resident of Menno Village, passed from this life on Friday, December 23, 2016. She was born August 12, 1922 near Dodge City, KS and grew up in western OK. She was the daughter of the late Clifton E. and Sylvia Lenora Allen Green. Mrs. Hensel attended Jabbok Bible School and Messiah College. She served...

Ronald Overcash

Ronald Overcash

Dec 22, 2016

Ronald K. Overcash, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Born December 13, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Donald K. and Elizabeth E. Summers Overcash. He served honorably in the US Navy and was employed as a Public Assistance Auditor for the State of...

James Bidlack

James Bidlack

Dec 22, 2016

James Cecil Bidlack, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, December 22, 2016. Born July 14, 1929, in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Cecil S. and Marie M. Scheiderer Bidlack. A U. S. Army veteran, Jim served honorably during the Korean Conflict. Jim went on to work in media and...

Austin Gelwicks

Austin Gelwicks

Dec 21, 2016

Austin Ray Gelwicks, age 17, of Spring Run, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in McConnellsburg, PA on March 5, 1999, Austin is the son of Daniel R. Gelwicks, Jr. and Heather M. Gipe Gelwicks. Austin was a senior at Fannett-Metal High School, where he was...

Donna Johnson

Donna Johnson

Dec 21, 2016

Donna Lee Johnson, age 67, of Greencastle, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Born on September 12, 1949, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Doris Lowery Johnson. Ms. Johnson worked for the Greencastle Antrim School District for nearly thirty years. She had a gift for working with children,...

Betty Gipe

Betty Gipe

Dec 19, 2016

Betty J. Gipe, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, December 19, 2016. Born September 21, 1932, in Mercersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late James C. and Elsie V. Burkholder Robinson. Early in her life Mrs. Gipe was employed at the former Brandon Restaurant and then worked at Corning Glass in Greencastle for 30 years, retiring...

H. Lester  Diller

H. Lester Diller

Dec 19, 2016

H. Lester Diller, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on May 7, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Silas S. Diller and Emma R. Horst Diller. He was the widower of Martha Stred Diller, who preceded him in death on June 11, 1978. Lester was a faithful...

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton

Dec 17, 2016

Robert C. Hamilton, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016. Born March 22, 1938 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Christine Pine Hamilton. He served his country in the 405th Squadron of the US Air Force from 1955-1959. Mr. Hamilton was employed at Mack Truck for 33 years, retiring in 1996....

Janet  Gamber

Janet Gamber

Dec 17, 2016

Janet P. Gamber, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at the Shook Home. Born February 18, 1924, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Irvin C. and Gladys Martin Patterson. Mrs. Gamber was a 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She dedicated numerous years, working at J. C. Penney Company,...

C. Daniel Baughman

C. Daniel Baughman

Dec 14, 2016

C. Daniel Baughman, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, December 14, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. Born August 12, 1924 in Scotland, PA, he was a son of the late John J. and Nellie G. Paxton Baughman. Dan served with the US Merchant Marines during WWII. He was a Vice President and one...

Marlyn Stoops

Marlyn Stoops

Dec 14, 2016

Marlyn D. Stoops, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 17, 1954, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Orville and Reba Bumbaugh Stoops. Marlyn was a 1972 graduate of CASHS. He was previously employed as an auto body technician at Hal Lowry Ford, Valentine’s Auto Body, and...

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