Obituaries

May 6, 2016

Robert Lee Ray, age 55, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday morning, May 6, 2016 at his home after a two year battle with cancer. He was the son of Nancy Ray-Rice and the late George Ray, Jr. He was predeceased by his step-father, Lester Rice. Robert had worked at AC&T in Hagerstown and was a lifetime member of ABATE....

May 4, 2016

Ralph Edward Dicken, 57, of Mercersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Chambersburg Hospital. All seemed to be going well in his life when he suddenly felt ill that evening. He went to a neighbor’s home, they called an ambulance for him, and he died at the hospital of cardiac arrest. Born September 5, 1958, he was the...

May 3, 2016

Jane Catherine McCarthy, pictured here with her husband, John, of 57 years, passed away at her home Tuesday, 3 May 2016. Their love and deep respect for each other endured throughout their lives. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 20 February 1929, she was the daughter of Daniel and Jane (Convery) Otterson who immigrated to the United States from Longfield, Northern...

May 2, 2016

Sarah Pauline Heck, 90, a resident at the Shook Home in Chambersburg, passed away Monday evening, May 2, 2016 at the nursing home. Born January 9, 1926 in Cove Gap, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Minnie Pearl Bentz Deck. Mrs. Heck was a graduate of the former Lemasters High School and during WWII was employed...

Apr 30, 2016

Merle L. Gilbert, Sr., 82 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, April 30, 2016 at his home. Born March 29, 1934 in Nyesville, PA, he was a son of the late Alfred W. and Susan C. Jones Gilbert. Merle attended Chambersburg schools and co-owned and operated the former Gilbert and Flagle Logging in Fayetteville for nearly 40 years prior...

Apr 30, 2016

Nancy G. Beecher Jackson, age 89, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Chapel Point Nursing Home in Carlisle. Born February 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William and Annie Lamma Bodkins. Mrs. Jackson worked at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg, while studying to be a CNA. She worked as a CNA...

Apr 29, 2016

Phillip R. “Ralph” Reasner, age 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born October 22, 1954, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Phillip Frank and Elva McNew Reasner. A machinist, Ralph worked for T.B. Woods Company and most recently for JLG for the last 20 years. An...

Apr 28, 2016

William J. Summers, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at home. Born May 11, 1932, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob W. and Jane Pheil Summers. A United States Army veteran, Bill served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as an inventory manager for Associated Wholesalers for...

Apr 28, 2016

Paul Raymond Stone Jr., beloved father and grandfather, 88, of Orrstown, PA (formerly of Charleston, W.Va.), passed away April 28, 2016 after a short illness. He will be greatly missed. Born December 24, 1927 in Martinsville, Virginia to the late Paul R. Stone Sr. and Mildred Beckner Stone. Paul’s godparents were “Pete” the fishmonger and “Liz: the conjure woman. Paul...

Apr 27, 2016

Apr 23, 2016

John R. Osler, Sr., 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday morning, April 23, 2016 at Quincy Home. Born January 2, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Susan Marie Spoonhour. His beloved wife of 61 years, Treva Fleece Osler, preceded him in death on May 12, 2010. John was a veteran of the 28th Infantry Division...

Apr 22, 2016

Ella Louise Craig Smith, age 71 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 22, 2016, after traveling back from visiting her much loved children and grandchildren with her husband. Born December 1, 1944, in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Lee and Irene Calista Snyder Craig. Ella Louise Smith grew up in New...

Apr 21, 2016

Marian J. Welsh, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, April 21, 2016 at The Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville. Born January 6, 1925 in Penn’s Grove, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Margaret Reine Spears. A graduate of the Penn’s Grove High School, she was employed early in her life she had been...

Apr 21, 2016

Pauline E. Bowers, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Menno Haven. Born May 21, 1936 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alvie and Catherine M. Suffecool Leininger. Pauline was a 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was employed as an office manager at Bon-Ton until her retirement in...

Apr 20, 2016

C. Jean Tosten Trace, 80, formerly of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Menno Haven of Chambersburg. Born on November 3, 1935 in Keedysville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond Tosten and Mary Elizabeth Ketterman Tosten. Jean married James C. “Jim” Trace on March 7, 1964, and they would spend 52 years...

Apr 19, 2016

Rev. Christopher T. Little, IV, age 51, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, April 19, 2016. Born December 2, 1964 in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of Marian Epler Little Stuempfle and the late C. Thomas Little, III. Chris was a 1983 graduate of the Loyalsock Township High School and went on to receive a degree in...

Apr 19, 2016

Raymond E. Rotz, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 3, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Mildred Rotz. Following his graduation in 1958 from CASHS, Raymond served honorably in the U.S. Army. He worked in accounting at T.B. Woods until his retirement, and later worked in...

Apr 19, 2016

Rosemary Betty Griesbaum, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born June 19, 1934, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late John and Tillie Hronek Vistine. A caring and generous person, Rosemary volunteered countless hours to various organizations including St. Vincent’s Orphanage in Timonium, MD and Meals on Wheels in Chambersburg, PA....

Apr 18, 2016

Robert L. Staley, 80, of Chambersburg, went Home to be with his Lord and Saviour on Monday, April 18, 2016. Born on February 22, 1936 in South Mountain, he was a son of the late Harold and Mary “Mamie” Staley. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Bob served his country during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the U.S...

Apr 18, 2016

Judy A. Rotz, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, April 18, 2016 at her home following a brief illness. Born September 5, 1943 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Louise Ferry Mowery. Judy was a 1961 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was a self-employed beautician for thirty years. She...