Obituaries

Mar 1, 2016

Kenneth R. High, 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on March 1, 2016 in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on August 29, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Glen R. High and Geraldine F. Reed High. He had worked years ago as a self-employed painter. Surviving are 5 children and other extended family. Graveside service:...

Feb 29, 2016

William L. Myers, 95, of Shippensburg, PA and formerly of Brechbill Road in Chambersburg, passed away Monday morning, February 29, 2016 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born May 10, 1920 in Shippensburg, he was the son of the late W. Ray and Jane Coleman Myers. Mr. Myers was a 1937 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was...

Feb 26, 2016

Feb 26, 2016

Jane Evans McKenzie, 86, a resident at Menno Haven, passed away from complications of Lewy Body Dementia on Friday afternoon, February 26, 2016 at the nursing home. Born November 25, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Dick and Florence (McNew) Evans. Mrs. McKenzie was a 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and the former...

Feb 26, 2016

Richard L. Zullinger, 70, of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday morning, February 26, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 1, 1945 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Dorothy Diehl Zullinger and the late Orville W. Zullinger. He was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and was self-employed in construction most of his life. He had attended Orrstown...

Feb 24, 2016

Joanne Louise Umbrell Small, 75, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, February 24, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Mechanicsburg, PA. Born August 7, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late James C. and Iva Miller Umbrell. She worked as a nursing assistant at the South Mountain Restoration Center, retiring in 1987. Mrs. Small volunteered at...

Feb 24, 2016

Isabelle L. Allen, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 24, 2016 at her home. Born March 7, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Alvey S. and Edith Barnhart Hicks. Mrs. Allen was a 1939 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and attended the former Chambersburg Business School. She was employed for many...

Feb 23, 2016

Gregory J. Rohrbach, 59 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 23, 2016 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born December 11, 1956 in Harrisburg, he was a son of Bruce and Holly Rohrbach of Camp Hill and Joyce Barninger Lebo of New Port Richy, FL. Greg had been employed by McClure Mechanical Services and Herre Brothers,...

Feb 22, 2016

Mary Jane Patterson, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, in Menno Haven. Born February 18, 1927, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Lockbaum Grove. Mrs. Patterson was a 1945 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Mrs. Patterson worked for the Chambersburg Area School District as a...

Feb 21, 2016

Betty A. Hornbaker, 81, of Chambersburg and formerly of Willow Hill, passed away Sunday evening, February 21, 2016 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born April 17, 1934 in Clear Spring, MD, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Mowen Mills. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed puzzles and playing Bingo. She had at one...

Feb 20, 2016

Bradley B. Kriner, 43, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Aria Health Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Born December 21, 1972 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Richard R. Kriner and wife Bonnie L. of Chambersburg and Doris Larson Gossert of Carlisle. He was a 1992 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He was employed...

Feb 20, 2016

Richard Robert Raymond Kelly, (CW4, U.S. Army, Ret.), age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at his home with his family by his side. Born October 19, 1934, in Hackensack NJ, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Catherine Brady Kelly. Chief Kelly graduated NYU with an Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts...

Feb 18, 2016

Mary M. Byron, age 87, of 830 F Menno Village, Chambersburg and formerly of 80 Obsidian Drive, died Thursday, February 18, 2016. Born August 16, 1928, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late J. Wallace and Pauline Sites Michaels. Her husband, Harold W. Byron II, died December 23, 1979. Mary retired in 1983 from the former Valley Bank...

Feb 17, 2016

Kurt Schweitzer, 62, went home to Heaven February 17, 2016. He will be forever loved and missed by his loving wife of 40 years, his children and grandchildren, and large extended family. He will always be remembered as a man of God, who passionately loved his family. He was a leader and visionary in business and generous with his time...

Feb 17, 2016

Darlene P. Landis, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, February 17, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 4, 1947 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Carl W. and Gladys Louise Miller Poe. Darlene was a 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed in the accounting department at Chambersburg Hospital...

Feb 16, 2016

Peggy L. Brookens, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Born February 23, 1934, in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late Reed A. and Margaret Noll Neff. A 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Peggy went on to be a full time...

Feb 15, 2016

Luis Augusto de Oliveira Coimbra Seabra, age 57, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, February 15, 2016, at home. Born on February 23, 1958, in Portugal, he was a son of Jose Antunes Seabra and Maria Fernanda de Oliveira Coimbra. Luis was a high school graduate, serving two years in the Portuguese Navy Special Forces, assigned to NATO. Upon completion of...

Feb 15, 2016

Richard E. “Dick” Mull, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, February 15, 2016 at his home. Born April 11, 1932 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late S.J.D. and Hilda Kriner Mull. Dick served with the US Army as a military police officer and was employed for forty-six years at Nitterhouse Concrete, retiring in 1993....

Feb 14, 2016

Ruth E. Finch, 95, of Greensboro, NC and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Born May 4, 1920 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of the late Edward L. and Nettie Miller Metz. Ruth was employed as a baker in the cafeteria of the Pittsburgh Board of Education until her retirement in 1985. She is...

Feb 14, 2016

Dennis A. “Denny” Woodal, age 59, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg on February 19, 1956, he was the son of the late Herman H. and Ruth Dice Woodal. A 1974 graduate of CASHS, Denny went on to pursue a career as a machinist, graduating trade school as a...