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Bertha Burkholder
Aug 27, 2016
Bertha Flohr Burkholder, 93, of Chambersburg, passed into eternity on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born, March 16, 1923 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Alice Burkhart Flohr. Her beloved husband, Noah A. Burkholder, preceded her in death on May 5, 2013. Early in her life, Bertha worked for the Heinz Co. and then the Stanley...
Penny Weller Guyer
Aug 26, 2016
Penny L. Weller Guyer, 51, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Born June 30, 1965 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Lyndall Gelwicks Weller. Penny was a 1983 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was a member of the Moose Lodge...
Florence Pheil
Aug 26, 2016
Florence F. “Torney” Pheil, 97, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully at Menno Haven on Friday, August 26, 2016. Born on May 30, 1919 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late P. Krouse Fisher and Anna Blanche Crist Fisher. She was the widow of Wayne Pheil, who preceded her in death on August 8, 2004. Torney was a faithful...
Hilda Simms
Aug 26, 2016
Hilda Romaine Simms, 87, of Amberson, PA, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 at her home. Born July 13, 1929 in Sparks, MD, she was a daughter of the late Roy Daniel and Dora Catherine Kline. Hilda was a graduate of Hereford High School in Hereford, MD. She was a faithful member of Spring Run Bible Church. She loved...
Robert Fahnestock
Aug 24, 2016
Robert C. Fahnestock, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, August 24, 2016 at Menno Haven. Born December 31, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles K. and Marie Snyder Fahnestock. Mr. Fahnestock was a 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and worked as a self-employed carpenter most of his life. He was...
Theodore "Ted" Suders
Aug 23, 2016
Theodore M. “Ted” Suders, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services. Born December 13, 1937 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harry M. and Helen Viola Robinson Suders. Ted was and US Army veteran and had been employed throughout his lifetime at the Chambersburg Laundry, Wilson College, Grove Manufacturing, and...
Bradley Hobble
Aug 22, 2016
Bradley E. Hobble, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday afternoon, August 22, 2016 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill. Born May 19, 1954 in Doylesburg, he was the son of the late John and Hazel Hockenberry Hobble. A graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School, he was employed at Knouse Foods in Chambersburg, retiring after thirty-eight years of service....
Helen Hobbs
Aug 22, 2016
Helen M. Hobbs, 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday morning, August 22, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. Born November 18, 1925 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late Mary K. Noll Cook. Helen was employed early in her life in the dietary department at the South Mountain Restoration Center and went on to work in...
Jill McFerren
Aug 21, 2016
Jill A. McFerren, age 63, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Born in Chambersburg, PA, on April 30, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Viola Ross. A 1971 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior high School, Jill went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Air Force....
Ruth Graham
Aug 21, 2016
Ruth E. Graham, age 46, of Pleasant Hall, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at her home with her family by her side. Born April 22, 1970, in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of Sarah V. Hill Gordon and the late Ray E. Gordon. A 1988 graduate of Big Spring High School, Ruth went on to graduate...
Donna Stoops Sollenberger
Aug 19, 2016
Donna Jean Beeler Stoops Sollenberger, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, August 19, 2016 at her home. Born September 25, 1937 in Washington Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Edgar and Pearl Nettie Chamberlin Beeler. She was employed at the former Holiday Inn in Chambersburg for thirty-four years and later retired from Providence Place...
Diana King
Aug 18, 2016
Diana Melissa Molly King, 34, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 4, 1982 in Chambersburg, she is the daughter of David King, Sr., and Mary Houser Branche. Diana was a 2004 graduate of CASHS. She later earned a culinary arts degree. She loved playing scratch-offs and enjoyed cooking for her family...
Gail Hilmer
Aug 18, 2016
Gail Hilmer, age 68, passed away on August 18, 2016 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born November 6, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Sigmund and Margaret Mentzel. Gail was a 1965 graduate of Andrean High School and a 1969 graduate of Mercy College (now University of Detroit Mercy). Gail and Jim lived in Roselle, IL...
Mary Stumbaugh
Aug 17, 2016
Mary Ann "Susie" Stumbaugh, 83, a resident of Columbia Cottage, Collegeville, PA, and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 17, 2016, at Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA. Born October 24, 1932, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Mary Margaret Eberly Stahl. She was a graduate of the former Rouzerville High School. Her husband,...
Lynn Reed
Aug 16, 2016
Lynn D. Reed, 66, of Greencastle, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 16, 2016 following a brief illness. Born October 18, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late David J. and Hazel K. Young Reed. Lynn was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed at Manitowoc in Shady Grove, PA for...
Ronald Davis
Aug 13, 2016
Ronald Leroy Davis, Jr., 68, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, August 13, 2016 at his home. Born May 12, 1948 in Cumberland, MD, he was a son of Ronald Leroy Davis, Sr. and the late LaVada E.R. Ganoe Davis. Ronald was a 1967 graduate of the Fort Hill High School and retired from Hanover Foods where he...
Katherine Yeager
Aug 13, 2016
Katherine M. Yeager, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, August 13, 2016. Born April 29, 1931, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Mary Hinkle McLaughlin. A 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Yeager went on to work at the former Stanley Company for a number...
Ross Ratcliffe
Aug 12, 2016
Ross T. Ratcliffe, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Menno Haven. Born September 30, 1943 in Hamilton, ON Canada, he was the son of the late Thomas and Helen Smart Ratcliffe. Ross was a graduate of Royal York Collegiate in Toronto. He was employed as a salesman with Chemcraft – Sadolin, Inc. in Canada...
Dorothy Stoner
Aug 11, 2016
Dorothy V. Stoner, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born June 23, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Margie Virginia Harrison Lovett. Mrs. Stoner worked at the former Swift and Company, the former Franklin County Children’s Home and the former J....
Betty Snyder
Aug 10, 2016
Betty Stewart Snyder, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Penn Hall. Born May 14, 1924, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late David and Nancy Roller Stewart. During her life, Betty worked for and retired from the Stanley Company. She had a passion for cooking, enjoyed gardening, and always wanting to...
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