Obituaries

May 13, 2016

A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Robert N. Richards, Sr. was born on July 9, 1922 in Glenolden , Pennsylvania to Jane Shaw and Arthur Richards. He graduated from Glenolden High School, Pennsylvania Military College and Temple Medical School. During his Orthopedic Residency in Philadelphia, he married Mary Lou Ford and started a family. He practiced medicine in Greenville, Pennsylvania before...

May 11, 2016

Glenn E. Zimmerman, age 88, of Carlisle, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Forest Park Health Center and Rehabilitation in Carlisle, PA. Born June 14, 1927, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Lloyd E., Sr. and Edna Hetrick Zimmerman. A 1945 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School,...

May 11, 2016

Judith A. Caudle, 72, of Berryville, VA, passed away on May 11, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 16, 2016 in Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg, PA.

May 9, 2016

Helen B. Rife, 98, of Chambersburg, passed away Monday morning, May 9, 2016 at Menno Haven. Born April 8, 1918 in Edenville, PA she was a daughter of the late W. Frank and Annie M. Reigle Shetron. Her beloved husband, Donald E. Rife, preceded her in death in 1960. Helen was employed at the Stanley Co. from 1939 – 44,...

May 8, 2016

Edward F. Peters, Sr., age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 20, 1938, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Eugene R. and Mary C. Fogal Peters. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Peters served honorably from 1956 - 1959. He was a member of Corpus Christi...

May 7, 2016

Mary Irene Newman, 90, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Centerline, MI, passed away Saturday morning, May 7, 2016 at The Shook Home. Born March 28, 1926 in St. Thomas, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Mary Musselman Rotz. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Newman was an Avon representative for more than twenty years. During...

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...