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Beulah Cole
Jan 19, 2016
Beulah A. C ole, age 99, a resident of Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Born in Harlan, IA on January 3, 1917, she was a farmer’s daughter, she loved the outdoors. She joined the 4-H and raised prize winning short-horn beef, which she showed at the...
Sandra Freet
Jan 17, 2016
Sandra J. Freet, age 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016 in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center, Chambersburg. She was born on August 3, 1943 in Indian Head, MD to the late LeRoy Gates and Willa Cruise Gates. Sandy was a founding and faithful member of Greencastle Baptist Church. An avid country and gospel music fan,...
Julia Goshorn
Jan 17, 2016
Julia E. Goshorn, age 88, Chambersburg, PA, entered into heaven on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at her home. Born March 8, 1927, in Antrim Township, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Hilda Fox Black. Mrs. Goshorn was a 1944 graduate of Greencastle – Antrim High School. She worked for Corning for 29 years, retiring in 1989. Mrs....
David Bernecker
Jan 16, 2016
David E. Bernecker, 89, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 3, 1926 in Upton, PA, he was a son of the late Clarence E. and Catherine B. (Hopkins) Bernecker. David was a 1944 graduate of St. Thomas High School. A U. S. Army veteran, he served...
Lennard Staley
Jan 16, 2016
Lennard C. Staley, 74, of South Mountain, PA, passed away Saturday evening, January 16, 2016 in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born July 12, 1941 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Clinton J. and Louise A. Kauffman Staley. Lennard was a 1960 graduate of the former Quincy High School and attended numerous classes at Shippensburg University. An Industrial Engineer...
Robert Zullinger
Jan 15, 2016
Robert G. Zullinger, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, January 15, 2016 at his home. Born September 4, 1932 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul K. and Eva Mae Hassler Zullinger. A 1950 graduate of the Chambersburg High School, Bob went on to graduate from Rutger University’s Graduate School of Banking in 1965. He...
Floyd Furl
Jan 14, 2016
Floyd “Bud” Bittner Furl, Jr., 69, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at his home with his wife and daughters by his side. He is now at peace after a battle with cancer. Born July 11, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Floyd B. Furl, Sr., and Katherine H. (Kraiss) Furl. Floyd...
Sarah Seymour
Jan 14, 2016
Sarah Jane (Smith) Seymour, 39, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Born March 7, 1976 in Zeeland, MI, she was a daughter of David and Joyce (Lehr) Smith. Sarah was a 1994 graduate of Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School. She was employed as an LPN and then earned...
Clair Crouse
Jan 13, 2016
Clair J. Crouse, 69, of Dry Run, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, January 13, 2016 in the emergency room at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 4, 1946 in Dry Run, he was a son of the late Wayne P. Crouse, Sr. and Mabel F. Arnold Crouse. He was a 1966 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School. Clair served honorably with the...
Ida Snider
Jan 12, 2016
Ida Mary Snider, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Menno Haven. Born August 16, 1932, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth Coble Snider, Sr. Ms. Snider was a lifelong member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church. She worked in retail sales all of her career at both the...
Rastus Baker
Jan 10, 2016
Rastus “Rat” Baker, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 16, 1934 in Big Laurel, KY, he was a son of the late Willie and Maude Turner Baker. Mr. Baker founded Baker Beverage, which has been in business in Chambersburg since 1958. He had attended The Open Door Church. An avid...
George Pensinger
Jan 10, 2016
George H. Pensinger, 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, January 10, 2015 at his home. Born April 15, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John T. and Mabel M. Hess Pensinger. George was a 1970 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Music...
Deanna Yeager
Jan 9, 2016
Deanna L. Yeager, age 63, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of Phyllis Jean Wentz and the late Clement Dean Allshouse. Deanna last worked for Burpee Greenhouses in Fannettsburg, PA. She attended Shady Pine Mennonite Church. Deanna loved her pet whitetail deer, her dogs,...
Joann Poppenwimer
Jan 9, 2016
Joann Poppenwimer, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 9, 2016. Born January 11, 1932, in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Eileen Schleich Whitfield. A 1949 graduate of the Altoona High School, Mrs. Poppenwimer went on to Altoona School of Nursing, where she became a registered nurse. She...
Irvin Miller
Jan 9, 2016
Irvin E. Miller, 75, of Lincoln Way West Chambersburg, died on Saturday, January 9, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on August 1, 1940 in St. Michaels, Cambria County, PA, he was a son of the late Dorsey A. Miller and Anna Brough Miller. Irv graduated from the Adams Summerhill Joint High School, he then served his country with the U.S....
Herbert Plasterer
Jan 7, 2016
Herbert P. Plasterer, 93, peacefully passed away at his home on Lincoln Way East on Thursday, January 7, 2016. Herbert Plough Plasterer was born in Chambersburg on December 17, 1922, the son of Hiram Plough Plasterer and Carrie Brake Plasterer. A graduate of the Chambersburg High School Class of 1940, he was attending Shippensburg College when drafted into World War...
Bradley Gsell
Jan 6, 2016
Bradley L. “Brad” Gsell, age 63, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2015, at his home. Born July 18, 1952, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert R. and Edna Jamison Gsell. Brad was a 1970 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and a 1974 graduate of Princeton University, with a...
R. Charles Poe
Jan 6, 2016
R. Charles Poe, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, January 6, 2016 at Penn Hall. Born July 4, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Roy C. and Ruth L. (Brechbill) Poe. Charlie began his career at the Ford Company. In 1958 he started Charlie’s Used Cars and continued as the owner/operator for the...
Richard Sellers
Jan 5, 2016
Richard C. Sellers, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, January 5, 2016 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 6, 1932 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harry and Gail Coble Sellers. Richard retired from Grove Manufacturing in Shady Grove, PA after forty years of service. He was a member of Mt. Olivet United Brethren Church. He...
Lesa Sowers
Jan 5, 2016
Lesa A. Sowers, 53, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 16, 1962 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of William O. and Laura H. (Rowe) Wishard. Lesa was a 1980 graduate of CASHS. She was employed as a secretary for the federal government for 34 years, first at Rockville, MD, and...
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