Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Rebecca Wagner
Nov 13, 2015
Rebecca J. Wagner, age 54, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, November 13, 2015. Born in Altoona, PA, on August 14, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Darlene Luther. Rebecca worked at Martin’s Pastries for 19 years. She is survived by her husband, Donald Wagner and two siblings, Steven and Joyce...
Margaret Pugh
Nov 13, 2015
Margaret B. Pugh, age 98, of Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Carlisle, PA and Bonita Springs, FL passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015, at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born June 10, 1917 in Port Washington, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Maloney Brooks. Mrs. Pugh’s proudest accomplishment was her family. She met the love...

Anna Mae Lundy
Nov 11, 2015
Following a brief illness, Anna Mae Lundy, age 72, of Chambersburg, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends. Born on May 3, 1943 in Lackawanna County, PA, Ann was the daughter of the late William and Sophia Belson Yermal. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School with the...

Charles Hockensmith
Nov 11, 2015
Charles C. Hockensmith, Jr., age 96, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord and his wife, Betty, with his family by his side after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Chambersburg, PA, on April 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles...
Adeline Thompson
Nov 11, 2015
Adeline R. Thompson, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, November 11, 2015 at her home after a brief struggle with cancer. Born March 5, 1923 in Toledo, OH, she was a daughter of the late Earnest and Bertha Marquardt Merle. She was employed in the Registrar’s Office at Wilson College in Chambersburg until her retirement in 1987...

Charles Mickey
Nov 10, 2015
Charles R. “Bob” Mickey, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was surrounded by his family when he went home to be with the Lord. Born August 13, 1929 in Gettysburg, PA, he was a son of the late Samuel J. and Hazel N. Pennell Mickey. Bob was a 1948 graduate of...

Jeffrey Cutchall
Nov 10, 2015
The Cutchall Family Respectfully Announces Jeffrey D. Cutchall of Hafer Road, Fayetteville is now forever with his Father, Chalmer Cutchall; Mother, Frances (Fran); and Brother (James W. Cutchall). Jeff, or JD as most knew him, was welcomed into heaven at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10th after sharing his life with us for 65 years. Jeff was a lifelong Fayetteville...

Jane Evans
Nov 10, 2015
Jane C. Evans, age 69, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born September 8, 1946, in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Dora Rotz Evans. A certified nurse’s aide, Jane dedicated 26 ½ years to the South Mountain Restoration Center, retiring in 2008. She was...
Anna Hunt
Nov 10, 2015
Anna M. Hunt, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning at her daughter’s home in Woodside, DE. Born January 5, 1934 she was a daughter of the late Harry and Maryetta Spiker Dodson. She was a 1952 graduate of the Robert P. Smith High School and was employed as a sales associate at J.C. Penney’s in Chambersburg, retiring...

Cohen Mellott
Nov 9, 2015
Cohen Rowe Mellott, infant son of Tyler Mellott and Adrianna Archambeau of Chambersburg, died at birth Monday morning, November 9, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Lucas Archambeau; his Maternal Grandparents, Janie and Kevin Rensch of Marion and William and Stacey Archambeau of Chambersburg; Paternal Grandparents Philip and Patricia Mellott...
Charles Bowman
Nov 9, 2015
Charles W. Bowman, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday evening November 9, 2015 at his home. Born September 6, 1932 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late Joseph and Rachel Holden Bowman. Early in his life, Mr. Bowman was employed by the former Keystone Grate and Blower as a sheet metal mechanic. He then worked for...

Stanley Moats
Nov 7, 2015
Stanley R. Moats, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday morning, November 7, 2015 at home. Born January 16, 1952 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late J. Norman and Mildred E. Roof Moats. Stanley was a member of Chambersburg Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. He enjoyed trains, going to church and music. He is survived by a...

Robert Shives
Nov 7, 2015
Robert L. Shives, Jr., 67, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday morning, November 7, 2015 at his home. Born January 29, 1948 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of Jeanne Jones Shives of Chambersburg and the late Robert L. Shives, Sr. Bob was a 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He spent the majority of his...
Aaron Cheeseman
Nov 4, 2015
Aaron F. Cheeseman, Jr., 43, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home. Born May 6, 1972 in Albany, NY, he was a son of Forrest and Mary Irene Kapp. Early in his life Aaron was employed as an excavator and then later worked at Bri-Mar in Chambersburg. He most recently was employed at JLG Industries in...

Andrea Hendrix
Nov 3, 2015
Andrea W. (Yerkes) Hendrix, age 100, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in Quincy Village. Born on January 29, 1915 in Vinton, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Earl Yerkes and Winifred (Bridge) Yerkes. She was the widow of Orby T. Hendrix. She is survived by her daughter, Geri Knouse, and husband, Roy S....

Ellen Stull
Nov 3, 2015
Ellen J. Stull, 78, of Chambersburg, went home to her Lord on Tuesday morning, November 3, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1937 in Keyser, WV, she was the daughter of Frank and Mae Shawkey Evans. Ellen attended the former Chambersburg High School and graduated in 1955 from Berkeley Springs High School in WV. She worked as a...

Doris Best
Nov 1, 2015
Doris Best, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, November 1, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 29, 1934 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Reuben F. and Edith G. Yeager Daugherty. Mrs. Best was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed early in her life at the former Chambersburg...

David Albert
Oct 31, 2015
David E. Albert, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Born in Highspire, PA, he was the son of the late Richard J. Albert, Sr. and Frances A. Weindenhammer Albert. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Albert served honorably during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Albert was a 1951 graduate of Highspire High School and...
Thomas Chigas
Oct 30, 2015
Thomas P. Chigas, 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday evening, October 30, 2015 at his home. Born March 17, 1933 in Hastings, PA, he was a son of the late George, Sr. and Helen Forberger Chigas. Mr. Chigas was a graduate of the Hastings High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He...