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Lois Atherton
Mar 18, 2015
Lois Catherine Atherton, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior in the evening hours of Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 13, 1925 in Huntingdon, PA, she was a daughter of the late George E. and Roxanna Lynn Fisher. Lois was a graduate of Huntingdon High School....
Ruth Cullison
Mar 17, 2015
Ruth H. Cullison, 95, a resident at Penn Hall and formerly of Marion, passed away Tuesday morning, March 17, 2015 at the nursing home. Born July 20, 1919 in Williamson, she was a daughter of the late George E. and Minnie Kriner Hussong. She was employed at the former Professional Answering Service in Chambersburg for 16 years. Mrs. Cullison was...
Thomas Barnhart
Mar 17, 2015
Thomas C. “Barney” Barnhart, age 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 6, 1931, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Leslie Little and Iva Belle Barnhart. A Truck Driver most of his professional life, Barney retired in 1989 after 27 years of service. He was a...
Rosalie Strayer
Mar 16, 2015
Rosalie Strayer, age 57, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, March 16, 2015. Born June 7, 1957 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of Helen Meck Seilhamer and the late Robert L. Seilhamer. Rosalie worked in medical records at Summit Health for the last two years and at keystone Health prior to that. In...
Thelma Hess
Mar 15, 2015
Thelma M. Hess, 79 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2015 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 31, 1935 in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Julia Mumma Hann. She was a 1953 graduate of the former Hustontown High School and went on to graduate from the former...
Jeffrey Gipe
Mar 14, 2015
Jeffrey L. Gipe, age 67, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born November 19, 1947, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence E. “Cub” and Jean Harrison Gipe. A 1966 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Jeff went on to serve in the U.S. Army...
Dorothy Werner
Mar 14, 2015
Dorothy E. Werner, 94, a resident at ManorCare Health Services in Camp Hill and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Saturday evening, March 14, 2015 at the nursing home. Born November 30, 1920 in Middletown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry B. and Esther K. McCurdy Reider. She was a 1938 graduate of the Middletown High School and...
Jack Kendle
Mar 13, 2015
Jack E. Kendle, 84, of Millsboro, DE and formerly of Chambersburg went to be with the Lord on March 13, 2015 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born in Waynesboro, PA the son of the late Roy M. and Anna C. (Zimmerman) Kendle. A 1948 graduate of Chambersburg High School,...
Marie McLaughlin
Mar 11, 2015
Marie Ewan McLaughlin, age 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Providence Place Assisted Living. Born February 13, 1922 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Ewan and Grace Nary Ewan. A 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. McLaughlin went on to serve her country during WWII in...
William Behel
Mar 11, 2015
William D. “Butch” Behel, Jr., 68, of East Waterford, PA, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at home. Born on October 9, 1946 in Altoona, PA he was the son of the late William D. and Mary E. Lafferty Behel. Butch spent his working years at Letterkenny Army Depot and as a heavy equipment operator for Penn Dot, before retiring...
Delores Swanger
Mar 10, 2015
Delores J. Swanger, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 24, 1937 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Floe Trace Robinson. Delores was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School and worked for many years as the office manager at the former Southern Cross in...
Rick Foster
Mar 8, 2015
Rick W. Foster, 62, of Spring Run, PA, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, March 8, 2015 at his home. Born July 24, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Marie M. Miley Foster and the late Robert W. Foster. Rick was a 1972 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School and served in the US Marine Corps during the...
Lewis Drawbaugh
Mar 6, 2015
Lewis B. Drawbaugh, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 16, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Lewis B. Drawbaugh, Sr., and Lillian M. Kohler Drawbaugh. His beloved wife of 61 years, Doris Jean Dawbaugh, preceded him in death on January 11, 2009. A 1946 graduate...
Virginia Glass
Mar 6, 2015
Virginia M. Glass, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Providence Place Assisted Living. Born June 27, 1923 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Margaret Robinson. Mrs. Glass was a 1941 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim High School and homemaker most of her life, taking great pride in...
Mary Kennelly Misa
Mar 3, 2015
Mary T. Kennelly Misa, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home. Born in New York City on June 25, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Fitzgerald Kennelly. Mrs. Misa was a homemaker most of her adult life, she was also a member of Corpus Chrisiti...
Helen Johnston
Mar 2, 2015
Helen L. Johnston, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 12, 1940 in Franklin County, she was a daughter of William Myers of Chambersburg and the late Annabelle Gaston Myers. Helen retired from the F&M Trust Company where she was employed as a loan officer. She was a member of King...
Robert McDonald
Mar 2, 2015
Robert E. McDonald Jr., 62, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Robert and Charlotte Shope McDonald of Chambersburg. A 1970 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Bobby was drafted out of high school to play minor league...
Violet Sollenberger
Mar 2, 2015
Violet “Tiny” Sollenberger, age 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on March 2, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. Born in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Elsie Wenger Ickes. A dedicated homemaker, mother, and grandmother, Mrs. Sollenberger enjoyed spending time with her family. She also worked at Wenger’s Bakery, Dunkin Donuts, and cooking...
Stella Wadel
Mar 1, 2015
Stella M. Wadel, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Born in Chambersburg on January 30, 1921, she was the daughter of the late G. Clyde and Bessie Stine Myers. A Lead Secretary at Letterkenny Army Depot for 32 years, Mrs. Wadel retired in 1976. She and her late husband were...
Marvin Hornbaker
Mar 1, 2015
Marvin R. “Dick” Hornbaker, 81, of Chambersburg, died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Dick was employed for many years at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg and last worked at The Butcher Shoppe. He was a member of the Brethren Fellowship in Chambersburg. He is survived by his wife, Mildred J. Shatzley Hornbaker; 3 children, Marvin R. Hornbaker,...
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