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Robert  Pautienus

Robert Pautienus

Apr 2, 2015

Robert P. Pautienus, 74, Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday April 2 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Gilberton, PA., February 25, 1942, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Cominsky) Pautienus. Bob moved to Laurel, MD in 1962, where he worked at Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group in Linthicum, Maryland, for 30 years, and retired in 1992. He...

Tolbert Karns

Tolbert Karns

Apr 1, 2015

Tolbert Karns, Jr., age 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 1, 2015 at his home. Born June 6, 1932 in Harrisonville, PA, he was a son of the late Tolbert Karns, Sr., and Beatrice Wilson Karns. His beloved wife, Jean McKnight Karns, preceded him in death on June 16, 2006. Tolbert worked at TB Woods for...

Reba  Miller

Reba Miller

Apr 1, 2015

Reba L. Miller, a resident of Menno Haven Nursing Center, Chambersburg, went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Reba was the daughter of the late John H. and Laura Riggs Miller of Washington County, PA. She completed public school and High School near Claysville, PA. In 1943, upon graduation from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago,...

Carl Gipe

Carl Gipe

Mar 30, 2015

Carl S. Gipe, Jr., 72, formerly of Orbisonia, passed away Monday afternoon, March 30, 2015 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born January 27, 1943 in Fannettsburg, he was a son of the late Carl S. Gipe, Sr. and Edna Shatzer. Carl served in the US Army Reserves from 1961-1967. He then served Active Duty from 1967 until his retirement...

Geraldine Miley

Geraldine Miley

Mar 30, 2015

Geraldine Mutersbaugh Miley, age 89, of Carlisle, PA, and formerly of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Manor Care in Carlisle, PA. Born July 16, 1925, in Mountain Green, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Mutersbaugh and Elsie Guyer Reed. A homemaker most of her adult life, she enjoyed crocheting, cooking, and listening to...

Robert Arnsparger

Robert Arnsparger

Mar 28, 2015

Robert Paul Arnsparger, 60, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 28, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 31, 1954 in Chambersburg, Bob attended Corpus Christi School and the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He worked for many years at the former Hennessey Products in Chambersburg until the company’s closing and was then employed at Lamtech, Inc. A...

Nickolas  Johns

Nickolas Johns

Mar 27, 2015

Nickolas W. “Nick” Johns, 82, of Spring Run, PA, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born on December 2, 1932 in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, PA he was the son of the late Upton R. and Mary E. Baker Johns. Nick was woodcarver by trade, but also loved to farm. A veteran of the U.S. Army,...

Thelma Carbaugh

Thelma Carbaugh

Mar 27, 2015

Thelma J. Carbaugh, 76, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on May 21, 1938 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Genevieve Sachman Thomas. A homemaker most of her life, Thelma was a life member of Franklin Fire Company Ladie’s Auxillary. Thelma was a fan...

Peter Menedis

Peter Menedis

Mar 26, 2015

Peter A. Menedis, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday morning, March 26, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 12, 1940 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Albert G. and E. Helene Menedis. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Peter worked for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for 31 years until his retirement in 1989....

Richard Alsedek

Richard Alsedek

Mar 26, 2015

Richard D. Alsedek, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday evening, March 26, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born August 17, 1937 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Albert and Dorothy G. Seiler Alsedek. Mr. Alsedek earned a Bachelor’s Degree at Oregon State and retired in 1995...

Miriam Funk

Miriam Funk

Mar 25, 2015

Miriam K. Funk, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 25, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born April 18, 1920 in Altoona, she was a daughter of the late Perry J. and Elizabeth Colliflower Kanarr. She was a 1938 graduate of the Altoona High School and retired from the Register and Recorders Office at the...

Alvin Hartman

Alvin Hartman

Mar 24, 2015

Alvin Richard Hartman, 85, of Taneytown, MD, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Born February 1, 1930 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late Charles S.F. Hartman and Velva Kling Hartman. He worked most of his life as a heavy equipment operator. Mr. Hartman is survived by his brother, Marlin Dean Hartman of Chambersburg; three nieces, Stephanie...

Ronald Martin

Ronald Martin

Mar 24, 2015

Ronald G. “Tiny” Martin, age 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, March 24, 2015 at Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence in Harrisburg, PA. Born October 23, 1940 in Orrstown, PA, he was a son of the late McClay E. and Verda M. Butts Martin. After attending Shippensburg High School, Ronald first worked for Valley Pride Baking Co....

Randolph Douglas

Randolph Douglas

Mar 23, 2015

Randolph K. “Randy” Douglas, age 59, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, March 23, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 17, 1955 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Morris and Margaret E. Kelso Douglas. Randy was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for seventeen years and last employed at Manitowoc (formerly Grove Manufacturing) in...

Robert Daugherty

Robert Daugherty

Mar 23, 2015

Robert L. Daugherty, Sr., 77 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. Born April 4, 1937 in Philippi, WV, he was a son of the late Pat and Wanita Daughtery. Bob was a 1955 graduate of the Philippi High School and went on to receive a 4 year degree...

Esther Strite

Esther Strite

Mar 22, 2015

Esther J. Strite, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, while surrounded by her family on Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 11, 1936 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Hock Crider. Mrs. Strite was a 1955 graduate of the Shippensburg...

Lilly Black

Lilly Black

Mar 21, 2015

Lilly P. Black, age 58, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her home. Born April 8, 1956 in McConnellsburg, PA, she was the daughter of Sylvia P. Rohm Powell and the late John K. Powell. A 1974 graduate of CASHS, Lilly then went to TWA Airline Training School in Kansas City, MO. She completed her...

Carol  Cassell

Carol Cassell

Mar 21, 2015

Carol Ann Cassell, age 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Born July 17, 1949 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Lurene I. McClure Gearhart. Her husband, Robert A. Cassell, preceded her in death on September 9, 2005. Carol worked as a restaurant manager for...

Elva Fahnestock

Elva Fahnestock

Mar 21, 2015

Elva M. Fahnestock, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born April 25, 1919, in Antrim Township, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus and Jennie Mae Trovinger Hykes. The last of her immediate family, she is survived by a sister - in - law, Ruby Hykes and several...

Gloria Snowberger

Gloria Snowberger

Mar 18, 2015

Gloria Joycene Snowberger, age 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 5, 1932, in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Helen Haugh Mentzer. A homemaker most of her working years, she did work at Landis Machine in her earlier years. Gloria enjoyed reading, especially mystery...

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