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Delores Crownhart
Feb 3, 2015
Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Inc. 333 Falling Spring Road Chambersburg, PA 17202 (717) 264-6416 THOMAS L. GEISEL, Supervisor Delores V. Crownhart, age 88, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away in her home on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Born February 6, 1926 in Lewis, WI, she was the daughter of the late Nealie Hanson and Dagny Grytness Hanson. Having lost her...
Gambel Wilson
Feb 2, 2015
Gambel P. Wilson, age 98, of Amberson, PA, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015, at the Aprontree Personal Care Home in Dry Run, PA. Born May 14, 1916, in Amberson, PA, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Alice G. Piper Wilson. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Wilson served honorably during WWII. He was a member...
Rebecca Reisher
Feb 2, 2015
Rebecca A. “Becky” Reisher, age 45, of Upper Strasburg, PA, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015 at her home. Born September 10, 1969 in Huntingdon, PA, she was the daughter of David Cheslock and the late Beverly Morgan Cheslock. Becky was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School’s class of 1988. She went on to work at...
Dr. Nathan Mao
Feb 1, 2015
Dr. Nathan K. Mao, 73, of Chambersburg passed away Sunday evening, February 1, 2015 in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, surrounded by his family. Born on January 10, 1942 in China, he was educated at New Asia College in Hong Kong, Yale University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he received his Ph.D. in American Literature in 1966....
Ned Bracken
Feb 1, 2015
Ned Thomas Bracken, 56, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 4, 1958 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Mailon T. and Mary M. Cubeta Bracken. Ned attended Chambersburg area schools and was a graduate of the Franklin Learning Center. He attended services at Greenwood Assembly...
Eric Zentmyer
Jan 31, 2015
Eric William Zentmyer, 26, also known as “Little Buddy” and “Z-Man”, passed from this life to the arms of Jesus on January 31, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born March 28, 1988 in Chambersburg, Eric was the son of David C. (wife Victoria) Zentmyer and Debra Cunningham Petrilla and husband Mark, all of Chambersburg. Eric...
C. Louise Skelly
Jan 30, 2015
C. Louise Skelly, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday evening, January 30, 2015 at Menno Haven. Born July 1, 1920 in Blairs Mills, PA, she was a daughter of the late John and Ethel Hendershott Crider. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Skelly had worked at the former Stanley Company for ten years. She was a member of...
Thomas Cristiano
Jan 30, 2015
Thomas A. Cristiano, 80, of Fayetteville, and formerly of Yonkers, NY, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 30, 2015 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born on April 6, 1934 in Yonkers, NY, he was the son of the Guiseppi and Filomena Lofredo Cristiano. Tom spent his career in the banking industry, retiring as...
Elizabeth Small
Jan 29, 2015
Elizabeth L. Small, 94, of Marion, PA, passed away Thursday morning, January 29, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 22, 1920 in Marion, she was a daughter of the late Roy C. and Helen Harrison Hammond. Mrs. Small was a 1938 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She served as Postmaster in Marion for nearly 20 years prior...
Arlene Gesell
Jan 28, 2015
Arlene M. Gesell, 94, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2015 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born March 7, 1920 in Littlestown, PA, she was a daughter of the late George and Elsie Rohrbaugh Brown. Mrs. Gesell had been employed by Black and Decker for many years, retiring in 1985. She attended Five Forks Church near Waynesboro and enjoyed knitting,...
Lillian Kaufman
Jan 28, 2015
Lillian Hay Kaufman, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on January 28, 2015 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James O. Hay and Hazel Speicher Hay of Rockwood, Pennsylvania. A registered nurse, Mrs. Kaufman enjoyed her profession serving at Somerset Community Hospital for five years...
William Light
Jan 28, 2015
William E. Light, 83, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Cumberland, MD, passed away Wednesday evening, January 28, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 24, 1931 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late G. Ray and Kathleen Wingate Light. Mr. Light was 1949 graduate of Fort Hill High School in Cumberland and attended Frostburg State University. He...
Robert Sease
Jan 25, 2015
Robert P. “Bob” Sease, Sr., 71, of Fayetteville passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at home. Born on February 28, 1943 in Fayetteville, Bob was the son of the late Paul L. and Lillian M. Hershey Sease. He was employed at SKF in Shippensburg for over thirty years and retired from Nursery Supply, Inc. in Chambersburg. Bob was avid...
Jeffrey Campbell
Jan 25, 2015
Jeffrey L. Campbell, age 56, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2015 at his home. Born July 4, 1958, he was a son of John and Marion Garnes Campbell. After graduating from CASHS in 1976, Jeff worked for Grove Manufacturing for about 10 years. He then went to work for his father at CESCO for 8 years....
Kathleen Mickey
Jan 24, 2015
Kathleen W. Mickey, age 96, formerly of Marion, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Green Ridge Village, Newville, PA. Born February 15, 1918 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earnest L. and Nellie I. Delphy Wilhide. Her beloved husband of 25 years, Richard C. Mickey, Sr., preceded her in death on April 5,...
Margaret Patterson
Jan 22, 2015
Margaret Mae “Maggie” Patterson, age 13, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Born on April 29, 2001 in Fort Worth, Texas, she was the daughter of Karen Keyser Patterson and Chris Patterson (wife, Melette), all of Chambersburg. She is survived by her brother, Jack K., twin sister, Katie J., both of Chambersburg; step-sister Krista Shives (husband, Dylan) of...
Evelyn Ross
Jan 22, 2015
Evelyn E. Ross, age 91, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at her home. Born, January 20, 1924, she was a daughter of the late William and Lottie Orr Brown. Evelyn worked as a correctional officer in Franklin County. She also helped people with their taxes. She is survived by her son, Roy Eugene Smith; daughter-in-law...
Kyle Rogers
Jan 21, 2015
Kyle F. Rogers, age 47, of St. Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. He was the son of the late Francis and Mary Starke Rogers. Kyle is survived by his wife, Karrie; four children; and five siblings. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
Lois Hoot
Jan 19, 2015
Lois E. Hoot, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, January 19, 2015 at her home. Born November 6, 1936 in Canton, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Harriet (Kachler) Hambuechen. She spent most of her life in Pennsylvania, having lived in Selinsgrove for 39 years and before that, Chambersburg for 3 ½ years during...
Vivian Myers
Jan 18, 2015
Vivian Hedrick Myers, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born May 18, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Wrights Hedrick. Vivian was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was a school bus driver for both the Chambersburg Area School District and Bricker...
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