Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Dorothy Stevens
Aug 5, 2015
Dorothy E. “Dottie” Stevens, 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Wednesday morning, August 5, 2015 at Providence Place where she had been a resident for the past seven years. Dottie was born on December 4, 1925 in Chambersburg. A 1943 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Dottie worked as a clerical supervisor in the personnel department at Letterkenny...

Theodore Heefner
Aug 5, 2015
Theodore C. “Ted” Heefner, Jr., age 84, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on August 5, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Born in Chambersburg on May 31, 1931, he was the son of the late Theodore C. “Shorty” Heefner, Sr. and Lillian Kline Heefner. A graduate of the former Chambersburg High School in 1949, Ted was a gifted...

John Bachtell
Aug 5, 2015
John L. Bachtell, age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the York Hospital on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Born March 22, 1949, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Jack C. and Marie Frances Czarnecki Bachtell. A graduate of North Hagerstown High School, John went on to serve his country honorably from 1968 – 1973, in...

Ronald Fritz
Aug 2, 2015
Ronald E. “Ron” Fritz, Sr., age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg, PA on December 20, 1936, he was the son of the late Milton and Helen Mickley Fritz. Mr. Fritz worked as a shipping expeditor at Corning Glass for 40 years retiring in 2000. An avid outdoorsman,...
Gladys Cramer
Jul 30, 2015
Gladys Louise Cramer, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday evening, July 30, 2015 at her home. Born January 6, 1927 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Percy and Lulu Shoop Haines. Gladys was a 1945 graduate of the former Washington Township High School near Waynesboro. She and her late husband owned and operated the former Suburban...

Alene Hill
Jul 30, 2015
Alene Smith Hill, 98, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. A resident of Penn Hall Menno Haven for the past three years, she was a descendent of early southwest Virginia pioneers and settlers, the Smith, Blair, Strong and Addington families. She was born June 25, 1917 and raised in Wise County, Virginia, where...

Joan Smith
Jul 25, 2015
Joan M. Smith, 88, a resident at The Village of Laurel Run, and formerly of 55 Shadle Drive, Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the nursing home. Born March 27, 1927 in Altoona, PA, she was a daughter of the late Frederick H. and Irma E. Boslet Resig. Joan was a graduate of the Altoona Catholic High...

John Wanamaker
Jul 24, 2015
John C. Wanamaker, 74, of Chambersburg and a resident of Magnolias of Chambersburg for the past year, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 28, 1940 in Newark, NJ, he was a son of the late Charles C. and Marjorie Cain Wanamaker. John was a 1960 graduate...

Margaretta Heckman
Jul 24, 2015
Margaretta L. Crider Heckman, age 100, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at Menno Haven Nursing Center on Friday, July 24, 2015. Born July 7, 1915 in Greene Township, she was the daughter of the late George O. and Annie Horst Crider. Mrs. Heckman was a 1933 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was a homemaker most of her...
Martin Senn
Jul 24, 2015
Martin “Marty” P. Senn, 91, a resident at Michaux Manor in Fayetteville and a former long-time resident of the Cascade, MD area, passed away July 24, 2015. Born November 30, 1923 in Youngstown, OH, he was a son of the late Martin J. and Mary Randolph Senn. He graduated in 1942 from South High School, Youngstown, OH, where he played...

John Fowler
Jul 21, 2015
John T. “Terry” Fowler, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday July 21, 2015. He is survived by a brother, Warren Fowler; a half-brother, Marion Cyhanick; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Sharon Geissler Fowler; brother, Victor Fowler; and half-brother Joseph Cyhanick. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to...

Carroll Shaffer
Jul 19, 2015
Carroll Gene Shaffer, age 65, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015, in the Martinsburg VA Hospital on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Born in Gettysburg, PA on March 7, 1950, he was the son of the late Leonard Franklin and Virginia Bowers Shaffer. A 1968 graduate of Taneytown Junior/Senior High School, Mr. Shaffer went on to serve...
Albert Mumper
Jul 18, 2015
Albert L. Mumper, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 30, 1934 in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Joseph and Hazel Bowling Mumper. Al was a member of the Gettysburg High School Class of 1952 and joined the US Army during his last year of...

Helen Brindle
Jul 16, 2015
Helen Rebok Brindle, 92, a resident of Menno Haven Nursing Center, passed away on July 16, 2015 at Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born on January 23, 1923 in Shippensburg, she was the daughter of the late Calvin E. and Amy J. Ocker Rebok. A graduate of Shippensburg High School, she also attended the former Carlisle Commercial College. During her working...

Marle Foor
Jul 15, 2015
Marle M. Foor, 79, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Everett, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 15, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 23, 1935, he was a son of the late Murray M. and Helen L. Weicht Foor. A 1953 graduate of Everett High School, Marle then served honorably in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, Marle...

Carol Mueller-Trujillo
Jul 15, 2015
Carol Ann Mueller-Trujillo, 71, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday morning, July 15, 2015 with her husband at her side. Born December 24, 1943 in Hollywood, CA, she was a daughter of the late Cecile Maurer Mueller. Carol Ann studied opera at UCLA and performed throughout Europe and the United States for many years. She...

Mary Shively
Jul 13, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Shively, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at Penn Hall Nursing Home. Born in South Hill, VA, on July 26, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Roland L. and Hattie Hines Copley. Mrs. Shively was a graduate of Highland Springs High School and Richmond Business College. She was a homemaker...

Jack Wolff
Jul 12, 2015
Jack L. Wolff, age 69, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 15, 1945 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Lower O. and Blanche E. Osler Wolff. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Wolff also served as a member of the...

Charles Miley
Jul 11, 2015
Charles F. “Charlie” Miley, 70, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, July 11, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services. Born March 14, 1945 in Spring Run, he was a son of the late Dorothy “Dutch” (Miley) Hammond who preceded him in death on February 14, 2002. Charlie worked on the mechanical and electrical parts on tanks at Letterkenny...

Albert Neidigh
Jul 11, 2015
Albert A. Neidigh, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, July 11, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center following a brief illness. Born January 22, 1947 in Newville, he was a son of the late Albert A., Sr. and Elmira Laye Miller Neidigh. Albert proudly served his country with the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed for...