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Joseph Bollinger

Joseph Bollinger

Jun 22, 2015

Joseph H. Bollinger, 91, formerly of 916 Parkside Court, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, June 22, 2015 at Providence Place, where he had resided since March. Born February 3, 1924 near Pond Bank, PA, he was a son of the late Edward W. and Sarah Jane Bumbaugh Bollinger. Joe was a graduate of the Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg,...

Grace Oliver

Grace Oliver

Jun 22, 2015

Grace L. Oliver, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services. Born December 31, 1924 in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin M. and Nellie Starkie DeCarteret. She was a member of the Chambersburg Gospel Chapel and volunteered with Bible Released Time. Her husband, John J. Oliver, preceded her...

Luther  Wagaman

Luther Wagaman

Jun 19, 2015

Luther W. Wagaman, 67, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday morning, June 19, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 20, 1947 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Luther E. and Marguerite Cameron Wagaman. After 17 years of employment at South Mountain Restoration Center, Luther then worked as a Restorative Certified Nursing Assistant at the former...

Alice Hunsecker

Alice Hunsecker

Jun 17, 2015

Alice Frey Hunsecker, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2015 at Menno Haven. Born November 3, 1917 in Greene Township, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Elsie Baughman Frey. Her beloved husband Harold Hunsecker, preceded her in death on November 28, 1998. Alice and her husband Harold owned and operated...

Roy Bollinger

Roy Bollinger

Jun 17, 2015

Roy C. Bollinger, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on April 13, 1930, he was the son of the late Allen and Emma Stonesifer Bollinger. Prior to retirement, Roy spent his working years at Littlestown Hardware and Foundry. Earlier in life, he was a firefighter and was a life member of Alpha...

James Carey

James Carey

Jun 14, 2015

James Franklin Carey, Sr., age 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, June 14, 2015 at his home. Born July 17, 1920 in Brownsville, he was a son of the late John Henry and Catherine Ketterman Carey. He beloved wife, Thelma M. Herdman Carey, preceded him in death on December 4, 2008. A U.S. Army veteran, James served...

Vaughn Carmack

Vaughn Carmack

Jun 13, 2015

Vaughn H. N. Carmack, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, June 13, 2015 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. Born September 6, 1922 in Three Springs, PA, he was a son of Harvey N. and Naomi Stevens Carmack. His beloved wife, Pearl L. Carmack, whom he married on June 21, 1952, preceded him in death on July 21,...

The Rev. David Robinson

The Rev. David Robinson

Jun 13, 2015

The Rev. David W. Robinson, of Scotland, PA, died suddenly June 11, 2015. He was 73 years old. Rev. Robinson was formerly of Chambersburg, PA, Altoona, PA, Manchester, NH, Greene, NY, Binghamton, NY, Cambridge, MA, Houghton, NY, Erie, PA and Sandy Lake, PA. He was predeceased by his parents, Rev. Harvey N. Robinson and Mary Robinson, of Churchville, NY, and...

Velva Bromley

Velva Bromley

Jun 11, 2015

Velva M. “Vi” Bromley, age 101, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2015 at Sarah Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle, PA. Born October 1, 1913 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Adam S. and Sally Pearl Jones Landis. Vi worked as a Payroll Mistress at Letterkenny Army Depot until her retirement in 1982. She was the...

Lana Naugle

Lana Naugle

Jun 11, 2015

Lana L. Naugle, age 75, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Born in Carlisle, PA on February 14, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Alma Ludt Greegor. Mrs. Naugle was a 1958 graduate of Carlisle High School. A homemaker most her adult life, Mrs. Naugle took...

Ralph  Troegler

Ralph Troegler

Jun 9, 2015

Ralph L. Troegler, 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on June 9, 2015. He is survived by his wife Alice; 4 sons, Steven, Marty, Jeffrey, and Kenneth; 7 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Charlotte Troegler; and a sister, Janet Manes. A memorial service will be on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at...

Patricia Fletcher

Patricia Fletcher

Jun 9, 2015

Patricia Gail Fletcher, age 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on June 9, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Born August 12, 1946 in Oakland, CA, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Willie Mae Davis Stanley. Her husband, Joseph C. Fletcher, preceded her in death on January 29, 1997. Patricia was a 1965 graduate of McClymonds High School...

Rhoda Sanders

Rhoda Sanders

Jun 6, 2015

Rhoda J. “Aunt Rhoda” Sanders, 71, of Marion, PA, passed away Saturday morning, June 6, 2015 at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, David and Ruth Ann Longacre in Orrstown. Born September 30, 1943 in Pottstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel K. and Miriam E. Reeser Longacre. Rhoda grew up on a dairy farm in...

Mary Dibert

Mary Dibert

Jun 5, 2015

Mary Dibert, age 79, had her homecoming on June 5, 2015 in Frederick, MD. Mary was born in Waynesboro, PA on August 18, 1935, and was the older daughter of the late Ralph and Eleanor (Shafer) Hoffman. After graduating from Juniata College, Mary married J. Earl Dibert on June 8, 1958 at the Waynesboro Church of the Brethren. Earl preceded...

Kenneth Brantner

Kenneth Brantner

Jun 5, 2015

Kenneth M.“Kenny” Brantner died unexpectedly in his home on Friday, June 5, 2015, in Chambersburg, PA at the age of 50. Kenny was born on July 22, 1964, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Roy Brantner Sr. and the late Patricia Joann (Suders) Brantner. He attended the Chambersburg School District. After high school, Kenny became a truck driver and he successfully did...

Nikolaos Panagos

Nikolaos Panagos

Jun 5, 2015

Nikolaos P. Panagos, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, June 5th, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Born October 6, 1939 in Neohorion, Nafpaktias, Greece, he was a son of the late Periklis and Olga Livaditis Panagos. Nikolaos was the owner/operator of George and Nick’s Chicken House in Chambersburg and Roadster’s Diner until he retired in...

C. Claire Rozzi

C. Claire Rozzi

Jun 4, 2015

C. Claire Rozzi, 70, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 7, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Anne Cassano D’Agostino. Clair worked throughout her lifetime assisting people in need. She was employed by various school districts on Long Island, NY as a Teacher’s Aide...

Kathryn Rinker

Kathryn Rinker

Jun 3, 2015

Kathryn M. Rinker, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, June 3, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 20, 1931 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Richard M. and Dorothy M. Moorehead Henderson. Kathryn was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was employed at the former Stanley Company...

Roger Beaston

Roger Beaston

Jun 3, 2015

Roger D. Beaston, 63, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, June 3, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Born June 23, 1951 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Gordon D. and Mary Stoner Beaston. Roger served in the National Guard for more than twenty years, retiring at the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was employed for fourteen...