Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Kenneth Shoop
Jun 2, 2015
Kenneth A. “Mike” “Shoopy”, Shoop, age 87, of Upper Strasburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born in Orrstown, PA, on April 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Wendall and Elsie Hoover Shoop. A U.S. Marine and Army...

Bettie Trump
Jun 2, 2015
Bettie Louise “Snook” Trump, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 14, 1931 in Frederick, MD, she was a daughter of the late Leonard Elsworth and Virginia Harding Hossler. She was employed at the former High’s in Chambersburg, retiring in 1990. She was a member of Park Avenue...
David Hagans
Jun 1, 2015
David Russell Hagans, age 49, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on June 1, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 17, 1966 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Larry R. and Carolyn Stevens Hagans. A 1984 graduate of James Buchanan High School, David worked as a memorialist for Gordon’s...
Trudy Monn
May 31, 2015
Trudy V. Monn, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, May 31, 2015 at her home. Born February 24, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John M. Cleary who died September 24, 1985 and Maxine H. “Sis” Woodal Cleary who died May 19, 2015. A homemaker most of her life, Trudy had at one time...

Donald Strock
May 29, 2015
Donald C. Strock, age 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday evening, May 29, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 6, 1925, he was a son of the late Harry E. and Margaret Sara Snyder Strock. Donald was a 1943 graduate of Greencastle High School. A U.S. Army veteran, he served honorably in the Pacific...

Kurt Benedict
May 28, 2015
Kurt Mitchell Benedict, age 58, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at his home. Born March 26, 1957 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Wayne H. and Donna L. Schuchman Benedict. Kurt was a 1975 graduate of CASHS. He enjoyed sports, playing golf, and was an avid fan of the Dallas...

Helen Isenberger
May 27, 2015
Helen M. Isenberger, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born June 2, 1917, in Shippensburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late William B. and Emma C. Clough Martin. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Isenberger enjoyed cooking, baking, chatting, and having an occasional snack....

Keyoung Gill
May 27, 2015
Keyoung Ja Gill, age 62, of Cumberland, MD, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at her home. Born in Seoul, Korea on October 9, 1952, she is the daughter of Boyd M. and Kim Keum Joon Gill of Fannettsburg, PA. Ms. Gill arrived in the United States with her mother and sister on October 1, 1956. She is...

Raymond Kane
May 23, 2015
Raymond E. Kane, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, May 23, 2015 at Providence Place, where he resided for the past week. Born July 13, 1928 in Utica, NY, he was a son of the late Raymond and Catherine Wolak Kane. Raymond was a graduate of the Utica Free Academy and served honorably in the US Army from...
Lonny Bakner
May 22, 2015
(717) 264-6416 THOMAS L. GEISEL, Supervisor Lonny M. Bakner, 51, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Friday evening, May 22, 2015. Born April 9, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Mern “Buddy” and Orpha Rock Bakner of Chambersburg. He was a 1982 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for the past ten years...

Charlene Robison
May 20, 2015
Charlene A. Robison, 71, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1944 in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Louise Kopp Wickham. She owned and operated the former Vivian’s Restaurant in Fayetteville. She loved animals, gardening, flowers, and cooking. Charlene will be remembered as a...

Maxine Cleary
May 19, 2015
Maxine H. “Sis” Cleary, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, May 19, 2015 at her home. Born December 22, 1931 in Richmond Furnace, PA, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Hazel Rohrbaugh Woodal. She was employed for forty years at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg. Mrs. Cleary was of the Protestant faith. She was...

Robert Murray
May 19, 2015
Robert C. Murray, 74, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on May 19, 2015, at home with family. Originally, he was from Ontario, NY, where he was born on December 30, 1941. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Florence Murray of Rochester, NY. Out of high school Mr. Murray enlisted in the Army on February 19, 1960, and...
Elsie Guyer Little
May 18, 2015
Elsie Guyer Little, 96, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, May 18, 2015 at her home. Born August 18, 1918 in Fannettsburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Isabella Rodenbaugh Osler. Elsie was a graduate of the former Fannettsburg High School and worked at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg for more than thirty years. She...
Richard Lundy
May 18, 2015
Richard J. “Rick” Lundy, 43, of Larchmont, NY, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 18, 2015 in his home. Born on September 25, 1971 in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of Ann Lundy of Chambersburg and Robert J. Lundy Jr. (Marie) of Shippensburg. Rick graduated from Chambersburg Area High School in 1989 and earned his B.S. from IUP and his...

Mark Power
May 17, 2015
Mark S. Power, age 68, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services. Born June 24, 2015, he was a son of the late John S. and Kathryn Giersberg Power. A 1964 graduate of Robert E. Perry High School in Rockville, MD, Mark then attended the University of Maryland. He served honorably in...

Gregory Lensbower
May 15, 2015
Gregory L. Lensbower, age 59, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, May 15, 2015. Born February 10, 1956, in Chambersburg, he is the son of Frank L. and Ruth (Griffith) Lensbower. Mr. Lensbower attended school in Chambersburg. Upon graduating in 1974, he entered the Marine Corps and received an Honorable discharge in 1979. He...

Mary DeBross
May 14, 2015
Mary R. DeBross, age 65, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Smethport, PA, passed away on Thursday morning, May 14, 2015 at her home. Born July 18, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Nellie McElwee O’Brien. A 1967 graduate of Smethport High School, Mary first worked for Kodak in Bradford, PA. She then worked for...

Wilbur Wilson
May 12, 2015
Wilbur C. “Carl” Wilson, age 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at his home. Born October 11, 1942 in Dry Run, PA, he was the son of Wilbert Clair and Margaret Ellen Shanabrouth Wilson. A U.S. Army veteran, Carl served honorably during the Vietnam era. He worked as a machinery operator for Nitterhouse Concrete Products...

Edward Shatzer
May 11, 2015
Edward V. Shatzer, Sr., age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 12, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John L. “Stuffy” and Gwendola P. Gift Shatzer. A lineman for United telephone, Mr. Shatzer dedicated 39 years of service, retiring in 1991. He was a member...