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Charles Sweitzer
Dec 18, 2014
Charles Jay Sweitzer, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 18, 2014 at his home. Born July 29, 1940 in York, PA, he was a son of the late Charles Jacob and Alice Lovella Rosenzweig Sweitzer. He served in the US Army and later retired from Letterkenny Army Depot. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church...
David Beaston
Dec 18, 2014
David “Punkin” Beaston David “Punkin” Beaston, 65, of East Waterford, died December 18, 2014 at Locust Grove Retirement Village. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, December 22, 2014 at Agett-Geisel Funeral Home, Dry Run, PA with Rev. Judy Rowles officiating. Interment will be at East Waterford Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 AM Monday at...
Phyllis Davis
Dec 18, 2014
Phyllis J. Davis, 93, of Quincy, died on Thursday December 18, 2014in Quincy Nursing Home. Born on June 12, 1921 in Williamson, PA, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Annie Wallech Gossard. Phyllis was a former member of TOPS Club in Fayetteville. She was a member of King Street United Brethren Church. Pyllis also participated in...
Thomas Baker
Dec 17, 2014
Thomas H. “Bud” Baker, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at home. Born December 19, 1927 in Letterkenny Township, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Kathleen Hammond Baker. A graduate of the former Quincy High School and a US Army veteran of the Korean War, Bud was employed early in his life...
Dallas O'Donnell
Dec 15, 2014
Dallas O’Donnell, age 55, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away on Monday evening, December 15, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. Born August 15, 1959, he was the son of Ethel Mae Parks of Willow Hill, and step-son of the late Robert Parks. He is also survived by two aunts, Naomi Hockenberry of Willow Hill, and Geneveve Taylor of...
Robert Scott
Dec 14, 2014
Robert E. Scott, 86, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 14, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where he had been a guest for the past three weeks. Born October 12, 1928 in St. Thomas, he was a son of Henry Raymond and Dorthea Kriner Scott. Mr. Scott served with the US Navy during the...
Lois Reisher
Dec 13, 2014
Lois M. Reisher, age 84, of Chambersburg, passed away Saturday morning, December 13, 2014 at her home. Born November 16, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Emerson and Blanche Sleighter Martin. Her beloved husband, Walter Reisher, preceded her in death on April 10, 2008. A 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Lois then worked for the...
Norma Appel
Dec 12, 2014
Norma S. Appel, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born September 21, 1926 in Ware, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frank O. and Helen Evans Stred. A secretary, Mrs. Appel worked for the Department of Justice and then Letterkenny Army Depot until the birth of...
Terri Howland
Dec 9, 2014
Terri Lynne Howland, age 64, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly of a brain Aneurisym at the Chambersburg Hospital on December 9, 2014. Born July 22, 1950, in Jackson, MI, she is the daughter of Hugh and Donna L. LaLonge Howland. A 1968 graduate of Brooklyn High School, Brooklyn MI, Terri Lynne went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree from...
Paul Pettry
Dec 8, 2014
Paul R. Pettry, 87, of Chambersburg, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at his home. Born July 23, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was a US Navy veteran having served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He is survived by his wife, Doris Raifsnider Pettry. Services will be private. Contributions may be made to Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 5051 Letterkenny Road...
Ruth Doyle
Dec 5, 2014
Ruth Doyle, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, December 5, 2014 at the Shook Home. Born September 25, 1929 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Clara Boysen Lamb. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Doyle was a member of the West Side Brethren In Christ Church. She is survived by two children,...
Edward Hill
Dec 4, 2014
Edward Huntington Hill, Jr., 54, of Fannettsburg, passed away peacefully at his home and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Born July 10, 1960 in Dauphin, PA, the son of Betty Hill and the late Edward Hill. He graduated from South High School, Cleveland, OH and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. After a medical...
Jeanette Nelson
Dec 4, 2014
Jeanette C. Nelson, 95, formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed away Thursday evening, December 4, 2014 at Quincy Home. Born August 12, 1919 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late J. Frank Clugston, Sr. and Norah Kahler Clugston. She was employed as a secretary at the Greencastle-Antrim High School. She is survived by her niece, Amanda L. Galindo,...
Martha Klobetanz
Dec 2, 2014
Martha E. Klobetanz, 85, of Chambersburg, entered into Heaven on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Born on May 10, 1929 in Amberson, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Mowers Dewalt. Martha was a homemaker for most of her life. She was a member of Quincy United Methodist Church. Martha is survived by two daughters. Virginia Shew...
Dolores Hollar
Dec 2, 2014
Dolores G. Hollar, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, December 2, 2014 at the Shook Home, where she resided for the past 3 weeks. Born June 14, 1929 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late James Dean Hamilton and Anna Agnes Mojher Hamilton. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Hollar was an active member...
G. Edward Horn
Dec 2, 2014
G. Edward Horn, Jr., 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, December 2, 2014 at his home. Born July 2, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late George Edward Horn, Sr. and Virginia Cramer Horn. Ed was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and attended the former Shippensburg State Teacher’s College. He...
Samuel Small
Dec 1, 2014
Samuel S. Small, Jr., 89, formerly of Lower Horse Valley Road, Orrstown, PA, passed away Monday morning, December 1, 2014 at Providence Place, where he resided for the past 3 years. Born October 9, 1925 in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of the late Samuel S. Small Sr. and Roberta Brake Small. Sam served three tours with the US...
David Shew
Dec 1, 2014
David Eugene Shew, 61, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday, December 1, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident near Carlisle. Born April 9, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Hilda Marie Gordon Shew of Hagerstown, MD and the late Melvin Leroy Shew, Sr. David was a 1970 graduate of the James Buchanan High School and...
David Gross
Dec 1, 2014
David William Gross, 45, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, December 1, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 9, 1969 in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Peter F. Gross and the late Patricia Sackman Gross. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and attended Elizabethtown College. He was a member of...
Robert Keeney
Nov 29, 2014
Robert J. “Bob” Keeney, age 68, passed away unexpectedly on November 29, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 1, 1946, he was a son of Gertrude McGraw Keeney and the late Francis J. Keeney. Bob was a 1964 graduate of St. James High School in Chester, PA. After his graduation, he served honorably in the U.S. Army in Vietnam...
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