Obituaries

Nov 11, 2014

Nov 10, 2014

Betty G. Hockensmith, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, entered into eternal rest with her family at her side, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on Monday morning, November 10, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 1, 1925 in Marion, PA, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Lela Miller Stoner. Mrs. Hockensmith had been...

Nov 8, 2014

Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Inc. 333 Falling Spring Road Chambersburg, PA 17202 (717) 264-6416 THOMAS L. GEISEL, Supervisor Trieste Memmi Brandt, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 8, 2014 at Menno Haven. Born July 3, 1917 in Robertsdale, PA, she was a daughter of the late Dominick and Grace Facchinei Memmi. A 1936 graduate of the...

Nov 8, 2014

Dolores J. Fahnestock, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, November 8, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 14, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Trentowski Mayeski. She retired as Office Manager at RCA. A member of Bethel Assembly of God, Mrs. Fahnestock had volunteered as pianist...

Nov 7, 2014

Julia LaRue Hockenberry Monn of Fayetteville, PA entered into God’s eternal care on Friday evening, November 7, 2014 at her home. Born April 24, 1935 in Fannettsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Merle Hockenberry and Elda Adaline Donathan Hockenberry Custer. She was also the step-daughter of the late Albert E. Custer. Before moving to Fayetteville in...

Nov 7, 2014

Raymond C. Wingert, 91, of Menno Village in Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, November 7, 2014. Born May 4, 1923 at Elk Hollow (Duffield) in Guilford Township, Franklin County, PA, he was a son of the late Milton W. and Clara Garber Wingert. Raymond was a life-long dairy farmer in the Duffield area. He was a member of the...

Nov 6, 2014

Henry “Hank” Greenawalt, Jr., 76, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with his Lord and Savior on 6 November 2014 while surrounded by his family. Hank was born October 21, 1938 in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA, to the late Henry Brown and Mary Elizabeth Eckert Greenawalt. A 1957 graduate of Hershey High School, Hank served honorably in the...

Nov 6, 2014

Frederick K. Gardner, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday evening, November 6, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 16, 1932 in Roaring Spring, PA, he was the son of the late C. Earl and Ruth Rosen Gardner. Mr. Gardner retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. He served at the Pentagon for most of...

Nov 2, 2014

Grandon Warren Harding Carmack, age 94, of Chambersburg, died Sunday, November 2, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital following an acute illness. Born in Three Springs, PA, he was a son of the late Harvey and Naomi Stevens Carmack. A graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Carmack served during WWII with the US Army Infantry on Leyte Island in...

Nov 2, 2014

Hazel Erma Hobble, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 28, 1923 in Doylesburg, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Vada Fertney Hockenberry. A homemaker most of her life, she had worked at Letterkenny Army Depot during WWII. She enjoyed flower gardening, baking cookies, word searches, and traditional...

Nov 2, 2014

Donald L. Eby, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, November 2, 2014 at Menno Haven. Born January 23, 1941 in Washington County, MD, he was a son of the late Allan and Naomi Showalter Eby. Mr. Eby was an employee and later a partner at Lehman’s Egg Service in Chambersburg for 46 years, retiring in 2010. After retiring...

Nov 1, 2014

Sarah Louise Crawford Peters 87, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2014. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, James W. Peters, who passed away on August 22, 2002. Sarah was born February 14, 1926, in Halfway, MD, the daughter of Chester P. Crawford and Clara Shearer Crawford. Sarah graduated from Chambersburg High School in...

Oct 30, 2014

Jerry Lee Small, 77, of Palm Bay, Florida, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014. He was born January 5, 1937 in Chambersburg and moved to Brevard County, Florida in 2010. Jerry was a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. After retiring, he worked as a rural letter carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. He was also an...

Oct 30, 2014

Herbert R. “Butch” McElwain, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday morning, October 30, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 5, 1922 in Bellwood, PA, he was a son of the late John R. and Anna Mary Hillard McElwain. His beloved wife of 52 years, Ella Mae Snyder McElwain, preceded him in death on February 8, 1999. A...

Oct 29, 2014

Dennis R. Ommert, age 65, of South Mountain, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 7, 1949 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of John Ommert and the late Mary Ricker Ommert. A U.S. Marine, Dennis served honorably during the Vietnam conflict, where he was awarded the National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service...

Oct 28, 2014

Marie Yvonne Miller, age 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 28, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Born August 18, 1942, in East Orange, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elissa Brusseau Purcell. Marie was a 1960 graduate of East Orange High School in New Jersey. She worked as an...

Oct 28, 2014

Arthur R. Beidel age 83, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Born in Willow Hill, PA, he was the son of the late John A. and Sarah Wilson Beidel. A “Jack of all Trades,” Art spent most of his working years in the Septic Business, where he also was the proprietor...

Oct 26, 2014

Lloyd T. King, Sr., age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 26, 1931 in Penn Mar, PA, he was the son of the late George and Bertha King. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. King served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He went on to work at the South Mountain...

Oct 25, 2014

I. Virginia Ott, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Shook Home. Born September 12, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Hazel Gipe Jones. She attended the former Chambersburg High School and was a homemaker most of her life. After her children were grown, she worked for several years...

Oct 23, 2014

Jeannette B. Lehman, age 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 8, 1926 in Newton Falls, OH, she was the daughter of the late Arthur F. and Bessie Grinnell Bender. Her beloved husband of 47 years, John Parr Lehman, preceded her in death on September 10, 1995. A 1944 graduate of Newton...