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William Geist
Apr 19, 2015
William R. “Bill” Geist, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, April 19, 2015 at his home. Born January 20, 1934 in Williamstown, PA, he was a son of the late William C. and Mary E. Haller Geist. Bill was a graduate of the Williamstown High School and served honorably in the US Navy during the Korean War. He...
Jane Bond
Apr 18, 2015
Jane E. Bond, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Menno Haven. Born August 13, 1929, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Richardson Gossard. Mrs. Bond worked as a secretary until her retirement in 2007. She was a member of the Otterbein...
Frederick Lauver
Apr 17, 2015
Frederick L. “Fred” Lauver, Jr., age 46, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick L., Sr. and Bernadine Lea McCans Lauver. Fred worked in warehousing most of his adult life. He enjoyed going camping, fishing, hunting, playing with dogs, watching NASCAR, especially Jeff...
Francis Armel
Apr 15, 2015
Francis “Red” Eugene Armel, age 84, of Marion, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Born in Winchester, VA, on October 16, 1929, he was the son of the late Harry V. and Marjorie Knight Armel. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Armel served honorably during the Korean Conflict; he continued his service at Letterkenny Army Depot as a...
Beda Stouffer
Apr 15, 2015
Beda S. Stouffer, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on August 20, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Emma Lehman Shatzer. Beda spent her working years as a bookkeeper for the former Dice’s Tire Shop in Chambersburg, PA. She was active in Franklin County Farm Women,...
Martha Logsdon
Apr 15, 2015
Martha “Sue” Logsdon, age 60, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 4, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Richard Leroy and Lillian Hulon Helm. Her beloved husband of 33 years, William R. “Bill” Logsdon III, preceded her in death on August 7, 2014. A 1973 graduate of CASHS, Sue then...
Frank Stehle
Apr 15, 2015
Frank C. Stehle, Jr., 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 15, 2015 at his home. Born December 5, 1929 in Mechanicsburg, he was a son of the late Frank Stehle, Sr. and Zula Kunkle Stehle. Frank was a 1947 graduate of the Mechanicsburg High School and was employed as Bookeeper at the Art Sign Company in Chambersburg...
Dorothy Burgan
Apr 14, 2015
Dorothy L. Burgan, 78, of Chambersburg, died on April 14, 2015. She is survived by her husband Martin Burgan, Jr.; three children, Deborah, Carol and Nately; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; three sisters; and one brother. She was one of 16 children. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM on May 3, 2015 at Grace Brethren Church, 315 Edwards...
Margaret Gudgeon
Apr 13, 2015
Margaret D. (Balmer) Gudgeon, age 82, of Waynesboro, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday April 13, 2015, at Waynesboro Hospital. Surviving are four children, Lee (Nancy), Lindsey (Lori), Rick (Sheryl) and Grant Gudgeon, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. and granddaughters, Melissa Dawn...
James Buhrman
Apr 12, 2015
James A. Buhrman, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Born February 22, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late O’Connell and Helen Buhrman. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Buhrman served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He went on to work at Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD for over...
Anna Eckenrode
Apr 11, 2015
Anna “Josephine” Eckenrode, 93, a resident of Shippensburg Health Care Center and formerly of Amberson, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born on April 20, 1921 in Spring Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Creigh Gury. Josephine spent her working years as a rural mail carrier for...
Debra Creager
Apr 11, 2015
Debra K. Creager, 61, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at home. Born on June 26, 1953 in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stewart L. and Evelyn V. Bushey Miller. Debra was a 1971 graduate of Bermudian Springs High School and a graduate of Shippensburg State College. She had been employed as the...
John Burgoon
Apr 10, 2015
John W. Burgoon, Jr., 68, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 10, 2015. Born on February 4, 1947 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late John W. and Dorothy Crouse Burgoon. John was a 1965 graduate of Littlestown High School and a 1969 graduate of Shippensburg State College. John retired from teaching American History and...
M. Isabelle Lensbower
Apr 9, 2015
M. Isabelle Lensbower, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday evening, April 9, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born June 20, 1919 in England. Isabelle was employed for many years at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg. She was a life-long member of Central Presbyterian Church. She is survived by seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. In addition to...
Shirley Laub
Apr 9, 2015
Shirley L. Laub, 71, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on June 8, 1943 in Perry County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harold Lee and Floy Fritz Sundy. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Clayton Laub, whom she married in June 1976; a...
Vivian Newman
Apr 8, 2015
Vivian Z. Newman, age 85, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 27, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Loretta Phiel Schellhase. Her beloved husband of 54 years, Paul Newman, preceded her in death on September 16, 2003. Vivian was a graduate of...
Margaret Maxwell
Apr 6, 2015
Margaret Elizabeth Maxwell, 97 of Concord, PA, known to her family and friends as “Marg” or “Peg”, passed away Monday evening, April 6, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Carlisle. Born April 11, 1917 in Osceola Mills, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ellen Olson Wiberg. A 1935 graduate of the Altoona High School, Mrs. Maxwell...
Janet Bumbaugh
Apr 6, 2015
Janet G. Bumbaugh, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday afternoon, April 6, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 17, 1933 in Needmore, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Ruth Garland. Janet was a 1951 graduate of the former Warfordsburg High School. Upon moving to Chambersburg she was...
Harold Johnson
Apr 5, 2015
Harold R. Johnson, 78, of Saint Thomas, PA, passed away to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at the Menno Haven Nursing Facility of Chambersburg. Born at home on February 6, 1937 in Richmond Furnace, Metal Township, PA, he was a son of the late Earl W. and Hazel (Wolff) Johnson. A 1954 graduate of Metal...
Mildred Spielman
Apr 4, 2015
Mildred K. Spielman, age 87, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 04, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born January 10, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary C. Eberly Eckenrode. A homemaker most of her adult life, she enjoyed gardening, knitting, crocheting, singing, and playing the organ. She was...
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