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Joan Smith

Joan Smith

Jul 30, 2014

Joan Patricia Smith, 82, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday morning at home surrounded by her family. Born November 12, 1931 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Leland and Esther Hedgcock. After growing up in Silver Spring, MD, marrying and having four children, she and her family moved to the Chambersburg area where she became a...

Charlotte Reasner

Charlotte Reasner

Jul 30, 2014

Charlotte Elizabeth “Libby” Hoch Reasner, 95, formerly of Fayetteville, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Born on October 16, 1918, in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lester David and Lucy Catherine Reeder Hoch. Libby retired in 1975 after teaching 35 years, most of which were served at Andrew Buchanan Elementary School as a...

Billy Fix

Billy Fix

Jul 28, 2014

Billy L. Fix, Jr., age 56, of Blairs Mills, PA, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at his home. Born September 7, 1957 he was a son of the late Billy L. Fix, Sr. and Shirley Chapman Fix. A 1977 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School, Billy went on to earn his B.S. in accounting from Indiana University of...

Doris McClure

Doris McClure

Jul 26, 2014

Doris J. McClure, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, July 26, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Kathleen Flora Florig. Her beloved husband, Robert L. McClure, Sr. preceded her in death on September 11, 1986. Doris worked as a file clerk for T.B. Wood’s Co....

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

Jul 25, 2014

Richard E. Murphy was born February 19, 1931, he passed away peacefully surrounded by all his children, several of his grandchildren, his cousin Denis, and his sons-in-law on July 25, 2014 in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was the son of late Edward and Alice (nee. McNulty) Murphy. Born and raised in Jersey City, NJ...

Donald Guyer

Donald Guyer

Jul 24, 2014

Donald C. Guyer, age 71, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg on January 5, 1943, he is the son of Elsie Guyer Little and the late Donald F. Guyer. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers and two sisters. Graveside services will be held...

Evelyn High

Evelyn High

Jul 22, 2014

Evelyn B. High, 86, of Kearneysville, WV, died Tuesday evening, July 22, 2014 at the Winchester Medical Center. Born June 25, 1928 in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Earl and Mary Ramona Price Wolford. A graduate of North Hagerstown High School and a homemaker most of her life, she had worked as a seamstress at...

Grace Mowery

Grace Mowery

Jul 18, 2014

Grace M. Mowery, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, July 18, 2014 at her home. Born May 3, 1930 in Washington Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Edna M. Sheffler Stevens. She attended Waynesboro Area Schools and was employed for 40 years at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg. She attended Christian...

Donald  Horton

Donald Horton

Jul 17, 2014

Donald R. Horton, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at his home. Born April 8, 1938 in Fulton, County, PA, he was a son of the late William and Goldie Chaney Horton. He was employed by the Borough of Chambersburg, retiring after 31 years of service. Mr. Horton was a member of Freedom In Christ Church, the...

Jeffrey Sites

Jeffrey Sites

Jul 17, 2014

Jeffrey Lee Sites has gone to join with peace in the sky. He departed this earth on July 17, 2014 from the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by his family and under the care of the most amazingly dedicated staff. Jeff was born on November 4, 1949 in Chambersburg to the late Paul Miller Sites and Helen Mills Sites, being one...

Jerome Albert

Jerome Albert

Jul 17, 2014

Jerome C. Albert, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, July 17, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born October 18, 1933 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Jerome C. and Anna Wiesen Albert. Mr. Albert was a graduate of Homestead High School, Homestead, PA, and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from the University...

Donald  Cook

Donald Cook

Jul 16, 2014

Donald Bowker Cook, 97, of Spring Run, PA, formerly of Hockessin, DE, passed away July 16, 2014 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 14, 1917 in Easthampton, MA, he was the son of Melvin Jesse and May Bowker Cook. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 52 years, Elizabeth Conant Cook on March 18, 1996 and...

Joan Jurado

Joan Jurado

Jul 16, 2014

Joan C. Jurado, 73, of Chambersburg, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services, Chambersburg. Services and interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Helen Kramer

Helen Kramer

Jul 13, 2014

Helen M. Kramer, 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Sunday evening, July 13, 2014 at Quincy Home, where she was a guest for the past several weeks. Born July 5, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Herbert K. and Grace Musser Reilly. Helen had been employed at the former Nichol’s Department Store in Chambersburg and then...

James Musslewhite

James Musslewhite

Jul 12, 2014

James E. Musslewhite, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 in the Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born May 24, 1923, in Tyler, TX, he was the son of the late Edgar Barton and Annie Mae Scott Musslewhite. A U.S. Navy veteran, Jim served honorably during WWII. After the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor in 1941,...

Joseph Sallurday

Joseph Sallurday

Jul 11, 2014

Joseph A. Sallurday, Jr., age 66, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday morning, July 11, 2014 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born September 12, 1947 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Sr., and Winnifred A. Lockley Sallurday. Joe was a 1966 graduate of West Side High School in Scranton. Drafted into the...

William Ritchey

William Ritchey

Jul 10, 2014

William S. “Bill” Ritchey, 66, of Chambersburg, died on Thursday, July 10, 2014, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on March 1, 1948 in St. Thomas, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Mabel Christman Ritchey. Many remember Bill as the owner/operator of Ritchey’s Exxon. Over the years, he was...

Delores Guyer

Delores Guyer

Jul 10, 2014

Delores A. Guyer of Alexandria, VA, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Donald D. Guyer; mother of Patricia A. Guyer, Rebecca L. Brown (Kevin) and Paula Guyer; sister of Freddie Tingler, Vernice Bain (Harry) and Martha Boustead; grandmother of Shawn (Jennifer) and Nathan Brown. Relatives and friends may call at Agett-Geisel Funeral Home, 18875...

Helen Houpt

Helen Houpt

Jul 8, 2014

Helen M. Houpt, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 3, 1917 in Clarinda, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Bruce A. and Katherine Kirk Burd. Mrs. Houpt worked for the Stanley Company for 33 years as a seamstress, retiring in 1970. She was a volunteer for...

Charles Fisher

Charles Fisher

Jul 6, 2014

Charles R. Fisher, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday evening, July 6, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 22, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles J. and Ida Ross Fisher. Charles served with the US Navy during WWII in the South Pacific and retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. He started his own insurance...

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