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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Kevin Schaeffer

Kevin Schaeffer

Jan 4, 2014

Kevin Eugene Schaeffer, 57, of Newburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, January 4, 2014 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 30, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Helen Wright Schaeffer of Newburg and the late Richard L. Schaeffer. Kevin was last employed at the former Hick’s Chevrolet and was a Foster Parent for...

Donald Byers

Donald Byers

Jan 2, 2014

Donald W. Byers, 87, of Chambersburg, died Thursday at Chambersburg Hospital. A son of Harvey W. and Margaret Cormany Byers, he was a life-long farmer, avid outdoorsman, and hunter. Surviving are 2 grandsons, 7 great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard; and several nieces and nephews. His wife, Lois; daughter Sheree Jansen; 1 brother; and 2 sisters preceded him in death. Graveside services...

Chester Robinson

Chester Robinson

Dec 31, 2013

Chester B. “Chet” Robinson, 76, of Dry Run, died Tuesday afternoon, December 31, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 24, 1937 in Neelyton, PA, he was a son of the late John Stitt and Dora Goshorn Robinson. He worked for most of his life as a truck driver. Chester was a member of Concord United Methodist Church where he served...

Helen Hoover

Helen Hoover

Dec 29, 2013

Helen Louise Hoover, age 87, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 1, 1926 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Alta Lehman Metz. Mrs. Hoover worked on the assembly line at Letterkenny Army Depot, H. J. Heinz Co., and Corning, where she retired after a number of years...

Charles Zimmerman

Charles Zimmerman

Dec 29, 2013

Charles M. Zimmerman, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday evening, December 29, 2013. He was born in Metal Township on May 10, 1919. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Mr. Zimmerman served honorably during WWII. He retired from Letterkenny Army Depot where he worked in electronics and was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ. The last...

Rachel Boyer

Rachel Boyer

Dec 28, 2013

Rachel Elizabeth Boyer, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, December 28, 2013 at her home. Born October 15, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Russell M. and Edna E. Smith Fields. A graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Boyer was a devoted housewife and talented seamstress. She was a member of the...

Patricia Rensch

Patricia Rensch

Dec 26, 2013

Patricia E. Rensch, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, graduated to heaven on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 11, 1938 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Boyd and Winifred Miller Burgan. Pat had co-owned and operated the former Kountry Donuts and Bakery. She was a member of The Open Door Church and was active with...

Larry Stains

Larry Stains

Dec 24, 2013

Larry W. Stains, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home. Born December 5, 1939 in St. Thomas, PA, he was a son of the late Robert Stains, Sr. and Romaine Cutchall Carbaugh. He had been employed at the former Hennessey Products in Chambersburg for more than thirty years, retiring as Supervisor of maintenance and of...

Charles Miller

Charles Miller

Dec 23, 2013

Charles W. “Chuck” Miller, 67, of Fayetteville died on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 16, 1946 in Spring Run, PA, he was a son of the late Charles W. and Cora M. Guyer Miller. He served with the US Navy during the Vietnam War and was employed as a Telecommunications Engineer with Sprint. He was a...

Robert Palladino

Robert Palladino

Dec 23, 2013

Robert J. Palladino, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday morning, December 23, 2013 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 1, 1933 in Allentown, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Angelina Trentalange Palladino. He was a 1951 graduate of the William Allen High School in Allentown and attended Penn State University and Moravian College....

William Benson

William Benson

Dec 23, 2013

William Thomas Benson, Jr., age 66, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Monday December 23, 2013 at his home. Born June 30, 1947, he was the son of William T. and Florence Benson, Sr. Bill worked as a forklift operator for Rowman & Littlefield Publishing in Hagerstown, MD. A U.S. Army veteran, Bill served honorably in Vietnam earning, among other...

Harry Faubel

Harry Faubel

Dec 23, 2013

Harry Edward “Bud” Faubel, Jr., 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at his home. Born September 5, 1927 at the family farmette in Clay Hill, PA, Bud was the second son of four to the late Harry Edward and Catherine Hockensmith Faubel. He was a graduate of the former Greencastle High School and Penn State University....

James Fulton

James Fulton

Dec 23, 2013

James M. Fulton, 68, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday evening, December 23, 2013 at his home. Born August 9, 1945 in Clarinda, IA, he was a son of the late Charles and Betty Fulton. A US Army veteran, James served during the Vietnam Era. During his military service he participated in the burial of President John F. Kennedy and...

Bonnie  Seburn

Bonnie Seburn

Dec 23, 2013

Bonnie L. Seburn, 71, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born on March 2, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Gladys Suders Golden. Bonnie retired in 1998 from Letterkenny Army Depot, where you worked a s a supply technician. She also worked ten years for Modnur’s Pharmacy in St....

Pastor Benjamin Fisler

Pastor Benjamin Fisler

Dec 18, 2013

Pastor Benjamin D. Fisler, 30, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at his home. Born March 16, 1983 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of Rev. Herman and Carole Fortna Fisler. Ben was a 2001 graduate of Shalom Christian Academy, a 2005 graduate of Pensacola Christian College, and a 2012 graduate of Antietam Bible College. He had...

H. Jeanne Lowry Hill

H. Jeanne Lowry Hill

Dec 18, 2013

H. Jeanne Lowry Hill, 89, of Tucson, AZ (resident since 2005) and formerly of Fayetteville, PA, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in Tucson. Born October 18, 1924 in Uniontown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Jane Morris. She graduated from Uniontown High School. During WWII she worked at the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC....

Kathleen Snider

Kathleen Snider

Dec 18, 2013

Kathleen H. Snider, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 13, 1923 in Fannettsburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Edna Fleming Hill. Mrs. Snider was a graduate of the former Metal Township High School and was employed at United Telephone in Chambersburg. She was a long-time member of...

Harvey West

Harvey West

Dec 17, 2013

Harvey Jacob West, age 82, of Amberson, PA passed away on December 17, 2013 at his home. Born February 17, 1931 in Orrstown, PA he was a son of the late Roy and Erma Cover West. A veteran of the Korean War, Harvey served honorably in the U.S. Army. Harvey was a member of Amberson United Methodist Church. He worked...

George Weagley

George Weagley

Dec 17, 2013

George M. Weagley, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 17, 2013 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 26, 1919 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late George Edward and Mary Catherine Miller Weagley. Mr. Weagley served in the US Army. A Pattern Maker by trade, he had been employed at the former Chambersburg Engineering Company...

Allen Smith

Allen Smith

Dec 16, 2013

Allen C. Smith, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 16, 1939 in Dudley, PA, he was a son of the late William and Florence Sparks Smith. Allen served with the US Army Reserve and the National Guard. He was employed for thirty years at Nitterhouse Concrete in Chambersburg. A member of...

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