Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

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
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
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
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
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...
Mary Danzberger
Jul 6, 2014
Mary C. Danzberger, 93, formerly of 228 East Washington Street, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, July 6, 2014 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born August 20, 1920 in Muddy Run, Letterkenny Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Ruth Hoover Etter. During WWII she served with the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps for six months....
Waltraud Lyons
Jul 5, 2014
Waltraud “Jo” Lyons, age 85, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Quincy Nursing Home. Born in Wanne-Eickel, Germany on April 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Adolf and Auguste Lehmann. Mrs. Lyons was part owner and operator of “The Boutique” in Adams County, she operated the shop until her retirement 1991....

Francesca Harris
Jul 4, 2014
Francesca “Chessie” Marie Harris, age 36, of Carlisle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 4, 2014. Born February 28, 1978 in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of David E. and Angela M. Scott Harris. Chessie worked as a CNA for over 14 years at Cumberland Crossings Nursing Home. She had attended Chambersburg Area Senior high School. Her hobbies...

Donalee Hallock
Jul 1, 2014
Donalee Ann Hallock, age 71, of Marion, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Born on September 22, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Mary Jane Brant Diffenderfer. A registered nurse, Mrs. Hallock earned her nursing degree from the Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing,...

Lester Brookens
Jun 30, 2014
Lester H. “Bud” Brookens, age 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born January 11, 1931 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert H. and Jeannien Brookens. Bud worked as a heavy equipment operator and school bus driver for the Chambersburg Area School District for...

Elizabeth Lloyd
Jun 30, 2014
Elizabeth May Lloyd, age 101 of Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Westminster, MD, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, June 30, 2014. Born August 3, 1912 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude Llewellyn. Mrs. Lloyd worked as a seamstress for a number of years, and later managed an Alteration Department. She...

Everett Laing
Jun 29, 2014
Everett, T. Laing, age 98, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 28, 1916, he was the son of the late Wallace and Lucy Stebbins Laing. His beloved wife, Janet V. Moyer Laing, preceded him in death on July 3, 2000. He is survived by his son, Bruce M. Laing and wife Marilyn...
Robert Cramer
Jun 29, 2014
Robert F. “Biffy” Cramer, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday afternoon, June 29, 2014 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born November 1, 1929 in New Franklin, he was a son of the late Oscar J. and Minnie E. Gipe Cramer. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, he retired in 1995 from Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD. He...

William Hartman
Jun 28, 2014
William P. Hartman, age 88, of Waterside, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on January 2, 1926 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late William P. and Sarah Ethel McCracken Hartman. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in both WWII and the Korean Conflict as a combat...

Mary Klipp
Jun 28, 2014
Mary Louise Klipp, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at her home. Born December 23, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mollie Brand Klipp. The last of her immediate family, she is survived by several cousins. Miss Klipp graduated in 1954 from the former Chambersburg High School, completed certification as a...

Alice Foreman
Jun 27, 2014
Alice Coble Foreman, age 99, of Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and formerly of Edwards Ave. in Chambersburg, passed away at 9:05 PM on Friday, June 27, 2014. Born May 2, 1915 in St. Thomas, she was a daughter of the late John D. and Annie (Brechbiel) Coble. She was the last of her immediate Coble family. Her husband,...

Naomi Nicarry
Jun 25, 2014
Naomi G. Nicarry, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Menno Haven. Born February 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Lizzie Snoke Wingert. Her beloved husband of 34 years, Rev. S. Omar Nicarry preceded her in death on May 25, 2003. A gifted seamstress,...
Douglas Conner
Jun 21, 2014
Douglas K. Conner, 53, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at his home. Born August 27, 1960 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Robert J., Sr. and Shirley Swailes Conner of Chambersburg. Doug attended Chambersburg area schools. Self-employed doing siding and roofing work, he had previously been employed by Yocum’s Siding and the former Pet Ritz...
Brenda Spoonhour
Jun 17, 2014
Brenda Spoonhour, 53, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday afternoon, June 17th, 2014. Born July 1, 1960 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Ivy Bennett Spoonhour. She was a 1978 graduate of the James Buchanan High School, where she pitched for the school softball team. Brenda was employed throughout her lifetime as a Certified...
Robert Foreman
Jun 17, 2014
Robert L. Foreman, 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, June 17, 2014 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born August 17, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert C. and Adaleine Hollinger Foreman. He married Darnell (Strait) Foreman on July 17, 1971. They were very dedicated to one another and...