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Mary O'Brien
Mar 4, 2014
Mary Ellen “Mollie” O’Brien, age 104, of the Penn Hall Nursing Center in Chambersburg, PA, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Born in Lewisburg, PA on July 15, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Cuba Moyer Aurand. A graduate of Lewisburg High School, Mrs. O’Brien went on to marry her husband,...
Gerald Shaffer
Mar 3, 2014
Gerald S. “Jerry” Shaffer, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, March 3, 2014. Born March 25, 1936 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Gerald C. and Margaret Hoy Shaffer. A 1954 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School, Jerry went on to join the U.S. Army, where he...
Randolph Patterson
Mar 2, 2014
Randolph F. Patterson (CDR, USN Ret.), age 88 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born September 17, 1925 in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Harvey and Wydie Webb Patterson. A graduate of the Naval Academy, Randy went on to dedicate over 21 years of service to the...
Inger Pancoast-Edwards
Mar 1, 2014
Inger A. Pancoast-Edwards, 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 1, 2014 at the York Hospital. Born April 7, 1939 in Finland, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Alice Backlund Westerholm. Mrs. Pancoast-Edwards was a graduate of High Point College, High Point, NC. She was a member and Past President of the Tidewater chapter and...
Dorothy Jordan
Mar 1, 2014
Dorothy (Dot) Nicoll Jordan, 89, passed away on Saturday evening, March 1, 2014 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg PA. Born on August 1, 1924 in the Astoria section of the Borough of Queens, New York, NY she was the oldest daughter of Edna and Benjamin Nicoll. Dot graduated from Garden City High School and Douglass College with a Bachelor’s degree...
Edgar Baer
Feb 27, 2014
Edgar L. “Cub” Baer, Jr., 53, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, February 27, 2014 at his home. Born August 28, 1960 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Edgar L. Baer, Sr. and the late Helen Perry Baer. He had worked in construction most of his life. Cub is survived by two daughters, Fawn Baer and Lindsay Baer,...
Dorothy Taylor
Feb 25, 2014
Dorothy Kathleen Taylor “Kathy”, age 69, of Walnut Bottom, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born October 11, 1944 in Fort Worth, TX, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Thomas Cook. A computer programmer, Mrs. Taylor work for the former Ingersoll-Rand Company and later for Volvo in Shippensburg, retiring in...
Vivian Cook
Feb 23, 2014
Vivian J. “Bib” Cook, age 83, of Fayetteville, PA went to be with her Lord while surrounded by her family on February 23, 2014 at Gettysburg Hospital. Born December 24, 1930 in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Evelyn McKelvey Fahnestock. Her husband of 63 years, Furman Cook, preceded her in death on April 24,...
Terry Starliper
Feb 23, 2014
Terry L. Starliper, 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 23, 2014 at Harrisburg Hospital. Born December 4, 1948 in Clear Spring, MD, he was a son of the late Harry Wilson and Grace Viola Eshelman Starliper. Terry retired from the former James River Company in Chambersburg where he had worked for 32 years. He was a member...
M. Hartzok
Feb 22, 2014
M. Lee Hartzok, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday morning, February 22, 2014. Born March 19, 1924 in Kyrock, KY, he was a son of the late Melvin E. and Ethel Garns Hartzok. A 1942 graduate of Chambersburg High School, Lee was vice president of his senior class. He then began his career as an owner/operator of...
Ann Carr
Feb 21, 2014
Ann F. Carr, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday morning, February 21, 2014 at home with her children. Born February 4, 1924 in Strasburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Blanche Coyle Metzler. Ann worked in her home as a beautician for 10 years until she and her family moved to Chambersburg in 1969. She...
Josephine Flood
Feb 20, 2014
Josephine Z. Flood, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 5, 1929 in Mt. Union, PA, she was the daughter of the late Josiah B. and Grace M. Keller Cramer. Mrs. Flood was a homemaker most of her adult life, she enjoyed puzzles, reading, cooking, going to yard sales, and...
Rose Olsen
Feb 20, 2014
Rose Marie Olsen, age 80, of Fayetteville, PA passed away unexpectedly in her home on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Born August 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Julia Milone Suriano. Mrs. Olsen served the state of New York as a secretary for over 35 years, retiring in 1993. She was a member...
Cynthia Owens
Feb 17, 2014
Cynthia MarQueen Owens, age 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Monday, February 17, 2014. Born February 8, 1947 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence “Ziggy” Zweizig and Hilda Irene Stouffer Zweizig. Mrs. Owens was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She worked as a supervisor at New...
John Zeger
Feb 17, 2014
John E. Zeger, Sr., 81, of Fort Loudon, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was the son of the late Guy and Esther Truax Zeger. John honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a loving husband and father. John enjoyed hunting and spending time in the mountain. He was a member...
Julia Martin
Feb 16, 2014
Julia Mae Martin, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born September 8, 1941 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Chester C. and Valera B. Lehman Martin. She was a 1959 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. She is survived by three sisters, Janet A....
Marie Bunting
Feb 16, 2014
Marie M. Bunting, ag84 of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014. Surviving is a daughter, Kathy M. Kendle (Nelson Egolf) of Chambersburg; 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 1 brother, 1 sister, and a grandson. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...
George Williams
Feb 15, 2014
George Warren Williams, Jr., a decorated World War II veteran, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at his home in Menno Village, Chambersburg, PA. Born on June 30, 1926 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late George and Thelma Rollins Williams, and grew up in East Conemaugh. Following his service in the U. S. Army, he married...
Kenneth Kauffman
Feb 14, 2014
Kenneth R. Kauffman, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday afternoon, February 14, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he was a guest for one day. Born January 25, 1935 in Guilford Township, he was a son of the late Bennett and Hazel Carbaugh Kauffman. He had been employed at the former Geyer Lumber Company in Chambersburg...
Dorothy Frazer
Feb 13, 2014
Dorothy Greer Frazer, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord Thursday afternoon, February 13, 2014 at Menno Haven. She was born September 24, 1916 in Maytown, Lancaster County, PA. A graduate of the former Bryn Mawr Hospital School of Nursing, she had a long career in nursing. Mrs. Frazer attended Chambersburg Gospel Chapel. She lived with her...
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