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Earl Jansen
Jul 17, 2013
Earl H. Jansen, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, July 17, 2013 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 31, 1935 in Little Chute, WI, he was a son of the late Henry and Loretta E. Coenen Jansen. He earned a BS in Engineering from Marquette University in Milwaukee and retired as a Quality Assurance/Technical Manager...
J. LeRoy Rice
Jul 16, 2013
J. LeRoy Rice, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, July 16, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 1, 1932 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late John W. and Sarah Myers Rice. Early in life LeRoy farmed and hauled milk. He then went to work at CV...
Everett Showalter
Jul 16, 2013
Everett M. Showalter, 88 of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday evening July 16, 2013 from his home. Born November 2, 1924 in Timberville, VA, he was the son of the late Baylor W. and Mary Elizabeth Reid Showalter. A graduate of Broadway (VA) High School, he served in the US Navy aboard...
Sarah Zahar
Jul 15, 2013
Sarah “Sally” Lucinda Zahar, 88, of Chambersburg and formerly of Boswell, PA, passed away Monday morning, July 15, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born July 1, 1925 in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Nellie Meyers Snowberger. A 1943 graduate of Boswell High School, Sally worked in Detroit, MI during WWII as a riveter on B-29 Bombers...
Richard Reasner
Jul 14, 2013
Richard R. Reasner, 85, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday evening, July 14, 2013 at home. Born July 21, 1927 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Ralph and Bertha McClure Reasner. A US Army veteran of WWII, Richard retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in 1982. Following his retirement he had been employed at Weis Market and Keebaugh Sheet...
Ronald Stake
Jul 14, 2013
Ronald E. Stake, 72, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday morning, July 14, 2013 at his home. Born September 21, 1940 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of the late Edgar and Ruth Stake. A U.S. Navy veteran, Ronald served his country honorably during the Vietnam Era. He retired from the U.S. Government in 1995 as an engineering manager after...
Lloyd King
Jul 12, 2013
Lloyd Thomas King, Jr., age 42, of Harrisburg, PA passed away suddenly on Friday, July 12, 2013. Born April 1, 1971 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Lloyd Thomas King, Sr., and the late Shirley Poper King. A 1989 graduate of CASHS, Lloyd was the co- owner/operator of King’s Gold Transportation. He was a member of Glad Tidings...
Donna Hays
Jul 12, 2013
Donna W. Hays, age 61, of Spring Run, PA, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 in the Hershey Medical Center. Born June 10, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Margaret Kennedy Worthington and the late Raymond Worthington. A 1970 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Donna went on to work as a secretary for...
Mary Springer
Jul 12, 2013
Mary Jane Springer, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Friday, July 12, 2013 at Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born March 21, 1926 in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Woodward Robison. Surviving is a son, Darald Springer and wife Patricia of Coventry, CT; three grandchildren, Jason Springer and...
Ruth Keller
Jul 11, 2013
Ruth L. Keller, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born May 6, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harvey N. and Ruth E. Heintzelman Keller. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Ms. Keller worked most...
Paul Crider
Jul 9, 2013
Paul N. Crider, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in the Falling spring nursing and Rehab Center. Born July 26, 1922 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Cyrus and Cora Leininger Crider. A U.S. Army-Air Corps veteran, Mr. Crider served honorably during WWII, where he was a gunner in the...
Ronald Scarlett
Jul 7, 2013
Ronald Scarlett, 77, of Chambersburg, died on Sunday July 7, 2013. Born on June 25, 1936 in Jamaica, he was the son of the late Charles and Ethel Dixon Scarlett. Ronald worked in agriculture most of his life. He is survived by five children; Jasmine and Jacqueline Scarlett of Jamaica, Janet Scarlett of Curacao, Joan Scarlett Anderson and husband George...
Austin Gunnell
Jul 5, 2013
Austin “Fred” Gunnell, III, 56, of Harrisonville, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday afternoon, July 5, 2013 at his home. Born March 5, 1957 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Austin F., II and Grace J. Hall Gunnell. Fred was a graduate of the Wheaton High School, Wheaton, MD and...
Bingham Ailes
Jul 5, 2013
Bingham J. Ailes, 92, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Chambersburg died Friday evening, July 5, 2013 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born April 17, 1921 in Johnstown, PA, he was a son of the late Elwood and Katherine Bingham Ailes. Mr. Ailes served during WWII as a US Army medic landing on Omaha Beach. He retired from Bethlehem...
Mary Keller
Jul 2, 2013
Mary Rhoda Byers Keller, a resident of Rodgers’ Personal Care Home died on Tuesday July 2, 2013. Born June 9, 1918 in Letterkenny Township, she was the daughter of the late Enos and Mabel (Myers) Byers. She lived all of her life in the Chambersburg area. As a young person, Rhoda was employed at the former Shirt Craft Factory in...
Paul Farner
Jul 2, 2013
Paul L. Farner, 80, of Fayetteville, PA, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his home. Born April 24, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul E. and Dorothy M. Hock Farner. Paul was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served with the US Air Force during the Korean War. He retired from...
Ralph Derk
Jul 1, 2013
Ralph A. Derk, 96, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday, July 1, 2013 at Menno Haven Retirement Community. He was born October 18, 1916 in Paxinos, PA. A 1934 graduate of the Shamokin High School, Mr. Derk worked as the owner/operator of the Butcher Boy Market in Treverton, PA until his retirement in 1975. After his retirement, Ralph moved to Largo...
Reverend Albert Gibson
Jul 1, 2013
Reverend Albert W. Gibson, Jr., 80, of Fayetteville, PA, died Monday morning, July 1, 2013 at the Gettysburg Lutheran Care Center. Born August 19, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Albert W., Sr. and Katherine Richwein Gibson. Rev. Gibson was a graduate of Capital University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary, both in Columbus, OH. He was...
Robert Durand
Jun 30, 2013
Robert N. Durand, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 31, 1931 in Watertown, NY, he was a son of the late Roland and Anita Babcock Durand. A graduate of the Watertown High School, he went on to attend college in Canton, NY graduating with a degree in Dairy Science. Mr. Durand served...
Bonnie Rosenbaum
Jun 29, 2013
Bonnie L. Rosenbaum, age 72, of Chambersburg, PA, went peacefully to be with The Lord on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Shook Home. Born August 29, 1940 in Windber, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Fisher Boyle. She was the widow of Phillip I. Rosenbaum, who preceded her in death on July 23, 1983....
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