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Hans Detlefsen
Jan 24, 2014
Hans Christian Detlefsen, age 71, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home. Born September 30, 1942 in Flensburg Germany, he was the son of the late Henry and Hennie Schroeder Detlefsen. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Hans served honorably during the Vietnam Conflict then went on to earn a B.A. in History from John...
William Olson
Jan 24, 2014
William C. Olson, 65, of Chambersburg, died on Friday, January 24, 2014, after his year-long battle with mesothelioma. Born on July 18, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Tilman and Joan Chamberlain Olson. At age 9, his family moved to England, where he eventually met and married the love of his life, Janet Gregory Olson. She...
Mary Spencer
Jan 23, 2014
MARY E. SPENCER Mary E. Spencer of Chambersburg passed away at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, in The Chambersburg Hospital. She was 95. She was born December 15, 1918, to Harry and Anna Newton Zullinger. She spent her childhood years on a farm on the Letterkenny Road. Mary was a 1937 graduate of Chambersburg High School. Following high...
Michael Kaiser
Jan 23, 2014
Michael P. Kaiser, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Luther Ridge Retirement Community. Born May 9, 1936, he was a son of the late Walter F. and Helen C. Kaiser. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church where he served as a team leader for RCIA and was a devout usher....
Earl Mayhugh
Jan 20, 2014
Earl A. Mayhugh, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday afternoon, January 20, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 25, 1929 in Greencastle, he was a son of the late C. William and Mary Lanehart Mayhugh. Earl was an auctioneer for more than sixty years. A US Army Veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of Deitrich-Brechbill Post 612...
Ruth Claudy
Jan 20, 2014
Ruth W. Claudy, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Providence Place following a brief illness. Born December 9, 1931 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles “Roy” Sr. and Margaret Stewart Bowers. A 1950 graduate of the Chambersburg High School, she retired from Sears in Chambersburg where she had worked as a...
Mary Leedy
Jan 19, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Bear Leedy, 95, of Virginia Beach, VA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, January 19, 2014 at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation in Virginia Beach. Born July 5, 1918 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late S. Blaine and Emma F. Derflinger Bear. Mrs. Leedy was a 1936 graduate of the former Chambersburg High...
Bertha Duke
Jan 19, 2014
Bertha E. Mowen Duke, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, January 19, 2014 at her home. Born April 26, 1919 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank R. and Bertha E. Cramer Mowen. A graduate of the Pottsville High School and a homemaker most of her adult life, Mrs. Duke was a member of Trinity...
Barbara Thomas
Jan 19, 2014
Barbara J. Thomas, age 57, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at home on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Born May 3, 1956 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Groover Naugle and Elsie J. Stitley. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed shopping, going on car rides through the mountains, spending time with her grandchildren, and listening to...
Sharon Hawbaker
Jan 19, 2014
Sharon Hawbaker, age 53, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 9, 1960 in Cortland, NY, she was a daughter of Eileen Casey Durand and the late Robert Durand. A 1979 graduate of James Buchanan High School, Sharon also earned an Associate’s Degree from Hagerstown Community College in Hospitality. She most recently...
Doris Solenberger
Jan 19, 2014
Doris L. Solenberger, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, January 19, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 17, 1930 in Hustontown, she was a daughter of the late Rolla Hunter and Ruth C. Huston Laidig. A homemaker most of her life, she had worked as a secretary at Letterkenny Army Depot. Doris was a...
Roger Harris
Jan 19, 2014
Roger J. Harris, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 15, 1937 in Canton, GA, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Laura Gramling Harris. A craftsman, Mr. Harris enjoyed working with his hands making arts and crafts. He also enjoyed studying the bible, singing, woodworking,...
James Golden
Jan 19, 2014
James Patrick Golden, age 80, of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 18, 1933 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stanley and Hannah Kearney Golden. Mr. Golden was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A 1952 graduate of Dunmore Senior High School, he attended Temple University. He served...
Margred Lewis
Jan 18, 2014
Margred Lewis, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, January 18, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born May 29, 1922 in New York, New York, she was the daughter of Vaughn Shereyetian and Virginia Gulian Agopian. Mrs. Lewis had owned and operated the former Margred’s Bridal in Chambersburg for nearly 30 years. She was a member of King Street United...
Helen Hoover
Jan 18, 2014
Helen B. Hoover, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, January 18, 2014 at Menno Haven, where she had been a guest since September. Born April 20, 1928 in St. Thomas, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Catherine Hopkins Bernecker. Mrs. Hoover was a graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was...
Susan Borden
Jan 16, 2014
Susan Elaine Borden, 58, of Chambersburg, died Thursday evening, January 16, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 30, 1955 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Joanne B. Hershey Washabaugh. She was employed for many years at the Orrstown Senior Center and for the past eight years managed the Waynesboro Senior Center. Susan was a...
Isabelle Armstrong
Jan 15, 2014
Isabelle Harmon Armstrong, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born July 19, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Sarah B. Young Harmon. She was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Following graduation, Isabelle was employed at the former M and H Chevrolet, Frank Gayman Chevrolet and...
Gloria Carnathan
Jan 13, 2014
Gloria (Barnes) Carnathan, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday afternoon, January 13, 2014 at Menno Haven where she had been a guest for 15 years. Born December 17, 1924 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Pauline Shoop Barnes. She was a 1942 graduate of the former St. Thomas Township High School where...
Stephanie Allen
Jan 10, 2014
Stephanie Marie Allen, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, January 10, 2014. Born October 24, 1938 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Pearl Mercurio Giandalia. Mrs. Allen began her career as a keypunch operator for Sears Roebuck Co. in Chicago, moving on to Hooper-Holmes in Basking Ridge,...
Joseph Davis
Jan 10, 2014
Joseph Franklin Davis, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, Janurary 10, 2014 at his home. Born June 7, 1938 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Bruce Victor and Rachel Josephine Webber Davis. A 1956 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, he went on to serve in the U.S. Army from 1961...
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