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Peter Shumway
Jan 8, 2014
Peter “Pete” Silas Shumway, age 58, of Orrtanna, PA passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his home. Born October 6, 1955, he was the son of the late Harold Silas and Dorothy Bogema Shumway. Pete was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a laborer at Letterkenny Army Depot. He enjoyed working in the yard and wood crafting....
Robert Bittinger
Jan 6, 2014
Robert C. Bittinger, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, January 6, 2014. Born May 31, 1934, in Greene Township, he was the son of the late Clyde M. and Mary Cormany Bittinger. A plant operator for the Boro of Chambersburg for 16 years, Mr. Bittinger retired in 1996. He was...
Walter Mulewich
Jan 4, 2014
Walter A. “Walt” Mulewich, Jr., age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 4, 2014 in the Harrisburg Hospital. Born January 13, 1950 in New Kensington, PA, he was the son of the late Walter A., Sr. and Angeline Olkoski Mulewich. Walt worked as an environmental engineer for most of his career, working for Nassaux Hemsley from...
Betty Deshong
Jan 4, 2014
Betty Jo Deshong, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, January 4, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 18, 1928 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Pauline Bebee Bydalek. A homemaker most of her life, she was a member of Salem Lutheran Church; Women of the Moose #1128; and the Ladies Auxiliaries...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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