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John Gearity
May 8, 2013
John E. “Jack” Gearity, of Fayetteville, PA, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Jack was born in Beaverdale, PA on January 4, 1938. He was lovingly raised by his grandparents, Edward and Elizabeth Gearity, a truly remarkable couple. He attended school at Beaverdale, The Franciscan Preparatory School, and St. Francis College. In addition, he also studied...
Evelyn Lydic
May 8, 2013
Evelyn Mae Stepler Lydic, 87, of Chambersburg, died Wednesday May 8, 2013 at Manor Care Health Services. Born on April 29, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Verna E. Stepler. A 1944 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Evelyn spent her working years as a maintenance specialist, retiring from Letterkenny Army Depot...
Gary Cox
May 8, 2013
Gary D. Cox, age 66, of Fayetteville, PA passed away at Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Born April 23, 1947 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Francis J. Cox and Agnes V. Shatzer. A 1965 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Gary served in the US Army Reserves during the Vietnam Conflict. He...
Ellen Campbell
May 7, 2013
Ellen Houser Campbell, born in Milroy, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1923, died Tuesday evening, May 7, 2013. Her husband, Robert Bruce Campbell, preceded her in death on March 3, 2012. Ellen is survived by her daughter Lisa Ellen Aston (Mrs. Randall) of Georgetown, Texas, and a sister, Marguerite Jacobs of Shippensburg, PA. Preceeding her in death, in addition...
Noah Burkholder
May 5, 2013
Noah A. Burkholder, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 18, 1921 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Abram I. and Carrie Hostetter Burkholder. Early in his life, Mr. Burkholder was employed at the former Walker Brothers Feed in Chambersburg. He married his wife, Bertha Flohr Burkholder on...
David Tipton
May 5, 2013
David Russell Tipton, age 44, of Scotland, PA passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Born in Nuremburg, Germany on March 7, 1969, he was the son of Johnny C. and Rosie Johnson Tipton. A 1987 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School, Dave went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard. He worked...
James Faubel
May 4, 2013
James E. “Jim” Faubel, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 04, 2013 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born September 28, 1922 in Clay Hill, PA, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Catherine Fulton Faubel, Sr. A U.S. Army veteran, Jim served honorably during WWII, in the infantry as an...
Arlene Pearl
May 3, 2013
Arlene B. D. Pearl, age 85, formerly of Chambersburg, PA passed away on May 3, 2013 at Long Term Care in McConnellsburg, PA. Born March 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Alma Wilds and step daughter of the late Paul Wilds. Mrs. Pearl worked at the Former Franklin County Nursing home for 20 years, retiring in 1988....
Catherine Kurtz
May 2, 2013
Catherine V. Kurtz, age 92, of Peachtree Corners, GA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Gwinnett Medical Center, Duluth, GA on May 2, 2013. Born May 15, 1920 in Guilford Springs, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Mary Elizabeth Sellers Sleighter. Mrs. Kurtz worked in the General Supply Storage Division of Letterkenny...
Floyd Sollenberger
May 2, 2013
Floyd W. Sollenberger of Chambersburg, PA passed away at Quincy Village on May 2, 2013. He was born May 18, 1918 in Hamilton Township to the late Albert and Hazel Hartman Sollenberger. He attended Mary B. Sharpe Elementary School and graduated from Chambersburg High School in 1938. In 1941, he married his sweetheart, Mary Josephine Wampler, who preceded him in...
Chester Quick
May 1, 2013
Chester Benjamin Quick, 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at his home. Born December 30, 1929 in Shandaken, NY, he was the son of the late Chester and Mary Labunoyn Quick. His wife, Hazel Newman Quick, preceded him in death on November 11, 2011. A US Army veteran, Chester served honorably during the Korean Conflict....
Byron Ashburn
May 1, 2013
Byron George Ashburn, age 87 of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Quincy Village. Born March 4, 1926 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel George and Mildred Elizabeth Brubaker Ashburn. A 1944 graduate of Altoona High School, Mr. Ashburn went on to serve honorably in the US Navy during WWII from...
Kay Lininger
May 1, 2013
Kay Arlene Lininger, 72, of Greencastle, PA, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born April 7, 1941 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Beulah Strait Brant. Kay was currently employed at First Data in Hagerstown, MD and had previously worked at Grove Worldwide in Shady Grove, PA. One...
Furman Cook
Apr 24, 2013
Furman A. Cook, age 82, of Fayetteville, PA went to be with his Lord on April 24, 2013 at his home in Fayetteville, PA. Born July 1, 1930 in Fayetteville, PA, he was the son of the late Rennis and Mary McNew Cook. Mr. Cook worked as an artillery mechanic at Letterkenny Army Depot for 36 years, retiring in 1986....
Harold Kennedy
Apr 24, 2013
Harold “Jiggs” Kennedy, age 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in his home while surrounded by his family. Born June 27, 1919 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Lazerus and Sadie Hoover Kennedy. As a young man, Harold or “Jiggs”, as everyone knew him, worked various jobs as a bowling pin setter, shoe...
Stoey Leedy
Apr 23, 2013
Stoey D. Leedy, 64, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 2, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Harry D. and Edythe Eloise Whorley Leedy of Chambersburg. Stoey served for six years with the US Army Reserve. He was a Co-Owner of the former Leedy Lumber Company in Chambersburg and was employed...
Dr. Roy Himelfarb
Apr 23, 2013
Dr. Roy A. Himelfarb, DDS, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday morning, April 23, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 11, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Dr. Hilliard M., MD and Jule Blumberg Himelfarb. Roy was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and a 1962 graduate of Georgetown University. He served...
Richard Cover
Apr 23, 2013
Richard K. Cover, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday evening, April 23, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born October 23, 1921 in Port Clinton, OH, he was the son of Guy K. and Anna D. Caspersen Cover. Mr. Cover received a degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH and served in the US Army during WWII. He...
Margaret "Peggy" Kimple
Apr 23, 2013
Margaret “Peggy” Kimple, affectionately known to many as “Nan”, age 82, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, April 23, 2012 at Harrisburg Hospital. Born August 2, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Sarah Leonard Brown. A 1948 graduate of the Chambersburg High School, she worked as a cook at the former Kimple’s Restaurant...
Bruce Gipe
Apr 23, 2013
Bruce Levi Gipe, 83, of Spring Run, PA, went home to be with the Lord on his birthday, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his home. Born April 23, 1930 in Willow Hill, he was a son of the late Alvie D. and Mary E. Hockenberry Gipe. A US Army veteran, Bruce retired in 1980 after 30 years at Letterkenny Army...
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