Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Anna LeBrun
Dec 5, 2013
Anna L. LeBrun, age 100, formerly of Baltimore, MD, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2013 at Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village where she had resided since February of 2013. Born December 21, 1912 at Mercy Villa Farm in Baltimore County, MD, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Annie Clark Frank. She graduated from Towson Catholic High...

John Shaffer
Dec 4, 2013
John W. Shaffer, 90, a resident at Magnolia’s of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday morning, December 4, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services, where he had resided for one day. Born August 29, 1923 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Tom and Sarah Black Shaffer. John served with the US Army during WWII and was employed for many years...

Raymond Barr
Dec 4, 2013
Raymond H. Barr, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. He was born March 3, 1935 in Warfordsburg, PA. A US Navy veteran of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War he retired from military service on June 1, 1971 having received 28 Combat Medals. He was a US Navy...

Larry Clayton
Nov 30, 2013
Larry W. Clayton, Sr., age 71, of Ft. Loudon, PA passed away in the Manor Care Nursing Home on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Born in Spring Run, PA, he was the son of Mabel E. Clayton and the late Samuel W. Clayton of Spring Run, PA. A 1960 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School, Larry pursued a career in construction...

Stanley Novak
Nov 28, 2013
Stanley P. Novak, age 88, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Sarah Todd Nursing home in Carlisle, PA. Born September 21, 1925 in West Hazelton, PA, he was the son of the late Peter J. and Teofilia Makoviecka Novak. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Novak served honorably during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam until his...

W.W. Hague
Nov 24, 2013
W.W. “Bill” Hague, 91, of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born on June 11, 1922 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late W. Webster and Marie Bitting Hague. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Bill went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University, spending...

Norman Kohler
Nov 23, 2013
Norman W. Kohler, Jr., 66, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 23, 2013 while hunting in Letterkenny Township. Born October 21, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Shirley Funk Kohler of Chambersburg and the late Norman W. Kohler, Sr. A 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Norman served with the US Army during...

Patricia Poor
Nov 21, 2013
Patricia Anne Poor, 80, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at The Village of Laurel Run where she had been a guest for several months. Born March 1, 1933 in South Bend, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. and Blanche M. Gaby Poor. Raised in South Bend, she loved the outdoors and enjoyed...

Betty Johns
Nov 21, 2013
Betty L. Johns, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, November 21, 2013 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 14, 1927 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Brenton S. and Olive M. Koontz Tosten. Mrs. Johns was of the Protestant faith. She had been employed at Lewrene Interiors in Chambersburg. Her husband, William E. Johns, preceded her...

M. Naomi Lehman
Nov 20, 2013
Mary Naomi (Burkholder) Lehman, 91 of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at her home. Born October 28, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Harry and Mary Burkholder. She was married to Clyde Horst Lehman on November 23, 1944 who preceded her in death on August 11, 2013. She attended Honeytown School. She was a homemaker and...

Douglas Sanders
Nov 19, 2013
Douglas R. Sanders, age 55, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Born June 13, 1958 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Francis C. Sanders and Dorothy Spidle Sanders. A car enthusiast, Doug enjoyed working on cars, restoring cars, going to car shows, and watching NASCAR. He worked as a machine operator...

Dale Shoop
Nov 18, 2013
Dale C. Shoop, age 85, of East Waterford, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, November 18, 2013. Born July 1, 1928, in Doylesburg, PA, he was the son of the late James and Grace Goshorn Shoop. Mr. Shoop was a self - employed dairy farmer and truck driver. He was a member of the Shippensburg Fly Fishing Club....

Jeffrey Helman
Nov 14, 2013
Jeffrey T. Helman, 48, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at his home. Born August 31, 1965 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Bonita Strock Plasterer and the late Lester I. Helman. Following graduate from high school, Jeff was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot. He enjoyed growing flowers, carpentry work, music, and was an avid fan...

Bernadette Sevast
Nov 13, 2013
Bernadette Ann Sevast, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, November 13, 2013 at her home. Born November 4, 1927 in Pottstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Colligan Vicchio. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Sevast most recently worked as an Executive Assistant with Alpha Space Control. She was a member of...

Ellis Shaffer
Nov 11, 2013
Ellis “Fred” Shaffer, 81, of Marion, PA, died and went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 11, 2013 at his residence. Born February 11, 1932 in Bakerton, PA, he was a son of the late Ellis S. and Margaret Smith Shaffer. Fred served in Germany with the US Army from January of 1953 until being discharged on...

Carrie Hughes
Nov 10, 2013
Carrie E. Hughes, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, November 10, 2013 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she resided since Friday afternoon. Born July 16, 1927 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Williams Fisher. She retired from Letterkenny Army Depot. Mrs. Hughes was an active member of Scotland United...

Evelyn Zentmyer
Nov 9, 2013
Evelyn B. Zentmyer, 83, of Blakewood Drive, Chambersburg, PA died on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at home. Born on September 23, 1930 in McConnellsburg, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Pearl Barton Black. Her husband Donald W. Zentmyer preceded her in death on January 4, 2009. She was a 1948 graduate of McConnellsburg High School. In her...

Raymond Smalley
Nov 8, 2013
Raymond G. Smalley, 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday afternoon, November 8, 2013 at his home. Born April 25, 1923 in South River, NJ, he was a son of the late Gustav and Emilie Wedemeyer Smalley. He served with the US Army Air Corps in the European Theatre during WWII and with the US Naval Air Wing during the...

Conwell Rife
Nov 8, 2013
Conwell K. Rife, Sr., 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday evening, November 8, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born November 5, 1929 in Letterkenny Township, PA, he was a son of the late Paul S. Rife and Alice K. (Huber) Rife. Mr. Rife was a graduate of Shippensburg High School and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict...

Glendale Smith
Nov 8, 2013
Glendale B. Smith, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday afternoon, November 8, 2013 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 21, 1928 in Parsons, KS, he was a son of the late Glen O. and Flora Ellen Critcher Smith. Mr. Smith was a 1946 graduate of the Anacostia High School in Washington, DC. He served with the...