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Brian Geissler
Jun 9, 2013
Brian C. Geissler, 72, of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, June 9, 2013, in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on February 2, 1941, in Australia, he was the son of the late Charles H. Locke and Muriel S. Newlind Locke Geissler. After his father’s death at an early age, Brian’s mother remarried George Geissler, who adopted him. Brian was an honorably discharged veteran...
Kathleen Douglas
Jun 1, 2013
Kathleen L. Douglas, age 85, of Scotland, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 01, 2013 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born February 28, 1928 in New Franklin, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Melvin and Gertrude Shatzer Gift. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Douglas enjoyed working around the house, spending time with...
Gwendolyn Smith
May 31, 2013
Gwendolyn C. Smith, age 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014 in the Manor Care Rehab Center. Born in Fulton County on November 27, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Raymond G. and Nelda S. Carlin Snyder. Mrs. Smith worked in various positions at Letterkenny Army Depot, until her retirement in 1992. She was...
Charles Hollinshead
May 29, 2013
Charles W. Hollinshead, age 92, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at the Village of Laurel Run on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Born September 4, 1920 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Hollinshead and Hattie N. Miner Hollinshead Coleman. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Hollinshead served honorably during WWII; where he was wounded in action, and...
Marie Alleman
May 27, 2013
Marie Kathleen Alleman, age 58, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room on Monday, May 27, 2013. Born February 25, 1955 in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Kenneth and Mary Edna McClelland Oliver. A 1973 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Marie went on to earn her Bachelor’s...
Lorraine Evans
May 25, 2013
Lorraine M. Evans, 81, of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 25, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. Born May 7, 1932 in St. Thomas Township, she was a daughter of the late Chester Baker and Louella Bernice Diffenderfer Shatzer. A graduate of the former St. Thomas High School, Mrs. Evans was employed as a supervisor at the former...
Elmer Martin
May 24, 2013
Elmer W. Martin, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born February 7, 1920 in Washington County, MD, he was a son of the late Clyde W. and Ella B. Heckman Martin. A dairy farmer, Mr. Martin operated two farms in Greenvillage and one south of Chambersburg. He also served as President of Franklin...
Millard Cooper
May 23, 2013
Millard A. “Pete” Cooper, Jr., 68, of Fayetteville, PA, died Thursday morning, May 23, 2013 at his home. Born June 10, 1944 in Scotland, PA, he was a son of Gwendolyn Traxler Cooper of Fayetteville, and the late Millard A. Cooper, Sr. Pete was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and retired in 1993 from Letterkenny...
Jayne Nansen
May 21, 2013
Jayne Nansen, age 88, a resident of Providence Place Retirement Community in Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday evening, May 21, 2013 after battling cancer. Born on August 31, 1924 in Trenton, NJ, she was the only child born to the late Jay Roy and Erva Martin. Jayne graduated from Hamilton High School in 1942 and continued her education at Mary Washington...
Mary Perry
May 20, 2013
Mary A. Perry, 71, formerly of Fayetteville, PA, died Monday evening, May 20, 2013 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she resided for the past five months. Born August 31, 1941 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Vera G. Hawbaker Orris. A graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, she operated...
Frank Andreus
May 19, 2013
Frank C. Andreus II, Col. USAF (Ret.), 69, of Fayetteville, PA passed away May 19, 2013 after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend and an inspiration to others as he walked in faith on his journey. He was born in Temple, TX where his father was stationed in the Army. He...
Debra Beaver
May 17, 2013
Debra A. “Debbie” Beaver, 53, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Manor Care Nursing and Rehab. Born April 14, 1960, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy Beaver. Debbie is also survived by two sisters, Karen Dirkmaat (husband Dennis) and Michele Paris and a niece, Emma Paris and three nephews, Nick Paris and Kyle...
Lois Sollenberger
May 16, 2013
Lois E. Sollenberger passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA. She was born on September 25, 1919, the third child of Willis M. and Ivy Hartman Rice. Her childhood home was in Zullinger, PA, and she graduated from Washington Township High School in 1938. She married Norman W. Sollenberger on January 25, 1941. They worked...
Shirley Rife
May 15, 2013
Shirley S. Rife, Chambersburg, died on May 15, 2013. Born March 12, 1926 in Reading, PA. , she was the daughter of Harry and Edith (Coleman) Sonon. A graduate of Kutztown University, she had been employed by the Chambersburg Area School District for over 30 years as a Librarian, retiring in 1988. Her love for books and reading continued as...
Mary Jane Tritle
May 14, 2013
Mary Jane Tritle, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born April 30, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Mary J. Walterick Hanes. Mrs. Tritle was a 1944 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed early in her life...
Helen Bishop
May 12, 2013
Helen E. Bishop, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Gettysburg, PA. Born February 15, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Chronister Ankerbrand. Mrs. Bishop was a 1948 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was a lifetime member of the...
Donald Stahl
May 11, 2013
Donald E. Stahl, age 73, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 25, 1939 in Mercersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob Howard and Ruth Gehr Stahl. Don attended school in the Greencastle-Antrim School District. He worked at the Norlo Farm, which is now the Norlo Park for...
Stuart Long
May 10, 2013
Stuart Lemont Long, 49, of Fannettsburg, PA passed away on Friday May 10, 2013. Born on July 22, 1963 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Wilbur L. and Rosalie A. (Hockenberry) Long of Fannettsburg. Stuart was a 1983 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School. He attended the Apostolic Faith Church in Chambersburg. In addition to his parents he...
Jacoba den Hartog
May 10, 2013
Jacoba “Coby” W. den Hartog, 75, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 10, 2013 at her home. Born in Zetten, The Netherlands, she was a daughter of the late Gerard and Bertha VanLaar Hofman. Following graduation from nursing school she worked as a registered nurse in Arnhem, Holland. She married Johannis “John” den Hartog on April 11, 1963...
Jacqueline Stewart
May 9, 2013
Jacqueline M. Stewart, 86, a resident at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday evening, May 9, 2013 at the nursing home. Born April 10, 1927 in Metz, France, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Martha Wagner Gelas. She was employed as Public Relations Coordinator at Chambersburg Hospital for more than thirty years. Mrs....
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