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Leah Krenitsky
Apr 6, 2013
Leah B. (Lader) Krenitsky, 94, of Chambersburg, died on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Menno Haven. Born on November 24, 1918 in Quincy, PA, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Jessica (Loman) Lader. Leah was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus #1426 in Chambersburg. She was active in the...
Richard Smith
Apr 4, 2013
Richard G. Smith died on Thursday, April 4, 2013 of Gettysburg, PA and formerly of Northern Virginia. Beloved wife of Olga Nazarenko Smith; loving father of Julie M. Long, Thomas R. Smith, Cynthia N. Ward, Stephen J. Smith and Ilona Doerfler; cherished grandfather of 7; and brother of Marty Venchelli. The family will receive friends at St. Mary’s Orothodox Church,...
Frank Gilreath
Apr 3, 2013
Frank Alvin Gilreath; husband, father, brother, son died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Menno Haven Menno Village at the age of 74. He was born on March 28, 1939 to the late Frank Hillery and Florence Marsh Gilreath. He is survived by his wife of thirty-seven years, Agnes Lillian Gilreath as well as his brother, Harold Eugene Gilreath and...
Raymond Rhine
Apr 3, 2013
Raymond R. Rhine, age 87, of Spring Run, PA passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Born January 1, 1926 in Mount Union, PA, he was the son of the late Robert M. Rhine, Jr. and Lulu Marshall Rhine. Raymond worked for Penelec Power Company for 30 years, retiring in 1981. He enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing,...
John Etter
Mar 31, 2013
John Henry Etter, Jr., age 60, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at his home in Chambersburg, PA. Born July 31, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late John H. Etter, Sr. and Madalyn I. Davis Etter. He was also preceded in death by his beloved sister, Phyllis Jean Etter. A 1973...
Tammy Rock
Mar 31, 2013
Tammy J. Rock, 45, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 6, 1967 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Richard E. and Patsy Hobbs Rock of Chambersburg. Tammy grew up in Pond Bank and was a 1985 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She went on to earn a...
Wanda Lutz
Mar 31, 2013
Wanda Z. Lutz, 87, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Severna Park, MD, died Sunday afternoon, March 31, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 23, 1925 in Syracuse, NY, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Nellie Sikora Zgud. She enlisted in the US Navy and served at the National Security Agency from 1950 until her discharge in...
Peter Pasquoche
Mar 31, 2013
Peter H. “Petey” Pasquoche, age 85, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Village of Laurel Run Nursing Home. Born October 28, 1927 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Peter H. Pasquoche and Ruth Lenora Hood Miller. Mr. Pasquoche worked for 25 years at Park-Davis Pharmaceutical, where he retired and then...
Paul Shaffer
Mar 28, 2013
Paul E. Shaffer, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday morning, March 28, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 9, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Max and Hazel Hartman Shaffer. Paul was self-employed, most of his life, as an over the road truck driver. In his early years he drove a coal truck, delivering coal in...
David Zeigler
Mar 25, 2013
David F. Zeigler, 78, of Spring Run, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. Born January 9, 1935, he was a son of the late Harry and Margaret A. Stong Zeigler. A US Air Force veteran, Dave served his country honorably during the Korean Conflict. Dave worked as a carpenter for Welty Shaffer Construction retiring in 1997. He was...
Max Goshorn
Mar 24, 2013
Max E. Goshorn, age 79 of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his home. Born January 10, 1934 in Blairs Mills, PA, he was the son of the late Edgar E. and Eva Fortney Goshorn. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Mr. Goshorn retired from the military in 1973 after 21 years...
Eugene West
Mar 24, 2013
Eugene C. West, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in the Shook Home. Born on September 18, 1933 in Altoona, PA, he was a son of the late Harry S. and Grace A. Lee West. After graduating from Altoona High School in 1951, he entered the U.S. Navy Reserves and served from 1951-55, two years on...
Audrey Holstay
Mar 23, 2013
Audrey J. Holstay, 68, of Chambersburg, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on May 25, 1944 in Hopewell, PA, she was a daughter of the late H. Ernest Ford and Grace L. Auman Ford. A 1962 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Audrey married her husband, David J. Holstay, on January...
Charles Heckman
Mar 23, 2013
Charles E. Heckman, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at Menno Haven Nursing Center on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Born August 27, 1915 in Letterkenny Township, he was the son of the late James M. and Emma K. Huber Heckman. A 1933 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Heckman went on to serve in the U.S. Navy...
Murray Kauffman
Mar 23, 2013
Murray E. Kauffman, a resident of Guilford Township, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at The Village of Laurel Run, in Fayetteville, PA. Murray was born November 19, 1919 in Chambersburg. The son of the late M. Archie Kauffman and Margaret Hafer-Kauffman, Murray had a brother, Robert J. Kauffman, and a sister, Dorothy Kauffman, who have also passed. Reared...
Terry Lensbower
Mar 21, 2013
Terry L. Lensbower, age 51, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly in the Emergency Room at Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Born October 15, 1961 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Frank and Ruth Griffith Lensbower of Chambersburg. Terry was a 1979 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He was first employed by Gibble’s Snack...
Ethel Marshall
Mar 20, 2013
Ethel H. Marshall, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Born August 17, 1921 in Collingswood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Philip J. and Ethel Welcome Hoffer. A dedicated loving wife and mother, Mrs. Marshall worked tirelessly caring for her children and husband. As an Army wife, she...
Lenora Ewing
Mar 19, 2013
Lenora W. Hann Ewing, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on June 14, 1920 in McConnellsburg, she was a daughter of the late Brice Hann and Ida Clarissa Tritle Hann. She was the widow of Albert Ewing, who preceded her in death on January 8, 1983. A homemaker and avid gardener,...
Marjorie Ritter
Mar 19, 2013
Marjorie B. Ritter, age 87 of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Quincy Retirement Home. Born November 5, 1925 in Bedford County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Cora Messer Smith. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Ritter enjoyed spending time with her family. She resided in Fayetteville for a number...
Susan Martz
Mar 18, 2013
Susan J. Martz (58) of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly on the evening of Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Born May 9, 1954 in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Donald M. and Eileen G. Cook (ne̒e McFadden). As a compassionate and selfless person, Susan thrived on caring for others. Her...
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