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Matthew Strader
Jan 21, 2013
Matthew W. Strader, beloved husband, father, and brother, passed from this earth on Monday, January 21, 2013 in Chambersburg, PA after struggling briefly with a rare condition, Amyloidosis. He was the son of the late John and Patricia Strader. Born in Danville, IL, Matt graduated from Danville High School in 1978 and went on to attend Mississippi State University at...
Jack Geisel
Jan 20, 2013
Mr. Jack H. Geisel, Sr., 88, of Quaker Valley Road, Alum Bank, died at 12:38 AM, Sunday, January 20th, 2013 at the home where he was born on Wednesday, September 10, 1924. He was the son of the late Vernon G. and Sue E. (Barefoot) Geisel. On June 30, 1947, he married Betty J. (Claycomb) Geisel. In addition to his...
Dale Sollenberger
Jan 19, 2013
Dale E. Sollenberger, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, January 19, 2013 at Quincy United Methodist Home after battling cancer since January of 2009. Born August 14, 1944 in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Arthur and Rhoda Baker Sollenberger. Dale attended schools in Greenvillage and Chambersburg and retired in 1995 from Letterkenny Army Depot. He...
Mary Kauffman
Jan 17, 2013
Mary E. Kauffman, 69, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday morning, January 17, 2013 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born January 23, 1943 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Henry Gladfelter and Helen Hays Killian. Mary volunteered with Easter Seals of Franklin County. She also enjoyed spending time at New Visions Clubhouse in Chambersburg...
Gloria Bowser
Jan 17, 2013
Gloria P. Bowser, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born October 30, 1921 in Palmyra, PA, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus P. and Rose M. Rudy Gensler. Gloria was the graduate of the former Mann’s Choice High school, she enjoyed gardening and cooking. In addition to being...
Gloria Nicola
Jan 16, 2013
Gloria P. Nicola, 76, of Fayetteville, PA, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 11, 1936 in Warren, PA, she was a daughter of the late Hildore and Signe Larson Peterson. Following graduation from high school, Gloria continued her education at the former Edinboro State Teacher’s College where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. While...
M. Marie Yocum
Jan 15, 2013
M. Marie Yocum, 93, of Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Providence Place. Born on February 2, 1919 in McAlevys Fort, PA, she was a daughter of Henry Miller and Jessie Bigelow Miller. Her husband, James E. Yocum whom she married on August 25, 1945, preceded her in death on January 11, 1994. A graduate of Thompson Business...
Doris Fritz
Jan 14, 2013
Doris M. Fritz, 93, of Chambersburg, widow of Lester, died on Monday, January 14, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Surviving are 3 sons, Donald, Gary and Dale, and her sister Glayds Clapaddle. She was preceded in death by a son, Ray. Graveside services will be held at 1 PM on Friday, January 18, 2013 in Parklawns Memorial Gardens.
William Peters
Jan 14, 2013
William E. Peters, 73, of Mercersburg, died Monday at home. The widower of Grace W. Shatzley Cook Peters, he is survived by 7 step-children, John, Ben, Kenneth, and Thomas Cook, Peggy Faust, Ruby Pentz, and Janet Bonner; 3 sisters; and 2 brothers. A memorial service will be held at 11AM Saturday January 19th at the Community Pentecostal Church, Chambersburg. geiselfuneralhome.com.
Lawrence Black
Jan 12, 2013
Lawrence R. “Ron” Black, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA passed away in his home on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Born July 20, 1937 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Walter M. and Viola Pearl Rice Black. Ron served his country in the Army National Guard from 1959 until 1965 as a tank operator. He was the co-owner...
Sylvia Weaver
Jan 12, 2013
Sylvia M. Weaver, 96, of Chambersburg, widow, of Richard H. Weaver, died on Saturday, January 12, in Falling Spring Nursing Home. She is survived by her son, Richard D. Weaver, grandson, R. Charles Weaver, and granddaughter, Kim Crider. Graveside services will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in Lincoln Cemetery, with Rev. Paul B. Baker officiating
Grace Morganthall
Jan 11, 2013
Grace Anderson Morganthall, 92, of Chambersburg, died Jan. 11, 2013, at Providence Place Retirement Community following a lingering illness. Born Sept. 5, 1920, she was the daughter of Elmer S. and Goldie Anderson of Detroit, Mich. She attended Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University, in Ypsilanti. She married Frederick Joseph Morganthall on Dec. 3, 1949, in Plymouth, Mich....
Jerry Nitterhouse
Jan 11, 2013
Jerry A. Nitterhouse, age 72, of Chambersburg, PA passed away in the Harrisburg Hospital on Friday, January 11, 2013. Born December 20, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert T. and Dorothy V. Lehman Nitterhouse. A 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Jerry continued his education at Shippensburg University, where he received...
Mary O'Neil
Jan 10, 2013
Mary Grace O’Neil, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on January 10, 2013 in her home. Born October 3, 1925 in Oswego, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Carmella Rapisardo Morabito. A homemaker most of her adult life, she enjoyed caring for and spending time with her family. An avid reader, Mrs. O’Neil would regularly...
Harry Dunkle
Jan 10, 2013
Harry S. Dunkle, age 84 of Spring Run, PA passed away at the Claremont Nursing and Rehab Center in Carlisle, PA. Born August 30, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond E. and Helen Janicka Dunkle A U.S. Marine during WWII, Harry served from 1946 until 1947, after his discharge, Harry went on to work...
D. Naomi Burch
Jan 8, 2013
D. Naomi Burch, an educator for more than forty years, slipped her earthly bonds on Jan. 8, 2013, after two years of declining health. She was born New Year’s Day in 1927, the only child of the late Mac L. and Marie Williams Braden, who were farmers in Amsterdam, Mo. She graduated in 1945 from Butler (Missouri) High School, where...
Jean Laubach
Jan 8, 2013
Jean Cameron Laubach died peacefully on January 8, 2014, at Menno Haven Nursing Center, one day before her 90th birthday. Jean was born January 9, 1924, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the only child of Francis Willard and Gladys Turner Cameron. Jean thoroughly enjoyed music, playing both the violin and piano. She enjoyed dancing, playing bridge and was an avid reader....
Doretta Mickley
Jan 5, 2013
Doretta Maye Mickley, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at her home. Born July 23, 1928 in Hustontown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Orville and Ada Deshong Mellott. A graduate of the Hagerstown Business School, she was employed for more than thirty years at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, retiring in 1988. After...
Helen Decker
Jan 5, 2013
Helen G. Decker, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, January 5, 2013 at The Shook Home. Born June 29, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William and Della (Coldsmith) Stewart. She retired after a long civil service career at the Letterkenny Army Depot. Helen was a member of the...
Edward Aleksejus
Jan 4, 2013
Edward L. Aleksejus, 91, formerly of 5434 Fairway Drive West, Fayetteville, PA, died at 12:45 PM Friday, January 4, 2013 at College View Nursing Home, Frederick, MD. Born September 9, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Louis and Stella Aleksejus. A US Army Air Corps veteran, he served during WWII in General Patton’s army in...
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