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A. Roy Brechbill
Nov 25, 2012
A. Roy Brechbill, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, November 25, 2012 at Menno Haven where he resided for the past three years. Born July 31, 1919 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Solomon Eyer and Anna Mary Baker Brechbill. Roy attended the former Portico School and was a graduate of Coyne Electrical School in...
George Coldsmith
Nov 24, 2012
George E. Coldsmith, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, November 24, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Born April 22, 1928 in Marion, PA, he was a son of the late Charles Oliver and Laura Grace Harmon Coldsmith. After graduation from the former Chambersburg High School he enlisted in the US Navy near the end...
Sadie Mills
Nov 19, 2012
Sadie A. Mills, 89, of Hamburg, PA and formerly of Dry Run, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 in the emergency room at Reading Hospital. Born January 17, 1923 in Three Springs, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry S. and Golda M. Harnish Browand. Early in her life she had worked one season at the former H.J....
Betty O'Brien
Nov 17, 2012
Betty L. “Aunt Betty” O’Brien, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 17, 1924 in Scotland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Blanche Davis Scott. Mrs. O’Brien dedicated over 30 years of service to the Stanley Company in Chambersburg, where she retired in 1986. She...
Lou Ann Zeek
Nov 17, 2012
Lou Ann Zeek, age 58, of Chambersburg, PA passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 17, 2012. Born October 24, 1954 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Archie D. and Louella N. Jaymes Anderson. Lou Ann was a 1973 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was employed at Knouse...
Larry Funk
Nov 16, 2012
Larry G. “Pooch” Funk, age 73, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Friday, November 16, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 6, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude Hose Funk. A 1957 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Larry went on to work at the H.J. Heinz company for over 20...
Rose Prieston
Nov 15, 2012
Rose Prieston, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, November 15, 2012 at her home. Born August 1, 1925 in Thompsonville, CT, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Stamatia Valedes. A graduate of Commerce High School in Yonkers, NY she had worked as a secretary at Ciba-Geigy Corporation in Ardsley, NY. Rose was a member of...
Della Lockbaum
Nov 14, 2012
Della S Lockbaum, 96, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at her home. Born on September 23, 1916 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russel and Emma Lehman Shatzer. Following graduation from Chambersburg High School, Della worked at the Stanley Company, a manufacturer of men’s suits, and at Letterkenny...
James Diehl
Nov 14, 2012
James A. “Jim” Diehl, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on November 14, 2012. Born April 22, 1933 in Everett, PA, he was the son of the late William and Irene Diehl. Jim attended Everett High School and went on to work at Letterkenny Army Depot, where he retired after 40 years of service. He was a member of...
DeWayne McAninch
Nov 8, 2012
DeWayne McAninch, 71, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, November 8, 2012 at his home. Born December 2, 1940 in Odessa, TX, he was a son of the late George L. and Ruth Allen McAninch. A US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, DeWayne retired from Landis Tool in Waynesboro, PA. Following his retirement he was employed at M&S...
Shirley Brenize
Nov 8, 2012
Shirley M. Derryberry Brenize, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 8, 2012 at Hershey Medical Center. Born April 4, 1935 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry A., Sr. and Hazel C. Holtry Truett. Shirley lived her early life in Chambersburg where she met and married her first husband, the late Marvin R. Derryberry,...
Lydia Flory
Nov 7, 2012
Lydia D. Flory, 53, of Orrstown, PA, died Wednesday morning, November 7, 2012 at her home. Born November 9, 1958 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy D. and Beatrice Divelbiss Bigler. Lydia had been employed at Staples Distribution Center in Hagerstown, MD. She is survived by her husband, Charles Flory, whom she married March 17, 1978;...
Alvira Straley
Nov 5, 2012
Alvira Nelson (Whitley) Straley, 77, of Greencastle, PA, entered peacefully into eternal rest surrounded by her family at her home on Monday, November 5, 2012. Alvira was born in Pittsburgh, PA, daughter of the late William and Catherine Whitley. In addition to her parents, Alvira was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 53 years, Ralph J. Straley, Sr.,...
Lila Fickes
Nov 5, 2012
Lila M. Fickes, 77, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 5, 2012 at her home. Born November 26, 1934 in South Mountain, PA, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Virginia Staley Kauffman. Lila was employed at the former Tracy Fashions in Chambersburg and attended Mt. Pleasant United Brethren Church. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Mary Stevens
Nov 4, 2012
Mary Louise Stevens, 85, of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 4, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 4, 1927 in Clear Ridge, PA, she was a daughter of the late Gladstone T. and Olive M. Stains Cromwell. Mary enjoyed being a wife, mother, and grandmother, but most recently becoming a great-grandmother. She had...
Dorothy Yoh
Nov 4, 2012
Dorothy Louise (Shoop) Yoh, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, entered eternal rest on November 4, 2012 at the Menno Haven Retirement Community in Chambersburg, PA. Dorothy was born on November 18, 1925 in Chambersburg, PA. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Esther Shoop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl A. Yoh, Jr. after almost fifty-five...
Harry Bowser
Nov 2, 2012
Harry C. Bowser, 81 of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2012 in his home, while surrounded by his family. Born on November 3, 1930 in Cairnbrooke, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph W. Bowser Sr. and Ida Manges Bowser. A US Army veteran, Harry honorably served his country through the Korean Conflict. He retired as...
Kelly Staley
Nov 1, 2012
Kelly Staley, age 34, of Crystal River, FL and formerly of Franklin County, PA; passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 1, 2012. Born November 23, 1977, she is survived by her parents, Edward Staley (Mary) of Beverly Hills, FL and Georgia Martin (Glenn) of Franklin Co., PA. Kelly was a graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School. Her interests...
Ronald Martin
Nov 1, 2012
Ronald Gene Martin, age 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born June 21, 1938 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Walter William and Edith Sites Martin. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Ron served his country honorably, including a one year tour in Korea during the...
Harold Evans
Nov 1, 2012
Harold B. “Bruce” Evans, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at his home. Born September 6, 1940 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Harold F. and Bernice E. Jaeger Evans. Bruce most recently worked as a car salesman at Herb Gordon Nissan in Silver Spring, MD. A sports fan, Bruce was an avid...
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