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James Gorman
Apr 16, 2012
James Richard Gorman, Jr., age 59, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, April 16, 2012. Born August 1, 1952 in Inkerman, PA, he was the son of the late James R. Gorman, Sr. and Jule Marshalonis Gorman of Fairless Hills, PA. Mr. Gorman was a graduate of Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, PA. Mr....
Edward Kuhlman
Apr 15, 2012
Dr. Edward Lammert Kuhlman, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA went home to be with his Savior on Saturday, April 14, 2012. Born in Chester, PA on August 17, 1936, he was the son of the late Richard and Gertrude Reising Kuhlman. Dr. Kuhlman taught in many capacities throughout his career. He had finished his professional career at Messiah College, where...
Junnie Blankenship
Apr 14, 2012
Junnie Gaton Blankenship, Jr., 83, of Fayetteville, PA, died Saturday morning, April 14, 2012 at Waynesboro Hospital. Born April 1, 1929 to the late Junnie Gaton Blankenship, Sr. and Addie Lowder Blankenship, he was raised and educated in Chase City, VA. Junnie moved to Washington, DC as a teenager. He joined the DC Air National Guard and was called to...
Carrie Peebles
Apr 12, 2012
Carrie A. Peebles, 98, of Laguna Hills, CA died Thursday April 12, 2012 in Laguna Hills. She was preceded in death by her husband Lester H. Peebles in 1978 and also by two children. Carrie is survived by two children; Ed Sherin of New York, NY and Judith Russell of Laguna Hills, CA; and six grandchildren. Graveside services will be...
Wesley Crusey
Apr 12, 2012
Wesley A. Crusey, age 101, a resident at Providence Place since May of 2011 and formerly of Chambersburg and Fayetteville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday morning, April 12, 2012. Born May 1, 1910 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Raymond A. and Annie Eckenrode Crusey. First employed at the former Peerless Furniture Factory in...
Howard Cramer
Apr 11, 2012
Howard James “Bud” Cramer, 73, of Fayetteville, PA, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital ER. Born on June 20, 1938 in Shippensburg, PA, he was a son of Virginia Shriner Cramer Reed of Shippensburg and the late Howard G. Cramer. A 1956 graduate of Shippensburg High School, Bud honorably served his country with the U.S. Army....
Margie Poe
Apr 11, 2012
Margie C. Poe, age 82, a resident of The Village of Laurel Run and formerly of Fayetteville, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Born September 25, 1929 in Fayetteville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Fickes and Mary G. McKenrich Fickes Mull Stoops. Margie was a press operator for the former Stanley...
Irvin McCleary
Apr 10, 2012
Irvin Benedict McCleary Jr. passed away April 10, 2012 at the Shook Home, Chambersburg, PA. Irvin was born in Waynesboro on April 21st 1921 to father, Irvin B. McCleary Sr. and mother, Susan Alice Shorb McCleary. He had an older sister, Jane Alvilda McCleary-Sizemore. He resided in the Waynesboro area until 2011 when due to health conditions he and his...
Phyllis Kaiser
Apr 10, 2012
Phyllis E. Kaiser, 89, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, April 10, 2012 at the Village of Laurel Run, where she had been residing for the past year. Born July 8, 1922 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of the late J. Edward and Effie Martin Shatzer. A 1940 graduate of the Greencastle High School, she had been a...
Lena Harry
Apr 9, 2012
Lena R. Harry, 97, a resident at Menno Haven and formerly of 127 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA, passed on Monday morning, April 9, 2012 at the nursing home. Born April 8, 1915 in Spring Run, PA, she was a daughter of the late Garfield and Annie Brown Peterson. Mrs. Harry was a 1932 graduate of the former Fannett Township...
Gary Freet
Apr 9, 2012
Gary L. Freet, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012 at Hershey Medical Center. Born on June 29, 1949 in Chambersburg, Gary was the son of the late Mary Todd Freet. A U.S. Army veteran, Gary served his country honorably in the Vietnam War. He worked as a shipping clerk at Letterkenny Army Depot and...
Jay Byers
Apr 8, 2012
Jay D. Byers, age 81, of Chambersburg, passed on to be with the Lord on Sunday April 8, 2012 in Lutheran Hospice care after a brief illness. Born September 10, 1930, he was a son of the late Bruce B. Byers and Blanche H. Byers of Chambersburg. A 1950 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, he also graduated...
Ruth Ortman
Apr 6, 2012
Ruth H. Ortman, age 96, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of York, PA, passed away at the Village of Laurel Run Nursing Home, Fayetteville, PA on Friday, April 6, 2012. Born July 26, 1915 in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Goldie Starner Herman. She married the late Paul V. Ortman, March 11, 1933 and...
William Bonnell
Apr 5, 2012
William A. “Bill” Bonnell, age 66, of Blairs Mills, PA, passed away Thursday morning, April 5, 2012. Born in Detroit, MI on April 22, 1945, he was the son of the late Frances and Margaret Bonnell. A U.S. Navy veteran, Bill served his country honorably for 21 years, retiring from military service in 1982 and moving on to pursue a...
Robert West
Apr 4, 2012
Robert W. West, Sr., age 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at his home. Born August 8, 1941 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late John and Dorothy Schnable West. . Bob was a 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and a U.S. Navy veteran, during the Vietnam Conflict;...
Cynthia Beury
Apr 3, 2012
Cynthia Morse Beury, age 63, of Fayetteville, PA; passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at her home with her family at her side. Born October 4, 1948 in Ayer, MA; she was the daughter of the late Albion and Barbara Weston Morse. Cynthia was a homemaker throughout most of her adult life. She enjoyed camping, swimming, water skiing, and...
Elmer Peterson
Apr 3, 2012
Elmer H. “Pete” Peterson, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, died early Tuesday morning, April 3, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 27, 1930 in Fannettsburg, he was the son of the late Elmer H. Peterson, Sr. and the late Winifred Horton Peterson Coover. Pete served in the US Army National Guard. He was employed as a truck driver with H.C. Gabler...
Donald Menner
Mar 30, 2012
Donald E. Menner, 79, of Chambersburg, died Friday March 30, 2012 at Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born on August 31, 1932 in Jasper, Indiana, Don was the son of the late Leo and Lucille Flick Menner. Don attended public schools in Jasper and left home in his late teens to pursue a baseball career as a pitcher. Soon afterwards, he...
Meriam Fleming
Mar 30, 2012
Meriam S. Harry Fleming, 90, of Concord, PA, a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, passed away peacefully Friday evening, March 30, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Born May 14, 1921 in Dry Run, she was a daughter of the late Walker W. and Sophie Heckman Harry. A homemaker most of her life,...
Anna Scutchall
Mar 29, 2012
Anna Mae Freiwald Scutchall, age 90, formerly of Greenvillage, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Providence Place of Chambersburg. Born on March 24, 1922 in Johnstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Friewald. She was married to Merrill Simon Scutchall on August 3, 1977. He preceded her in death on January 15,...
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