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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...
Alcesta Staley
Oct 30, 2012
Alcesta May Staley, 91, of Beverly Hills, FL and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on October 30, 2012 in the Hospice Unit of Citrus Memorial Hospital. A native of Franklin County, PA, she moved to Beverly Hills, FL 13 years ago from Chambersburg and enjoyed a 46 year career in nursing. Mrs. Staley served at the Chambersburg Hospital as...
Carl Gudgeon
Oct 30, 2012
Carl L. Gudgeon, age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Chambersburg Hospital. A Graveside service will be held on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM at the Browns Mill Cemetery, Kauffmans Station, Antrim Township, PA; where Pastor Alan Smith will officiate. Military honors provided by the VFW Post #1599 Honor Guard. Arrangements...
Bonnie Murray
Oct 29, 2012
Bonnie Lou Murray, age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 2, 1946 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Mundorff and Pauline Davis Mundorff. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially with her granddaughter. She...
Norma Tedrick
Oct 29, 2012
Norma H. Tedrick, age 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Menno Haven Nursing Home on Monday, October 29, 2012. Born April 16, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Virginia Strickler Horst. Mrs. Tedrick worked for the Chambersburg Area School District for 27 years as a secretary retiring in 2000. She was a member of...
Violet Burns
Oct 27, 2012
Violet R. Burns, 82 of Fayetteville died on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on April 25, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Cora Henry Bard. Her beloved husband Ray C. Burns, Jr. preceded her in death on December 7, 1981. Violet was a life member of VFW 1599 Ladies’ Auxiliary...
Gilbert Miller
Oct 24, 2012
Gilbert Eugene Miller, 59, of Scotland, PA, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at the Shook Home. Born April 4, 1953 in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of Ednor G. Miller of Chambersburg and the late Doris J. Bigler Miller. Gil was a 1971 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from...
Maryann Vanucci
Oct 24, 2012
Maryann D. Vanucci, 73, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, October 24, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 7, 1939 in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late George and Ann Deah. Mrs. Vanucci had been employed as a librarian most of her life. She enjoyed reading and antiquing. She was an active member in Falling Springs Chapter...
Gordon King
Oct 23, 2012
Gordon R. King,Jr., 82, of Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in York. Son of the late Mildred King, Gordon maintained properties for many local families over the years. An avid reader who never stopped learning, he spent countless hours at the Coyle Free Library. He will be remembered as a kind soul who always wanted to help others. Gordon...
James Malloy
Oct 23, 2012
James H. (Jim) Malloy, Jr., 82, of Pitman, New Jersey, died on October 23rd, 2012, at his daughter’s residence in Chambersburg, PA. Jim’s love and guidance have been central and enduring in his family’s lives. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son, he will be deeply missed by all who relied on him for his wisdom, strength, and impeccable...
James Fleagle
Oct 23, 2012
James R. Fleagle, Sr., 74, of Millersburg, OH and formerly of Path Valley, died Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012 at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, OH. Born March 2, 1938 in Doylesburg, he was a son of the late Homer M. and Alice O’Donnell Fleagle. James retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. He is survived by five children, Susan...
Romaine Mouer
Oct 22, 2012
Romaine C. Gsell Mouer, 80, of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on February 4, 1932 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late John Franklin Gsell and Bertha Catherine Keefer Gsell. Romaine served her Lord and Savior as a Pastor’s Wife...
Linda Mahood Swartz
Oct 21, 2012
Linda Mahood Swartz, age 64, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012, in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born on August 20, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert Mahood and Doris Leopold Mahood. Linda was a graduate of Uniondale High School in Hempstead, NY, and attended Wilson College and Penn State....
Ruth Clever
Oct 20, 2012
Ruth M. Clever, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born December 27, 1922 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Margaret Scharr Lininger. Mrs. Clever was a 1940 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Mrs. Clever was employed at the...
Naomi Finch
Oct 20, 2012
Naomi Tubbs Finch, 97, of Bluffton, SC, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 20, 2012 at NHC Assisted Living in Bluffton. Born July 10, 1915 in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of the late William Collins and Frances Sacher Tubbs. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Finch fellowshipped at Greenwood Hills Bible Chapel in Fayetteville, PA and lived her...
Bobbie Russell
Oct 19, 2012
Bobbie Jo Kriner Russell, age 51, of Chambersburg, died on October 19, 2012 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on June 1, 1961 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Leonard and Connie Hixson Kriner, of Chambersburg. Bobbie was most recently employed at Citi Bank in State Line, PA. She was very active in the Girl Scouts having participated approximately 25...
Bayward Osborn
Oct 19, 2012
Bayward I. “Ozzy” Osborn, age 96, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Village of Laurel Run Nursing Home. Born July 24, 1916 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Owen and Elizabeth Stevenson Osborn. A U.S. Army veteran, Ozzy served honorably during WW II, where he was awarded a Bronze star...
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