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L. Patrick Durham

L. Patrick Durham

Dec 9, 2011

L. Patrick Durham, 82, formerly of Fayetteville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, December 9, 2011 at the home of his daughter in Chambersburg. Born June 13, 1929 in Detroit, MI, he was a son of the late Ledson and Mildred Helferstay Durham. Pat served in the US Navy, retiring after twenty years of service. Following his military career, he...

Wallace Baughman

Wallace Baughman

Dec 8, 2011

Wallace J. “Wally” Baughman, 72, of Fayetteville, PA died Thursday afternoon, December 8, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 6, 1939 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Russel Larry and Ida Grace Reed Baughman. Early in his life, Wally had been employed at DeRose Industries in Chambersburg. For most of his life he was involved in automobile...

Stephanie Kiel

Stephanie Kiel

Dec 8, 2011

Stephanie K. “Sissy” Kiel, 58, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday evening, December 8, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 28, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Jack D. and Nancy Yorkavitch Pheil. She is survived by her husband, John H. Kiel, whom she married September 23, 1993; her son, Greg L. Funk of Fayetteville;...

Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King

Dec 7, 2011

Elizabeth Lockridge King, 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away, December 7, 2011. Born August 23, 1923 in Marshall, MO, she was a daughter of the late William and Florence Patterson Lockridge. Elizabeth earned her bachelors degree from the University of Missouri. She taught, worked as an administrative assistant, and raised her family. She attended the Unitarian Universalist Church and enjoyed...

Anna Cunard

Anna Cunard

Dec 7, 2011

Anna G. Cunard, 91, formerly of 2753 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, December 7, 2011 in the Shook Home. Born November 1, 1920 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Jessie I. and Effie Reed Gunder. Anna was the office manager in the Opthalmology office of Dr.Meminger for 25 years. She was a member...

Scott Rosenberry

Scott Rosenberry

Dec 7, 2011

Scott Rosenberry, 43, of 60 East Creek Road, Newburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, December 7, 2011 at home. He was born December 16, 1967 in Chambersburg. Scott attended the Franklin Learning Center and several area adult day care centers. He loved children, finger puppets, animals, and watching television. Scott is survived by his parents, Marjorie Hamsher and her life...

Tomoko Rader

Tomoko Rader

Dec 5, 2011

Tomoko (Aramaki) Rader of Fayetteville, PA was called home by the Lord on December 5, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Death was unexpected and was attributed to complications of a hemorrhagic stroke. On January 5, 1966 at the American Embassy Annex in Tokyo, Japan she married her lifetime sole-mate Bryan Gail Rader currently residing at their...

Gail Hartman

Gail Hartman

Dec 5, 2011

Gail B. Hartman, age 82 of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 19, 1929 in Shippensburg, PA; she was the daughter of the late George M. and Vernal Rotz Bishop. An educator, Mrs. Hartman taught English and Principles of Democracy at Everett High School until 1955. She was a 1951 graduate...

James Renninger

James Renninger

Dec 4, 2011

James H. “Jim” Renninger, III, 87, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday morning, December 4, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 7, 1924 in Brunswick, NJ, he was a son of the late Paul and Maude Jones Renninger. Jim was a 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Gettysburg College in 1946....

Ralph Flory

Ralph Flory

Dec 3, 2011

Ralph Leo Flory, Jr., 65, of Smoketown Road, Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 in his home while surrounded by his family. Born on September 19, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ralph L. Flory Sr. and Lodema Mae Green Flory. A 1964 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Ralph served his...

Verne Mooney

Verne Mooney

Dec 2, 2011

Verne V. Mooney, 87, formerly of Marvern Drive, Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 in Menno Haven of Chambersburg. Born on June 29, 1924 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Mary Gontz Mooney. He was the widower of Margaret Holden Mooney, who preceded him in death on February 17, 2007. Surviving are two...

Jenny Golden

Jenny Golden

Dec 2, 2011

Jenny L. Golden, age 36, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 2, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on August 28, 1975 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of Lee R. and Darlene Ritchey Burkholder of Chambersburg, PA. A 1993 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Jenny worked as an LPN at Shippensburg Health Care Center,...

Mary Boyce

Mary Boyce

Dec 1, 2011

Mary T. Boyce, 97, of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, died in the early morning on December 1, 2011. Mary was born in New York City, on January 15, 1914, to Cornelius (Neil) Gibbons, a New York City Police Sergeant, who was killed in the line of duty in 1924, and Mary Calhoun, both from County Donegal, Ireland. She...

Lavona Hoover

Lavona Hoover

Nov 30, 2011

Lavona Roof Hoover, 86, a resident at Menno Haven passed away at 9:14 PM Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the nursing home. Born August 16, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Raymond K. and Verna B. Willis Roof. Lavona was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing....

Alverta Foreback

Alverta Foreback

Nov 27, 2011

Alverta M. Foreback, Chambersburg, age 94 of Penn Hall Nursing Center, went home to be with the Lord Sunday morning November 27th 2011. Born May 7th 1917 in Napier Township, Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ella (Felix) Miller. She graduated from the former New Paris HS in 1935 and attended Cambria Rowe Business School....

Janet Johnson

Janet Johnson

Nov 26, 2011

Janet K. Johnson, 82, of 1474 Edenville Road, Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, November 26, 2011 in her home. Born October 18, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Amos M. and Carrie B. Plum Keefer. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, she worked from 1947 to 1960...

Paul Cullinane

Paul Cullinane

Nov 22, 2011

Paul E. Cullinane (Sr.), age 86, died suddenly of complications from heart failure, on Tuesday evening, November 22, 2011, at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. He was born on December 29, 1924 in Randolph, MA, the son of the late Edward G. Cullinane and Julia M. (Valentinelli) Cullinane. Paul was formerly from Mission Hill in Roxbury, MA, Humarock, MA, Melbourne...

Robert Fortner

Robert Fortner

Nov 22, 2011

Robert Fortner, 79, of Ft. Loudon, PA died Tuesday. A US Army veteran, he was employed at Ingersoll-Rand. He is survived by his son, Brian, his wife Melissa and their children Cole and Ainslee of Penn Laird, VA; a brother, Joseph, 2 sisters, Jeanne Zenger and Therese Gary. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Rose Fortner;...

Esther Reichard

Esther Reichard

Nov 21, 2011

Esther S. Reichard, 84, formerly of Waynesboro, went to be with The Lord, at 4:45 PM on Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Quincy United Methodist Home where she had been a resident since 2009. Born on November 14, 1927 in Duffield, she was the daughter of the late F. Shull and Edna M. Coble Skelly. She was a 1945...

Daniel Shaffer

Daniel Shaffer

Nov 20, 2011

Daniel B. “Dan” Shaffer, Sr., age 59, of Fayetteville, PA passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Born August 14, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Beulah Bumbaugh Shaffer. Dan has worked as a dump truck driver at Valley Quarries since 2003. He enjoyed carpentry and detailed woodworking;...

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