Obituaries

Nov 19, 2011

Jane Louise Royce Short of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday evening, November 19, 2011. Born in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late Howard Thomas and Jane Morrison Royce. Jane graduated from Little Rock High School in Little Rock, AR where she was in the Acappella Choir and the...

Nov 19, 2011

Lester K. “Ken” Lutz, 76, of Fayetteville, PA, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at home. Born April 24, 1935 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Lester F. and Mildred I. Bonebrake Lutz. Ken was a 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served in the US Marine Corps. A barber for more than 40 years,...

Nov 18, 2011

Nov 18, 2011

James R. Keene, 25, of Winchester, VA, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 18, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on January 7, 1986 in Rockville, MD, he was the son of Jerry R. and Jillian O. Keene, of Winchester. He grew up speaking French fluently and enjoyed playing soccer and baseball. James was a student at Lord Fairfax Community College...

Nov 18, 2011

Dr. Martin Kurtz "Marty" Heine, 56, of Fayetteville, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 18, 2011, in Greene Township while hiking with his wife, Laurice. Born on March 10, 1955, in Bellefonte, PA, he was the son of Stephen V. and Alice Edwards Heine of Huntingdon. Martin was a 1973 graduate of Huntingdon Area High School, where he was a high...

Nov 18, 2011

George Pensinger Jr., 81, of St. Thomas, died unexpectedly Friday, November 18, 2011. Born November 9, 1930 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late George and Edna (Spidel) Pensinger. George was a 1948 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was employed at the former James River Company in Chambersburg from 1966 until retiring in...

Nov 15, 2011

Hall, Harry J. (age 81) of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Born June 25, 1930 in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late Wade D. and Molly Baker Hall. Beloved husband of Donna Romig Hall; devoted father of Scott Hall (Sandie) of Woodsboro, MD, the late Russ Hall, and Cathy Hall of Montgomery Village,...

Nov 15, 2011

Gerald G. McKissick, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born November 22, 1933 in Fryburg, PA, he was the son of the late Glenn J. and Melda Mary Rihel McKissick. . A US Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, he served his country honorably. Gerald was a truck...

Nov 14, 2011

C. Jean Lennartz, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Shook Home. Born on April 30, 1927 in Lewistown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Buckley Bargo. A parishioner of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, she was also a member of the Columbian Ladies years ago. She also did...

Nov 14, 2011

Frank “Bud” Ile, Jr., age 84 of Willow Hill, PA; passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank, Sr. and Bulah C. Smith Ile. A U.S. Army veteran, Bud served honorably during WWII, he then went to work as a mechanic...

Nov 13, 2011

Paul J. Zychal, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday morning, November 13, 2011 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 1, 1932 in Clark’s Summit, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Agnes Wiglowski Zychal. Paul graduated from high school in Clark’s Summit in 1950 and served in the US Air Force as a radar technician with the...

Nov 12, 2011

Barbara Anne Hixon, 65, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital, after a courageous 6-month battle with cancer. Born on August 5, 1946 in Orchard Park, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert T. and Marian L. Clauss Noll. Barbara was a graduate of D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY, where...

Nov 11, 2011

Gwendolyn J. “Gwen” Burkholder, 61 of Mechanicsburg, PA, died unexpectedly Friday morning, November 11, 2011 in the emergency room of Harrisburg Hospital. Born September 14, 1950 in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. Burkhardt and Carolyn Ridgeway Burkhardt, P.G.M. Following graduation from high school in Connellsville, PA she received a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State...

Nov 10, 2011

Hazel L. “Suzy” Addlesberger, 68 of Chambersburg, died peacefully Thursday morning, November 10, 2011 at her home, with her husband of 51 years by her side. Born November 7, 1943 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Hazel Cockley Leisher and a foster daughter of the late Edwin D., Jr. and Nancy D. Strite. She was...

Nov 10, 2011

Esther D. Adams, 79, formerly of 538 Cumberland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 10, 2011 at Menno Haven. Born January 28, 1932 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank Thomas and Bertha Gelwicks Dengler. Esther was employed at F&M Trust Company from 1949 until retiring in 1993. Following her retirement from the bank she...

Nov 9, 2011

Ruth E. Hostetter, 92, a resident at Magnolias of Chambersburg and formerly of 125 Highland Road, Chambersburg, passed away at 4:20 PM Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 22, 1919 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Effie Alleman Daugherty. Early in her life, Ruth was employed for ten...

Nov 9, 2011

Ann Bonacci, 84, formerly of Fayetteville, PA, died Wednesday evening, November 9, 2011 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born April 8, 1927 in Dickson City, PA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Owens Evans. She was the owner of the former Ann’s Fabric Center in Chambersburg. An accomplished seamstress, she especially loved creating her “old...

Nov 8, 2011

Jeffrey L. Over, age 61, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born May 28, 1950, he was the son of the late Ray L. and Mildred E. Frey Over. An automatic transmission mechanic, Jeff was the owner and operator of Over’s Automatic Transmission for over 30 years. A US Marine...

Nov 6, 2011

Charles R. Bietsch, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2011 in Manor Care Health Services. Survivors included a daughter, Pam Skelly; son, Mark Bietsch; grandchildren, Krystal and Kevin Skelly; and sister, Jessie Hutchison, and her family. He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter, and grandson, Ryan Bietsch. Private services will be held under the...

Nov 6, 2011

Melody Ann Flood, age 53, of Fayetteville, PA; passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia, PA after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Chambersburg on May 18, 1958; she was the daughter of the late Glenn Flood and JoAnn and Donald Jamison. A 1976 graduate of the Chambersburg...