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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Frank Carbaugh

Frank Carbaugh

Oct 15, 2011

Frank E. Carbaugh, 76, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, October 15, 2011 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA. Born February 12, 1935 near Mercersburg, he was a son of the late Earl S. and Mary J. Sampson Carbaugh. Frank retired from the US Army at the rank of First Sergeant after a career with the...

Royal Knapper

Royal Knapper

Oct 15, 2011

Royal E. Knapper, Sr., age 93, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 30, 1918 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John Henry and Edna Christian Knapper. Mr. Knapper worked for Sears and Roebuck Co. for 17 years, retiring in 1983 after 17 years of service, after retiring...

Clarence Brindle

Clarence Brindle

Oct 14, 2011

Clarence E. “Brin” Brindle, Jr., 85 of St. Thomas, PA, died at 10:10 AM Friday, October 14, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services where he had been a guest for the past several weeks. Born March 25, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Clarence E., Sr. and Maude Kuhl Brindle. A 1944 graduate of the former Chambersburg...

Sara McGowan

Sara McGowan

Oct 8, 2011

Sara A. Keyser McGowan, age 74, of Chambersburg, widow of Harry D. “Mac” McGowan, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 14, 1936 in McConnellsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Elizabeth Shives Keyser. Sara worked in food service for most of her adult life, retiring from Wilson College....

Betty Bowers

Betty Bowers

Oct 8, 2011

Betty M. Bowers, 81, of Fayetteville, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at her home. Born August 30, 1930 in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Beatrice Stott Freeman. A loving mother whose children were the center of her life, Betty very much enjoyed the phone conversations she had with...

Foster Wyant

Foster Wyant

Oct 8, 2011

Foster Seton Wyant was born on October 19, 2004, in Chambersburg, to Trevor R. Wyant and Lenore D. Wyant (Moton). He is the big brother of Gabrielle R. Wyant, age 4. Foster is the maternal grandchild of Donna Moton, Chambersburg and Lonnie Moton, Carlisle. He is the paternal grandchild of Robert & Helen Wyant, Chambersburg. He is the maternal great-grandchild...

Evelyn Stepler

Evelyn Stepler

Oct 6, 2011

Evelyn M. Stepler, of Chambersburg, passed away at 9:50PM Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Menno Haven where she had been a guest for the past three days. Born in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Mary Walck Reed. A homemaker most of her life, she had at one time been employed at the former Triangle Shoe...

Carl Rauch

Carl Rauch

Oct 5, 2011

Carl K. Rauch, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, died at 11:20AM Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 26, 1932 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Carl and Hazel Harris Rauch. Carl served in the US Marine Corps and served as a professor at Shepherd University, retiring after 27 years of teaching. He also...

Barbara Rotz

Barbara Rotz

Oct 4, 2011

Barbara A. Rotz, 70, of Chambersburg, died Tuesday. She is survived by her daughter Lori Pine, 2 grandchildren; Damian and Marissa Pine, a sister; Sharon Walck, a brother; James Knepper, her sister-in-law Shirley Rotz; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald, and her son Anthony. Services will be held at 11:30AM Monday October 10,...

Mae Kochert

Mae Kochert

Oct 4, 2011

Mae A. Kochert, 91, recent resident of Menno Haven, Inc., went on to be with her Lord and Savior on October 4, 2011. She was born Mae Alverta Wolfe in Lebanon, PA on May 29, 1920. She attended Pine Grove High School. After high school she worked in a hosiery factory. She enlisted in the United States Army in January,...

Paulette Mowery

Paulette Mowery

Oct 3, 2011

Paulette Mowery, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA; died on Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Paris, France on September 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Germaine Mouraud. Having married an American soldier, Lloyd Mowery, in Paris, Mrs. Mowery came to the United States as a war bride in April 1946. Mrs....

Faye Gladfelter

Faye Gladfelter

Oct 3, 2011

Faye A. Gladfelter, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room on Monday, October 3, 2011. Born March 2, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Harry and Vergie Regi Naugle. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition, Faye enjoyed...

Charles Claar

Charles Claar

Sep 30, 2011

Charles N. Claar, III, P.E., CFM, IFMA Fellow, of Fayetteville, PA, died at 9:00 AM Friday, September 30, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 4, 1937 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles N., II and Ruth Basehore Claar. Charlie was a graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering...

Douglas Norcross

Douglas Norcross

Sep 29, 2011

Douglas A. Norcross, 57, of Chambersburg, died at 10:22 PM on Thursday September 29, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on June 12, 1954 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Anna M. Suders Norcross of Chambersburg, and the late Clyde H. “Butch” Norcross. Prior to retiring, Doug had worked as a forklift mechanic at the former Pet Ritz and...

Kellan Reaver

Kellan Reaver

Sep 28, 2011

Kellan Q. Reaver, 21, of Chambersburg, PA. passed away unexpectedly in Chambersburg. Born February 17, 1990 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of Shannon Mullendore Harter and husband Paul of Chambersburg and Keith M. Reaver and fiancé Kim Short of Orrtanna. A 2008 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School and Franklin County Career and Technology Center where he...

David Phinicie

David Phinicie

Sep 27, 2011

David C. Phinicie, age 57, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on September 27, 2011. Born April 29, 1954 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of Grace Mitchell Phinicie and the late Clarence Phinicie. Dave was a 1973 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School. After graduation Dave worked in the...

Mabel Griffith

Mabel Griffith

Sep 25, 2011

Mabel Eunice Griffith “Grandma”, age 102 of Fannettsburg, PA; passed away in her home on Sunday, September 25, 2011. Born November 2, 1908 in Ft. Littleton, PA; she was the daughter of the late Bruce Ashton and Mary Hilda Lessig Woollet. Grandma retired in 1968 from Fairchild Industries in Hagerstown, MD after 30 years of service building airplanes. She was...

Diane Keith

Diane Keith

Sep 24, 2011

Diane L. Keith, age 72, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in Manor Care Health Services, following her courageous battle with cancer. Born on May 9, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Isaac H. Norman and Naomi G. Demas Norman. Diane graduated from the former Chambersburg High School and worked as a...

Louise Cook

Louise Cook

Sep 24, 2011

Louise Keller Cook, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Penn Hall Retirement Community. Born on February 15, 1922, in Letterkenny Township, she was a daughter of the late John and Lena Hammond Keller. She was the widow of Richard E. Cook, who preceded her in death in 2002. A 1941 graduate of the former...

Jean Walls

Jean Walls

Sep 22, 2011

Jean A. Creager Walls, age 74, of Race Track Road St. Thomas, died on Thursday, September 22, 2011 in the Harrisburg Hospital. Born on September 12, 1937 in Upton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Albert Creager and Zella Shultz Creager. She was the widow of Wayne J. Walls Sr., who preceded her in death on November 5,...

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