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Mary Beard
Jan 23, 2012
Mary E. Beard, age 89, of Pond Bank, PA, died on Monday, January 23, 2012 in her home. Born on June 11, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry T. Corwell and Zelda V. Shatzley Corwell. She was the widow of George W. Beard, who preceded her in death on July 6, 2009. A 1940 graduate...
Frances Ellis
Jan 22, 2012
Frances W. Ellis, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Falling spring Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, January 22, 2012. Surviving is her son, David High (wife Adrienne) of Fayetteville, PA and two grandchildren, Abygail and Spencer High. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 1 PM in the Chapel of Thomas...
Anna Charlton
Jan 22, 2012
Anna Louise Sedlak Charlton, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Long Branch, PA, lost her courageous seven year battle with cancer on Sunday afternoon, January 22, 2012. She was a 1959 graduate of the California (PA) High School and a 1962 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania. Anna was a caring person who touched numerous lives. She was a daughter...
Letha Koontz
Jan 21, 2012
Letha F. Koontz, 100, a resident at Menno Haven and formerly of 551 Elm Avenue, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, January 21, 2012 at the nursing home. Born April 28, 1911 in Everett, PA, she was a daughter of the late Garfield Cleveland and Betty Ann Goodrich Mills. Mrs. Koontz retired from the Chambersburg Hospital where she had been...
Clarence Miley
Jan 20, 2012
Clarence J. Miley, 81, of Fannettsburg, PA, died Friday evening, January 20, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 10, 1930 in Dry Run, he was a son of the late Frank and Elsie Jones Miley. Clarence had been employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for seventeen years and was employed as a heavy equipment operator at New Enterprise Stone and...
Veronica Shatzer
Jan 20, 2012
Veronica Teresa “Ronnie” Shatzer, 90, of Penn Hall Nursing Center, formerly of 614 Guilford Ave., died on Friday, January 20, at Penn Hall Nursing Home. Born July 29, 1921, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Hempsey and the late Anna Gorman Hempsey. Mrs. Shatzer retired as a clerk-typist from Letterkenny Army Depot in 1981. She previously...
Dorothy Brechbill
Jan 20, 2012
Dorothy L. Brechbill, 94, a resident at The Village of Laurel Run and formerly of Brookens Road, Fayetteville, PA, died Friday afternoon, January 20, 2012 in the nursing home following a courageous six year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born August 11, 1917 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John and Theressa Miller Byers. Dorothy was employed for...
Kevin Funk
Jan 19, 2012
Kevin Edward Funk, age 13, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. Born on December 29, 1998 in Laguna Hills, CA, he was the son of Ryan Edward Funk and Susan Calvert Funk of Chambersburg. Kevin was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and he attended the Franklin Learning Center. In addition...
Rue Berringer
Jan 19, 2012
Rue E. Berringer, 94, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born April 13, 1917 in Indiana County, she was a daughter of the late Max and Mary Scott Berringer. Rue graduated from Indiana High School and moved to Stamford, Connecticut and later to Washington, DC during WWII where she was employed...
Thomas Reasner
Jan 18, 2012
Thomas Charles Reasner, 84 formerly of Fayetteville, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services of Chambersburg. Born on September 17, 1927 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Margaret Reasner Schael. Tom was a member of the Fayetteville Church of God. He will be missed by many people in Fayetteville, whom he helped with...
Robert Kline
Jan 17, 2012
Robert H. Kline, Jr., 84 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, January 17, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 4, 1927 in Chambersburg he was a son of the late Robert H., Sr. and Fannie Pierce Kline. A US Navy veteran of WWII, Bob owned and operated the former Kline’s Photo Shop in Chambersburg for more than...
Harry Knepper
Jan 16, 2012
Harry G. Knepper, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room on Monday, January 16, 2012. Born September 2, 1948 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Harry J. and Mildred Eberly Knepper. A 1966 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Harry went on working in the auto parts business...
William Walter
Jan 16, 2012
William H. Walter, age 88, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, January 16, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services of Chambersburg. Born on September 7, 1923 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ernest W. and Mary (Hamsher) Walter. Bill served his country during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Retired from the U.S. Postal Service...
Dianne Norris
Jan 16, 2012
Dianne Yoh Norris, 56, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday afternoon, January 16, 2012 in York Hospital. Born November 18, 1955 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Dorothy L. Shoop Yoh, who resides at Menno Haven, and the late Carl A. Yoh, Jr. Dianne was a 1973 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for...
Merrill Scutchall
Jan 15, 2012
Merrill Simon Scutchall, 91, formerly of Greenvillage, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2012 at Menno Haven where he had been a guest for the past two months. Born February 13, 1920 in Hopewell, PA, he was a son of the late Frank Sr., and Della M. Wright Scutchall. Merrill had been employed most of his life as a...
Edward Braun
Jan 14, 2012
Edward G. Braun, age 87, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Doylestown, PA; passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 3, 1924 in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late George J. and Irene Harman Braun. A U.S. Army-Air Corps veteran, Mr. Braun served honorably during WWII. He was a graduate of...
M. Robert Lesher
Jan 11, 2012
M. Robert Lesher, 88, formerly of 40 North Coldbrook Avenue, Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012 at Penn Hall. Born April 1, 1923 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Milton E. and Della M. Manahan Lesher. Mr. Lesher was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served with the US Army Air...
John Ott
Jan 11, 2012
John P. Ott, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in Manor Care Nursing Home. Born March 1, 1919 in Shippensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Stiles and Margaret Durf Ott. A US Army veteran, Mr. Ott served honorably during WWII; he then went on to work at T.B. Woods for 40...
Elmer Beaston
Jan 9, 2012
Elmer F. Beaston, Sr., age 87, of Spring Run, PA passed away on Monday, January 09, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 27, 1924, he was a son of the late Robert and Lillian McElhaney Beaston. Upon graduation from Dry Run High School, Elmer entered the U.S. Army. During World War II, he served with the 4th Infantry Division “Big...
Clarence Baker
Jan 9, 2012
Clarence B. “Hank” Baker, Sr. of Limekiln Road, Chambersburg and formerly of Shippensburg, died on Monday, January 9, 2012 at his residence, after a brief illness. Born on March 13, 1929, he was the son of the late John and Laura Helm Baker. Hank honorably served his country in the U.S. Army, most notably in Guam. After returning from his...
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