Obituaries

Feb 24, 2012

Willis C. “Red” Picking, age 84, of Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 in Cedars Hospice, Monroeville, PA after a brief illness. Born December 19, 1927, in Newark, NJ, the son of the late D. Walter R. Picking and Ethel Coble Picking, Red grew up in Chambersburg. A U.S. Army veteran of both WWII...

Feb 24, 2012

Yvonne E. Clever, age 83 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, February 24, 2012. Born April 13, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Abram P. and Ethel M. Thompson Leight. A Proof Reader for the Public Opinion Newspaper, Mrs. Clever retired in 1975 after 15 years of service. She enjoyed crocheting,...

Feb 22, 2012

Edna V. Peterson, age 88 of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in her home with her family at her side. Born March 25, 1923 in Smithsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Sadi Pound Leather. A homemaker all her life, Mrs. Peterson enjoyed sewing, spending time cooking...

Feb 22, 2012

Jeffrey L. Beltz, 55, of 1937 Lincoln Way West, Chambersburg, PA 17202, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 after his three year battle with cancer, which eventually took his life. Born August 22, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Raymond C. Beltz Sr. and Dessie J. Nunemaker Beltz. A U.S. Marine...

Feb 21, 2012

David Andrew Jackson Leister, age 74, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Falling Spring Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA. Born June 3, 1937 he was the son of the late John Cline and Edna Leister. David is survived by numerous friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Beulah Moser. David was...

Feb 19, 2012

Charles A. “Charlie” Hainsey, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in his home on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Born on November 15, 1936 in Goshen, PA, Charlie was the son of the late Benjamin C. and Bertha Condon Hainsey. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Charlie served his country honorably from 1954-1958. He worked as a supervisor for Pennsylvania electric...

Feb 19, 2012

Feb 18, 2012

Carmine “Sonny” Balbo, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday evening, February 18, 2012 in Camp Hill, PA. Born August 23, 1916 in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Mary Lauria Balbo. Sonny served in the US Navy as Aviation Metalsmith during WWII. He was employed as a truck driver by Rheingold Brewing Company in...

Feb 17, 2012

Francis J. Fegan, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday morning, February 17, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 31, 1929 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Leo S. and Mary C. Andrews Fegan. A US Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Fegan was employed for forty years at Nitterhouse...

Feb 17, 2012

Virgil T. Lehman, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home, while surrounded by his family. Born on February 6, 1926, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Jacob E. and Salome Ebersole Lehman. Virgil retired in 1991 from Hess Manufacturing. During retirement he delivered eggs for...

Feb 16, 2012

Constance Elaine Sites Wessells, 94, died February 16, 2012, at Penn Hall Nursing Center, in Chambersburg, PA, where she had been a resident since 2001. Born May 25, 1917, in Clear Spring, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Armour Sites and Mamie Constance Funkhouser Sites. Constance graduated from Clear Spring High School in 1933 and Strayer Business...

Feb 15, 2012

Margaret Moore Frey, age 88, of Chambersburg, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Penn Hall, Chambersburg. Born on May 27, 1923 in Hinton, WV, she was a daughter of the late John T. Moore and Josie M. Meadows Moore. She was the widow of J. Melvin Frey, who preceded her in death on March 27, 2007. Margaret grew up...

Feb 14, 2012

Robin L. Royer, 47, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday February 14, 2012 with her family by her side. Born on September 3, 1964 in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Mabel L. Noll Royer. Robin is survived by a brother, Samuel A. Royer II and a sister Sandra A. Pryor. Funeral services will be...

Feb 14, 2012

Keith L. Coons, age 61, of Dry Run, PA; passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at the Pinnacle Health Hospital in Harrisburg, PA. Born December 1, 1950, he was the son of the late Dale F. and LaRue Murray Coons. A dairy farmer and livestock hauler all his life, Keith enjoyed agriculture and the livestock business. He also enjoyed...

Feb 12, 2012

Wilma Bingham Shatzer Mickey, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday morning, February 12, 2012 at her home. Born March 4, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Edison and Martha Dixon Shatzer. Wilma attended South Hamilton Elementary School and graduated in 1954 from the former Chambersburg High School. She married her husband, Jack Mickey, on April 6, 1958...

Feb 11, 2012

LuRae F. Saum, age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Born May 3, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Fred D. and Edythe N. Funk Ferry. A 1951 graduate of Lemaster’s High School and a 1954 graduate of Harrisburg General Hospital School of Nursing, Mrs. Saum worked as a Registered Nurse...

Feb 11, 2012

Lewis P. “Lew” Fritz, age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 9, 1933 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Milton A. and Helen Mickley Fritz. A US Army veteran, Lew served honorably from 1955 until 1957. Lew continued to work at the former J. Schoeneman...

Feb 11, 2012

Frances R. Fountain Titus, 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. A daughter of the late Samuel and Evelyn Falise, she was the widow of Ronald Fountain Sr. and Charles Titus. Her surviving family includes her 5 children, Denise Bell, Terry Anderson, Kimberly Beckstrand, Melissa Fountain, and Ronald L. Fountain Jr. Services will be held at 2:30...

Feb 7, 2012

Rosaline Sellers, 74, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on April 9, 1937 in Meadow Gap, PA, she was a daughter of the late Lester P. Boyer and Minola Wilson Boyer. She was the wife of William H. Sellers, whom she married on November 7, 1954. Rosie was employed at one time...

Feb 7, 2012

Carol G. Grimes, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Born August 18, 1948 in Wells Tannery, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lester A. and Leona J. Seville Souders. Carol worked in the restaurant industry most of her life, in both the Managerial and Chef capacities. She had...