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Paul Zychal
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...
Barbara Hixon
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...
Gwendolyn Burkholder
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...
Hazel Addlesberger
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...
Esther Adams
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...
Ruth Hostetter
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...
Ann Bonacci
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...
Jeffrey Over
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...
Charles Bietsch
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...
Melody Flood
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...
Robert Beaston
Nov 6, 2011
Robert Daniel Beaston, age 63, of 24403 Path Valley Road, Concord, PA. died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at his home. Born June 25, 1948 in East Waterford, he was a son of the late Glenn J. and Donna (McCulloch) Beaston. He was a graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School. A Vietnam War veteran, Robert served in the US Air Force...
Joan Barra
Nov 5, 2011
Joan Trinkl Barra, age 56, of Chambersburg, died on Saturday, November 5, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital, following a courageous 5-year battle with breast cancer. Born on April 7, 1955 in Ithaca, NY, she was a daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Wickins) Trinkl of Ithaca. Joan was a Syracuse University alumna, where she earned her bachelor's and MBA degrees, and...
Kathleen Bayer
Nov 3, 2011
Kathleen V. (Hutzell) Bayer, age 84, of Chambersburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Village of Laurel Run in Adams County. Born on October 20, 1927 in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Cleveland Hutzell and Lena V. (Gainer) Hutzell. She was the widow of John B. Bayer...
Dorothy Jones
Nov 2, 2011
Dorothy M. Jones, 90, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord and her beloved late husband, G. Leroy Jones, on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born January 31, 1921 in Huntingdon County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Elby M. and Theresa Moyer Boring. A 1940 graduate of Alexandria High School in Alexandria...
Esther Nixon
Nov 1, 2011
Esther L. Nixon, 84, of Fayetteville, PA, died at 3:45 PM Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born December 20, 1926 in the Greencastle area, she was a daughter of the late Chalmers Abram and Carrie Mae Wolfe Deardorff. A homemaker most of her life, Esther had at one time been employed at the former Stanley...
James Booher
Oct 30, 2011
James M. “Jim” Booher, age 72, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, October 30, 2011; after his courageous battle with Cancer. Born September 26, 1939, he was the son of Fred and Annie Booher. Jim was a 1957 graduate of Southern Huntington High School and attended California Teachers College, majoring in Industrial Arts. Jim served his country honorably...
John Miner
Oct 30, 2011
John A. Miner, 83, of Fayetteville, PA, died peacefully Sunday morning, October 30, 2011 at his home. Born December 21, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles H. and Naomi McCans Miner. John was a 1946 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and went on to attend real estate school at the Mont Alto campus...
Frances Cutchall
Oct 30, 2011
Frances K. Cutchall, 86, of Providence Place and formerly of Fayetteville died on Sunday October 30, 2011, in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on January 21, 1925 in Mercersburg, she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Helen Hawbaker Trask. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Chalmer H. Cutchall on May 6, 1977. Frances retired in 1987 from DESCOM,...
Luella Crittenden
Oct 30, 2011
Luella Caution Crittenden, 89, a resident of Menno Haven, participant in LIFE Lutheran Services Program, and formerly of Hollywell Avenue, Chambersburg, died Sunday October 30, 2011 in Menno Haven. Born on October 4, 1922 in Mercersburg, she was the daughter of the late Keyser and Annie Thorton Caution. She was married to Minor P. Crittenden who preceded her in death...
Miriam McCans
Oct 28, 2011
Miriam J. McCans, 88, a guest for the past 3 ½ years at the Orrstown Personal Care Home and formerly of 3925 Sycamore Grove Road, Chambersburg, PA died at 6:25 AM Friday, October 28, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 14, 1923 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John and Alice Avinger Martin. Miriam was a 1942...
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