Obituaries

Sep 9, 2011

Sep 9, 2011

Mary Lou Stewart, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Amberson, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, September 9, 2011. Born in Spring Run, she was the daughter of the late J. Wayne and Edith McCartney Gaston. A US Navy nurse during WWII, Mary Lou went on to work as a registered nurse at the Chambersburg...

Sep 9, 2011

Harold L. Barnes, age 81, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2011 in his home while surrounded by his family. Born on December 1, 1929 in Greencastle, PA, he was a son of the late Paul and Alice Spangler Barnes. Harold was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1948-1954. He was retired from the former A&P Grocery...

Sep 4, 2011

On Sunday September 4th, 2011 R.V. Nelson passed from this life at the age of 88, having been a resident at Menno Village for the past 15 years he had formerly resided on Overhill Dr. Chambersburg. He was born December 10, 1922 in the small town of Conway, NC to Rollin V. and Ella (Furtrell) Nelson. During his early years,...

Sep 3, 2011

Helen L. Starr, 89, a former resident of Berks County, PA, passed away at St. Joseph's hospital, Reading, PA. Born January 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Cain McCoy. Mrs. Starr worked in women's retail for years at various department stores, and in addition was employed as a metallurgical technician during WWII. She was...

Sep 2, 2011

Gertrude M. Murphy, 77, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with her Lord Friday morning, September 2, 2011. Born September 20, 1933 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Martha Nagel Okonsky. Gert was a graduate of St. Aloysius Academy in Jersey City and a 1955 graduate of St. Vincent’s School of Nursing in...

Sep 1, 2011

Ada E. Fox, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, Spetember 1, 2011 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 27, 1924 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy and Ruth Hockensmith Myers. Ada was the widow of Lester H. Fox, who preceded her in death on April 2, 1985. She worked and retired from the former Stanley Company...

Aug 30, 2011

Theda A. Divelbiss, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, died at 10:00 PM Tuesday, August 30, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 28, 1923 in McKnightstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Leila Frederick Andrew. Theda was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and retired in 1983 from Letterkenny Army Depot with twenty-five years...

Aug 30, 2011

Dorothy Bietsch Koons, age 90, formerly of Grandview Avenue, Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 in Penn Hall. Born on March 23, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late James G. and Irene C. Dessem Bietsch. A 1938 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Dot also attended the former Chambersburg Business College. She worked for...

Aug 28, 2011

Jennie F. “Jo” Champion, 76, of Chambersburg, died Sunday in Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 15, 1935 in Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late William Russell and Della Ruth Thomas Florence. She is survived by her husband, Harry M. Champion, whom she married January 23, 1955; six sons, Harry Jr., John, Bill, Joe, Chad, and Matt, and 13...

Aug 27, 2011

William R. Smith, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 in Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro, PA. Born on May 3, 1930 in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late Robert David and Ellen Lucetta Rupe Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Army, William participated all over the world on the Army track team. He was...

Aug 21, 2011

Clarence E. “Cub” Gipe, 83, a resident at the Shook Home and formerly of 120 Eisenhower Drive, Chambersburg, PA died Sunday morning, August 21, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 17, 1928 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Clarence S. and Nancy B. Jones Gipe. Cub retired from T.B. Woods Sons, Inc. He was an active...

Aug 20, 2011

Jeryl L. “Jerry” Strite, age 54, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011 in Huntingdon County as a result of a single-vehicle automobile accident. Born on August 25, 1957 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Pauline Hampton Strite of Ft. Littleton and the late Orville Strite. A master craftsman and designer, Jerry worked on countless building and...

Aug 20, 2011

Anna C. Atwood Smith, 93, of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday August 20, 2011. Born June 19, 1918 in Manheim, PA, she was a daughter of the late Landis and Mary Whitaker Winger. She was a graduate of Manheim Central High School and attended Moody Bible Institute where she met her husband,...

Aug 18, 2011

Paul F. Cole, 88, a resident at The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, PA, died at 11:50PM Thursday, August 18, 2011 in the nursing home. Born March 14, 1923 at Black’s Gap near Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Leroy I. and Harriett A. Carbaugh Cole. Early in his life Paul worked alongside his father and brother building...

Aug 17, 2011

Patricia Ann Hanscom, 73, of Alexandria, Va., passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville, PA. Born July 22, 1938 in Roanoke, VA, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Edward and Margaret Sibold Whittaker. Patricia worked in commercial real estate with Norman Bernstein Management, Inc. for 25 years and graduated from the...

Aug 16, 2011

Aug 15, 2011

Dolores S. Hoover, age 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on December 8, 1930 in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Frank N. Shindledecker and Florence E. Hyssong Shindledecker. She was the widow of Wayne J. Hoover, who preceded her in death on January 24, 1997. A homemaker,...

Aug 15, 2011

Dorothy Jean Dunkle, age 80, of Spring Run, PA, passed away in her home on Monday, August 15, 2011. Born in Willow Hill, PA on January 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Sara Gamble Laman. A seamstress, Dorothy retired from the J. Schoeneman Company in 1984. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, quilting, gardening,...

Aug 14, 2011

Thomas M. Case, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011, in Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born July 4, 1916 in Boonton, NJ, he was th son of the late Robert M. and Ola M. Young Case. After 15 years as an Production Engineer of aircraft radio equipment, Tom retired in 1981 from Aircraft Radio Corporation,...