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George Pensinger

George Pensinger

Nov 18, 2011

George Pensinger Jr., 81, of St. Thomas, died unexpectedly Friday, November 18, 2011. Born November 9, 1930 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late George and Edna (Spidel) Pensinger. George was a 1948 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was employed at the former James River Company in Chambersburg from 1966 until retiring in...

Harry Hall

Harry Hall

Nov 15, 2011

Hall, Harry J. (age 81) of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Born June 25, 1930 in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late Wade D. and Molly Baker Hall. Beloved husband of Donna Romig Hall; devoted father of Scott Hall (Sandie) of Woodsboro, MD, the late Russ Hall, and Cathy Hall of Montgomery Village,...

Gerald McKissick

Gerald McKissick

Nov 15, 2011

Gerald G. McKissick, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born November 22, 1933 in Fryburg, PA, he was the son of the late Glenn J. and Melda Mary Rihel McKissick. . A US Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, he served his country honorably. Gerald was a truck...

C. Jean Lennartz

C. Jean Lennartz

Nov 14, 2011

C. Jean Lennartz, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Shook Home. Born on April 30, 1927 in Lewistown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Buckley Bargo. A parishioner of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, she was also a member of the Columbian Ladies years ago. She also did...

Frank Ile

Frank Ile

Nov 14, 2011

Frank “Bud” Ile, Jr., age 84 of Willow Hill, PA; passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank, Sr. and Bulah C. Smith Ile. A U.S. Army veteran, Bud served honorably during WWII, he then went to work as a mechanic...

Paul Zychal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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