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Robert Varner
May 7, 2011
Robert M. “Bob” Varner, 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at 9:45 AM Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services. Born September 12, 1931 in Blairs Mills, PA, he was a son of the late Harold Blaine and Anna Polk Varner. A US Army veteran, Bob served honorably in both the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He...
Michael Sheaffer
May 7, 2011
Michael E. Sheaffer, Jr., 24, of Fayetteville, died Saturday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He is survived by his father, Michael E., Sheaffer, Sr.; his mother, Sheryl Gearhart Socks; two brothers, Jason Yohe, Sr. and Kevin Yohe; and his girlfriend Rachael Nicklas. Funeral services will held at 10AM Thursday in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home....
Dawn Carroll
May 6, 2011
Dawn Lee Carroll, age 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2011 in the Hershey Medical center. Born May 16, 1949 in Chambersburg, PA; she was the daughter of Katherine McLaughlin. Dawn was a 1969 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was employed as a unit Secretary at the Chambersburg Hospital. She enjoyed spending...
Leanne Hubley
May 6, 2011
Leanne Jayne (Black) Hubley, 45, passed away May 6, 2011, at the St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie, FL. Leanne was born on October 31, 1965 in Chambersburg, PA to Marlin E. and Betty Jane (Smith) Black. She graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1983 and has lived in Florida for the past several years. She...
Herman Woodal
May 3, 2011
Herman H. “Shorty” Woodal, 82, of Fayetteville, PA passed away at 3:43 AM Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 20, 1928 in McConnellsburg, he was a son of the late Chester and Annie Daisy Mae Oyler Woodal. A US Army veteran, Shorty served honorably during the Korean Conflict; he then went to work as a machinist for...
Marlene Bachtell
May 2, 2011
Marlene K. Deardorff Bachtell, 58, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, May 2, in her home. Born on October 13, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Wagner Deardorff. She is survived by her husband, John L.; daughter Monica Breneman; granddaughter Mercedes Bailey; and 4 brothers. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are entrusted to Thomas L....
Sonja Thompson
May 2, 2011
Sonja J. Thompson, 51, of Chambersburg, died on Monday May 2, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services in Chambersburg. Born December 5, 1959 in Oahu, HI she was the daughter of Marjorie J. Duden Vananda of Golden Valley, AZ and the late Harry S. Martinson. Sonja had been employed at Sunnyway Foods in Chambersburg. In addition to her mother, she...
James Green
May 1, 2011
James E. “Jim” Green, age 76, of Mechanicsburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital. Born in Shippensburg, PA on July 14, 1934, he was the son of Sarah Mahon Green and the late Samuel Raymond Green, Sr. Jim was a 1952 graduate of Shippensburg High School; where he later attended the former Shippensburg College...
Charles Morrison
Apr 27, 2011
Charles R. “Bud” Morrison, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at 11:05 PM Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at home. Born November 6, 1937 in Inwood, WV, he was a son of the late Chester R. and Hattie Mae Kirby Morrison. A US Air Force Veteran, Charles was employed as a Supervisor at the James River Corporation, formerly the American Can...
Stuart Fahnestock
Apr 25, 2011
Stuart W. Fahnestock, 73, of the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, died on Monday, April 25. Surviving are 2 children, Terry Fahnestock and Christine Freeman; siblings, Shirley Fahnestock, Carol Shaffer, Connie Knepper, and Paul Fahnestock; and one granddaughter, Dawn Freeman. He was preceded in death by 1 brother, 2 sisters, and grandson, L. Cpl. Michael Freeman. No services are planned....
Katherine Furl
Apr 25, 2011
Katherine K. Furl, age 96, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on April 25, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 17, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Herman C. Kraiss, Sr. and Janette Hakes Kraiss. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Furl was a member of the...
Veeraswamy Balachandar
Apr 21, 2011
Veeraswamy J. “Jay” Balachandar, age 67, of Fayetteville, died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on December 5, 1943 in Channai, India, he was a son of the late Jayram and Sundramma Rao. Jay was a veteran of the British Royal Navy, where he developed his career as an engineer. He retired from the National Courts...
Wayne Kauffman
Apr 17, 2011
Wayne M. Kauffman, Jr., 51 of Fayetteville, PA died Sunday at home. The son of Edna M. Buffington Word and the late Wayne M. Kauffman, Sr., he is survived by 2 sisters, Pam Johnson and Deborah Gettel; 3 brothers, Charles Kauffman, Robert Brown, and Joseph Brown. Private graveside services will be held at Mt. Rose Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to...
Robert Akers
Apr 16, 2011
Robert A. Akers, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Charlottesville, VA; passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 26, 1930, he was the son of the late David C. and Marjorie Eilenberger Akers. A graduate of Drew University in 1953; Robert went on to pursue a career as a computer systems analyst;...
Barbara Smith
Apr 16, 2011
Barbara Jean Thompson Smith, 87, formerly of St. Joseph Lane, Chambersburg, PA and Fairway Drive East, Fayetteville, PA passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Penn Hall where she resided for the past six years. Former residents of Rockville, MD, she and her late husband moved to Fayetteville in 1989. Born August 2, 1923 in Muncie, Indiana, she was the...
Jason Mose
Apr 15, 2011
Jason W. Mose, 31, of 760 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA, died Friday afternoon, April 15, 2011 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Greene Township. Born August 28, 1979 in Carlisle, he was a son of Rodney C. and Cindee Mose of Chambersburg and Debra Mose of Greencastle....
Ross Lane
Apr 14, 2011
Ross D. Lane Jr., 42, of Chambersburg, PA died unexpectedly at his home and went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 14, 2011. Born May 30, 1968 in McConnellsburg, he was the son of Ross Sr. and Betty Reihart Lane. Ross was the owner and operator of Lane’s Transmission and Automotive Service in Chambersburg. He enjoyed spending time with...
Richard Hambright
Apr 12, 2011
Richard F. “Dick” Hambright, age 77, of Fayetteville, PA, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in his home. Born on August 5, 1933 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Robert P. Hambright and Verta Belle Kelley Hambright. After graduating in 1952 from the former Chambersburg High School, Dick served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict....
Betty Felmlee
Apr 8, 2011
Betty P. Felmlee, age 68, of Fannettsburg, PA; passed away in her home on Friday, April 8, 2011. Born February 25, 1943 in Chambersburg, PA; she was the daughter of the late Woodrow W. and Thelma I. Parmer. Betty was a 1961 graduate of Fannett-Metal, after graduation she married her high school sweetheart, Matthew E. Felmlee who preceded her in...
Billy Fix
Apr 8, 2011
Billy L. Fix, Sr., Age 79, of Blairs Mills, PA; passed away on Friday, April 8, 2011 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA. Born October 31, 1931 in Cove Gap, PA, he was the son of the late Bruce and Gladys Fix. A US Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, Billy served his country honorably; after completion of...
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