Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Glenn Gabler
May 5, 2023
Glenn W. Gabler, Sr., 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 2, 1955 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert G. and Mabel Foore Gabler. He served honorably with the US Army during the Vietnam War. Glenn will be remembered by many as the Ice Man at the...
Beulah Mahon
May 5, 2023
Beulah Brant Mahon, 101, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, May 5, 2023 at Magnolias of Chambersburg where she was resident for two years. Born June, 21, 1921 at home in Laidig, PA she was the daughter of the late L. Dallas and Sara (Laidig) Brant. She was a graduate of Houstontown High School with the Class of 1939. Beulah...
Barbara Twigg
May 4, 2023
Barbara Jane Twigg, age 92, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Brookview Healthcare Center at Menno Haven in Chambersburg, PA with family by her side. Born November 2, 1930, to the late Leon and Helen (Hutchinson) Truesdale, she was raised in Athens, PA. Barb will be remembered as a hardworking, principled and selfless woman. She worked tirelessly on...
Robert Deardorff
May 4, 2023
Robert O. “Bob” Deardorff, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Born April 13, 1937 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Paul K. and Mabel E. Martin Deardorff. Bob was a 1955 graduate of Chambersburg High School. A US Army veteran, Bob served honorably from 1960...

Jerry Bitner
May 3, 2023
Jerry D. Bitner, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on May 3, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 12, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Jacob H. and Sarah E. Carmack Bitner. His beloved wife, Mary V. Logue Bitner, preceded him in death on May 6, 2020. Jerry was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Thomas Kane
May 1, 2023
Thomas Gene “Tom” Kane, 77, of Marion, PA, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, May 1, 2023, at Chambers Pointe. Born July 22, 1945, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Harvey R. Kane, Jr. and Mary Cool Kane. Tom was a 1963 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He served honorably in...
Charlotte Pierce
Apr 30, 2023
Charlotte F. (Bowser) Pierce, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on April 30, 2023 at her home. Born on September 14, 1953 in Bedford County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Bowser. Charlotte is survived by her husband, Ellis E. Pierce, whom she married on June 12, 2012; and one daughter, Michelle Huffman. Aside from her father, Charlotte...

Chuck Houser
Apr 30, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Raymond C. “Chuck” Houser III, who passed away peacefully at the age of 74, on April 30, 2023, after a courageous battle with ALS. Chuck was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. Chuck was born on April 6, 1949 in Chambersburg to Raymond C. Houser II...
Curtis Nunn
Apr 27, 2023
Captain Curtis R. (Nick) Nunn passed away on Thursday, April 27 in Scotland, PA. Born February 16, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Avery Warren Nunn and Helen Rice Nunn. After graduation from Green Hill High School in Harrisonville, PA he enlisted in The U. S. Army and served during The Korean Conflict. Following his...
Everett Moore
Apr 24, 2023
Everett A. “Bert” Moore, 83, of Chambersburg, PA went home to his new home in Heaven Monday, April 24, 2023. Born December 28, 1939 in Pine Creek Township, PA he was the son of the late Andrew Moore and Mary Ellen (McMaster) Byerly. He was a graduate of Scotland School for Veterans Children with the Class of 1959. Bert then...
Nancy King
Apr 24, 2023
Nancy E. King, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, April 24, 2023 at Hershey Medical Center with her family at her side. Born June 11, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Eugene and Elizabeth Ruth Cool Wise. Nancy was a 1960 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for 37...
Kenneth Ditzler
Apr 23, 2023
Kenneth E. “Ken” Ditzler, age 91, of Chambersburg passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge. Born January 26, 1932 in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA, Ken was the son of the late Calvin D. and Viola M. (Kreichbaum) Ditzler. A 1949 graduate of Pine Grove High School, Ken was an Air Force...
Kerin Finn
Apr 21, 2023
Kerin P. “Mickey” Finn, 82, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 14, 1941 in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Daniel and Helen (Shea) Finn. Following a year of college Mickey worked for the City of New York where he met his beloved wife, Diane M. (Brinkworth) Finn....
Marthe Schjodt
Apr 21, 2023
Marthe Juliette “Julie” Schjodt, 80, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 in Paramount Senior Living, Fayetteville, PA. Born July 28, 1942 in Saigon, South Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Michel Freche and Thie Tien Do. Julie was employed as a seamstress at J. Schoeneman Company for a number of years until the company closed....
David Sprenkle
Apr 18, 2023
David “Fred” Sprenkle, Sr., 78, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at York Hospital. Born July 7, 1944 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Daniel Quinter and Catherine Bender Sprenkle. Fred was employed in the maintenance department at Nitterhouse Concrete Products in Chambersburg until his retirement after over 40 years of service. He attended...
Carrie Brechbill
Apr 18, 2023
Carrie L. Brechbill, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehab Center. Born December 10, 1927, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Anna Mary Baker Brechbill. Ms. Brechbill worked at the former Stanley Company for a number of years, retiring in 1989. She was...
John Szajna
Apr 17, 2023
John J. Szajna, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 7, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Adella (Kuziemski) Szajna. A US Navy veteran, John served honorably during the Vietnam War. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Villanova University in 1976 following his service in the...
Arthur Quaker
Apr 17, 2023
Arthur Anthony Quaker, Jr., 82, of Newville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, April 17, 2023 at his home. Born December 26, 1940 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Arthur Anthony Quaker, Sr. and Marie Thelma Donley Quaker. Mr. Quaker served honorably with United States Army from September 27, 1966 until his retirement on March 6,...
Kent Schreiber
Apr 17, 2023
Kent Schreiber, 76, of Greencastle, PA passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 in his home after a three year battle with Stage IV cancer. Born September 24, 1946 in Chicago, IL he was the son of the late Alexander P. and Beatrice (Bollard) Schreiber. He graduated with high honors from Hagerstown Junior College in a year and a half. Kent...

Ronald Diehl
Apr 16, 2023
Ronald L. Diehl passed away April 16, 2023, at Chambersburg Hospital. Mr. Diehl was born in Everett, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1940, to the late Walter A. Diehl and Lulu (Pittman) Diehl. On August 5, 1961, he married Mary (Rohm) Diehl who survives along with his daughters, Carla A. Diehl and Lori A. Kelsey. He will be remembered as a...