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Nancy Messina
Apr 14, 2023
Nancy Draovitch Messina, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, April 14, 2023. Born January 20, 1928, in St. Clair, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wassil and Pearl Ponchar Draovitch. Mrs. Messina was a member of St. Mary Orthodox Church. Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Makosky (husband Joseph) of Chambersburg, PA...
Dorothy Zullinger
Apr 14, 2023
Dorothy I. Zullinger, 96, of Chambersburg, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Penn State Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, PA. Born May 12, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Hazel Myers Diehl. Her beloved husband, Orville W. Zullinger, preceded her in death on September 15,...
Timothy Snader
Apr 14, 2023
Timothy R. “Tim” Snader, Sr., 44, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, April 14, 2023 in the Emergency Room of the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 10, 1978 in Lancaster, PA he was the son of Thomas Parker of Columbia, PA and Barbara (Christ) Anderson and her husband William of Newburg, PA. He was employed as a forklift driver for Allen...
Helen Gontz
Apr 14, 2023
Helen L. Gontz, 97, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 13, 1926 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Spirdie and Blanche (Gearhart) Starliper. Her beloved husband, Delbert H. Gontz, preceded her in death on April 5, 1999. Helen spent most of her adult life making a home for...
Betty Salmon
Apr 12, 2023
Betty Kitzmiller Salmon, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at her home. Born September 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L. Kitzmiller, Sr. and Isabelle Patterson Kitzmiller. Her beloved husband of 74 years, Paul L. Salmon, whom she married on May 22, 1949, preceded her in death on November 10, 2022....
Johnny "John" Parson
Apr 12, 2023
Johnny Deems “John” Parson, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Williamsport Home in Williamsport, PA. Born on March 6, 1932 in Willow Hill, John was a son of the late Charles and Ethel Runk Parson. He served his country with the U.S. Army and then earned his B.S. in Accounting from Shippensburg University, graduating...
Robert Lockbaum
Apr 11, 2023
Robert Wesley “Bob” Lockbaum, 78, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at his home. Born January 17, 1945 in Waynesboro, he was the foster son of the late Rev. John Franklin Grove and Almeda Landis Grove. His beloved wife of 54 years, Barbara Frank Lockbaum, preceded him in death on August 29, 2018. Bob was the owner/operator...
Christopher Stevens
Apr 10, 2023
Christopher Alan Stevens, 35, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Monday morning, April 10, 2023 at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born November 1, 1987 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Craig E. and Cheri Dunkel Stevens. He was currently employed at Dockside Willies in Lemoyne. Christopher enjoyed sports and was a fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Las Vegas Raiders and...
David Suders
Apr 10, 2023
David Ray Suders, Sr., 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, April 10, 2023 at Laurel Lakes Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 13, 1941 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul and Helen Monn Suders. David was a 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and attended Hagerstown Business College. He was employed...
Larry Royce
Apr 7, 2023
Larry W. Royce, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 in Paramount Nursing and Rehab, Fayetteville, PA. Born March 19, 1937 in Hagerstown, MD he was the son of the late Wilbur and Marguerite (Stull) Royce. He was a graduate of Hagerstown High School with the Class of 1955. Larry was employed as a forklift operator at...
Lois Billings
Apr 7, 2023
Lois “Lu” Marie (Rock) Billings, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away April 7, 2023. She was born on March 13, 1946 in Chambersburg, PA, to Melvin and Mabel (Bowers) Rock. Lois graduated from Chambersburg Area High School in 1964, and went on to work in business administration roles for a number of companies around central Pennsylvania, ultimately retiring from managing...
Hazel Baer
Apr 6, 2023
Hazel B. (Appel) Baer, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Born in Duffield, PA on September 23, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William Lester and Catherine (Mull) Appel. She attended Duffield School and earned her GED June 1987. She attended Fetterhoff Chapel until the early 1980's when she converted to...
Yvonne Pool
Apr 4, 2023
Yvonne Marie Pool, 76, of Mercersburg, PA and formerly of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Born September 22, 1946 in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred W. and Anna M. Gorman Jones. Yvonne was a 1964 graduate of CASHS. Early in her life she was employed as a secretary for Bethel Assembly...
Virginia Baker
Apr 4, 2023
Virginia "Ginni" Ebersole Baker, 79, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania passed away April 4, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born on September 8, 1943, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to William and Irene (Buterbaugh) Ebersole. Virginia graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1961. She worked at J. Schoeneman-Stanley Company for 2 years, Nichols Discount City for 5 years,...
Jeffrey Baker
Apr 4, 2023
Jeffrey P. Baker, 61, of Houston, PA, and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at South Hills Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Canonsburg, PA. Born August 30, 1961 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Rev. Paul B. and June Mull Baker. Jeff was a graduate of CASHS where he played in the high...
Masato Luthens
Apr 3, 2023
Masato “Mark” Luthens, 50, of Waynesboro, PA passed away Monday, April 3, 2023 in his home. Born May 10, 1972 in Tsurmi-Ken, Japan, he was the son of Shawn and Hiroko (Hikita) Luthens of Chambersburg, PA. He was a graduate of Waynesboro High School with the Class of 1991. Following high school he worked as a plumber and carpenter in...
Shirley Jones
Apr 1, 2023
Shirley C. Jones, 85, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2023 at Brookview at Menno Haven. Born April 17, 1937 in Metal Township, Franklin County, PA, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Cora Hockenberry Smith. Shirley was a 1956 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School. She worked at home raising...
Sandra Corwell
Mar 29, 2023
Sandra K. “Sandy” Corwell, 75 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Wellspan York Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born April 7, 1947 in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Alvin O. Sellers and Julia E. Black Goshorn. Sandy had worked at the Newberry’s, McCrory’s, Nichol’s, and Wal-Mart. She was last employed at the...
Robert Appenzellar
Mar 28, 2023
Robert “Bob” Eugene Appenzellar, 85, went to be with his Lord at his home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Merle Stanley and Gladys Sarah Appenzellar; two brothers, Fred and Larry; and his mother-in-law Bonnie “Mom”. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Gail Sheppard Appenzellar, whom he called the love of his life...
Nathan Horst
Mar 26, 2023
Nathan E. Horst, 98, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, March 26, 2023 at his home. Born May 15, 1924 in Clear Spring, MD, he was a son of the late Michael and Florence Eby Horst. Mr. Horst was a dairy farmer all of his life. He loved bowling and was a member of the Franklin County District Bowling...
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