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Reginal Marks

Reginal Marks

Aug 25, 2022

Reginal E. “Butch” Marks, 74, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 27, 1948 in Hancock, MD, he was a son of the late Joseph and Marian Smith Marks. Butch served in the US Army and was later employed as an IT Technician at ADI in Hyatsville, MD. He was also employed...

Kathy Mellott

Kathy Mellott

Aug 24, 2022

Kathy L. (Smith) Mellott, 68, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Born April 26, 1954 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary Elizabeth (Suloff) Smith. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1972. Kathy was employed as a bus driver for Meyer...

Rhoda Shannon

Rhoda Shannon

Aug 24, 2022

Rhoda L. Shannon, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on August 24, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 5, 1936 in Upton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Wenger Meyers. Her beloved husband, Richard E. Shannon, preceded her in death on November 21, 2019. Rhoda spent her early life making a home for her family....

James Wego

James Wego

Aug 23, 2022

James K.Wego, a retired Civil Rights Specialist with the Department of Education, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1933 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of the late Kermit Wego and Janette Wego-Baldwin. He was in residence at the Village at Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he resided in...

James Juenger

James Juenger

Aug 23, 2022

James Juenger, age 57, of Biloxi, MS and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Promedica in Chambersburg, PA, while visiting. Born February 18, 1965, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Joan Marlene Bietsch Juenger. Mr. Juenger was a 1983 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School;...

Paul Carlin

Paul Carlin

Aug 22, 2022

Paul E. Carlin, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, August 22, 2022. Born January 4, 1937, in Todd Township, PA, he was the son of the late Nelson James and Dora Steck Carlin. Mr. Carlin was a 1957 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School. He went on to serve as a communications specialist in...

Gloria Kegerreis

Gloria Kegerreis

Aug 22, 2022

Gloria “Jean” Seiders Kegerreis, age 80, of Scotland, PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Menno Haven Brookview on Monday, August 22, 2022. Born May 6, 1942, in McConnellsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Mazie E. Rasp Seiders. Mrs. Kegerreis was a 1960 graduate of the McConnellsburg High School, where...

William Thompson

William Thompson

Aug 22, 2022

William M. “Bill” Thompson, 73, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at his home. Born, February 22, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Isabell Martin Thompson. Bill was a 1967 graduate of CASHS. A US Army veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam War. Following his service in the army, Bill...

Tammy Green

Tammy Green

Aug 21, 2022

Tammy Lynn (Durden) Green, 47, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 in her home. Born January 22, 1975 in Homestead, FL she was the daughter of Robert and Sylvia (Stull) Durden. She enjoyed reading, embroidering, and her pets. More than anything Tammy loved spending time with her granddaughter, Addison. In addition to her parents she is survived...

Ronald Kline

Ronald Kline

Aug 18, 2022

Ronald N. Kline, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at his home. Born February 10, 1946 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Fred Leroy and Anna Mea Ridenour Kline. Ronald was a 1964 graduate of Waynesboro High School. A US Army veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam War. He was employed as...

Josie Bock

Josie Bock

Aug 18, 2022

Josie L. Bock, 59, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at her home. Born November 17, 1962 in McConnellsburg, she was a daughter of Phyllis Johnson Hockenberry and the late Myles E. Hockenberry. Josie was a 1980 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School and the Penn State School of Nursing. A Registered Nurse, she had been employed...

Mabel Piper

Mabel Piper

Aug 16, 2022

Mabel Virginia Piper, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Born January 6, 1935 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Hulda Carbaugh Musselman. Mabel was employed as a manager at Stoner’s Restaurant. During her retirement, she enjoyed reading, gardening, going to auctions and crocheting. She is survived by seven children, Ralph Piper,...

Robert Bless

Robert Bless

Aug 14, 2022

Robert E. Bless, 79, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Sunday, August 14 2022 in his home. Born September 11, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Charles E. Bless, Sr. and Ruth (Foust) Bless. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1960. Following high school he was part of...

Ok Nam Tritle

Ok Nam Tritle

Aug 14, 2022

Ok Nam Tritle, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Born August 2, 1947 in Kyongpuk-do, South Korea, she was a daughter of the late Pak Sun Hak and Yi Um Chong. Mrs. Tritle was a homemaker most of her life. She was an active member of...

Dorothy Kopas

Dorothy Kopas

Aug 13, 2022

Dorothy Ann Kopas, age 91, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Paramount Senior Living. Born in Newark, NJ on December 5, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Catharine (Cump) Hause. Dorothy, also known as “Dot” to her friends, worked at Letterkenny Army Depot for 20 years, retiring in 1990. She enjoyed...

Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson

Aug 13, 2022

Tears are falling from the Heavens today because on Saturday, August 13th, 2022, my little brother, Douglas Emery Johnson, born January 7, 1970, breathed his last breath on this earth. Doug was an amazing man, loved by all who knew him. He was wicked smart and famous for his incredibly quick wit, sense of humor, with a touch of sarcasm...

Russell Brown

Russell Brown

Aug 12, 2022

Russell E. Brown, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Friday, August 12, 2022. Born March 26, 1936, in Maddensville, PA, he was the son of the late Orris and Ruth (Cramer) Brown. Mr. Brown was a 1954 graduate of the former Saltillo High School. He went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army. Mr. Brown...

Dr. Stephen Overcash

Dr. Stephen Overcash

Aug 12, 2022

Dr. Stephen J. "Steve" Overcash, 77, of Chambersburg, passed into God's Paradise on Friday morning, August 12, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Elise, of 52 years; sons David (Elizabeth) of Boise, ID, and Michael of Chambersburg; grandchildren, Adan, Everett, and Alexandra Overcash; one sister Jill (Larry) Witter; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was the son of...

Dirk Gilbert

Dirk Gilbert

Aug 10, 2022

Dirk Garvin Gilbert, born January 23, 1967, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was the only son of Delores "Dee" Gilbert of Providence Place Senior Living, Chambersburg and the late Charles Gilbert. In early July, Dirk was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer, and he passed away barely one month later, on August 10, 2022, at the age of 55. Dirk graduated from...

Mildred Tayman

Mildred Tayman

Aug 9, 2022

Tuesday afternoon, August 9, 2022 our family lost an extraordinary woman, our Mother, Mildred L. Tayman, of Chambersburg. Born December 24, 1934 in Derby, VA, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Flo (Phillips) Wells. Her passing was sudden and unexpected. We are all heartbroken and still trying to accept that she is gone. Family was everything to...

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