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Ruth M. Catlett
Jan 29, 2025
Ruth M. Catlett, 85, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at her home. Born November 12, 1939, in Gladwin, MI, she was the daughter of the late Hazen and Bernice Greer. Her beloved husband of 60 years, Lowell T. “Tom” Catlett, preceded her in death on January 8, 2021.
Ruth was a 1957 graduate of Gladwin High...
Ida "June" Wagner
Jan 29, 2025
Ida “June” Wagner, age 99, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Bridgeville and Upper St. Clair, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at her home. Born May 29, 1925, in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Edythe and William Klein. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Fred C. Wagner in 2016....
Merle S. Fox, Jr.
Jan 27, 2025
Merle S. Fox, Jr., 76, of Pinellas Park, FL passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 in his home. Born October 6, 1948 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Merle S. Fox, Sr. and Mary E. (Texter) Fox.
He was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1966. Merle was employed as a...
George "Sunny" Straley
Jan 25, 2025
George B. “Sunny” Straley, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025 at his residence. Born March 29, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Soloman and Louella (George) Straley.
Sunny served honorably with the United States Army retiring after 24 years of service. He was a proud Korea and Vietnam Veteran. Following his retirement from...
Elizabeth R Taylor
Jan 24, 2025
Elizabeth R. Taylor, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at Chambers Pointe Health Care Center. Born July 25, 1929 in Newton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Snook and Mildred Roy and widow to the late Harold A. Taylor, Jr., who preceded her in death March 1, 2022.
Elizabeth was employed as an...
Carol Ann (Edwards) Butz
Jan 23, 2025
Carol Ann Edwards Butz, 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Brookview Menno Haven. Born on February 22, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Dwight M. and Violet (Ackerson) Edwards.
She was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1957. In 1957, Carol was crowned Franklin...
C. Frank Frame
Jan 22, 2025
C. Frank Frame, 84, retired superintendent of Scotland School for Veterans’ Children, passed away on January 22, 2025 at his home in Chambersburg, PA surrounded by his loving family following a sixteen-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Born in 1940 in Charleston, WV, to the late Ralph A. Frame, Sr., and Thelma Humphreys Frame, Frank graduated from Stonewall Jackson High in 1958. He...
Tayshona J. "Tay" Fletcher
Jan 19, 2025
Tayshona J. “Tay” Fletcher, 26, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at her home. Born April 17, 1998 in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of Gerald A. Tasker, Jr. and Nicole Koppenhaver Tasker.
Tay was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School and Chambersber Vo-Tech. She had a gigantic smile and contagious laugh. Tay...
Hrisoula K. "Crystal" Masgalas
Jan 19, 2025
Hrisoula K. “Crystal” Masgalas, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at her home. Born September 14, 1952 in Kefalovrison, Aitoliko, Greece, she was a daughter of the late George and Zoe Kalianezos. Her beloved husband, Konstantinos J. “Charlie” Masgalas, preceded her in death on February 3, 2015.
Crystal, along with her husband, owned and operated 30...
Renee M. Anderson
Jan 19, 2025
Renee Mary Anderson, 63, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025 in the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 5, 1961 in Endicott, NY she was the daughter of the late John G. Zeitz, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Love) Lilley.
She was a graduate of Seneca Valley High School with the Class of 1979. Renee was an entrepreneur throughout her...
Jonathan D. "Jon" Cummings
Jan 14, 2025
Jonathan D. "Jon" Cummings, 54, of Fayetteville, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born December 21, 1970 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Joann Koons Henderson and the late Dana Cummings.
Jon was a 1989 graduate of James Buchanan High School. He was employed with Hoffman Mills in Shippensburg for 10...
Jason Tyler Graham
Jan 13, 2025
Jason Tyler Graham, 36, of Mont Alto, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 13, 2025. Born February 16, 1988, in Waynesboro, he was the son of Bartley D. and Michelle L. Tolbert Graham.
Jason was a 2006 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School. He was employed as a General Supply Specialist at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg where he worked...
Ralph Elwood Seylar
Jan 13, 2025
Ralph Elwood Seylar, 100, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday morning, January 13, 2025, at Brookview Health Care Center, Menno Haven. Born March 22, 1924, in Welsh Run, PA, he was the son of the late H. Stanley and Ruth Ommert Seylar.
Ralph was an auto mechanic most of his life, starting his career...
Jason H. Walker
Jan 11, 2025
Jason Hunter Walker, 50, of Willow Hill, PA and formerly of New Franklin, PA passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, as a result of complications of pneumonia and lung cancer in the Chambersburg Hospital with his loved ones beside him.
Jason was a 1993 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He was a victim of nicotine since the age of...
Avery Marie Shatzer
Jan 9, 2025
Avery Marie Shatzer, 6, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family who adored her. Born July 31, 2018 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of Jared M. and Bethany M. (Helman) Shatzer.
Avery was literally a one in a million girl. She was born with Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH) which is extremely rare. Areas...
William J. Lennartz, Sr.
Jan 9, 2025
Mr. William J. Lennartz, Sr., 97, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, January 9, 2024 in his home. Born July 17, 1927 in Lewistown, PA he was the son of the late John E. and Mary (Weitzel) Lennartz.
He was a graduate of Lewistown High School. Following graduation he served with the United States Army from September 25, 1945 until his...
H. Preston Byers
Jan 7, 2025
H. Preston Byers, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 16, 1932 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Enos E. Byers and Mable M. Byers; and widower to the late Shirley A. Byers, who preceded him in death on June 9, 2024.
Preston began his working life in the...
Steven W. Myers
Jan 6, 2025
Steven W. Myers, aged 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Hershey Medical Center on Monday, January 6, 2025. Born in Chambersburg, PA on December 9, 1957, he was the son of the late Revs. Sampson R. and Nancy J. Miller Myers.
A 1975 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Steve went on to earn his Associate’s Degree...
Russell E. Poe, Sr.
Jan 6, 2025
Russell Elmer Poe, Sr., age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA. Born in New Franklin, PA, on July 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Elmer Franklin and Ethel Elizabeth Helman Poe.
Mr. Poe worked 45 years at the former Grove Worldwide, retiring in 2006. He enjoyed collecting...
Patricia A. West
Jan 5, 2025
Patricia A. West, 97, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Menno Haven Chambers Pointe. Born April 21, 1927, in Scotland, PA, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Eva Raifsnider Hoover. Her beloved husband of 67 years, Charles E. West, whom she married on April 19, 1949, preceded her in death on July 20,...
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