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Sara Underkoffler
Jun 19, 2022
Sara Jayne (Kegerreis) Underkoffler, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, June 19, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. Born July 6, 1935 in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Gerald Manning Kegerreis and Ruth Marie Keebaugh Kegerreis. Mrs. Underkoffler graduated from the Pine Grove High School in 1953...
Ronald Portner
Jun 17, 2022
Ronald L. Portner, 75, of Fayetteville passed peacefully at his home on June 17, 2022 after a four year battle with cancer. Born February 7, 1947 in Waynesboro, PA he was the son of the late Lester and Mildred Portner. Ron attended Waynesboro Area Senior High School. He joined the United States Army in 1965 and served with the 82nd...
Joseph Ritchey
Jun 16, 2022
Joseph Allen Ritchey, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. Born January 26, 1952 in Defiance, PA, he was the son of the late Cloyd Joseph and Emily Arlene (Wright) Ritchey. A 1970 graduate of Tussy Mountain High School in Saxton, PA, Joseph went on to honorably serve in the...
Dennis Sanders
Jun 15, 2022
Dennis J. Sanders, 65, of Fairfield, PA passed away the evening of Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in his home. Born November 28, 1956 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Joseph and Marion “Dot” Sanders. He was employed as an arborist for 20 years by the Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and 25 years with Bartlett Tree Company....
Phyllis Gross
Jun 13, 2022
Phyllis F. Gross, 96, of Chambersburg, and formerly of York County, passed away Monday afternoon, June 13, 2022 at The Shook Home in Chambersburg. Born February 21, 1926 in East Manchester Township, York County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Cora Myers Fink. Phyllis was a 1945 graduate of the Manchester High School, Manchester, PA...
Margaret Stanhope
Jun 13, 2022
Margaret A. “Peg” Stanhope, 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Monday, June 13, 2022 in Paramount Senior Living Center. Born February 2, 1933 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late John C. and Eleanora (Etter) Aird. She was a graduate of Chambersburg High School and then went on to attend Wheaton College where she participated...
Susan Frirsz
Jun 11, 2022
Susan McMichael Frirsz, 71, of Chambersburg, PA passed peacefully into her next life on June 11, 2022 surrounded by her family. Susan was born in and raised in Kane, PA and held degrees in cosmetology and cooking. She is survived by her daughter Chelsea and husband Chris Hillerich of Saratoga Springs, New York, her sister Karen DeShong and husband Max...
Charmagne Richardson
Jun 10, 2022
Charmagne Celeste Richardson, 68, of Scotland, PA, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022 at her home. Born February 14, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Aloyisus Francis Szymborski, Sr. and Gloria Maryanne Druschel Szymborski. Charmagne was employed as a nurse and nurse supervisor at several skilled nursing facilities in the Baltimore area. She was...
Thomas McClure
Jun 9, 2022
Thomas R. McClure, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at his home. Born July 4, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harold and Ora Stouffer McClure. A US Army veteran, Thomas served honorably from 1957-1962. He was employed as a machine operator at TB Woods for 17 years. He then worked...
Kathleen Maier
Jun 8, 2022
Kathleen Marie (Crosby) Maier, 56, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Born November 17, 1965 in New Brunswick, NJ she was the daughter of the late John J. and Jane R. (Murphy) Crosby. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Kathy was employed as a registered nurse, working in various settings,...
Jane Cummings
Jun 8, 2022
Jane L. Cummings, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, June 8, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 30, 1947 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary Sweiger Brown. Jane was a 1965 graduate of the Waynesboro High School and had worked for more than 30 years at the former Stanley Company in...
Cindy Beltz
Jun 7, 2022
Cindy A. (Boggs) Beltz, 63, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 4, 1958 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Warren Boggs and Florence (Poe) Corrie. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Cindy was currently employed as a supervisor at Ingram Books, Chambersburg....
Charles Goetz
Jun 7, 2022
Charles E. Goetz, of Chambersburg, PA, departed this life on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. He was 90 years old. Charles was born February 7, 1932 in Chambersburg to Pearls Sheets Goetz and Edward Fleming Goetz. His mother preceded him in death in 1982 and his father in 1983. Charles was a 1950 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He...
Robert Baughman
Jun 6, 2022
Robert Grant Baughman, Sr., 102, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, June 6, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 26, 1919 in Greene Township, Franklin County, PA, he was a son of the late Harry Ott and Lydia Viola Kohn Baughman. A carpenter all of his life, Mr. Baughman had been employed with Eber Cook and then later...
Judith Crawford
Jun 5, 2022
Judith E. (Shatzer) Crawford, 80, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 in Menno Haven Health Care Center. Born December 28, 1941 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Beatrice (Baker) Shatzer. She attended St. Thomas Area Schools, St. Thomas, PA. Judy was a homemaker who enjoyed baking pies and sewing. She was very...
Paul Kendall
Jun 3, 2022
Paul J. Kendall, 52, of South Mountain, PA passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 in Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born December 26, 1969 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late John K. and Anna Mae (Hancock) Kendall. He was a graduate of Shippensburg High Area Senior High School. Paul was a volunteer firefighter for...
Jose Diaz
Jun 2, 2022
Jose A. Diaz, 97 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at his home. He was born on August 3, 1924, the youngest of 9 children, to Juan and Cruz Diaz in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico and subsequently moved to the mainland. His first love was the theatre and he eventually...
Charles Reed
May 31, 2022
Charles T. “Tim” Reed, age 66, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Born October 17, 1955, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Donald R. and Agnes M. “Mae” Thomas Reed. Tim was a 1973 graduate of CASHS. He went on to work for the former Grove Manufacturing for 15 years, and...
Janet Holtry
May 30, 2022
Janet L. Holtry, 89, of Chambersburg, departed this life peacefully on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Brookview Health Care Center. She was born in Fannettsburg, PA on March 1, 1933, to the late Charles W. and Vernol H. Markey Traxler. Janet was a skilled seamstress and spent most of her working life in various companies in the Chambersburg and Shippensburg...
Dennis Straley
May 28, 2022
Dennis E. Straley, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, May 28, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 9, 1954 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Earl Straley and the late Elizabeth Peck Straley. In addition to his father, Dennis is survived by his wife, Gina Alexander Straley; daughter, Lindsay Anderson (Charles); a grandson, Chase Anderson;...
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