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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Charles West

Charles West

Dec 10, 2021

Charles “Charlie” West, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2021. Born on November 27, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Howard West and Caroline West. He married his wife, Ethel (Stumbaugh) West, on February 10, 1962. Together they raised two children; Greg (Lyn) West, of Chambersburg, PA,...

Orpha Garber

Orpha Garber

Dec 10, 2021

Orpha Elizabeth (Denlinger) Garber was born in New Lebanon, Ohio on January 6, 1926 to Roy & Ada (Brubaker) Denlinger. She peacefully passed into eternity on December 10, 2021 at the age of 95 years. She accepted the Lord and was baptized as a young lady, becoming a member of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church. On February 7, 1948...

Betty Vydra

Betty Vydra

Dec 10, 2021

Betty Kramer Vydra passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021, at the age of 94. She was born July 14, 1927, in Marlinton, WV, to Charles S. Kramer and Mary Madge Kramer. She was a graduate of Marlinton Highschool, attended Mary Baldwin College where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, and graduated from West Virginia University with...

Ethel West

Ethel West

Dec 9, 2021

Ethel “Cookie” West, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2021. Born on June 6, 1942 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mildred Stumbaugh. She married her husband, Charles West, on February 10, 1962. Together they raised a son, Greg (Lyn) West of Chambersburg and a daughter,...

Gloria Dorsett

Gloria Dorsett

Dec 7, 2021

Gloria J. Dorsett, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital with her husband at her side. Born December 17, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Charlotte Rowe Bucher. Gloria was a graduate of the Cumberland Valley High School. She was a talented self-taught organist, serving numerous congregations...

Gail Sleichter

Gail Sleichter

Dec 6, 2021

Gail B. (Turner) Sleichter, 84, of Fayetteville, PA passed away peacefully Monday, December 6, 2021 in her home. Born October 30, 1937 in Denver, CO she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Parker) Turner. She was primarily a homemaker but did work as a receptionist for the Chambersburg Hospital for 20 years. Gail was a kind and...

Alice Summers

Alice Summers

Dec 5, 2021

Alice Joyce Summers, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on December 5, 2021. Born April 3, 1938 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Stella Belle Hoch and Charles Melvin Hoch. Mrs. Summers graduated from the Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1956. She was a dedicated class treasurer and enjoyed participating, planning, and organizing class reunions over...

Kenneth Littleford

Kenneth Littleford

Dec 5, 2021

Kenneth J. Littleford, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday Morning, December 5, 2021 at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born March 30, 1937 in Nanticoke, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Littleford, Sr., and Olive Ruddick Clark. A United States Navy Veteran, Ken honorably served his country from 1954 to 1959. He then worked for the...

Nancy Myers

Nancy Myers

Dec 2, 2021

Nancy Lois (Oyler) Myers, 96, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 11, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late C. Ralph and Carrie (Bricker) Oyler, and widow to the late Fred R. Myers, who preceded her in death on November 4, 1991. Nancy was a 1943 graduate of...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Dec 2, 2021

Betty Brohm Smith went peacefully to be with her Savior and Lord on December 2, 2021. Married to Kenneth W. Smith, who predeceased her in 1981, she leaves a stepson, Barry H. Smith, (wife Carley) of New York City and Scarborough, ME; two step-grandchildren, Christopher (wife Anne) and Sara (husband Michael); and three step-great-grandchildren (Alden, Eugenia, and Lila), residing in...

Thomas Perry

Thomas Perry

Nov 29, 2021

Thomas C. Perry, 55, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at his home. Born July 16, 1966 in China Lake, CA, he was the son of Nelson Perry and the late Helen Sprow Hall. Tom was a 1986 graduate of CASHS. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably from 1986 – 2001. Tom was employed as a...

Kenneth Mummert

Kenneth Mummert

Nov 29, 2021

Kenneth H. Mummert, 85, of Chambersburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 29, 2021 while surrounded by his family. Born May 2, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul and Mary Karper Mummert. Ken was a 1954 graduate of Chambersburg High School. He was a life-long dairy farmer. Along with his...

Jesse Naugle

Jesse Naugle

Nov 29, 2021

Jesse T. Naugle, 75, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away Monday evening, November 29, 2021 at his home. Born January 18, 1946 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Jesse J. and Leona Kauffman Naugle. Early in his life he worked at several area orchards prior to going to work for his father-in-law, Robert Hess, at...

Sherry Zimmerman

Sherry Zimmerman

Nov 28, 2021

Sherry Ann Zimmerman, 85, of Queen Creek, AZ and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at her home. Born September 6, 1936 in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late John N. and Helen Bender Florig. Sherry was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and retired from Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe....

Carl Muly

Carl Muly

Nov 28, 2021

Carl A. Muly, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday evening, November 28, 2021. He was a 1957 graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law. He served with the Maryland National Guard JAG Corps for 28 years, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Muly was an attorney in Glen...

Donald Miller

Donald Miller

Nov 27, 2021

Donald “Mike” Miller, 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, November 27, 2021 at his home. Born December 25, 1955 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of Delores Murphy Miller of Chambersburg and the late Donald L. Miller who preceded him in death in 2011. Mike was a 1974 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School....

Konstantinos Tsortos

Konstantinos Tsortos

Nov 27, 2021

Konstantinos Tsortos, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1941 in Krikilo, Ebritania, Greece, he was a son of the late Serafim and Georgia Kretsi Tsortos. In 1989 Konstantinos purchased the Molly Pitcher Waffle Shop in Chambersburg. In 1999 he purchased the Littler Dipper Restaurant and was the owner/operator until...

Roberta Winkleman

Roberta Winkleman

Nov 26, 2021

Roberta G. Winkleman, 71, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, November 26, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 3, 1950 in Champion, OH, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Jean Harsh Dollison. Roberta graduated from high school in Champion and was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the Church...

Janet Elstun

Janet Elstun

Nov 26, 2021

Janet Margaret (Lesher) Elstun, second daughter of the late David Stouffer and Ethel Mae Barnhart Lesher, was born November 23, 1931, in Chambersburg, PA. Her soul was taken off this earth to its eternal reward on November 26, 2021, making her sojourn on earth 90 years, and 3 days. Realizing the need of a Savior, she was baptized into the...

Timothy Preisler

Timothy Preisler

Nov 23, 2021

Timothy S. Preisler, 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, November 23, 2021 at his home. Born August 5, 1960 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Betty Daugherty Zimmerman of Chambersburg and the late Clyde W. Preisler. A graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Tim was a skilled metal fabricator currently employed with Qualex in Chambersburg....

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