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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Kimberly Disbrow
Apr 26, 2022
Kimberly Kay Disbrow, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandma died on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital at the age of 63. Born October 21, 1958 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Albert and Imogene (Bauman) Bowers. A graduate of South Hagerstown High School, Kim went on to serve in the United States...

Harold Armstrong
Apr 24, 2022
Harold “Bud” Armstrong passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Somerford Place in Hagerstown, MD. He was 100 years old. Harold retired from Frick Company in Waynesboro and later worked part time for the J.C. Penney Co. at the Southgate Mall in Chambersburg. Many may remember Harold as “Buddy” Armstrong and his country and western group “The Knights of...
Stephanie Gentry
Apr 24, 2022
Stephanie Gayle Gentry, “Steph,” 82 of Fayetteville PA, passed away on April 24, 2022 peacefully in her home. Steph was born on May 5, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland to Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. C. Tolle. She grew up in Maryland with her sister Susan T. O’Neill. Steph married her high school sweetheart Ronald Floyd Gentry on August 26, 1961....

Yvonne Taylor
Apr 23, 2022
Dr. Yvonne D. Taylor, 68, of Chambersburg went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Dr. Taylor was born to the late Henry and Alice Davis on August 1, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bonnie, as she was affectionately called, was the ninth child of eleven children born to the late Henry and Alice Davis. Dr. Taylor...
Peter Fiume
Apr 23, 2022
Peter P. “Pete” Fiume, 78, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sept 14, 1943 in Pittston, PA he was the son of the late Peter and Carmel (Bonita) Fiume. He attended Pittston Township Public Schools and was a graduate of Pittston High School with the Class of 1960. Pete then went on...
Joanna Miley
Apr 23, 2022
Joanna G. (Miller) Miley, 81, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 in her home. Born June 13, 1940 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of the late Nelson David and Clara E. (Washinger) Miller. She was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1958. Joanna was employed as a shoemaker at Gettysburg Shoe...
E. Ann Ziobrowski
Apr 22, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Ziobrowski passed away on April 22, 2022 at home, after a nearly 8 year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Ann was born June 9, 1956 to Claude E. Chesnut, Sr and Mary Helen Chesnut, in Chambersburg. She and Robert G. Ziobrowski were married in 1980 and have had 41 wonderful years of marriage. Ann graduated from Chambersburg Area...
Gloria Wallen
Apr 21, 2022
Gloria “Jean” (Betts) Wallen, 75, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Thursday, April 21, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 10, 1946 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Rachel (Smith) Betts. She attended Biglerville Area Schools. Jean was employed as a skiver at the Hanover Shoe Factory for over 33 years....
Kate Hamilton
Apr 19, 2022
Kate L. Hamilton, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 15, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Trude Limberg. Kate was employed as an editor at the Public Opinion for over 40 years until her retirement in 2003. She was a member of 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church...
June Bowling
Apr 19, 2022
June E. Bowling, 95, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 21, 1926 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Stella Tolbert. Her beloved husband of 66 years, Robert L. “Bob” Bowling, preceded her in death on June 25, 2009. June and her husband Bob were married on...
Jay Black
Apr 18, 2022
Jay E. Black, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 in Menno Haven’s Brookview Healthcare Center. Born January 14, 1936 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Harry Black, Sr. and Rhoda (Buterbaugh) Black. He was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1953. Following high school, he served in the United...
Shirley Bowers
Apr 18, 2022
Shirley Marie Bowers (nee Patterson), of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 18 at the age of 83, with her family by her side. Shirley was born in Chambersburg to Mabel and Ralph Patterson on June 2, 1938. She graduated from Chambersburg Area High School in 1956. She began her career at...

Ann Rotz
Apr 17, 2022
Ann K. Rotz, 62, of Shippensburg, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in her home on Sunday, April 17, 2022. She was born on May 27, 1959 in Chambersburg, to the late Athley K. Kline and Alva Upperman Kline. Ann grew up in Chambersburg and graduated from C.A.S.H.S. with the class of 1977. For most of the last twenty years...

Milton Crawford
Apr 17, 2022
Milton J. Crawford Jr., 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022 in Menno Haven Healthcare Center. Born September 7, 1936 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Milton J. Crawford, Sr. and Sarah (Coble) Crawford. He was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1954. In his younger years he was employed...
William Butts
Apr 16, 2022
William D. “Bill” Butts, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, April 16, 2022 at the Shook Home. Born November 29, 1934 in Carlisle, PA, he was the son of the late Harley D. and Marie Elizabeth Marsh Butts. Bill was a 1952 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and also attended Shippensburg University. From 1955 to 1957 Bill was...

I. Mae Seylar
Apr 15, 2022
I. Mae Seylar, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, April 15, 2022, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 11, 1927, in Five Forks, she was a daughter of the late Walter Scott and Mattie Fern Martin Hoover. Mae was a 1945 graduate of Quincy High School. She was a member...
Floyd Runyon
Apr 14, 2022
Floyd Leroy “Lee” Runyon, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 29, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Nelson M. and Viola M. Reamer Runyon. His beloved wife, Sharon A. Runyon, preceded him in death on November 2, 2020. Lee was a 1959 graduate of St. Thomas...
Jeffrey Brookens
Apr 13, 2022
Jeffrey Lynn Brookens passed away in the early evening of April 13, 2022 at the age of 69. Born on July 8, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the only child of Ellis H. and J. Louise (Foreman) Brookens. At a young age, Jeff’s father nicknamed him ‘Puncho’—a moniker that he is referred to by friends and family to this...
Marie Cole
Apr 13, 2022
Marie R. Cole, 78, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her home. Born December 16, 1943 in Bronx, NY, she was a daughter of the late Christopher and Phyllis Gandiello Ambrosecchia. A dedicated mother and grandmother, Marie spent most of her life making a home for her family. Early in her life she was employed...
Larry Heefner
Apr 12, 2022
Larry D. Heefner, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 22, 1946 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Levi and Hazel Mentzer Heefner. Larry was a 1965 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. He was employed at Landis Tool Company and Casting Technologies for over 30 years until his...