Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Catherine Hawbaker

Catherine Hawbaker

Feb 27, 2022

Catherine S. Hawbaker, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, February 27, 2022 at her home. Born September 16, 1944 in St. Thomas, she was the daughter of the late Max and Cora Weller Pine. Cathy was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg High School and was employed for more than 30 years at Jennings in Chambersburg. She was...

Donald Miller

Donald Miller

Feb 26, 2022

Donald J. Miller, 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 12, 1937 in Fayetteville, he was the son of the late John F. and Ella M. (Ritter) Miller. A United States Airforce Veteran, Don honorably served from 1954 to 1958. He then went on to work at the former Landis...

Jeryl Miller

Jeryl Miller

Feb 25, 2022

Jeryl C. “Jerry” Miller, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born April 13, 1940 in Chambersburg, the second of a set of twins to the late Charles E. “Booker” Miller and Thelma “Tony” Jones Miller. Jeryl graduated seventh in the Class of 1958 from the Chambersburg Area Senior High School....

Ronald Robison

Ronald Robison

Feb 24, 2022

Ronald E. “Ron” Robison, 78, of Marion, PA passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022 in his home. Born July 19, 1943 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Ralph and Charlotte (Souders) Robison. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1964. Following high school Ron served with the United...

Maxine Rotz

Maxine Rotz

Feb 24, 2022

Maxine O. Barthalow Rotz, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2022 at Menno Haven with her loving family by her side. She was born November 18, 1933, daughter of the late Clyde and Modena Shaffer Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilson C. “Bill” Barthalow on April 8, 1994. Maxine worked at the former...

Delores Roher

Delores Roher

Feb 24, 2022

Delores J. “Shorty” (Hafer) Roher, 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Brookview at Menno Haven. Born October 26, 1927 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Guy J. and Blanche (Poole) Hafer. After her mother’s passing in 1929 Delores was raised by her father and step-mother, Susan Popernack. Delores was married for...

Carol Lattaro

Carol Lattaro

Feb 24, 2022

Carol F. Lattaro (nee Carol Ann Francis) of Chambersburg, PA, departed this life on February 24, 2022 in Chambersburg, PA. Carol was born March 1, 1937 in Uniontown, Fayette County, PA, and lived in the Philadelphia area for many years. She graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1955. She worked as a secretary in the fields of law and...

Mary Jane Chitty

Mary Jane Chitty

Feb 23, 2022

Mary Jane Chitty, 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Brookview Menno Haven. Born August 6, 1927 in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Daisie (Hettinger) Kegerize. She was employed as a librarian at Kings College, Briarcliff Manor, NY. Mary Jane was a member of Greenwood Hills Gospel Chapel. She is...

Eddie Shaw

Eddie Shaw

Feb 23, 2022

Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Born February 17, 1968 in Winter Haven, FL, he was a son of Freddie Mae Shaw and the late Edward Shaw. Eddie was a 1986 graduate of CASHS. He earned a culinary arts degree from HACC and was previously employed at Flextronics and Nursery Supplies, Inc., both...

Susan Ensley

Susan Ensley

Feb 23, 2022

Susan B. Ensley, age 65, of Fayetteville, PA, and formerly of Brookville, MD passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Born in Washington, D.C. on January 8, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lloyd and Phyllis Edmonston Bloomberg. Mrs. Ensley earned her B.S. from Western Maryland (McDaniel) College and her M.S. from University of Maryland University...

Robert Sleighter

Robert Sleighter

Feb 22, 2022

Robert C. Sleighter, Sr., 87, of Upper Strasburg, PA passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Brookview Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA. Born December 7, 1934 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Clarence and Mary (Nye) Sleighter. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Senior High School with the Class of 1952. Bob was employed as a machinist...

Michael "Mike"  Jackson

Michael "Mike" Jackson

Feb 22, 2022

Michael E. "Mike" Jackson, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on September 26, 1962 in Bellaire, Ohio, Mike was the only child of Carol Sidon Jackson of Sherman, Illinois and the late Edward L. Jackson. Mike grew up in St. Clairsville, Ohio and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree...

Norman McCleary

Norman McCleary

Feb 21, 2022

Norman A. “Bunk” McCleary, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, February 21, 2022 at Chambers Point Nursing Center. Born August 27, 1931 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Charles Norman and Hannah Pheil McCleary. Bunk was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served honorably with the US Army. Early in his life he...

Walter Gentry

Walter Gentry

Feb 20, 2022

Walter “Neil” Gentry, 90, of Conyers, GA passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 in Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born August 20, 1931 in Rockmart, GA he was the son of the late Henry Ivey and Renda (Jackson) Gentry. He was a graduate of Rockmart High School. Neil went on to continue his education obtaining his bachelor’s degree from...

Joanne Bowman

Joanne Bowman

Feb 18, 2022

Joanne L. Bowman, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 23, 1932 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Elizabeth Carmack Bitner. Her beloved husband of 59 years, Kenneth A. Bowman, preceded her in death on December 28, 2016. Joanne was employed as a teacher with...

Edna Carbaugh

Edna Carbaugh

Feb 16, 2022

Edna M. (Spoonhour) Carbaugh, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 4, 1938 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen (Eshelman) Spoonhour. She attended Chambersburg area schools. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed going camping at Raystown and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She...

Larry Culbertson

Larry Culbertson

Feb 16, 2022

Larry Eugene Culbertson, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home. Born August 10, 1940 on the family farm in Greene Township, he was a son of the late Harold L. and Lucille Fegan Culbertson. Larry attended Chambersburg Area Schools and after Junior High School went to work on the family farm. He...

Pennie Helman

Pennie Helman

Feb 15, 2022

Pennie L. Helman, 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on February 15, 2022 at Hershey Medical Center after a prolonged illness. She was born on August 3, 1949 to Sam Baum and Pauline Hardsock (Baum) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennie graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1967. Following graduation, she married James Helman in 1968. Pennie and James went on...

David Carbaugh

David Carbaugh

Feb 14, 2022

David R. Carbaugh, 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, February 14, 2022 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born March 20, 1944 in Welsh Run, PA, he was a son of the late Earl and Mary Jane Carbaugh. He owned and operated DC Pattern and Tooling in Chambersburg from 1988 until selling the company in 2007. He was...

Mervin Freshman

Mervin Freshman

Feb 11, 2022

Mervin L. Freshman, 57, of St. Thomas, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital after a lengthy illness surrounded by family. Merv was born November 6, 1964 to Harry “Ronnie” and Sandy (Pratt) Freshman of Waynesboro. Merv was a graduate of the 1982 class of WASHS and attended Penn State University Mont Alto. He was owner...