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Eugene Stelma

Eugene Stelma

Sep 27, 2021

Eugene R. “Gene” Stelma, 78, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 13, 1943 in Graceton, PA he was the son of the late Victor and (Mary Kotzur) Stelma. Following high school he served in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge. Gene was employed by R&P as a mechanic in...

Jean Crotty

Jean Crotty

Sep 27, 2021

Jean C. Crotty, 89, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday September 27,2021 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Skilled Care Center. Born September 1,1932 in Rochester, NY. She was the daughter of the late George B. Zerkle and Mabel Brady Zerkle, and the widow of Robert John “Bob” Crotty. Jean served her country with the U.S. Navy. Her time in service took...

Rodney Guyer

Rodney Guyer

Sep 26, 2021

Rodney Harold Guyer, age 71, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Born August 9, 1950, in Huntington, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond P. and Josephine Bilger Guyer. Mr. Guyer was a 1968 graduate of the Chambersburg Area School District. He went on to serve honorably in the US Army...

Charles Wetzel

Charles Wetzel

Sep 25, 2021

Charles F. “Freddie” Wetzel, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at home. Born November 21, 1934 in Clay Hill, PA he was the son of the late John S. Wetzel and Virginia B. (Hutton) Rebok. He served in the United States Marine Corps from February 1956 until his honorable discharge February 1958. Freddie did two six...

Richard Brill

Richard Brill

Sep 25, 2021

Richard Glen Brill, 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Saturday, September 25, 2021 in Menno Haven Chambers Pointe where he had resided since July 2018. Born February 17, 1933 in Churchtown, PA he was the son of the late Mamie (Snader) Brill Killian and Ivan Martin Brill and the step-son of John Killian. He is preceded in...

Martha Showers

Martha Showers

Sep 25, 2021

Martha C. Showers, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Laurel Lakes Nursing Home. Born August 10, 1932, in Hamilton Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank D. and Mary Cook Coble. She was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught first grade at South Hamilton elementary school, for many years,...

Barry Spahr

Barry Spahr

Sep 24, 2021

Barry R. Spahr, 63, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 in Holy Spirit Medical Center, Camp Hill, PA. Born March 31, 1958 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of Doris (Diffenderfer) Spahr and the late William Spahr who passed away June 14, 1989. He was a graduate of Bethel Park High School with the Class of...

Donald Witmer

Donald Witmer

Sep 24, 2021

Donald L. Witmer, 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Ephrata Hospital. Born August 21, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Martha Martin Witmer. A 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Donald went on to honorably serve in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1963....

Shirley Brubaker

Shirley Brubaker

Sep 24, 2021

Shirley (Davis) Brubaker, 85, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 in her home. Born July 27, 1936 in Saxton, PA she was the daughter of the late William H. Davis, Sr. and Martha M. (Dickinson) Davis. She was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1954. Shirley was employed as a press...

Jeffrey Mayer

Jeffrey Mayer

Sep 22, 2021

Jeffrey R. Mayer, 56, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Born August 24, 1965 in Chambersburg, he was the son of George Mayer (husband of Dorris) and Sharon Mayer. Jeff worked as an electric meter technician for the Chambersburg Borough for the past 20 years. Previously, he was a butcher at many different locations including Crider Meats...

Lewis Baer

Lewis Baer

Sep 21, 2021

Lewis E. “Sonny” Baer, 74, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at York Hospital. Born January 17, 1947 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of Lehman and Hilda Reynolds Baer. Sonny was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Maryland and was employed at...

Frances Herrity

Frances Herrity

Sep 21, 2021

Frances Louise “Fran” Herrity, Ph.D., age 78, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Washington, DC on May 14, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Harry Edward Sparshott, Sr. and Frances Louise Kellum Sparshott. Ms. Herrity earned her Bachelor, Masters, and Doctorate degrees from George Mason University, where she...

Robert Yourkavitch

Robert Yourkavitch

Sep 19, 2021

Robert B. “York” Yourkavitch, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 14, 1933 in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late John Paul Yourkavitch and Freida Brookens Herr. York was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A US Marine Corps veteran, York served honorably during the...

Janet Voegel

Janet Voegel

Sep 18, 2021

Janet A. Voegel, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 16, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Catherine Williams Fisher. Janet was a 1957 graduate of CASHS. She dedicated most of her life to making a home for her family. Over the years, she...

James Landaker

James Landaker

Sep 18, 2021

James R. Landaker of Chambersburg, PA was given over to the Lord on September 18, 2021. He will be cherished and remembered by his loving wife of 47 years, Pamela (Aronhalt) Landaker; his daughter and son-in-law Amy and Dominic Barbagallo III; grandson, Dominic Barbagallo IV; his son and daughter-in-law Todd and Nicole Landaker; granddaughters Harper and Stella Landaker; his sister-in...

Mary Poe

Mary Poe

Sep 18, 2021

Mary Alice Poe, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, September 18, 2021 at Chambers Pointe. Born April 22, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Luther J. and Mary R. Miller Stinson. A homemaker, she had worked early in her life at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg. She was a member of Antrim Brethren...

Helen Foor

Helen Foor

Sep 17, 2021

Helen R. Foor, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, September 17, 2021 at Restore Health of Shippensburg. Born May 28, 1929 in Jones Mills, PA, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Goldie Boyer Harkcom. A 1947 graduate of Shade High School in Cairnbrook, she had worked for many years as the bookkeeper for her husband’s...

Jennie Mao

Jennie Mao

Sep 17, 2021

Jennie Weichen Mao, 42, of Chambersburg passed peacefully at home on September 17, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Jennie was born on January 17, 1979, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1998. Before graduation she completed the Culinary Arts Program at Vo-Tech. Jennie had a big personality and was full of energy. She...

MaryAnn Beard

MaryAnn Beard

Sep 17, 2021

MaryAnn Beard, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 8, 1951 in Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ann Laverne Jedatchek Holub. MaryAnn was a 1968 graduate of CASHS. She was employed as a nurse’s aide at South Mountain Restoration Center for 18 years until...

Pauline Goshorn

Pauline Goshorn

Sep 16, 2021

Pauline Goshorn, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born March 3, 1933 in Mercersburg , PA, she was the daughter of the late Luther Rubeck, Sr. and Carrie Bowers Rubeck and was the widow of the late Cecil L. Goshorn, who passed away January 26, 1999. A...

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