Obituaries

Oct 9, 2021

Oct 8, 2021

Juanita K. Cordell, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 9, 1948 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ralph M. Myers, Jr. and Ruth K. Stoner Myers. She had been employed for more than 30 years at the former J. Schoeneman Company in Chambersburg and then worked for...

Oct 8, 2021

Gerald J. Pool, 85, of Fort Loudon, PA went home to be with his Lord Jesus Friday, October 8, 2021 in the UPMC West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg, PA. Born July 4, 1936 in McConnellsburg, PA he was the son of the late Russell Pool, Sr. and Velma B. (Mellott) Pool. He was employed as an apple harvester for Mountain-Brook Orchard...

Oct 8, 2021

Hector Luis Melendez Rivera, age 42, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, PA on Friday, October 8, 2021. Born in Byamon, Puerto Rico on September 2, 1979, he was the son of Hector Luis Melendez and Rosa Maria Rivera. Hector worked at World Kitchens for the last eight years. He was a member of...

Oct 8, 2021

Isabelle R. (Miner) Doughten, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at the Waynesboro Hospital. Born December 18, 1929 in Maiden Creek near Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Allen J. and Olevia M. (Claudy) Miner. She was employed at the Stanley Company in Chambersburg as a seamstress for 35 years. Isabelle was...

Oct 6, 2021

Harold L. Lehman, 82 of Shippensburg, PA passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in his home. Born October 2, 1939 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Roy and Verda (Stouffer) Lehman. He was employed as a farmer in his earlier years. Later in life Harold was an electrician at Wilson College, Chambersburg, retiring after over 20...

Oct 5, 2021

Larry Bietsch, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Born February 13, 1944, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Merle K. and Helen R. Bailey Bietsch. Larry worked at the former H.J. Heinz Company until it’s closure and then at T.B. Woods, and finally Ty Construction, where...

Oct 5, 2021

Jay T. Upperman, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Chambers Pointe Menno Haven. Born March 24, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Oliver and Elizabeth Martin Upperman. Jay was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A US Air Force Veteran, Jay...

Oct 4, 2021

Joan H. Styer, age 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, at home on the Greenwood Hills Bible Conference grounds. Born June 30, 1944, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Raymondé Harding. She held many jobs during her lifetime, the first at Penn Mutual Insurance Co. in Philadelphia, she worked...

Oct 4, 2021

Margaret I. (Isenberger) Heckman, 96, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 in ManorCare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. Born February 21, 1925 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late David G. and Carrie G. (Musselman) Isenberger. In her early life she was employed at Stanley Company and Knouse Foods both in Chambersburg. Margaret was then...

Oct 4, 2021

Elizabeth “Betty” Tice Shipp, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, October 4, 2021 at her home. Born January 18, 1933 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Edgar N. and Ruth Eyer Tice. Betty was a 1950 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She at one time drove a school bus and was then...

Oct 2, 2021

Charlotte Gladys Strawser Becker, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at her home. Born January 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Allen Norman Strawser and Eva May (Beck) Strawser. Her beloved husband, Rowland A. Becker, whom she married on March 15, 1952, preceded her in death on January 4, 2012. Charlotte was a...

Oct 2, 2021

Nina R. Goodrum, 53, of Greenscastle, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in the Milton Hershey Medical Center. Born on April 19, 1968 in California, she was a daughter of the late Virginia Lee Raynor and Joe Park. She was the widow of Charles Goodrum who preceded her in death in February 2021. Surviving her are four children, Craig...

Oct 1, 2021

Suzie A. Goodwin, 39, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021 at her home. Born March 11, 1982 in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of MayBell Strother Jones and the late Phil Jones. Suzie was most recently employed at Citi Corp. in the fraud department. She loved playing bingo, listening to music, fishing, watching movies, traveling and...

Sep 30, 2021

Anna G. (Parsons) Zeigler, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 23, 1938 in Orbisonia, PA she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Grace (Shope) Parsons. Anna was employed as the assistant produce manager at the A&P, Food Lion and Sunnyway Foods. She was a member of the Heidelberg...

Sep 29, 2021

Lew R. Gibbons, 90, of St. Thomas, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 14, 1931 in Edenville, PA, he was the son of the late Bertha Ashwell. A US Army veteran, Lew served honorably from 1949 – 1952 during the Korean War. He was the owner/operator of...

Sep 27, 2021

Davie M. West, 62, of Mercersburg, PA passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 25, 1959 in Frederick, MD he was the son of the late David Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Mossburg) West. He was a graduate for the Thomas Johnson High School, Frederick, MD. Davie was employed as a truck driver for Food Lion...

Sep 27, 2021

Joanne S. Fox, 92, widow of J. Nelson “Nellie” Fox, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Menno Haven Brookview. Born on October 10, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Omar F. Statler and Ethel Niswander Statler. A 1947 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School, she married Nellie on June 28,...

Sep 27, 2021

Patricia A. “Patsy” Wagner, 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021. Born July 10, 1947 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Marvin W. and Bernice Mae (Rosenberger) Yaukey. A 1965 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School, Patsy then worked as a caseworker for the Pennsylvania Board of Assistance for 20...

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...