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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

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....

Mary Crouse

Mary Crouse

Nov 22, 2021

Mary L. Crouse, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Paramount Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 19, 1934 in Martinsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. Reilly, Sr. and Esther E. (Burket) Reilly. Her beloved husband, Paul C. Crouse, preceded her in death on February 9, 2007. Mary was employed as...

Roland Stewart

Roland Stewart

Nov 22, 2021

Roland H. “Jack” Stewart, 73, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital after a five year battle with complications due to Parkinsonism Disease. Born April 1, 1948 in Nuremberg, Germany he was the son of the late Howard L. and Jacqueline M. (Gelas) Stewart. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High...

Dylan Gilbert

Dylan Gilbert

Nov 22, 2021

Dylan Patrick Gilbert, 19, passed away on November 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and his dog Mocha after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on December 11, 2001 in Chambersburg, Dylan was the son of Ronald and Wendy Hoover Gilbert and the grandson of Willis and Joyce (Shriver) Hoover. In addition he is survived by numerous...

Donald Cramer

Donald Cramer

Nov 21, 2021

Donald “Bat” Cramer passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 26, 1955, he was a son of the late Thomas “Speed” Cramer and Dorothea P. Cramer. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed by the Borough of Chambersburg for many years. He was an avid bluegrass music...

Jack Loudenberg

Jack Loudenberg

Nov 20, 2021

Jack S. Loudenberg, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Selinsgrove, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born September 7, 1929, in Sunbury, PA, he was the son of the late Robert F. and Helen Slear Loudenberg. Jack was a 1952 graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Jack...

Jack Lear

Jack Lear

Nov 20, 2021

Jack W. Lear, 73, of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with the Lord Saturday, November 20, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital where he was under hospice care. Born June 3, 1948 in Washington County, MD he was the son of the late William Freemont and Goldie Elizabeth (Smith) Lear. He was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown,...

Sondra Hockensmith

Sondra Hockensmith

Nov 18, 2021

Sondra J. Hockensmith, age 64, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 21, 1956, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Ricker Hockensmith, Sr. Sondra was a 1974 graduate of CASHS. She worked as an LPN for many years, lastly at Keystone Women’s Care, retiring in 2018. She...

Robert Freet

Robert Freet

Nov 18, 2021

Robert C. “Bob” Freet, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on March 16, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles D. Freet and Mabel E. Miller Freet. He was the widower of Sandra J. Daley Freet, who preceded him in death on January 17, 2016. A 1960...

Donald Hinton

Donald Hinton

Nov 18, 2021

Donald B. Hinton, Jr., 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 17, 1942 in Fayetteville, PA he was the son of the late Donald B. Hinton, Sr. and Matilda A. (Tasker) Hinton. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Donald was employed as a truck driver for Philadelphia Electric Company for over 20...

Bernard Toporzycki

Bernard Toporzycki

Nov 18, 2021

Bernard E. Toporzycki, 72, of Mercersburg, PA passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 in his home surrounded by his family. Born February 5, 1949 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Frank Toporzycki and Louise Childers. He served as a sergeant in the United States Army in Korea and Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He enlisted on...

Barbara Wagner

Barbara Wagner

Nov 17, 2021

Barbara W. Wagner, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Evangeline Theon Whibley and the late Harold Whibley. Barbara loved Arts and Crafts, leading to her establishing her own small business and craft shop on ETSY. She enjoyed making things and sending...

David Metz

David Metz

Nov 17, 2021

David D. Metz, Sr., 88, of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his home. Born June 15, 1933 in Chambersburg; he was the son of the late Albert and Gertrude (Knight) Metz. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1951. He served in the United States Air Force during the...

Ruth Frank

Ruth Frank

Nov 16, 2021

Ruth A. Hendershot Frank, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 16, 2021 at The Shook Home. Born October 17, 1931 in Fulton County, PA, she was a daughter of the late J. William and Viola Souders Hendershot. A graduate of the McConnellsburg High School she was employed early in her life at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg....

Fred Gindlesperger

Fred Gindlesperger

Nov 15, 2021

Fred C. Gindlesperger, Jr. 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born May 2, 1962 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Donna Jean Koontz Gindlesperger and the late Fred C. Gindlesperger, Sr. Fred was a devoted husband and loving father and pop-pop. He was a member of the Bethel Assembly of God...