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Jean Eakle
Mar 4, 2022
Jean Nottingham Eakle, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on March 4, 2022 at Menno Haven Health Center. She was born on December 28, 1926 in Duck, WV, to Willie and Belle (Chapman) Nottingham, the youngest of five children. Jean grew up in Glenville, WV, where she attended school from the first grade through college, graduating from Glenville State College...
Irene Trace
Mar 4, 2022
Irene Rose “Rene” Gough Mathna Russell Trace, age 93 of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 in Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born on October 11, 1928 in Birmingham, England, she was a daughter of the late Enoch and Violet Briscoe Gough. Rene grew up in England, where she attended boarding school. In 1947 she moved to the United States....
Janet Rotz
Mar 3, 2022
Janet Marie (Robinson) Rotz, 82, passed from this life and entered Paradise on Thursday, March 3, 2022, from her home with her sons by her side. Born on April 26, 1939 in Mercersburg, Janet was a daughter of the late Elsie V. (Burkholder) Robinson and the late James C. Robinson of Mercersburg. Janet was raised in the Protestant faith. She...
James Van Veldhuizen
Mar 2, 2022
James L. “Jim” Van Veldhuizen, 71, of Chambersburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 15, 1950 in Oskaloosa, IA, he was a son of the late Harold and Wilma Boender Van Veldhuizen. As a young man, Jim was interested in the missionary field. He was a...
Harold Taylor
Mar 1, 2022
Harold A. Taylor, Jr., 98, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Chambers Pointe. Born January 12, 1924 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Harold A. Taylor, Sr. and Clara W. Kaltenbach Taylor. A US Navy veteran, Harold served honorably as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class during World War II. He...
John Van Horn
Mar 1, 2022
John T. Van Horn, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, March 1, 2022 at Promedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Chambersburg. Born April 11, 1927 in Bedford County, PA, he was the son of the late John M. and Lillie Ritchey Van Horn. He served honorably with the US Army during the Korean War. Mr. Van Horn owned...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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