Obituaries

Mar 4, 2021

Mr. Edward H. Gunder, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021 in his home. Born March 12, 1929 in New Franklin, PA he was the son of the late Hugh E. and Rosella M. (Hamburg) Gunder. He attended Quincy High School with the Class of 1946. Mr. Gunder was a mechanic and owned and operated Gunder’s Garage,...

Mar 3, 2021

Alluding to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, one of her teaching favorites, Patricia Ann Sherman Gutshall, on Wednesday morning March 03, 2021 slipped away, and had wished this to be said from 'Crossing the Bar': “….may there be no sadness in my farewell, when I embark….I hope to see my Pilot face to face… when I have cross’d the Bar”. Born January...

Mar 3, 2021

Lawrence Myers Beard, 76, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Leesburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at his home. Born April 8, 1944 in Appomattox, VA, he was the son of the late Henry Myers Beard and Virginia Chick Beard. Lawrence earned a bachelor’s degree from Lynchburg College then started his career as a teacher in 1967....

Mar 2, 2021

Guy W. Shank, 99, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Shook Home. Born February 20, 1922 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John H. and Daisy A. Fegan Shank. Guy was a US Army Air Corps veteran. He was employed in maintenance at the Towers until his retirement and later in maintenance with...

Mar 1, 2021

Garrett A. Hultin, age 9, was called home to our Lord, Jesus Christ, on Monday, March 1, 2021 from the Hershey Medical Center. Born on October 30, 2011 in Chambersburg, he was one of two twin sons of Matthew and Malina (Straitiff) Hultin, of Chambersburg. Garrett was a 3rd-grade student at Shalom Christian Academy. He enjoyed playing soccer and the...

Mar 1, 2021

Roger L. Horst, 65, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday, March 1, 2021 at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Born January 17, 1956 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of the late Abram E. and Ruth E. Horning Horst. Roger attended Greencastle Antrim High School and worked most of his life as a Truck Driver with the former Horst and...

Feb 28, 2021

Mary Elizabeth Mackey, 96, of Chambersburg, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at The Shook Home. Born January 1, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late David Walter and Mabel Henry Frey. Mrs. Mackey was a 1943 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was the former owner/manager of the Credit Bureau of Greater Chambersburg and...

Feb 28, 2021

Karen L. (Binkley) Mann, 75, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center. Born March 20, 1945 in Harrisburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Ernest Albert and Esther Selma (Green) Binkley. Mrs. Mann was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time outdoors and traveling with her late husband. She is survived by...

Feb 26, 2021

Gerald A. “Rosy” Rosenberry, 94, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 26, 2021, in Specialty Select Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. Born on September 7, 1926, in Upper Strasburg, PA, he was the son of the late Eber and Elmira Rosenberry. He was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1945. Rosy served honorably...

Feb 24, 2021

Dorothy J. “Dot” (Furry) Parr, 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at her home. Born August 25, 1930, in Scotland, PA, on the farm at the site of the Scotland School for Veterans Children, she was the daughter of the late David and Alice Gail (Carmack) Furry. Mrs. Parr worked at the former Stanley Company...

Feb 20, 2021

Eric M. Bender, 43, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home. He was born in Carlisle, PA on September 14, 1977, to Beth and Dick Bender of Chambersburg. Eric was the owner and operator of the Beer Shed in Waynesboro, where he enjoyed meeting and interacting with his customers. Many may...

Feb 18, 2021

George E. Machel, 85, of Chambersburg, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Born December 23, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Edward and Emma Shoemaker Machel. His beloved wife, Elaine Shearer Machel, preceded him in death on June 4, 2008. George enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1956, serving for 21...

Feb 15, 2021

James H. Brown II, 82, of Chambersburg and formerly of Franklin, PA, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021 at the Shook Home. Born January 31, 1939 in Franklin, PA he was a son of the late James H. and Sabina McDonnell Brown. Jim was a US Navy veteran. He was employed as a Sales Supervisor with Snyder Snack Food...

Feb 14, 2021

Feb 13, 2021

** The time for Mr. Yeager's graveside service has been changed to 2:00 PM on Monday, February 22, 2021 Chester R. Yeager, 78, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at York Hospital. Born November 23, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late John Russell and Ethel Mae (Kennedy) Yeager. Always a hard...

Feb 13, 2021

Donna “Dolly” Jean Webb, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the York Hospital. Born June 30, 1949 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Jean Clawson Baker. Donna was a graduate of High Point High School in Beltsville, MD. She retired from the US Postal Service after serving the community...

Feb 12, 2021

Ms. Marilyn A. Ross, 74, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the evening of Friday, February 12, 2021 in her home. Born September 6, 1946 in Queens, NY she was the daughter of the late Hugh M. Ross, Jr. and Margaret A. (Boening) Ross. She was a graduate of the Franklin K. Lane High School, Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Ross then went...

Feb 9, 2021

Sharon Marlene Davis, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, is a new star shining in the heavens today. On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, she took the hand of God and entered his kingdom. Born on August 19, 1949, she was the daughter of the late William Warren and Dolly Madison Robertson. Surviving is her husband of 21 years, Kevin Davis, three sisters,...

Feb 6, 2021

Barbara Ann Johns, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Chambersburg, on Saturday, February 6, 2021. She was born in Chambersburg on June 24, 1937. Surviving is a son, David P. Johns, Jr. (wife Bonnie) of Chambersburg, PA, a grandson, David Johns III, step- grandchildren, John Daley Jr., Kayla Burkhard, and Cheyenne Daley , a...

Feb 6, 2021

Mrs. Ruth Clayton Grubb, 99, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday February 6, 2021 at Menno Haven. Born November 19, 1921 in Massies Mill, VA, she was the daughter of the late John and Maude (Lanning) Clayton. After moving to Poolesville, MD as an adolescent, she graduated from Poolesville High School. There, she also met her husband, William J. Grubb....