Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Gregory Bowling
Jun 20, 2021
Gregory L. Bowling, 63, of Gardners, PA, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021. He was born in Chambersburg on January 8, 1958 to the late William Eugene and Helen Bowling. He is survived by his soulmate and fiancé, Janie Wolfe of Gardners. He also leaves behind one son, Nick Bowling (Crystal) of Chambersburg and two daughters, Mandi Fuhrman (Jim) of...
Anna Myers
Jun 18, 2021
Anna (Breon/Rosenberry) Myers, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 in her home. Born October 6, 1929 in Huntingdon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Mildred (Davis) Breon. Anna worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse specializing in private in home care in the Chambersburg area for many years. She attended the Chambersburg First...
Jerry Burkett
Jun 17, 2021
Jerry D. “Donnie” Burkett, 65, of St. Thomas, PA passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 17, 2021. Born November 2, 1955 in Hope Mills, NC he was the son of N. Joan (West) Burkett and the late Donald D. Burkett. He was a graduate of Williamsport High School, Williamsport, MD with the Class of 1973. Jerry served as a Sergeant with...

Janet Young
Jun 16, 2021
Janet Harmon Young, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was a long standing member of the Scotland United Methodist Church and a life member of the Charles Nitterhouse Post 1599 VFW. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Donn (Roger)...
Samuel Miller
Jun 15, 2021
Samuel E. Miller, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Born July 14, 1955 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles Luther Miller and Irene Grace Matthews. Sam was a 1973 graduate of CASHS. He started his career at Franklin Feed & Supply Company while...
Frank Shatzer
Jun 15, 2021
Frank L. Shatzer, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Born May 12, 1931, in Hamilton Township, Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Russel J. and Emma C. Lehman Shatzer. Frank was a graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim High School Class of 1950. He went on...
Karen Helman
Jun 15, 2021
Karen L. Helman, age 54, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the University of Maryland Hospital-Baltimore, MD on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Born in Chambersburg, PA on August 3, 1966, she was the daughter of Linda Rowles Fisher and George and Connie Powell. Mrs. Helman was a graduate of Kempsville High School. She worked as an in-home Certified Nurse’s...
Ernest Neil
Jun 14, 2021
Ernest R. Neil, Jr., 74, of Chambersburg, passed away on June 14, 2021 at his home. Born September 3, 1946, he was a son of the late Ernest and Grace Hockenberry Neil. A US Army veteran, Ernest served honorably in Vietnam. He was employed as a truck driver with Gabler Trucking Inc., in Chambersburg. He was an avid fan of...
Douglas Rosenberry
Jun 13, 2021
Douglas J. “Doug” Rosenberry, 56, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021. Born July 2, 1964 in Chambersburg he was the son of Anna B. (Helmuth) Myers and the late Glen I. Rosenberry. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1982. Doug served in the United States Navy until his...

Robert Scott
Jun 13, 2021
Robert Leroy “Bob” Scott, Sr. age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 9, 1936, in Shippensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph J. and Blanche M. Cook Scott. Mr. Scott worked as a Gear Set Up Operator at Mack Truck for 35 years,...
John Shadle
Jun 11, 2021
John H. Shadle, Jr., 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at his home. Born September 14, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John H. Shadle and Esther V. Miller Shadle. John was a 1954 graduate of CASHS. He was employed with the Borough of Chambersburg as Superintendent of the Water and Sewer...

Patricia Goglin
Jun 10, 2021
Patricia Ann Goglin, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 30, 1950 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Kennelly Misa. Patricia was employed as a registered nurse at Chambersburg Hospital, Carlisle Hospital and Mercersburg Academy. She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church...
Ralph Stotler
Jun 9, 2021
Ralph Daniel “Dan” Stotler, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at his home. Born March 12, 1943 in Greencastle, he was a son of the late Harry Victor and Kathryn Barnhart Stotler. Dan was a 1961 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim High School and was employed as a meat cutter with Giant Foods until retiring in...
Lee Young
Jun 8, 2021
Lee Allen Young , 67, of St. Thomas, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at home after a two year battle with cancer. Born on August 13, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Clyde and Wilma (Peckman) Young. Lee was a graduate of James Buchanan High School. He was a skilled cabinet maker and operated his own...
Evelyn Gayman
Jun 7, 2021
Evelyn Marie (Wingert) Gayman, age 93, Chambersburg, daughter of the late Ira P. Wingert and Gail C. (Dice) Wingert, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 7th, 2021. Evelyn and her husband shared ownership and operation of a 100-acre dairy farm for 50+ years. When they moved off the home farm, she raised rabbits as a hobby...
E. Ruth Hain
Jun 7, 2021
E. Ruth (Truett) Hain, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday night, June 7, 2021 at Providence Place. Born September 20, 1935 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edna (Thompson) Truett and widow to the late Ralph Hain, whom passed away in 2010. A 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Ruth went...
John Zimmerman
Jun 6, 2021
John Robert Zimmerman, 79, of Davidson, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021 due to complications caused by a stroke suffered in early May. Bob grew up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania before moving to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for his last year of High School. He went on to Bucknell University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business...
John Kearin
Jun 6, 2021
John J. “Jack” Kearin, III, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, June 6, 2021 at his home. Born August 7, 1949 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late John J. Kearin, II and Yvonne Milam. He was a graduate of Santa Monica College and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. Jack served honorably with...
Harry Gearhart
Jun 6, 2021
Harry R. Gearhart, Jr., 92, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 15, 1929 in Fayetteville he was the son of the late Harry R. Gearhart, Sr. and Pearl (Caldwell) Gearhart. He served as an honorable and decorated Senior Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy for 23 years during the...
Moses Whitehead
Jun 3, 2021
Moses Edward Whitehead, 67, of Chambersburg, passed away on June 3, 2021 at York Hospital, born April 30, 1954 in Bartow, FL, he was the son of Rosetta Carter Whitehead and the late Andrew Whitehead. Moses was employed as a supervisor at Pet-Ritz in Chambersburg and later at Schreiber Foods in Shippensburg, retiring from both corporations. Moses was an avid...