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Dorothy Henry

Dorothy Henry

Sep 11, 2020

Ms. Dorothy Pauline “Polly” Henry, 82, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Friday, September 11, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 12, 1938 in Fayetteville, PA she was the daughter of the late George M. and Rhoda (Finkey) Henry. Polly loved the Lord and she loved to sing. She was loved very much by her family and...

Pearl Scott

Pearl Scott

Sep 10, 2020

Pearl M. Scott, age 81, a resident at the Quincy Home, and formerly of Chambersburg passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020, surrounded by family, at the Quincy Nursing Home. Born July 25, 1939, in Blairs Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Forrest Plank and Frances Mae Green. Mrs. Scott was a 1958 graduate of CASHS....

Jeanne Shives

Jeanne Shives

Sep 10, 2020

Jeanne M. Jones Shives, 96, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020 at Chambers Pointe Nursing Center. Born April 25, 1924 in Path Valley, she was a daughter of the late Clarence “C.I.” and Neva Neil Jones. She was a 1941 graduate of the former Metal Township High School and then went on to graduate from nursing...

Marietta Demes

Marietta Demes

Sep 9, 2020

With a heavy heart we announce our loving mother Marietta (Nan) Emilie Muller Demes has joined our devoted dad, Stephen Demes on September 9th, 2020. Our endearing parents are etched in our hearts and are sadly missed. Nan was born in Congers, New York to Louise and Emile Muller. Both are deceased as is her sister Louise J. Mehl. Nan...

Robin Kearns

Robin Kearns

Sep 8, 2020

Robin L. Kearns, 59, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Born April 19, 1961, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Ronald and Dee (Garman) Kearns. Robin earned his associates degree in surveying from Penn State in 1985, and has been a surveyor in Pennsylvania and Missouri for many years. He lived...

Zachary King

Zachary King

Sep 6, 2020

Zachary R. “Zach” King, 22, of Lake Worth, FL and formerly of Chambersburg, PA and Bettsville, OH passed away unexpectedly Sunday, September 6, 2020 in his home. Born March 31, 1998 in Chambersburg he was the son of Jay King of Bettsville, OH and Sherry (Wagner) Barrows and her husband Mark of Myrtle Beach, SC. Zach was a graduate of...

Rena Dempsey

Rena Dempsey

Sep 6, 2020

Mrs. Rena L. (Lockett) Dempsey, 74, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 in her home. Born October 30, 1945 in Clearfield County, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Mabel (Haines) Lockett. Mrs. Dempsey was a graduate of Moshannon Valley High School with the Class of 1962. She and her husband of 53 years,...

Louise Cook

Louise Cook

Sep 6, 2020

Louise E. Harmon Cook, age 92, of Marion, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 9, 1928, in Mercersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Jacob Harmon and Melda Bennett Harmon Fargus. A 1945 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Cook went on to study for two years at...

Catherine Cason

Catherine Cason

Sep 4, 2020

Catherine Ann (Dempsey) Cason, 70, a guest at the Orrstown Personal Care Home and formerly of Belcamp, MD and Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully, Friday afternoon, September 4, 2020. Born January 28, 1950 in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine Hipp Dempsey. Mrs. Cason was a 1968 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior...

Rose Gipe

Rose Gipe

Sep 3, 2020

Rose Z. Gipe, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at her home. Born July 17, 1939 in Smithfield, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie I. Shoaf Miller. Her beloved husband, William G. Gipe, preceded her in death in 2010. Rose was employed at the Stanley Co., JC Penny’s, W.T. Grant, and...

Roxane Hockenberry

Roxane Hockenberry

Sep 2, 2020

Roxane Tammy Hockenberry, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on September 2, 2020 at her home. Born October 16, 1957 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clifford Rock and Leona Starliper Gordon, and was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Charles Gordon. A 1975 graduate of Clear Spring High School, she spent most of...

Doris Sollenberger

Doris Sollenberger

Sep 2, 2020

Doris G. Sollenberger, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at her home. Born September 17, 1935 in Roxbury, PA, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Ada McNair Garnes. Doris was a 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Early in her life she was a dedicated homemaker. She was later employed at...

Ruth Sheruda

Ruth Sheruda

Aug 31, 2020

Ruth E. Sheruda, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, August 31, 2020. Born September 25, 1932 in Peckville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Julia Perek Soapchalk. Ruth worked as a seamstress in Peckville and had been employed with the Penn Delco School District in Aston as a Special Education Aide, as well as...

Carol Slimmer

Carol Slimmer

Aug 30, 2020

Mrs. Carol (Heckman) Kramer Slimmer, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, died peacefully surrounded by her family in her home on August 30, 2020. Born in Chambersburg on October 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Rumler J. and Eleanor S. Heckman of Chambersburg. Carol was married to Richard D. Kramer (deceased March 6, 1986) for 19 years and was...

Susan Faust

Susan Faust

Aug 30, 2020

Mrs. Susan A. “Susie” (Seilhamer) Faust, 61, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center. Born February 14, 1959 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of Lois J. (Diffenderfer) Seilhamer, Chambersburg and the late Roy E. Seilhamer. She was employed for the Stanley Company as a seamstress and then for the Chambersburg Area...

Casey Murray

Casey Murray

Aug 29, 2020

Casey Elizabeth Murray, age 28, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, August 29, 2020, as a result of a diabetic event. Born January 24, 1992, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Denise Murray of Chambersburg, PA and Tim and Danielle Murray of Chambersburg, PA. Casey was a 2010 graduate of CASHS. An animal...

Wayne Walls

Wayne Walls

Aug 28, 2020

On Friday, August 28, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, Wayne J. Walls, Jr. crossed his final finish line. Born March 26, 1957 in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of the late Wayne J. and Jean (Creager) Walls. A 1975 graduate of James Buchanan High School, he has since been a truck driver for 28 years,...

Lois Siemer

Lois Siemer

Aug 27, 2020

Lois Margaret (Raymond) Siemer, 78, passed away on August 27, 2020 at her home in Chambersburg, PA. Lois was born on September 9, 1941, in Callicoon, NY, to Lewis and Margaret “Peggie” (Bound) Raymond. She married her beloved husband, Chuck, on August 20, 1966. Lois graduated Lakewood High School in 1960 and Tusculum College in Tennessee in 1964 with a...

Robert Effland

Robert Effland

Aug 26, 2020

Robert “Bob” Effland, Jr., 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning at his home. Born November 7, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert Effland, Sr. and Ruth Perry Effland. Bob served honorably in the US Army. He retired from Chambersburg Hospital where he had been employed in the housekeeping department for 18 years. He...

James Logan

James Logan

Aug 26, 2020

James Daniel “JD” Logan died peacefully from natural causes on August 26th, 2020 at the age of 68 years old. JD was born to James and Barbara (West) in East St. Louis, IL and raised in Belleville, IL by James and his wife Judy. He graduated from Belleville West High School in 1970 and attended college at Ivy Tech in...

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