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Brenda Benedict
Sep 28, 2020
Brenda K. Benedict, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, September 28, 2020 at Chambersburg Hospital, following several months of illness. Born April 13, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Thelma Jones Miller. Brenda is survived by her husband, Ezra H. “Mickey” Benedict whom she married February 11, 1973; her son, Jeremy Benedict,...
Donald Smith
Sep 27, 2020
Donald B. Smith, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, September 27, 2020 at the home of his daughter. Born May 5, 1932 in Everett, PA, he was the son of the late Walter and Mildred Flossy Morris Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of the Everett High School and served honorably in the US Air Force....
Joseph Shank
Sep 27, 2020
Joseph K. Shank, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at laurel Lakes Rehab Center on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Born in Greencastle, PA on July 19, 1934, he was the son of the late William K. and Lillie Irene Monninger Shank. Mr. Shank is survived by two children, Joseph and Gladys and five siblings, Gerald, Leslie, William Robert, John,...
Carol Hess
Sep 25, 2020
Carol A. (Frey) Hess, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went to be with the Lord on Friday September 25, 2020 at the age of 79. Born September 20, 1941 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Edith M. (Hock) Frey. A 1959 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School, she went on to work...
Gail Sholty
Sep 25, 2020
Gail S. Sholty, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born February 9, 1949 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (Woodring) Federline. Ms. Sholty worked as a manager at Kmart in Chambersburg for 24 years and then as a cook at the Falling...
Robert Rutherford
Sep 23, 2020
Robert W. Rutherford, Jr. 76, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Born July 15, 1944 in Greensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert W. Rutherford, Sr. and Madeline (Lynch) Rutherford, and the widower of the late Mary Margaret (Rowe) Rutherford, who passed away on December 23,...
Barbara Bowers
Sep 23, 2020
Barbara Ann Bowers, 78, passed away on September 23 at her home in Chambersburg, PA. She was born August 15, 1942 in Chambersburg to William and Lorena Eckenrode. Barbara was known for her witty sense of humor, immense pride in her family, and a love of hummingbirds. A trailblazer, she was the first female UPS driver in Chambersburg, eventually retiring...
Betty Houck
Sep 23, 2020
Mrs. Betty Mae (Umbel) Houck, 95, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Menno Haven where she had resided. Born August 20, 1925 in Farmington, PA she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Ruth (Workman) Umbel. Mrs. Houck was employed as a secretary at the Chambersburg Visitors center. She was also a member of King...
Patricia Shatzer
Sep 22, 2020
Patricia Ann Shatzer, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 20, 1940 in Shippensburg, she was the daughter of the late David and Pauline Kosher Karper. Patricia was a 1958 graduate of Shippensburg High School. She spent most of her life making a home for her family. She attended Chambersburg Bible...
James Crist
Sep 21, 2020
Mr. James M. “Jim” Crist, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 5, 1937 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Melvin James and Doris (Hancock) Crist. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1956. Mr. Crist then went on to...
Rita Cristiano
Sep 20, 2020
Rita Cristiano, age 84, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 3, 1936, in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Silvia Baldino Casalbore. Mrs. Cristiano was a 1954 graduate of Commerce High School in Yonkers, NY. She was a homemaker most of her adult years, raising...
Franklin Hatcher
Sep 17, 2020
Franklin Roosevelt Hatcher, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday morning, September 17, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 21, 1932, in Homestead, PA, he was a son of the late James Henry and Brooke Vinson Hatcher. He was a 1951 graduate of the Mt. Pleasant High School (Hurst)...
Donald Benedick
Sep 17, 2020
Donald E. Benedick, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 15, 1933 in Lemasters, he was a son of the late Paul and Carrie Meyers Benedick. Mr. Benedick was a 1952 graduate of the former Lemasters High School. He was employed as the Production Manager with Coca-Cola for 40 years prior...
Lois Knipple
Sep 17, 2020
Lois J. (Ohlemacher) Knipple, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Shippensburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Laurel Lakes Wellness & Rehabilitation Center. Born March 27, 1942 in Sandusky, OH, she was the daughter of the late Franklin “Fritz” (of Danbury OH) and Mary Amadea (Eckert of Castalia OH) Ohlemacher. As a 1960 graduate of Port...
Barry Keck
Sep 14, 2020
Barry L. Keck, 74, of Fannettsburg, passed away Monday evening, September 14, 2020 at the home of his son in Ft. Loudon. Born July 22, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Elwood and Janet Eckenrode Keck. Barry was employed early in his life as a truck driver and then worked for a number of years at...
Susan Rowe
Sep 12, 2020
Susan J. Rowe, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her home. Born April 18, 1944 in Cloquet, MN, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Nellie Madden Milberger. A homemaker most of her life, Sue had worked for two years as an LPN at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. She was...
Edward Clancy
Sep 11, 2020
Tired, weak and worn, Edward Francis Clancy, 91, put his hand in the hand of his Precious Lord and went home on Hero’s Day, Friday, September 11. Born in The Bronx, August 22, 1929, to Anna and Edward Clancy, Sr., he was a lifetime Yankee fan. He even worked on the scoreboard at games during his teens. He attended Cardinal...
Franklin Sturtz
Sep 11, 2020
Mr. Franklin W. Sturtz, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Friday, September 11, 2020 in Providence Place where he had resided for the last four years. Born September 9, 1934 in Hagerstown, MD he was the son of the late LeRoy and Grethel (Gorman) Sturtz. He attended Waynesboro Area Schools and graduated with a GED from the...
Betty Hambright
Sep 11, 2020
Ms. Betty H. (Pressel) Hambright, age 96, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA. Born November 13, 1923, in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Eva P. (Creek) Pressel. Mrs. Hambright was a 1942 graduate of York High School. She was a homemaker most of...
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...
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