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N. Diffenderfer
Apr 17, 2020
N. James “Diff” Diffenderfer, 71, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at his home. Born February 24, 1949, he was a son of the late N. Richard and June Arlene Williams Diffenderfer. A US Navy veteran, Diff served honorably during the Vietnam War. He spent most of his career in hotel and restaurant management. Most recently, he...
Kimberly Whitsel Rideout
Apr 16, 2020
Kimberly Kay Whitsel Rideout, 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at her home. Born March 9, 1957 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Yvonne Gutshall Whitsel and the late Ernest Fred Whitsel. Kimberly was a 1975 graduate of CASHS. She earned her paralegal license from Allegheny Community College and was employed as such with...
Jean Fox
Apr 15, 2020
Jean F. Fox, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, April 15, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Born October 26, 1927 in Fort McCord, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Hockersmith Etter. Early in her life she was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot. She went on to work at the...
Ruth Wingert
Apr 14, 2020
Ruth Elizabeth Wingert, age 95, a resident of Chambers Pointe, Menno Haven, in Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Born July 14, 1924, in Elizabethtown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Engle and Anna Nora (Brubaker) Shelly. After graduating from East Donegal High School in 1942, Ruth worked...
Cortney Peyton
Apr 14, 2020
Cortney Reed Peyton, 60, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at his home. Born June 7, 1959 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Edmund William Peyton, Sr. and Cleydieth Brisco Peyton. Cortney was a graduate of CASHS. He attended Brownsville Church of God, was a Philadelphia Eagles fan, loved music and enjoyed tinkering....
Rev. Joseph Carolin
Apr 11, 2020
The Rev. Joseph C. Carolin, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 15, 1940, in Conshohocken, PA, he was a son of Joseph and Mary Keller Carolin. An only child, he grew up in Lemoyne and graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School. After earning his B.A. from the University of...
Kay Miller
Apr 8, 2020
Kay Miller, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Batesville, AR, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 6, 1936 in Batesville, AR, she was the daughter of the late W.C. “Bill” Kibbe and Anita Sanders Kibbe. Kay was a homemaker most of her life. She loved doing arts and crafts, especially painting. She...
James Mickey
Apr 7, 2020
James Isaac “Jim” Mickey, age 75, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, with his family by his side. Born in Gettysburg, PA on June 29, 1944, he was the son of the late Edward B. and Hilda M. Kuykendall Mickey. A 1963 graduate of Biglerville High School, Mr. Mickey went on to serve...
Thomas Malone
Apr 7, 2020
Thomas B. Malone, age 85, passed away in Harrisburg, PA on April 7, 2020. Born October 31, 1934, he was the son of the late Thomas and Helen Malone of Chambersburg. He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia A. (Gilbert) Malone and his sister, Peggy Malone Simmons. Tom was a Christian, a U.S. Army Veteran and a Railroader...
Warren Zinck
Apr 7, 2020
Warren Vernon Zinck, Sr., age 93, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Severna Park, MD, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Paramount Senior Living Home. Born November 23, 1926 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Edward and Florence (Heck) Zinck. His loving wife, Elaine Holste Zinck, preceded him in death on September 11, 2015....
John Orsega
Apr 7, 2020
John Michael Orsega, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. He was the devoted husband for 59 years to Karen L. Orsega; he is also survived by two daughters, two sons, eight grandchildren, and three brothers. He believed himself to be "an anachronism whose time had come." Services are private. Arrangements are...
Kimberly Miller
Apr 6, 2020
Kimberly E. “Kim” Miller, age 60, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, April 6, 2020. Born June 3, 1959, in McConnellsburg, PA, she was the daughter of Sylvia Rohm Powell and the late John Kenneth Powell. Kim was a 1977 graduate of CASHS and the former Franklin County Vo-Tech School. She worked as an LPN...
Isabell Thompson
Apr 5, 2020
Isabell K. Martin Thompson, 98, a guest at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 5, 2020 at the nursing home. Born March 19, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Edna McCanns Martin. Isabell was a 1940 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and worked...
Arthur Sord
Apr 4, 2020
Arthur W. Sord, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, April 4, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. Born March 12, 1936 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Herbert W. and M. Mae Leevy Sord. A truck driver all of his life, Mr. Sord was employed with Charles W. Karper...
Pauline Young
Apr 4, 2020
Pauline Christeen Young, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at her home. Born September 9, 1926 in Charles Town, WV, she was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Ida R. Barron Whittington. Her beloved husband, John A. Young, preceded her in death on April 23, 2010. Pauline was a member of Scotland United Methodist...
Rita Baker
Apr 3, 2020
Rita Baker, 73, of Chambersburg, passed away on April 3, 2020. Born August 6, 1946 in Jay, NY, she was a daughter of the late Gerard and Cecile (Allard) Garso. Rita and her husband lived many different places during his career in the Army, finally settling in Chambersburg in 1981. Rita enjoyed spending time with her family and was a...
John Oyler
Apr 3, 2020
John M. Oyler, 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday evening, April 3, 2020 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 20, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Geyer “Perk” and Dorothea Kimple Oyler. John was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree...
Mervin Richardson
Apr 1, 2020
Mervin L. Richardson, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 29, 1938 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Granville R. and Pearl (Jones) Richardson. A proud United States Marine, Mervin honorably served his country for 22 years, during the Vietnam War. He followed his military service working...
Ivy Ickes
Mar 31, 2020
Ivy Ickes, 92, of Fannettsburg, PA passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born February 15, 1928, she was a daughter of the late David F. and Ida Mae Shoop Umbrell. Her beloved husband, Herman F. Ickes, preceded her in death on December 11, 1980. Ivy served as Post Master at the Fannettsburg Post Office...
Betty Jane Sefcik
Mar 31, 2020
Betty Jane Sefcik, 95, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in the Shook Home. Born on December 25, 1924 in Tamaqua, PA, she was a daughter of the late Irvin Sassaman and Myrtle Schuetrumpf Sassaman. She was the widow of Stephen W. Sefcik, who preceded her in death on May 5, 1995. Betty Jane was a 1942...
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