Obituaries

Dec 22, 2019

Maria Pettas, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA, died on Sunday, December 22, 2019, as a result of a pedestrian accident in Fayettevlle. Born on February 14, 1944 in Greece, she was a daughter of the late Michael Kalathas and Carol Kanelos Kalathas. Maria was retired as a former co-owner and operator of the Flamingo Restaurant in Fayetteville, where she, alongside...

Dec 21, 2019

Betty "B.J." Butz, age 93, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 21, 2019. She was living in the Chambers Pointe community at Menno Haven on Philadelphia Avenue, in Chambersburg, PA. B.J., born in Cleveland, OH on June 11, 1926, was the daughter of Carl O. and Florence M. Moss, and sister of Carl Moss, Jr. (deceased)....

Dec 21, 2019

Dec 19, 2019

John J. Hornbaker, 88, of Ft. Loudon, died on Thursday, December 19, 2019 as a result of a motor vehicle accident on U.S. Route 30 in Peters Township. Born on December 30, 1930 in Clay Hill, PA, John was a son of the late Guy M. Hornbaker and Florence A. Hoover Hornbaker. A U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict,...

Dec 18, 2019

Remedios Razon Rosel, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at her home. Born February 23, 1939, in the Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Pedro Razon and Estrudes Fausto Razon. Mrs. Rosel worked as a Registered Nurse for a number of years, retiring in 1980’s to raise her family. She moved to...

Dec 18, 2019

Patricia A. Klopp Furry, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, December 18, 2019 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. She was a daughter of the late Joseph W. and Anna Margaret Gorman Watson. A homemaker most of her life, Pat was a member of the Fayetteville Pentecostal Church of God where she was a primary Sunday School teacher....

Dec 18, 2019

Joseph W.”Joe” Rotz, age 78, our dear ole dad, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. He was born June 29, 1941, in Chambersburg, PA the eldest of H. Warren and Frances E. Rotz. He lived a full and adventurous life as a Marine, a skydiver, a truck driver, a steel guitar player, a street rodder, and a model rail...

Dec 17, 2019

Dec 17, 2019

Kyler Austin Ramsey, 24, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, December 17, 2019 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Letterkenny Township. Born November 18, 1995 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Paul Austin and Tracey Markey Ramsey of Ft. Loudon. Kyler attended James Buchanan High School and owned and operated Ramsey’s Tree Service....

Dec 16, 2019

Virginia Ruth Doyle Tarquino, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Laurel Lakes Wellness-Rehab. Born October 26, 1925, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Helen V. Bowie Doyle. Mrs. Tarquinio was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. She was also a member of the VFW Post...

Dec 14, 2019

Rosemary Culp McCleary, 101, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Providence Place of Chambersburg. Born November 1, 1918, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Hazel Lecron Culp. Rosemary was a 1936 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and earned a B.S. in History from Wilson College in 1940. She worked as...

Dec 14, 2019

Dwight K. Smith, 76, of Hesston, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center. Born November 16, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Grover and Catherine Derr Smith. Dwight was a 1964 graduate of CASHS. A US Army veteran, he served honorably in the Vietnam War from 1967 -70. Dwight was first...

Dec 14, 2019

Thelma R. Keefer, 90 of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, December 14, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 21, 1929 in Lurgan, PA, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Vera Culbertson Rine. Mrs. Keefer was a 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed for forty years at Sears in...

Dec 12, 2019

Charlotte Mae Gerhold, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, December 12, 2019 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge in Chambersburg. Born January 17, 1927 in Orrstown, she was the daughter of the late John Lester and Elsie Jane Hoover Hile. She had been employed at the former U-Wanna-Wash Frock Company in Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Newville, and Carlisle,...

Dec 12, 2019

Betty E. Wenger, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Providence Place. Born September 12, 1926 in Neelyton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Bruce and Mary Deshong Johnson. Her beloved husband, Orvil Leroy Wenger preceded her in death on September 15, 2014. Betty worked as a forklift operator at Letterkenny Army Depot and...

Dec 11, 2019

Robert A. Boxler, Sr., 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at his home. Born February 11, 1937 in Mineral Point, PA, he was a son of the late John H. and Elizabeth Young Boxler. Bob worked in the ink room at James River for 35 years, before retiring in 1998. He was an avid outdoorsman...

Dec 11, 2019

Karen Broadwater Beeler, 77, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Born August 26, 1942 in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late Albert and June Broadwater. Karen was a 1960 graduate of the Pennsbury High School. She retired from Occupational Service, Inc. in Chambersburg where she had been employed as an occupational therapist. She was...

Dec 10, 2019

Marilyn J. Miller, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 9, 1937 in Barberton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Addie Arnett Shofter. Marilyn was a graduate of the Barberton High School. A loving and devoted homemaker most of her life, she was a member of The...

Dec 10, 2019

Frank F. DeBello, Jr., age 52, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Laurel Lakes Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 2, 1967, in Erie, PA, he was the son of Frank F. DeBello Sr. and Josephine B. Coppedde Frank was a 1985 graduate of McDowell High School in Erie, PA. He worked as an assembler...

Dec 9, 2019

Mary L. (Shaw) Norah, age 55, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family. Born November 19, 1964 in Haines City, FL, she was the daughter of the late Edward Shaw and Freddie Mae Teague Shaw. Mary was a 1984 graduate of CASHS, and went on to work in housekeeping for...