Obituaries

Jan 1, 2020

Hays B. Whitsel age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 6, 1927, in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, PA, he was the son of the late Richard D. and Fannie Gabert Whitsel. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Whitsel served honorably in WWII in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He...

Dec 29, 2019

Alma R. Fritz, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, December 29, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center. Born June 7, 1940 in Fulton County, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Maria Strait Mellott. She was a 1959 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was employed at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg for...

Dec 29, 2019

Robert H. Dilling, 99, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Village at Luther Ridge. Born August 22, 1920 in Woodbury, PA, he was a son of the late Lloyd H. and Leah Jane Hollinger Dilling. His beloved wife, Elva Brechbill Dilling, preceded him in death on December 22, 2011. Bob was a graduate of the...

Dec 29, 2019

Robert S. Repetti, Sr., 74, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, December 29, 2019 in the emergency room of the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 1, 1945 in New York, he was a son of the late Leo and Mary Ultizney Repetti. Bob served honorably in the US Army until his retirement in 1976. He later worked in his own...

Dec 26, 2019

Oscar L. Ehrhart, age 97, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on December 26, 2019 at Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born September 4, 1922 in St. Thomas, PA, he was the son of the late Chrissey O. and Mary E. Shatzer Ehrhart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Ehrhart, who passed away on September 11, 1985. A proud United...

Dec 26, 2019

Arthur F. “Bud” Brown, age 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 9, 1929 in Terre Haute, IN, he was the son of the late Arthur and Evelyn Burton Brown. Bud served honorably in the United States Army from 1951-1953 during the Korean War. He worked as a commercial contractor...

Dec 25, 2019

William A. “Bill” Ciccarelli, Sr., 77, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 25, 2019. Born August 13, 1942 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of the late William B. and Yolanda Sisto Ciccarelli. Bill was a graduate of Huntingdon Area Senior High School and later earned an Associate’s Degree from the former Williamsport Technical Institute. He was...

Dec 25, 2019

Clifford D. Smith, 79, of Fayetteville, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 after losing a courageous 15-year battle against multiple cancers of the bladder, colon, duodenum, and stomach. His loving family was continually by his side during his final days. Born October 6, 1940 in Huntingdon, PA, he was the son of the late Edna M. Shugarts...

Dec 24, 2019

Barbara J. Worthington, 68, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday evening, December 24, 2019. Born July 23, 1951 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Helen Gabler Worthington. Barbara was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was employed in the circulation department at the Chambersburg Public Opinion. She was a member of Christian...

Dec 22, 2019

Paul Kriner age103, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at his home. Born August 7, 1916, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Ellen Statler Kriner. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Kriner served honorably during WWII from January 1941-October 1945, where he participated in 5 major Campaigns for a total of...

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...