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Velva May Morris
Oct 3, 2025
Velva M. Morris, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, entered into the presence of the Lord on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Providence Place. Born in Newburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Mark E. and Elva M. Stayman Gutshall.
Vel was a 1958 graduate of CASHS. She worked in the Guardian Office at South Mountain Restoration Center for 20...
Howard W. Anderson
Sep 29, 2025
Howard W. Anderson, 94, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025, in Genesis Gettysburg Center, Gettysburg, PA. Born January 22, 1931, in Wild Rose, WI, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Myrle (Arveson) Anderson.
Following his graduation from the University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh) with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, Howard went on to serve with the...
Kay L. Geisel
Sep 28, 2025
Kay Louise Geisel, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025. She was surrounded by loved ones at her home, and she passed away peacefully. She remained steadfast as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother to the final minutes. Born on August 16, 1952 in Coatesville Pa, Kay was the child of Kenneth Bone Jefferis and Barbara...
Douglas U. Fischer
Sep 28, 2025
Douglas U. Fischer, 70, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with his Lord, Sunday, September 28, 2025, in the Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born May 10, 1955, in Passaic, NJ he was the son of the late Alvin and Janice (Ubil) Fischer.
He was a graduate of William Allen High School, Allentown, PA with the Class of 1973. Doug then went...
Jo A. Barton
Sep 27, 2025
Jo A. Barton, 71, of Shippensburg, PA, and formerly of Lake Ridge, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA. She was born on October 11, 1953, in Washington D.C., to the late Russell and Marie (Lawrence) Barton.
Jo earned her associate’s degree in computer programming and went on to work for the National...
Jay Keagle Smith, Sr.
Sep 27, 2025
Jay Keagle Smith, Sr. of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at his home. Born October 9, 1933, in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late Marjorie B. (Barber) Smith and Col. Frank C. Smith.
Early grade school years were spent traveling and moving with Col. Smith’s Army career. He attended high school in Lewisburg, PA...
Walter S. Greenwood, Jr.
Sep 26, 2025
Walter S. Greenwood, Jr., 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Chambers Pointe Healthcare Center. Born June 9, 1935, in Newark, NJ, he was a son of the late Walter S. Greenwood, Sr., and Mabel Busse Greenwood.
A US Air Force veteran, Walter served honorably for 20 years from 1958-1978 until his retirement at the rank...
Glen M. Yaukey
Sep 26, 2025
Glen M. Yaukey, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on September 26, 2025, at Providence Place Senior Living Community. Born December 23, 1937, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Jay Glen and Gladys Miller Yaukey.
Glen was a 1957 graduate of CASHS. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably from 1957-61. During his time in the Navy, Glen spent...
Ann Winner
Sep 20, 2025
Ann Winner, 91, of Orrstown, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Orrstown Personal Care Home. Born May 15, 1934, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Armstrong Trimble and Ella Garrett Trimble-White. Her beloved husband, Clifford Winner, Jr., preceded her in death on October 15, 2001.
Ann was a 1952 graduate of Philadelphia...
Faye B. Hann
Sep 19, 2025
Mrs. Faye B. (Barton) Hann, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away, Friday, September 19, 2025, in Shippensburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born March 19, 1931, in Crystal Spring, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ross J. and Marden E. (Bard) Barton.
In her early life, Faye worked as a hand sewer for the Stanley Company, Chambersburg for 19...
Donald J. "Don" Lowery
Sep 19, 2025
Donald J. “Don” Lowery, age 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born in Harrisonville, PA on December 13, 1942, he was the son of the late Inez Lowery.
Don was a 1960 graduate of CASHS. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force for 15 ½ years. He was a Vietnam...
Donna F. Wishard
Sep 18, 2025
Donna F. Wishard, age 83, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Celebration Villa in Shippensburg, PA. Born January 17, 1942, in Weston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Mary B. Smith Flesher.
Mrs. Wishard was a 1959 graduate of Weston High School. She went on to work in banking most...
James Raymond Raleigh, Jr.
Sep 18, 2025
James Raymond Raleigh, Jr., age 91, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA, just hours before his son, James Raymond Raleigh III, to whom he donated a kidney as a child, passed away in the same room. Born in Hot Springs, NC, on March 24, 1934, he was the son of...
Steven M. Foote
Sep 17, 2025
Steven M. Foote, 59, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 17, 2025, in Fairfield, PA. Born May 13, 1966, in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late William Foote and Ruth Ann (Shuhart) Garner.
He was a graduate of Valley High School, Lonaconing, MD with the Class of 1984. Steve then went on to obtain his bachelor’s...
Virginia Frazier
Sep 14, 2025
Virginia Frazier, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on May 8, 1939, in Bedford, PA to the late Orville and Mary (Weyant) Strayer.
She was a 1957 graduate of Chestnut Ridge High School in Bedford, PA. She was a homemaker and raised her 4...
William E. "Bill" Black
Sep 14, 2025
William E. Black, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 14, 2025, in Menno Haven Memory Care Home. Born November 14, 1941, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Margaret (Seiders) Black. Bill and his beloved wife, Elke H. (Anders) Black, were married July 9, 1962. Together they shared...
Jerre A. Rotz
Sep 13, 2025
Jerre A. Rotz, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born November 12, 1940, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert P. Englerth and Anna M. Jones Kremp.
Jerre was a 1958 graduate of CASHS. Early in her life she was employed at Tracy Fashions in Chambersburg. Most recently,...
Sharon P. Dinterman
Sep 13, 2025
Sharon P. Dinterman, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Chambersburg Hospital, in Chambersburg, PA, surrounded by family. She was born on October 24, 1936, in Waynesboro, PA, to the late Harold and Bonalin (Stevens) Pittman.
Sharon received her Master’s Degree in teaching and went on to work for the Chambersburg Area School District until...
Shirley Ann Pittenturf
Sep 11, 2025
Shirley Ann Pittenturf, 88, of Everett, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Pennknoll Village in Everett, PA. Born November 16, 1936, in Bedford County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John M. Whisel, Sr., and Katherine Cleo Snyder Whisel. Her beloved husband, Allen Lee Pittenturf, whom she married on June...
Gerald D. "Jerry" Keyser
Sep 9, 2025
Gerald D. “Jerry” Keyser, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
He was a husband, father, grandfather, teacher, coach, school administrator, and friend. It was a life well lived.
Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations...
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