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Joanne E. Stamm
May 24, 2025
Joanne (Etter) Stamm, widow of the Rev. John Wesley Stamm, was born September 16, 1930, in Coatesville, PA, daughter of the late John E. and Grace (Miller) Etter. Joanne grew up in Chambersburg, graduating from Chambersburg High School with the class of 1948. She received a B.S. in Education from the former Shippensburg State Teachers College in 1952.
Having married the...
Dr. Mephie Mbuya K. Ngoi
Jul 2, 2025
Dr. Mephie Mbuya K. Ngoi, 81, of Evanston, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at his home.
The full obituary with service information will be posted in the coming days.
Floyd R. "Digger" O'Dell, Jr.
Jul 2, 2025
Floyd R. “Digger” O’Dell, Jr., 45, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at the Chambersburg, Hospital. Born February 12, 1980, in Bethlehem, PA, he was the son of Floyd R. O’Dell, Sr. and Donna Emrick Furry.
Digger graduated from YTI with a degree in Motorcycle Mechanics in 2017. He was the owner/operator of O’Dell’s Cycles in Chambersburg for...
Mark Alan McDowell
Jul 1, 2025
Mark Alan McDowell, 69, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to stjude.org. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Chambersburg, PA.
Harold E. Mummert
Jul 1, 2025
Harold E. Mummert, age 87, of Winchester, VA, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025. He was born on January 24, 1938, in Chambersburg and raised on a dairy farm in Franklin County, PA. He was the son of the late Paul and Mary (Karper) Mummert. Harold graduated from Chambersburg Area High School.
He loved baseball and played locally in the...
Dwayne A. "Detroit" Mallast
Jun 30, 2025
Dwayne A. “Detroit” Mallast, 45, of Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 30, 2025, at Wellspan York Hospital in York, PA.
He was born on May 13, 1980, in Goldsboro, NC to the late Charles W. Mallast, Sr. and Geraldine Sams Stewart.
Dwayne was a 1999 graduate of Green Run High School in Virginia...
Patricia A. Miller
Jun 28, 2025
Patricia A. Miller, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Born in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Layton Coy.
Mrs. Miller worked as a Certified Nurse’s Aid for 20 years, at the former Laurel Run Nursing Home in Fayetteville, where she retired in 2013. She...
Samuel S. Walls, Sr.
Jun 27, 2025
Samuel S. “Sam” Walls, Sr., 66, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 22, 1958, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Roy F. and June (Shuman) Walls.
Sam was a US Army Veteran, having honorably served from 1978 to 1984. His employment over the years included Letterkenny Army...
Dawn B. Gates
Jun 22, 2025
Dawn B. Gates, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at her home.
She was born on March 6, 1947, in Chambersburg, PA, to the late Carl R. and Mary J. (Heller) Barnes.
Dawn graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to attend Shippensburg State College in Shippensburg, PA. She earned both her Bachelors and...
Donna L. "Dee Dee" Sollenberger
Jun 22, 2025
Donna L. “Dee Dee” Sollenberger, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Chambersburg, PA on March 22, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Myron L. and Violet L. Ickes Sollenberger.
Donna was a 1959 graduate of CASHS;...
Samuel A. Mull
Jun 20, 2025
Samuel A. Mull, 68, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 25, 1957, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Richard E. and Gladys M. Ferry Mull.
Sam was a 1975 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a machinist for over 48 years at Fives Landis in Hagerstown, MD, formerly...
Jean M. Baughman
Jun 19, 2025
Mrs. Jean Martin Baughman, 99, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 13, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Emerson E. and Blanche (Sleighter) Martin.
She was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1944. Jean was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot...
Cynthia "Cindy" Lee Ommert Trostle
Jun 16, 2025
Cynthia “Cindy” Lee (Ommert) Trostle, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Brookview Healthcare Center at Menno Haven.
Born May 3,1952, in Adams County, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late John Hoke and Vera (Crider) Ommert. Cindy grew up in Westminster, MD and was a 1970 graduate...
Betty Elaine Harr
Jun 15, 2025
Betty Elaine Harr, 89, of Shippensburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025 in Shippensburg Health Care Center where she had resided for the last several years. Born July 4, 1935 in Alum Bank, PA she was the daughter of the late Ord and Dora Lena (Harr) Rouzer.
She was employed as a seamstress at Stanley...
George S. Newman
Jun 15, 2025
George S. Newman, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at his home. Born November 27, 1934 in Waterfall, PA, he was the son of the late Howard O. “Sam” Newman and Bertha M. “Mae” McCaulley Newman.
George was employed as a building contractor for 19 years with Mack Horton Building Supply in McConnellsburg. He was later...
Kathleen M. Rollins
Jun 13, 2025
Kathleen M. Rollins, age 82 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 27, 1943, in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Margaret Trestrail Miller.
Mrs. Rollins worked as a manager in human resources for approximately 60 years, including 20 of those years in veterinary medicine,...
George J. Shaffer
Jun 12, 2025
George J. Shaffer, 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025 in the UPMC Carlisle Hospital. Born August 4, 1939 in Mont Alto, PA he was the son of the late George C. and Hazel (Blizzard) Shaffer.
He was a graduate of Quincy High School with the Class of 1957. In 1960 George went to work as a truck...
Burroughs Danvis Long
Jun 9, 2025
Burroughs “Dan” Long, 80, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away June 9, 2025, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 14, 1944, in Myrtle Beach, SC, he was the son of the late Burroughs Henry and Florrie (Causey) Long.
He was a member of Ocean View Baptist Church, Myrtle Beach, SC, and attended Hope Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg, PA. Dan enjoyed collecting seashells on...
John W. "June" Byers, Jr.
Jun 9, 2025
John W. “June” Byers, Jr., 99, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA.
He was born on June 12, 1925, in New Franklin, PA to the late John W. Byers, Sr. and Theressa (Miller) Byers.
June served in the Army during WWII from 1946-1947 with time in Japan. He was then employed by...
Jerome R. Sochowski
Jun 7, 2025
Jerome "Jerry" Sochowski, a devoted husband and loving father, passed peacefully in Chambersburg, PA, on June 7, 2025, at the age of 76. His life was marked by courage, service, and unwavering love for his family.
Jerry was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 17, 1948. After graduating from the University of San Diego in 1970, he joined the Navy. Jerry...
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