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Cynthia "Cyndi" Anne Riegel
May 26, 2019
With profound sadness, Cynthia “Cyndi” Anne Riegel passed away on May 26, 2019 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. She was a sweet soul who was kind, caring, and loving. Cyndi was a very adventurous woman, leaving home at the age of 19 to drive across the US and take up residency in California where she earned her Bachelor’s degree at California State...
Faye Reisher
May 24, 2019
Faye B. Reisher, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in New Bedford, MA, on August 9, 1931, she was the daughter of the late David and Mildred Black Scott. Mrs. Reisher was a homemaker most of her adult life. Mrs. Reisher was a member of the Salvation Army, she...
Mary Golden
May 24, 2019
Mary L. Wagaman Golden, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born February 23, 1942, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of George R. and the late Ruth McNew Wagaman. Mary was a graduate of Lancaster Mennonite School. She worked as a Nurse for many years. She...
Charles M. "Sonny" McKnight
May 24, 2019
Charles M. “Sonny” McKnight, Sr., age 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 24, 1935, in Fayetteville, PA, he was the son of the late Donald Ray and Pearl E. McNew McKnight. Mr. McKnight was a U.S. Army veteran, serving honorably for two years and a U.S. Navy reserve veteran,...
Francis McIntire
May 23, 2019
Francis D. “Pete” McIntire, 68, of Shady Grove, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center. Born October 30, 1950 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Francis D. McIntire, Sr. and Bette J. Beam McIntire. Pete was a 1968 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. He was employed as a Correctional Officer at the Maryland...
Kevin Schaefer
May 21, 2019
Kevin William Schaefer, age 69, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg, PA. Born March 3, 1950 in Cameron, WV, he was the son of Myrtle “Gerry” Courtwright and the late Clemence “Bill” Schaefer. Kevin was a 1968 graduate of Dentsville High School in Columbia, SC. A United States Army...
Genevieve Maranacci
May 21, 2019
Genevieve D. Maranacci, 90, of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Genevieve was known to everyone as Aunt Sis. Born on September 15, 1928, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Genevieve (Walsh) Crawford. She was the widow of Dr. Elmer Maranacci, who preceded her...
Cheryl Fusco
May 19, 2019
Cheryl Lynn Fusco, age 55, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at her home. Born November 12, 1963, in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of Ronald and Florence Lyons Delp. Cheryl enjoyed spending time with and caring for her family, especially her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of...
Ronald Keener
May 19, 2019
Ronald E. Keener, 79, passed from this earth on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Ronald took the opportunity to write his own obituary, as follows: Someone once said that the hardest thing in dying was realizing that the world goes on without us; that hearts may be broken of those family and friends who knew me, that...
Joyce Brindle
May 19, 2019
Joyce B. Brindle, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, May 19, 2019 at the Shook Home. Born September 30, 1927 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Samuel H. and Thelma Wolf Byers. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School and retired from the former Frantz, Burns, Swartz, and Bundy OB/GYN office in Chambersburg...
Deborah Bubak
May 18, 2019
After a courageous and inspirational four-year fight against ovarian cancer, Deborah Ann Bubak, age 66, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, May 18. Debbie was born on August 9, 1952 in Johnstown, PA, to Betty R. and the late Donald F. Lentz. After graduating from Greater Johnstown Senior High School in 1970, she earned a...
Jeffery Carty
May 17, 2019
Jeffery Franklin Carty, 55, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 17, 2019. Born November 11, 1963 in Waynesboro, he is the son of Shirley Willhide Carty and the late Donald Carty. Jeff was a 1981 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School. He earned his associate’s degree in Business and Accounting from Penn State University in 1983, leaving...
Walter E. "Frog" Miner
May 17, 2019
Walter E. “Frog” Miner, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Providence Place. Born August 9, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Naomi McCanns Miner. Walt was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He was employed at Sprint Telecommunications, the former United Telephone Systems, for 41...
Gary Lininger
May 16, 2019
Gary Eugene “Bish” Lininger, 74, of Chambersburg, passed away after a long battle with Wegener’s Disease on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Menno Haven. Born November 28, 1944 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John Trego and Helen Shadle Lininger. Gary was a 1964 graduate of CASHS. He was employed at the Chambersburg Engineering Company as a...
Jack Bishop
May 14, 2019
Jack B. Bishop, age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, May 14, 2019. Born September 1, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late D. Frank Biesecker and Mabel Bishop Warren. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Barbara A. Bishop, who passed away on August 28, 2016....
William Kearney
May 14, 2019
William Kearney, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at his home after a two year battle with cancer. Born October 30, 1956, in Kane, PA, he was the 7th of 10 children and a son of Ruth Leona Wilcox Kearney of Kane, PA and the late William Edward Kearney. A 1974 graduate of Kane...
Nicole Whitehead
May 13, 2019
Nicole M. Whitehead, age 40, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg hospital on Monday, May 13, 2019. Born September 27, 1978, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Jerry Howell and Suzanne Peters Foley. Nicole was a 1997 graduate of CASHS. She worked in homecare for a number of years. Nicole enjoyed cooking, time with her family...
Linda Kaiser
May 13, 2019
Linda Marie Kaiser, 64, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 11, 1954 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marilyn Driscoll Yanchuk. Mrs. Kaiser was a 1974 graduate of Massachusetts Bay Community College. She spent 40 years as an RN, in a profession she absolutely loved....
George Deshong
May 10, 2019
George H. Deshong, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Friday, May 10, 2019. Born October 5, 1935, in Mercersburg PA, he was the son of the late George A. and Eva Robinson Deshong. Mr. Deshong was a 1953 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School. He served honorably in the United States Air Force....
Richard Delaney
May 9, 2019
Richard D. Delaney, Sr., age 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Born January 9, 1937, in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Ruth Delaney and James Perdew. A 1955 graduate of Altoona High School, Mr. Delaney went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army Reserve for a...
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