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William Williams
Dec 19, 2018
William F. “Bill” Williams Sr. accepted the invitation to have a face to face conversation with Jesus Christ early in the morning of December 19th, 2018. Never a man to disobey an order from his Superior, Bill willingly agreed to the encounter. He was always his most alert early in the morning, so it suited him just fine. Born in...
Harry Black
Dec 18, 2018
Harry D. Black, Jr., age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, was called home on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born January 11, 1939, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Harry D., Sr. and Rhoda Buterbaugh Black. Mr. Black was a 1957 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He worked at Harrisburg Dairies for 45 years,...
Brandon Sewell
Dec 18, 2018
Brandon Ravel Sewell, 21, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Born October 12, 1997 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Anthony and Gwendolyn Thompson Sewell. Brandon was a 2016 graduate of CASHS. He was currently a student at the University of Florida in his Junior year, majoring in economics. He was a member of St....
Gregory Sprow
Dec 16, 2018
Gregory Alan Sprow, age 52, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Born July 20, 1966, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Ray W. and Bonnie McCleary Sprow. Greg worked as a surveyor in construction, mostly recently for David H. Martin Excavating. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, working, NASCAR, especially watching...
Frank Kimball
Dec 16, 2018
Frank B. Kimball III, 85, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Merrimac, MA, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home. Born November 24, 1933 in Haverhill, MA, he was a son of the late Frank B. Kimball, Jr. and Gladys Howe Kimball. Frank was a 1952 graduate of Haverhill High School in Massachusetts. A U.S. Army veteran,...
James Bays
Dec 14, 2018
James Adair Bays, Sr. of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania passed away on December 14, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital. Jim was born in Sprague, West Virginia on August 9, 1940 to the late Van and Lucille Bays. He was a “Kitty Cruiser” proudly serving in the U.S. Navy as an electrician in Louisiana. After serving in the Navy, Jim enjoyed racing dirt bikes...
Joyce Frisby
Dec 13, 2018
Joyce Anne Frisby, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Dumfries, VA, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday. December 13, 2018. Born September 27, 1935 in Merseyside, Liverpool, UK, she was the daughter of the late George and Ethel Spicer She attended local school and went on to attend secretarial college. After graduation she started work with Cunard...
Lois Peckman
Dec 13, 2018
Lois K. Peckman, 85, of St. Thomas, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday evening, December 13, 2018. Born February 6, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Omar and Catherine Shank Kipe. She was a graduate of the former Messiah High School in Grantham, PA. Mrs. Peckman and her husband owned and operated...
Cora Crunkleton
Dec 11, 2018
Cora Susan (Kuhns) Crunkleton, 89, of Chambersburg, passed to her eternal home on Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born December 5, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Martha Horst Kuhns. She attended Chambersburg area schools and worked in local retail department stores for many years. She later retired from the former...
Steven Brown
Dec 9, 2018
Steven Brown, age 55, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Born December 13, 1962, he was the son of Ray Wallace Brown (wife Connie) and Bonita Louise Harrison Watson (husband Roy). Steve was a 1980 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He had worked as an Auto Body Mechanic at...
Wilfredo Taylor
Dec 7, 2018
Wilfredo Elias “Pop” Taylor, 49, of Dillsburg, PA, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 in the Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Born on August 18, 1969 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Wilfredo Elias Soto and the late Frances Hankerson. A 1989 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Wilfredo served his country with the U.S. Marine...
John DeBross
Dec 7, 2018
John A. DeBross, age 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Friday, December 7, 2018. Born May 29, 1944, in Phillipsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Zwiener DeBross. A 1962 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, John went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy and graduate from technical school with his...
Robert John "Bob" Kessler
Dec 5, 2018
Robert John (Bob) Kessler passed away at home on December 5, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Holland Patent, New York on July 24, 1943, Bob was born into a proud farming family and continued that love of farming and agriculture throughout his entire life. It was that love of agriculture that led him to earn degrees...
Leroy Ebersole
Dec 4, 2018
Leroy Horst Ebersole, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 1, 1925 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Amos and Anna Horst Ebersole. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife Grace Wenger Ebersole. Leroy was employed for 37 years with Sollengberger Silos until his retirement. He...
Melinda Long
Dec 3, 2018
Melinda Sue Long, age 54, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, December 3, 2018. Born November 14, 1964, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Paul J. Long and Judy Garner Fortner. Melinda was a 1982 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She worked in various capacities in the food industry, most...
David Lowe
Dec 2, 2018
David James Lowe, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Born December 16, 1955, in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late John “Jack” Lowe and Patricia Willnecker Lowe. A 1974 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Mr. Lowe went on have a 20 year career with Conrail,...
Ralph Peters
Dec 2, 2018
Ralph A. Peters, Jr., 85, of Scotland, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Born June 29, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ralph A. Peters, Sr. and Vera Perry Huff. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Ralph served honorably during the Korean War. He was employed as a foundry foreman with T.B. Woods for 36 years...
Joan Singer
Nov 30, 2018
Joan Singer, 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018, at Hershey Medical Center. Born July 21, 1953, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Betty Shreiner Singer. Joan was a 1971 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Education from Shepherd University...
Christine Stenger
Nov 29, 2018
Two Angels were sent to Heaven on November 29th; Tad Stenger in 2017 and his mother, Christine Stenger joined him in 2018. Born on Chrismas Day of 1940 (77), Christine was the daughter of Victor and Sallie Ditto of Hagerstown, MD. She is surived by her husband of 56 years, Larry Stenger; Tad’s family: wife, Veronica and their children Molly,...
Carol Quivers
Nov 29, 2018
Carol A. Quivers, 71, of Chambersburg, passed away on November 29, 2018 at her home. Born January 28, 1947 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. and Viola Brisco Quivers. Carol was a member of John Wesley AME Zion Church of Chambersburg. She was employed as a custodian at M&T bank for over 20 years. She...
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