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Garry Heckman
Nov 16, 2018
Garry O. Heckman, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born August 13, 1939, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Garnet and Margaret “Winnie” Dice Heckman Romesburg. A 1959 Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Garry went on to honorably serve in the United States Air Force from 1961-1965....
Ray Ankerbrand
Nov 16, 2018
Ray Lewis Ankerbrand, 73, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday morning, November 16, 2018 at his home. Born December 4, 1944 in Chambersburg at the Maternity Home on Fifth Avenue, he was a son of the late Harry and Margaret Chronister Ankerbrand. Having never resided outside of the Borough of Chambersburg, Ray lived in two different places in his life;...
David Speer
Nov 15, 2018
David H. Speer, 73, of Blairs Mills, PA, passed unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Born June 3, 1945 in Lewistown, PA, he was a son of the late James Speer, Sr., and Lenore Long Speer. David was a 1963 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School. He was a man of many talents and was highly respected...
Barbara Barrows
Nov 15, 2018
Barbara A. Birmingham Barrows, 91, formerly of Fayetteville, PA was raised to the Heavens on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from the Shook Home in Chambersburg, to spend eternity with her husband Albert. Barbara was born January 10, 1927 in Wilkes Barre, PA; she was the second of five daughters from John Birmingham and Edna Palmer Birmingham Knickerbocker . Barbara married...
Milton Brown
Nov 15, 2018
Milton W. Brown, 94 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at The Shook Home. Born August 13, 1924 in Frackville, PA, he was a son of the late David and Barbara Balliet Brown. Milt was a graduate of the Frackville High School and served with the US Army in the European Theatre during WWII. He graduated from...
Ruth Zinn
Nov 14, 2018
Ruth E. Zinn, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born August 8, 1927, in Kingsdale, PA, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Emma Yingling Zinn. Her beloved husband, Daniel F. Harman, preceded her in death in 1973. Ruth was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Post 1562 in Gettysburg, and...
Margaret Jansen
Nov 14, 2018
Margaret “Sally” Jansen, 91, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Paramount Senior Living. Born March 25, 1927 in Kaukauna, WI, she was a daughter of the late Thurston and Florence West Lambie. On May 28, 1949 she married the love of her life, Mark “Gunner” Jansen and they were blessed...
Robert Kennedy
Nov 13, 2018
Robert P. Kennedy, age 64, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Montgomery County, MD, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in his home. Born August 19, 1954, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Robert J. and June Lohaus Kennedy. A 1972 graduate of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, in Olney, MD, Robert went...
Guy McCoy
Nov 12, 2018
Guy A. McCoy, 75, of Greencastle, PA, passed away Monday morning, November 12, 2018 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 12, 1943 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Charles A. McCoy and Reatha I. Bowders McCoy. Guy was a 1961 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim High School and worked most of his life in the grocery business...
Sandra Kopenhaver
Nov 11, 2018
Sandra M. (Guerrieri) Kopenhaver, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday, November 11, 2018, at her home. Born December 10, 1936, in Nyack, New York, she was the daughter of the late Olga and Anthony Guerrieri. For 60 years, Sandy enjoyed living in Nyack with friends and family nearby. After graduating from Nyack High School in 1954, she was employed...
David Hobbs
Nov 11, 2018
David Matthew Hobbs, 38, of Hagerstown, MD, went to be with the Lord on Sunday afternoon, November 11, 2018. Born October 19, 1980 in Chambersburg, he was a son of John and Rita Miller Hobbs of Chambersburg. David was a 1999 graduate of North Hagerstown High and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Shepherd University. He was currently...
Danny Wilhelm
Nov 10, 2018
Danny L. Wilhelm, 50, of Spring Run, PA, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born July 29, 1968 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Laura Hann Wilhelm of Fannettsburg, PA and the late Frederick H. Wilhelm, Sr. Danny was a 1986 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School and worked in construction most of his life,...
Bessie Thompson
Nov 10, 2018
Bessie Evelyn Thompson, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed Saturday afternoon, November 10, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 8, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Crittenden, Sr. and Olive H. Morris Crittenden. She was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and retired from the Naval Sea Systems Command in Arlington,...
Martha V. Copeland
Nov 7, 2018
Martha V. Copeland, 72, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Doey’s Hospice House in Hagerstown. Born March 13, 1946 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl Fletcher and Mary K. James, and stepfather Eligah James of Hagerstown. Martha was a certified nursing assistant as well as a geriatric nursing assistant, most...
Doris Thomas
Nov 7, 2018
Doris Jean Thomas, age 68, of Fayetteville, PA, went to be with the Lord at her home surrounded by her beloved family on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Born January 10, 1950, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elsie Noll Kramer. Mrs. Thomas worked at Letterkenny Army Depot for 22 years, retiring in 1997, as a...
Evelyn Greiser
Nov 5, 2018
Evelyn Frances Grieser, 100, formerly of Fayetteville passed away peacefully at Paramount Senior Living Center on Monday, November 5, 2018. Evelyn was the daughter of the late Gertrude H. Doughty MacDonald and Frank D. MacDonald. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Chambersburg. Evelyn celebrated her 100th birthday on October 19th at a luncheon in her honor surrounded...
Roger Gilbert
Nov 5, 2018
Roger Harry Gilbert, 72, of Fayetteville, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018 at his residence. Born, June 2, 1946 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Alfred W. and Susan C. Jones Gilbert. Roger was employed at James River Co. until his retirement. He is survived by his daughter, Tonya Gilbert of Fayetteville, two grandchildren Derek Short...
Ramona Conley
Nov 4, 2018
Ramona Conley, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 14, 1929 in Lewistown, PA, she was a daughter of the late William and Ella Meiss Parson. Her beloved husband of 41 years, Donald E. Conley, preceded her in death on May 23, 1993. Ramona and her husband were the owner/operators of...
Hilary Tadych
Nov 3, 2018
Hilary S. Tadych, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 2, 1945 in Hexham, England and raised in Montrose, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late George and Mona Saddler Scott. She began her career at Navy Federal Credit Union while residing in Scotland and upon moving to the...
Keith Carbaugh
Nov 2, 2018
Keith A. Carbaugh, 53, of Waynesboro, PA passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 2, 2018 at his home. Born November 13, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Paul H. Carbaugh and the late Wilma J. Lehman Martin. Keith was a 1982 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and served honorably in the US Army. He owned and...
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