Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Sandra Kopenhaver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Betty Jenkins

Betty Jenkins

Nov 1, 2018

Betty L. Jenkins, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on November 1, 2018. Born December 24, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Julia Stevens Robinson. Her beloved husband, Ray G. Jenkins preceded her in death in 2015. She is survived by her sister, Mattie Robinson and husband Edgar of Waynesboro, PA and numerous nieces, nephews, family and...

Sharon Peters

Sharon Peters

Nov 1, 2018

Sharon R. Peters, 58, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 1, 2018 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. Born March 4, 1960 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ronald L. and Frances Plasterer Miller. Sharon was a 1978 graduate of James Buchanan High School and was employed at First Data in Hagerstown for 23...

Charles Christman

Charles Christman

Nov 1, 2018

Charles E. Christman, 78, of Waynesboro, PA, died on Thursday, November 1st, 2018 in Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born on April 25, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George W. Christman Sr. and Mildred Helman Christman. Charles graduated in 1958 from Greencastle Antrim Senior High School and retired from the former Grove Worldwide with 40 years...

Mary Bailey

Mary Bailey

Oct 31, 2018

Mary A. Bailey, 96, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, October 31, 2018 at Paramount Senior Living. Born February 23, 1922 in Grottoes, VA, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. and Lilley A. Shifflet Allen. Mary was employed at Knouse Foods, retiring after more than 25 years of service. She most recently had attended the Fayetteville...

Dale Sheppard

Dale Sheppard

Oct 31, 2018

Dale Lynn Sheppard, 50, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, October 29, 2018 at his home. Born March 15, 1968 in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of Donald Sheppard and the late Charlotte Whisner Sheppard who preceded him in death in October of 2017. He served as a Ranger with the US Army Airborne Divison from...

Walter Engle

Walter Engle

Oct 31, 2018

Walter Herbert Engle, 75, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at home. Walter was born August 7, 1943, at Goldsboro, NC, and was the son of the late Isaiah H. Engle and Pearl Gosser Engle. He was married to Shirlene Engle on July 16, 1988, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gaithersburg, MD. Walter worked for the old Defense Mapping...

Lois Leevy

Lois Leevy

Oct 30, 2018

Lois L. Leevy, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Born September 9, 1927 in Fulton County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Rush D. and Adaline Kuhn Hann. Her beloved husband, Grant J. Leevy preceded her in death on March 15, 1990. Lois was employed as a CNA for many years having worked at...

Ronald Hughes

Ronald Hughes

Oct 27, 2018

Ronald Leroy Hughes, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital Saturday, October 27, 2018, with his family by his side. Born in Hopewell, Bedford Co., PA , he was the son of the late Roy D. and Florence Snyder Hughes. A patriot, Ron served his country in three branches of the armed forces, the Army, Marines,...

Debora Etter

Debora Etter

Oct 24, 2018

Debora M. “Debbie” Etter, age 45, of Blairs Mills, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at her home. Born August 1, 1973, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of late Bernard E. And Debora M. Williams Etter. Debbie was a member of the Village Lighthouse Church and a former member of Bethel Assembly...