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Calvin Chilcote
Oct 9, 2018
Calvin E. Chilcote, Sr., age 82, of Spring Run, PA, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 30, 1936, in Richvale, PA, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mary Goshorn Chilcote. Mr. Chilcote was a member of the Orbisonia High School class of 1957,...
Joseph Horner
Oct 7, 2018
Joseph J. “Joe” Horner, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Born July 25, 1942, in Johnstown, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph E. and Dorothy L. Hohman Horner. Joe was a 1960 graduate of Richland High School. A US Army veteran, Joe served honorably during the Vietnam War from 1962 – 65 and...
Harry Oyler
Oct 7, 2018
Harry Laughery Oyler, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, left the life he loved on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He was 98 years old. Harry was born January 9, 1920 in Chambersburg to Florence Rebecca Laughery Oyler and Emory Cook Oyler. His mother died in 1929; his father in 1960. Harry graduated from Chambersburg High School in 1937 and over the years hosted...
Michael Jacobs
Oct 6, 2018
Michael A. “Mike” Jacobs, 77, of Chambersburg, passed away on October 6, 2018, in his home, with his wife by his side. Born December 1, 1940, he was a son of the late George B. and Ellen Stepler Jacobs. Mike was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where he played for the Trojans baseball team. In...
Frank Lensbower
Oct 5, 2018
Frank L. Lensbower, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home. Born May 28, 1928 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late Harry Edward and Bessie Viola Heckman Lensbower. He was a 1947 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and served with the US Army 88th Airborne during the Korean...
Barbara Fickes
Oct 3, 2018
Barbara J. Fickes, age 58, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg on June 2, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Robert E. and Dorrine A. Monn Fickes. Barb was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...
Leota Burkholder
Oct 3, 2018
Leota G. Burkholder, 98, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, October 3, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 22, 1919 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Glenn M. and Ethel Baer Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. Burkholder were self-employed farmers for many years. She later retired from Martin’s Bakery in Chambersburg after more than twenty-five years...
James Walker
Oct 2, 2018
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John Lyons
Oct 2, 2018
John “Jack” Charles Lyons, 92, of Fayetteville, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at his home. Born March 13, 1926, in Bronx, NY, he was a son of the late John S. and Bridget McDermott Lyons. His beloved wife of 55 years, Waltraud “Jo” Lyons, preceded him in death on July5, 2014. Jack was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes...
Donald Harris
Sep 30, 2018
Donald S. Harris, 96, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Born March 23, 1922 in Waterbury, CT, he was the son of the late Ralph W. and Clara Harris. He was a Staff Sergeant in the 98th Infantry Division during World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater and the Occupation in Japan. After the war he...
W. Frank Cramer
Sep 29, 2018
W. Frank Cramer, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away Saturday, September 29, at Menno Haven. Born on October 3, 1931 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Isabelle Cramer Marrella. Frank was a 1950 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, and then served in the U.S. Army through the Korean Conflict. While in the service, he played football for teams...
Quinn "Gene" E. Witherspoon
Sep 29, 2018
Quinn “Gene” E. Witherspoon, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Saturday, September 29, 2018, after a year and a half battle with cancer. Born December 1, 1937, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Quinn M. Witherspoon and Beatrice Pheil. A 1955 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, he went on...
Mary Jane Baughman
Sep 28, 2018
Mary Jane “Janie” Baughman, age 77, of Fayetteville, PA died Friday afternoon, September 28, 2018, at her home. Born December 15, 1940, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Daisy Woods Lowans. Surviving are three sons, Wallace J. “Wally” Baughman, Jr., Michael L. Baughman, and Jeffrey A. Baughman all of Fayetteville; three granddaughters, Kristin, Katelyn,...
Lee Smith
Sep 27, 2018
Lee Robert Smith age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born September 15, 1935, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert G. and Agnes Finkey Smith. A 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Smith went on to serve honorably in the...
James Snyder
Sep 25, 2018
James E. Snyder, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, September 25, 2018 at his home. Born April 26, 1947 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was a son of the late Donald C. and Mabel M. Warner Snyder. James was employed with Occupational Service, Inc. in Chambersburg, retiring after fifty years of service. An avid reader, he read...
Christella Taylor
Sep 25, 2018
Christella Taylor, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born January 19, 1937, in Dothan, AL, she was a daughter of the late Willie James and Essie Scott. Ms. Taylor spent most of her working years as a homemaker caring for her family. A social butterfly, Ms. Taylor...
Martha Wright
Sep 24, 2018
Martha Wright, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, September 24, 2018 in the emergency room at Waynesboro Hospital. Born July 22, 1931 in Letterkenny Township, she was a daughter of the late Ernest M. and Margaret G. Wells Clever. Mrs. Wright was a 1950 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and was employed early in her life...
Wayne Cave
Sep 23, 2018
Wayne Pietro Cave age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Manor Care in Chambersburg. Born July 28, 1947, he was the son of the late John and Josephine Ilera DiGaicomantonio. A 1965 graduate of CASHS, Mr. Cave went on to earn his Master’s degree in education from the University of Maryland. He then taught...
Kenneth Hock
Sep 23, 2018
Kenneth D. Hock, 72, a long-time resident of Chambersburg and Fayetteville, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, September 23, 2018 with his three children by his side at his home in Quincy where he resided for the past year. Born October 13, 1945 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Glen D. and Helen M. Shughart Hock. Ken was...
Virginia Miller
Sep 20, 2018
Virginia Ann Miller, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday evening, September 20, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. Born March 26, 1948, in Cumberland, MD and raised in Little Orleans, MD, she was the daughter of the late Bruce A. Blackburn and Virginia May Sullivan Blackburn. Ann was a 1966 graduate of Flintstone High School...
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