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James Stoner
Aug 27, 2018
James A. Stoner, 66, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home. Born April 26, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Edgar Jay and Gladys Mae Flory Stoner. Jim was employed as a toll collector with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for 32 years until his retirement. He was a member and Elder...
Audrey Towe
Aug 26, 2018
Audrey E. “Audie” Towe, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 after a short stay at Paramount Senior Living. Born April 16, 1927 in Lake City, TN, he was a son of the late Claude and Marie Towe. His beloved wife, Lila Craig Towe, preceded him in death in 2004. A US Navy veteran, Audie served honorably...
Theodore Chamberlain
Aug 25, 2018
Theodore E. “Ted” Chamberlain, Jr., 69, of Chambersburg, passed away after a brief illness Saturday evening, August 25, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his family. Born July 28, 1949 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Theodore E., Sr. and Flo Irene Hummer Chamberlain. He was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School...
Rev. Melvin Knight
Aug 24, 2018
Rev. Melvin Knight, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Born in Virginia Beach, VA on May 14, 1941, he was the son of the late Robert Knight and Mildred Bray. A U.S. Army veteran, Rev. Knight served honorably during the Vietnam Conflict from 1962 –...
Beverly Graham
Aug 23, 2018
Beverly Graham, 80, of Pleasant Hall, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 23, 2018. Born January 25, 1938 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Melvin G. Eshelman and Dorothy Mae Martin Everett. Beverly was employed as a dietary aid at Shippensburg University until her retirement in 2008. She attended the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene. Beverly enjoyed...
Harold Kuhn
Aug 23, 2018
Harold W. Kuhn, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, August 23, 2018 at The Shook Home. Born February 14, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harvey W. and Mary Ann Rotz Kuhn. Mr. Kuhn worked on the family farm for many years and then began employment with the US Postal Service in 1948 first...
Dorothy Roland
Aug 23, 2018
Dorothy Burkett Roland, age 90, of Chambersburg, passed away at Falling Spring Nursing Home on August 23, 2018. Born in Alum Bank, PA, on May 5, 1934, she was the daughter of Harry and Pearl Mickle Burkett. Dorothy was a waitress and bartender at the former Kimple’s restaurant in Fayetteville, PA. She then worked in the dietary department of Wilson...
Mary Sharar
Aug 22, 2018
Mary Arlene (Barnes) Sharar, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born December 10, 1928 in Upton, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Elva Kuhn Barnes. Arlene was a 1947 graduate of the former Lemasters High School. She was the owner/operator of the Tastee Freeze in Mercersburg for 15 years and was later employed...
Rachel Barton
Aug 19, 2018
Rachel Carolyn Barton, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Born December 25th in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of late Robert Joseph Barton and Frances “Judy” Cuff Barton. Rachel attended Chambersburg Area School District and was a devoted mother, homemaker and a full-time caregiver for her mother for many years before...
Herbert Behrens
Aug 18, 2018
Herbert T. Behrens, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Menno Haven. Born May 3, 1931 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Herman and Bertha Pruser Behrens. Mr. Behrens was a 1949 graduate of the Curtis High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Wagner College in 1955. He...
Hazel Guyer
Aug 18, 2018
Hazel E. (Yeatter) Guyer, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, August 18, 2018 at her home. Born January 4, 1928 in Doylesburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Herman H. and Celestia F. Harris Yeatter. She had worked alongside her husband dairy farming and had been employed at the former Shirt Craft Company in Shippensburg and...
Ralph Clayton
Aug 18, 2018
Ralph L. Clayton, age 83, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Lewistown Hospital. Born March 7, 1935, in Waterloo, PA, he was a son of the late Roy J. and Estella J. Love Clayton. A U.S. Navy veteran, Ralph served honorably during the Korean Conflict as a Navy Seabee. He worked in Pipeline construction for years...
Charles Miller
Aug 16, 2018
Charles E. “Bud” Miller, Jr., age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born May 9, 1937, in Camden, NJ, he was a son of the late C. Eugene Miller., Sr. and Florence Wilkens Miller. Mr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science in 1959 and his Master of Science in Engineering in 1961,...
Lois Yocum
Aug 16, 2018
Lois M. Yocum, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018, in Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born January 5, 1928, in Marion, PA, she was a daughter of the late George and Anna Lenherr Kyle. Mrs. Yocum was a 1946 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She went on to work at the former Stanley...
Carol Barnes
Aug 9, 2018
Carol “Chip” Jean Barnes, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, August 9, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She had fought a courageous battle with mantle cell lymphoma since January of 2017. Born October 18, 1949 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Carl Rife and Mary Josephine Heller Barnes. She was a 1967...
Judith Mentzer
Aug 8, 2018
Judith A. Mentzer, 70, of Orrstown, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 17, 1947, in Burton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Miles A. and Regina M. Price Campbell. Judy was a Certified Professional Midwife and a member of NARM. She was dedicated to her profession and took tremendous joy in...
Richard Montello
Aug 6, 2018
Richard Dominic Montello, 64, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg after a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 26, 1954 in Spangler, PA, he was the son of Martha “Betty” Magulick Montello of Northern Cambria, PA and the late James Richard Montello. Rich earned a Bachelor’s Degree in...
Ara Himelick
Aug 4, 2018
Ara Schuchaskie Himelick, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born December 4, 1938 in Webberville, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Bernice Workman Schuchaskie. Mrs. Himelick was a graduate of the Fowlerville High School in Fowlerville, Michigan. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed volunteering for various organizations,...
William Sheaffer
Jul 31, 2018
William “Bill” Sheaffer, age 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Born March 29, 1950, in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Paul David and Ruth Burkhart Sheaffer. Bill was a 1968 graduate of Conestoga Valley High School and a 1972 graduate of Shippensburg State College with...
James Menter
Jul 30, 2018
James R. “Jim” Menter, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, July 30, 2018. Born May 22, 1929, in Keene, NH, he was the son of the late Leon D. and Hazel Olmsted Menter. A U.S. Army veteran, Jim served honorably during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict. After Retiring from the military he...
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