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Thomas Massingale
Apr 22, 2018
Thomas Edward Massingale, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 13, 1955 in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Clarence Edward and Thelma Wilson Massingale. He served honorably with the United States Army and the National Guard. He had formerly been employed with...
Lee Martin
Apr 18, 2018
Lee Edward Martin, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away April 18, 2018 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg. He was born November 15, 1939 to the late Raymond and Mabel Martin. Lee was a building contractor in the Hagerstown area and after retiring from construction became a turkey farmer in Greencastle, PA. Throughout his life and in his retirement he found...
Homer Johnson
Apr 18, 2018
Homer D. Johnson, 79, of Spring Run, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 18, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born January 7, 1939 in Spring Run, he was a son of the late Myrl and Thelma Snyder Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been employed at Domestic Pump Company, Inc. in Shippensburg and then from 1966-1970 he...
Gloria Petra
Apr 15, 2018
Gloria Ann Petra, 84, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 15, 2018, with her family by her side. Born March 14, 1934, in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Pauline Benson O’Brien. Mrs. Petra worked as a High School Registrar at Paramus High School in New Jersey for 25 years, retiring in...
Ruth Meyers Hawbaker
Apr 15, 2018
Ruth L. Meyers Hawbaker, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2018 at The Shook Home. Born January 30, 1921 in Guilford Township, she was a daughter of the late Daniel E. and Susan Lesher Stouffer. Mrs. Hawbaker was a 1938 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A homemaker most of her life, she also assisted...
Alcesta Kitzmiller
Apr 14, 2018
Alcesta “Cess” (Smith) Kitzmiller, age 100, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Penn Hall Chambers Point. Born November 11, 1917, in Mt. Union, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Guy and Florence (Flickinger) Smith. After graduating from Shippensburg University, she taught school in Mt. Union, Lewistown and Chambersburg, retiring in 1976. She...
David Wells
Apr 14, 2018
David F. Wells age 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Born November 26, 1934, in Galesburg, IL, he was a son of the late Mason Billard and Evelyn Leone Freda Wells. Mr. Wells graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY. He retired in...
Bonnie Dell
Apr 13, 2018
Bonnie E. (Smith) Dell, 86, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away Friday morning, April 13, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle, Hanover, PA. Born April 21, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John E. and Kathleen McKonley Smith. She was a 1948 graduate of the former Eichelberger High School in Hanover. Early in her life she was employed...
Lois Lesher
Apr 12, 2018
Lois J. Lesher, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital. Born August 22, 1930, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Erna Leberknight Stepler. Lois was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Following high school, she worked for the telephone company in Chambersburg, as well...
Bassina Hinton
Apr 12, 2018
Bassina Sonjaline Barbour Hinton, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born April 6, 1941, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Cook Barbour, Sr. and Minnie Catherine Stoner Barbour. Mrs. Hinton was a 1959 graduate of CASHS. She worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as...
Gladys Rickard
Apr 12, 2018
Gladys, A. Rickard, age 100, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Shook Home on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Graveside services will be held at the Rickard Memorial Cemetery, Paxton, PA on Tuesday, April 17 at 11 AM.
Norbert Kneavel
Apr 11, 2018
Norbert Joseph Kneavel, 85 of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 24, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John Kneavel and Anna Salkowski Kneavel. A U.S. Army veteran, Norbert served honorably during the Korean War. He later worked as an accountant for the federal government at Letterkenny...
Edith Osterman
Apr 11, 2018
Edith V. Osterman, 101, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Menno Haven. Born on March 14, 1917 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank Keller and Martha Ellen Traxler Keller. She was the widow of Charles A. “Shorty” Osterman, who preceded her in death on July 26, 1996. A 1936 graduate of the...
Doreen Horst
Apr 10, 2018
Doreen E. Horst, 73, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 9, 1944, in Chambersburg, She was a daughter of the late Lista Frey Martin and the late Paul J. Martin. A homemaker most of her life, Doreen was a member of the Chambersburg Mennonite Church, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School....
P. Musser
Apr 10, 2018
P. Joseph Musser, age 74, of Orrstown, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 25, 1943, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul J. and Pearl E. Wingert Musser. A retired dairy farmer in Lurgan Township, Joe was involved in many farm and county organizations. He was a member of...
Maxine Walker
Apr 9, 2018
Maxine C. Bingaman Walker, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at her home. Born December 26, 1946 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Mary Grace Rice Bingaman. She was a 1965 graduate of the James Buchanan High School. A homemaker most of her life she had at one time been...
Jack Meredith
Apr 7, 2018
Jack C. Meredith, 56, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 21, 1962 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Yvonne R. Eyer Meredith and the late Jack L. Meredith. Jack worked in printing most of his life and was employed at Arnold Graphics and Frye Communications. He enjoyed taking his dog...
Cora Ardrey
Apr 7, 2018
Cora Ardrey, age 82, of Chambersburg, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Born in Huntington, PA, on April 9, 1935, she was a daughter of the late John and Sophie Roman Woods. Mrs. Ardrey worked as a cook for the Children’s Aid Society for 29 years, retiring in 1998. She enjoyed sewing, cleaning crossword puzzles,...
Norman Geissinger
Apr 6, 2018
Norman Alfred Geissinger, 102 yrs, 41 days, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 6, 2018 from his Menno Village home, Chambersburg, PA. Norman was born February 24, 1916 in Hosensack, Pennsylvania to Abraham and Katie Godshall Stauffer Geissinger. He was raised and baptized in the Upper Milford Mennonite church where he served as Deacon for many years....
George DeFonzo
Apr 6, 2018
George J. DeFonzo passed away at Leland of Laurel Run, Waynesboro, PA on April 5, 2018. George was born, June 11, 1932 in Pittsburgh PA. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Nicholas and Jennie DeFonzo, his first wife Fern and three siblings. George was the beloved husband of Joan L. DeFonzo of Chambersburg; step-children, William A. Bogler (Robin), Thomas M....
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