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Raymond Forbes
Apr 4, 2018
Raymond L.Forbes, age 73, passed away peacefully at home on April 4th, 2018. Born September 6, 1944, he was the son of the late Arthur and Ellene (Geddas) Forbes. Ray was the husband of Linda (Lytle) Forbes, his cherished wife of 30 years, who passed away July 27th, 2016. He was preceded in death by his sister Linda (Forbes) Wright....
Betty Sanders
Apr 3, 2018
Betty L. Ryder Sanders, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 3, 2016 at her home. Born January 9, 1942 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Lyle and Faye Highland Ryder. Betty was a 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She enjoyed cooking, reading books, and working puzzles. Her husband, Francis C....
Charles Lucas
Apr 1, 2018
Charles Töner “Chuck” Lucas, age 76, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 8:05 pm while at home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born March 1, 1942, in Waynesboro to the late Paul and Esther Kaufman Lucas. He was a life-long resident of Chambersburg and was a respected member of...
Jean Kann
Apr 1, 2018
Jean E. Kann, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Shippensburg Healthcare Center on Sunday, April 1, 2018. Born in Chambersburg, PA on March 15, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Daisy Feagan Shank. Mrs. Kann worked as a nurse’s assistant at Menno Haven and previously worked part time as a beautician. She was...
Irmgard Weiss
Mar 30, 2018
Irmgard Weiss, age 92, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, March 30, 2018, at the home of her daughter. Irmgard was born in Hamburg, Germany, on October 17, 1925, to Karl and Wilhelmina (Olthoff) Jacobs arriving in the United States at age 4 months through Ellis Island. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, MD....
Karen Dehart
Mar 30, 2018
Karen Sue Dehart, age 62, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at her home. Born March 10, 1956, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Kathryn Harrison. Karen was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She enjoyed spending the majority of her free time with her family, especially her...
Grace Shindledecker
Mar 30, 2018
Grace T. Shindledecker, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 6, 1952, in Lebanon, PA, she was a daughter of the late David L. and Etta Robinette Russell. Mrs. Shindledecker worked for the Chambersburg Area School District for a number of years as a custodian as well as a crossing guard, retiring...
Blanche Carey
Mar 27, 2018
Blanche G. Herdman Carey, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 27, 2018. Born February 13, 1926, in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L. and Olive Peppler Herdman. Mrs. Carey worked as a seamstress at the former Stanley Company for 20 years, retiring in 1985....
Shelby Secrist
Mar 26, 2018
Shelby J. Secrist, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, March 26, 2018. Born in Adams County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Ora and Hazel Beamer Boone. Mrs. Secrist was a member of the Cornerstone church of Christ. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, time with her pets, and time spent with family...
Houston Dawson
Mar 24, 2018
Houston Dawson, 61, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 24, 1956 in Blakely, GA, he was a son of the late Howard Dawson and Rosa Lee Howard. Mr. Dawson worked in farming most of his life but was most recently employed as a janitor at Goodwill. A devoted Christian, he attended...
Robert Hassler
Mar 24, 2018
Robert J. “Bob” Hassler, age 68, of Fayetteville, PA, peacefully passed away in the company of his wife and daughters on March 24, 2018, at Hershey Medical Center. He is the son of Shirley Bryan and the late Ted C. Hassler. Bob was a commercial diver, working on underwater construction projects until 1977, when he began working for United Parcel...
Joan Disbrow
Mar 22, 2018
Joan C. Disbrow, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at her home. Born August 13, 1941 in Fond du Lac, WI. She was the daughter of the late Conrad P. and Laura Wells Reslock. Joan was a Registered Nurse, artist, and a photographer. She enjoyed her work as a Reference Librarian and drove the Bookmobile where...
William Vocke
Mar 22, 2018
William J. Vocke, 89, of Fannettsburg, PA, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Harrisburg Hospital following heart surgery. Born May 30, 1928 in Dravosburg, PA, he was the son of the late William H. and Grace Taylor Vocke. Mr. Vocke was a 1946 graduate of the former Metal Township High School and upon graduating he entered the US Marine Corps...
John Crosby
Mar 20, 2018
John J. Crosby, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 20, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital while surrounded by his family. Formerly of South River, NJ and Silver Spring, MD, Mr. Crosby was born January 3, 1927 in Phillipsburg, NJ, to the late John J. Crosby, Sr. and Mary Crocomo Crosby. He was a graduate of the...
Charles Dade
Mar 20, 2018
Charles G. Dade, 68, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday March 20, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 11, 1950, in Richmond, VA, he was the son of Stella P. Dade. Charles was a graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School. A US Army veteran, he served honorably in the Vietnam War. During his time in the Army, Charles...
Michael Rosenberry
Mar 18, 2018
Michael W. Rosenberry, Sr., 56 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 18, 2018; while surrounded by his family. Born on January 30, 1962, in Chambersburg, he was a son of Ann (Breon) Myers and the late Glen I. Rosenberry. Michael was a 1980 graduate of Chambersburg High School and Franklin County Vo-Tech. He married his Junior...
Earl Ross
Mar 15, 2018
Earl E. Ross, age 76, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born July 21, 1941, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Lee E. and Madeline Suders Ross. Earl was a member of Salem United Brethren Church and a 30 year member of the Ruritan National...
Concetta Carnicelli
Mar 15, 2018
Concetta “Connie” Signorelli Carnicelli, 93, passed away March 15, 2018 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Born December 31, 1924, Connie was a native of Auburn, New York, the daughter of the late Luciano and Anna DiGiaimo Signorelli. She was valedictorian of her class at Central High School in Auburn and a graduate of SUNY in...
Frank Krisch
Mar 14, 2018
Frank Krisch, 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born March 21, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Anton and Anna Krisch. His wife of 56 years, Roseann Krisch, preceded him in death on August 18, 2012. A U.S. Army Veteran, Frank served honorably during the Korean Conflict....
William Dell
Mar 13, 2018
William H. “Bill” Dell, 82, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Fulton County Medical Center. Born February 5, 1936 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Harmon W. and Margaret Newman Dell. Bill was a 1954 graduate of the Eichelberger High School. He drove for Lobells in Hanover for ten years and...
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