Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

James R. Fink

James R. Fink

Feb 3, 2025

James R. “Jim” Fink, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025. Born December 21, 1936, in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Lloyd T. and Lena Mae Johnson Fink.

Jim was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably from 1960-64. He was employed at Chambersburg Engineering...

Edna O. Crawford

Edna O. Crawford

Feb 1, 2025

Edna O. Crawford, 93, of St. Thomas, PA passed away Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born March 10, 1931 in Needmore, PA she was the daughter of the late Raymond G. and Flora H. (Mills) Clark. 

She was employed as a nurse aide at Manor Care, Chambersburg for 25 years. She was also employed at Waynesboro...

David Leo O'Brien

David Leo O'Brien

Feb 1, 2025

David Leo O’Brien, 64, of Chambersburg, passed away at home, Saturday February 1, 2025. He was born October 3, 1960 to the late Nellie (McElwee) and Thomas O’Brien in Bradford, PA.

He was a graduate of Smethport High School in 1978 and later went on to complete his Associate of Petroleum Engineering Technology Science and then his Bachelor of Earth and...

Darvel C. Stutz

Darvel C. Stutz

2025

Born in Eugene, Oregon. Darv grew up in the Northwest. He attended school in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, graduated from Oregon State University in 1962 and was commissioned Lieutenant in the United States Army. During his career, he served 30 years in the Army with 23 relocation tours which include two tours in VietNam, a tour in Heidelberg and Worms Germany....

Ruth M. Catlett

Ruth M. Catlett

Jan 29, 2025

Ruth M. Catlett, 85, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at her home. Born November 12, 1939, in Gladwin, MI, she was the daughter of the late Hazen and Bernice Greer. Her beloved husband of 60 years, Lowell T. “Tom” Catlett, preceded her in death on January 8, 2021.

Ruth was a 1957 graduate of Gladwin High...

Ida "June" Wagner

Ida "June" Wagner

Jan 29, 2025

Ida “June” Wagner, age 99, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Bridgeville and Upper St. Clair, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at her home. Born May 29, 1925, in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Edythe and William Klein. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Fred C. Wagner in 2016....

Merle S. Fox, Jr.

Merle S. Fox, Jr.

Jan 27, 2025

Merle S. Fox, Jr., 76, of Pinellas Park, FL passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 in his home. Born October 6, 1948 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Merle S. Fox, Sr. and Mary E. (Texter) Fox.

He was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1966. Merle was employed as a...

George "Sunny" Straley

George "Sunny" Straley

Jan 25, 2025

George B. “Sunny” Straley, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025 at his residence. Born March 29, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Soloman and Louella (George) Straley. 

Sunny served honorably with the United States Army retiring after 24 years of service. He was a proud Korea and Vietnam Veteran. Following his retirement from...

Elizabeth R Taylor

Elizabeth R Taylor

Jan 24, 2025

Elizabeth R. Taylor, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at Chambers Pointe Health Care Center. Born July 25, 1929 in Newton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Snook and Mildred Roy and widow to the late Harold A. Taylor, Jr., who preceded her in death March 1, 2022.

Elizabeth was employed as an...

Carol Ann (Edwards) Butz

Carol Ann (Edwards) Butz

Jan 23, 2025

Carol Ann Edwards Butz, 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Brookview Menno Haven. Born on February 22, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Dwight M. and Violet (Ackerson) Edwards.

She was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1957. In 1957, Carol was crowned Franklin...

C. Frank Frame

C. Frank Frame

Jan 22, 2025

C. Frank Frame, 84, retired superintendent of Scotland School for Veterans’ Children, passed away on January 22, 2025 at his home in Chambersburg, PA surrounded by his loving family following a sixteen-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Born in 1940 in Charleston, WV, to the late Ralph A. Frame, Sr., and Thelma Humphreys Frame, Frank graduated from Stonewall Jackson High in 1958. He...

Tayshona J. "Tay" Fletcher

Tayshona J. "Tay" Fletcher

Jan 19, 2025

Tayshona J. “Tay” Fletcher, 26, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at her home. Born April 17, 1998 in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of Gerald A. Tasker, Jr. and Nicole Koppenhaver Tasker.

Tay was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School and Chambersber Vo-Tech. She had a gigantic smile and contagious laugh. Tay...

Hrisoula K. "Crystal" Masgalas

Hrisoula K. "Crystal" Masgalas

Jan 19, 2025

Hrisoula K. “Crystal” Masgalas, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at her home. Born September 14, 1952 in Kefalovrison, Aitoliko, Greece, she was a daughter of the late George and Zoe Kalianezos. Her beloved husband, Konstantinos J. “Charlie” Masgalas, preceded her in death on February 3, 2015.

Crystal, along with her husband, owned and operated 30...

Renee M. Anderson

Renee M. Anderson

Jan 19, 2025

Renee Mary Anderson, 63, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025 in the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 5, 1961 in Endicott, NY she was the daughter of the late John G. Zeitz, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Love) Lilley.

She was a graduate of Seneca Valley High School with the Class of 1979. Renee was an entrepreneur throughout her...

Jonathan D. "Jon" Cummings

Jonathan D. "Jon" Cummings

Jan 14, 2025

Jonathan D. "Jon" Cummings, 54, of Fayetteville, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born December 21, 1970 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Joann Koons Henderson and the late Dana Cummings.

Jon was a 1989 graduate of James Buchanan High School. He was employed with Hoffman Mills in Shippensburg for 10...

Jason Tyler Graham

Jason Tyler Graham

Jan 13, 2025

Jason Tyler Graham, 36, of Mont Alto, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 13, 2025. Born February 16, 1988, in Waynesboro, he was the son of Bartley D. and Michelle L. Tolbert Graham.

 Jason was a 2006 graduate of Waynesboro Area Senior High School. He was employed as a General Supply Specialist at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg where he worked...

Ralph Elwood Seylar

Ralph Elwood Seylar

Jan 13, 2025

Ralph Elwood Seylar, 100, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday morning, January 13, 2025, at Brookview Health Care Center, Menno Haven. Born March 22, 1924, in Welsh Run, PA, he was the son of the late H. Stanley and Ruth Ommert Seylar.

Ralph was an auto mechanic most of his life, starting his career...

Jason H. Walker

Jason H. Walker

Jan 11, 2025

Jason Hunter Walker, 50, of Willow Hill, PA and formerly of New Franklin, PA passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, as a result of complications of pneumonia and lung cancer in the Chambersburg Hospital with his loved ones beside him.

Jason was a 1993 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He was a victim of nicotine since the age of...

Avery Marie Shatzer

Avery Marie Shatzer

Jan 9, 2025

Avery Marie Shatzer, 6, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family who adored her. Born July 31, 2018 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of Jared M. and Bethany M. (Helman) Shatzer.

Avery was literally a one in a million girl. She was born with Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH) which is extremely rare. Areas...

William J. Lennartz, Sr.

William J. Lennartz, Sr.

Jan 9, 2025

Mr. William J. Lennartz, Sr., 97, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, January 9, 2024 in his home. Born July 17, 1927 in Lewistown, PA he was the son of the late John E. and Mary (Weitzel) Lennartz. 

He was a graduate of Lewistown High School. Following graduation he served with the United States Army from September 25, 1945 until his...