Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Randy Walls
Feb 13, 2018
Randy Clark Walls, age 61, of St. Thomas, PA passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at his home. Born October 9, 1956, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Selma Larson Walls. Randy was a 1976 graduate of James Buchanan High School. He was a Truck Driver and “Jack of All Trades”....
Bonita Thomas
Feb 12, 2018
Bonita H. “Bonnie” Thomas, age 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born April 8, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Lester J. and Mary Walterick Hanes. Bonnie worked as an elementary school teacher for 25 years in the Chambersburg Area School District, she was also pre-school teacher at St. John’s...
Gertrude Elder
Feb 12, 2018
Gertrude Elder, 97, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, February 12, 2018, at Providence Place. She was born February 14, 1920 in New York City. Her beloved husband, Wilson H. Elder, whom she married on January 24, 1948, preceded her in death on September 19, 2006. Early in her life Gertrude was employed at the St. Barnabas Hospital Medical Library in...

Joretta Wile
Feb 9, 2018
Joretta A. Wile, 85, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, February 9, 2018 while surrounded by her family. Born January 14, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Wayne B. and Gladys P. Swope Rowe. Joretta attended the former Central High School in Chambersburg and was first employed at the former Stanley Company as...

Herbert Hartman
Feb 9, 2018
Herbert Bright Hartman, 95 of Sun City Center, Florida, formerly of Shamokin Dam, PA, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, February 9, 2018, in Elizabethtown, PA. He was born July 19, 1922 the son of the late Herbert Hartman and Ruth ( Bright ) Hartman. If you had met Herb, within the first few seconds, you'd realize...

Ruth McHenry
Feb 8, 2018
Ruth Deibert McHenry, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2018 in Chambersburg. She was born on June 5, 1920 in Berwick, PA, to the late Rev. Arthur S. and Elsie (Sell) Deibert. She was predeceased by her sister Katherine L. Wyatt and an infant great-grandson. Married on August 22, 1942, Ruth was the beloved and devoted wife...
Mary Christman
Feb 7, 2018
Mary E. Christman, 98, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born June 23, 1919 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles B. and Ellen L. Holtry Christman. Mary was a lifelong member of St. James United Brethren Church where she taught Sunday School for over 30 years and...
Jeffery Black
Feb 5, 2018
Jeffery A. Black, 65, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home. Born March 11, 1952, he was a son of the late David Bruce and Virginia “Ginger” Kepley Black. Jeff was a member and past trustee of Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church. His wife, Lilly Powell Black, whom he married on October 13, 1979, preceded...

Lowell Heefner
Feb 4, 2018
Lowell C. Heefner, 83 of Biglerville, PA, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018. Born December 2, 1934, a native of Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Benjamin Leroy Heefner and Pearl Gardner Heefner. Lowell graduated from Chambersburg High School, and had a teaching degree from Shippensburg College (now University). Lowell was amongst many things a loving husband, a...
Christopher Robison
Feb 2, 2018
Christopher T. Robison, 49, of Marion, passed away on Friday, February 2, as a result of a crane accident at the Manitowoc Plant in Shady Grove. Born on June 5, 1968 in Hagertown, MD, he was the son of Ronald Robison of Marion, and Bonnie Diehl Robison of Chambersburg. A 1986 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Chris had...
Dennis House
Feb 2, 2018
Dennis O. “Denny” House, Sr., age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 2, 2018. Born in Waynesboro, PA on November 28, 1951, he was a son of the late Robert J. House Jr. and Ruth A. Booher House. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Denny served honorably during the Vietnam Conflict. He worked as...
Anna Furry
Feb 1, 2018
Anna “Grace” Furry, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 24, 1930, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Margaret Pearl Heckman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred R. Furry in 1997. Grace attended Mt. Pleasant...
DesiMarie Anderson
Jan 31, 2018
DesiMarie Lucile Anderson, age 23, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away as the result of a traffic accident on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, and returned to her Heavenly home. Desi was the daughter of Eldon V. and Penny L. (Potter) Anderson of Waynesboro, PA. Born January 2, 1995 in Sofia, Bulgaria, Desi spent her early childhood years there and in Würzburg,...

George Porter
Jan 28, 2018
George Carl Porter, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 13, 1947, he was the son of Genevieve Louise Swartz Porter and the late Galen Leroy Porter. Mr. Porter earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1968 from Huntington College, Huntington, IN in Elementary Education and his Master’s in Counseling from...
Ronald Chambers
Jan 27, 2018
Ronald S. Chambers, 81, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born May 30, 1936, in Lima, OH, he was the son of the late Howard and Martha Shank Chambers. Ronald was a 1955 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a truck driver with various trucking businesses until his retirement. He was also...
Virginia Vickers
Jan 27, 2018
Virginia “Ginny” H. Vickers, 90, of Menno Haven Northgate, Chambersburg, PA, formerly of Katonah, NY, passed away Saturday evening, January 27, 2018 at Menno Haven. Born September 5, 1927 in Braddock, PA, she was the daughter of the late George R. and Virginia Redman Hurrell. She is survived by her husband, George M. “Mac” Vickers, whom she married October 4,...
Mary Bender
Jan 25, 2018
Mary H. Bender, 91, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 in McConnellsburg, PA from an extended illness. Born August 10, 1926 in Concord, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary Erwin Gamble. Mrs. Bender was a member of the Concord United Methodist Church. She is survived by four daughters, Norma Sheetz of Lewistown, Nancy Robertson of Chambersburg,...
Helen Cowan
Jan 25, 2018
Helen S. Cowan, 95, of Fannettsburg, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 26, 1922, in Willow Hill, she was a daughter of the late Claude Harrison and Clara Bell Steck Shoop. Her beloved husband, Donald L. “Dutch” Cowan, preceded her in death on January 14, 1989. Helen was employed most of her life...
Lorraine Christman
Jan 24, 2018
Lorraine Webber Christman, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, went to Heaven to be with Jesus Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Shook Home. Born July 21, 1927 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Albert C. and Mary E. Davis Webber. She was a 1944 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was empoloyed in Personnel at Lettkerkenny...
Joyce Hassler
Jan 23, 2018
Joyce Hassler, 84, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Fort Loudon, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, January 23, 2018 at her home. Born January 8, 1934 in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of the late Gordon and Adeline Bauer Silvernail. Mrs. Hassler was a 1951 graduate of the former Hagerstown High School. She retired from Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD....