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Albert Edwards
Jan 11, 2018
Albert L. “Abe” Edwards, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Shook Home. Born October 19, 1939 in Holidaysburg, PA, he was a son of the late Samuel W. and Mary G. Tabor Edwards. Abe served with the US Army Reserve. He founded Abe’s Auto Service in Chambersburg in 1966 and continued as the owner...
Florence Burkholder
Jan 11, 2018
Florence M. (Sites) Burkholder, 89, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 12, 1928, in Culbertson, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur L. and Della Stewart Sites. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Florence worked at the former Kenny’s Scotland Road Market in her...
Florence Kessling
Jan 10, 2018
Florence A. Kessling, 78, of Chambersburg, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 20, 1939, in Madera, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Nancy Russin Raffin. Florence was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Chambersburg. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed gardening, cooking,...
Timothy Varner
Jan 10, 2018
Timothy Michael Varner, 58, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 24, 1959 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Daniel B. and Rhoda Belle Knepper Varner. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Tim recently retired from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with over thirty years...
Jason Owens
Jan 9, 2018
Jason L. Owens, 37, of Chambersburg, passed away on January 9, 2018 at his home. Born January 12, 1980, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Carl and Diane Watson. Jason was a 1998 graduate of CASHS. A US Air Force veteran of 7 years, he served honorably during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jason was employed in security at Letterkenny Army...
Janet Eckstine
Jan 9, 2018
Janet Eckstine, 62, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her home. Born November 22, 1955, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Sarah Jane Flasher College. Janet was a 1975 graduate of CASHS. Early in her life she was employed at Frey’s Farm Dairy and Sunny Way Foods. She was most...
Robert Stanhope
Jan 9, 2018
Robert C. “Bob” Stanhope, Sr., age 89, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at the Hershey Medical Center on January 9, 2018. Born January 9, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Aubrey and Mildred Hall Stanhope. Mr. Stanhope served honorably during WWII in the U.S. Air Force; he later attended and graduated from Wheaton College with...
Boyd Smith
Jan 8, 2018
Boyd E. Smith, age 87, of Waynesboro, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018, at Leland House of Waynesboro. Born July 6, 1930, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Clyde and Modena Shaffer Smith. He was married for 53 years to the late Madonna F. (Mickey) Smith, who preceded him in death on October 29, 2007. A...
Adelbert Dibble
Jan 8, 2018
Adelbert J. “Curly” Dibble, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, January 8, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 24, 1942 in New York, he was a son of the late Roger and Memorial Dibble. He served with the US Army for more than twenty years prior to his retirement. Following his retirement from military service he was...
Helen Poe
Jan 8, 2018
Helen L. Poe, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, January 8, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 4, 1920 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Vera Wolfe Foreman. Early in her life Mrs. Poe was employed at the former H.J. Heinz Company. She later retired from Modern Home Appliance where she worked for...
Dorothy Rice
Jan 6, 2018
Dorothy R. Rice, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Born in St. Thomas Township on November 30, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Harvey B. and Grace Snider Wenger. Mrs. Rice was a 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She worked in insurance...
Michael Cotter
Jan 5, 2018
Michael A. “Gus” Cotter of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully January 5, 2018, after a brief illness. Gus was born November 30, 1935, in Revere, MA to the late Michael A. and Helen J. Cotter. Gus is survived by his sister, Sr. Jean Marie Cotter, PBVM and his nieces and nephews, Gladys Cotter, Daniel Cotter, Jean Cotter, Helen Pinkham, Michael...
Kathy Beck
Jan 5, 2018
Kathy Marie Beck, age 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 5, 2018, at her home. Born December 13, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Brown. Mrs. Beck worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the South Mountain Restoration Center for 25 years, retiring in 1994. She enjoyed crocheting, watching NASCAR,...
Virginia York
Jan 4, 2018
Virginia York, 90, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 11, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Patrick Michael and Catherine Conway Casey. At the age of six, her family moved to Floral Park, Long Island, NY. Virginia earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Immaculata...
Donald O'Neil
Jan 3, 2018
Donald Eugene O’Neil, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Menno Haven. Born May 16, 1927 in Oswego, NY, he was a son of the late James E. and Anna A. Breitbeck O’Neil. His beloved wife, Mary G. Morabito O’Neil, preceded him in death on January 10, 2013. A US Navy veteran, Donald served honorably with...
John Hockensmith
Jan 3, 2018
John Hockensmith, Sr., age 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Born in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Miles Hockensmith, Sr. and Rachael Coy Hockensmith. After graduating from the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Hockensmith went on to study drafting and design at the Chicago Tech College and both mechanical...
Raymond Ferg
Jan 3, 2018
Raymond “Scott” Ferg, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018 at his home. Born September 20, 1949 in Washington, PA, he was a son of the late Harold Grant Ferg and Miriam Katherine Rowland Ferg. He attended the California University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA from Wilson College. Early in life he worked at a...
Ned Fahnestock
Jan 2, 2018
Ned Gillan Fahnestock, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Born May 10, 1934, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Ned G. Fahnestock, Sr. and Reba Cramer Fahnestock. Mr. Fahnestock worked as a plumber for N. E. Diffenderfer Plumbing for 28 years, retiring in 1990. Mr. Fahnestock was a...
Cody Williams
Dec 30, 2017
Cody A. Williams, age 25, of Spring Run, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 30, 2017, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Chambersburg, PA on May 15, 1992, he was a son of James C. and Sarah Varner Williams. Cody was a 2010 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School. He was a...
Martin Caufman
Dec 29, 2017
Martin J. Caufman, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Martin L. and Rhea Eberly Caufman. A US Army veteran, Martin served honorably from 1958-60. After his discharge from the Army, he was employed at Letterkenny Army...
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