Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Shirley Derr
Sep 14, 2017
Shirley E. Derr, age 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Born in Lewisburg, PA on December 19, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Walter R. Straub, Sr. and Helen E. Schultz. Shirley was a 1957 graduate of Lewisburg High School and an active member of the National Honor Society....

Terry Gontz
Sep 14, 2017
Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Inc. 333 Falling Spring Road Chambersburg, PA 17202 (717) 264-6416 THOMAS L. GEISEL, Supervisor Terry Leroy Gontz, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 in his home, following his battle with cancer. Born on August 10, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Delbert Harper Gontz and Helen L....

Edward Renfrew
Sep 11, 2017
Edward L. “Lynn” Renfrew, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born April 15, 1934 in Fannettsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Park and Esther Shields Renfrew. Lynn was graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably in the Seabees for...

Ronnie Young
Sep 11, 2017
Ronnie Harold Young, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 26, 1947, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harold and Callie Tench Young. Ronnie was a 1965 graduate of Overlea High School in Baltimore, MD. He then earned his BS degree in education from Towson State College...

James Bert
Sep 11, 2017
James A. Bert age 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, September 11, 2017. Born November 18, 1934, in Newburg, PA, he was the son of the late Ezra S. and Carrie Hock Bert. Mr. Bert was a member of the Chambersburg Brethren In Christ Church. He worked as a route sales driver for Martin’s...
Marie Lundy
Sep 8, 2017
Marie Mirabello Lundy, born September 14, 1937 in Pottsville, PA passed September 8, 2017 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, six days short of her 80th birthday. She had been a resident at the nursing home for nearly seven years. Marie was the daughter of the late Francis and Beatrice (Leonard) Mirabello. She was a 1955 graduate of the...

Peggy Loyd
Sep 3, 2017
Peggy A. Loyd, age 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Michaux Manor. Born in Roanoke, VA on January 13, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Glenna MacDonald Brunk Brooks. Peggy was a 1957 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Home Economics. She worked as a teacher for...
Sally Bowling
Sep 3, 2017
Sally G. (Faith) Bowling, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, September 3, 2017 at ManorCare Health Services following a courageous battle of more than 30 years with Multiple Sclerosis. Born February 8, 1944 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Richard J. Faith, Sr. and Grace E. Fogal Faith. Sally was a 1961 graduate...
Raymond Fleming
Sep 2, 2017
Raymond J. Fleming, 73, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home. Born July 15, 1944 in East Waterford, PA, he was a son of the late John and Ada Fleming. His beloved wife, Bonnie L. Poe Fleming, preceded him in death on November 2, 2016. Ray was the owner/operator of Ray’s Produce/Greenhouse. A master carpenter,...

Roberta Happel
Sep 2, 2017
Roberta L. Happel, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Born February 2, 1937, in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eldridge Buchanan and Etta Mae Hager Snyder. A data processor, Mrs. Happel worked at Letterkenny Army Depot for 19 years, retiring in 1998. She enjoyed spending...
Betty Byers
Sep 1, 2017
Betty L. Byers, 89, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017, at Shook Home. Born April 29, 1928 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Anna (Zimmerman) Kendle. Betty was a graduate of Chambersburg High School. She was a licensed beautician and was employed as such for a number of years. She was...

Donna Truett
Sep 1, 2017
Donna M. Truett, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 10, 1947, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Ethel Foreman Diehl Reeder. Ms. Truett was a 1966 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior high School. She worked at Knouse Foods for 25 years, retiring...
Richard Kiel (LTC, US Army Ret.)
Aug 31, 2017
Richard “Dick” Allen Kiel (LTC, US Army Ret.) died August 31, 2017 very peacefully with his wife Bonnie at his side. He was born on January 2, 1927 and was the son of the late Merwin A. Kiel and Ella Galbraith Kiel and grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota. Following graduation from high school, he enlisted in the...

H. Roger Talhelm
Aug 31, 2017
H. Roger Talhelm, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Thursday evening, August 31, 2017, at his home. Born September 26, 1949, in Waynesboro, PA, he was a son of the late Harry “Bub” and Thelma Virginia Hoffman Talhelm. Roger was a 1967 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim High School and served in Vietnam with the US Marine Corps from December...
JoAnna Wolfe
Aug 29, 2017
JoAnna E. “Kerry” Wolfe, 73, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Fulton County Medical Center. Born April 16, 1944 in Frederick, MD, she was a daughter of the late Matthew Robert and Edythe Geraldine Simmons Kerrigan. Kerry was a 1962 graduate of Frederick High School. She was the owner of Wolfe’s Crafts, a ceramics and...

Lawrence Pittsnogle
Aug 28, 2017
Lawrence A. (Larry) Pittsnogle departed his earthly life on August 28, 2017at home in Menno Haven Retirement Community, Chambersburg PA while under the care of SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care. He was born in Martinsburg, WV on March 17, 1937 and lived most of his life in Martinsburg. Larry relocated to Menno Haven 14 years ago. He was the youngest child...

Clifford Ellis
Aug 27, 2017
Clifford L. Ellis, age 94, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 21, 1923, in Spickard, MO, he was the son of the late Clifford and Cepha Fitzpatrick Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a U.S. Army veteran serving honorably during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, retiring in 1983, as a Master Sergeant. He...

Matthew Deller
Aug 27, 2017
Matthew L. Deller, 33 of Fannettsburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at York Hospital. Born September 10, 1983 in Waynesboro, PA, he was a son of Patricia Yocum Preso of Fannettsburg. Matthew was a graduate of the James Buchanan High School and was employed at Harley-Davidson in York. He enjoyed music. In addition to his mother, he...
Brian Helman
Aug 26, 2017
Brian E. Helman, 51, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born December 17, 1965 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Darlene K. Helman and the late Donald E. Helman. Brian was a 1984 graduate of CASHS. He was US Navy veteran and throughout his tour of duty, he...
Pamela Steck
Aug 24, 2017
Our dear beloved baby girl, Pamela Jo Steck, was welcomed into this world on January 20, 1974. She was a true blessing from God and greatly loved. She was a 1992 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School. Early in her life, she was employed as an IT Specialist at Letterkenny Army Depot. She enjoyed the beach, dolphins and sea turtles. She...