Obituaries

Aug 10, 2017

L. Wade Taylor, 69, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, August 9, 2017 at the home of sister-in-law and brother-in-law Dave and Lori Group in Chambersburg. Born November 4, 1947 in Boonsboro, MD, he was a son of the late Carl Victor and Betty Lee (Noell) Taylor. He attended Williamsport Junior High School and then Paradise Mennonite School where...

Aug 8, 2017

Howard Nevin Shearer, age 83, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at his home in Fannettsburg, PA. Born on December 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Violet Fern Cornelius and Robert James Shearer. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Kay Carlin Shearer and their 6 children; H. Craig Shearer of Asheville, NC; Carmel...

Aug 7, 2017

T. Joan Spoonhour, 90, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at her home. Born May 2, 1927 in Fulton County, she was a daughter of the late A. Russell and I. Janet Barkman Brown. Mrs. Spoonhour was a 1946 graduate of the former Quincy High School and was employed for several years as a nurse’s aide...

Aug 6, 2017

Janet Faye (Jaymes) Hornbaker, 78, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 6, 2017 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 9, 1938 in Mt. Union, she was a daughter of the late Melvin M. and Helen Crouse Jaymes. She was a 1956 graduate of the former Orbisonia High School and went on to attend the former...

Aug 6, 2017

Sally Ann Sauserman, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 6, in the Orrstown Personal Care Home. Born on March 3, 1948 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late James Orville Barnes and Florence Marie Barnes. Sally graduated from Greencastle Antrim High School and earned her Associates degree from Penn State University. She was retired from the...

Aug 5, 2017

Rolf-Andreas Rosenberry, age 52, of Roxbury, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Hershey Medical Center. Born April 26, 1965, he was the son of Jess B. Rosenberry and the late Mariana Köher Rosenberry. A 1983 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Rolf went on to attend Penn State University where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree...

Aug 5, 2017

Aug 5, 2017

Nearly 91 years ago on August 28, 1926, the world became a better place when Ruth Ellen (Fisher) Wiley was born to the late Parker and Estella (Wolfe) Fisher in the town of Dillsburg, PA. Ruth stated in a journal she had a good childhood with loving parents. Ruth was a member of Christian Life Church on Warm Spring Rd....

Aug 4, 2017

Todd Michael Washabaugh, age 47, of New Bloomfield, PA and formerly of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017 at his home. Born July 31, 1970, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of John and Carolyn Hughes Washabaugh of Fayetteville, PA. A 1988 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Todd went on to work as...

Aug 4, 2017

Patricia Bower Kochenour, age 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, August 4, 2017. Born March 17, 1924, in Martinsburg, WV, and moved to Stoufferstown with her family at a young age. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Alda Marotte Bower. A 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs....

Jul 31, 2017

Roy J. Skinner, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 31, 2017. Born March 23, 1929, in Mt. Vernon, NY, he was the son of the late John R. and Bertha Soukup Skinner. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mr. Skinner went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

Jul 30, 2017

Mariana Perry Cave, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on July 30, 2017, at Hershey Medical Center. Born October 4, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Perry and Elsie Wildanger Perry. A 1971 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, she went on to attend tech school. She retired from Geisinger Medical Center...

Jul 30, 2017

Martha M. Hyatt passed away on July 30, 2017. Born in Newton, MA on May 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. Miller and Esther Pratt Miller. A New England native, she met and married her high school sweetheart, James R. Hyatt, on September 29, 1945 after his return from a WWII POW camp. During Jim’s...

Jul 30, 2017

John E. Robertson, age 72, of Blairs Mills, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Born in Chambersburg, PA on January 25, 1945, he was the son of the late Helen Best Peterson and John Hayes Robertson. A 1963 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School, John went on to work at Letterkenny Army Depot for 33...

Jul 29, 2017

Steven J. Durgo, 80 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, July 29, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Born September 21, 1936 in Derecske, Hungary, he was a son of the late János and Agnes Szucs Durgo. An immigrant fleeing the communist takeover of Hungary in 1956, Steve came to the U.S. not speaking a word...

Jul 29, 2017

Rev. John H. Witmer, age 87, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away peacefully, entering his heavenly home early Saturday morning, July 29, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital after an extended illness. Born June 15, 1930, in Wertzville, PA, he was the son of the late Harry and Esther Waggoner Witmer. Pastor Witmer was a 1948 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School;...

Jul 29, 2017

Henry “Shoebox” Wright, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 16, 1944, he was the son of Nathan and Euler Ma Green Wright. Mr. Wright worked at various farms anywhere between Florida and Pennsylvania. He was Baptist in faith and was a member of Unity in Christ Church. He enjoyed...

Jul 29, 2017

Robert M. “Mike” Allison, 75, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 10, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert Marion and Sara Ella Morningstar Allison. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Wilson. He is survived by his soulmate of...

Jul 25, 2017

James L. Hull, Sr., 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, July 25, 2017 at his home. Born October 19, 1929 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Ruth Mills Hull. Mr. Hull served with the US Army during the Korean War and was employed as a truck driver most of his life; early...

Jul 22, 2017

Shirley Jane Ankney, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 27, 1937, in Chambersburg, PA she was a daughter of the late Norman Etter and Daisy Guyer Etter. Mrs. Ankney worked most of her adult life at Knouse Foods, as a Lab Technician, retiring in 2003. She enjoyed caring for...