Obituaries

Apr 29, 2016

Phillip R. “Ralph” Reasner, age 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born October 22, 1954, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Phillip Frank and Elva McNew Reasner. A machinist, Ralph worked for T.B. Woods Company and most recently for JLG for the last 20 years. An...

Apr 28, 2016

William J. Summers, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at home. Born May 11, 1932, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob W. and Jane Pheil Summers. A United States Army veteran, Bill served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as an inventory manager for Associated Wholesalers for...

Apr 28, 2016

Paul Raymond Stone Jr., beloved father and grandfather, 88, of Orrstown, PA (formerly of Charleston, W.Va.), passed away April 28, 2016 after a short illness. He will be greatly missed. Born December 24, 1927 in Martinsville, Virginia to the late Paul R. Stone Sr. and Mildred Beckner Stone. Paul’s godparents were “Pete” the fishmonger and “Liz: the conjure woman. Paul...

Apr 27, 2016

Apr 23, 2016

John R. Osler, Sr., 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday morning, April 23, 2016 at Quincy Home. Born January 2, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Susan Marie Spoonhour. His beloved wife of 61 years, Treva Fleece Osler, preceded him in death on May 12, 2010. John was a veteran of the 28th Infantry Division...

Apr 22, 2016

Ella Louise Craig Smith, age 71 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 22, 2016, after traveling back from visiting her much loved children and grandchildren with her husband. Born December 1, 1944, in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Lee and Irene Calista Snyder Craig. Ella Louise Smith grew up in New...

Apr 21, 2016

Marian J. Welsh, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, April 21, 2016 at The Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville. Born January 6, 1925 in Penn’s Grove, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Margaret Reine Spears. A graduate of the Penn’s Grove High School, she was employed early in her life she had been...

Apr 21, 2016

Pauline E. Bowers, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Menno Haven. Born May 21, 1936 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alvie and Catherine M. Suffecool Leininger. Pauline was a 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was employed as an office manager at Bon-Ton until her retirement in...

Apr 20, 2016

C. Jean Tosten Trace, 80, formerly of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Menno Haven of Chambersburg. Born on November 3, 1935 in Keedysville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond Tosten and Mary Elizabeth Ketterman Tosten. Jean married James C. “Jim” Trace on March 7, 1964, and they would spend 52 years...

Apr 19, 2016

Rev. Christopher T. Little, IV, age 51, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, April 19, 2016. Born December 2, 1964 in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of Marian Epler Little Stuempfle and the late C. Thomas Little, III. Chris was a 1983 graduate of the Loyalsock Township High School and went on to receive a degree in...

Apr 19, 2016

Raymond E. Rotz, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 3, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Mildred Rotz. Following his graduation in 1958 from CASHS, Raymond served honorably in the U.S. Army. He worked in accounting at T.B. Woods until his retirement, and later worked in...

Apr 19, 2016

Rosemary Betty Griesbaum, age 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born June 19, 1934, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late John and Tillie Hronek Vistine. A caring and generous person, Rosemary volunteered countless hours to various organizations including St. Vincent’s Orphanage in Timonium, MD and Meals on Wheels in Chambersburg, PA....

Apr 18, 2016

Robert L. Staley, 80, of Chambersburg, went Home to be with his Lord and Saviour on Monday, April 18, 2016. Born on February 22, 1936 in South Mountain, he was a son of the late Harold and Mary “Mamie” Staley. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Bob served his country during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the U.S...

Apr 18, 2016

Judy A. Rotz, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, April 18, 2016 at her home following a brief illness. Born September 5, 1943 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Louise Ferry Mowery. Judy was a 1961 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was a self-employed beautician for thirty years. She...

Apr 17, 2016

Betty DeVos, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 28, 1929 in Holland, she was a daughter of the late James and Florence Wielinga Terpstra. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1929 and was a 1946 graduate of the Hawthorne High School in Hawthorne, NJ. Prior to...

Apr 17, 2016

Farrar B. Max Gray, 84, of Waynesboro, PA, was called “home” by the Lord on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Born July 18, 1931 in East Waterford, PA, he was the son of the late Clara (Eckard) Gray and Forrest Gray. He was the last of his immediate family. Mr. Gray attended Chambersburg High School before serving in the US Navy...

Apr 17, 2016

Dora Agnes DeShong Horton, age 90, of Carnoustie Dr., Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at her great-nephew’s home in Chambersburg. Born March 5, 1926, in McConnellsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell A. and Katharine Oakman DeShong. A 1944 graduate of Greenhill High School, in Fulton County, Mrs. Horton went on to graduate...

Apr 16, 2016

James C. “Jim” Trace, 79, formerly of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday evening, April 16, 2016 in Providence Place of Chambersburg. Born on October 4, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Kenneth O. and Mary F. Carper Trace. Jim married C. Jean Tosten Baker on March 7, 1964, and they would spend 52 years together...

Apr 16, 2016

Joseph F. "Fred" Mort of Fannettsburg, PA, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Hershey Medical Center from complications following heart surgery. Born October 25, 1930, in Fannettsburg, he was the son of Norman Allen and Mabel Heckman Mort. He was a 1948 graduate of the Metal Township Vocational High School and served with the US Air Force in Okinawa during...

Apr 15, 2016

Rhoda M. Cornelius, age 99, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away at the Shippensburg Health Care Center, Shippensburg, PA on Friday, April 15, 2016. Born February 11, 1917, in Fannettsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Crawford and Jane Cramer Everett. Mrs. Cornelius was a farmer’s wife for 34 years, dedicating time to the operation and her family....