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Rev. Christopher Little
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...
Raymond Rotz
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...
Rosemary Griesbaum
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....
Robert Staley
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...
Judy Rotz
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...
Betty DeVos
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...
Farrar B. Max Gray
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...
Dora Horton
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...
James Trace
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...
Joseph Mort
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...
Rhoda Cornelius
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....
Virginia Guyer
Apr 15, 2016
Virginia Iona Guyer, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on April 15, 2016, at her home with her family by her side. Born in Chambersburg on March 13, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Welty M. and Iona B. Wilhide Shaffer. A 1959 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Mrs. Guyer went on to become a...
Dessie Deatrick
Apr 14, 2016
Dessie Mountain Deatrick, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 5, 1935, in Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Oro and Dolly Reighard Mountain. Mrs. Deatrick was a sales associate at Sears for more than 25 years and a nursery school teacher at the Chambersburg Church...
Lee Johnson
Apr 14, 2016
Lee Glenn Johnson, age 74, of Spring Run, PA, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Born July 22, 1941, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Lewis and Viola Hamilton Johnson. Lee was a truck driver for many years. He was a member of the Harrisburg Labor Union. His hobbies included fishing, caring...
Joseph Wolf
Apr 14, 2016
Joseph Douglas Wolf, age 50, of Brockway, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born January 30, 1966, in Huntsville, AL, he was the son of Brenda Edwards Wolf and the late Thomas E. Wolf. A 1984 graduate of James Buchanan High School, where he was a member of the band, chorus,...
Roy Nester
Apr 9, 2016
Roy Thomas Nester, 91, of Chambersburg, PA died peacefully on Saturday, April 9, at the Menno Village Nursing Center. Born February 16, 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama, he was son of the late Reed T. and Mary C. Nester. A U.S. Navy veteran, in the V-5 flight program, Roy served honorably in World War II. He had a 50+ year career...
Ernest Myers
Apr 9, 2016
Ernest William Myers, age 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Menno Haven Nursing Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born April 25, 1922, in Bucks County, PA, he was the son of the late Elmer and Emma Martin Myers. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Myers served honorably during WWII. Mr. Myers worked for over 35 years at...
Christine Woodcock
Apr 6, 2016
Christine Marie Woodcock, 43, of Walkersville, MD and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on April 6, 2016 at her home. Born April 17, 1972 in Glens Falls, NY, she was the daughter of Mary L. Mills and the late William R. Woodcock, Sr. A 1990 graduate of James Buchanan High School, she earned her B.S. in education from Shippensburg University....
Irene Tardosky
Apr 4, 2016
Irene (Hameza) Tardosky, 81, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2016, at her home after a brief battle with cancer. Born March 21, 1935, in Greenfield Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Peter Hameza. She graduated from Scranton Lackawanna Business School. She worked at Sears, Olympia Candy Kitchen, but her favorite job was being a...
Tony Hall
Apr 3, 2016
Tony J. Hall, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 1, 1961 in Port Washington, WI. He was the son of Camille Nawrocki of Cedarburg, WI and the late C. Monroe (Monnie) Hall. Tony retired from the United States Army after 22 years of service as a SSG and also served in...
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