Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
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...
Shirley Brookens
Apr 1, 2016
Shirley M. Brookens, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Shook Home. Born June 22, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late John Harold "Hal" Moyer and E. "Claire" Brown Moyer. Her beloved husband, Ray F. Brookens, whom she married on July 22, 1950, preceded her in death on September 7,...
Lawrence Mohr
Apr 1, 2016
Lawrence (Larry) G. Mohr, 89 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, at Menno Haven. He was born in Mohrtown, a “Place” near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Garland John and Carrie Stevens Mohr. His wife, Clara G. Mohr, preceded him in death on October 9, 2006. Larry graduated from Point...
Robert Logan
Mar 31, 2016
Robert Christopher Logan, Sr., died March 31, 2016, three days short of his 91st birthday. He was born April 3, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of Howard M. 'Doc' and Virginia N. Head Logan. Before moving to Chambersburg with his family in 1954, he lived in Franklin, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Butler (Butler High School Class of 1944),...
William Schoenleber
Mar 30, 2016
William Ronald Schoenleber, age 78, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 21, 1937, in Upper Darby, PA, he was the son of the late William P. and Dorothy Heimert Schoenleber. A 1955 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Bill went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army....
Isabel Vanderau
Mar 29, 2016
Isabel H. Vanderau, 98, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born August 10, 1917 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William B. and Clara E. Hays Pentz. Her beloved husband, Val W. “Bill” Vanderau, whom she married on May 16, 1945, preceded her in death in 2001. Isabel...
Barbara Strite
Mar 29, 2016
Barbara Reamy Strite, 76, of Chambersburg, PA died on March 29, 2016 at her home. She was born July 11, 1939 in Baltimore, MD. She was the daughter of the late Dorothea S. and Howard B. Reamy. The family were members of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter of Baltimore. Barb was a 1957 graduate of Eastern High School...
Vonda Gunder
Mar 28, 2016
Vonda R. Gunder, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Quincy, PA, on January 19, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William Fairfax Freeman and Emma Heintzelman Freeman. Mrs. Gunder was a 1946 graduate of the former Quincy High School. She was fortunate enough to be a...
Wayne Loar
Mar 28, 2016
Wayne L. Loar, age 57, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 24, 1959, in Frostburg, MD, he was the son of the late Elmer Walter and Mary Scott Loar. Wayne was a welder by trade. He was a member of The Open Door...
Paul Garland
Mar 26, 2016
Paul Jesse Garland, age 77, of St. Thomas, PA passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Breezewood, PA on May 14, 1938, he was the son of the late Franklin G. and Mildred E. Pepple Garland. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he served his country honorably for four years. He went on to...
Robert Rowe
Mar 26, 2016
Robert Charles Rowe, 82, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Jessup, MD, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Penn Hall Nursing Center with his family by his side. Born May 29, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Charles Rowe and Leota Fellenbaum Rowe McPherson. Bob was employed as a carpenter with Walter A....
Mary Etter
Mar 26, 2016
Mary M. Etter, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born April 3, 1925, in Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Allen J. and Olevia M. Claudy Miner. Mrs. Etter worked at A&P Foods for 50 years, where she later retired. She was a member of...
Katharine Pensinger
Mar 24, 2016
Katharine “Katie” D. Glass Pensinger, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, March 24, 2016 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 24, 1927 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Matthew Glass and Edith Isenberger Glass Beard. Mrs. Pensinger was a 1945 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed as a...
Terry Heck
Mar 24, 2016
Terry L. Heck, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 11, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John Paul and Margaret Kriner Heck. Terry was a 1965 graduate of CASHS. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served honorably as a river boat patrolman in Vietnam. Following his service,...
Betty Shetron
Mar 23, 2016
Betty L. Shetron, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 23, 2016 at the Shook Home. Born September 27, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Jane Mills Bitner. She retired from the former H.J. Heinz Company in Chambersburg after 25 years of service. Mrs. Shetron was a life-long member of St. John’s...
David Owens
Mar 23, 2016
David N. “Tiny” Owens, 66, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 9, 1949 in Ft. Meade, MD, he was the son of the late Luther N. Owens and Pauline Baily Barrett. A U.S. Army veteran, David served honorably in Vietnam. He was employed as a route driver for Pepsi-Cola in Newville...




