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Stanley Moats
Nov 7, 2015
Stanley R. Moats, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday morning, November 7, 2015 at home. Born January 16, 1952 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late J. Norman and Mildred E. Roof Moats. Stanley was a member of Chambersburg Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. He enjoyed trains, going to church and music. He is survived by a...
Robert Shives
Nov 7, 2015
Robert L. Shives, Jr., 67, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday morning, November 7, 2015 at his home. Born January 29, 1948 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of Jeanne Jones Shives of Chambersburg and the late Robert L. Shives, Sr. Bob was a 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He spent the majority of his...
Aaron Cheeseman
Nov 4, 2015
Aaron F. Cheeseman, Jr., 43, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home. Born May 6, 1972 in Albany, NY, he was a son of Forrest and Mary Irene Kapp. Early in his life Aaron was employed as an excavator and then later worked at Bri-Mar in Chambersburg. He most recently was employed at JLG Industries in...
Andrea Hendrix
Nov 3, 2015
Andrea W. (Yerkes) Hendrix, age 100, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in Quincy Village. Born on January 29, 1915 in Vinton, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Earl Yerkes and Winifred (Bridge) Yerkes. She was the widow of Orby T. Hendrix. She is survived by her daughter, Geri Knouse, and husband, Roy S....
Ellen Stull
Nov 3, 2015
Ellen J. Stull, 78, of Chambersburg, went home to her Lord on Tuesday morning, November 3, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1937 in Keyser, WV, she was the daughter of Frank and Mae Shawkey Evans. Ellen attended the former Chambersburg High School and graduated in 1955 from Berkeley Springs High School in WV. She worked as a...
Doris Best
Nov 1, 2015
Doris Best, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, November 1, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 29, 1934 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Reuben F. and Edith G. Yeager Daugherty. Mrs. Best was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed early in her life at the former Chambersburg...
David Albert
Oct 31, 2015
David E. Albert, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Born in Highspire, PA, he was the son of the late Richard J. Albert, Sr. and Frances A. Weindenhammer Albert. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Albert served honorably during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Albert was a 1951 graduate of Highspire High School and...
Thomas Chigas
Oct 30, 2015
Thomas P. Chigas, 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday evening, October 30, 2015 at his home. Born March 17, 1933 in Hastings, PA, he was a son of the late George, Sr. and Helen Forberger Chigas. Mr. Chigas was a graduate of the Hastings High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He...
Donald Lindley
Oct 29, 2015
Donald A. Lindley, 62 of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at his home. Born December 9, 1952 in Oceanside, NY, he was the son of the late George E. and Jessie F. Malinoski Lindley. Donald was a 1970 graduate of Hyde Park high School in NY. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force during the...
Gregory Kauffman
Oct 29, 2015
Gregory J. Kauffman, 66, formerly of Chambersburg, died unexpectedly of natural causes while passing through the port town of Beaufort, NC. Born on November 13, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Murray E. Kauffman and Mary Jane Feightner Kauffman. Greg grew up in Chambersburg and served in the U.S. Army. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s...
Brenda Fox
Oct 26, 2015
Brenda J. “Penny” Fox, 66, of Pinellas Park, FL, went home to be with the Lord Monday morning, October 26, 2015. Born July 20, 1949 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Wilson and the late Grace Anderson. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park. Mrs. Fox was a 1967 graduate...
Christopher Sellers
Oct 26, 2015
Christopher Michael Sellers, age 18, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015, at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Born in Hagerstown, MD, on October 15, 1997, he was the son of Preston L. Sellers III (wife Tracy) and Stephanie Miller. A Student of the Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School, Chris was a senior in the carpentry...
Warren Rife
Oct 26, 2015
Warren K. Rife, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Monday morning, October 26, 2015 at his home. Born May 1, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Melvin K. and Florence Leedy Rife. Warren was a graduate of both the former Chambersburg High School and the former Chambersburg Business School. He served with the US Army Reserve....
Rodney Miller
Oct 25, 2015
Rodney “Rod” Maurice Miller, age 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Born August 29, 1942, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Maurice W. and Elizabeth Leidig Miller. Mr. Miller was a 1960 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He went on to serve...
John Cunningham
Oct 20, 2015
John H. Cunningham, age 63, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Heritage Hills Retirement Home in Greencastle, PA. Born December 10, 1951, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late C. Harold and Rhoda Markey Cunningham. A faithful man, John’s trust and belief in God, sustained him throughout his lengthy illness. John is...
Dwain Brookens
Oct 20, 2015
Dwain W. Brookens, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his home. Born March 22, 1929 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Solomon and Rosalie Geyer Brookens. Early in his life Dwain worked alongside his father on the family farm and he later retired from TB Woods in Chambersburg. His wife, Betty M....
Benjamin Heckman
Oct 20, 2015
Benjamin J. Heckman, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully, Tuesday evening, October 20, 2015 at his home. Born July 16, 1934 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Rumler J. and Eleanor Shimer Heckman. Ben was a 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served in the US Navy from 1952-1955. He retired from Sprint...
Grace Wagner
Oct 20, 2015
Grace Wagner, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, peacefully passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 16, 1922 in Yeaddis, KY, she was a daughter of the late Johnny and Katie Adams Joseph. Grace leaves behind a wonderful legacy and memories of growing up in the “rugged mountains of Kentucky”....
John Winckler
Oct 19, 2015
John Edward Winckler, 64, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday morning, October 19, 2015 at his home. Born May 31, 1951 in Portland, ME, he was a son of Lois E. (Mayberry) Plummer and the late Elroy C. Winckler. John was a 1969 graduate of Gorham High School in Gorham, ME. In 1981, he earned his B.A. in Religious Studies...
Lieselotte O'Brien
Oct 19, 2015
Lieselotte W. O’Brien, 90, a resident at Menno Village in Chambersburg and formerly of Waynesboro, passed away Monday morning, October 19, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, November 6, 2015 at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
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