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John Furry
Sep 3, 2015
John E. Furry, age 59, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 3, 2015, with his family by his side. Born in Chambersburg, PA on September 20, 1955, he was the son of Anna Grace Heckman Furry and the late Fred R. Furry. An avid outdoorsman and outgoing spirit, John enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, and camping....
Dianna Kauffman
Sep 1, 2015
Dianna Kay Kauffman, 57, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Born April 2, 1958, she was a daughter of Robert and Beulah Cauffman Secrest. Dianna was a 1976 graduate of CASHS. She was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant at South Mountain Restoration Center. She was previously employed at Stanley...
Fred Miller
Aug 30, 2015
Fred E. Miller, age 77, of St. Thomas, PA, and formerly of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Fulton County, PA, on March 12, 1938, he was the son of the late Daniel and Edna Deaver Miller. Mr. Miller worked as a farmer most of his life. He was...
Diane Poe
Aug 30, 2015
Diane Lynn Poe, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at her home. Born March 15, 1952, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bernice Nolan George. A tireless and hard worker, Diane worked three jobs at one point, working for the Public Opinion for over 20 years and...
Lazetta Quivers
Aug 29, 2015
Lazetta Ann Quivers, 65, of Harrisburg, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg. Born March 9, 1950 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Kenneth V. Quivers of Chambersburg and the late Demaris Miller Quivers. Lazetta was a 1969 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was...
Ray Hughes
Aug 28, 2015
Ray E. Hughes, Jr., 58, of Heath, Ohio and formerly of Chambersburg, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 28, 2015 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH. Born October 1, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Ray E. Hughes, Sr. of Chambersburg and the late Betty Virginia Holtry Hughes. A 1976 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Ray...
Jack Brookens
Aug 28, 2015
Jack M. Brookens, 82, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 at his home. Born October 7, 1932 in Fayetteville, PA, he was a son of the late John and Phoebe McNew Brookens. His first wife, Mary L. Fraker Brookens, preceded him in death in 1978. A U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force veteran, Jack served honorably during...
Charles Happel
Aug 27, 2015
Charles Happel, Jr., 83, of Chambersburg (known to some as Pete) died on Thursday, August 27th, at his home. Born November 26, 1931 in Guilford Springs, he was the son of the late Charles E. and E. Blanche (Statler) Happel. Charlie was a graduate of Chambersburg High School, Class of ’49, as a member of the FFA program. He was...
Russell Bryan
Aug 27, 2015
Russell E. Bryan, 86, of Spring Run, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services, Chambersburg, PA. Born January 3, 1929 in Richmond Furnace, PA, he was a son of the late Jacob Henry Bryan, Sr. and Florence Gilbert Bryan. His beloved wife, Josephine G. Bryan, preceded him in death on April 26, 2015. Russell was...
Dennis Griffith
Aug 26, 2015
Dennis D. Griffith, 65, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 26, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1950 in Somerset, PA, he was a son of Charles Thomas and Wilma Jean Bittner Griffith. Denny was a 1969 graduate of Somerset High School. Right after graduating, Denny began working for Somerset Township. He then worked with...
Richard Washabaugh
Aug 25, 2015
Richard David Washabaugh, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at home following a brief illness surrounded by his family. Born January 6, 1936 to the late Herbert and Margaret (Spahr) Washabaugh, he was the first born New Year’s baby boy in Chambersburg in 1936. Dick graduated with the Class of...
Alta Hockensmith Schaefer
Aug 25, 2015
Alta Jean Hockensmith Schaefer, 84, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Lady Lake, FL, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Chambersburg. Born May 22, 1931 in Monroe Township, Bedford County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Cora Belle Messersmith Smith. A homemaker most of her life, Alta enjoyed working with flower...
Patricia Shover
Aug 21, 2015
Patricia Ann Shover, beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015. Pat was born August 29, 1942, in Stoufferstown, PA to Harry and Phyllis (Gossard) Davis who predecease her. She often shared stories of an idyllic childhood with her siblings, cousins and neighborhood friends. Pat graduated from Chambersburg High School class of 1960. She...
Billie Bard
Aug 21, 2015
Billie A. Bard, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, Passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 28, 1927, in Licking Creek, PA, he was the son of the late Harold and Rhoda Garland Bard. A U. S. Navy veteran Mr. Bard served honorably from 1945 – 1948. He was employed as firefighter at Letterkenny Army...
Amy Shaffer
Aug 19, 2015
Amy Lynn Shaffer, age 42, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at her home with her family by her side. Born September 10, 1972 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Thomas and Janet Bracken Naugle. A homemaker, Amy enjoyed cooking, baking, and time spent with family, especially for special occasions. She also enjoyed going...
Harrison Meredith
Aug 19, 2015
Harrison Shane Meredith, infant son of Clinton W. And Ashley Shew Meredith passed away at the Hershey Medical Center on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at birth. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Faith A. Meredith, maternal grandmother Rhonda Christman (husband Kevin), maternal grandfather, Brian E. Shew (wife Kelly), paternal grandmother Bonnie J. Meredith, maternal great...
Richard Binggeli
Aug 17, 2015
Richard M. Binggeli, 72, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, August 17, 2015 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 6, 1943 in Elyria, Ohio, he was the son of the late Richard Smith and Jean Louise Andrews Bingelli. He was adopted at the age of three by his step-father, the late Ernest Binggeli. Rich lived...
Benjamin Valora
Aug 17, 2015
Benjamin W. “Benny” Valora, age 22, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Hershey, PA on April 2, 1993, he was the son of William Valora, Jr. and Frances Papoutsis Valora. Benny was a 2014 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and the Chambersburg NHS Autism...
Helen Shrader
Aug 14, 2015
Helen H. Shrader, 90, a resident at Penn Hall Nursing Center in Chambersburg and formerly of St. Thomas, went to be with the Lord on Friday morning, August 14, 2015 after a brief illness. Born December 17, 1924 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary L. Baughman Haas. Helen was a 1942 graduate of...
Orpha Lash
Aug 14, 2015
Orpha Jane Beale Lash, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday afternoon, August 14, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 18, 1930 in McCoysville, PA, she was a daughter of the late David and Edith Lawson Beale. Mrs. Lash was a graduate of the Juniata Joint High School and the Ken-Delle Beauty School of Harrisburg. She was a licensed beautician...
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