Obituaries

Jun 28, 2015

Mary Jane College, 87, a resident of The Shook Home in Chambersburg, PA for the past four years, passed away Sunday evening, June 28, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 17, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late J. Roland and Janet Hassler College. Early in her life, Mary Jane had been employed in the dietary...

Jun 28, 2015

Ray Donald Shew, age 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born February 26, 1932, in Guilford Springs, PA, he was the son of the late Garnet Shew and Pearl Cosey Shew Stoutamyer. A 1950 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Ray went on to work as a...

Jun 27, 2015

Gladys Wise Rosenberry, 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, June 27, 2015 at Menno Haven. Born January 28, 1923 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Vonna Binkley Wise. Her beloved husband Guy W. Rosenberry preceded her in death on June 13, 1995. Active throughout her life, Gladys was a member of First United...

Jun 26, 2015

Edna G. Kieffer, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Shook Home. Born July 13, 1917, in Scotland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harper and Grace Skinner Gontz. A 1935 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Kieffer worked as a nurse’s aide at the former Guilford Convalasorium for...

Jun 26, 2015

Charles M. Harter II, age 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday morning, June 26, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center. Born July 26, 1932 in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Wilbur A. and Jean Reidy Harter. Charles was a 1950 graduate of Berwick High School in Berwick, PA. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served honorably...

Jun 25, 2015

Mildred Marie “Mickey” Marrone, 95, of Penn Hall Nursing Center, Chambersburg, PA, went to Heaven on June 25, 2015. Born July 12, 1919, in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Rufus B. and Minnie Jane Cox Lilley. She was the wife of the late John D. Marrone of Chambersburg, who died on August 21, 2007. Mrs. Marrone...

Jun 25, 2015

Tiffany L. Peters, age 29, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 31, 1985, she was the daughter of Lori and Gary “Chip” Mahon, Jr., and Preston and Carisa McMillen, II. Tiffany is also survived by her close companion, Trenton Lister; two siblings, Shaun McMillen (wife Jamie) of San Diego,...

Jun 25, 2015

Professor Lawrence A. Bradshaw, age 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 23, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Elwood Lee and Gertrude Dillard Bradshaw. A U.S. Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, Mr. Bradshaw served his country honorably. A 1950 graduate of the former...

Jun 25, 2015

Anna Mae Coccagna, age 95, of State College, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Hearthside Nursing Home in State College, PA. Born May 31, 1920, in Harrisonville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Brady and Adaline Hann Mellott. Mrs. Coccagna worked as a receptionist for T.B. Woods Company for...

Jun 24, 2015

Jun 22, 2015

Joseph H. Bollinger, 91, formerly of 916 Parkside Court, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, June 22, 2015 at Providence Place, where he had resided since March. Born February 3, 1924 near Pond Bank, PA, he was a son of the late Edward W. and Sarah Jane Bumbaugh Bollinger. Joe was a graduate of the Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg,...

Jun 22, 2015

Grace L. Oliver, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services. Born December 31, 1924 in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin M. and Nellie Starkie DeCarteret. She was a member of the Chambersburg Gospel Chapel and volunteered with Bible Released Time. Her husband, John J. Oliver, preceded her...

Jun 19, 2015

Luther W. Wagaman, 67, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday morning, June 19, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 20, 1947 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Luther E. and Marguerite Cameron Wagaman. After 17 years of employment at South Mountain Restoration Center, Luther then worked as a Restorative Certified Nursing Assistant at the former...

Jun 17, 2015

Alice Frey Hunsecker, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2015 at Menno Haven. Born November 3, 1917 in Greene Township, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry and Elsie Baughman Frey. Her beloved husband Harold Hunsecker, preceded her in death on November 28, 1998. Alice and her husband Harold owned and operated...

Jun 17, 2015

Roy C. Bollinger, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on April 13, 1930, he was the son of the late Allen and Emma Stonesifer Bollinger. Prior to retirement, Roy spent his working years at Littlestown Hardware and Foundry. Earlier in life, he was a firefighter and was a life member of Alpha...

Jun 14, 2015

James Franklin Carey, Sr., age 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, June 14, 2015 at his home. Born July 17, 1920 in Brownsville, he was a son of the late John Henry and Catherine Ketterman Carey. He beloved wife, Thelma M. Herdman Carey, preceded him in death on December 4, 2008. A U.S. Army veteran, James served...

Jun 13, 2015

Vaughn H. N. Carmack, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, June 13, 2015 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. Born September 6, 1922 in Three Springs, PA, he was a son of Harvey N. and Naomi Stevens Carmack. His beloved wife, Pearl L. Carmack, whom he married on June 21, 1952, preceded him in death on July 21,...

Jun 13, 2015

The Rev. David W. Robinson, of Scotland, PA, died suddenly June 11, 2015. He was 73 years old. Rev. Robinson was formerly of Chambersburg, PA, Altoona, PA, Manchester, NH, Greene, NY, Binghamton, NY, Cambridge, MA, Houghton, NY, Erie, PA and Sandy Lake, PA. He was predeceased by his parents, Rev. Harvey N. Robinson and Mary Robinson, of Churchville, NY, and...

Jun 11, 2015

Velva M. “Vi” Bromley, age 101, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2015 at Sarah Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle, PA. Born October 1, 1913 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Adam S. and Sally Pearl Jones Landis. Vi worked as a Payroll Mistress at Letterkenny Army Depot until her retirement in 1982. She was the...

Jun 11, 2015

Lana L. Naugle, age 75, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Born in Carlisle, PA on February 14, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Alma Ludt Greegor. Mrs. Naugle was a 1958 graduate of Carlisle High School. A homemaker most her adult life, Mrs. Naugle took...