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James Baker
Apr 2, 2024
James “Jim” Baker, age 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Hershey Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Eugene R. and Mabel Pollard Baker. Jim was a 1973 graduate of CASHS and a 1977 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in...
Dorothy Mills
Apr 2, 2024
Dorothy Jane Mills, 97, formerly of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at United Zion Personal Care, Lititz, PA. Born August 29, 1926 in Clearspring, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Angle and Nellie Shinham Angle, and widow to the late David Mills, who preceded her in death December 30, 2011....
Brian Umbrell
Mar 31, 2024
Brian Lee Umbrell, age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Percy and Bertha May Schuchman Umbrell. Brian worked for Sears for 22 years and then at Kmart in Chambersburg until it closed in 2019. He was also the owner and...
Nancy Weikel
Mar 31, 2024
Nancy L. Weikel, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Born September 14, 1935 in Lewistown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Richard Broome and Sarah Alice Weaver. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William W. Weikel, Sr., on July 13, 2006 and her beloved daughter, Debra Weikel on January 6,...
Sulo "Bill" Ranta
Mar 31, 2024
Sulo William “Bill” Ranta, 93, of Fayetteville, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord Jesus on Resurrection Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Owasso, Oklahoma. Born August 16, 1930 in Negaunee, Michigan, he was the son of Jacob Ranta and Ida Holmi Ranta. His father came to the United States from Finland at the age of 19 and settled in the...
Phyllis Dusman
Mar 30, 2024
Phyllis J. (Huggens) Dusman, 81, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 in the York WellSpan Hospital. Born June 12, 1942 in Hanover, PA she was the daughter of the late J. Samuel and Violet E. (Dickensheets) Huggens. She was a graduate of Hanover High School with the Class of 1960. Phyllis was employed as Office Manager from...
Mary Wilken
Mar 29, 2024
Mary M. Wilken, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024. Born January 20, 1936 in Shippensburg, she was the daughter of the late Harper and Viola Mixell Williamson. Mary was employed as a sewing machine operator with U-Wanna-Wash Frocks in Ft. Loudon for 27 years and most recently at Mercersburg Apparel for 10 years. She enjoyed playing...
Johanna Murray
Mar 29, 2024
Johanna “Joey” M. Murray, 85, of Hagerstown, MD passed away on March 29, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born in Marion, NY to the late Jacob and Suzanna Datthyn and preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Murray in 2015, and five brothers and one sister. She was proud of her Dutch heritage and collected Delft items...
Lorene Pyatt
Mar 26, 2024
Lorene A. Pyatt, 63, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Chambersburg. Born November 27, 1960 in Danvers, MA she was the daughter of the late Robert S. Pyatt, Sr. and Anita D. (Bullwinkel) Pyatt. She was employed by Occupational Services Inc., Chambersburg from 1994 until 2015. Lorene loved her job,...
Rose Woods
Mar 25, 2024
Rose A. Woods, 81, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital due to complications of a stroke. Born January 22, 1943 in Bangor, ME, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Margaret E. Goodin. Rose was a 1961 graduate of Nevada Union Senior High School, Grass Valley, California. After graduation...
Annie King
Mar 25, 2024
Annie Bell (Ann) King, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2024, after a brief illness. Born April 29, 1940, in Magnolia Arkansas, she was a graduate of Columbia High School. Ann was a daughter of the late Willie V. and Leo J. Ellis Coleman. A military wife for the first 20 years of her marriage, Ann and...
Nelly Musto
Mar 21, 2024
Nelly D. Musto, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Menno Haven Brookview. Born on June 14, 1930 in Lima, Peru, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Octavia Zueirola Duenas. She married Louis E. Musto on February 22, 1980. He preceded her in death on June 14, 2019. Nell's hobbies included making lots...
Betty Ambrose
Mar 21, 2024
Betty R. (Hampton) Ambrose, 89, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Mercersburg, PA passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born February 9, 1935 in Montgomery Township, PA she was the daughter of the late Chalmer and Olive Edna (Metcalf) Hampton. Betty was primarily a homemaker but also worked at Stanley Company and Kmart. She and...
Audra Shifler
Mar 20, 2024
Audra F. Shifler, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, March 20, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 5, 1931 in Jones Springs, WV, she was a daughter of the late Homer Allen and Ora Elega (Bowers) Kipps and widow of the late Robert H. Shifler, who preceded her in death on April 6, 1999, after 50 years of...
Cyril Henry
Mar 20, 2024
Cyril “Doc” Henry, 90, of Chambersburg, went home to be with the Lord, March 20, 2024, from Paramount Senior Living with his adoring family at his side. He was born on Sunday February 25, 1934, in Chambersburg, son of the late George and Rhoda Henry. During Doc’s career of automotive work, his favorite work was with Dice’s Tire Shop. He...
Betty Bennett
Mar 18, 2024
Betty L. McMonigal Bennett, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away, Monday March 18, 2024, at Providence Place Senior Living. Born Monday, February 17, 1936, daughter of the late John and Margaret McMonigal in Huntingdon County. Her beloved husband of 65 years, Harold L. Bennett preceded her in death. Betty loved her grandsons more than anything in this world, Derek and Ryan....
Robert Hamsher
Mar 18, 2024
Robert B. “Bob” Hamsher, 76, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully, Monday March 18, 2024. Born June 30, 1947 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Robert J. and Grace I. (Reitz) Hamsher. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Senior High School with the Class of 1965. Bob was employed as machinist for R&L Machine. He retired in 2012...
Roy Sollenberger
Mar 18, 2024
Roy A. Sollenberger, 81, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 2, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Paul A. Sollenberger and Verda (Meyers) Sollenberger Hawbaker. Roy’s first career was in Agriculture. He was a dairy farmer until 1986 when health issues prevented him from continuing...
Elmer Kipe
Mar 15, 2024
Rev. Elmer T. Kipe, 89, of Shippensburg, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born August 12, 1934 in Woodsboro, MD, he was a son of the late Earl W. and Daisy B. Sprenkle Kipe. A US Army veteran, Elmer served honorably during the Korean Era. After graduating from North East Bible Institute, he...
Masako Martin
Mar 14, 2024
Masako Martin, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Chambers Pointe in Chambersburg. Born March 14, 1934, in Nagoya, Japan, Masako was the daughter of Tomonori and Hideno Toyama. Her beloved husband, Elmer W. Martin, preceded her in death on May 24, 2013. Masako moved to the United States from Japan to attend nursing school. She...
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