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William Stake
Apr 27, 2015
William G. Stake, age 88, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, April 27, 2015, with his daughter by his side. Born November 29, 1926 in Amberson, PA, he was the son of the late William C. and Bessie Coons Stake. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Stake continued his government service at Homestead for 15 years and...
Betty Mickey
Apr 26, 2015
Betty Jane Mickey, 90, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at home. Born on December 26, 1924, in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late Stewart E. and Frances R. McNew Mouer. Her beloved husband of 68 years, Harold L. Mickey preceded her in death on April 7, 2011. Betty Jane retired in 1990, after 23...
Donald Ripka
Apr 26, 2015
Donald R. Ripka, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, April 26, 2015 at his home. Born July 24, 1952 in Bellefonte, PA, he was a son of Peggy Young Ripka Brooks and the late Donald “Pete” Ripka. Donald retired from the US Army after twenty-two years of service. He was a veteran of Desert Storm. Following his retirement...
Josephine Bryan
Apr 26, 2015
Josephine G. “Gay” Bryan, age 85, of Spring Run, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Born August 25, 1929 in Spring Run, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Susan Hammond Wilson. Mrs. Bryan was a 1947 graduate of the former Metal Township High School. She was a homemaker most of her adult...
David Holliday
Apr 25, 2015
David Holliday, Jr., 59, of Fayetteville, PA, passed Saturday evening, April 25, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 24, 1955 in Sodus, NY, he was a son Mittie Burch Holliday and the late David Holliday. David honorably served in the US Army. He was employed as a Lead Supply Technician at Letterkenny Army Depot and New Cumberland Navy Depot. He...
James Devinney
Apr 24, 2015
James Michael “Mike” Devinney, age 89, a true gentleman and most recently a resident of Menno Haven, Penn Hall, in Chambersburg, died April 24, 2015. Mike was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His beloved wife of 55 years, Janet Wilt Devinney preceded him in death. A proud member of the Greatest Generation, Mike was a Navy veteran who saw...
Louise Warsing
Apr 24, 2015
Louise Warsing, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed on to glory Friday morning, April 24, 2015 at Penn Hall. Born November 13, 1929 in New Grenada, she was a daughter of the late William Paul and Zola Bolinger Alloway. Louise was a graduate of the Robertsdale High School. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed spending time with her family...
Daniel Miller
Apr 21, 2015
Daniel Mark Miller, 31, of Chambersburg and Fayetteville, PA, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 31, 1983 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Samuel E. and Anna Price Miller of Chambersburg. Daniel was a 2002 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He owned and operated Daniel’s Landscaping and had previously been...
Anne Palsgrove
Apr 19, 2015
Anne Louise (Falls) Palsgrove, 90, of 1425 Philadelphia Avenue and formerly of 471 Warm Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born July 30, 1924 in Bluefield, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Falls and a foster child of the late C.C. and Alberta Richardson. She attended Chambersburg schools. Her...
William Geist
Apr 19, 2015
William R. “Bill” Geist, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, April 19, 2015 at his home. Born January 20, 1934 in Williamstown, PA, he was a son of the late William C. and Mary E. Haller Geist. Bill was a graduate of the Williamstown High School and served honorably in the US Navy during the Korean War. He...
Jane Bond
Apr 18, 2015
Jane E. Bond, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Menno Haven. Born August 13, 1929, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Richardson Gossard. Mrs. Bond worked as a secretary until her retirement in 2007. She was a member of the Otterbein...
Frederick Lauver
Apr 17, 2015
Frederick L. “Fred” Lauver, Jr., age 46, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick L., Sr. and Bernadine Lea McCans Lauver. Fred worked in warehousing most of his adult life. He enjoyed going camping, fishing, hunting, playing with dogs, watching NASCAR, especially Jeff...
Francis Armel
Apr 15, 2015
Francis “Red” Eugene Armel, age 84, of Marion, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Born in Winchester, VA, on October 16, 1929, he was the son of the late Harry V. and Marjorie Knight Armel. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Armel served honorably during the Korean Conflict; he continued his service at Letterkenny Army Depot as a...
Beda Stouffer
Apr 15, 2015
Beda S. Stouffer, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on August 20, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Emma Lehman Shatzer. Beda spent her working years as a bookkeeper for the former Dice’s Tire Shop in Chambersburg, PA. She was active in Franklin County Farm Women,...
Martha Logsdon
Apr 15, 2015
Martha “Sue” Logsdon, age 60, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 4, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Richard Leroy and Lillian Hulon Helm. Her beloved husband of 33 years, William R. “Bill” Logsdon III, preceded her in death on August 7, 2014. A 1973 graduate of CASHS, Sue then...
Frank Stehle
Apr 15, 2015
Frank C. Stehle, Jr., 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 15, 2015 at his home. Born December 5, 1929 in Mechanicsburg, he was a son of the late Frank Stehle, Sr. and Zula Kunkle Stehle. Frank was a 1947 graduate of the Mechanicsburg High School and was employed as Bookeeper at the Art Sign Company in Chambersburg...
Dorothy Burgan
Apr 14, 2015
Dorothy L. Burgan, 78, of Chambersburg, died on April 14, 2015. She is survived by her husband Martin Burgan, Jr.; three children, Deborah, Carol and Nately; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; three sisters; and one brother. She was one of 16 children. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM on May 3, 2015 at Grace Brethren Church, 315 Edwards...
Margaret Gudgeon
Apr 13, 2015
Margaret D. (Balmer) Gudgeon, age 82, of Waynesboro, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday April 13, 2015, at Waynesboro Hospital. Surviving are four children, Lee (Nancy), Lindsey (Lori), Rick (Sheryl) and Grant Gudgeon, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl L. and granddaughters, Melissa Dawn...
James Buhrman
Apr 12, 2015
James A. Buhrman, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Born February 22, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late O’Connell and Helen Buhrman. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Buhrman served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He went on to work at Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD for over...
Anna Eckenrode
Apr 11, 2015
Anna “Josephine” Eckenrode, 93, a resident of Shippensburg Health Care Center and formerly of Amberson, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born on April 20, 1921 in Spring Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Creigh Gury. Josephine spent her working years as a rural mail carrier for...
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