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Walter Moul
Sep 20, 2015
Walter W. Moul of Chambersburg, PA died at age 84 on Sunday, September 20, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born on October 19, 1930, in York County, the son of the late Walter R. Moul and Elsie G. Moul Johnston. He was married to Doreen Lesher Moul in June of 1950. Mr. Moul was a 1948 graduate of...
Jared Stopyra
Sep 18, 2015
Jared Dalton Stopyra, age 15, of Johnstown, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 18, 2015. Born July 27, 2000 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of Andrew Thomas Stopyra, Jr. and Jami Rae Hartman. Jared was a student at Johnstown Middle School. He enjoyed helping others, including volunteering at the St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen and taking...
Trudy Smith
Sep 18, 2015
Trudy R. Smith, 56, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 at her home. Born February 15, 1959 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Sarah Kohler Rotz. A 1977 graduate of CASHS, Trudy went on to earn her B.S. in Business Information Systems at Drexel University in 1981. She later earned her...
Betty Frey
Sep 17, 2015
Betty “Joyce” Frey, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Menno Haven. Born April 14, 1925 in Lewistown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Willis J. and Elizabeth E. (Wolfkill) Boyer. Her beloved husband of 45 years, Glen E. Frey, preceded her in death on September 5, 2012. Joyce was a 1943 graduate of...
Robert Cromie
Sep 17, 2015
Robert “Bob” J. Cromie, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital following a 14-year long struggle with leukemia. Born on August 9, 1935, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late James P. Cromie and Helen Ransil Cromie Bob attended St. Josephs’ College in Rensselaer, Indiana and received a bachelor’s degree from...
Petrona Belza-Ramirez
Sep 17, 2015
Dr. Petrona Belza-Ramirez, age 82, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 in her Chambersburg home, after a long battle with cancer. She was the only child of the late Tomas and Teofila Belza, born April 18, 1933, in the Philippines. Petrona was a 1956 graduate of Manila Central University School of Medicine (Philippines). She served her U.S. medical internship...
Betty Saunders Fahnestock
Sep 17, 2015
Betty V. Saunders Fahnestock, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born February 4, 1924 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Lina Ridgely Saunders. Mrs. Fahnestock was a 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, a 1968 graduate of the former Shippensburg...
David Walker
Sep 13, 2015
David E. Walker David E. Walker, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at his home. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to the ALS Association, P.O. Box 6051, Albert...
Rev. James Henneberger
Sep 13, 2015
Rev. James E. Henneberger, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 13, 2015, while holding his wife’s hand at Holy Spirit Hospital. Born November 4, 1931, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late H. Ellsworth Henneberger and Kathryn Miller Henneberger. A graduate of Gettysburg College in 1953, with a...
Joyce Sullivan
Sep 11, 2015
Joyce Jean Sullivan, 87 of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday morning, September 11, 2015 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born September 29, 1927 in Fort Worth, TX, she was a daughter of the late Charles “David” Peters and Ruth Gramm Peters. A homemaker most of her life, she was employed early in her life with Greyhound...
John McGrail
Sep 10, 2015
John Henry McGrail, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, died early Thursday morning, September 10, 2015 in Chambersburg. Born May 19, 1938 in Bradford, PA, he was a son of the late Dr. Matthew A. McGrail and the late Gene Elizabeth (Stoner) McGrail. John earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology (1960) and a Juris Doctor (1963) from the University of...
Glen Davis
Sep 9, 2015
Glen M. Davis, 69, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday evening, September 9, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 7, 1945 in Morristown, NJ, he was a son of the late Martin G. Davis and Iris Shaw Davis Springer. Glen was a member of the Owego Free Academy Class of 1964. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from SUNY...
Edward Tayman
Sep 9, 2015
Edward J. Tayman, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 9, 2015 at his home. Born January 14, 1922 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Edward D. and Gertrude E. (Mangum) Tayman. A U.S. Coast Guard veteran, Mr. Tayman served honorably during World War II. He worked as a credit manager for Giant Foods...
Rudy Barbour
Sep 7, 2015
Rudy J. Barbour, 21, of Chambersburg, PA, passed Monday, September 7, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 25, 1993 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Elizabeth Colon of Hanover, PA and George D. Barbour of Chambersburg. Rudy was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was currently employed by Goodwill Industries in Chambersburg. He also worked...
Nancy McLaughlin
Sep 6, 2015
Nancy J. McLaughlin, age 86, of Fayetteville, PA, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Sunday morning, September 6, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born September 5, 1929 in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Nellie Baughman Fickes. She retired in 1991 from the former J. Schoeneman Company in Chambersburg where...
Gail Nixon
Sep 3, 2015
Gail E. Nixon, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 14, 1950 in Ardmore, PA, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Eckels Leonard. Gail was a 1968 graduate of Haverford High School. A U.S. Army veteran, she served honorably as a dental assistant during the Vietnam era....
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...
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