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C. Louise Skelly
Jan 30, 2015
C. Louise Skelly, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday evening, January 30, 2015 at Menno Haven. Born July 1, 1920 in Blairs Mills, PA, she was a daughter of the late John and Ethel Hendershott Crider. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Skelly had worked at the former Stanley Company for ten years. She was a member of...
Thomas Cristiano
Jan 30, 2015
Thomas A. Cristiano, 80, of Fayetteville, and formerly of Yonkers, NY, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 30, 2015 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born on April 6, 1934 in Yonkers, NY, he was the son of the Guiseppi and Filomena Lofredo Cristiano. Tom spent his career in the banking industry, retiring as...
Elizabeth Small
Jan 29, 2015
Elizabeth L. Small, 94, of Marion, PA, passed away Thursday morning, January 29, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 22, 1920 in Marion, she was a daughter of the late Roy C. and Helen Harrison Hammond. Mrs. Small was a 1938 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She served as Postmaster in Marion for nearly 20 years prior...
Arlene Gesell
Jan 28, 2015
Arlene M. Gesell, 94, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2015 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born March 7, 1920 in Littlestown, PA, she was a daughter of the late George and Elsie Rohrbaugh Brown. Mrs. Gesell had been employed by Black and Decker for many years, retiring in 1985. She attended Five Forks Church near Waynesboro and enjoyed knitting,...
Lillian Kaufman
Jan 28, 2015
Lillian Hay Kaufman, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on January 28, 2015 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James O. Hay and Hazel Speicher Hay of Rockwood, Pennsylvania. A registered nurse, Mrs. Kaufman enjoyed her profession serving at Somerset Community Hospital for five years...
William Light
Jan 28, 2015
William E. Light, 83, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Cumberland, MD, passed away Wednesday evening, January 28, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 24, 1931 in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late G. Ray and Kathleen Wingate Light. Mr. Light was 1949 graduate of Fort Hill High School in Cumberland and attended Frostburg State University. He...
Robert Sease
Jan 25, 2015
Robert P. “Bob” Sease, Sr., 71, of Fayetteville passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at home. Born on February 28, 1943 in Fayetteville, Bob was the son of the late Paul L. and Lillian M. Hershey Sease. He was employed at SKF in Shippensburg for over thirty years and retired from Nursery Supply, Inc. in Chambersburg. Bob was avid...
Jeffrey Campbell
Jan 25, 2015
Jeffrey L. Campbell, age 56, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2015 at his home. Born July 4, 1958, he was a son of John and Marion Garnes Campbell. After graduating from CASHS in 1976, Jeff worked for Grove Manufacturing for about 10 years. He then went to work for his father at CESCO for 8 years....
Kathleen Mickey
Jan 24, 2015
Kathleen W. Mickey, age 96, formerly of Marion, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Green Ridge Village, Newville, PA. Born February 15, 1918 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earnest L. and Nellie I. Delphy Wilhide. Her beloved husband of 25 years, Richard C. Mickey, Sr., preceded her in death on April 5,...
Margaret Patterson
Jan 22, 2015
Margaret Mae “Maggie” Patterson, age 13, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Born on April 29, 2001 in Fort Worth, Texas, she was the daughter of Karen Keyser Patterson and Chris Patterson (wife, Melette), all of Chambersburg. She is survived by her brother, Jack K., twin sister, Katie J., both of Chambersburg; step-sister Krista Shives (husband, Dylan) of...
Evelyn Ross
Jan 22, 2015
Evelyn E. Ross, age 91, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at her home. Born, January 20, 1924, she was a daughter of the late William and Lottie Orr Brown. Evelyn worked as a correctional officer in Franklin County. She also helped people with their taxes. She is survived by her son, Roy Eugene Smith; daughter-in-law...
Kyle Rogers
Jan 21, 2015
Kyle F. Rogers, age 47, of St. Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. He was the son of the late Francis and Mary Starke Rogers. Kyle is survived by his wife, Karrie; four children; and five siblings. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
Lois Hoot
Jan 19, 2015
Lois E. Hoot, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, January 19, 2015 at her home. Born November 6, 1936 in Canton, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Harriet (Kachler) Hambuechen. She spent most of her life in Pennsylvania, having lived in Selinsgrove for 39 years and before that, Chambersburg for 3 ½ years during...
Vivian Myers
Jan 18, 2015
Vivian Hedrick Myers, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born May 18, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Wrights Hedrick. Vivian was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was a school bus driver for both the Chambersburg Area School District and Bricker...
Cynthia Fix
Jan 18, 2015
Cynthia D. Fix, age 53, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born October 13, 1961, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Matthew E. and Betty L. Parmer Felmlee. A homemaker most of her life, Cynthia also worked on the family farm. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Martin Young
Jan 16, 2015
Martin A. “Marty” Young, 72, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday evening, January 16, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Born July 13, 1942 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Martin A., Sr. and Helen Murphy Young. Marty was a 1960 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and served in the US Navy....
David Polk
Jan 16, 2015
David M. Polk, Jr., 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday afternoon, January 16, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 12, 1940 in Fulton County, PA, he was a son of the late David M., Sr. and Catherine Grace King Polk. A truck driver all of his life, David was last employed by Safety-Kleen, retiring in...
Galen Heckman
Jan 16, 2015
Galen E. “Gene” Heckman, 75, went home to be with his Lord on January 16, 2015 Born December 4, 1939 in Shippensburg PA he was the son of the late George Heckman Sr. and Katherine Railing Heckman. Gene was a graduate of Shippensburg Area High School and enlisted in the US Army, where he served for 6 years, including an...
Dorothy Braun
Jan 15, 2015
Dorothy Rakowski Braun, age 89, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Doylestown, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born July 23, 1925 in Rochester, NY, she was the daughter of Harry and Bertha Rakowski. She was a registered nurse for which she studied at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. She enjoyed crafts,...
Pauline Feldman
Jan 15, 2015
Pauline A. Feldman, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday evening, January 15, 2015 at ManorCare Health Services. Born January 22, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Mabel Heckman Young. Her first husband, Eldon L. Stinson preceded her in death. Pauline worked as a seamstress for the Stanley Company in Chambersburg. She enjoyed cooking...
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