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Donnita Pearse
Jan 14, 2015
Donnita F. Pearse, 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed January 14, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 26, 2015 at the Brownsville Church of God, 6390 Lincoln Way East, Fayetteville, PA where the family will receive friends from 1:00 until services begin at 2:00 PM.
Jessie Newcomer
Jan 11, 2015
Jessie K. Newcomer, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, died on the evening of Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 9, 1931 in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Chauncey I. and Louise Magaha Kieffer. She married Robert M. Newcomer on March 17, 1992 at Five Forks Church. He preceded her in...
Robert Bowman
Jan 11, 2015
Robert Jacob Bowman, 87, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at his home. Born November 28, 1927 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late Joseph N. and Rachel Holden Bowman. Mr. Bowman had been employed by Guerdon Industries, Michaels Industries, and most recently by Grove Brothers Lumber, retiring in 1993. He enjoyed cats, woodworking, country...
James Thomas
Jan 10, 2015
James L. “Pete” Thomas, age 91, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday evening, January 10, 2015, at his home. Born May 3, 1923, he was a son of the late William and Maude Peck Thomas. His wife of 65 years, Anna Marie Thomas, preceded him in death on October 17, 2012. A U.S. Army veteran, James served honorably with...
Ann Root
Jan 8, 2015
Ann M. “Mike” Root, 79, passed away on Thursday January 8, 2015 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on June 7, 1935 in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Helen Wilmont Meshanic. Mike spent her working years in the education field, teaching fifth grade in Plainfield, NJ and serving as a librarian in...
Karl Fredrickson
Jan 8, 2015
Karl August Fredrickson, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at the Penn Hall Nursing Home. Born in Portland, OR on January 2, 2015, he was the son of the late August and Karolina Strandholm Fredrickson. Mr. Fredrickson is the last of his immediate family. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served honorably during the Korean...
Dr. David Rahauser
Jan 4, 2015
Dr. David M. Rahauser passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at his home at Penn Hall, Menno Village, Chambersburg. Born July 19, 1922, he was the son of the late David Miller Rahauser and Fannie Mowery Rahauser. Dr. Rahauser graduated from the Chambersburg High School in 1940 and Dickinson College in 1944. He served in the United States...
Joseph Runk
Jan 4, 2015
Joseph Runk, 59, of Spring Run, PA, passed away Sunday morning, January 4, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born August 31, 1955 in Elizabeth, NJ, Joe was a son of the late Walter and Josephine Burrascano Runk. A self-employed tax preparer, he owned and operated MTS Tax Service in Spring Run and formerly in Mercersburg. Joe was...
Viola Jacobs
Jan 4, 2015
Viola L. Jacobs, age 84, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Ms. Jacobs is survived by four sons, William G., Robert E., James L., and Timothy A. Sollenberger; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center,...
Betty Ausherman
Jan 3, 2015
Betty B. Ausherman, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, January 3, 2015 at the Shook Home. Born September 4, 1924 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Paul Baker, Sr. and Pearl Edith Humelsine Baker. Mrs. Ausherman was employed for many years at the former Valley Bank in Chambersburg, retiring in 1987. She was a member...
Bobby Hockenberry
Jan 2, 2015
Bobby L. Hockenberry, 61, of Doylesburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Pinnacle Health Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg. Born May 8, 1953 in Metal Township, PA, he was a son of the late Oliver L. and Loraine Horne Hockenberry. Bobby was employed at Knouse Foods for over 30 years. Bobby was an avid hunter and...
William College
Jan 1, 2015
William E. College, 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday morning, January 1, 2015 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born October 10, 1930 in Chambersburg he was a son of the late J. Roland and Janet Hassler College. A farmer most of his life, he had also worked for 18 years at the former Grove Worldwide in the Wagon...
Mary Knepper
Jan 1, 2015
Mary E. Knepper, 95, of Menno Haven, formerly of Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA, died on Thursday, January 1, 2015 in the nursing home. Born May 13, 1919 in Franklin County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Emmert and Anna Susan Lesher Stouffer. She and her husband, Lewis A. Knepper were married on May 16, 1940 and...
Martha Hart
Jan 1, 2015
Martha J. Hart, 83, a resident at Menno Haven in Chambersburg, died Thursday morning, January 1, 2015 in the nursing home. Born February 5, 1931 in Moundsville, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Burl and Bessie Richmond Allen. Mrs. Hart was employed at the former Glasgow Sewing Center and later owned and operated Hartcraft in Marion for...
Lois Heckman
Dec 31, 2014
Lois M. Heckman, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday December 31, 2014. Born September 11, 1931 in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late David L. and Hazel I. Harbaugh Monn. Lois spent her working years as an Operating Room Assistant at The Chambersburg Hospital Lois is survived by her loving husband of 64 years Paul E. Heckman,...
Judy Houser
Dec 30, 2014
Judy E. Leisher Houser, 74, of Chambersburg, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Her husband, Ralph F. “Scoop” Houser, preceded her in death on April 26, 1998. She had been employed at F&M Trust Company for 31 years. Surviving are her son, Ralph Daniel (Gina) Houser and her sister, Carol (Allen) Kirk. A graveside service will be held...
Shirley Rosenberry
Dec 30, 2014
Shirley J. Rosenberry, 78, a resident of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Horse Valley, passed away Tuesday morning, December 30, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 27, 1936 in in Horse Valley, she was a daughter of the late Roy J. and Dora Horn Rosenberry. She was a member of the Horse Valley Gospel Mission....
Nordale Graeff
Dec 29, 2014
Nordale Graeff, 90, formerly of Chambersburg and Vermilion, OH, passed away December 29, 2014 at The Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville, PA. Born December 28, 1924 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Zelda Merideth. Nordale was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Chambersburg. She loved gardening, doing word searches, her family,...
Bessie Tolbert
Dec 28, 2014
Bessie M. Tolbert, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, December 28, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born, June 11, 1930 in Horse Valley, St. Thomas Township, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Anna Guyer Mackey. Bessie was raised in foster homes most of her childhood. She worked for the Swift Co. for...
Zachary Monn
Dec 27, 2014
Zachary Alan Eugene Monn, age 25, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Born January 16, 1989 in Chambersburg, he is the son of Lloyd and Marcey Frey Monn. A 2007 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Zack went on to work in manufacturing as a machinist, currently at Olympic Steel. Zack was a...
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