Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
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...
Larry Ott
Mar 13, 2024
Larry E. Ott, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at his home. Born April 24, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John and Lillian Kemp Ott. Larry was employed at TB Woods for over 20 years. He was later employed as a Bartender at the Chambersburg Club until his retirement. Larry was...
Gerald Mort
Mar 13, 2024
Gerald S. “Ged” Mort, 73, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born May 10, 1950 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Fred and Donna May Sheffield Mort. Ged was a 1969 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam War....
Joan Hiester
Mar 8, 2024
Joan F. Hiester, age 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2024, at her home in Chambersburg, PA. In her last days, Joan was compassionately cared for by her family and twelve faithful caregivers. Born June 9, 1932, in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ann Solie Karli. The oldest of eight children, she...

Jerry Wills
Mar 7, 2024
Jerry A. Wills, Sr., 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at his home. Born June 3, 1937 in Kansas City, MO, he was a son of the late Benjamin Duncan Wills and Vernita S. Stuart Wills. His beloved wife, Patricia A. Besecker Wills, preceded him in death on November 26, 2015. A US Army veteran, Jerry...
Jason Deuster
Mar 7, 2024
Jason Cole Deuster, 50, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, March 7th, 2024 at his home. Born September 22, 1973 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the son of Jennifer Jean McNaughtan and the late Gordon Alan Urban. Following Jason’s high school graduation from Eagle River High School, he attended Musicians Institute: College of Contemporary Music at Hollywood, CA, while honorably...
Chalmers Fetterhoff
Mar 4, 2024
Chalmers E. “Gene” Fetterhoff, 79, of Chambersburg, went home to be with the Lord on March 4, 2024. Born October 18, 1944 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Chalmers P. Fetterhoff and Velma Deck. His beloved wife, Janet D. Fetterhoff, preceded him in death on May 26, 2020. A US Army veteran, Chalmers served honorably in the...

James Beecher
Mar 4, 2024
James Lee “Jim” Beecher, age 76, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, March 4, 2024. Born in Chambersburg, PA on January 5, 1948, he was the son of the late Paul Edward Beecher and Nancy Grace Jackson. Jim worked as a self-employed contractor all of his adult life. He enjoyed keeping busy in his...

Carolyn Tash
Mar 1, 2024
Carolyn Ann “Dodie” Tash, 69, went home to be with her beloved family on Friday March 1, 2024 with her loving husband at her side. Born March 2, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Chalmer and Frances Cutchall. Dodie was well known for her love of people and her large circle of friends. She also had a great...
John Campbell
Mar 1, 2024
John R. Campbell, 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, March 1, 2024 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 16, 1935 in Dry Run, PA he was the son of the late Hance D. and Mary J. (Felmlee) Campbell. He was a graduate of Fannett Metal High School. John then went on to obtain his bachelor’s degree in engineering from...
Paul Kaiser
Feb 29, 2024
Paul G. Kaiser, Jr. 84, of Chambersburg, passed away February 29, 2024 at Brookview Health Care Center, Chambersburg after living remarkably the last 22 years with Parkinson’s disease. He was born January 1, 1940, in Chambersburg PA. Paul was the son of the late Paul G. and Helen I. (Stouffer) Kaiser. He was the first baby born in Franklin County...
Parker Phillips
Feb 28, 2024
Parker L. Phillips, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, February 28, 2024 at Quincy Village. Born April 9, 1942 in Fulton, NY, he was the son of the late L. Parker and Louise Michauel Phillips. Parker was a graduate of Mohawk Tech. He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer until his retirement. He and his wife enjoyed traveling...

Larry McCampbell
Feb 24, 2024
Larry David McCampbell, age 79 of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Born July 22, 1944, in Leaguna Beach, CA, he was the son of the late Victor and Mabel Smith McCampbell. Larry was a 1963 graduate of Sherwood High School in Silver Spring, MD. He went on to serve honorably in the...
Shane Sturtz
Feb 23, 2024
Shane Franklin Sturtz, 42, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA. Born December 7, 1981 in Bellaire, OH, he was the son of Shane W. Sturtz and Lucy A. Freeman Reese. Shane was employed as an automotive mechanic for many years. He also worked in tree trimming and enjoyed DJing....
Christopher Cody
Feb 22, 2024
Christopher P. Cody, 53 of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Westminster, MD passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 19, 1970 in Chambersburg to Carol A. (Lynch) and William F. Cody, Sr. He is survived by his mother Carol Cody and her partner Leroy Stouffer; his brothers Dan Cody...
Linwood Payne
Feb 17, 2024
Linwood Eric “Woody” Payne, 68, of Chambersburg, went home to be with his Lord, on Saturday, February 17, 2024. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family. He was born Tuesday, August 2, 1955, in Waynesboro; he was a son of Louise E. Stouffer Payne and the late Eric James Payne. Woody was a 1973 graduate of CASHS. He earned his...
Nancy Carmack
Feb 17, 2024
Nancy Carmack, 78, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Laurel Lakes Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 30, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Grandon and Betty Cordell Carmack. Nancy was a graduate of CASHS. She was employed as a secretary for her father’s upholstery shop, Carmack’s Upholstery, Castleman’s Optometry, and also worked as...
Rev. Dr. Thomas Eifert
Feb 16, 2024
Thomas W. Eifert, DMin The Rev. Dr. Thomas William Eifert, 86, of Fayetteville, passed peacefully from us on February 16, 2024 and is now at home with his Lord and Savior. He was born to the late Edgar and Luella Eifert in Perham Minnesota on March 17, 1937. Tom comes from a distinguished line of Lutheran pastors including his father,...
Jennifer Schiefer
Feb 15, 2024
Jennifer K. Schiefer, 62, of Enola, PA and formerly longtime resident of Panama City Beach, FL, passed away on February 15, 2024, at Chambersburg Hospital in the company of loving family. Born April 2, 1961, in Hazelton, PA, she was one of five children of the late Edward A. and Catherine R. Schiefer. Jennifer was a 1979 graduate of Mosley...
Betty McClure
Feb 14, 2024
Betty Jane McClure, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on February 14, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hosptial. Born April 29, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Grover C. and Mary C. Keifer Helman. He beloved husband, Thomas R. McClure, preceded her in death on June 9, 2022. Betty attended the former Chambersburg High School (Central). She was...