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Bonnie Kay Wenger
May 27, 2024
Bonnie K. Wenger, age 69, of Greencastle, PA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 27, 2024, at her son’s home. Born in Chambersburg, PA on October 22, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Harry Richard and Mildred Elizabeth Bordell Wenger.
Bonnie worked at the former Corning and Correlle in Greencastle for 47 years, retiring in 2022. She enjoyed working...
Peggy Joanne Eger
May 25, 2024
Peggy Joanne (Barr) Eger, 83, of Chambersburg, passed unexpectedly at home, Saturday May 25, 2024. Peggy was proudly born Sunday June 16th, 1940, Father’s Day, Chambersburg Maternity Home in Chambersburg to the late C. Allen and Hilda (Fritz) Barr.
Her beloved husband of 25 years, James William Eger Jr., preceded...
Mary "Evelyn" Fleagle
May 25, 2024
Mary “Evelyn” Fleagle, 82, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, May 25, 2024. Born October 20, 1941 in Chambersburg, she was the adopted daughter of the late Lester and Edith Stoner Wagner.
Evelyn was a 1959 graduate of CASHS. She dedicated most of her life to making a home for her family. She was a member...
Kyle Richard Ditzler
May 25, 2024
Kyle Richard Ditzler, 59, of Chambersburg, passed peacefully at his home, Saturday May 25, 2024. Born Friday March 5th, 1965, he was the son of the late Kenneth Ditzler and Barbara Rotz.
Kyle attended Chambersburg Area schools and played clarinet in the High School Marching Band. He was a carpenter by trade...
Patricia L. Slaybaugh
May 24, 2024
Patricia L. Slaybaugh, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 26, 1943 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd E. Monn and Rhoda Dehart Galbraith.
Patricia was a 1961 graduate of CASHS. She was employed as a sewing machine operator at the Stanley Company and later J. Schoeneman in...
Robert M. Purgason
May 24, 2024
Robert M. Purgason, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024 at his home. Born October 23, 1937 in Portsmouth, VA, he was a son of the late Numa and Vonnie Purgason.
Robert was a graduate of Cradock High School in Cradock, VA. A US Marine Corps veteran, Robert served honorably from 1956-1962. He was employed as a...
Tina L. Moody
May 23, 2024
Tina L. Moody, 67, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 13, 1956 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Ted Cox and Shirley (Etter) Ankney.
She was employed for a number of years at Knouse Foods in their sanitation department. In her younger years Tina loves attending NASCAR races....
Jane A. Schramm
May 23, 2024
Jane Schramm joyfully celebrated her 100th birthday on May 10, 2024 surrounded by her children, a granddaughter and close friends. Thirteen days later she passed away with three of her children and the wonderful staff at ChambersPoint by her side.
Jane is a Michigander by birth and Jackson, MI is where she grew up and met her husband, Edward. They married...
Louise Lerario
May 22, 2024
Louise Lerario, 96, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Brookview Health Care Center. Born April 9, 1928 in Elizabeth, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Margaret Moore Fennell.
Louise was employed most of her career as a Registered Nurse at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD. After their retirement, Louise and...
Richard L. Metzler
May 20, 2024
Richard L. Metzler, 93, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Martinsburg, PA, was welcomed to his eternal home in Heaven with Jesus on Monday, May 20, 2024. Born February 8, 1931 in Roaring Spring, PA, he was a son of the late D. Elmer and Sarah Lena Stoltzfus Metzler. His beloved wife of 66 years, Ingrid Metzler, whom he married on...
David C. Simpson, Sr.
May 19, 2024
David C. Simpson, Sr., 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Born July 1, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Mary Miller Simpson.Dave was a 1960 graduate of Greencastle Antrim High School and a US Army veteran. He was employed as a supervisor at J. Schoeneman in Chambersburg and later...
Beverly A. White
May 19, 2024
Beverly A. White, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at her home. Born May 30, 1939 in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Clairbel Walker.
Beverly was employed as manager of Rite Aid Pharmacy until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandson. She...
Melvin R. Brindle
May 17, 2024
Melvin R. Brindle, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Brookview Nursing Center. Born in Pleasant Hall, PA on February 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Alfred O. and Erma Keefer Brindle.
Mr. Brindle was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He went on to serve honorably in the...
Henry J. "Hank" Guarriello
May 17, 2024
Henry J. “Hank” Guarriello passed away Friday morning, May 17, 2024 at his home in Greencastle, PA at 83 years old. Born in Paterson, NJ, he was a son of the late Theodore and Emily Guarriello of Wykoff, NJ. Hank is survived by Janet his wife of 60 years; six children and their spouses, Theodore “Ted” III and Jaquie...
Richard S. Hill II
May 15, 2024
Richard S. “Dick” Hill II, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 24, 1939 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Richard S. Hill and Ruth M. Hissong Hill.
A 1957 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Dick then attended trade school through his employer, Landis Machine, where...
Isiah Nelson Petit
May 13, 2024
Isiah Nelson Petit, 77, of Scotland, PA, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. Born December 6, 1946 in Huntington, WV, he was the son of the late Bernard Jennings Petit and Lucy Mae Burke Rivers.
Following his high school graduation, Nelson served honorably in the US Marine Corps from 1966-70. He served in Vietnam where he...
Sherrill O. Kessinger
May 11, 2024
Sherrill O. Kessinger, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Hershey Medical Center. Born on July 29, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late David C. Ott and Janet Evans Ott. She was the wife of Emmett O. Kessinger Jr., whom she married on November 24, 1955. A 1954 graduate of the former...
Robert Reaid
May 6, 2024
Robert L. “BoBo” Reaid, Sr., 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 at his home. Born May 9, 1933 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Walter Boise and Dallas Reaid Boise. His beloved wife, Verdella E. Keith Reaid, whom he married on November 16, 1963, preceded him in death on April 23, 2004....
Patricia Malone
May 4, 2024
Patricia L. “Pat” Malone age 89, of Chambersburg, and formerly Fayetteville, PA, died on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Menno Haven Chambers Pointe nursing home. Born February 5, 1935 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. II and Bertha Lambert. She was married for 62 years to her late husband, John Donald “Don” Malone Sr....
Charles Fries
May 3, 2024
Charles W. “Chuck” Fries, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away at his home on Friday morning, May 3rd, 2024. Born October 14, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Edward Francis and Margaret Virginia Lugenbeel Fries. Chuck was a 1971 graduate of CASHS. He continued his education at the Radio Electronics Television School in Baltimore, MD. He was...
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