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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Jayden Beck
Oct 19, 2014
Jayden Ryder Beck, age 2, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in York, PA on June 8, 2012, he was the son of Paul and Heather Thomas Beck. In addition to his parents, Jayden is survived by four siblings, Kyler, Leah, Savannah, and Zoey Beck; his paternal grandparents, Kathy...
Donald Jones
Oct 19, 2014
Donald N. “Jake” Jones, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Menno Haven. Born August 23, 1931 in Richmond Furnace, PA, he was a son of the late Clarence J. and Neva Neil Jones. Donald was a 1949 graduate of the former Metal Township High School and served in the US Army. He retired from Letterkenny...
Hazel Myers
Oct 18, 2014
Hazel Gipe Myers, age 98, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 31, 1916 in Guilford Township, she was the daughter of the late William Grove and Nellie Bard Gipe of Chambersburg. A life time member of King Street United Brethren Church, where she...

Delbert Hudler
Oct 16, 2014
Delbert Kyle Hudler, Jr., 72, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at his home. Born November 5, 1941 in Bel Air, MD, he was a son of the late Delbert K. Hudler and Oneeda Nelson Hudler Plummer. He was a graduate of the Bel Air High School. A truck driver for most of his life, he...

Irene Cook
Oct 16, 2014
Irene M. Cook, age 93, of Kraiss Avenue, Chambersburg, died Thursday, Ocotber 16, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born, April 22, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha Bietsch Martin. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, and a 1939 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Mrs. Cook held a life membership...
Richard Schrecengost
Oct 16, 2014
On October 16, 2014, the core of the Schrecengost Family left them very unexpectedly. Richard Lee “Rich” Schrecengost was born August 17, 1949 in Paulton, PA to the late Howard and Ella Mae Schrecengost. After graduating from Kiski Area High School in 1967, he joined the US Navy and was honorably discharged in 1971. Rich enjoyed a lifelong career in...

Helen Horst
Oct 14, 2014
Helen W. Horst of Marion, PA passed away peacefully at the Menno Haven Nursing Center on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. She was born on June 25, 1923 in Guilford Township near Chambersburg, PA. She was the daughter of the late H. Wayne Witherspoon and E. Blanche Miller Witherspoon. She graduated from Chambersburg High School in the class of 1941 and...

Annette Rubeck
Oct 14, 2014
Annette K. Rubeck, age 50, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at her home. Born November 6, 1963 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Mary J. Hanes Tritle. A 1981 graduate of CASHS, Annette worked in retail management for C.J. Banks and Hallmark. She enjoyed traveling, the holidays, baking...

Richard Bitner
Oct 13, 2014
Richard L. Bitner, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born March 26, 1934 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Howard and Elizabeth Carmack Bitner. A veteran of the Armed Forces, Mr. Bitner served honorably in both the U. S. Army and U.S. Air...

Helen Bard
Oct 13, 2014
Helen L. Bard, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born May 3, 1926 in Bedford, PA, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Flora Barbour Deshong. A 1945 graduate of the former Hustontown High School, Helen went on to complete course work at Chambersburg Business College in...
Cesi Kellinger
Oct 10, 2014
Cesi Kellinger, who passed away Friday morning, October 10, 2014, was born on April 5, 1922 in Sansepolcro, Italy. She attended the Regina Elena School, an academy for young women. She went on to study at the University of Florence where she received her doctorate in German language and literature. She was a woman with many passions. Kellinger’s knowledge and...
Barbara Baker
Oct 10, 2014
Barbara C. “Sis” Baker, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday evening, October 10, 2014. Born July 7, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Florence McKee Ewan. She was a 1957 graduate of the Chambersburg High School. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Baker enjoyed gardening, quilting, and travel. She loved visiting with...

William Hatch
Oct 9, 2014
William Hatch, age 77, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014. He is survived by three children, Ruth Ann Strong of York, PA, Carl Hatch (Lisa), and Anthony Hatch (Tammy), both of Fayetteville, PA; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services and interment will be private.
Mary Kaiser
Oct 8, 2014
Mary C. Kaiser, 88, of Fayetteville, PA, died Wednesday morning, October 8, 2014 at Quincy Village. Born February 17, 1926 at her family homestead outside of Hollidaysburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Sarah Ruth Blackstone Snyder. Her husband of 66 years, Clifford G. Kaiser, Sr., whom she married December 9, 1946, preceded her in death on August...
Vivian Baker
Oct 6, 2014
Vivian M. Baker, 93, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away Monday evening, October 6, 2014 at Penn Hall in Chambersburg. Born April 29, 1921 in Fannettsburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Piper Edmonson. Mrs. Baker was a graduate of the former Metal Township High School. Early in her life she sold fire insurance for Lurgan...

Nancy Travers
Oct 5, 2014
Nancy L. Travers, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home. Born December 30, 1943 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Louise Barnes Haley. A 1960 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School, Nancy worked as a supervisor at J. Schoeneman Company for 34 years until her retirement in...
William Walker
Oct 5, 2014
William K. Walker, III, 69, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, October 5, 2014 at his home. Born August 7, 1945 in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Isabel Shank Walker and William K. Walker, II. Mr. Walker was a 1963 graduate of the James Buchanan High School and went on to graduate Cum Laude from Hagerstown...

Dennis Hubler
Oct 3, 2014
Dennis P. Hubler, age 53, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday evening, October 3, 2014 at his home. Born May 30, 1961 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Paul and Maxine Fetcenko Hubler. A 1979 graduate of West Branch High School in Philipsburg, PA, Dennis went on to earn his bachelor of science degree in...

Dennis Ommert
Oct 3, 2014
Dennis R. Ommert, age 65, of South Mountain, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 7, 1949 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of John Ommert and the late Mary Ricker Ommert. A U.S. Marine, Dennis served honorably during the Vietnam conflict, where he was awarded . He was a 1967 graduate...

Fred Rock
Oct 1, 2014
Fred J. Rock, age 91, of Chambersburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday evening, October 1, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center while surrounded by his loving family. Born December 17, 1922, he was a son of the late Charles and Ethel Hess Rock. His beloved wife of 64 years, Betty Noll Rock, preceded...