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Everett Laing
Jun 29, 2014
Everett, T. Laing, age 98, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 28, 1916, he was the son of the late Wallace and Lucy Stebbins Laing. His beloved wife, Janet V. Moyer Laing, preceded him in death on July 3, 2000. He is survived by his son, Bruce M. Laing and wife Marilyn...
Robert Cramer
Jun 29, 2014
Robert F. “Biffy” Cramer, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday afternoon, June 29, 2014 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born November 1, 1929 in New Franklin, he was a son of the late Oscar J. and Minnie E. Gipe Cramer. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, he retired in 1995 from Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD. He...
William Hartman
Jun 28, 2014
William P. Hartman, age 88, of Waterside, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on January 2, 1926 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late William P. and Sarah Ethel McCracken Hartman. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in both WWII and the Korean Conflict as a combat...
Mary Klipp
Jun 28, 2014
Mary Louise Klipp, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at her home. Born December 23, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mollie Brand Klipp. The last of her immediate family, she is survived by several cousins. Miss Klipp graduated in 1954 from the former Chambersburg High School, completed certification as a...
Alice Foreman
Jun 27, 2014
Alice Coble Foreman, age 99, of Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and formerly of Edwards Ave. in Chambersburg, passed away at 9:05 PM on Friday, June 27, 2014. Born May 2, 1915 in St. Thomas, she was a daughter of the late John D. and Annie (Brechbiel) Coble. She was the last of her immediate Coble family. Her husband,...
Naomi Nicarry
Jun 25, 2014
Naomi G. Nicarry, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Menno Haven. Born February 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Lizzie Snoke Wingert. Her beloved husband of 34 years, Rev. S. Omar Nicarry preceded her in death on May 25, 2003. A gifted seamstress,...
Douglas Conner
Jun 21, 2014
Douglas K. Conner, 53, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at his home. Born August 27, 1960 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Robert J., Sr. and Shirley Swailes Conner of Chambersburg. Doug attended Chambersburg area schools. Self-employed doing siding and roofing work, he had previously been employed by Yocum’s Siding and the former Pet Ritz...
Brenda Spoonhour
Jun 17, 2014
Brenda Spoonhour, 53, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday afternoon, June 17th, 2014. Born July 1, 1960 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Ivy Bennett Spoonhour. She was a 1978 graduate of the James Buchanan High School, where she pitched for the school softball team. Brenda was employed throughout her lifetime as a Certified...
Robert Foreman
Jun 17, 2014
Robert L. Foreman, 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, June 17, 2014 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born August 17, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert C. and Adaleine Hollinger Foreman. He married Darnell (Strait) Foreman on July 17, 1971. They were very dedicated to one another and...
Duane Walker
Jun 16, 2014
Duane C. Walker, age 54, of Mechanicsburg, PA, went to be with his Lord on Monday, June 16, 2014. Born October 19, 1959, he was a son of the late James E. and June Campbell Walker. A 1977 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Duane went on to earn his Associates Degree from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in 1979....
Kenneth Gipe
Jun 15, 2014
Kenneth Lynn Gipe, 69, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle, PA. Born June 26, 1944, in Willow Hill, PA, he was the son of the late Jerry and Lula Bock Gipe. A 1963 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School, Kenny went on to work for Rife Motor Company for...
Betty Gonder
Jun 13, 2014
Betty Loraine Gonder, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014 at Providence Place Retirement Home. Born in Marion, PA on September 23, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo E. and Martha L. Horst Miller. A 1945 Graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Gonder went on to work for the borough...
Dennis Allen
Jun 12, 2014
Dennis Allen, 77, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014. He is survived by his companion of 24 years, Darlene Helman; daughter, Sabrina Pauly; step-son Brian Helman; step-grandson, Kendon Helman; two brothers; and three sisters. Interment will be held at Harvey-Allen Cemetery in Clayhole, KY at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are entrusted to Thomas L. Geisel...
Ruth Chronister
Jun 12, 2014
Ruth Louise Chronister, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Falling Spring Nursing Home. Born November 24, 1924 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Sylvia Thomas Ott. Mrs. Chronister worked at the former Stanley Company for many years. She went on to work at the former...
Glenn Geyer
Jun 12, 2014
Glenn A. Geyer, Jr., age 47, of Kissimmee, FL and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 31, 1965 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Glenn A. Geyer, Sr. and the late Easter Mae Albright Geyer. Glenn worked at Little Tikes in Chambersburg and was most recently employed at Ralph Tolbert...
Wanda Shoemaker
Jun 11, 2014
Wanda M. Shoemaker, age 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in her home with her family by her side. Born February 7, 1930 in Dublin Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel A. and Francis Black Wilson. Her beloved husband, John J. Shoemaker, preceded her in death on December 17, 2007. Mrs....
Mary McVitty
Jun 7, 2014
Mary Culbertson McVitty, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Born December 8, 1924, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Dwight Samuel and Martha Stitt Culbertson McVitty. A 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, she graduated from Shippensburg State Teachers College (Shippensburg University) in 1946 with...
Caroline Bricker
Jun 7, 2014
Caroline A. (Truax) Bricker, 81, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, June 7, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Born February 26, 1933 in Eden, PA (now known as Wells Tannery), she was a daughter of the late Charles Lee and Beulah M. Naugle Truax. She was a 1950 graduate of the Hustontown High...
Marvin Etter
Jun 6, 2014
Marvin G. Etter, age 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Village of Laurel Run. Born December 23, 1925 in Harrystown, PA, he was a son of the late Aden Oliver and Lelia M. Hopkins Etter. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Marvin served honorably during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He worked as...
Richard Myers, D.C.
Jun 5, 2014
Richard A. “Dick” Myers, D.C., age 85 of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Born July 22, 1928 in Orrstown, PA, he was a son of the late Aaron H. and Laura Edith Bender Myers. He was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and served with the US Navy during the Korean War. He...
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