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Phyllis Koenig
May 12, 2014
Phyllis Jean Oesterling Koenig of Chambersburg, PA, died on Monday, May 12, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Christian James and Alma Elizabeth Oesterling. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Phyllis was a member of Delta Delta Delta National Sorority. Following her education, she worked in public relations...
John Jamison
May 10, 2014
John R. Jamison, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, May 10, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 6, 1945 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John and Betty Spoonhour Jamison. John served with the US Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in 1999. Following his retirement he worked...
Donald Roesch
May 10, 2014
Donald E. Roesch, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, May 10, 2014 at Providence Place. Born April 5, 1929, he was the son of the late George and Eleanor Roesch. His beloved wife, Dorothy Buckmaster Roesch, preceded him in death. He is survived by his son, Stephen Roesch and wife Deborah of Oldsmar, FL; his daughter, Leslie Roesch...
Ronald Renshaw
May 8, 2014
Ronald Lee Renshaw of Chambersburg, PA, passed away from ALS on May 8, 2014 at 11:54 PM at the age of 69 with his family by his side. He was born in Mechanicsburg, PA on December 1, 1944 to the late Edmund L. Renshaw, II and Beuhla Wright Renshaw. He graduated from William Penn High School and worked for the...
Richard Higgins
May 6, 2014
Richard E. “Dick” Higgins, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home. Born, July 20, 1935 in Mercersburg, he was a son of the late William E. and Mildred Hann Higgins. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Dick served honorably during the Korean conflict. He was the owner/operator of R & R Plumbing and Heating for over 30...
Lynn Ulrich
May 5, 2014
Lynn Bryon Ulrich, 63, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday evening, May 5, 2014 in York Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Saturday near Waynesboro. Born September 10, 1950 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Arlene Brookens Gelwicks of Fayetteville, PA and the late Charles William Ulrich. Lynn was a 1968 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior...
Ralph Brechbill
May 4, 2014
Ralph William Brechbill, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, May 4, 2014 at his home. Born April 6, 1917 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Jacob Tobias and Ellie Mae Wenger Brechbill. A US Army veteran of WWII, Ralph served with the 90th Infantry Division and participated in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of...
Carol Tschop
May 2, 2014
Carol A. Tschop, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on May 2, 2014, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born September 19, 1950, she was raised in Red Lion, PA. She graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1968, and then went on to attend Wilson College in Chambersburg, where she graduated with a BA in Fine Arts in 1972. She...
Robert Leisher
May 2, 2014
Robert D. Leisher, age 83, formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday afternoon, May 2, 2014. Born April 21, 1931 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Robert and Hazel Leisher. His beloved wife of 47 years, Linda Blankenship Leisher, whom he married on September 10, 1954, preceded him in death in 2001. Robert was a 1949...
Edith Locke
May 1, 2014
Edith M. Locke, age 92, of Chambersburg, passed peacefully with family and caring friends at her side on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Penn Hall. Born in Burnt Cabins, PA on April 9, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret Hampton Briggs. Her beloved husband of 67 years, Ralph E. Locke, whom she married in 1942,...
Joseph Washabaugh
May 1, 2014
Joseph Anthony Washabaugh, Sr., age 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away in the presence of his children and wife on Thursday morning, May 1, 2014 at his home. Born May 6, 1934 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul Edgar Washabaugh, Sr., and Effie Loretta Foose Washabaugh. A 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Joseph...
Bertha Defenderfer
Apr 30, 2014
Bertha H. Defenderfer, 88, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord, on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Born on October 23, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Guy R. and Minna F. Jacoby Hoover. Her beloved husband, Carson W. Defenderfer, preceded her in death on July 18, 1998. A rich piece of Bertha’s family history...
Herbert Rife
Apr 30, 2014
Herbert D. Rife, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 1, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Melvin K. and Florence E. Leedy Rife. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Herb went on to serve honorably in the US Army during the...
Nancy Souders
Apr 29, 2014
Nancy L. Souders, 56 of St. Thomas, passed away Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 14, 1957 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harold James and Vivian Mae Wilson Montgomery. Nancy was a 1977 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for thirty years at K-Mart in Chambersburg....
George Line
Apr 28, 2014
George Franklin Line, Jr., age 17, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014. Born in Chambersburg, PA on February 13, 1997, he was the son of Brenda Lee Harpster Line and the late George Franklin Line, Sr. An avid outdoorsman, George enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also a car and video game enthusiast. George was a...
Garry Long
Apr 26, 2014
Garry Lee Long, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Born June 5, 1943 in Logansport, IN, he was the son of the late Edward M. and Thelma L. Conwell Long. A U.S. Army veteran, Garry served honorably during the Vietnam conflict. He went on to serve as an Air Traffic...
Larry Daywalt
Apr 26, 2014
Larry L. Daywalt, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, April 26, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born April 7, 1941 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Maurice and Mildred Sprow Daywalt. Larry was a graduate of the former Quincy High School and served with the US Navy from 1960-1964. He had been employed for 23...
Kedrick Miles
Apr 22, 2014
Kedrick Jerrod Miles, 39, of Waynesboro, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at home. Born March 25, 1975 in For Pol, LA to the late Charles E. Miles and the late Mary Ann Hurks Miles, he was baptized at an early age at Liberty Hill Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Joe Givens. He attended School...
Paul Nuschke
Apr 21, 2014
Paul Louis Nuschke, career Navy officer, ship builder, husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away at 7:30 p.m. April 21, 2014 at his home at Penn National in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania. He was 92. Present at his death were his wife of 67 years, Thelma Louise Brumley of Bogota, Texas, his surviving children and extended family. He was loved, honored,...
Melba High
Apr 19, 2014
Melba E. High, age 96, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services. Born March 3, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Nancy V. Shatzer Shuman. Her loving husband, Ralph C. High, preceded her in death on October 13, 2000. Mrs. High spent most of her life as a homemaker....
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