Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Barbara McAllen
Feb 12, 2024
Barbara Marie McAllen, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on November 26, 1940, in Spring Run, PA, she was a daughter of the late John Franklin McAllen and Helen Marie Briggs McAllen. Barb was a graduate of Fannett-Metal High School and the former Chambersburg Beauty School. A beautician...
Keith Haney
Feb 12, 2024
Keith Allen Haney, 76, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 16, 1947 in Waynesburg, PA, he was the son of the late Floyd and Betty Flesher Haney. Keith earned his Bachelor’s degree in Education from California State College in California, PA. He later earned his Master’s degree from George Washington...
Phyllis Musser
Feb 11, 2024
Phyllis Joyce Musser, 90, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 3, 1933 in Kent County, Canterbury, England, she was the daughter, of the late John William Constable and Mary Louise (Dyson) Cuckney. Phyllis was the owner/operator of PL Musser Cleaning. She cleaned for many medical offices and businesses in...
David Lipsius
Feb 11, 2024
David C. Lipsius, 81, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Mercy House of Chambersburg. Born December 4, 1942 in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Hugh C. and Estelle (Kelley) Lipsius. He was a graduate of York High School in Maine with the Class of 1959. Dave later in his career went on...

James Knox
Feb 8, 2024
James Enoch “Jim” Knox, Sr., age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 16, 1948, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Enoch L. and Marian Hoffman Knox. Jim was a 1970 graduate of the Shippensburg University. He was a self-employed accountant, operating Jim Knox Financial in...
Mary Jane Baughman
Feb 8, 2024
Mary Jane Baughman, 79, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord, Thursday February 8th, 2024 from the Chambersburg Hospital with her two daughters by her side. She was born to the late Robert and Ruth Baughman, on Friday May 26th, 1944. Mary Jane was family oriented and cared for them as much as she could. She was very...
Geraldine Fisher
Feb 8, 2024
Geraldine R. Fisher, age 89 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Ulrich Jamison. Mrs. Fisher was a 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She worked at the former Stanley Company for 17 years, and later more...
George Diehl
Feb 7, 2024
George C. Diehl, “The Cantaloupe Man” 93, a guest at Transitions Healthcare Shook Home, passed away Wednesday evening, February 7, 2024 at the nursing home. Born November 16, 1930 in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, he was a son of the late Robert B. and Margaret O. Diggins Diehl. George was a 1949 graduate of the Robertsdale High School and...

Nancy Comer Boward Layton
Feb 3, 2024
Nancy Mae Comer Boward Layton, age 78, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Fountain Green, MD on January 2, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Odis Gentry and Elenora M. Jones Comer, Sr. Mrs. Layton was a 1964 graduate of Neshaminy High School and had attended...

Betty Miller
Feb 2, 2024
Betty Miller Betty Mae Miller, 67, of Fayetteville, passed peacefully, Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at her residence. She was born on Tuesday, December 12th, 1956, to the late Leroy Wayne Miller and Pauline (Geyer) Miller. She was artistic. She loved her small animals and creating crafts. She was content with a simple life of work, family and home. Betty is...
Jill Whorley
Jan 31, 2024
Jill M. Strausbaugh Whorley, 46, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in the York Hospital, York, PA. Born September 7, 1977 in York she was the daughter of John and Judy Guise Strausbaugh of Dover, PA. She was a graduate of Dover High School. Jill then went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Penn...
Audrey Rock
Jan 31, 2024
Audrey B. Harmon Rock, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at The Leland of Laurel Run in Waynesboro. Born June 23, 1935 in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late Glen and Mary Baughman Harmon. Her beloved husband, Daniel E. Rock, whom she married on December 24, 1960, preceded her in death on February 10,...

Kim Jacobs
Jan 31, 2024
Kim Marie Jacobs, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 30, 1960 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Barbara McAllen of Chambersburg and the late Bruce J. Jacobs. Aside from her mother, she is survived by her brother, Jay Jacobs (Lori Golden) of Chambersburg; three nephews, Jayson,...
Roy Burkholder
Jan 30, 2024
Roy E. Burkholder, 80, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Born November 4, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Clarence and Grace Flohr Burkholder. His beloved wife, Gwendolyn Burkhardt Burkholder, preceded him in death on November 11, 2011. Roy was employed by Hempt...
Rodney Sebring
Jan 30, 2024
Rodney “Rod” Bruno Sebring, 66, of Chambersburg, passed suddenly, Tuesday January 30, 2024. He was born to Royce and Pearl Sebring of Dover Pennsylvania Rod was well known for his love of automobiles. He spent his life working on cars to the point of being able to tune a carburetor by ear with nothing but a screwdriver. His basement is...
Shirley Morris
Jan 29, 2024
Shirley Louise (Brumbaugh) Morris, 88, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024. Born October 22, 1935 in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Bessie P. (Sollenberger) Brumbaugh. Her beloved husband of 64 years, Wallace W. “Wally” Morris, preceded her in death on November 25, 2017. Shirley was a 1953 graduate of...
Susan Frederick
Jan 28, 2024
Susan D. “Sue” Frederick, 67, of Greencastle, PA passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 in Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born August 3, 1956 in Shamokin, PA she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Emily (Derr) Derrick. Following high school Sue attended Shippensburg State School and obtained her bachelor’s degree. She was a former member of the Chambersburg Quilt Guild....
Gerald Shipp
Jan 28, 2024
Gerald D. “Jerry” Shipp, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at his home. Born November 22, 1931 in Shippensburg, he was the adopted son of late Richard and Alice Rummell Shipp and biological son of the late Walter S. and Florence Mowery Davis. His beloved wife of 67 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Shipp, preceded him in death...
John Anspach
Jan 28, 2024
John I. Anspach, 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 5, 1934 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late John H. and Ellen E. (Morton) Anspach. He was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1952. John served proudly with the United State Army from October...
Judith Bissett
Jan 28, 2024
Judith Ann “Judy” (Templeton) Bissett passed away peacefully on January 28, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded in her last moments by family, food, and football. Judy was born on August 8, 1957, in Washington, D.C., the second child of Jack and Julia (Tolbert) Templeton. She graduated from Paint Branch High School in 1975, where she...