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Karen Myers
Mar 29, 2014
Karen Sue Myers, 57, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Penn Hall. She had been in nursing home care since 1993. Born April 23, 1956 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of J. Clifford and Anna K. McKenzie Harry of Chambersburg, and Harold Bingaman of Union, MI. A 1974 graduate of the...
Margaret Seylar
Mar 29, 2014
Margaret P. Seylar, age 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Manor Care Nursing Home. Born March 8, 1946 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Rower John. Mrs. Seylar worked as a nurse’s aid for 18 years at former Beverly Nursing Home. She was a member of Freedom...
Milton Huyett
Mar 28, 2014
Milton W. Huyett, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. Born July 27, 1945 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of the late Eugene R. and Anna Garrett Huyett. He retired in 2011 from JLG Industries in McConnellsburg. He is survived by his loving wife, Sandy Armstrong Huyett, whom he married March 22,...
Luther Black
Mar 27, 2014
Luther M. “Pap” Black, Jr., age 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday morning, March 27, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 23, 1924 in McConnellsburg, he was a son of the late Luther M. and Pearl Barton Black. His wife, Frances McClure Black preceded him in death on March 22, 2005. A World War II Navy Veteran, Luther served...
Seth Tritle
Mar 26, 2014
Seth E. Tritle, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday at Chambersburg Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Gerber Bachman Tritle; sons Steven D. (Barb) and Gregory E. (Beverly); 3 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. His first wife Doris Jean, a daughter Pamela, and sister Geraldine preceded him in death. Services will be held at 2 PM Saturday, April 5,...
Larry Brookens
Mar 26, 2014
Larry F. Brookens, 67, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014. Born February 13, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Marie Heck Brookens and the late Sterling C. Brookens. Larry had been employed at Lehman’s Egg Service in Chambersburg. He was a member of Corpus Christi Church, a social member of Hume-McNeil-Byers AMVETS Post 224...
Kay Kimple
Mar 25, 2014
Kay V. Kimple, age 69, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Buchanan Valley, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 25, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 9, 1944, she was a daughter of the late James E. and Kathryn Brown Watson. Kay worked as a house cleaner in the Gettysburg and Ardentsville areas, at the Ardentsville...
Etta Collier
Mar 25, 2014
Etta “Jean” Collier, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, March 25, 2014 at the Shook Home. Born May 1, 1930 in Hopewell, PA, she was a daughter of the late J. Curtis and Josephine Bridenstine Browell. She was a graduate of the Robert P. Smith High School in Yellow Creek, PA. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Collier...
Earnest Deal
Mar 24, 2014
In the early morning hours of Monday, March 24, 2014, Earnest E. “Earnie” Deal, 68, of Oil City and formerly of Chambersburg, was received into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father. Born at home on April 26, 1945 in Borden Mines, Maryland, he was a son of the late James and Viola Winebrenner Deal. He graduated from Beall High...
Ronald Keepler
Mar 22, 2014
Ronald K. “Tootsie” Keepler, 48, of Chambersburg, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 2, 1965 in Bartow, FL, he was the son of the late Brenda Keepler and is survived by his life-long partner, Kristina Speer; sons Ky, Kendall, and Jeffrey; daughter Kora; and 7 siblings. An avid fisherman and outdoorsman, he had a quick wit...
Margaret Thomas
Mar 22, 2014
Margaret J. Thomas, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 in the Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born September 29, 1934 in Cearfoss, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd L. and Ruth A. Smith. Surviving are three children, Jeffrey L. Thomas of Chambersburg, PA; Ronald L. Thomas of Chambersburg, PA; and Patricia A....
Richard Federhoof
Mar 22, 2014
Richard H. Federhoof, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 in the Hershey Medical Center. Born May 23, 1932 in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late J. Howard and Helen M. Varner Federhoof. A U.S. Army veteran, Dick served honorably during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a cable supervisor and as...
Patricia Sweeney
Mar 20, 2014
Patricia Louise Sweeney, age 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on March 20, 2014. Born November 23, 1948, she was the daughter of Robert R. Sweeney and the late Dorothea Stains Sweeney. Patricia graduated with her bachelor’s in Library Science in 1970 from Mansfield University; she went on to earn her master’s degree from Shippensburg University in 1976. An elementary...
Maria Dell
Mar 20, 2014
Maria E. Dell, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 19, 1937 in Del Rio, TX, she was a daughter of the late Pedro and Sara Rosa Roque. Her husband, Earl C. Dell preceded her in death on December 11, 1993. A 1955 graduate of Del Rio High School, Maria...
Doris Mentzer
Mar 16, 2014
Doris M. Mentzer, age 82, of Mechanicsburg, PA passed on Sunday, March 16, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Born May 10, 1931 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph w. and Edith Zeger Keller. Doris was a homemaker most of her working life; where she cherished spending time with her family and taking care of...
Bruce Katzmann
Mar 15, 2014
Bruce D. Katzmann, 81, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday evening, March 15, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 6, 1932 in West New York, NJ, he is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary; his beloved daughter, April Cappello and husband Tom; and his loving granddaughter, Alexandra. Bruce served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954...
William Paine
Mar 14, 2014
William J. “Bill” Paine, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014 at the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Harrisburg, PA on October 9, 1923, he was the son of the late William W. and Maude Tyson Paine. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Paine served honorably during WWII, prior to his service, Bill...
Dale Grizer
Mar 13, 2014
Dale M. Grizer, 60, of Chambersburg, died Thursday at his home. He is survived by his mother, Jean Halft Grizer; daughters Jamie Kauffman and Tobie (Steve) Scott; grandchildren Cody and Joshua Mumma, Kayden Kauffman, Devin, Zachary, and Elliott Scott; and sisters Kathy O’Farrell, Christy Pensinger, and Anna Batten. His father, Arthur Grizer, preceded him in death. Services will be private.
Mary Miner
Mar 12, 2014
Mary E. “Susie” Carbaugh Miner, age 73, of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 12, 2014 at her home. Born February 9, 1941 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Gladys Jones Carbaugh. A 1959 graduate of CASHS, Mary spent most of her life as a homemaker. She enjoyed coloring, planting and growing flowers,...
Edward Brown
Mar 12, 2014
Edward A. Brown, Sr., 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at his home. Born October 1, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late William H. and Josephine M. Kallina Brown. Ed was a 1950 graduate of the New York School of Printing and was employed for many years by Regency Thermographers prior...
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