Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Jerome Albert

Jerome Albert

Jul 17, 2014

Jerome C. Albert, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, July 17, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born October 18, 1933 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Jerome C. and Anna Wiesen Albert. Mr. Albert was a graduate of Homestead High School, Homestead, PA, and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from the University...

Donald  Cook

Donald Cook

Jul 16, 2014

Donald Bowker Cook, 97, of Spring Run, PA, formerly of Hockessin, DE, passed away July 16, 2014 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 14, 1917 in Easthampton, MA, he was the son of Melvin Jesse and May Bowker Cook. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 52 years, Elizabeth Conant Cook on March 18, 1996 and...

Joan Jurado

Joan Jurado

Jul 16, 2014

Joan C. Jurado, 73, of Chambersburg, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services, Chambersburg. Services and interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Helen Kramer

Helen Kramer

Jul 13, 2014

Helen M. Kramer, 74, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Sunday evening, July 13, 2014 at Quincy Home, where she was a guest for the past several weeks. Born July 5, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Herbert K. and Grace Musser Reilly. Helen had been employed at the former Nichol’s Department Store in Chambersburg and then...

James Musslewhite

James Musslewhite

Jul 12, 2014

James E. Musslewhite, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 in the Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born May 24, 1923, in Tyler, TX, he was the son of the late Edgar Barton and Annie Mae Scott Musslewhite. A U.S. Navy veteran, Jim served honorably during WWII. After the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor in 1941,...

Joseph Sallurday

Joseph Sallurday

Jul 11, 2014

Joseph A. Sallurday, Jr., age 66, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Friday morning, July 11, 2014 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born September 12, 1947 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Sr., and Winnifred A. Lockley Sallurday. Joe was a 1966 graduate of West Side High School in Scranton. Drafted into the...

William Ritchey

William Ritchey

Jul 10, 2014

William S. “Bill” Ritchey, 66, of Chambersburg, died on Thursday, July 10, 2014, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on March 1, 1948 in St. Thomas, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Mabel Christman Ritchey. Many remember Bill as the owner/operator of Ritchey’s Exxon. Over the years, he was...

Delores Guyer

Delores Guyer

Jul 10, 2014

Delores A. Guyer of Alexandria, VA, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Donald D. Guyer; mother of Patricia A. Guyer, Rebecca L. Brown (Kevin) and Paula Guyer; sister of Freddie Tingler, Vernice Bain (Harry) and Martha Boustead; grandmother of Shawn (Jennifer) and Nathan Brown. Relatives and friends may call at Agett-Geisel Funeral Home, 18875...

Helen Houpt

Helen Houpt

Jul 8, 2014

Helen M. Houpt, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 3, 1917 in Clarinda, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Bruce A. and Katherine Kirk Burd. Mrs. Houpt worked for the Stanley Company for 33 years as a seamstress, retiring in 1970. She was a volunteer for...

Charles Fisher

Charles Fisher

Jul 6, 2014

Charles R. Fisher, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday evening, July 6, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 22, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles J. and Ida Ross Fisher. Charles served with the US Navy during WWII in the South Pacific and retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg. He started his own insurance...

Mary Danzberger

Mary Danzberger

Jul 6, 2014

Mary C. Danzberger, 93, formerly of 228 East Washington Street, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, July 6, 2014 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born August 20, 1920 in Muddy Run, Letterkenny Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Ruth Hoover Etter. During WWII she served with the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps for six months....

Waltraud Lyons

Waltraud Lyons

Jul 5, 2014

Waltraud “Jo” Lyons, age 85, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Quincy Nursing Home. Born in Wanne-Eickel, Germany on April 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Adolf and Auguste Lehmann. Mrs. Lyons was part owner and operator of “The Boutique” in Adams County, she operated the shop until her retirement 1991....

Francesca Harris

Francesca Harris

Jul 4, 2014

Francesca “Chessie” Marie Harris, age 36, of Carlisle, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 4, 2014. Born February 28, 1978 in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of David E. and Angela M. Scott Harris. Chessie worked as a CNA for over 14 years at Cumberland Crossings Nursing Home. She had attended Chambersburg Area Senior high School. Her hobbies...

Donalee Hallock

Donalee Hallock

Jul 1, 2014

Donalee Ann Hallock, age 71, of Marion, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Born on September 22, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Mary Jane Brant Diffenderfer. A registered nurse, Mrs. Hallock earned her nursing degree from the Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing,...

Lester Brookens

Lester Brookens

Jun 30, 2014

Lester H. “Bud” Brookens, age 83, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born January 11, 1931 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert H. and Jeannien Brookens. Bud worked as a heavy equipment operator and school bus driver for the Chambersburg Area School District for...

Elizabeth Lloyd

Elizabeth Lloyd

Jun 30, 2014

Elizabeth May Lloyd, age 101 of Chambersburg, PA, and formerly of Westminster, MD, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, June 30, 2014. Born August 3, 1912 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude Llewellyn. Mrs. Lloyd worked as a seamstress for a number of years, and later managed an Alteration Department. She...

Everett Laing

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

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

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

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...