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Owen Crouse
Jan 30, 2014
Owen Gary Crouse, age 73, of Needmore, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at his home. Born May 16, 1940 in Blacklog, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Rose Mason Crouse. Owen was a member of Shade Gap Presbyterian Church and the Warfordsburg Lions Club. He worked as a machinist for many years until...
Helen Rife
Jan 30, 2014
Helen Arlene Bollman Rife, age 88 ½ ,of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 19, 1925 in Hopewell, PA, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Bessie P. Hinish Bollman. A graduate of the Broad Top High School, she was employed during the 40’s...
Ralph Sipes
Jan 28, 2014
Chambersburg, PA – Ralph G. Sipes, 90, of 390 Martina Dr., Chambersburg, PA passed away at 11:34 PM, January 28, 2014 at his son's home in Greencastle, PA. Born on April 15, 1923 in Saluvia, PA, he was the son of the late Clem and Edna (Hann) Sipes and a stepson of the late Cora Martin Sipes. He was preceded...
Patsy Starr
Jan 28, 2014
Patsy A. Starr took her seat among the angels on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Leda Alta and Scott Winfield Starr. Raised on the family farm in Franklin County, Patsy shared her youth and blessed life with five sisters, Ida May (Jim) Gochenaur, Alta Holden, Mary (Larry) Hartman, Betty Jo (Clarence) Sipe, Joyce (Bill)...
Leona Butts
Jan 28, 2014
Leona L. “Toni” Butts, 90, of Ft. Loudon, PA, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday afternoon, January 28, 2014 at her home. Born March 18, 1923 in Clarinda, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Bruce Albert and Kathryn Jane Kirk Burd. She was a graduate of the former Dry Run High School and was employed for...
Paul Fisher
Jan 27, 2014
Paul Douglas Fisher, age 52, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at his home. Born June 9, 1961, he was a son of Charlotte Flory Fisher and the late Paul R. Fisher. Paul worked as a forklift operator at Cavetown Planing Mill in Cavetown, MD. He was a member of the Marion Volunteer Fire Co. and...
Tracy Hetrick
Jan 27, 2014
Tracy H. Hetrick, 61 of Ft. Loudon, PA, died January 27, 2014 at NMS Healthcare, Hagerstown, MD. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy J. Clary Hetrick; his brother Randy K. Hetrick and wife Joan (Singer); 4 half-brothers, and 1 half-sister. His father, Rodney Hetrick, preceded him in death. Services and interment will be at the convenience of the family.
Cynthia Strait
Jan 26, 2014
Cynthia K. Strait, 57, of Orrstown, PA, passed away Sunday morning, January 26, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. Born July 2, 1956 in Bedford, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl G. and Grace A. Welsh Imler. A 1975 graduate of the Bedford High School, Cynthia went on to graduate from the Johnstown School of Arts. A homemaker...
Phyllis Kier
Jan 25, 2014
Phyllis J. Kier, age 76, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Surviving is her husband of 56 years, Jack Kier, two children, and one granddaughter. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 4 PM at the Central Presbyterian Church, Chambersburg, PA. Arrangements are...
Glen McGee
Jan 24, 2014
Glen W. McGee, age 69, of Spring Run, PA, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Shippensburg Health Center. Born in Spring Run, PA on March 7, 1944, he was the son of the late Merle M. McGee and Gail Wilson Shoop. A 1962 graduate of the Fannett – Metal High School, Glen had gone on to serve...
Hans Detlefsen
Jan 24, 2014
Hans Christian Detlefsen, age 71, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home. Born September 30, 1942 in Flensburg Germany, he was the son of the late Henry and Hennie Schroeder Detlefsen. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Hans served honorably during the Vietnam Conflict then went on to earn a B.A. in History from John...
William Olson
Jan 24, 2014
William C. Olson, 65, of Chambersburg, died on Friday, January 24, 2014, after his year-long battle with mesothelioma. Born on July 18, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Tilman and Joan Chamberlain Olson. At age 9, his family moved to England, where he eventually met and married the love of his life, Janet Gregory Olson. She...
Mary Spencer
Jan 23, 2014
MARY E. SPENCER Mary E. Spencer of Chambersburg passed away at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, in The Chambersburg Hospital. She was 95. She was born December 15, 1918, to Harry and Anna Newton Zullinger. She spent her childhood years on a farm on the Letterkenny Road. Mary was a 1937 graduate of Chambersburg High School. Following high...
Michael Kaiser
Jan 23, 2014
Michael P. Kaiser, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Luther Ridge Retirement Community. Born May 9, 1936, he was a son of the late Walter F. and Helen C. Kaiser. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church where he served as a team leader for RCIA and was a devout usher....
Earl Mayhugh
Jan 20, 2014
Earl A. Mayhugh, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday afternoon, January 20, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 25, 1929 in Greencastle, he was a son of the late C. William and Mary Lanehart Mayhugh. Earl was an auctioneer for more than sixty years. A US Army Veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of Deitrich-Brechbill Post 612...
Ruth Claudy
Jan 20, 2014
Ruth W. Claudy, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Providence Place following a brief illness. Born December 9, 1931 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles “Roy” Sr. and Margaret Stewart Bowers. A 1950 graduate of the Chambersburg High School, she retired from Sears in Chambersburg where she had worked as a...
Mary Leedy
Jan 19, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Bear Leedy, 95, of Virginia Beach, VA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, January 19, 2014 at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation in Virginia Beach. Born July 5, 1918 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late S. Blaine and Emma F. Derflinger Bear. Mrs. Leedy was a 1936 graduate of the former Chambersburg High...
Bertha Duke
Jan 19, 2014
Bertha E. Mowen Duke, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, January 19, 2014 at her home. Born April 26, 1919 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank R. and Bertha E. Cramer Mowen. A graduate of the Pottsville High School and a homemaker most of her adult life, Mrs. Duke was a member of Trinity...
Barbara Thomas
Jan 19, 2014
Barbara J. Thomas, age 57, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at home on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Born May 3, 1956 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Groover Naugle and Elsie J. Stitley. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed shopping, going on car rides through the mountains, spending time with her grandchildren, and listening to...
Sharon Hawbaker
Jan 19, 2014
Sharon Hawbaker, age 53, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 9, 1960 in Cortland, NY, she was a daughter of Eileen Casey Durand and the late Robert Durand. A 1979 graduate of James Buchanan High School, Sharon also earned an Associate’s Degree from Hagerstown Community College in Hospitality. She most recently...
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