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Doris Solenberger
Jan 19, 2014
Doris L. Solenberger, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday evening, January 19, 2014 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 17, 1930 in Hustontown, she was a daughter of the late Rolla Hunter and Ruth C. Huston Laidig. A homemaker most of her life, she had worked as a secretary at Letterkenny Army Depot. Doris was a...
Roger Harris
Jan 19, 2014
Roger J. Harris, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 15, 1937 in Canton, GA, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Laura Gramling Harris. A craftsman, Mr. Harris enjoyed working with his hands making arts and crafts. He also enjoyed studying the bible, singing, woodworking,...
James Golden
Jan 19, 2014
James Patrick Golden, age 80, of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 18, 1933 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stanley and Hannah Kearney Golden. Mr. Golden was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A 1952 graduate of Dunmore Senior High School, he attended Temple University. He served...
Margred Lewis
Jan 18, 2014
Margred Lewis, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, January 18, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. Born May 29, 1922 in New York, New York, she was the daughter of Vaughn Shereyetian and Virginia Gulian Agopian. Mrs. Lewis had owned and operated the former Margred’s Bridal in Chambersburg for nearly 30 years. She was a member of King Street United...
Helen Hoover
Jan 18, 2014
Helen B. Hoover, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, January 18, 2014 at Menno Haven, where she had been a guest since September. Born April 20, 1928 in St. Thomas, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Catherine Hopkins Bernecker. Mrs. Hoover was a graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was...
Susan Borden
Jan 16, 2014
Susan Elaine Borden, 58, of Chambersburg, died Thursday evening, January 16, 2014 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 30, 1955 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Joanne B. Hershey Washabaugh. She was employed for many years at the Orrstown Senior Center and for the past eight years managed the Waynesboro Senior Center. Susan was a...
Isabelle Armstrong
Jan 15, 2014
Isabelle Harmon Armstrong, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born July 19, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Sarah B. Young Harmon. She was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Following graduation, Isabelle was employed at the former M and H Chevrolet, Frank Gayman Chevrolet and...
Gloria Carnathan
Jan 13, 2014
Gloria (Barnes) Carnathan, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday afternoon, January 13, 2014 at Menno Haven where she had been a guest for 15 years. Born December 17, 1924 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Pauline Shoop Barnes. She was a 1942 graduate of the former St. Thomas Township High School where...
Stephanie Allen
Jan 10, 2014
Stephanie Marie Allen, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, January 10, 2014. Born October 24, 1938 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Pearl Mercurio Giandalia. Mrs. Allen began her career as a keypunch operator for Sears Roebuck Co. in Chicago, moving on to Hooper-Holmes in Basking Ridge,...
Joseph Davis
Jan 10, 2014
Joseph Franklin Davis, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, Janurary 10, 2014 at his home. Born June 7, 1938 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Bruce Victor and Rachel Josephine Webber Davis. A 1956 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, he went on to serve in the U.S. Army from 1961...
Peter Shumway
Jan 8, 2014
Peter “Pete” Silas Shumway, age 58, of Orrtanna, PA passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his home. Born October 6, 1955, he was the son of the late Harold Silas and Dorothy Bogema Shumway. Pete was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a laborer at Letterkenny Army Depot. He enjoyed working in the yard and wood crafting....
Robert Bittinger
Jan 6, 2014
Robert C. Bittinger, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, January 6, 2014. Born May 31, 1934, in Greene Township, he was the son of the late Clyde M. and Mary Cormany Bittinger. A plant operator for the Boro of Chambersburg for 16 years, Mr. Bittinger retired in 1996. He was...
Walter Mulewich
Jan 4, 2014
Walter A. “Walt” Mulewich, Jr., age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 4, 2014 in the Harrisburg Hospital. Born January 13, 1950 in New Kensington, PA, he was the son of the late Walter A., Sr. and Angeline Olkoski Mulewich. Walt worked as an environmental engineer for most of his career, working for Nassaux Hemsley from...
Betty Deshong
Jan 4, 2014
Betty Jo Deshong, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, January 4, 2014 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 18, 1928 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Pauline Bebee Bydalek. A homemaker most of her life, she was a member of Salem Lutheran Church; Women of the Moose #1128; and the Ladies Auxiliaries...
Kevin Schaeffer
Jan 4, 2014
Kevin Eugene Schaeffer, 57, of Newburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, January 4, 2014 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 30, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Helen Wright Schaeffer of Newburg and the late Richard L. Schaeffer. Kevin was last employed at the former Hick’s Chevrolet and was a Foster Parent for...
Donald Byers
Jan 2, 2014
Donald W. Byers, 87, of Chambersburg, died Thursday at Chambersburg Hospital. A son of Harvey W. and Margaret Cormany Byers, he was a life-long farmer, avid outdoorsman, and hunter. Surviving are 2 grandsons, 7 great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard; and several nieces and nephews. His wife, Lois; daughter Sheree Jansen; 1 brother; and 2 sisters preceded him in death. Graveside services...
Chester Robinson
Dec 31, 2013
Chester B. “Chet” Robinson, 76, of Dry Run, died Tuesday afternoon, December 31, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 24, 1937 in Neelyton, PA, he was a son of the late John Stitt and Dora Goshorn Robinson. He worked for most of his life as a truck driver. Chester was a member of Concord United Methodist Church where he served...
Helen Hoover
Dec 29, 2013
Helen Louise Hoover, age 87, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 1, 1926 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Alta Lehman Metz. Mrs. Hoover worked on the assembly line at Letterkenny Army Depot, H. J. Heinz Co., and Corning, where she retired after a number of years...
Charles Zimmerman
Dec 29, 2013
Charles M. Zimmerman, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Sunday evening, December 29, 2013. He was born in Metal Township on May 10, 1919. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Mr. Zimmerman served honorably during WWII. He retired from Letterkenny Army Depot where he worked in electronics and was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ. The last...
Rachel Boyer
Dec 28, 2013
Rachel Elizabeth Boyer, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, December 28, 2013 at her home. Born October 15, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Russell M. and Edna E. Smith Fields. A graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Mrs. Boyer was a devoted housewife and talented seamstress. She was a member of the...
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