Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Larry Stains

Larry Stains

Dec 24, 2013

Larry W. Stains, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home. Born December 5, 1939 in St. Thomas, PA, he was a son of the late Robert Stains, Sr. and Romaine Cutchall Carbaugh. He had been employed at the former Hennessey Products in Chambersburg for more than thirty years, retiring as Supervisor of maintenance and of...

Charles Miller

Charles Miller

Dec 23, 2013

Charles W. “Chuck” Miller, 67, of Fayetteville died on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 16, 1946 in Spring Run, PA, he was a son of the late Charles W. and Cora M. Guyer Miller. He served with the US Navy during the Vietnam War and was employed as a Telecommunications Engineer with Sprint. He was a...

Robert Palladino

Robert Palladino

Dec 23, 2013

Robert J. Palladino, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday morning, December 23, 2013 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 1, 1933 in Allentown, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Angelina Trentalange Palladino. He was a 1951 graduate of the William Allen High School in Allentown and attended Penn State University and Moravian College....

William Benson

William Benson

Dec 23, 2013

William Thomas Benson, Jr., age 66, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Monday December 23, 2013 at his home. Born June 30, 1947, he was the son of William T. and Florence Benson, Sr. Bill worked as a forklift operator for Rowman & Littlefield Publishing in Hagerstown, MD. A U.S. Army veteran, Bill served honorably in Vietnam earning, among other...

Harry Faubel

Harry Faubel

Dec 23, 2013

Harry Edward “Bud” Faubel, Jr., 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at his home. Born September 5, 1927 at the family farmette in Clay Hill, PA, Bud was the second son of four to the late Harry Edward and Catherine Hockensmith Faubel. He was a graduate of the former Greencastle High School and Penn State University....

James Fulton

James Fulton

Dec 23, 2013

James M. Fulton, 68, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday evening, December 23, 2013 at his home. Born August 9, 1945 in Clarinda, IA, he was a son of the late Charles and Betty Fulton. A US Army veteran, James served during the Vietnam Era. During his military service he participated in the burial of President John F. Kennedy and...

Bonnie  Seburn

Bonnie Seburn

Dec 23, 2013

Bonnie L. Seburn, 71, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born on March 2, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Gladys Suders Golden. Bonnie retired in 1998 from Letterkenny Army Depot, where you worked a s a supply technician. She also worked ten years for Modnur’s Pharmacy in St....

Pastor Benjamin Fisler

Pastor Benjamin Fisler

Dec 18, 2013

Pastor Benjamin D. Fisler, 30, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at his home. Born March 16, 1983 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of Rev. Herman and Carole Fortna Fisler. Ben was a 2001 graduate of Shalom Christian Academy, a 2005 graduate of Pensacola Christian College, and a 2012 graduate of Antietam Bible College. He had...

H. Jeanne Lowry Hill

H. Jeanne Lowry Hill

Dec 18, 2013

H. Jeanne Lowry Hill, 89, of Tucson, AZ (resident since 2005) and formerly of Fayetteville, PA, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in Tucson. Born October 18, 1924 in Uniontown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Jane Morris. She graduated from Uniontown High School. During WWII she worked at the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC....

Kathleen Snider

Kathleen Snider

Dec 18, 2013

Kathleen H. Snider, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 13, 1923 in Fannettsburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Edna Fleming Hill. Mrs. Snider was a graduate of the former Metal Township High School and was employed at United Telephone in Chambersburg. She was a long-time member of...

Harvey West

Harvey West

Dec 17, 2013

Harvey Jacob West, age 82, of Amberson, PA passed away on December 17, 2013 at his home. Born February 17, 1931 in Orrstown, PA he was a son of the late Roy and Erma Cover West. A veteran of the Korean War, Harvey served honorably in the U.S. Army. Harvey was a member of Amberson United Methodist Church. He worked...

George Weagley

George Weagley

Dec 17, 2013

George M. Weagley, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 17, 2013 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 26, 1919 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late George Edward and Mary Catherine Miller Weagley. Mr. Weagley served in the US Army. A Pattern Maker by trade, he had been employed at the former Chambersburg Engineering Company...

Allen Smith

Allen Smith

Dec 16, 2013

Allen C. Smith, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 16, 1939 in Dudley, PA, he was a son of the late William and Florence Sparks Smith. Allen served with the US Army Reserve and the National Guard. He was employed for thirty years at Nitterhouse Concrete in Chambersburg. A member of...

Gladys Sleighter

Gladys Sleighter

Dec 16, 2013

Gladys V. Holstay Sleighter, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Menno Haven Penn Hall on Monday, December 16, 2013. Born April 16, 1922 in St. Thomas, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Holstay and the late Margaret Laughlin Holstay. Mrs. Sleighter was a homemaker most of her life, having been married for 63 years to...

Kelita Uglow

Kelita Uglow

Dec 15, 2013

Kelita Ann Uglow, age 60, of Fayetteville, PA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 25, 1953, she was the daughter of Paul and Vern Kennedy. She is survived by husband, Richard; sons, Chase and Brock Uglow; grandsons, Drake and Leland Uglow; and brother, Sam Kennedy.

Helen Alber

Helen Alber

Dec 15, 2013

Helen H. Alber, age 89, of 520 Bender Avenue, Chambersburg and formerly of Hazleton, PA passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Hazle Township to the late Michael and Helen (Pollock) Harascak. She was a 1942 graduate of Hazle Township High School and began her career in business...

John Cornell

John Cornell

Dec 14, 2013

John D. Cornell, 58, of Mont Alto, PA, died Saturday evening, December 14, 2013 at Quincy Village. Born October 29, 1955 in Everett, PA, he was a son of Frank L. Cornell of Covington, TX, and the late Betty Fletcher Cornell. John was a 1974 graduate of the Everett Area High School. He was currently employed at T.B. Woods Sons,...

Ashley Brechbiel

Ashley Brechbiel

Dec 12, 2013

Ashley D. Brechbiel, age 26, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 12, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born July 19, 1987 in Waynes boro, PA, she was the daughter of Donald E. Brechbiel (wife Lori) and the late Angela M. Runyon Brechbiel. Ashley was a 2006 graduate of the Chambersburg...

Patricia Schroth

Patricia Schroth

Dec 11, 2013

Patricia R. Schroth, age 81, of Chambersburg passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at Luther Ridge Retirement Community. Born April 26, 1932 in Chambersburg, she is a daughter of the late Mose and Hazel Schellhase Glass. Her beloved husband, Earl T. Schroth, preceded her in death on July 15, 2008. Patricia was a homemaker most of her life. She...

Hazel Sears

Hazel Sears

Dec 10, 2013

Hazel J. Sears, age 78, of Chambersburg passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her home. Born December 23, 1937 in Doylesburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Edna Yocum. Hazel worked as a seamstress for Stanley Co. in Chambersburg and most recently, Franklin Clothing Outlet until her retirement in December of 2010. Hazel enjoyed...