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Foster Shoop
Dec 10, 2013
Foster E. Shoop, age 83, of Spring Run, PA, passed away suddenly in the Hershey Medical Center, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born August 16, 1930 in Spring Run, PA, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Rebecca Kiser Shoop. A self employed dairy farmer all his life, he enjoyed his grandchildren...
Isabelle Zimmerman
Dec 9, 2013
Isabelle McNew Zimmerman, 101, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, December 9, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services. Born August 16, 1912 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin S. and Verna B. Patterson McNew. She and her mother operated the former Jungle Park Restaurant and Gift Shop near Caledonia, retiring in 1965. Mrs. Zimmerman enjoyed flower...
Sylvester Boxler
Dec 9, 2013
Sylvester “Dwayne” Boxler, 73, of Fayetteville, PA, went to his Heavenly home Monday, December 9, 2013. Born August 25, 1940 in Johnstown, PA, he was a son of the late John H. and Elizabeth M. Young Boxler. A graduate of the Franklin High School in Johnstown, Mr. Boxler retired after 36 1/2 years of employment from the Fort James Corporation....
Richard Pearson
Dec 9, 2013
Richard E. Pearson, age 84 of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Fairfax, VA; passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013 at his home with his wife of 32 years at his side. Born July 31, 1929 in Windber, PA, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Jane Pearson. After graduation from Windber High School in Windber, PA in...
Ray Rosenberry
Dec 7, 2013
Ray L. Rosenberry, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his home. Born March 25, 1950 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert and Della Showalter Rosenberry. Ray was a 1968 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior high School. He was a produce manager for Giant Food for 37 years....
Paul Rebok
Dec 7, 2013
Paul R. Rebok, Jr., 66, of Chambersburg, passed away Saturday morning, December 7, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born December 15, 1946 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Paul R. and Eleanor Viola Spangler Rebok. Early in his life, Paul was employed for 19 years at Grove Manufacturing. He retired from Ingersoll Rand in October...
Miyoko McAfee
Dec 6, 2013
Miyoko McAfee was born on July 15, 1948, in Okinawa, Japan and passed away peacefully with her devoted husband Carl by her side on December 6, 2013, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Like the cherry blossoms she loved, Miyoko brought beauty and elegance to the world. And much like these delicate blooms, the season of her life was far too short. As...
Sharon McCarthy
Dec 5, 2013
Sharon Reed McCarthy, 66, of Fayetteville, PA, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 21, 1947 in Chattanooga, TN, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Virginia Bennett Reed. She was a 1965 graduate of the Seventy First High School, Fayetteville, NC and was employed with Carolina Telephone, now Centurylink. Sharon was well known as...
Edna Staley
Dec 5, 2013
Edna Keller Staley, 93, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Milford, PA, died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 1, 1920 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank R. and Martha Ellen Traxler Keller. Mrs. Staley was a 1937 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed early in her life...
Anna LeBrun
Dec 5, 2013
Anna L. LeBrun, age 100, formerly of Baltimore, MD, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2013 at Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village where she had resided since February of 2013. Born December 21, 1912 at Mercy Villa Farm in Baltimore County, MD, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Annie Clark Frank. She graduated from Towson Catholic High...
John Shaffer
Dec 4, 2013
John W. Shaffer, 90, a resident at Magnolia’s of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday morning, December 4, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services, where he had resided for one day. Born August 29, 1923 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Tom and Sarah Black Shaffer. John served with the US Army during WWII and was employed for many years...
Raymond Barr
Dec 4, 2013
Raymond H. Barr, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. He was born March 3, 1935 in Warfordsburg, PA. A US Navy veteran of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War he retired from military service on June 1, 1971 having received 28 Combat Medals. He was a US Navy...
Larry Clayton
Nov 30, 2013
Larry W. Clayton, Sr., age 71, of Ft. Loudon, PA passed away in the Manor Care Nursing Home on Saturday, November 30, 2013. Born in Spring Run, PA, he was the son of Mabel E. Clayton and the late Samuel W. Clayton of Spring Run, PA. A 1960 graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School, Larry pursued a career in construction...
Stanley Novak
Nov 28, 2013
Stanley P. Novak, age 88, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Sarah Todd Nursing home in Carlisle, PA. Born September 21, 1925 in West Hazelton, PA, he was the son of the late Peter J. and Teofilia Makoviecka Novak. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Novak served honorably during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam until his...
W.W. Hague
Nov 24, 2013
W.W. “Bill” Hague, 91, of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born on June 11, 1922 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late W. Webster and Marie Bitting Hague. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Bill went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University, spending...
Norman Kohler
Nov 23, 2013
Norman W. Kohler, Jr., 66, of Fayetteville, PA, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 23, 2013 while hunting in Letterkenny Township. Born October 21, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Shirley Funk Kohler of Chambersburg and the late Norman W. Kohler, Sr. A 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Norman served with the US Army during...
Patricia Poor
Nov 21, 2013
Patricia Anne Poor, 80, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at The Village of Laurel Run where she had been a guest for several months. Born March 1, 1933 in South Bend, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. and Blanche M. Gaby Poor. Raised in South Bend, she loved the outdoors and enjoyed...
Betty Johns
Nov 21, 2013
Betty L. Johns, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, November 21, 2013 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 14, 1927 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Brenton S. and Olive M. Koontz Tosten. Mrs. Johns was of the Protestant faith. She had been employed at Lewrene Interiors in Chambersburg. Her husband, William E. Johns, preceded her...
M. Naomi Lehman
Nov 20, 2013
Mary Naomi (Burkholder) Lehman, 91 of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at her home. Born October 28, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Harry and Mary Burkholder. She was married to Clyde Horst Lehman on November 23, 1944 who preceded her in death on August 11, 2013. She attended Honeytown School. She was a homemaker and...
Douglas Sanders
Nov 19, 2013
Douglas R. Sanders, age 55, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Born June 13, 1958 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Francis C. Sanders and Dorothy Spidle Sanders. A car enthusiast, Doug enjoyed working on cars, restoring cars, going to car shows, and watching NASCAR. He worked as a machine operator...
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