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William Cuff
Oct 29, 2013
William E. Cuff, 82, of St. Thomas, died Tuesday morning October 29, 2013 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 6, 1931, he was a son of the late Morris Cuff and Minnie C. Riley Brown. His wife, Janet D. Keith Cuff preceded him in death on June 7, 2000. William worked as a farmer in his early life until he started...
Mary Crist
Oct 28, 2013
Mary E. Crist, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on October 28, 2013 at Magnolia’s Senior Living. Born March 7, 1922 in Newville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen R. Spidel Eichelberger. A homemaker most of her adult life, Mrs. Crist enjoyed volunteering at the Chambersburg Hospital, where she was a volunteer for over...
Earl Gill
Oct 27, 2013
Earl David Gill, Jr., age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at his home. Born March 28, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, PA, he was the son of Edna Ruth Lehigh Gill and the late Earl David Gill, Sr. A 1966 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School, Mr. Gill went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army...
Ida Woods
Oct 27, 2013
Ida V. Miller Woods, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Menno Haven Nursing Home. Born December 9, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Mildred C. Snyder Miller. A Bank Teller, Mrs. Woods worked for the former Old National Bank and Valley Bank for 30 years, retiring...
Mary Kyler
Oct 26, 2013
Mary Lou Kyler, 85, formerly of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 26, 2013 at Providence Place in Chambersburg where she resided for the past year. She retired from Letterkenny Army Depot after 34 years of service. She had attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fayetteville. Mary Lou was a long-time member of the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department where...
Clarence Monn
Oct 24, 2013
Clarence Monn, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday afternoon, October 24, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services. Born September 25, 1919 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late William and Nora Short Monn. A US Army veteran, he had been employed at Knouse Foods and T.B. Woods and Sons, Inc. in Chambersburg. Clarence served six years as Union Steward...
Paul Potter
Oct 24, 2013
Paul W. “P.P.” Potter, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, went to his new home with the Lord Thursday evening, October 24, 2013 at The Village of Laurel Run. Born July 30, 1928 in Berkley County, WV, he was a son of the late William C. and Gustava C. Shepherd Potter. Paul served with the US Army Air Corps in the latter...
Joyce Boyle
Oct 18, 2013
Joyce M. Boyle, 68, of Chambersburg passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at her home. Born August 3, 1945 in Madison, NY, she was the daughter of the late T. Gilbert and Ethel M. Smith. A 1963 graduate of Madison Central High School, Joyce went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1967 from Oakland University in Rochester, MI....
Margaret Hill
Oct 18, 2013
Margaret H. Hill, 92, of Chambersburg passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born August 20, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Charlie R. and Rev. Florence L. Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Harland A. Hill on September 2, 1985. A 1944 graduate of...
John Albert
Oct 17, 2013
John E. Albert, Sr., 69, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Hershey Medical Center. Born January 18, 1944, he was the son of the late Virginia and George Albert. A 1962 graduate of McConnellsburg High School, John worked as a welder at Grove Manufacturing until his retirement in 2006 after 35 years of service. John...
Patricia Shands
Oct 17, 2013
Patricia H. Shands, 69, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Manassas, VA, passed away Thursday morning, October 17, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born October 14, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Edna Wells Herndon. After graduation from Orange County High School in Orange, VA, she entered Madison College (James Madison University) graduating...
John McCarthy
Oct 15, 2013
John C. McCarthy, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at his home Tuesday evening, October 15, 2013. Born in Dublin, Ireland on December 19, 1927, he was the son of the late John Edward and Kathleen McCarthy. A U.S. Navy veteran, John honorably served his country for 21 years, retiring in 1965 with the rank of Chief Petty Officer....
Carrie Rusincovitch
Oct 13, 2013
Carrie Rusincovitch, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at Menno Haven Nursing Home on Saturday, October 12, 2013. Born in Scranton, PA on July 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John and Carolina Galuszua Markiewicz. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Rusincovitch did work outside to home as an aide at OSI from 1973 to...
Kenneth Stake
Oct 12, 2013
Kenneth S. Stake, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, October 12, 2013 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 18, 1939 in Newburg, he was a son of the late Homer J. and Mabel Gipe Stake. A 1956 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, he went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from...
Ruth Hege
Oct 9, 2013
Ruth Edna Hege, age 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, October 9, 2013. Born November 28, 1918 near Williamson, Franklin County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Henry L. and Hattie L. Seigrist Hege. A graduate of the former St. Thomas High School, she received a Bachelor’s Degree and did post graduate work at Shippensburg State...
Gara Hemler
Oct 8, 2013
Gara V. Hemler, 61, of Middletown, PA died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Hershey Medical Center. Born April 5, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Victor B. and Mary Kerns Hemler. Gara’s passion was music. She enjoyed listening to all different types ranging from old time movie soundtracks to today’s hits. She is survived by...
Arlene Hepfer
Oct 6, 2013
Arlene “Ike” Key Arnsparger Hepfer The Heavens are rejoicing as Arlene “Ike” Arnsparger Hepfer returns to the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ. Ike left her earthly home on Sunday, October 6, 2013 after a short battle with lung cancer. She was a two-time survivor of breast cancer. Ike was the only child of Paul Warren Arnsparger and Lula...
Paul Groff
Oct 4, 2013
Paul D. Groff, 77, of Fayetteville, died Friday, October 4, 2013. He retired from the US Navy and was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He is survived by two daughters, Christine Groff and Dyan (husband Carl Michael) Carlson; and a brother, Leland Groff. His wife, Paula Helinski Groff; his sister, Delores Groff; and a brother Kenneth...
Col. Frank Terrell
Oct 3, 2013
Frank M. Terrell (Col. USAF, Ret.) age 74, of Chambersburg, PA passed away at home on October 3, 2013. Born August 15, 1939 in Loogootee, IN, he was the son of the late Robert and Gertrude Souerdyke Terrell. Col. Terrell grew up in the shadow of the Indianapolis race track, and was a lifelong fan of the 500. At the...
Jay Helman
Oct 3, 2013
Jay Paul “Blue” Helman, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. Born November 29, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Luella Benshoff Helman and the late Paul Helman. Mr. Helman worked for Fayetteville Contractors for 26 years and for Guilford Township for 13...
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