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Ronald Miley
Aug 4, 2013
Ronald L. Miley, Sr., age 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013 surrounded by his family in the Waynesboro Hospital. Born in Chambersburg on December 27, 1945, he was the son of the late David F., Sr. and Arabella Kyler Miley Ron attended Greencastle Antrim School District. He went on to receive his G.E.D. from the...
Roberta Funderwhite
Aug 4, 2013
Roberta M. Funderwhite, age 62, of Amberson, PA and formerly of Phoenixville passed away in the Hershey Medical Center on Sunday, August 4, 2013. Born June 7, 1951 in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of Helen E. Roberts Funderwhite and the late Robert Funderwhite. Ms. Funderwhite was a 1969 graduate of Downingtown High School. She was employed as a...
Bonnie Donley
Aug 1, 2013
Bonnie M. Donley, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday evening, August 1, 2013 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 16, 1935 in Harrisonburg, VA, she was a daughter of the late Garnet and Lillian Cootes Sleighter. Early in her life, Bonnie was employed at the former Tracy Fashions and the Stanley Company. She was last employed...
James Staude
Aug 1, 2013
James E. Staude, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully, Thursday evening, August 1, 2013 at his home. Born January 23, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was a son of the late Oswald and Freda Robinson Staude. Mr. Staude served in the US Army during WWII and retired from the Gulf Oil Corporation. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant...
Edith Shoop
Aug 1, 2013
Edith Kathleen “Dolly” Shoop, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday morning, August 1, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born April 27, 1920 in Nyesville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Eber Jacob Wenger and Grace Lenora Hammond Wenger. Her husband, Glenn Abram Shoop preceded her in death on July 11, 1983. Dolly worked at the former Stanley Co. as...
Lois Mills
Jul 31, 2013
Lois Edna Mills, 88, of New Franklin, PA, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 10, 1924 in Hopewell, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clayton and Alma Bollman Ritchey. A graduate of Robert P. Smith High School in Hopewell, Mrs. Mills worked early in her life at the...
Florence Purnell
Jul 27, 2013
Florence E. Purnell, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in her home on Saturday, July 27, 2013 with her family by her side. Born April 25, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Mildred S. Helman Christman. A 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High school, Mrs. Purnell went on to work at...
J. Earl Dibert
Jul 26, 2013
J. Earl Dibert, age 84, former resident of Chambersburg, PA had his Heavenly homecoming on Friday, July 26, 2013, while a resident at Somerford Frederick, MD. Born April 16, 1929, he was the oldest son of Joseph and Daisy Grimes Dibert of Everett, PA. Upon graduating Everett High School, Earl served on the mission field in Nigeria for two years...
Joseph Corso
Jul 23, 2013
Joseph Gerald Corso, age 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Born in the Bronx, NY on August 6, 1938, he was the son of the late Frank and Dorothy Ryckitta Corso. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Joe served honorably for 20 years, retiring in 1976. Mr. Corso continued his service at...
Lester Shockey
Jul 22, 2013
Lester B. Shockey, Jr., 62, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 28, 1951 in Connellsville, PA, he was the son of the late Lester B. and Beulah F. McCabe Shockey. A US Air Force veteran, Lester was employed throughout his lifetime by the US Government, and was last employed as an IT...
Edgar Rosenberry
Jul 19, 2013
Edgar James “Ed” Rosenberry, age 77, of Clearwater, FL, died Friday, July 19, 2013 in his home. Born June 4, 1936 in Fannettsburg, PA, he was the son of the late David and Mary Ann Hoover Rosenberry. Ed was an entrepreneur all his life, he enjoyed golfing, skiing, flying planes, collecting, and Penn State Football and watching the Tampa Bay...
Merlyn Jones
Jul 17, 2013
Merlyn Ralph Jones, 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, July 17, 2013 at Menno Haven Retirement Community, Chambersburg, PA. Born February 12, 1931 in Berwick, PA, he was the son of the late Merlyn D. and Dorothy Brader Jones. Merl was a graduate of Nescopeck High School, Nescopeck, PA and received a BS Degree in Health and Physical...
Earl Jansen
Jul 17, 2013
Earl H. Jansen, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, July 17, 2013 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 31, 1935 in Little Chute, WI, he was a son of the late Henry and Loretta E. Coenen Jansen. He earned a BS in Engineering from Marquette University in Milwaukee and retired as a Quality Assurance/Technical Manager...
J. LeRoy Rice
Jul 16, 2013
J. LeRoy Rice, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, July 16, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 1, 1932 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late John W. and Sarah Myers Rice. Early in life LeRoy farmed and hauled milk. He then went to work at CV...
Everett Showalter
Jul 16, 2013
Everett M. Showalter, 88 of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday evening July 16, 2013 from his home. Born November 2, 1924 in Timberville, VA, he was the son of the late Baylor W. and Mary Elizabeth Reid Showalter. A graduate of Broadway (VA) High School, he served in the US Navy aboard...
Sarah Zahar
Jul 15, 2013
Sarah “Sally” Lucinda Zahar, 88, of Chambersburg and formerly of Boswell, PA, passed away Monday morning, July 15, 2013 at Menno Haven. Born July 1, 1925 in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Nellie Meyers Snowberger. A 1943 graduate of Boswell High School, Sally worked in Detroit, MI during WWII as a riveter on B-29 Bombers...
Richard Reasner
Jul 14, 2013
Richard R. Reasner, 85, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday evening, July 14, 2013 at home. Born July 21, 1927 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Ralph and Bertha McClure Reasner. A US Army veteran of WWII, Richard retired from Letterkenny Army Depot in 1982. Following his retirement he had been employed at Weis Market and Keebaugh Sheet...
Ronald Stake
Jul 14, 2013
Ronald E. Stake, 72, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday morning, July 14, 2013 at his home. Born September 21, 1940 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of the late Edgar and Ruth Stake. A U.S. Navy veteran, Ronald served his country honorably during the Vietnam Era. He retired from the U.S. Government in 1995 as an engineering manager after...
Lloyd King
Jul 12, 2013
Lloyd Thomas King, Jr., age 42, of Harrisburg, PA passed away suddenly on Friday, July 12, 2013. Born April 1, 1971 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Lloyd Thomas King, Sr., and the late Shirley Poper King. A 1989 graduate of CASHS, Lloyd was the co- owner/operator of King’s Gold Transportation. He was a member of Glad Tidings...
Donna Hays
Jul 12, 2013
Donna W. Hays, age 61, of Spring Run, PA, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 in the Hershey Medical Center. Born June 10, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Margaret Kennedy Worthington and the late Raymond Worthington. A 1970 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Donna went on to work as a secretary for...
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