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M. Marie Yocum
Jan 15, 2013
M. Marie Yocum, 93, of Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Providence Place. Born on February 2, 1919 in McAlevys Fort, PA, she was a daughter of Henry Miller and Jessie Bigelow Miller. Her husband, James E. Yocum whom she married on August 25, 1945, preceded her in death on January 11, 1994. A graduate of Thompson Business...
Doris Fritz
Jan 14, 2013
Doris M. Fritz, 93, of Chambersburg, widow of Lester, died on Monday, January 14, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Surviving are 3 sons, Donald, Gary and Dale, and her sister Glayds Clapaddle. She was preceded in death by a son, Ray. Graveside services will be held at 1 PM on Friday, January 18, 2013 in Parklawns Memorial Gardens.
William Peters
Jan 14, 2013
William E. Peters, 73, of Mercersburg, died Monday at home. The widower of Grace W. Shatzley Cook Peters, he is survived by 7 step-children, John, Ben, Kenneth, and Thomas Cook, Peggy Faust, Ruby Pentz, and Janet Bonner; 3 sisters; and 2 brothers. A memorial service will be held at 11AM Saturday January 19th at the Community Pentecostal Church, Chambersburg. geiselfuneralhome.com.
Lawrence Black
Jan 12, 2013
Lawrence R. “Ron” Black, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA passed away in his home on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Born July 20, 1937 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Walter M. and Viola Pearl Rice Black. Ron served his country in the Army National Guard from 1959 until 1965 as a tank operator. He was the co-owner...
Sylvia Weaver
Jan 12, 2013
Sylvia M. Weaver, 96, of Chambersburg, widow, of Richard H. Weaver, died on Saturday, January 12, in Falling Spring Nursing Home. She is survived by her son, Richard D. Weaver, grandson, R. Charles Weaver, and granddaughter, Kim Crider. Graveside services will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in Lincoln Cemetery, with Rev. Paul B. Baker officiating
Grace Morganthall
Jan 11, 2013
Grace Anderson Morganthall, 92, of Chambersburg, died Jan. 11, 2013, at Providence Place Retirement Community following a lingering illness. Born Sept. 5, 1920, she was the daughter of Elmer S. and Goldie Anderson of Detroit, Mich. She attended Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University, in Ypsilanti. She married Frederick Joseph Morganthall on Dec. 3, 1949, in Plymouth, Mich....
Jerry Nitterhouse
Jan 11, 2013
Jerry A. Nitterhouse, age 72, of Chambersburg, PA passed away in the Harrisburg Hospital on Friday, January 11, 2013. Born December 20, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert T. and Dorothy V. Lehman Nitterhouse. A 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Jerry continued his education at Shippensburg University, where he received...
Mary O'Neil
Jan 10, 2013
Mary Grace O’Neil, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on January 10, 2013 in her home. Born October 3, 1925 in Oswego, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Carmella Rapisardo Morabito. A homemaker most of her adult life, she enjoyed caring for and spending time with her family. An avid reader, Mrs. O’Neil would regularly...
Harry Dunkle
Jan 10, 2013
Harry S. Dunkle, age 84 of Spring Run, PA passed away at the Claremont Nursing and Rehab Center in Carlisle, PA. Born August 30, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond E. and Helen Janicka Dunkle A U.S. Marine during WWII, Harry served from 1946 until 1947, after his discharge, Harry went on to work...
D. Naomi Burch
Jan 8, 2013
D. Naomi Burch, an educator for more than forty years, slipped her earthly bonds on Jan. 8, 2013, after two years of declining health. She was born New Year’s Day in 1927, the only child of the late Mac L. and Marie Williams Braden, who were farmers in Amsterdam, Mo. She graduated in 1945 from Butler (Missouri) High School, where...
Jean Laubach
Jan 8, 2013
Jean Cameron Laubach died peacefully on January 8, 2014, at Menno Haven Nursing Center, one day before her 90th birthday. Jean was born January 9, 1924, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the only child of Francis Willard and Gladys Turner Cameron. Jean thoroughly enjoyed music, playing both the violin and piano. She enjoyed dancing, playing bridge and was an avid reader....
Doretta Mickley
Jan 5, 2013
Doretta Maye Mickley, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at her home. Born July 23, 1928 in Hustontown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Orville and Ada Deshong Mellott. A graduate of the Hagerstown Business School, she was employed for more than thirty years at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, retiring in 1988. After...
Helen Decker
Jan 5, 2013
Helen G. Decker, 84, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, January 5, 2013 at The Shook Home. Born June 29, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William and Della (Coldsmith) Stewart. She retired after a long civil service career at the Letterkenny Army Depot. Helen was a member of the...
Edward Aleksejus
Jan 4, 2013
Edward L. Aleksejus, 91, formerly of 5434 Fairway Drive West, Fayetteville, PA, died at 12:45 PM Friday, January 4, 2013 at College View Nursing Home, Frederick, MD. Born September 9, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Louis and Stella Aleksejus. A US Army Air Corps veteran, he served during WWII in General Patton’s army in...
Henry Flood
Jan 2, 2013
Henry A. Flood, 90, of Chambersburg, PA died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 2, 2012 at home. Born June 7, 1922 in Elizabethville, PA, he was the son of the late Loy G. and Alice Arment Flood. Henry served his country in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. He retired from the U.S. Army Armament Research...
Alice Garner
Dec 31, 2012
Alice V. Garner, age 92, of Chambersburg, left this earth for her Heavenly Home on Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 20, 1920 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Cynthia (Detrich) Yeager. Alice was a very giving and loving person all of her life. During her working years, she was employed...
John Hart
Dec 30, 2012
John F. Hart, 90, a resident at Menno Haven in Chambersburg, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 22, 1922 in Rich Hill Township, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Grace Gray Hart. Following graduation from Rich Hill Township High School, Mr. Hart entered the US Army in December of 1942 and served...
Darlene Fremgen
Dec 30, 2012
Darlene R. Fremgen, age 54, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her home. Born July 19, 1958 in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Fremgen. Darlene was employed for 22 years at Manitowoc in Shady Grove. She enjoyed writing poetry and woodworking and loved animals and children. She is...
Alice Fleagle
Dec 29, 2012
Alice Catherine Cordell Fleagle, age 88, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, December 29, 2012. Born December 28, 1924 in Ft. Loudon, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Abbie Catherine Rife Cordell. Mrs. Fleagle worked at various locations and in various industries throughout the country as she followed her...
Richard Miller
Dec 29, 2012
Richard B. “Dick” Miller, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 10, 1935 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Bruce F. and Esther P. Wadel Miller. A 1953 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School, Dick went on to serve in the U.S. Air...
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