Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Carrie Arrowood
Dec 20, 2012
Carrie E. Arrowood, age 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Born August 14, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ellen Holtry Christman. Her husband, Buford Arrowood, preceded her in death on December 11, 1971. Mrs. Arrowood worked at the former Stanley Company as a press...

Edward Casseday
Dec 18, 2012
Edward P. Casseday, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012 at his home. Born September 7, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Hazel Eleanor Stake Casseday. He was a 1944 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and a graduate of the former Eckel’s School of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia....

Louise Brookens
Dec 18, 2012
Louise M. Cool Brookens, 87, formerly of Fayetteville, PA died Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a guest since June 21, 2006. Born May 13, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose W. and Catherine Foose Cool. A homemaker most of her life, Louise was a...

Joyce Bard
Dec 17, 2012
Joyce F. Bard, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday evening, December 17, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Born October 9, 1950 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Gilma VanScyoc Baker. She was a 1968 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree...

Joan Fox
Dec 15, 2012
Joan Fox, age 80, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center. Born July 31, 1932 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Rose Snyder Deitzel. A 1950 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Joan went on to work at the former Stanley Company for...

Linda Stouffer
Dec 14, 2012
Linda L. Stouffer, 69, of Chambersburg, wife of R. Leroy Stouffer, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on July 21, 1943 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of Mark L. Verdier of Chambersburg and the late Betty E. Weagley Verdier. A 1961 graduate of Waynesboro High School, Linda worked as a bank teller for...

Lena Mumper
Dec 14, 2012
Lena Mae Mumper, 82, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, December 14, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services. Born on June 4, 1930 in East Freedom, PA, she was a daughter of the late Winfield and Eliza Scott. Mrs. Mumper worked as a clerk at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, where she retired in 1992...

Patricia Adams
Dec 13, 2012
Patricia A. Adams, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Thursday, December 13, 2012. Born April 13, 1935 in St. Thomas, PA, she was the daughter of the late David William and Esther Grace Pheil Pool. Mrs. Adams worked at a number of places in the Chambersburg Area, including the former Stanley Company, the former...

Shirley Beecher
Dec 12, 2012
Shirley M. Beecher, age 63, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in her home. Born January 16, 1949 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Dora Rotz Evans. Mrs. Beecher worked as a Certified Nurses Aid from 1981 until 1995 at the South Mountain Restoration Center, where she continued her...

Glen Perry
Dec 10, 2012
Glen R. Perry, Sr., 85, of St. Thomas, PA, died Monday morning, December 10, 2012 at Menno Haven. Born July 8, 1927 in Staunton, VA, he was a son of the late Leroy Lester and Belle Rice Perry. He served with the US Army during WWII and received a Bachelor’s Degree in 1960 and a Master’s Degree in 1962 from...

Virginia Hauck
Dec 9, 2012
Virginia M. Hauck, age 66, of Mt. Union, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Falling Spring Nursing Home. Born June 3, 1946 in Lackawanna, NY, she was the daughter of the late Hazel Hauck. Ms. Hauck worked as a certified nurse’s aide for a number of years. She loved animals and enjoyed spending time with her...

Evelyn Burkholder
Dec 8, 2012
Evelyn K. Burkholder, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday, December 08, 2012 at her home. Born May 23, 1926 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Levi M. and Catherine L. Dentler Hawbaker. Early in her life she was employed at the former Stanley Company and then went on to work for many years at the former H.J....

Charla Miracle
Dec 8, 2012
Charla H. Miracle, 75, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, December 8, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 22, 1937 in Frederick, OK, she was a daughter of the late Loyd W. and Ruth Hicks Hasenmyer. She was employed as head of the Hematology Department at Chambersburg Hospital, retiring after twenty-seven years of service. Mrs. Miracle was a member of...

Raymond Fahnestock
Dec 6, 2012
Raymond A. Fahnestock, 87, formerly of 111 Eisenhower Drive, Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Manor Care Nursing Facility of Chambersburg. Born March 18, 1925 in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Marie Snyder Fahnestock. A graduate of Chambersburg High School, Raymond was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II...

Donald Martin
Dec 4, 2012
Donald B. Martin, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA. Born March 18, 1935 in Shippensburg, he a son of the late Amos and Louise (Besore) Martin. Donald attended Shippensburg Schools and early in his life worked building silos. He was then...

John Thomas
Dec 4, 2012
John R. “Poncho” Thomas, Sr., age 59, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 14, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John W. Thomas and Marie Myers Thomas. A line worker for the Pennsylvania Rail Road, Poncho served for over 20 years. In addition, he worked for...

Nellie Corwell
Dec 2, 2012
Nellie M. Frey Corwell, 89, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in her home, with her family at her side. Born on October 24, 1923 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Arthur P. Frey and Janet Mitchell Frey. She was the widow of Charles J. Corwell, who preceded her in death on June 2,...

Richard Cline
Dec 2, 2012
Richard L. Cline, Sr., 47 of Chambersburg, passed unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 2, 2012. Born December 6, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was the youngest son of Robert L Cline, Fayetteville and Darlene Jones-Cline, Shiremanstown, PA. He had worked for R.A. Hill, Inc. in Chambersburg and he was a Master Auto Body Technician. Rick enjoyed local stock car...

Paul Rotz
Nov 30, 2012
Paul E. Rotz, age 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2012 in Manor Care Nursing and Rehab. Surviving are two siblings, Guy Rotz and Lois Newcomer. Services and interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Veterans of...

Ronald Poole
Nov 26, 2012
Ronald A. Poole, 42, of Blairs Valley Road, Mercersburg, PA, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012. He was the son of Ronald and Cindy Poole of St. Thomas. He was currently employed at TruckCraft in Marion, PA and had previously worked at JLG Industries and Jerr-Dan. Ron was a member of various social clubs including the Greencastle Sportsman’s Association, the...