Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Michael Norris
Aug 15, 2012
Michael Christopher Norris, 32, of Newville, PA, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at home. Born January 2, 1980 in Bronx, NY, he was a son of John Norris of Chambersburg and the late Susan Meritz. Michael attended Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed as a Materials Handler at Grove Worldwide in Shady Grove, PA. In addition to his...

Pearl Friese
Aug 13, 2012
Pearl U. Friese, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, died Monday evening, August 13, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 2, 1924 in Greencastle, she was a daughter of the late Earl W. and Daisy Bell Sprankle Kipe. Her passion in life was nursing and she was employed as an LPN at Chambersburg Hospital, retiring in the mid...

Dorothy Fogelsonger
Aug 10, 2012
Dorothy V. (Good) Fogelsonger of, Waynesboro, PA, received an invitation from her Lord, Jesus to join Him in Heaven on August 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM. Born March 7, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of Hattie Mae (Staley) and Chester Stoler Good. She and her late husband, William H. (Shorty) Fogelsonger were wed on August 17, 1940 in...

Elaine Fox
Aug 10, 2012
Elaine E. “Casey” Fox, age 57, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away in Chambersburg at Manor Care Health Services. Born in Washington, DC on October 16, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Evelyn Nicholson Pearson, Sr. Casey was an avid fisherman, who enjoyed going to the Blue Ridge Sportsman’s Association to camp, have cookouts, and spend time...

Jacob Schaff
Aug 10, 2012
Jacob G. Schaff IV, 74, of Fayetteville, died on Friday, August 10, 2012 at his home, with his family at his side. Born on January 3, 1938 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Jacob G. Schaff III and Ruby Schetromph Schaff. Jacob was a 1955 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where he served as class...

Dorothea Hane
Aug 9, 2012
Dorothea J. Hane, age 85, of Chambersburg, Pa and formerly of Painter, VA, passed away in the Menno Haven Nursing Home on Thursday, August 9, 2012. Born May 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Dorothy DuBry Jasper. A graduate of Hood College class of 1949, Mrs. Hane was a teacher in Frederick County and Montgomery...

Frances George
Aug 8, 2012
Frances W. George, age 76, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Long Island, NY; passed away at the Penn Hall Nursing Center Wednesday morning, August 8, 2012. Born in Hackensack, NJ on July 24, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Larson Wictorin. Mrs. George was a 1954 graduate of Ridgefield Park High School in New...

Gary Adams
Aug 8, 2012
Gary L. Adams, Sr., age 64, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 in his home. Born September 12, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late George W. and Gladys L. Hill Adams. A machinist, Gary worked for Landis Tool Company for 36 years, retiring in November 2009. An avid outdoorsman, Gary enjoyed hunting...

Marian Bolan
Aug 8, 2012
Marian E. Washinger Bolan, 82, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in her home, with her family at her side. Born on February 18, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John H. Washinger and Rhoda Cormany Washinger. She was the widow of John C. “J.B.” Bolan, who preceded her in death on October...

Bernard Peters
Aug 5, 2012
Bernard A. Peters, Jr., age 55 of Chambersburg, PA; passed away at his home on Sunday, August 5, 2012. Born in Chambersburg, PA on November 29, 1956, he was the son of Betty Coffey Peters and the late Bernard A. Peters, Sr. Bernard worked as a custodian at King Street United Brethren Church in Chambersburg for over 30 years. An...

Miriam Horst
Aug 4, 2012
Miriam Amanda Horst, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away; on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Menno Haven Nursing Home in Chambersburg. Born March 25, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late David B. and Fannie Martin Frey. An LPN, Mrs. Horst worked as a nurse until she married in 1961, where she began helping her husband...

Nancy McKenrick
Aug 4, 2012
Nancy J. McKenrick, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Born February 18, 1922 in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hoy and Lotti McDannell McCleaf. A dietary supervisor for over 15 years at the South Mountain Restoration Center, Mrs. McKenrick retired in 1987. A well known prankster,...

Elsie Reasner
Jul 30, 2012
Elsie B. Reasner, 90, formerly of Fayetteville, PA, went to be with the Lord Monday evening, July 30, 2012 from Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 8, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Solomon and Bertha Sites Hummer. Elsie was employed at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg for 26 years, retiring in 1984....

Sarah Small
Jul 30, 2012
Sarah Wagaman Small, 89, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2012 at Providence Place, Chambersburg, with her family by her side. Born on July 2, 1923 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie (Rock) Wagaman. She was a 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and then worked at Letterkenny Army Depot in...

Albert Middaugh
Jul 29, 2012
Albert G. Middaugh, age 77, of Doylesburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born December 2, 1934 in Doylesburg, PA, He was the son of the late George T. and Ruth Collins Middaugh. A night shift supervisor and server for over 55 years Albert worked on the PA...

E. Elaine Miller
Jul 29, 2012
E. Elaine Miller, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday afternoon, July 29, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 3, 1917 in Greensburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Clayton L. and Edith Miller Gardner. Mrs. Miller was a 1935 graduate of the former Washington Township High School and was employed for 27 years at the former Stanley Company...

Dr. Jerry Broman
Jul 29, 2012
Dr. Jerry Hugo Broman, 57, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County, PA. Born November 1, 1954 in Chicago, IL, he was a son of Bjorn Hugo Broman of Sawyer, MI and the late Ulla Olofson Broman. He was a 1976 graduate of the University of Chicago and a 1980 graduate of the...

Rosemary Holma
Jul 27, 2012
Rosemary “Linda” Holma, age 55, of Waynesboro, PA passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012. Born February 24, 1957 in Pittsburgh, PA. A registered Nurse for over 25 years, Linda worked at Allegeheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and most recently in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Department, where she was employeed since 2004 and affectionately known as “Mama Linda”. Linda enjoyed...