Obituaries

Jul 27, 2012

Jul 24, 2012

Charles Skladanek, 91, of Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, July 24 , 2012 in York Hospital. He is loved and will be greatly missed by his wife, Florence; children, Ann, Chuck, Susan (husband, Bob) and Michael (wife, Martha); grandchildren, Chris, Erin (husband, Corey), Lauren, and Alex; and great grandchildren, Layla and Tatum. A private family service will be held in the...

Jul 23, 2012

Carol J. Portmann, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, July 23, 2012. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Stella Rice Duch.A teacher most of her life, Mrs. Portmann retired from the Chambersburg Area School District in 1993. She was a graduate of Cleveland State University with...

Jul 23, 2012

Charles A. Duke, 85 of Chambersburg, and formerly of Waynesboro died Monday. morning, July 23, 2012 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 22, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John and Emma Duke. Charles retired from South Mountain Restoration Center where he had been employed as a nursing assistant and later worked part-time at the former John...

Jul 23, 2012

Miles V. Cowdrey, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, passed from this life on July 23, 2012. He was the son of Elise Fleck Cowdrey and Miles A. Cowdrey. Survivors are his loving wife of 54 years, Margaret Radford Cowdrey, a son, Douglas, a daughter, Carole and her husband, Robert Rollins. He also is survived by his two beloved grandchildren, Alyssa and...

Jul 21, 2012

Clara V. Plasterer, age 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Village of Laurel Run Nursing Home. Born May 11, 1928 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence W. DeHart, Sr. and Bessie I. Bakner DeHart. Clara worked as the housekeeping supervisor for Manor Care Nursing Home in Chambersburg until...

Jul 21, 2012

Lois M. (Wenger) Martin, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, July 21, 2012 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born September 6, 1926 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Laban and S. Ruth (Hostetter) Wenger. Mrs. Martin was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and turned down a scholarship to Wilson College to marry...

Jul 21, 2012

Anna Mary Suders Norcross, 86, passed away Saturday July 21, 2012 at Providence Place. She was the wife of the late Clyde “Butch” Norcross to whom she was married for fifty-four years. Born March 2, 1926 in Shippensburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Hazel Suders. Anna enjoyed cooking, sewing, arts and crafts, and traveling to visit...

Jul 21, 2012

Russell L. Edwards, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away Saturday morning, July 21, 2012. Born March 14, 1933 in Croyle, Cambria County, PA, he was a son of Bernard and Emma Flenner Sikorski. After graduating from high school, Russell served as a military police officer with the US Army. He was employed as a die maker at the former James River...

Jul 21, 2012

Master Sergeant Reuben J. Brechbill (US Army, Ret.), 88, of Fayetteville, PA, died Saturday morning, July 21, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he had been a guest for one day. Born November 17, 1924 near Fort McCord in Hamilton Township, he was a son of the late Jacob Tobias and Ella May Wenger Brechbill. Reuben entered...

Jul 17, 2012

Barbara H. Taylor, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, July 17, 2012 at her home. Born November 26, 1933 in Bethany, OK, she was a daughter of the late Elza Sherman and Hilda Caroline Bates Taylor. Barbara was a 1951 graduate of the Middlebranch High School in Middlebranch, OH and went on the graduate from nursing school at Aultman...

Jul 16, 2012

On July 16, 2012, Jessie V. Hutchison went to be with her Heavenly Father at 9:45 AM, following a long illness. Jessie was born on January 7, 1933 in Chambersburg to the late Walter and Edith Starliper Bietsch. She graduated from Chambersburg High School in 1950 and attended the former Chambersburg Area Business School. William R. Hutchison became her life-long...

Jul 15, 2012

Andrew McKenzie, age 76, of Fayetteville, PA; passed away in his home on Sunday, July 15, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born November 21, 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, he was the son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Turner) McKenzie. After serving honorably in the Royal Army from 1953-1955, Mr. McKenzie pursued an engineering career, starting at IBM,...

Jul 13, 2012

Orrin J. Stevens, 88, of St. Thomas, PA, died Friday morning, July 13, 2012. Born July 20, 1923 in Six Mile Run, PA, he was a son of the late Rufus and Elizabeth Barton Stevens. A US Army Veteran, Orrin served honorably in World War II. He retired from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission after 17 years of service. Orrin was...

Jul 9, 2012

Vema C. Souders Ricker, age 89, formerly of St. Thomas, and currently resided at Penn Hall, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2012. Born February 6, 1923 in Mercersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde A. and Ruth E. Gushert Souders. Mrs. Ricker was a 1941 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School. She began her...

Jul 9, 2012

Walter Haydon Alpaugh, age 78, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Manassas, VA passed away in his home on Monday, July 9, 2012. Born October 26, 1933 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Walter A. and Frances E. Haydon Alpaugh. Walt was a graduate of the University of Richmond with a BS Degree, he served his...

Jul 9, 2012

Russel F. Kriner, age 86, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, July 9, 2012. Born March 26, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Lester S. and Anna C. Ricker Kriner. A US Navy veteran, Mr. Kriner served honorably during WWII aboard the USS LCS L3 117 in the Pacific Theater....

Jul 8, 2012

Shirley M. Lehman, age 69, of Shippensburg, PA; passed away in her home on Sunday, July 8, 2012. Born in Chambersburg on October 8, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Ralph A. Peters, Sr. and Vera E. Perry Peters. Shirley worked at both Wilson College and at Menno Haven in Food Service, retiring from Menno Haven in 2005....

Jul 7, 2012

Robert W. Stadler, age 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 7, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 6, 1939 in Saginaw, MI, he was the son of Dorothy Stadler of Saginaw, MI and the late William R. Stadler. A US Army veteran, he retired after 20 years of honorable service as a Chief Warrant Officer...

Jul 6, 2012

Robert L. Crank, 68, of Amberson, PA, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 after an eight month battle with cancer. Born November 6, 1943 in Indiana, he was a son of Helen L. Crank and the late Rudolph V. Crank. Robert was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, honorably discharged on February 23, 1971. He was retired from...