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Chester Baughman
Jul 5, 2012
Chester A. “Pap” Baughman, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Menno Haven where he resided for the past 10 days. Born July 13, 1932 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Sargie W., Sr. and Margaret O. Patterson Baughman. Chester served with the US Army during the Korean War. A farmer most of his...
Robert Tillman
Jul 3, 2012
Robert Tillman, son of the late George and Honga Phillips Tillman, was born on August 9, 1938 in Lenoir County, NC. He departed this life on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. He graduated from Savannah High School, Grifton, NC and furthered his education by enrolling at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC. He retired from...
John Bennett
Jun 29, 2012
John J. “Jack” Bennett, age 78 of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Friday, June 29, 2012. Born in New York City on October 25, 1933, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy Corrigan Bennett. A veteran of the Korean Conflict, Jack served his country honorably in the US Air Force...
Dorothy Snyder
Jun 29, 2012
Dorothy A. Snyder, age 87, a resident of the Locust Grove Retirement Home in Mifflin, PA and formerly of Blairs Mills, PA; passed away on Friday, June 29, 2012. Born February 25, 1925 in Lack Township, she was the daughter of the late J. Bryan and Ethel Shearer Burdge. A homemaker all her life, Mrs. Snyder enjoyed spending time with...
Robert Fickes
Jun 27, 2012
Robert E. Fickes, Sr., Age 80 of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Born July 24, 1931 in Fayetteville, PA he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Nellie C. Baughman Fickes. A manager in the meat department of the former A&P and Superfresh Supermarkets, Mr. Fickes devoted 27...
Dolores Rosenberry
Jun 22, 2012
Dolores A. Rosenberry, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, died on Friday, June 22, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born on April 26, 1924 in Upper Strasburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Glenn C. and Eileen M. Rosenberry Allen. A 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Dolores worked for the former Stanley Clothing Company for 27 years...
Robert Faust
Jun 21, 2012
Robert E. “Bob” Faust, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday evening, June 21, 2012 at Holy Spirit Hospital. Born January 7, 1927 in Windber, PA, he was a son of the late Clark Sherman and Mabel Viola Ott Faust. Bob was a graduate of the Windber High School and served with the US Army Corps of Engineers. He had at...
John Hepfer
Jun 20, 2012
John W. Hepfer, Sr., 85, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday morning, June 20, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 1, 1927 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Joseph and Nettie Custer Hepfer. A US Army veteran of WWII, he took part in the original Cannonball Run. John retired from Nitterhouse Concrete and Masonry Products and Mt....
Dennis Jones
Jun 20, 2012
Dennis Gregory “Denny” Jones, 54, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD. Born on January 4, 1958 in Clarksville, TN, he was a son of Julie Smith Jones of Fayetteville and the late Jay L. Jones. A 1975 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Denny served his country with...
Frank Karpowicz
Jun 16, 2012
Frank S. Karpowicz, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, June 16, 2012 at his home. Born May 23, 1936 in Ashland, PA, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Bertha Pietrewicz Karpowicz. Frank was a 1954 graduate of JW Cooper High School in Shenandoah and a 1958 graduate of Penn State University. He served in the...
Edith Rice
Jun 13, 2012
Edith Arlene “Sam” Rice of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Born May 25, 1936 in Edenville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Margaretta Mills Burns. Sam was a 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She was a life member of the Marine Corps League Auxillary...
Richard Wenger
Jun 8, 2012
Richard J. Wenger, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services of Chambersburg. Born on May 22, 1924 in Pleasant Hall, he was a son of the late Joseph Nisley Wenger and Clara Jane Stewart Wenger. Richard served his country with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He retired in...
Frances Sites
Jun 7, 2012
Frances Catharine (Besecker) Sites of Chambersburg, formerly of Fayetteville, died on Thursday, June 7, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on April 7, 1914 in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late Horace M. Besecker, Sr. and Cora Catharine (Coble) Besecker. She graduated from the Chambersburg High School as the valedictorian of her class in 1931 and from Wilson...
John Alberts
Jun 5, 2012
John R. Alberts, 84, formerly of Fayetteville, PA, died Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012 at The Quarters at the Shook Home in Chambersburg. Born May 31, 1928 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late William Alberts and Lillian Bumbaugh Cordell. Mr. Alberts served in the US Army Air Corps and was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg,...
Rev. John Springer
Jun 4, 2012
Rev. John R. Springer, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord Monday evening, June 4, 2012 from the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 21, 1924 in Altoona, PA, he was a son of the late Elmer and Margaret Goss Springer. A US Army veteran of WWII, he received a Bachelor’s Degree from Brian College in...
Earl Long
Jun 4, 2012
Earl R. Long, age 65, of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012. Born July 17, 1946 in Fannettsburg, PA, he was the son of Gladys Hobble Long and the late James Earl Long. Earl worked in the logging industry for years, working last for Don Reasner Logging. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, and gardening. Surviving are a...
William Elliott
May 29, 2012
William G. Elliott, Jr., 84, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Born November 21, 1927 in Fannettsburg, he was the son of the late William G. and Nellie Jane Hammond Elliott. He served with the US Army infantry during WWII. Mr. Elliott had been employed for 31 years as...
Jesse Fleagle
May 29, 2012
Jesse Fleagle, 80, of Chambersburg and formerly of Allenwood, PA, died Tuesday morning, May 29, 2012 at ManorCare Health Services. Born December 13, 1931 in Doylesburg, he was a son of the late Homer M. and Alice M. O’Donnell Fleagle. Jesse had worked as a heavy equipment operator throughout his lifetime. He was a member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge and...
Kevin Lynch
May 29, 2012
Kevin Eugene Lynch, age 48, of Winchester, VA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away quietly in his home on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, due to natural causes. Born on April 16, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Charles W. “Bill” and Florence “Louise” Smith Lynch, of Chambersburg. Kevin was raised in the Catholic faith and he graduated from...
Charles Quivers
May 26, 2012
Charles N. “Champ” Quivers, 59, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 17, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was a son of John and Margaret Rideout Quivers, of Chambersburg. Charles was a 1973 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was last employed at Target in Chambersburg. He attended John Wesley AME Zion...
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