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Edwin Smith
May 25, 2012
Edwin F. Smith, 88, of Fayetteville, PA, died Friday afternoon, May 25, 2012 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. Born May 12, 1924 in Bethel, NY, he was a son of the late Leroy and Regina Baker Smith. From 1939 – 1941 he served with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Florida. A US Navy veteran of WWII, he was stationed...
Robert Strope
May 25, 2012
Robert L. “Bob” Strope, 59, of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday evening in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 4, 1952 in Athens, PA, he was a son of the late Howard and Charlotte Roberts Strope. He is survived by his wife, Roxanne Snyder Strope, whom he married June 1, 1981. Services and interment will be private.
Margaret Fahnestock
May 25, 2012
Margaret E. Fahnestock, 85, formerly of 111 Eisenhower Drive, Chambersburg, PA, died Friday morning, May 25, 2012 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 8, 1927 in Scotland, PA, she was a daughter of the late William and Della Coldsmith Stewart. A 1946 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Margaret had been employed as a waitress at the former Kustard Kitchen...
Wilma Cornell
May 22, 2012
Wilma S. Cornell, 73, of Fort Loudon, PA, died Tuesday evening, May 22, 2012 while surrounded by her family at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she resided for the past two weeks. Born August 4, 1938 in Monroe Township, Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary May Smith. Wilma was a 1956 graduate...
Amy Buchanan
May 22, 2012
Amy G. Buchanan, 87 formerly of Willow Grove, PA, passed from this life May 22, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. She had resided at Menno Haven for the past 3 ½ years. Born in Ambler, PA, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Pearl Clayton Buchanan. Amy was a graduate of the Ambler High School and received her B.A....
Ann Fordham
May 20, 2012
Ann Rockwood Fordham, age 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away in her home on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Born April 21, 1950, in Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Howard Andrew and Jean Wheeler Orr Rockwood. Ann attended Bladensburg High School. Ann went on to work in food service for over 25 years. She enjoyed spending time...
Elsie West
May 19, 2012
Elsie “Mae” West, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Fayetteville; passed away at the Chambersburg, Hospital on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Born in Chambersburg on January 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Irene Shearer Ulrich. A homemaker most of her life, Mae enjoyed crocheting, knitting, playing the piano, playing solitaire, and jig...
Robert Schwarz
May 16, 2012
Robert M. “Bud” Schwarz, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in his home on May 16, 2012. Born in Chambersburg, PA on August 11, 1923, he was a son of the late Max E. Schwarz and Thesta J. Ward Schwarz. He was the widower of Rita Brown Schwarz, who preceded him in death on November 13, 2001. Bud was...
Marvin Reihart
May 16, 2012
Marvin L. “Marv” Reihart, 60, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 18, 1951 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of the late John and Beatrice Wible Reihart. He owned and operated Marv’s Used Cars in Chambersburg and had formerly been employed for twenty-seven years at Grove...
Reed McDonald
May 15, 2012
Reed McDonald, Jr., age 82, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Menno Haven. Born on August 10, 1929 in Mercersburg, he was a son of the late Reed McDonald Sr and Esther May Pine McDonald. His wife, Cora Seville McDonald died July 12, 1983. He was a mechanic supervisor with Memphis Equipment Co. working there for...
Janet Forrester-Pickell
May 15, 2012
Janet L. Forrester-Pickell, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Born January 10, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Isabelle F. Flohr Mummert. Mrs. Pickell worked in the Banking industry at the former First National Bank...
Joyce Morrison
May 13, 2012
Joyce Lynn Morrison, 73, of Benton, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, PA. Born March 31, 1939 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Pearl (Jones) Young. A graduate of Wilson College, Joyce majored in German and went on to work at the College for...
Joyce Morrison
May 13, 2012
Joyce Lynn Morrison, 73, of Benton, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, died on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, PA. Born March 31, 1939 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Pearl (Jones) Young. A graduate of Wilson College, Joyce majored in German and went on to work at the College for...
Carl Blair
May 9, 2012
Carl L. Blair, Jr., 65, of Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday morning, May 9, 2012 at Quincy United Methodist Home where he resided the past several months. Born January 4, 1947 in Reading, PA, he was a son of the late Carl L., Sr. and Lydia Christine Bartles Blair. Carl was a 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School...
William Freet
May 2, 2012
William Henry Freet, Sr., age 92, of Chambersburg, died on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on July 8, 1919 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Maria Schraedley Yingst Fralich and William Harry Freet. He was the widower of Betty Fennell Freet, the love of his life, whom he married on November 7, 1941....
Donald Bankes
May 1, 2012
Donald John Bankes, 88, of Chambersburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 with members of his family present. He was born on January 24, 1924 in Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA to the late Cryder H. Bankes Sr. and Ellen J Pugh. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jean A....
Rebecca Dill
May 1, 2012
Rebecca Ann Finney Dill, 73, of Fayetteville, passed away while surrounded by her loving family and friends on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on May 31, 1938 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Edward George and Mayburn Schultz (Fitz) Finney. A 1956 graduate of Waynesboro High School, Beckey worked as a Library...
Nancy Johnson
Apr 29, 2012
Nancy J. Johnson, age 69 of Doylesburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Dwight and six siblings. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 1 PM in the Agett-Geisel Funeral Home, Dry Run, PA; where the family will receive friends one hour prior to...
Ronald Garber
Apr 28, 2012
Ronald L. Garber, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord Saturday morning, April 28, 2012 from his home while surrounded by his family. Born November 4, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Lloyd and M. Margaret Rosenberry Garber. Ronald was a 1961 graduate of the Chambersburg High School and served in the Pennsylvania...
James Burghard
Apr 28, 2012
James Burghard Sr., 72, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, April 28, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 9, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Clement and Stella Key Burghard. A US Army veteran, he met his wife in 1959 in Saumur, France while serving in the military. A computer programmer, Jim...
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