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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...
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...
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