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Edward Seibert
Mar 20, 2012
Edward A. “Sonny” Seibert, 72, of Fayetteville, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 11, 1939 in Willow Hill, he was a son of the late Edward W. and Nellie V. Fleagle Seibert. Early in his life he worked at Gillan’s Orchard prior to entering the US Army. Following his discharge from the military he...
Barbara Petesich
Mar 18, 2012
Barbara E. Ferry Petesich, age 50, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born August 18, 1961 in Washington, D.C., she was a daughter of Alan and Carolyn Ferry of Spring Run, PA. A 1979 Graduate of Fannett-Metal High School and from Indiana University of PA in 1983,...
Leslie Barrick
Mar 18, 2012
Leslie A. “Uncie” Barrick, 74, of 12479 Creek Road, Fannettsburg, PA, died Sunday morning, March 18, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 26, 1937 in Fannettsburg, he was a son of the late Daniel Carson and Mabel J. Nusbaum Barrick. Leslie was a farmer all of his life and had at one time been employed by Metal Township. He was...
Ruth Stubler
Mar 17, 2012
Ruth Stubler, 90, a resident at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday morning, March 17, 2012 in the nursing home. Born July 7, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Edward F. and Mary R. High. Ruth was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed for more than thirty...
Mary Johnson
Mar 17, 2012
Mary Jane Johnson, 93, a resident at Menno Haven and formerly of Spring Run, PA, passed away Saturday evening, March 17, 2012 at the nursing home. Born June 12, 1918 in Fannettsburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Emma Snyder McCurdy. Mary Jane was a graduate of the former Fannett Township High School and worked at Letterkenny...
Joan Spangler
Mar 16, 2012
Joan E. Spangler, 69, a resident of Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA, went to be with The Lord on her sixty-ninth birthday Friday morning, March 16, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 16, 1943 in York County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Verna I. Smith Airing. She was...
Harry Appenzellar
Mar 15, 2012
Harry W. Appenzellar, Jr., 91, of Chambersburg, PA, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at his home. Born May 11, 1920 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harry W. and Nellie M. Henneberger Appenzellar. He graduated with certification in pre-flight training from Marshall University in Huntington, WV and obtained his pilot’s license. He then served with the US...
George Young
Mar 15, 2012
George W. Young, Jr., 83, of Chambersburg and formerly of Washington Grove, MD, passed away Thursday morning, March 15, 2012. Born August 31, 1928 in Washington Grove, MD, he was the son of George W., Sr. and Anna Jannette Lacey Young. Mr. Young was a 1945 graduate of the Gaithersburg High School, a 1946 graduate of the Mercersburg Academy, and...
Evelyn Johnson
Mar 15, 2012
Evelyn M. “Dolly” Johnson, age 71 of Spring Run, PA, passed away at Manor Care Health Services on Thursday, March 15, 2012. Born August 15, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Earl “Barney” and Nancy Finkley Oller. Dolly worked as a caregiver for 16 years and had previously been employed as a cook at the Bavarian...
Dr. Albert Pye, PhD.
Mar 15, 2012
Dr. Albert E. Pye, PhD, 66, of Willow Hill, PA, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 15, 2012 from his home. Born March 25, 1945 in Yeadon, PA, he was the son of the late Albert E. and Mildred Lytle Pye. He graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in entomology. Albert had a great love...
Frederick Adams
Mar 15, 2012
Frederick W. “Fred” Adams, 93, of Fannettsburg, PA died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born July 31, 1918 in Fannettsburg, he was a son of the late Thomas J. and Mintie Wineman Adams. Fred was a 1942 graduate of the Shippensburg State Teacher’s College. He taught at the former Green Hill School near McConnellsburg and later...
Betty Haines
Mar 15, 2012
Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, Inc. 333 Falling Spring Road Chambersburg, PA 17202 (717) 264-6416 THOMAS L. GEISEL, Supervisor Betty Louise (Martin) Haines, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully, Thursday, March 15, 2012 at home. Betty was born August 5, 1927 in Chambersburg to the late Charles F. and Edna M. McCanns Martin. Her first husband, Richard E. Gelwicks preceded...
Robert Fields
Mar 14, 2012
Robert R. Fields, Jr., age 63, of Orrstown, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at his home. Born August 23, 1948 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Robert R., Sr. and Ruth Mohler Fields. A Welding Instructor for the former Grove Manufacturing and now Manatowoc Crane, Mr. Fields dedicated 37 years. He was an...
Edith Hooven
Mar 13, 2012
Edith Mae Hooven, age 77, of Fayetteville, PA; died peacefully at her son’s home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Born in Elkton, MD on December 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Uhler and Ruth (Loller) Haggerty. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl W. Hooven Jr. on August 10, 1996....
Dorothy Dale
Mar 10, 2012
Dorothy S. Dale, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at Menno Haven on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Born in Marks, PA on November 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Mary Gift Sixeas. Mrs. Dale worked at Letterkenny Army Depot as a clerk until her retirement on April 4, 1967. She was a member...
Doris Henschel
Mar 8, 2012
Doris V. Henschel, age 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012 in the Manor Care Nursing Home. Born in Plymouth, MA on September 28, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen Frades Ramsdall. Ms. Henschel worked in the housekeeping department at the Shook Home, retiring in 1987. She was a member of...
Evangelene Aurandt
Mar 8, 2012
Evangelene M. Aurandt, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Falling Spring Nursing Home. Born in Mercersburg, PA on January 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ethel McFadden Miller. Mrs. Aurandt worked at Penn Hall Junior College and Wilson College as a maid...
O. Forsythe
Mar 6, 2012
O. Richard Forsythe, 80, of Edgar Avenue, Chambersburg, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, March 6, 2012 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born January 31, 1932 in Peters Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late J. Albert and Alma Orris Forsythe. He was a member of the Brethren Fellowship in Chambersburg. Richard attended the Greencastle-Antrim High School, Columbia...
Okey Brumfield
Mar 3, 2012
Okey Arthur Brumfield, Jr., age 64, of Fayetteville, PA; passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. Born on March 21, 1947 in Gilbert, WV, Okey was the son of the late Florence and Okey A. Brumfield. Sr. A U.S. Army veteran, Okey served his country honorably in Vietnam from 1964-1973. He worked...
Dr. Howard Hoffman
Mar 2, 2012
Dr. Howard L. Hoffman, 85, of Chambersburg, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at his residence. Born February 25, 1927 in Carlisle, PA. A 1944 graduate of Carlisle High School, he served with the US Navy during WWII and then received his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in 1949 from Dickinson College. He went on to receive his medical degree from Temple...
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