Obituaries

Mar 2, 2012

Marian S. Fetterhoff, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday afternoon, March 2, 2012 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 25, 1922 in New York, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Zolar Stavana. During WWII, she was employed at the Kane Manufacturing Company making parts for airplanes to support the war effort. After moving...

Mar 1, 2012

Janet V. Corwell Evans, 91, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord Thursday evening, March 1, 2012 from the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 23, 1920 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry T. and Zelda V. Shatzley Corwell. A graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Janet was employed at the J. Schoeneman Company in...

Feb 28, 2012

Ramsey D. Rock, age 56, of Shade Gap, PA, passed away in the Hershey Medical Center on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Born November 28, 1955 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Gladys J. Miller Rock. An avid Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers Football fan, Ramsey enjoyed watching and going to games; however he...

Feb 26, 2012

Dr. Ainslee Arnold Gruen, 92, of Chambersburg, died Sunday evening, February 26, 2012 at Menno Village where he resided for the past twenty-one years. Born November 15, 1919 in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Edwin Lawrence and Elizabeth Love Jacobsen Gruen. He served as a pilot with the US Navy during WWII and was discharged...

Feb 26, 2012

Edna M. (Shaffer) College, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 in Chambersburg. Born August 2, 1928 in Napier Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Guy and Annie Helsel Shaffer. Edna is survived by her loving husband of almost 60 years, Eldon J. College, whom she married on March 22, 1952; two daughters,...

Feb 25, 2012

Ernesto L. Cruz, age 64, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Uvalde, TX, he was the son of the late Pablo and Barbara Lemen Cruz. A U.S. Army veteran, Ernesto served his country honorably for 20 years, retiring in 1986. After retirement Ernesto devoted time to the Keystone Health...

Feb 24, 2012

Willis C. “Red” Picking, age 84, of Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 in Cedars Hospice, Monroeville, PA after a brief illness. Born December 19, 1927, in Newark, NJ, the son of the late D. Walter R. Picking and Ethel Coble Picking, Red grew up in Chambersburg. A U.S. Army veteran of both WWII...

Feb 24, 2012

Yvonne E. Clever, age 83 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Friday, February 24, 2012. Born April 13, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Abram P. and Ethel M. Thompson Leight. A Proof Reader for the Public Opinion Newspaper, Mrs. Clever retired in 1975 after 15 years of service. She enjoyed crocheting,...

Feb 22, 2012

Edna V. Peterson, age 88 of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in her home with her family at her side. Born March 25, 1923 in Smithsburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Sadi Pound Leather. A homemaker all her life, Mrs. Peterson enjoyed sewing, spending time cooking...

Feb 22, 2012

Jeffrey L. Beltz, 55, of 1937 Lincoln Way West, Chambersburg, PA 17202, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 after his three year battle with cancer, which eventually took his life. Born August 22, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Raymond C. Beltz Sr. and Dessie J. Nunemaker Beltz. A U.S. Marine...

Feb 21, 2012

David Andrew Jackson Leister, age 74, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Falling Spring Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA. Born June 3, 1937 he was the son of the late John Cline and Edna Leister. David is survived by numerous friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Beulah Moser. David was...

Feb 19, 2012

Charles A. “Charlie” Hainsey, age 75, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in his home on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Born on November 15, 1936 in Goshen, PA, Charlie was the son of the late Benjamin C. and Bertha Condon Hainsey. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Charlie served his country honorably from 1954-1958. He worked as a supervisor for Pennsylvania electric...

Feb 19, 2012

Feb 18, 2012

Carmine “Sonny” Balbo, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, died Saturday evening, February 18, 2012 in Camp Hill, PA. Born August 23, 1916 in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Mary Lauria Balbo. Sonny served in the US Navy as Aviation Metalsmith during WWII. He was employed as a truck driver by Rheingold Brewing Company in...

Feb 17, 2012

Francis J. Fegan, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, died Friday morning, February 17, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 31, 1929 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Leo S. and Mary C. Andrews Fegan. A US Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Fegan was employed for forty years at Nitterhouse...

Feb 17, 2012

Virgil T. Lehman, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home, while surrounded by his family. Born on February 6, 1926, in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Jacob E. and Salome Ebersole Lehman. Virgil retired in 1991 from Hess Manufacturing. During retirement he delivered eggs for...

Feb 16, 2012

Constance Elaine Sites Wessells, 94, died February 16, 2012, at Penn Hall Nursing Center, in Chambersburg, PA, where she had been a resident since 2001. Born May 25, 1917, in Clear Spring, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Armour Sites and Mamie Constance Funkhouser Sites. Constance graduated from Clear Spring High School in 1933 and Strayer Business...

Feb 15, 2012

Margaret Moore Frey, age 88, of Chambersburg, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Penn Hall, Chambersburg. Born on May 27, 1923 in Hinton, WV, she was a daughter of the late John T. Moore and Josie M. Meadows Moore. She was the widow of J. Melvin Frey, who preceded her in death on March 27, 2007. Margaret grew up...

Feb 14, 2012

Robin L. Royer, 47, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday February 14, 2012 with her family by her side. Born on September 3, 1964 in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Mabel L. Noll Royer. Robin is survived by a brother, Samuel A. Royer II and a sister Sandra A. Pryor. Funeral services will be...

Feb 14, 2012

Keith L. Coons, age 61, of Dry Run, PA; passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at the Pinnacle Health Hospital in Harrisburg, PA. Born December 1, 1950, he was the son of the late Dale F. and LaRue Murray Coons. A dairy farmer and livestock hauler all his life, Keith enjoyed agriculture and the livestock business. He also enjoyed...