Obituaries

Jan 28, 2012

N. Arleen Cowgill, age 68, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012, surrounded by her family. Born August 22, 1943 in Levels, WV, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Naomi Shanholtz Catlett. An avid flower gardener, Arleen enjoyed being outdoors and spending time planting a variety of flowers. A caring and kind mother and...

Jan 27, 2012

Owen L. Bock, age 83, of Willow Hill, PA, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Aprontree Personal Care Home in Spring Run, PA. Born December 28, 1928 in Willow Hill, PA, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Erma Burk Bock. A forklift operator at Knouse Foods for 40 years, Owen retired in 1993....

Jan 27, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Ommert, 81, of Chambersburg, left this earth to be with the Lord on Friday, January 27, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 7, 1930 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Reuben J. Ricker and Mabel Shockey Ricker. Mary was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fayetteville for more than...

Jan 27, 2012

Joyce E. Gossert, 55, of Chambersburg, died on Friday January 27, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 19, 1956 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of Bertha Kerlin Yeager and the late George E. Yeager. Prior to her illness, she was employed in building maintenance by Golden Maintenance. Joyce loved gardening, flowers, music and spending...

Jan 26, 2012

Stephanie L. Macus, 65, of Fayetteville, PA transitioned to a new life on January 26, 2012, after a brief and courageous battle with lung cancer. She spent her final moments at home surrounded by family and friends. Born July 9, 1946 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Mary Bandick Lenart and John G. Lenart. In addition to her parents,...

Jan 26, 2012

Virginia E. Tarner, 89, formerly of 843 Fifth Street, died Thursday January 26, 2012 in Menno Haven Nursing Center. Born March 23, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Flossie Ecton Metz. Virginia was a 1940 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, a 1943 graduate of Garfield Memorial School of Nursing in Washington,...

Jan 25, 2012

Grace E. Mackey, 87, formerly of Brandon Drive, Chambersburg, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in the Village of Laurel Run, Adams County. Born on March 31, 1924 Letterkenny Twp., she was a daughter of the late George M. Diehl and Hazel Myers Diehl. She was the widow of Calvin L. Mackey, who preceded her in death on May 12,...

Jan 25, 2012

Jan 24, 2012

Lois Velma Gelsinger Weller Smith, age 77, a resident at the Shook Home in Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Waynesboro, PA on June 30, 1934, she is the daughter of Velma B. Weller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W. Smith on April 23, 1981. Mrs. Smith...

Jan 24, 2012

Margaret Eyer, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on January 24, 2012, at Manor Care Nursing Home. Born in Chambersburg, PA on April 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Kathryn Bowers Deardorff. Mrs. Eyer worked as a math teacher at James Buchanan High School and the former Penn Hall Junior College in Chambersburg...

Jan 24, 2012

Elizabeth M. McClure, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Caldwell. She is survived by her children, Samuel J. Rice (Helen) of Chambersburg, PA; Nancy Goodermuth (Leon) of Hanover, PA; and Ronald Rice of Germany; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren;...

Jan 23, 2012

Mary E. Beard, age 89, of Pond Bank, PA, died on Monday, January 23, 2012 in her home. Born on June 11, 1922 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry T. Corwell and Zelda V. Shatzley Corwell. She was the widow of George W. Beard, who preceded her in death on July 6, 2009. A 1940 graduate...

Jan 22, 2012

Frances W. Ellis, age 70, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Falling spring Nursing and Rehab Center on Sunday, January 22, 2012. Surviving is her son, David High (wife Adrienne) of Fayetteville, PA and two grandchildren, Abygail and Spencer High. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 1 PM in the Chapel of Thomas...

Jan 22, 2012

Anna Louise Sedlak Charlton, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Long Branch, PA, lost her courageous seven year battle with cancer on Sunday afternoon, January 22, 2012. She was a 1959 graduate of the California (PA) High School and a 1962 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania. Anna was a caring person who touched numerous lives. She was a daughter...

Jan 21, 2012

Letha F. Koontz, 100, a resident at Menno Haven and formerly of 551 Elm Avenue, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, January 21, 2012 at the nursing home. Born April 28, 1911 in Everett, PA, she was a daughter of the late Garfield Cleveland and Betty Ann Goodrich Mills. Mrs. Koontz retired from the Chambersburg Hospital where she had been...

Jan 20, 2012

Clarence J. Miley, 81, of Fannettsburg, PA, died Friday evening, January 20, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 10, 1930 in Dry Run, he was a son of the late Frank and Elsie Jones Miley. Clarence had been employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for seventeen years and was employed as a heavy equipment operator at New Enterprise Stone and...

Jan 20, 2012

Veronica Teresa “Ronnie” Shatzer, 90, of Penn Hall Nursing Center, formerly of 614 Guilford Ave., died on Friday, January 20, at Penn Hall Nursing Home. Born July 29, 1921, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Hempsey and the late Anna Gorman Hempsey. Mrs. Shatzer retired as a clerk-typist from Letterkenny Army Depot in 1981. She previously...

Jan 20, 2012

Dorothy L. Brechbill, 94, a resident at The Village of Laurel Run and formerly of Brookens Road, Fayetteville, PA, died Friday afternoon, January 20, 2012 in the nursing home following a courageous six year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born August 11, 1917 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John and Theressa Miller Byers. Dorothy was employed for...

Jan 19, 2012

Kevin Edward Funk, age 13, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. Born on December 29, 1998 in Laguna Hills, CA, he was the son of Ryan Edward Funk and Susan Calvert Funk of Chambersburg. Kevin was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and he attended the Franklin Learning Center. In addition...

Jan 19, 2012

Rue E. Berringer, 94, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born April 13, 1917 in Indiana County, she was a daughter of the late Max and Mary Scott Berringer. Rue graduated from Indiana High School and moved to Stamford, Connecticut and later to Washington, DC during WWII where she was employed...