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Thomas Reasner
Jan 18, 2012
Thomas Charles Reasner, 84 formerly of Fayetteville, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services of Chambersburg. Born on September 17, 1927 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Margaret Reasner Schael. Tom was a member of the Fayetteville Church of God. He will be missed by many people in Fayetteville, whom he helped with...
Robert Kline
Jan 17, 2012
Robert H. Kline, Jr., 84 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, January 17, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 4, 1927 in Chambersburg he was a son of the late Robert H., Sr. and Fannie Pierce Kline. A US Navy veteran of WWII, Bob owned and operated the former Kline’s Photo Shop in Chambersburg for more than...
Harry Knepper
Jan 16, 2012
Harry G. Knepper, age 63, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room on Monday, January 16, 2012. Born September 2, 1948 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Harry J. and Mildred Eberly Knepper. A 1966 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Harry went on working in the auto parts business...
William Walter
Jan 16, 2012
William H. Walter, age 88, of Chambersburg, died on Monday, January 16, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services of Chambersburg. Born on September 7, 1923 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ernest W. and Mary (Hamsher) Walter. Bill served his country during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Retired from the U.S. Postal Service...
Dianne Norris
Jan 16, 2012
Dianne Yoh Norris, 56, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday afternoon, January 16, 2012 in York Hospital. Born November 18, 1955 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Dorothy L. Shoop Yoh, who resides at Menno Haven, and the late Carl A. Yoh, Jr. Dianne was a 1973 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for...
Merrill Scutchall
Jan 15, 2012
Merrill Simon Scutchall, 91, formerly of Greenvillage, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2012 at Menno Haven where he had been a guest for the past two months. Born February 13, 1920 in Hopewell, PA, he was a son of the late Frank Sr., and Della M. Wright Scutchall. Merrill had been employed most of his life as a...
Edward Braun
Jan 14, 2012
Edward G. Braun, age 87, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Doylestown, PA; passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 3, 1924 in Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late George J. and Irene Harman Braun. A U.S. Army-Air Corps veteran, Mr. Braun served honorably during WWII. He was a graduate of...
M. Robert Lesher
Jan 11, 2012
M. Robert Lesher, 88, formerly of 40 North Coldbrook Avenue, Chambersburg, PA, died Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012 at Penn Hall. Born April 1, 1923 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Milton E. and Della M. Manahan Lesher. Mr. Lesher was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served with the US Army Air...
John Ott
Jan 11, 2012
John P. Ott, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in Manor Care Nursing Home. Born March 1, 1919 in Shippensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Stiles and Margaret Durf Ott. A US Army veteran, Mr. Ott served honorably during WWII; he then went on to work at T.B. Woods for 40...
Elmer Beaston
Jan 9, 2012
Elmer F. Beaston, Sr., age 87, of Spring Run, PA passed away on Monday, January 09, 2012 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 27, 1924, he was a son of the late Robert and Lillian McElhaney Beaston. Upon graduation from Dry Run High School, Elmer entered the U.S. Army. During World War II, he served with the 4th Infantry Division “Big...
Clarence Baker
Jan 9, 2012
Clarence B. “Hank” Baker, Sr. of Limekiln Road, Chambersburg and formerly of Shippensburg, died on Monday, January 9, 2012 at his residence, after a brief illness. Born on March 13, 1929, he was the son of the late John and Laura Helm Baker. Hank honorably served his country in the U.S. Army, most notably in Guam. After returning from his...
Evelyn Newman
Jan 8, 2012
Evelyn R. Newman, 88, formerly of 145 Highland Road, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, January 8, 2012 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she resided for the past four years. Born June 27, 1923 near Cheesetown, Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Rhoda Sollenberger Rotz. Evelyn was a 1941 graduate of...
Sylvia Zimmerman
Jan 7, 2012
Sylvia Burkholder Zimmerman, 96, a guest at Menno Haven and formerly of West Main Street, Fayetteville, PA, died Saturday morning, January 7, 2012 in the nursing home. Born August 21, 1915 in Greene Township, she was a daughter of the late Noah and Phoebe Mahon Burkholder. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Zimmerman was a long time member of...
Edith Lyons
Jan 6, 2012
Edith Blanche Lawver Lyons, age 93, of Chambersburg, formerly of Delaware Twp., Juniata County, died on Friday, January 06, 2012 in her home. Born on September 24, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Jennie S. Naylor Lawver. She was the widow of Calvin Morgan Lyons, who preceded her in death on November 11, 1982. A member of East...
Wesley Cowan
Jan 6, 2012
Wesley Eugene “Gene” Cowan, 82, of Chambersburg and formerly of Fannettsburg, PA, died Friday morning, January 6, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 15, 1929 in Mt. Union, he was a son of the late John D. and Sue Gordon Cowan. Early in life Gene was employed in building...
Mary Hockenberry
Jan 5, 2012
Mary W. Hockenberry, 88, of Chambersburg and formerly of Doylesburg, died Thursday, January 5, 2012. She is survived by two daughters, Sharon E. Henry and Christina S. Forney; 3 grandchildren; and 1 great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Hockenberry; a daughter, Sandy E. Plate; an infant son; 5 sisters; 2 brothers and a granddaughter. Private graveside...
Beverley Faust
Jan 5, 2012
Beverley Emerick Faust, a long-time resident of the Chambersburg area, died Thursday the 5th of January at the Chambersburg Hospital as a result of complications from pneumonia, at the age of 80. Born on September 2, 1931 in Bellwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Catherine (Weaver) Wogan. Beverley had been employed by the Chambersburg...
Rowland Becker
Jan 4, 2012
Rowland A. Becker, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, January 4, 2012 at his home. Born July 21, 1926 in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Harry Ruben and Eva May Jackson Becker. Rowland spent his early childhood in the Philadelphia area, and at age five moved with his family to Sellersville, West Rockhill Township,...
June Wenger
Jan 3, 2012
June R. Wenger, 93, of Chambersburg, went to be with The Lord, Tuesday January 3, 2012. Born June 27, 1918 in Letterkenny Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Cora Friese Kegerreis. A homemaker for most of her life, June was a rather private person, choosing to focus her energy on her church and family. She is...
J. Brookens
Jan 1, 2012
J. Louise “Blondie” Brookens, age 85, of 313 South Sixth Street, Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 4, 1926, in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Nelson W. and Carrie E. (Thomas) Foreman. She attended Chambersburg High School, Class of 1944. Blondie worked at the Stanley...
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