Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Sarah Heckman
Dec 19, 2011
Sarah Ruth “Sally” Heckman, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, December 19, 2011. Born July 16, 1932 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Merle and Sarah Ruth Detrich Stevens. Sally worked as a telephone operator for the Answering Service in Chambersburg for 15 years, retiring in 1992. She was...

Dorothy Rosenberger
Dec 19, 2011
Dorothy Rosenberger, 79, of St. Thomas, PA, died at 1:26 AM, Monday December 19, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 24, 1931 in Maddensville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Fannie Mae Wible Long. Dorothy was a member of the Open Door Church in Chambersburg. Her beloved husband, William J. Rosenberger, preceded her in death...

Anna Gibbons
Dec 18, 2011
Anna H. Gibbons, age 89, of Concord, PA; passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Manor Care Nursing Home, Chambersburg, PA. Born October 1, 1922 in Doylesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Elizabeth Shields Yocum. A press operator at the former Stanley Co. in Chambersburg, she dedicated 27 years. Mrs. Gibbons was a...

Dorothy Bock
Dec 18, 2011
Dorothy A. “Dot” Bock, 81, of 6798 Path Valley Road, Fannettsburg, PA, died at 6:00 PM Sunday, December 18, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. Born March 26, 1930 in Monroe Valley, Huntingdon County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Emory and Maisie Madden Covert. Dot was a homemaker and seamstress most of her life, retiring from...

Betty Calaway
Dec 18, 2011
Betty J. Calaway, 80 of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday at her home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of George Calaway. Surviving are her 7 children, Jane, Carmine, Michael, Betty, Eleanor, Stewart, and Dolores; and a number of grandchildren. Her daughter, Jeanette Osbourne preceded her in death. Services and interment will be in Indianapolis.

Josephine Carter
Dec 18, 2011
Josephine M. “Josie” Carter, age 89, of Chambersburg, died at 11:45 PM on Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Manor Care Health Services of Chambersburg, where she had resided for the past year. Born on January 28, 1922, in Northumberland, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Kathryn (Krewin) Jablonski of Northumberland. She was the widow of Elmer...

Larry Frey
Dec 17, 2011
Larry Ray Frey, age 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Saturday, December 17, 2011. Born in Chambersburg on March 5, 1950, he was the son of Harold Frey and the late Dorothy Strock Frey. He is survived by his wife, Judy; two children, Amy and Jamie; two grandchildren, Sonya and Cole; brother, Steve (wife Karen); and numerous...

Hazel Thompson
Dec 13, 2011
Hazel Thompson, 95, formerly of Chambersburg, widow of Cleatis Thompson, died on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Golden Living Center, Hagerstown. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Friday in the chapel of the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, with viewing one hour prior. Rev. Mike Sanders will officiate. Interment will follow in Parklawns Memorial...

John Stumbaugh
Dec 13, 2011
John L. Stumbaugh, Jr., age 82 of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehab Center on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Born October 7, 1929 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late John L. and Laura Crider Stumbaugh. A US Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, John served his country honorably after graduating from...

Robert Rhoades
Dec 12, 2011
Robert F. Rhoades, Jr., 66, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Ashland, PA, died unexpectedly, Monday, December 12, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 18, 1945 in Atlantic City, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert F. and Harriet Nicholls Rhoades. Bob was a graduate of the Ashland Area High School and the Williamsport Area Community College...

Howard Tetens
Dec 11, 2011
Howard B. Tetens, Sr, 84, of Chambersburg, died Sunday at Providence Place. He is survived by his wife, Elaine H. Leone Tetens; 3 children, Linda Tetens, Barbara Seldes, and Howard B. Tetens, Jr.; 6 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 AM Friday, December 16, 2011 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home...

Jehanne Naddeo
Dec 11, 2011
Jehanne L. Naddeo, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Born in Tours, France on May 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Jean Michael and Lucienne LePhuez. Mrs. Naddeo worked at F&M Trust for more than 20 years, retiring in December of 2000. An avid reader and...

Clarence Trump
Dec 9, 2011
Clarence C. “Bud” Trump, Jr., 84, formerly of Chambersburg, died Friday, December 9, 2011 in Shippensburg Healthcare Center. Born on April 17, 1927 in Finksburg, MD, he was the son of the late Clarence C., Sr. and Annie Smith Trump. A truck driver for sixty-six years, Bud retired from D.M. Evans and after retiring drove for Lamtech. A U.S. Army...

L. Patrick Durham
Dec 9, 2011
L. Patrick Durham, 82, formerly of Fayetteville, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, December 9, 2011 at the home of his daughter in Chambersburg. Born June 13, 1929 in Detroit, MI, he was a son of the late Ledson and Mildred Helferstay Durham. Pat served in the US Navy, retiring after twenty years of service. Following his military career, he...

Wallace Baughman
Dec 8, 2011
Wallace J. “Wally” Baughman, 72, of Fayetteville, PA died Thursday afternoon, December 8, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 6, 1939 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Russel Larry and Ida Grace Reed Baughman. Early in his life, Wally had been employed at DeRose Industries in Chambersburg. For most of his life he was involved in automobile...

Stephanie Kiel
Dec 8, 2011
Stephanie K. “Sissy” Kiel, 58, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Thursday evening, December 8, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 28, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Jack D. and Nancy Yorkavitch Pheil. She is survived by her husband, John H. Kiel, whom she married September 23, 1993; her son, Greg L. Funk of Fayetteville;...

Elizabeth King
Dec 7, 2011
Elizabeth Lockridge King, 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away, December 7, 2011. Born August 23, 1923 in Marshall, MO, she was a daughter of the late William and Florence Patterson Lockridge. Elizabeth earned her bachelors degree from the University of Missouri. She taught, worked as an administrative assistant, and raised her family. She attended the Unitarian Universalist Church and enjoyed...

Anna Cunard
Dec 7, 2011
Anna G. Cunard, 91, formerly of 2753 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, December 7, 2011 in the Shook Home. Born November 1, 1920 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Jessie I. and Effie Reed Gunder. Anna was the office manager in the Opthalmology office of Dr.Meminger for 25 years. She was a member...

Scott Rosenberry
Dec 7, 2011
Scott Rosenberry, 43, of 60 East Creek Road, Newburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, December 7, 2011 at home. He was born December 16, 1967 in Chambersburg. Scott attended the Franklin Learning Center and several area adult day care centers. He loved children, finger puppets, animals, and watching television. Scott is survived by his parents, Marjorie Hamsher and her life...

Tomoko Rader
Dec 5, 2011
Tomoko (Aramaki) Rader of Fayetteville, PA was called home by the Lord on December 5, 2011 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Death was unexpected and was attributed to complications of a hemorrhagic stroke. On January 5, 1966 at the American Embassy Annex in Tokyo, Japan she married her lifetime sole-mate Bryan Gail Rader currently residing at their...