Obituaries

Dec 5, 2011

Gail B. Hartman, age 82 of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 19, 1929 in Shippensburg, PA; she was the daughter of the late George M. and Vernal Rotz Bishop. An educator, Mrs. Hartman taught English and Principles of Democracy at Everett High School until 1955. She was a 1951 graduate...

Dec 4, 2011

James H. “Jim” Renninger, III, 87, of Fayetteville, PA, died Sunday morning, December 4, 2011 in Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 7, 1924 in Brunswick, NJ, he was a son of the late Paul and Maude Jones Renninger. Jim was a 1942 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Gettysburg College in 1946....

Dec 3, 2011

Ralph Leo Flory, Jr., 65, of Smoketown Road, Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 in his home while surrounded by his family. Born on September 19, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ralph L. Flory Sr. and Lodema Mae Green Flory. A 1964 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Ralph served his...

Dec 2, 2011

Verne V. Mooney, 87, formerly of Marvern Drive, Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 in Menno Haven of Chambersburg. Born on June 29, 1924 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Mary Gontz Mooney. He was the widower of Margaret Holden Mooney, who preceded him in death on February 17, 2007. Surviving are two...

Dec 2, 2011

Jenny L. Golden, age 36, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 2, in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on August 28, 1975 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of Lee R. and Darlene Ritchey Burkholder of Chambersburg, PA. A 1993 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Jenny worked as an LPN at Shippensburg Health Care Center,...

Dec 1, 2011

Mary T. Boyce, 97, of The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, died in the early morning on December 1, 2011. Mary was born in New York City, on January 15, 1914, to Cornelius (Neil) Gibbons, a New York City Police Sergeant, who was killed in the line of duty in 1924, and Mary Calhoun, both from County Donegal, Ireland. She...

Nov 30, 2011

Lavona Roof Hoover, 86, a resident at Menno Haven passed away at 9:14 PM Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the nursing home. Born August 16, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Raymond K. and Verna B. Willis Roof. Lavona was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing....

Nov 27, 2011

Alverta M. Foreback, Chambersburg, age 94 of Penn Hall Nursing Center, went home to be with the Lord Sunday morning November 27th 2011. Born May 7th 1917 in Napier Township, Bedford County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ella (Felix) Miller. She graduated from the former New Paris HS in 1935 and attended Cambria Rowe Business School....

Nov 26, 2011

Janet K. Johnson, 82, of 1474 Edenville Road, Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, November 26, 2011 in her home. Born October 18, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Amos M. and Carrie B. Plum Keefer. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, she worked from 1947 to 1960...

Nov 22, 2011

Paul E. Cullinane (Sr.), age 86, died suddenly of complications from heart failure, on Tuesday evening, November 22, 2011, at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. He was born on December 29, 1924 in Randolph, MA, the son of the late Edward G. Cullinane and Julia M. (Valentinelli) Cullinane. Paul was formerly from Mission Hill in Roxbury, MA, Humarock, MA, Melbourne...

Nov 22, 2011

Robert Fortner, 79, of Ft. Loudon, PA died Tuesday. A US Army veteran, he was employed at Ingersoll-Rand. He is survived by his son, Brian, his wife Melissa and their children Cole and Ainslee of Penn Laird, VA; a brother, Joseph, 2 sisters, Jeanne Zenger and Therese Gary. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Rose Fortner;...

Nov 21, 2011

Esther S. Reichard, 84, formerly of Waynesboro, went to be with The Lord, at 4:45 PM on Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Quincy United Methodist Home where she had been a resident since 2009. Born on November 14, 1927 in Duffield, she was the daughter of the late F. Shull and Edna M. Coble Skelly. She was a 1945...

Nov 20, 2011

Daniel B. “Dan” Shaffer, Sr., age 59, of Fayetteville, PA passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Born August 14, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Beulah Bumbaugh Shaffer. Dan has worked as a dump truck driver at Valley Quarries since 2003. He enjoyed carpentry and detailed woodworking;...

Nov 19, 2011

Jane Louise Royce Short of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday evening, November 19, 2011. Born in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late Howard Thomas and Jane Morrison Royce. Jane graduated from Little Rock High School in Little Rock, AR where she was in the Acappella Choir and the...

Nov 19, 2011

Lester K. “Ken” Lutz, 76, of Fayetteville, PA, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at home. Born April 24, 1935 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Lester F. and Mildred I. Bonebrake Lutz. Ken was a 1954 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served in the US Marine Corps. A barber for more than 40 years,...

Nov 18, 2011

Nov 18, 2011

James R. Keene, 25, of Winchester, VA, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 18, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on January 7, 1986 in Rockville, MD, he was the son of Jerry R. and Jillian O. Keene, of Winchester. He grew up speaking French fluently and enjoyed playing soccer and baseball. James was a student at Lord Fairfax Community College...

Nov 18, 2011

Dr. Martin Kurtz "Marty" Heine, 56, of Fayetteville, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 18, 2011, in Greene Township while hiking with his wife, Laurice. Born on March 10, 1955, in Bellefonte, PA, he was the son of Stephen V. and Alice Edwards Heine of Huntingdon. Martin was a 1973 graduate of Huntingdon Area High School, where he was a high...

Nov 18, 2011

George Pensinger Jr., 81, of St. Thomas, died unexpectedly Friday, November 18, 2011. Born November 9, 1930 in St. Thomas, he was a son of the late George and Edna (Spidel) Pensinger. George was a 1948 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was employed at the former James River Company in Chambersburg from 1966 until retiring in...

Nov 15, 2011

Hall, Harry J. (age 81) of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Born June 25, 1930 in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late Wade D. and Molly Baker Hall. Beloved husband of Donna Romig Hall; devoted father of Scott Hall (Sandie) of Woodsboro, MD, the late Russ Hall, and Cathy Hall of Montgomery Village,...