Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Joan Singley
Jul 20, 2011
Joan M. Singley, age 69 of Boiling Springs, PA; passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 16, 1942 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Glen Singley and Mildred J. Peckman Singley. She was a member of St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chambersburg. Joan is survived by five siblings, Leilani Brechbill...

James Forney
Jul 19, 2011
James E. Forney, 69, of Chambersburg, died on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital due to complications resulting from a vehicle-pedestrian accident on March 21, 2011. Born on January 15, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Leon and Mary Brechbiel Forney. A lifelong painter by trade, Jim started out working for Garnet Sites, and...

Earl Burns
Jul 18, 2011
Earl Wilbur Burns “Pepper”, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away in his home on Monday, July 18, 2011. Born August 3, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Jesse and Kathryn Miller Burns. After retiring as a Quality Control Specialist for the Department of Defense in 1995, Earl moved back to the Chambersburg Area. He enjoyed...

James Hyatt
Jul 17, 2011
James R. Hyatt, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday morning, July 17, 2011. Born June 3, 1924 in Schnectady, NY, he was a son of the late James M. and Alice Rothwell Hyatt. A graduate of Newton High School in Newton, MA, he enrolled at Cornell University in 1942 and that same year entered the US Army in Ithaca, NY. Jim...

Alma Foreman
Jul 16, 2011
Alma D. Foreman, 80, of Chambersburg, PA, died at 7:36 AM Saturday, July 16, 2011 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 3, 1930 in Ft. Loudon, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter W. and Margaret E. Hays Starliper. She was employed at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida and Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg....

G. Jones
Jul 16, 2011
G. Leroy Jones, 90, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord at 11:15 PM, Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Penn Hall Nursing Center. Born February 22, 1921 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of the late James A. and Ida Mae Gummo Jones. A US Army veteran of WWII, Leroy was a self-employed farmer in the Newville, PA...

Paul Hartmire
Jul 15, 2011
Paul F. Hartmire, 77, of Junkin Road, Spring Run, PA, died at 2:52 AM, Friday July 15, 2011 in Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 10, 1933 in Spring Run, he was the son of the late Fred and Ethel Smith Hartmire. Paul was a graduate of the Fannett-Metal High School and was a self-employed farmer all of...

Ronald Foreman
Jul 12, 2011
Ronald L. “Ronnie” Foreman, age 73, of Fayetteville, PA; passed away in the Harrisburg Hospital on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Born January 15, 1938 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frank L. and Virginia Ruby Foreman. Ronnie worked as an optical instrument inspector at Letterkenny Army Depot; where he retired after 37 years of service in...

Judith Houser
Jul 9, 2011
Judith “Judy” Kay Houser, 60, of Chambersburg, died peacefully Saturday morning, July 9, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Born February 28, 1951 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Mary “Dolly” Patterson Green who resides at Menno Haven and the late Leroy “Mope” Green. Judy was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She and...

Dolores Rupert
Jul 9, 2011
Dolores A. Bernhardt Rupert, age 79, of Orrstown, PA and formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away in her home on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Born July 3, 1932 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Alma Bradley Weaver. Mrs. Rupert was a long time employee at Papa Dino’s Pizzas and Herr and Company in Lancaster; she...

Lula Harris
Jul 6, 2011
Elder Lula M. Harris, 98, of Wyncote, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Cliveden Convalescent Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Born June 21, 1913 in Marion, SC., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Lualma Mason. Her husband, Dr. William L. Harris preceded her in death on October 19, 1981. She had been employed...

Patsy Thomson
Jul 5, 2011
Patsy A. Myers Miller Thomson, age 67, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 28, 1944 in Newport News, VA; she was the daughter of the late Merrell L. and Ellen Mae Woodall Adams. Patsy was raised by her grandparents, the late William L. and Victoria Carter Adams of Monroe, VA....

Connie Nunley
Jul 3, 2011
Connie “Mike” Max Nunley, 60, of Chambersburg, PA, died at 11:05 AM Sunday July 3, 2011 at his home. Born October 26, 1950 in Olney, TX, he was a son of the late James and Connie Anderson Nunley. A US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Mike retired from the military after twenty years of service and was then employed...

Bernice Hockenberry
Jul 2, 2011
Bernice Faye Hockenberry, age 54, of St. Thomas, PA; passed away unexpectedly at the Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Services and interment are private. Arrangements are entrusted to the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Online condolences may be expressed on her Book of Memories page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy Robinson
Jun 30, 2011
Dorothy A. Robinson, 86, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her residence of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA, June 30, 2011, after a brief illness. Dorothy was born June 20, 1925, in York, PA and was the only child of Mary Marie Sharar and Charles R. Grim. Dorothy was raised and cared for by Edward and Nettie Black...

Beverly Hershberger
Jun 30, 2011
Beverly L. Hershberger, 74, of Chambersburg, died Thursday at her home. She is survived by her husband Elmer L.; 3 children, Judith L. (Dan) Curtiss, Joseph E. (Tasha) and Jon L. and fiancé Dawne; grandchildren Danielle, Joe, Jacob, Zachary, Elizabeth, and Emily; and sister Carol Tutton. Memorial services will be held at 11AM Tuesday July 5, 2011 at First Lutheran...

Martha Sollenberger
Jun 29, 2011
Martha G. Sollenberger, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Providence Place. Born on March 19, 1918 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late J. Clyde and Mary Dice Reed. A homemaker most of her life, she was a member of Crider’s United Brethren Church. She enjoyed flowers and sewing. Her beloved husband, Maurice...