Obituaries

Mar 2, 2011

Eleanor B. Rutka, 93, a resident at Menno Haven and formerly of Shippensburg, PA, passed away at 2:10 PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the nursing home. Born April 29, 1917 in Stuttgart, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Fred John and Elizabeth Amelia “Elsie” Beyer Bold. Eleanor was employed for twenty-seven years by New Jersey Bell as...

Mar 1, 2011

Parker Dyer Preisler, age 7 months, son of Jeremy D. and Jennifer Goetz Preisler died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. He was born August 2, 2010 in Harrisburg, PA. In addition to his parents, Parker is survived by his twin brother, Myles Jack Preisler; maternal grandparents Charlie Jr. and Sue Goetz; maternal great-grandparents Charles Sr. and Phyllis Goetz; paternal...

Feb 27, 2011

Catherine M. Newcomer, 89, formerly of Wisteria Drive, Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 in Holly Hill, FL. Born August 4, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry Ralph and Lottie Martin. Catherine moved to Florida in 2004 and prior to that she and her late husband were winter resident in Florida. She was a...

Feb 25, 2011

Helen L. Williamson, 79, of St. Thomas, PA, died at 5:48AM Friday, February 25, 2011 at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born January 30, 1932 in Dublin Township, Huntington County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy J. and Dessie N. Murphy Hampton. Helen retired from Sunnyway Foods in Chambersburg where she worked in the...

Feb 25, 2011

Helen K. Shreiner, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, died on Friday, February 25, 2011 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on January 20, 1921 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late G. Stewart Klenzing and Mary Gabler Klenzing. She was the widow of Charles "Bucky" Shreiner, who preceded her in death on June 16, 1999....

Feb 25, 2011

Wilma J. Shaffer, age 82, of Chambersburg, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 25, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on February 14, 1929 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ray Robert Graham and Carrie Kathleen (Reed) Graham. A 1947 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Wilma retired from the Chambersburg Area...

Feb 25, 2011

Ellen Regina "Ellie" Kegerreis, age 33, of Queenstown, MD, and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, February 25, in Annapolis, MD. She was a daughter of Ronald D. Kegerreis of Carlisle and the late Julie Hemsley Kegerreis, and granddaughter of Rose Hemsley, with whom she lived over the last 8 years. She is survived by her sisters, Meagan Duke...

Feb 23, 2011

Virginia Manning Overcash, 90, resident of Menno Haven Village Square and Penn Hall Nursing Center, and formerly of Byers Avenue, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on January 2,1921 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert Culp Manning and Norine Diffenderfer Manning. She was the widow of Charles Jay Overcash, who...

Feb 14, 2011

Melvin L. Ewing, age 57, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, February 27, in his home while surrounded by his family. Born on June 24, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Violet Sullivan. He is also survived by his two children, Adam C. Ewing and Lauren L. Sanders (and her husband, Leonza); two beautiful grandchildren, Ashton C. Ewing...

Jun 18, 1946

Jack Baker Crist, age 94, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 12, 2017 on Hilton Head Island, S.C. His beloved wife of 72 years, Laura Casilda (Lombardi) preceded him in death at age 95 on June 22, 2016. It was their wish that this obituary be inclusive of their wonderful life together. Jack was born on May 6,...

Hugh A. Wiesman, age 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on February 10, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Michaelene (Mickey) Tresco Wiesman; two sons, John H. Wiesman of Mississippi and Robert H. Wiesman of Arizona; four grandchildren, Mario, Jonah, Anthony and Ethan; a sister, Maria Ryan of Peoria, IL; Michaelene’s siblings and their spouses;...