Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Robert William Owens

Robert William Owens

Nov 20, 2023

Robert William Owens, 58 years old, of Chambersburg, PA, died in San Francisco, CA, on November, 20, 2023.  He was born on June 13, 1965 in Seoul, South Korea to Betty Lee and James William Owens.  Robert graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School and enlisted in the United States Army.  He was preceded in death by his father, James,...

Clyde Kimple

Clyde Kimple

Nov 20, 2023

Clyde H. Kimple, 93, of Shippensburg, PA and formerly of Fayetteville, PA passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 21, 1930 in Gettysburg, PA he was the son of the late Bernard and Anna (Clapsadl) Kimple. He was employed as a tool and die maker for Chambersburg Engineering Company. In his younger years he played...

John Rife

John Rife

Nov 17, 2023

John William “Bill” Rife, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at York Hospital. Born in Chambersburg, PA on March 22, 1946, Bill was the son of the late John E. and Marybelle Stouffer Rife. A 1964 graduate of CASHS, Bill was active member of his class. He was also a 1966 graduate of Michigan...

Avery Zook

Avery Zook

Nov 17, 2023

Avery Walter Zook of Chambersburg died Friday, November 17, 2023, at Brookview at Menno Haven. Born September 28, 1934, on the family farm in Lurgan Township, he was the second of four children born to Velva Elizabeth (Oberholser) and Harvey Jacob Zook. A 1952 graduate of Chambersburg High School, he attended Goshen College (Indiana), then returned to Franklin County and...

Lois Gonder

Lois Gonder

Nov 16, 2023

Lois B. “Jean” Gonder, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Village Square, Menno Haven. Born April 6, 1932 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Preston H. and Carrie E. Small Bonebrake. Her beloved husband, Robert K, Gonder, whom she married on January 31, 1953, preceded her in death on July 14,...

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Nov 14, 2023

Betty Dessie Ficks Sipes Miller, 98, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at the Shook Home surrounded by her family. Born March 5, 1925 in McConnellsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry D. and Stella Schooley Ficks. Her beloved husband, Kenneth Miller, preceded her in death in...

Martha Frey

Martha Frey

Nov 12, 2023

Martha N. Frey, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at Village Square, Menno Haven. Born February 6, 1930 in Greene Township, she was a daughter of the late Howard F. and Mary E. Martin Lehman. Her beloved husband of 36 years, Marlin L. Frey, whom she married on February 16, 1963, preceded her in death on...

Bruce Jacobs

Bruce Jacobs

Nov 12, 2023

Bruce J. Jacobs, 85, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 17, 1938 in Waterloo, IA he was the son of the late Paul and Thelma (Levine) Jacobs. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1956. Bruce was employed as a tool maker at Mack Truck,...

Nancy Barnhart Black

Nancy Barnhart Black

Nov 12, 2023

Nancy E. Barnhart Black, 81, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023 in Providence Place where she had resided for the last two years. Born June 3, 1942 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Lorraine (Raby) Misner. She was a graduate of Quincy High School. Nancy was employed as a secretary...

Scotty Rock

Scotty Rock

Nov 12, 2023

Scotty A. Rock, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at his home. Born May 8, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Judith Hobbs Rock and the late Marlin Rock. Scotty was a 1982 graduate of CASHS and the Franklin County Area Vo-Tech. He was employed as a computer draftsman with William A. Brindle Associates,...

Carol Lavery

Carol Lavery

Nov 11, 2023

Carol L. Lavery, 79, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023 at her home. Born November 20, 1943 in New Kensington, PA, she was a daughter of the late James Harvey and Flora Chiff Logan. She was a graduate of New Kensington High School and attended Robert Morris University. Mrs. Lavery was employed at the Ingram Book Company...

Crocifissa Mannino

Crocifissa Mannino

Nov 11, 2023

Crocifissa (Barone) Mannino, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023 in Paramount Senior Living. Born February 25, 1933 in Palermo, Italy she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Giovanna (Candela) Barone. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Fifi enjoyed gardening and watching General Hospital. She is survived by two children, Nadia Taormina and...

Harry Ubele

Harry Ubele

Nov 9, 2023

Harry Joseph Ubele, 91, of Collegeville, PA, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA. Born February 7, 1932 in Philadelphia he was the second of four sons born to the late Russell Noll and Jamesina Smith Ubele. Mr. Ubele graduated from Frankford High School in 1950 and voluntarily enlisted in the US Army in...

Stephen Rock

Stephen Rock

Nov 9, 2023

Stephen D. Rock, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 2, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Edward A. Rock, Sr. and Madeline Johns Rock. Stephen was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed with the former United Telephone Company as...

Myrl Crawford

Myrl Crawford

Nov 8, 2023

Myrl A. (Sonny) Crawford, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center. Born April 9, 1939 in Hanover, PA, he was a son of the late Myrl R. and Tillie Mae Alban Crawford. Myrl was a 1957 graduate of Eichelberger Senior High School in Hanover. A U.S. Army veteran, he served honorably in...

Robert Cloud

Robert Cloud

Nov 8, 2023

Robert "Bob" Anthony Patrick Cloud, 62, of Alachua, FL, passed away on November 8, 2023 in Chambersburg, PA. He was born on December 3, 1960 in River Forest, Illinois. Robert, known to his loved ones as Bob, was a dedicated family man. He had a love for the Lord and accepted Christ as his Savior on June 12, 2006. He...

Mary Christine Mostofi

Mary Christine Mostofi

Nov 8, 2023

Mary Christine “Chris” (Munger) Mostofi, 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 3, 1944 in Watertown, NY she was the daughter of the late Orville C. and Mary Louise (Zahn) Munger. She graduated from Carthage Central High School in Carthage, New York in 1962. Chris then pursued a degree in teaching...

Herbert Mallory

Herbert Mallory

Nov 6, 2023

Herbert A. Mallory, 93, of Greencastle, PA, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 28, 1930 in Sayre, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert A. and Dorothy Woodworth Mallory. Mr. Mallory served honorably with the US Navy for four years and then continued his service with the US Air Force for 16...

Lance Zimmerman

Lance Zimmerman

Nov 5, 2023

Lance K. Zimmerman, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, November 5, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 30, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Homer K. and Josephine Shuman Zimmerman. He is survived by his wife, Deb Day Zimmerman whom he married April 10, 1983; his sister Deanna “Dean” Statler; his brother...

Ingeborg Leininger

Ingeborg Leininger

Nov 5, 2023

Ingeborg “Inge” R. Leininger, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, November 5th, 2023 at Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born January 9, 1939 in Upper Silesia, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Richard Pakosch and Magda Dziuk Pakosch. Following her high school graduation, Ingeborg attended St. Joseph Business School in Germany. She was employed at the Chambersburg Memorial...