Obituaries

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,...

Nov 15, 2011

Gerald G. McKissick, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA; passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born November 22, 1933 in Fryburg, PA, he was the son of the late Glenn J. and Melda Mary Rihel McKissick. . A US Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, he served his country honorably. Gerald was a truck...

Nov 14, 2011

C. Jean Lennartz, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Shook Home. Born on April 30, 1927 in Lewistown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Buckley Bargo. A parishioner of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, she was also a member of the Columbian Ladies years ago. She also did...

Nov 14, 2011

Frank “Bud” Ile, Jr., age 84 of Willow Hill, PA; passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 5, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank, Sr. and Bulah C. Smith Ile. A U.S. Army veteran, Bud served honorably during WWII, he then went to work as a mechanic...

Nov 13, 2011

Paul J. Zychal, 79, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday morning, November 13, 2011 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 1, 1932 in Clark’s Summit, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Agnes Wiglowski Zychal. Paul graduated from high school in Clark’s Summit in 1950 and served in the US Air Force as a radar technician with the...

Nov 12, 2011

Barbara Anne Hixon, 65, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2011 in the Chambersburg Hospital, after a courageous 6-month battle with cancer. Born on August 5, 1946 in Orchard Park, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert T. and Marian L. Clauss Noll. Barbara was a graduate of D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY, where...

Nov 11, 2011

Gwendolyn J. “Gwen” Burkholder, 61 of Mechanicsburg, PA, died unexpectedly Friday morning, November 11, 2011 in the emergency room of Harrisburg Hospital. Born September 14, 1950 in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. Burkhardt and Carolyn Ridgeway Burkhardt, P.G.M. Following graduation from high school in Connellsville, PA she received a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State...