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James Knox
Feb 8, 2024
James Enoch “Jim” Knox, Sr., age 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 16, 1948, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Enoch L. and Marian Hoffman Knox. Jim was a 1970 graduate of the Shippensburg University. He was a self-employed accountant, operating Jim Knox Financial in...
Mary Jane Baughman
Feb 8, 2024
Mary Jane Baughman, 79, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord, Thursday February 8th, 2024 from the Chambersburg Hospital with her two daughters by her side. She was born to the late Robert and Ruth Baughman, on Friday May 26th, 1944. Mary Jane was family oriented and cared for them as much as she could. She was very...
Geraldine Fisher
Feb 8, 2024
Geraldine R. Fisher, age 89 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Ulrich Jamison. Mrs. Fisher was a 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She worked at the former Stanley Company for 17 years, and later more...
George Diehl
Feb 7, 2024
George C. Diehl, “The Cantaloupe Man” 93, a guest at Transitions Healthcare Shook Home, passed away Wednesday evening, February 7, 2024 at the nursing home. Born November 16, 1930 in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, he was a son of the late Robert B. and Margaret O. Diggins Diehl. George was a 1949 graduate of the Robertsdale High School and...
Nancy Comer Boward Layton
Feb 3, 2024
Nancy Mae Comer Boward Layton, age 78, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA. Born in Fountain Green, MD on January 2, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Odis Gentry and Elenora M. Jones Comer, Sr. Mrs. Layton was a 1964 graduate of Neshaminy High School and had attended...
Betty Miller
Feb 2, 2024
Betty Miller Betty Mae Miller, 67, of Fayetteville, passed peacefully, Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at her residence. She was born on Tuesday, December 12th, 1956, to the late Leroy Wayne Miller and Pauline (Geyer) Miller. She was artistic. She loved her small animals and creating crafts. She was content with a simple life of work, family and home. Betty is...
Jill Whorley
Jan 31, 2024
Jill M. Strausbaugh Whorley, 46, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in the York Hospital, York, PA. Born September 7, 1977 in York she was the daughter of John and Judy Guise Strausbaugh of Dover, PA. She was a graduate of Dover High School. Jill then went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Penn...
Audrey Rock
Jan 31, 2024
Audrey B. Harmon Rock, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at The Leland of Laurel Run in Waynesboro. Born June 23, 1935 in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late Glen and Mary Baughman Harmon. Her beloved husband, Daniel E. Rock, whom she married on December 24, 1960, preceded her in death on February 10,...
Kim Jacobs
Jan 31, 2024
Kim Marie Jacobs, 63, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on November 30, 1960 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Barbara McAllen of Chambersburg and the late Bruce J. Jacobs. Aside from her mother, she is survived by her brother, Jay Jacobs (Lori Golden) of Chambersburg; three nephews, Jayson,...
Roy Burkholder
Jan 30, 2024
Roy E. Burkholder, 80, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Born November 4, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Clarence and Grace Flohr Burkholder. His beloved wife, Gwendolyn Burkhardt Burkholder, preceded him in death on November 11, 2011. Roy was employed by Hempt...
Rodney Sebring
Jan 30, 2024
Rodney “Rod” Bruno Sebring, 66, of Chambersburg, passed suddenly, Tuesday January 30, 2024. He was born to Royce and Pearl Sebring of Dover Pennsylvania Rod was well known for his love of automobiles. He spent his life working on cars to the point of being able to tune a carburetor by ear with nothing but a screwdriver. His basement is...
Shirley Morris
Jan 29, 2024
Shirley Louise (Brumbaugh) Morris, 88, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024. Born October 22, 1935 in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Bessie P. (Sollenberger) Brumbaugh. Her beloved husband of 64 years, Wallace W. “Wally” Morris, preceded her in death on November 25, 2017. Shirley was a 1953 graduate of...
Susan Frederick
Jan 28, 2024
Susan D. “Sue” Frederick, 67, of Greencastle, PA passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 in Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born August 3, 1956 in Shamokin, PA she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Emily (Derr) Derrick. Following high school Sue attended Shippensburg State School and obtained her bachelor’s degree. She was a former member of the Chambersburg Quilt Guild....
Gerald Shipp
Jan 28, 2024
Gerald D. “Jerry” Shipp, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at his home. Born November 22, 1931 in Shippensburg, he was the adopted son of late Richard and Alice Rummell Shipp and biological son of the late Walter S. and Florence Mowery Davis. His beloved wife of 67 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Shipp, preceded him in death...
John Anspach
Jan 28, 2024
John I. Anspach, 89, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 5, 1934 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late John H. and Ellen E. (Morton) Anspach. He was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1952. John served proudly with the United State Army from October...
Judith Bissett
Jan 28, 2024
Judith Ann “Judy” (Templeton) Bissett passed away peacefully on January 28, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded in her last moments by family, food, and football. Judy was born on August 8, 1957, in Washington, D.C., the second child of Jack and Julia (Tolbert) Templeton. She graduated from Paint Branch High School in 1975, where she...
Shirley Plum
Jan 27, 2024
Shirley “Kate” Plum, age 88 of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Menno Haven’s Brookview Personal Care Home. Born May 8, 1935, in Blairs Mills, PA, she was the youngest daughter of the late Alva C. and Beulah C. Parson. Shirley was the last surviving of their 10 children....
Paul Collins
Jan 27, 2024
Paul F. Collins, Jr., 95, of Scotland, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at his home. Born September 23, 1928 in Altoona, PA, he was a son of the late Paul F. Collins, Sr., and Thelma Crone Collins McMullen. Paul was a 1946 graduate of Orbisonia High School. Following his graduation, Paul worked for the East Broad Top...
JT Berger
Jan 26, 2024
JT Berger, age 44, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 26, 2024, doing what he loved. Born July 4, 1979, in Akron, OH, he was the son of Jeff and Teresa Jo Berger. JT served honorably in the US Army and the US Air Force Reserves before being medically retired. JT was a member of the American...
Wanda Morelock
Jan 24, 2024
Wanda M. Carmack Morelock, 94, of Hedgesville, WV and formerly of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024 in her home. Born June 7, 1929 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Harvey N. and Naomi A. (Stevens) Carmack. She was a graduate of Chambersburg High school with the Class of 1947. Wanda was employed as a...
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