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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Rodney Patterson
Oct 26, 2023
Rodney L. Patterson, 71, of Chambersburg, died Thursday, October 26, 2023. He was born in Chambersburg on July 31, 1952, a son of the late Kenneth L. and Doris (Aughinbaugh) Patterson. Rodney received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Shippensburg University in 1974, after which he worked many years for the U.S. government, primarily at Letterkenny Army...
Donald Scott
Oct 24, 2023
Donald J. “Jim” Scott, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Shippensburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born May 20, 1939 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Ralph J. and Blanche M. Cook Scott. Jim was employed as truck salesman for Interstate Truck Equipment of Hagerstown, MD. He was a member of Cornerstone...
Carolyn Shatzer
Oct 22, 2023
Carolyn L. Shatzer, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 21, 1946 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Brady Leroy and Helen Louise Clever Carbaugh. Early in her life she was employed at the former Stanley Company and later went to work at the former Nibble with Gibbles,...

Nancy Middour
Oct 20, 2023
Nancy Hull Middour, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023, in her home. Born on January 7, 1932 in Columbia, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles G. and Helen Kahler Hull. She was the widow of Emory J. Middour, Jr., who preceded her in death on February 3, 2001. A 1949 graduate of...
Li Yong Seif
Oct 19, 2023
Li Yong Cha Seif, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away on October 19, 2023, in Chambersburg Hospital. She was the widow of Charles L. Seif, who preceded her death on November 16, 2015. Born on February 10, 1942 in Korea, she was the daughter of the late Pak Myo Ak. She was a faithful member of the West Side Brethren in...
Virginia Gift
Oct 19, 2023
Virginia S. Gift, 86, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 in Chambersburg Skilled Nursing. Born May 6, 1937 in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of the late Floyd M. and Grace (Castle) Slifer. She was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chambersburg, the Burt J. Asper American Legion Post 46, and the Marine...

Betty Bookheimer
Oct 17, 2023
Betty J. Bookheimer, Carlisle, PA (formerly of Fayetteville, PA) passed away on October 17, 2023 at Chapel Pointe at Carlisle. Betty was born in Kaisiesville, PA and raised on the family farm in what is known as the “corner” of Mercersburg. Betty was a daughter of Rankin and Carrie (Sword) Metcalf and was the widow of Lawrence Bookheimer who died...
Reginald Brindle
Oct 17, 2023
Reginald R. Brindle, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at his home. Born November 5, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Elman R. and Viva S. Seylar Brindle. Reggie was a 1966 graduate of CASHS. A US Air Force veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a...
Blanche Leevy
Oct 14, 2023
Blanche Louise Leevy, 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Shook Home. Born March 15, 1928 in Mercersburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank G. and Blanche V. McFadden Kriner. A homemaker most of her life, she had at one time worked at Knouse Foods and several other local factories. She enjoyed getting...
Stephen Frey
Oct 13, 2023
Stephen R. Frey, 68, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 19, 1955 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Harold R. and Dorothy Strock Frey. Stephen was a 1974 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a glass processor with PPG in Mt. Holly Springs for 47 years. Stephen...
Jacob Miller
Oct 12, 2023
Jacob D. Miller, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Born November 3, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert Miller, Sr. and Mildred Snyder Miller. A US Navy veteran, Jake served honorably from 1954-58. He was employed as a machinist at SKF in Shippensburg until his retirement. He also worked as...
Dorothy Park
Oct 11, 2023
Dorothy C. “Dottie” Park, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 11, 2023 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge. Born January 10, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Belle Hess Cornelius. Her beloved husband Harry T. Park, Jr., whom she married on August 18, 1956, preceded her in death on October 29,...
Nancy Redington
Oct 11, 2023
Nancy J. Redington, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at her home. Born January 15, 1944 in Wilmette, IL, she was a daughter of the late Frederick C. Justice, and Cecilia Julia Wagner Justice. Joseph G. Redington, her beloved husband of 48 years, whom she married on September 23, 1967, preceded her in death on July...
William Scheffer
Oct 11, 2023
William E. “Bill” Scheffer, 61, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in Fulton County as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born August 18, 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late William L. and Grace M. (Sweitzer) Scheffer. He was employed as a maintenance and repair supervisor for Delamor Enterprises servicing McDonald’s...

Steven Wade
Oct 10, 2023
Steven L. Wade, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on May 13, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Alvin L. and Irene E. “Sis” Wade. Steve was a 1982 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He was an avid fan...
Michelle Ryder
Oct 7, 2023
Michelle Ryder, age 87, died peacefully at her residence of 18 years in Chambersburg, PA. She was born, named Aurora Marie Raimo, and raised in White Plains, NY by her parents Nunzio and Arcangela (Passarelli) Raimo. She shared responsibilities and worked alongside her six siblings in her parents' restaurant while growing up. A country and western kind of a girl...
Brett Rideout
Oct 6, 2023
Brett C. Rideout, age 52, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023, at his home. Born in Chambersburg, PA on May 2, 1971, he was the son of Samuel “T-Bone” Rideout and the late Betty S. Spoonhour Rideout. Mr. Rideout was a 1989 graduate of CASHS. In his younger years he did telemarketing. He attended Brownsville Church...

Madeline Fahnestock
Oct 6, 2023
Madeline M. Fahnestock, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 in Chambersburg Nursing and Rehab Center. Born September 26, 1933 in Walker Township, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Flora Wileman. She was employed as a seamstress for Grief Sewing Company, Shippensburg, PA for over 20 years. Madeline loved the outdoors, mowing her...
Marcia Campbell
Oct 5, 2023
Marcia E. (Brown) Campbell, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born April 8, 1948 in Harrisburg,PA, she was the daughter of the late Elliott W. and Janet (Lay) Brown. Following her high school graduation, Marcia earned a certificate for medical transcription, and worked for a number of years as a...
Dennis Olson
Oct 4, 2023
Dennis J. Olson, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in his home. Born on February 6, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Tillman Olson Jr. and Joan E. Chamberlain. Following the death of his father, Dennis, his mother and two younger brothers moved to England where he lived for...