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B. Pauline Plasterer
Jul 27, 2023
B. Pauline Glessner Plasterer, formerly of Chambersburg, passed suddenly on the evening of July 27, 2023 at the age of 95. She was born at home on July 7, 1928 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Merle Kauffman and Ora Grace Sleighter Glessner. She attended the Good Intent School in Letterkenny Township, the Culbertson School in Culbertson,...
Beverly Cooper
Jul 26, 2023
Beverly L. Cooper, 85, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her family. Born July 8, 1938 in Waynesboro, PA she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Mildred (Marshall) Chamberlin. She was a graduate of Quincy High School with the Class of 1955. Beverly was employed as a registered nurse...
Carol Wenerd
Jul 25, 2023
Carol Jane Wenerd was born on February 17, 1932, in Wayne, PA. She was the daughter of Arthur and Leona (Hudson) Comins. She was an only child, but enjoyed family contact with 12 aunts and uncles on her father’s side and a favorite uncle, Frank, brother of her mother. Naturally, there were dozens of cousins. Her favorite was Susan (Slaymaker)...
Gerald Wildeson
Jul 25, 2023
Gerald R. Wildeson, 87, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023 in his home. Born December 1, 1935 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Roy R. and Nettie V. (Stull) Wildeson. He was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1954. Gerald then went on to obtain his business degree from Hagerstown...
Dorothy Jones
Jul 22, 2023
Dorothy A. Jones, 76, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, July 22, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 11, 1947 in St. Thomas, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Dorothy Bricker Ramer. Mrs. Jones was a 1965 graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and early in her life was employed at Letterkenny...
John Ryff
Jul 21, 2023
John V. “Jack” Ryff passed away Friday morning, July 21, 2023 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Chambersburg. He was born October 18, 1932 in Jersey City, NJ and lived in Union City until 1943. His family moved to Wood-Ridge, NJ where he completed his high school education. Following graduation, he joined the US Marine Corps. After recruit and infantry training,...
Ellen O'Shaughnessy
Jul 19, 2023
Ellen was born in 1940, in Port Chester, New York. She was the loving wife of John D. O’Shaughnessy and as such served with him in several third world locations in challenging and rudimentary circumstances. She handled every challenge with humor and grace and together she and John were a formidable team. Ellen is survived by her only son Kevin,...
Carolyn Roach
Jul 17, 2023
Carolyn Roach, 70, of Shippensburg, PA passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023 in her home. Born January 24, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Norma (Shank) Cleaver and the late William Cleaver, and widow to the late Timothy Roach, who preceded her in death on October 27, 2019. She was a 1971 graduate of the Chambersburg Area...
Betty Verdier
Jul 15, 2023
Betty E. Flora Verdier, 63, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born October 15, 1959 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Ruth Rhoads Flora. Mrs. Verdier was a 1978 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at South...
Harry Funk
Jul 12, 2023
Harry Edward Funk, Jr., 71, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 12, 1951 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Harry E. Funk, Sr. and Ida May Miley Funk. Harry was a 1969 graduate of CASHS. He was employed as a Machine Shop Office Clerk and Time Study Specialist...
Jack Hock
Jul 12, 2023
Jack G. Hock, age 89, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Quincy Village. Born June 24, 1934, in Shippensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Glen David and Helen Sugart Hock. Mr. Hock worked as a forklift operator, beginning his career at the former H. J . Heinz Company in Chambersburg, until their...
Doris Yeager
Jul 10, 2023
Doris V. Bishop Yeager, 94, of Chambersburg, passed away Monday morning July 10, 2023 at Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville. Born July 24, 1928 in Letterkenny Township, she was a daughter of the late Lee W. and Carrie Hoover Bishop. Mrs. Yeager had been employed at Knouse Foods and later retired from Pet-Ritz in Chambersburg. She enjoyed socializing; attending activities...
Alvin Wenger
Jul 8, 2023
Alvin L. Wenger, 73, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 in UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born July 12, 1949 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late John D. and F. Catherine (Gayman) Wenger. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1967. Alvin was a dairy farmer for a...
Richard Drawbaugh
Jul 6, 2023
Richard Wayne Drawbaugh, 74, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly on Thursday July 6, 2023 at his home. Born June 29, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Richard Wayne and Mabel McKenzie Drawbaugh. Mr. Drawbaugh was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and served honorably with the US Air Force during the...
Agnes Gilreath
Jul 5, 2023
On July 5, 2023, a Ketchum legacy based in Baltimore, MD was forever changed with the passing of Agnes Lillian (Lil) Gilreath of Chambersburg, PA in the company of loved ones and a community exemplifying loving kindness. Lil was a connector of people, a light in someone’s day who found peace in the settling of life. She was anchored by...
Mary Souders
Jul 4, 2023
Mary Margaret “Peggy” Souders, 85, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge. Born June 17, 1938 in Mountain Grove, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Annie Sheets Buzzard. She had worked as a waitress most of her life having worked locally at the former Sunset Restaurant,...
Victor Jeremias Corado
Jul 3, 2023
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Malcolm Jones
Jul 2, 2023
Malcolm J. Jones, 35, of Chambersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July, 2, 2023 in North Charleston, SC. Born February 26, 1988 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of Clara R. Jones of Chambersburg and Ivan B. Plummer of Hagerstown, MD. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 2006. He then went...
Mildred Gottfried
Jul 2, 2023
Mildred C. Gottfried, age 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 2, 2023, with her daughter by her side. Born June 22, 1930 in Neenah, WI, she was one of three daughters of the late Milton and Eleanor Schmerein. After graduating from St. Mary’s High School in Menasha, WI, she worked as a secretary for the American Can Company. Instead of...
John Stambaugh
Jul 2, 2023
John Ronald “Rone” Stambaugh, age 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Born December 8, 1945, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late John M. and N. Grayce Eberly Stambaugh. Rone was a 1965 graduate of CASHS. He went on to work for Nitterhouse Concrete for 42 years, retiring in...
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