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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Noreen Selby

Noreen Selby

Jan 14, 2023

Noreen J. (Aylesworth) Selby of Waynesboro, PA, died on January 14, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. Noreen was born on October 24, 1967 in Chambersburg. She was the daughter of Nathalie (Poulson) and Glenn Aylesworth. Noreen was a graduate of Chambersburg High School and Juniata College, where she earned a BS Degree in Psychology/Biology in...

Willis Ritchey

Willis Ritchey

Jan 14, 2023

Willis Clayton Ritchey, 91, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 14, 2023 in his home surrounded by family. Born September 18, 1931 in Yellow Creek, Bedford County, PA he was a son of the late Clayton and Alma Bollman Ritchey. After graduating from Yellow Creek School, Willis went to work at Atlantic Breeders Co-op fresh...

Alice Heefner

Alice Heefner

Jan 13, 2023

Alice Rose (Hirschman) Heefner, 80, widow of Lowell Heefner, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born October 17, 1942 in Columbus, OH she was the daughter of the late Harold and Clara (Albert) Hirschman. Alice and her family moved to Renovo PA her junior year of high school, where she later graduated from St Joseph High...

Patrcia Kramer

Patrcia Kramer

Jan 12, 2023

Patricia “Pat” (Weyer) Kramer, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at ProMedica Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 12, 1931 in Tyrone, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Thelma (Richhart) Weyer Pat was a homemaker and caretaker all of her life. She loved her title “Memaw” as well as planting flowers. She...

Mary-Jane LeFevre

Mary-Jane LeFevre

Jan 11, 2023

Mary-Jane LeFevre, 97, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at the Shook Home. Born October 3, 1925 in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Robert I. and Mabel Buss Giering. Mary-Jane was a 1944 graduate of Dover High School in Dover, OH. She went on to study at Julliard School of Music in...

James Mosten

James Mosten

Jan 7, 2023

James I. Mosten, 63, of Hagerstown, MD passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 in Sterling Care South Mountain, Boonsboro, MD. Born December 12, 1959 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of Patricia A. Mosten and the late James I. Ransom. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. James then went on to serve with the...

Patsy Abbamonte

Patsy Abbamonte

Jan 6, 2023

Patsy V. Abbamonte, 65, of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Auburndale, FL, passed away on January 6, 2023 at her home. Born August 15, 1957 in Lakeland, FL, she was a daughter of Elizabeth Bembry Vaught and the late Chester Grant Vaught. Patsy was a graduate of Auburndale High School in Florida. She was employed as a project manager with...

Mary Ellen Bower

Mary Ellen Bower

Jan 6, 2023

Mary Ellen Bower, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Brookview Healthcare Center. Born October 22, 1934 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Ruth Statler Crawford. Her beloved husband, James E. “Jay” Bower, preceded her in death on October 1, 1998. Mary Ellen was a 1952 graduate of Biglerville High...

Calvin Frederick

Calvin Frederick

Jan 4, 2023

Calvin J. Frederick, Jr., 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 29, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Calvin J. Frederick, Sr. and Isabella Clugston Frederick. Calvin was employed as Field Superintendent at Nitterhouse Concrete Products in Chambersburg. He was later employed at Raskas Cheese Products...

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy

Jan 2, 2023

Jack Dwane Kennedy, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at Wellspan York Hospital. He had resided at the Shook Home in Chambersburg for the past two years. Born July 31, 1940 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Jack C. and Janet Mowen Kennedy. Jack was a 1958 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior...

Alice Stepler

Alice Stepler

Jan 1, 2023

Alice M. Stepler, 94 of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 1st, 2023 at the Shook Home, where she had resided the last few years. Born April 29, 1928 in Perulock, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. Swarner and Ella May Longacre, and widower to the late Lester L. Stepler, who passed away September 26, 2011....

Raymond Witter

Raymond Witter

Dec 28, 2022

Raymond L. Witter, Jr., 73, of Fayetteville, PA passed away, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 in his home. Born May 21 1949 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond L. Witter, Sr. and Mildred (McGowan) Witter. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Ray served with the United States Army Reserves during Vietnam. He was employed for Letterkenny Army...

Jack Mickey

Jack Mickey

Dec 27, 2022

Jack Lee “Apple Jack” Mickey, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away peacefully December 27, 2022 with his son, Dwight L. Mickey by his side. Born July 21, 1932, in Gettysburg, PA, Jack was the son of the late Samuel J. and Hazel M. Pennell Mickey. In 1933, the family moved to a dairy farm in Williamson, PA. The family also...

Harry O'Donnell

Harry O'Donnell

Dec 27, 2022

Harry T. “Ted” O’Donnell, Jr., 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his home. Born September 28, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Harry T. O’Donnell, Sr. and Anna M. Poe O’Donnell. A US Marine Corps veteran, Ted served honorably during the Vietnam War. He was employed as Recycling Manager at Letterkenny...

Freda Schneider

Freda Schneider

Dec 26, 2022

Freda M. (Bean) Schneider, 83, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Bowie, MD passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 in Brookview Menno Haven. Born July 13, 1939 in Washington, D.C. she was the daughter of the late Carl and Freda Bean. She was a graduate of the University of Maryland. Freda was employed at a doctor’s office as an office...

Carolyn Boyer

Carolyn Boyer

Dec 25, 2022

Carolyn Boyer, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on December 25, 2022, in hospice. Born in 1933 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Rev Paul B. Lucas and Ruth Lucas. Carolyn grew up in the parsonage at Second Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chambersburg, where her father was the Pastor. After the death of her grandmother, Carolyn took...

Robert McClure

Robert McClure

Dec 24, 2022

Robert F. “Bob” McClure, 89, of Shippensburg, PA passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 in UMPC Carlisle. Born February 5, 1933 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late James C. McClure, Sr. and Margaret (Heckman) McClure. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Bob served his country honorably for over 25 years with the United States Army, United States...

James Morsberger

James Morsberger

Dec 23, 2022

James Herbert Morsberger, Jr., 89, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Friday morning, December 23, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 19, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late James H. Morsberger, Sr. and Esther Winkler Morsberger Higinbothom. He was a graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and served honorably with the US Navy during the...

William Curfman

William Curfman

Dec 22, 2022

William R. Curfman, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Shook Home in Chambersburg. Born August 29, 1932 in Homer City, PA, he was a son of the late William M. and Margaret (Kramp) Curfman. His beloved wife of 68 years, Sandra M. Mumper Curfman, preceded him in death on January 20, 2021. Bill was a...

Darryl Wise

Darryl Wise

Dec 21, 2022

Darryl Lee Wise, 61, of New Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at his home. Born December 15, 1961 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Richard Leo Wise and the late Lois Wolfe Wise. Darryl was employed as a mason for many years. He also drove truck, worked as a concrete finisher, worked in paving, and in...