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Kenneth Lavery
Jan 28, 2023
Kenneth W. Lavery, 79, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 5, 1943 in New Kensington, PA, he was the son of the late Daniel and Leona (Gawrys) Lavery. He was a graduate of Ken High School with the Class of 1960. Ken then went onto technical school. He was employed as...
Jere Brehm
Jan 27, 2023
Jere P. Brehm, age 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born August 11, 1939, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Philip W. and Marianna Bowen Brehm. Jere was a 1957 graduate of CASHS, he went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree and his Commission through...
Nancy Bard
Jan 27, 2023
Nancy J. Bard, age 76, of Long Beach, MS, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospice in MS on Friday, January 27, 2023. Born December 24, 1946, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Mac and Olive Seville Clevenger. Mrs. Bard was a 1964 graduate of McConnellsburg High School. She worked as a cashier for over 35 years,...
David Bookheimer
Jan 26, 2023
David J. Bookheimer, Age 62, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on January 26, 2023, at the Chambersburg Hospital after a 1 ½ year battle with cancer. David was born on November 27, 1960, in Chambersburg, PA, a son of Betty Bookheimer of Carlisle and formerly of Fayetteville and the late Lawrence Bookheimer. David is survived by his loving wife of...
Diana Alexiou
Jan 25, 2023
Diana M. (Campas) Alexiou, 91, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in her home surrounded by her family. Born June 7, 1931 in Plymouth, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Anna (Yakob) Campas. She was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Diana then went on to obtain her associates degree from Wilkes College,...
Gwendoline Diehl
Jan 25, 2023
Gwendoline Romaine Diehl, 93, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in Brookview Menno Haven. Born June 10, 1929 in Coaldale, PA she was the daughter of the late Earl and Roxie M. (Spencer) Thomas. She was a talented seamstress working for various places including J. Schoeneman-Stanley Company for over 15 years. Gwen was also a cashier at...
Jerry Owens
Jan 23, 2023
Jerry E. Owens, 79, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Mt. Airy, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 23, 2023 with his family by his side. Born June 5, 1943 in Birchleaf, VA, he was the son of Caudle W. and Allene L. Viers Owens. Jerry was a 1962 graduate of Haysi High School in Haysi,...
Donald Sleighter
Jan 23, 2023
Donald E. “Slick” “Gene” Sleighter, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, January 23, 2023 in Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born December 12, 1932 on a farm in Greenvillage, PA he was raised by his grandparents, Norman and Ruth Sleighter. He was a graduate of Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1950. Following high school Slick served with the United...
Jane Zervos
Jan 23, 2023
The family is currently working on an obituary and finalizing plans for a service for Jane. Information will be posted here when available.
Larry Holtry
Jan 22, 2023
Larry Bruce Holtry, 71, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at his home. Born February 18, 1951, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Naomi Mae Swartz Holtry and the late Bruce Leroy Holtry. Larry was a 1969 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He was employed as a Pattern Maker with Pangborn in Hagerstown, MD for 20...
Barbara Taylor
Jan 20, 2023
Barbara A. Taylor, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening, January 20, 2023 at her home. Born September 18, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert C. and Madeline Shatzer Raifsnider. She was a 1957 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed early in her life at JC Penney...
Esther Brechbill
Jan 19, 2023
Esther M. Brechbill, 93, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 12, 1929 in Letterkenny Township, she was a daughter of the late Daniel D. and Mary S. Sollenberger Byers. Her beloved husband, Blaine J. Brechbill preceded her in death. Esther was a faithful member...
Joan Shaffer
Jan 18, 2023
Joan M. Shaffer, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born November 22, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of John R. and Martha Weaver Wingerd. Her beloved husband, Paul E. Shaffer, preceded her in death. Joan was a 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. She spent...
Betty Carnes
Jan 18, 2023
Betty L. (Clark) Carnes, 93, a resident of Quincy Village in Waynesboro, passed away on Wednesday evening, January 18, 2023. Born March 24, 1929 in Pueblo, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey L. and Avis Mary (Allen) Clark, and widow of the late Victor A. Carnes, who preceded her in death on December 21, 2018. A 1948...
Ruth Lougee
Jan 17, 2023
Ruth E. Lougee, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, January 17, 2023 at her home. Born September 27, 1929 in Wood County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Herman H. and Pauline S. Fogle Rush. She was a graduate of North Baltimore High School, North Baltimore Ohio where she was Valedictorian of her class. Prior to...
Jaquita Lowman
Jan 16, 2023
Jaquita A. “Dean” Lowman, 102, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Monday afternoon, January 16, 2023 at Paramount Senior Living. Born November 23, 1920 in Point, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Lon O. and Carrie Davis Fry. Following graduation from high school she attended the former MacMurray College (now MacMurry University) in Abilene, TX. She was employed as...
Tina Laidig
Jan 16, 2023
Tina L. (Faith) Laidig, 50, of Orrstown, PA passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 16, 2023 in her home. Born August 17, 1972 in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of Richard E. and Brenda G. (Ronk) Faith of Clear Spring, MD. She was a graduate of Clear Spring High School. Tina was currently employed at Fiserv formerly First Data, Hagerstown...
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
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
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...
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