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R. Wadel
Dec 19, 2022
R. Lee Wadel, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 15, 1935 in Greene Township, Franklin County, PA, he was a son of the late Reuben A. and Bernice Pisle Wadel. Lee was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Church where he served as a Lay Leader, Sunday school teacher, Board...
Dawn Wagner
Dec 18, 2022
Dawn Crystal Wagner, 63 of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 19, 2022 at the Harrisburg Hospital due to complications from surgery. Born January 9, 1959 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Earl S. and Ethel Irene Slike Hershey. Dawn was a 1976 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and worked early in...
Glenn Rowe
Dec 17, 2022
Glenn E. Rowe, 80, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. Born December 24, 1941 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Wayne B. and Gladys P. (Swope) Rowe. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Glenn served with the United States Air Force until his honorable discharge February 20, 1961....
Bonita Angle
Dec 16, 2022
Bonita A. (Danfelt) Angle, 90, of Chambersburg, died on December 16, 2022, in the Menno Haven Chambers Pointe Community. Born on September 2, 1932, in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Sidney B. and Katherine (Kitty) Danfelt, and a sister of the late Barry Danfelt and Kenny Danfelt. A 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School, Bonnie worked at...
Sally Dukette
Dec 15, 2022
Sally A. Dukette, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 8, 1963 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Alice Bigler. Sally enjoyed watching movies, playing games, camping and music. She also loved her dogs, Bear and Lexie. She is survived by her husband, David Dukette IV,...
Jane Armstrong
Dec 14, 2022
Jane Armstrong, 99, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in her home. Born October 2, 1923 in Fayetteville, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Nettie (Decker) Walters. She was a graduate of Chambersburg High School. Jane was employed as a seamstress at Stanley Company for 10 years and then went to work...
M. Hostetter
Dec 13, 2022
M. Diane Hostetter, 77, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on December 13, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. Born January 1, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Luther E. and Florence E. McKee Ewan. Diane was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She worked for 22 years at the United Telephone Company/Sprint in...
Charles Vickers
Dec 13, 2022
Major Charles P. “Chuck” Vickers Army Ret., 86, of Fayetteville, PA passed away the morning of Tuesday, December 13, 2022 in Somerford Place, Hagerstown, MD. Born May 9, 1936 in Honduras he was the son of the late William A. Vickers and Perfecta Padilla. Chuck was raised in Wanakena, NY by his father William, and his mom Margaret. He enlisted...
Audrey Sadler
Dec 13, 2022
Audrey A. Sadler, age 75 of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. Born in Bedford, PA on June 19, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Agnes A. Clair Miller. Mrs. Sadler was a 1965 graduate of Biglerville High School. She worked in Retail...
Carl Vallow
Dec 13, 2022
Carl B. Vallow, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, December 13, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 27, 1928 in Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, he was the son of the late Jesse Norris (JN) Vallow, long term Publisher/Editor of “The Kinmundy Express”, a weekly newspaper in Southern Illinois, and the late Jessie Avis (Backensto) Vallow. Aside from...
R. Ditzler
Dec 12, 2022
R. Jean Ditzler, 78, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 4, 1944 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late Robert S. Lenherr, Sr. and Pauline R. Horsh Lenherr. Early in her life Jean was employed at the Stanley Co. She was employed as a waitress at several restaurants, lastly...
Jeffrey Cook
Dec 8, 2022
Jeffrey L. Cook, 69, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 30, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles William Cook, Sr. and Anna Margaret Cordell Cook. Jeff served honorably with the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He was employed from 1976 – 1981 at the former...
Max Shoemaker
Dec 8, 2022
Max O. Shoemaker, 82, of Chambersburg, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, December 8, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on May 23, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Robert and Louise (Wever) Shoemaker. Max grew up in Chambersburg and graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1958. He then earned a bachelor’s degree...
Wayne Benedict
Dec 6, 2022
Wayne H. Benedict, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022 at his home. Born April 18, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Glenn and Pearl Helman Benedict. Early in his life Wayne drove a truck for Dairy Maid and he later retired from Horn’s Motor Express. He was member of the Cumberland...
Esther Kissinger
Dec 5, 2022
Esther V. (Mackey) Kissinger, 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 in the Shook Home where she had resided the past four years. Born August 17, 1928 in Upper Strasburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Jessie (Newman) Mackey. Esther was employed as a seamstress at Stanley Company for over 30 years until...
Robert Proctor
Dec 4, 2022
Robert L. “Bob” Proctor, age 86 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 16, 1936, in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Mabel McGlauflin Proctor. Bob was a 1958 graduate of Lehigh University. He was a metallurgical engineer and held positions around the country including...
Charles Lynch
Dec 4, 2022
Charles William “Bill” Lynch, Sr., 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, December 4, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 30, 1948 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Elmer Cleveland and Bessie Elizabeth Helm Lynch. Mr. Lynch retired from the former E.E. Mills and Sons in Chambersburg. He had previously worked at the H.J. Heinz...
Catherine Shields
Dec 3, 2022
Catherine Hazel Shields (Brindle), age 92, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Born in Chambersburg on November 4, 1930, she was one of 13 children of the late Wilbert Charles Brindle and Ruth Ellen Davis Brindle. Catherine was a member of the “Greatest Generation” a child of the depression. She was born from simple beginnings, attended school to the...
Iris Masters
Dec 3, 2022
Charlotte Masters, age 80, of Fayetteville, PA went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday afternoon December 3, 2022. Born on July 8, 1942 to Erwin Meyhoefer and Mina Kloepfer in Brooklyn New York. She was the sister to Helmuth Meyhoefer, Eric Meyhoefer, William Meyhoefer and Robert Meyhoefer. She is survived by her husband Edward Masters, daughters Kim Radha...
Christopher Miller
Nov 30, 2022
Christopher Mark Miller, 36, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 6, 1986 in Chambersburg, he was a son of James P. Miller and the late Kimberly E. Powell Miller. Christopher attended the Franklin Learning Center in Chambersburg. A family man, he loved spending time with his parents and siblings and especially...
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