Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Samuel Woolcock
Oct 4, 2022
Samuel L. “Lynn” Woolcock, Jr., 64, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Harrisburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 7, 1958 in Lansing, MI, he was a son of Rev. Samuel L. Woolcock, Sr. and Shirley J. Auvenshine Woolcock. Lynn was a self-employed owner/operator of his own painting business. A talented artist,...
Dorothy "Jean" McNew
Oct 1, 2022
Dorothy “Jean” McNew, 97, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 17, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Nettie West Ulrich. Jean was employed as a dietary aide at South Mountain Restoration Center until her retirement. She was a member of the Fayetteville Church of God....
Herbert Hess
Sep 30, 2022
Herbert J. Hess, 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed from this life to his Heavenly Home, September 30, 2022. Born May 11, 1928 in Harrisonville, PA he was the son of the late Jobe W. and Nina E. (Bard) Hess. He served with the United States Army from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1954. Herb was employed as an electronics...
Stephen Nas
Sep 30, 2022
Stephen V. Nas, 64, of Orrtanna, passed away on September 30, 2022 at his home. Born May 21, 1958 in Morristown, NJ, he was a son of George S. Nas and the late Evelyn V. Morgan Nas. His beloved wife, Virginia Crawford Nas, preceded him in death on December 20, 2021. Following high school, Stephen served honorably in the US...
Marcia Boyer
Sep 30, 2022
Marcia Wanda Boyer, 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 19, 1949 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Mabel Wingert Bard of St. Thomas and the late Marshall Bard. Marcia was a graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and was employed early in her life at Knouse Foods...
Alice Moore
Sep 30, 2022
Alice E. Moore, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Paramount Senior Living. Born December 25, 1935 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert Joseph and Francis May (Cuff) Barton. Alice was a devoted mother, grandmother and friend. She was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot unitl her retirement in 1999. A long standing...
Sandra Mowen Mills
Sep 27, 2022
Sandra K. Mowen Mills, 74, of Chambersburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 27, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Martin I. and Martha Mellott Mowen. Her beloved husband, Delnore F. “Dilly” Mills, preceded her in death on November 20, 2020. Sandra was a...
Donald Swan
Sep 23, 2022
Donald Swan, 71, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, September 23, 2022. Born March 29, 1951 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Ralph and Sarah Swan. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Following high school Don served with the United States Marines during Vietnam. He then went on to serve in the Army...
Richard Sprankle
Sep 22, 2022
Richard N. “Dick” Sprankle, age 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at home on Thursday, September 22 2022. Born June 17, 1932, in Tyrone, PA he was the son of the late Curtin A. and Sarah M. Wyland Sprankle. A U.S. Army veteran, he served for 7 years in the Intelligence Office, stationed in the US, Europe, and Korea during...
Janice Donohue
Sep 22, 2022
Janice M. (Cramer) Donohue, age 88, formerly of Hollis, Centerport, and Greenport, NY passed away on September 22, 2022 in her home in Chambersburg, PA surrounded by her children. Janice was married to her late husband, Peter J. Donohue for 65 years and is survived by their children John (Jane), Lynn (John) Gerken, Kathleen (Kevin) Mulcan, and grandchildren Mark Donohue,...
Frances Rice
Sep 21, 2022
Frances I. Rice, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Frederick, MD on October 30, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen Jewell Bell. Ms. Rice was a 1968 graduate of the Frederick High School. She worked at the Franklin Learning Center as a Teacher’s...
Lurline Samuels-Murray
Sep 18, 2022
Lurline Samuels-Murray, 64, of Fayetteville, PA passed away, Sunday, September 18, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 31, 1958 in Jamaica she was the daughter of the late Johida Samuels and Inez Clarke. She was employed in housekeeping at the Cornwell Regional Hospital, Jamaica for a number of years. Lurline enjoyed cooking, baking, taking care of her home and...
Nancy Reichenbach
Sep 18, 2022
Nancy McCormick Reichenbach, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, September 18, 2022 at the Chambers Pointe Memory Home. Born August 23, 1931 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late James Waldo and Anna Eleanor Miller McCormick. Nancy was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1949, where she played clarinet in...
Jean Carson
Sep 17, 2022
Jean Marie Carson, 55, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. Born July 23, 1967 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of Doris Jean (Ridout) Carson and the late Otis Lee Carson. She was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1985. Jean was employed for...
Jess Rosenberry
Sep 17, 2022
Jess B. Rosenberry, Jr., 90, of Roxbury, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 7, 1932 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Jess B. and Elizabeth Peters Rosenberry. His beloved wife, Marianne Köher Rosenberry, preceded him in death. A US Army veteran, Jess served honorably during the Korean War. He was...
Charles Miller
Sep 16, 2022
Charles R. Miller, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at his home. Born October 20, 1928 in Mont Alto, PA, he was a son of the late Robert and Mildred Snider Miller. His beloved wife, Kay Kibbe Miller, preceded him in death on April 8, 2020. A US Army veteran, Charles served honorably from 1946 until...
A. Henry Brechbill
Sep 14, 2022
A. Henry Brechbill, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, September 14, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. Born September 13, 1939 in Guilford Township, PA he was the son of the late Alvan Henry and Ruth Elizabeth (Good) Brechbill. Henry was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class...
Charles Decker
Sep 12, 2022
Charles William Decker, Jr., 90, of Chambersburg, PA, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on September 12, 2022 at Chambers Pointe Healthcare Center. Born on January 23, 1932 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Charles W. Decker, Sr. and Anna Mae Ross Decker. Charles was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He served his...
Thomas Andree
Sep 11, 2022
Thomas Allen Andree, 59, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Born December 7, 1962 in Washington, PA, he was a son of Douglas N. Andree, Sr. of Florida and the late Joan Marie Pounds Andree. A graduate of the Chartiers-Houston High School, Tom went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from the Art Institute of...
Joanne Gunder
Sep 11, 2022
Joanne L. (Durick) Gunder, 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 12, 1942 in Thurmont, MD she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (Toms) Durick. She was a graduate of Thurmont High School with the Class of 1960. Joanne was a floral designer working at various floral shops...




