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Eddie Shaw
Feb 23, 2022
Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Born February 17, 1968 in Winter Haven, FL, he was a son of Freddie Mae Shaw and the late Edward Shaw. Eddie was a 1986 graduate of CASHS. He earned a culinary arts degree from HACC and was previously employed at Flextronics and Nursery Supplies, Inc., both...
Susan Ensley
Feb 23, 2022
Susan B. Ensley, age 65, of Fayetteville, PA, and formerly of Brookville, MD passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Born in Washington, D.C. on January 8, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lloyd and Phyllis Edmonston Bloomberg. Mrs. Ensley earned her B.S. from Western Maryland (McDaniel) College and her M.S. from University of Maryland University...
Robert Sleighter
Feb 22, 2022
Robert C. Sleighter, Sr., 87, of Upper Strasburg, PA passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Brookview Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA. Born December 7, 1934 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Clarence and Mary (Nye) Sleighter. He was a graduate of Chambersburg Senior High School with the Class of 1952. Bob was employed as a machinist...
Michael "Mike" Jackson
Feb 22, 2022
Michael E. "Mike" Jackson, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on September 26, 1962 in Bellaire, Ohio, Mike was the only child of Carol Sidon Jackson of Sherman, Illinois and the late Edward L. Jackson. Mike grew up in St. Clairsville, Ohio and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree...
Norman McCleary
Feb 21, 2022
Norman A. “Bunk” McCleary, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, February 21, 2022 at Chambers Point Nursing Center. Born August 27, 1931 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Charles Norman and Hannah Pheil McCleary. Bunk was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and served honorably with the US Army. Early in his life he...
Walter Gentry
Feb 20, 2022
Walter “Neil” Gentry, 90, of Conyers, GA passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 in Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born August 20, 1931 in Rockmart, GA he was the son of the late Henry Ivey and Renda (Jackson) Gentry. He was a graduate of Rockmart High School. Neil went on to continue his education obtaining his bachelor’s degree from...
Joanne Bowman
Feb 18, 2022
Joanne L. Bowman, 89, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 23, 1932 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Elizabeth Carmack Bitner. Her beloved husband of 59 years, Kenneth A. Bowman, preceded her in death on December 28, 2016. Joanne was employed as a teacher with...
Edna Carbaugh
Feb 16, 2022
Edna M. (Spoonhour) Carbaugh, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 4, 1938 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen (Eshelman) Spoonhour. She attended Chambersburg area schools. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed going camping at Raystown and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She...
Larry Culbertson
Feb 16, 2022
Larry Eugene Culbertson, 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home. Born August 10, 1940 on the family farm in Greene Township, he was a son of the late Harold L. and Lucille Fegan Culbertson. Larry attended Chambersburg Area Schools and after Junior High School went to work on the family farm. He...
Pennie Helman
Feb 15, 2022
Pennie L. Helman, 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on February 15, 2022 at Hershey Medical Center after a prolonged illness. She was born on August 3, 1949 to Sam Baum and Pauline Hardsock (Baum) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennie graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1967. Following graduation, she married James Helman in 1968. Pennie and James went on...
David Carbaugh
Feb 14, 2022
David R. Carbaugh, 77, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, February 14, 2022 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born March 20, 1944 in Welsh Run, PA, he was a son of the late Earl and Mary Jane Carbaugh. He owned and operated DC Pattern and Tooling in Chambersburg from 1988 until selling the company in 2007. He was...
Mervin Freshman
Feb 11, 2022
Mervin L. Freshman, 57, of St. Thomas, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital after a lengthy illness surrounded by family. Merv was born November 6, 1964 to Harry “Ronnie” and Sandy (Pratt) Freshman of Waynesboro. Merv was a graduate of the 1982 class of WASHS and attended Penn State University Mont Alto. He was owner...
Patricia McGraw
Feb 9, 2022
Patricia Ann McGraw, 79, of Fayetteville, passed away unexpectedly on February 9, 2022, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Pat was born on April 16, 1942, to Elizabeth (Keith) and Merrill Miller in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Roaring Spring High School in 1960, she went on to earn a degree in art education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1964,...
Reginald Richardson
Feb 9, 2022
Reginald J. “Reggie” Richardson, age 65, of Danville, PA, passed away at Geisinger Hospital on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Born in Toledo, OH on December 25, 1956, he was the son of Rosewell and Dolores Zielinski Richardson. Reggie enjoyed riding dirt bikes through the hills of Fayetteville, PA, taking long walks, camping and boating with his brothers, and vacationing at...
Jane Statler
Feb 7, 2022
Jane K. Statler, 76, of Fayetteville, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after fighting a courageous battle of illness in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 18, 1945 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Garnett and Mildred Bender. Jane was employed at the Chambersburg Hospital in the dietary department until her retirement...
Eldred Remson
Feb 6, 2022
Eldred W. “Skip” Remson, Jr., 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, in Chambers Pointe. Born October 13, 1930 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Eldred W. Remson, Jr. and Florence M. (Loughran) Remson. Skip was a graduate of John Adams High School, Ozone Park, NY, class of 1948. He went on...
Stanley Purnell
Feb 5, 2022
Stanley E. Purnell, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 18, 1936 in McConnellsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Herman R. and Delilah Souders Purnell. His beloved wife, of 55 years, Florence E. Christman Purnell, preceded him in death on July 27, 2013. Stanley was employed as a...
Sally Vaughn
Feb 5, 2022
Sally Evans Vaughn, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at The Inn at Luther Ridge. Born July 16, 1935 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Carl L. and Ada M. Pfeiffer Evans. Sally was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. He was employed as a secretary at the District Justice’s...
Shalee Murphy
Feb 5, 2022
Shalee R.”Polly” Murphy, 38, of Chambersburg, PA passed unexpectedly away Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Greencastle, PA. Born October 31, 1983 in Martinsburg, WV she was the daughter of Carla (Murphy) Mendieta and her husband Javier. She attended Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Shalee was employed for various places over the years including Sheetz, Securitas and Ulta Distribution in Chambersburg...
Ann Grapes
Feb 5, 2022
Ann Elizabeth Grapes, 84, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday morning, February 5, 2022 at her home. Born January 4, 1938 in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Helen V. Trimble Sloan. Mrs. Grapes was a 1956 graduate of the Martinsburg High School and attended West Virginia University and Shepherd University. She was employed...
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