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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...
David Demichei
Feb 3, 2022
David L. Demichei, 97, of Chambersburg, PA. passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at his home with his children and grandchildren holding his hands. Born March 26, 1924, in Roswell, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph and Angeline (Moratti) Demichei. The family moved to Wisconsin where Dave excelled at football at North High in Milwaukee. He earned...
Rachael Mizzer
Feb 2, 2022
Rachael A. Mizzer, 37, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by her family. Born December 28, 1984 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of Harold Overcash and Connie Fordyce. A professional photographer, Rachael was the owner/operator of Rachael Mizzer Photography. She also worked part-time at Michael’s in custom framing. She was born...
Ingrid Metzler
Feb 2, 2022
Ingrid Metzler, 87, of Chambersburg, was welcomed to her eternal home in Heaven with Jesus on Wednesday evening, February 2, 2022. Born August 5, 1934 in Nuremberg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Fritz Sonnekalb and Ellen Sonnekalb Hafner Keller. She and her husband of 66 years, Richard L. Metzler, met as students at Goshen College in Goshen,...
Ralph Benedict
Jan 31, 2022
Ralph H. Benedict, 83, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away Monday morning, January 31, 2022 at The Shook Home in Chambersburg. Born August 14, 1938 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Henry M. and Hazel L. Strite Benedict. Ralph was a 1956 graduate of the former Quincy High School and served for one year with the National Guard....
Charles Mills
Jan 30, 2022
Our Heavenly Father welcomed Charles Robert (Bob) Mills into His warm embrace on Sunday, January 30, 2022 with the comforting words from Matthew 25:23 “well done, my good and faithful servant”. Although he was a man of few words and quiet spirit, he invested his Godly gifts daily by serving others in any capacity necessary. Those who had the opportunity...
Betty Eberly
Jan 29, 2022
Betty Jane (Friese) Eberly, 94, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 31, 1927 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Norman and Rebecca (Martin) Friese. She was a graduate of Chambersburg High School. Betty was primarily a homemaker; however she drove a school bus for her family’s bus company....
Kimberly Shatzer
Jan 25, 2022
Kimberly S. “Kim” Shatzer, Ph.D., age 58 of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at the Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Born March 22, 1963, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Phyllis Besecker Foreman and the late Glenn A. Webber. Kim was a 1988 graduate of Shippensburg University with a Bachelor...
Vera Mulhollen
Jan 25, 2022
Vera L. Mulhollen, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehab Center. Born July 17, 1937, in Juniata Township, Huntington County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Myra Long Baker. Mrs. Mulhollen was a homemaker most of her working years. She enjoyed making crafts, painting,...
Phyllis Westerfield
Jan 24, 2022
Phyllis Wheeler Westerfield, age 84, of Chambersburg, PA passed away of natural causes on Monday, January 24, 2022, at Menno Village. Born July 28, 1937, in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret Parsons Wheeler. Phyllis retired from the United States Postal Service, where she served with meritorious service for 22 years. She began her...
Gladys Luka Acri
Jan 23, 2022
Gladys L. Acri, age 97, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the Menno Haven Brookview Health Center. Gladys was born on August 8, 1924 in Neenah, Wisconsin, and was raised by her grandparents, Lincoln Winch and Carrie Cornish Winch. After living in Wisconsin and Oswego, New York, she resided for the next 60 years in Chambersburg. Gladys was...
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