Obituaries

Jun 5, 2022

Judith E. (Shatzer) Crawford, 80, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 in Menno Haven Health Care Center. Born December 28, 1941 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Beatrice (Baker) Shatzer. She attended St. Thomas Area Schools, St. Thomas, PA. Judy was a homemaker who enjoyed baking pies and sewing. She was very...

Jun 3, 2022

Paul J. Kendall, 52, of South Mountain, PA passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 in Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Chambersburg, PA. Born December 26, 1969 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late John K. and Anna Mae (Hancock) Kendall. He was a graduate of Shippensburg High Area Senior High School. Paul was a volunteer firefighter for...

Jun 2, 2022

Jose A. Diaz, 97 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at his home. He was born on August 3, 1924, the youngest of 9 children, to Juan and Cruz Diaz in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He attended the University of Puerto Rico and subsequently moved to the mainland. His first love was the theatre and he eventually...

May 31, 2022

Charles T. “Tim” Reed, age 66, of McConnellsburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Born October 17, 1955, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Donald R. and Agnes M. “Mae” Thomas Reed. Tim was a 1973 graduate of CASHS. He went on to work for the former Grove Manufacturing for 15 years, and...

May 30, 2022

Janet L. Holtry, 89, of Chambersburg, departed this life peacefully on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Brookview Health Care Center. She was born in Fannettsburg, PA on March 1, 1933, to the late Charles W. and Vernol H. Markey Traxler. Janet was a skilled seamstress and spent most of her working life in various companies in the Chambersburg and Shippensburg...

May 28, 2022

Dennis E. Straley, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, May 28, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 9, 1954 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Earl Straley and the late Elizabeth Peck Straley. In addition to his father, Dennis is survived by his wife, Gina Alexander Straley; daughter, Lindsay Anderson (Charles); a grandson, Chase Anderson;...

May 28, 2022

Harry L. Kipe, 90, of Mechanicsburg, PA and formerly of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Messiah Lifeways Assisted Living, Mechanicsburg. Born January 29, 1932 in Libertytown, MD he was the son of the late Earl W. and Daisy Bell (Sprenkle) Kipe. He attended St. Thomas Area Schools. Harry was employed by the Butcher...

May 28, 2022

Jacob S. Bucher Jr. of Chambersburg, formerly of Hustontown and Skippack, Pennsylvania, passed away on the morning of May 28, 2022, at Chambersburg Hospital. He was the son of the late Jacob Bucher and Grace Shishler Bucher, of Harleysville, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Souderton High School after a notable football career and a short career in his father’s chicken farm,...

May 23, 2022

Hazel R. (Smith) Abremski ,98, of Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Shippensburg, PA, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, May 23, 2022. She was surrounded by loving family members at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD. Hazel was born on April 4, 1924, in Gettysburg, PA, a daughter of the late Huber...

May 23, 2022

Larry A. Fickes, 72, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 28, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ray W. and Hilda L. Shaffer Fickes. Larry was a 1967 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and then served honorably with the...

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May 16, 2022

Alice F. Foor, 84, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Everett, PA, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022 at her home. Born May 30, 1937 in Hopewell, she was a daughter of the late H. Ernest Ford and Grace L. Auman Ford. Her beloved husband, Marle M. Foor, preceded her in death on July 15, 2015. She is survived...

May 13, 2022

Lorraine R. Gagnon, 94, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Biddeford, ME, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Chambers Point Health Care Center. Born May 6, 1928, in Hartford, CT, she was a daughter of the late Roland and Regina (Gauvin) Beaudoin. Lorraine was a 1947 graduate of St. Louis High School in Biddeford, ME. Early in...

May 12, 2022

Joseph F. “Joe” Penn, 77, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022 in his home. Born April 27, 1945 in Lebanon, PA he was the son of the late John W. Penn, Jr. and Beatrice C. (Harter) Penn. He was a graduate of Lebanon Catholic High School. Joe then went on to serve in the United States Army...

May 11, 2022

Belva G. Smith Foreman, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 21, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert G. and Agnes Finkey Smith. Mrs. Foreman was a 1948 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was last employed at the Bon-Ton in Chambersburg. She was...

May 10, 2022

Brian Travis High, 58, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 3, 1964 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late William E. High, Sr. and Carol Travis High. Brian was a 1982 graduate of CASHS. A US Army veteran, he served honorably for three years. Following his service in the...

May 6, 2022

Joseph T. Wible, Sr., 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 in York Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born April 17, 1940 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late James P. Wible, Sr. and Myrtle E. Taylor Wible. Mr. Wible served honorably with the US Army 36th Artillery Division....

May 5, 2022

Paul M. Burns, 95, of Chambersburg and formerly of Clearfield, Gettysburg, Fairfield, and Port Allegany, PA, passed away on May 5, 2022, at Providence Place Senior Living. Born July 1, 1926 in Imperial, PA, he was the son of the late Paul M. and Hannah Smiley Burns. His beloved wife of 62 years, Gloria, preceded him in death on August...

May 2, 2022

Rev. William R. Baublitz, 78, of Chambersburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 2, 2022 at his home. Born August 3, 1943 in York, PA, he was a son of the late John E. and Pauline Heiland Baublitz. Bill dedicated his life to serving his Lord. He earned his Master of Arts degree from...