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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Isaac Corbett

Isaac Corbett

Jan 11, 2022

Isaac Carter Corbett, age 6 months, of Chambersburg, passed away at Hershey Medical Center on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 with his family at his side. Born June 16, 2021, he was the son of Ryan L. and Trista M. Harris Corbett. Isaac is also survived by his brother, Theo Corbett; maternal grandparents, Philip Harris and Joyce Tritle; maternal great grandfather,...

Eileen Durand

Eileen Durand

Jan 10, 2022

Eileen Casey Durand, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022. Born June 7, 1929 in Messengerville, NY, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Clara Quinlivan Casey. Her beloved husband, Robert N. Durand, preceded her in death on June 30, 2013. Eileen was a 1947 graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School. She was employed...

John Swailes

John Swailes

Jan 10, 2022

John E. Swailes, Sr., 59, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 8, 1962 in Chambersburg he was the son of the late Madduest and Clara (Smith) Swailes. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools and Harrisburg Area Community College. John then went on to obtain his Bachelor’s degree from Mountain State University, Virginia....

Annabelle Ponce De Leon

Annabelle Ponce De Leon

Jan 10, 2022

Annabelle Ponce De Leon, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 in Promedica Chambersburg. Born on May 23, 1952 in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Gloria Maria (Gomez) Alamo. Annabelle was a hard worker and dedicated mother. She enjoyed knitting, reading, writing poetry and spending time with her family. She was a...

William Cain

William Cain

Jan 10, 2022

William “Bill” E Cain,56, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Chambersburg Hospital following a brief unexpected illness. He was born on April 6, 1965, the son of the late John Charles and Diana Merle Roof Cain. He worked hard all his life, working for Coldsmith Construction for the last 21 years. When he wasn’t busy working, he...

Daniel Browell

Daniel Browell

Jan 9, 2022

Daniel “Danny” K. Browell Sr., 78, of St. Thomas, PA passed away peacefully on January 9, 2022 in Chambersburg Hospital. He was born in Hopewell, PA to the late J. Curtis Browell and Josephine Bridenstine Browell where he was raised on the family farm. In 1968, he moved his family to St. Thomas, PA where he started his lifetime career...

Raymond Berger

Raymond Berger

Jan 8, 2022

Raymond J. “Ray” Berger, Jr., 39, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 10, 1982 in Akron, OH he was the son of Raymond J. Berger Sr. and Kimberly (Brimstone) Berger of Akron. He was a graduate of Cuyahoga Christian Academy, Cuyahoga Falls, OH with the Class of 2000. Ray then went...

Nathan Eshleman

Nathan Eshleman

Jan 7, 2022

Nathan ‘Nate’ Samuel Eshleman, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, was released to the arms of Jesus by his family on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Providence Place Senior Living. Born September 4, 1934 in Smithsburg, MD, he was a son of the late Ralph M. Eshleman, Sr. and Ruth I. Martin Eshleman. Nate was a 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg...

Rev. James Sollenberger

Rev. James Sollenberger

Jan 7, 2022

Rev. James M. Sollenberger, 68, of Chambersburg, PA, was released to the arms of Jesus by his family on Friday, January 7, 2022. Born November 9, 1953 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Jacob Lesher and Ada Myers Sollenberger. Jim was a 1971 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to receive a...

William Greenlaw

William Greenlaw

Jan 7, 2022

William “Bill” Thomas Greenlaw, 67, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully in his sleep due to natural causes on Friday, January 7, 2022. Born on April 8, 1954 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, he was the son of the late William C. and Bernadette E. Greenlaw. Bill was a graduate of Cranford High School in New Jersey and studied at...

Helen McCardell

Helen McCardell

Jan 6, 2022

HELEN IRENE (MONG) MCCARDELL, 90, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 in The Palace Gardens, Homestead, Florida. Born January 21, 1931 in Ringgold, MD, she was the daughter of the late David E. and Lillian Elmyere (Kendall) Mong. She lived her early life in Ringgold. She married Charles W. McCardell on July 6, 1948, in Maryland. They first lived in...

Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown

Jan 4, 2022

Dennis Lee Brown, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at York Hospital. Born March 9, 1951 in Mount Union, PA he was a son of Evelyn Isabel Goshorn Brown and the late William Roy Brown. Dennis was a 1969 graduate of Mount Union Area High School. A US Air Force veteran, He served honorably during the...

Charles Harmon

Charles Harmon

Jan 2, 2022

Charles E. “Stretch” Harmon, 75, of Marion, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 2, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 16, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Glenn and Della Spoonhour Harmon. He was employed as a truck driver with Nitterhouse Masonry for more than 40 years, retiring in 2011. Mr. Harmon played for the...

Marion Small

Marion Small

Jan 2, 2022

Marion H. Small, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 2, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 7, 1939 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert Leroy and Clara A. Sandoe Hoffeditz. Mrs. Small was a graduate of the former St. Thomas High School. Early in her life she worked on the family dairy...

Thomas Gordon

Thomas Gordon

Jan 2, 2022

Thomas Hall Gordon, Jr., 60 of Biglerville, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 2, 2022 at his home. Born June 2, 1961 in Elwood City, PA, he was the son of Linda Lee Donley Gordon of Largo, FL and the late Thomas Hall Gordon, Sr. A 1979 graduate of Riverside High School in Elwood City, he served honorably with the...

Kaye Robinson

Kaye Robinson

Jan 2, 2022

Kaye L. Robinson, 70, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 4, 1951 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Clark A. “Trig” and Dorothy M. (Harmon) Horne. She was employed in the custodial department of Shippensburg University for 13 years retiring in 2012. Prior to that Kaye worked for...

Dorothy Witter

Dorothy Witter

Jan 1, 2022

Dorothy M. (Clark) Witter, 101, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 in the Brookview Health Care Center. Born November 14, 1920 in Harrisburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Harvey W. and Mary R. (Fenstermacher) Clark. She was employed for many years as a receptionist at the Chambersburg Trust Company. Dorothy enjoyed tole painting and...

Blair Clark

Blair Clark

Dec 31, 2021

Blair A. Clark, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday morning, December 31, 2021. Born November 20, 1934 in Menchtown, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Alice L. Dickens Clark. Blair was a 1954 graduate of Everett High School. A US Air Force veteran, he served honorably during the Korean War. Blair was employed as...

John Gsell

John Gsell

Dec 31, 2021

John W. Gsell, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Menno Haven - Chambers Pointe. Born on September 24, 1935 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John and Bertha Keefer Gsell. John was a 1953 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He then established John W. Gsell Sheet Metal, which he owned...

John Patten

John Patten

Dec 30, 2021

John S. Patten, Jr., 86, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hosptial. Born February 4, 1935 in Superior, WI he was the son of the late John S. Patten, Sr. and Germaine (Shears) Patten. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nancy L. (Jedlika) Patten who he married, April 8, 1961; four...