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Joan Krawczak
Dec 23, 2021
Joan R. Krawczak, 81, of Chambersburg, and formerly of Long Island, NY, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Paramount Senior Living. Born April 21, 1940, in Alpena Michigan, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Blanche Ellery Collins. Joan was employed as a nanny and house keeper for 21 years and later was a Processor...
Ray Kaufman
Dec 22, 2021
Ray L. Kaufman, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2021. Born in Somerset County, he was the son of the late L. K. Kaufman and Wilma Bowman Kaufman, and the beloved husband of Lillian Hay Kaufman who preceded him in passing in January 2015. A dedicated teacher of 36 years, Ray taught health and physical education and...
Barbara DePasque
Dec 20, 2021
Barbara J. DePasque, 86, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Monday morning, December 20, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 3, 1935 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Angelina Prete Catucci and widow to the late Matthew P. DePasque, who passed away March 1, 2008. Coming from an Italian family deeply rooted in...
Virginia Crawford-Nas
Dec 20, 2021
Virginia K. Crawford-Nas, 67, of Orrtanna, PA, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 31, 1954 in Bedford County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Ray S. and Maxine (Cogan) Crawford. Virginia worked at Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe in Chambersburg for 43 years, from where she had recently retired. Over the years,...
Steven Shaffer
Dec 18, 2021
Steven Paul Shaffer, 52, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his home. Born July 14, 1969 in Chambersburg he was the son of Joan M. Wingerd and the late Paul E. Shaffer. Steven was a 1987 graduate of CASHS. He was employed at Raskas Foods, now Schrieber Foods, in Shippensburg. He enjoyed building car stereos and...
William Chidboy
Dec 18, 2021
William J. Chidboy, 87, of South Mountain, PA, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA. Born June 21, 1934 in Green Township, Indiana County, PA, he was one of fourteen children born to Charles and Anna Phillip Chidboy. Mr. Chidboy was employed as a cook at South Mountain Restoration Center for 35 years and...
Kevin Shoop
Dec 17, 2021
Kevin Ross Shoop, 46, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, in Hagerstown, MD. Born November 30, 1975 in Tucson, AZ, he is the son of Rodney M. and Judith Culbertson Shoop. Kevin lived in Germany, Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Maryland as a child of a career military family. He graduated from North Hagerstown High School, MD,...
Rhondalynn Stramella
Dec 16, 2021
Rhondalynn (Phillips) Stramella, 61, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 13, 1960 in Rochester, NY she was the daughter of Carol (Ferries) and the late Russell Phillips. She served in the United States Army for 26 years retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 2. After her retirement from the Army she...
Carolyn "Sue" Garcia
Dec 16, 2021
Carolyn “Sue” Garcia, 63, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 in the Restore Health Center, Shippensburg, PA. Born November 18, 1958 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of Blanche E. (Pearl) Scott and the late Wayne T. Scott. She attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Carolyn was employed as a waitress and bartender in many local restaurants throughout...
Casey Cook
Dec 15, 2021
Casey William Cook, Sr., 40, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in his home. Born April 8, 1981 in Chambersburg he was the son of Pamela (Richardson) Cook and the late Charles William Cook, Jr. who passed away in 2003. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1999. Casey...
Robert Fon
Dec 15, 2021
Robert L. Fon, 91, peacefully left us on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Katherine and Louis; his sisters, Clara and Dorothy; and his brother, Henry. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Audrey; two sons, Alan and Brian; daughter-in-law, Elisa; granddaughter, Leslie; sister Martha; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Robert...
Barrett Johnston
Dec 15, 2021
Barrett “Barry” Johnston, 60, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in his home. Born on June 5, 1961 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Ralph H. “Jim” Johnston and Helen L. Myers Johnston. As a youth Barry attended and played basketball for King Street Church, and he graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School....
Gary Johns
Dec 14, 2021
Gary W. Johns, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Brookview Health Care Center. Born May 28, 1938 in Orrstown, he was the son of the late Alvin Ray and Rachel Cramer Johns. His beloved wife, Bonnie Hostetter Johns, preceded him in death on February 28, 2017. Gary was employed as a machinist with Chambersburg Engineering,...
Curtiss Boos
Dec 13, 2021
Curtiss Wade Boos, 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 7, 1962 in Sunbury, PA, he was a son of Etta Wrightstone and the late Otto J. Boos. Curtiss was a 1980 graduate of the Scotland School for Veteran’s Children. A US Navy veteran, Curtiss served honorably in the Seabees. He...
Bradley Lucas
Dec 13, 2021
Bradley S. Lucas, 44, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to God on Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. Born July 19, 1977, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Theodore and Denise Lucas. Bradley was a graduate of Chambersburg High School, where he participated in Glee Club, Choristers, and Esquires. Musically talented, he...
Joyce Mackey
Dec 11, 2021
Joyce K. (Knoll) Mackey, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 in her home. Born December 28, 1937 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Lester and Ethel (Burkholder) Knoll. Before becoming a homemaker, she was employed as a teacher on an Indian Reservation in New York as well as at local elementary schools. Joyce...
Jerroyl Wise
Dec 11, 2021
Jerroyl L. Wise, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 12, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Harold and Hazel Lesher Wise. Jerry was a 1966 graduate of CASHS. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably during the Vietnam War. Jerry was employed in human resources...
Charles West
Dec 10, 2021
Charles “Charlie” West, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2021. Born on November 27, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Howard West and Caroline West. He married his wife, Ethel (Stumbaugh) West, on February 10, 1962. Together they raised two children; Greg (Lyn) West, of Chambersburg, PA,...
Orpha Garber
Dec 10, 2021
Orpha Elizabeth (Denlinger) Garber was born in New Lebanon, Ohio on January 6, 1926 to Roy & Ada (Brubaker) Denlinger. She peacefully passed into eternity on December 10, 2021 at the age of 95 years. She accepted the Lord and was baptized as a young lady, becoming a member of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church. On February 7, 1948...
Betty Vydra
Dec 10, 2021
Betty Kramer Vydra passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021, at the age of 94. She was born July 14, 1927, in Marlinton, WV, to Charles S. Kramer and Mary Madge Kramer. She was a graduate of Marlinton Highschool, attended Mary Baldwin College where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, and graduated from West Virginia University with...
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