Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Ethel West
Dec 9, 2021
Ethel “Cookie” West, age 79, of Chambersburg, PA went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2021. Born on June 6, 1942 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mildred Stumbaugh. She married her husband, Charles West, on February 10, 1962. Together they raised a son, Greg (Lyn) West of Chambersburg and a daughter,...
Gloria Dorsett
Dec 7, 2021
Gloria J. Dorsett, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital with her husband at her side. Born December 17, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Charlotte Rowe Bucher. Gloria was a graduate of the Cumberland Valley High School. She was a talented self-taught organist, serving numerous congregations...

Gail Sleichter
Dec 6, 2021
Gail B. (Turner) Sleichter, 84, of Fayetteville, PA passed away peacefully Monday, December 6, 2021 in her home. Born October 30, 1937 in Denver, CO she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Parker) Turner. She was primarily a homemaker but did work as a receptionist for the Chambersburg Hospital for 20 years. Gail was a kind and...
Alice Summers
Dec 5, 2021
Alice Joyce Summers, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on December 5, 2021. Born April 3, 1938 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Stella Belle Hoch and Charles Melvin Hoch. Mrs. Summers graduated from the Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1956. She was a dedicated class treasurer and enjoyed participating, planning, and organizing class reunions over...
Kenneth Littleford
Dec 5, 2021
Kenneth J. Littleford, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday Morning, December 5, 2021 at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born March 30, 1937 in Nanticoke, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Littleford, Sr., and Olive Ruddick Clark. A United States Navy Veteran, Ken honorably served his country from 1954 to 1959. He then worked for the...
Nancy Myers
Dec 2, 2021
Nancy Lois (Oyler) Myers, 96, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 11, 1925 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late C. Ralph and Carrie (Bricker) Oyler, and widow to the late Fred R. Myers, who preceded her in death on November 4, 1991. Nancy was a 1943 graduate of...

Betty Smith
Dec 2, 2021
Betty Brohm Smith went peacefully to be with her Savior and Lord on December 2, 2021. Married to Kenneth W. Smith, who predeceased her in 1981, she leaves a stepson, Barry H. Smith, (wife Carley) of New York City and Scarborough, ME; two step-grandchildren, Christopher (wife Anne) and Sara (husband Michael); and three step-great-grandchildren (Alden, Eugenia, and Lila), residing in...
Thomas Perry
Nov 29, 2021
Thomas C. Perry, 55, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at his home. Born July 16, 1966 in China Lake, CA, he was the son of Nelson Perry and the late Helen Sprow Hall. Tom was a 1986 graduate of CASHS. A US Navy veteran, he served honorably from 1986 – 2001. Tom was employed as a...
Kenneth Mummert
Nov 29, 2021
Kenneth H. Mummert, 85, of Chambersburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 29, 2021 while surrounded by his family. Born May 2, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul and Mary Karper Mummert. Ken was a 1954 graduate of Chambersburg High School. He was a life-long dairy farmer. Along with his...
Jesse Naugle
Nov 29, 2021
Jesse T. Naugle, 75, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away Monday evening, November 29, 2021 at his home. Born January 18, 1946 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Jesse J. and Leona Kauffman Naugle. Early in his life he worked at several area orchards prior to going to work for his father-in-law, Robert Hess, at...
Sherry Zimmerman
Nov 28, 2021
Sherry Ann Zimmerman, 85, of Queen Creek, AZ and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at her home. Born September 6, 1936 in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late John N. and Helen Bender Florig. Sherry was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and retired from Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe....

Carl Muly
Nov 28, 2021
Carl A. Muly, 88, of Chambersburg, PA, died Sunday evening, November 28, 2021. He was a 1957 graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law. He served with the Maryland National Guard JAG Corps for 28 years, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Muly was an attorney in Glen...
Donald Miller
Nov 27, 2021
Donald “Mike” Miller, 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, November 27, 2021 at his home. Born December 25, 1955 in Huntingdon, PA, he was a son of Delores Murphy Miller of Chambersburg and the late Donald L. Miller who preceded him in death in 2011. Mike was a 1974 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School....
Konstantinos Tsortos
Nov 27, 2021
Konstantinos Tsortos, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 14, 1941 in Krikilo, Ebritania, Greece, he was a son of the late Serafim and Georgia Kretsi Tsortos. In 1989 Konstantinos purchased the Molly Pitcher Waffle Shop in Chambersburg. In 1999 he purchased the Littler Dipper Restaurant and was the owner/operator until...
Roberta Winkleman
Nov 26, 2021
Roberta G. Winkleman, 71, of Mercersburg, PA, passed away Friday morning, November 26, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 3, 1950 in Champion, OH, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Jean Harsh Dollison. Roberta graduated from high school in Champion and was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the Church...

Janet Elstun
Nov 26, 2021
Janet Margaret (Lesher) Elstun, second daughter of the late David Stouffer and Ethel Mae Barnhart Lesher, was born November 23, 1931, in Chambersburg, PA. Her soul was taken off this earth to its eternal reward on November 26, 2021, making her sojourn on earth 90 years, and 3 days. Realizing the need of a Savior, she was baptized into the...
Timothy Preisler
Nov 23, 2021
Timothy S. Preisler, 61, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, November 23, 2021 at his home. Born August 5, 1960 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Betty Daugherty Zimmerman of Chambersburg and the late Clyde W. Preisler. A graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Tim was a skilled metal fabricator currently employed with Qualex in Chambersburg....
Mary Crouse
Nov 22, 2021
Mary L. Crouse, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Paramount Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 19, 1934 in Martinsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. Reilly, Sr. and Esther E. (Burket) Reilly. Her beloved husband, Paul C. Crouse, preceded her in death on February 9, 2007. Mary was employed as...
Roland Stewart
Nov 22, 2021
Roland H. “Jack” Stewart, 73, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital after a five year battle with complications due to Parkinsonism Disease. Born April 1, 1948 in Nuremberg, Germany he was the son of the late Howard L. and Jacqueline M. (Gelas) Stewart. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High...
Dylan Gilbert
Nov 22, 2021
Dylan Patrick Gilbert, 19, passed away on November 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and his dog Mocha after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on December 11, 2001 in Chambersburg, Dylan was the son of Ronald and Wendy Hoover Gilbert and the grandson of Willis and Joyce (Shriver) Hoover. In addition he is survived by numerous...