Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Donald Cramer
Nov 21, 2021
Donald “Bat” Cramer passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 26, 1955, he was a son of the late Thomas “Speed” Cramer and Dorothea P. Cramer. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed by the Borough of Chambersburg for many years. He was an avid bluegrass music...

Jack Loudenberg
Nov 20, 2021
Jack S. Loudenberg, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Selinsgrove, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born September 7, 1929, in Sunbury, PA, he was the son of the late Robert F. and Helen Slear Loudenberg. Jack was a 1952 graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Jack...
Jack Lear
Nov 20, 2021
Jack W. Lear, 73, of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with the Lord Saturday, November 20, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital where he was under hospice care. Born June 3, 1948 in Washington County, MD he was the son of the late William Freemont and Goldie Elizabeth (Smith) Lear. He was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown,...

Sondra Hockensmith
Nov 18, 2021
Sondra J. Hockensmith, age 64, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 21, 1956, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Ricker Hockensmith, Sr. Sondra was a 1974 graduate of CASHS. She worked as an LPN for many years, lastly at Keystone Women’s Care, retiring in 2018. She...

Robert Freet
Nov 18, 2021
Robert C. “Bob” Freet, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on March 16, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Charles D. Freet and Mabel E. Miller Freet. He was the widower of Sandra J. Daley Freet, who preceded him in death on January 17, 2016. A 1960...
Donald Hinton
Nov 18, 2021
Donald B. Hinton, Jr., 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 17, 1942 in Fayetteville, PA he was the son of the late Donald B. Hinton, Sr. and Matilda A. (Tasker) Hinton. He attended Chambersburg Area Schools. Donald was employed as a truck driver for Philadelphia Electric Company for over 20...
Bernard Toporzycki
Nov 18, 2021
Bernard E. Toporzycki, 72, of Mercersburg, PA passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021 in his home surrounded by his family. Born February 5, 1949 in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Frank Toporzycki and Louise Childers. He served as a sergeant in the United States Army in Korea and Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He enlisted on...

Barbara Wagner
Nov 17, 2021
Barbara W. Wagner, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Evangeline Theon Whibley and the late Harold Whibley. Barbara loved Arts and Crafts, leading to her establishing her own small business and craft shop on ETSY. She enjoyed making things and sending...
David Metz
Nov 17, 2021
David D. Metz, Sr., 88, of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his home. Born June 15, 1933 in Chambersburg; he was the son of the late Albert and Gertrude (Knight) Metz. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1951. He served in the United States Air Force during the...
Ruth Frank
Nov 16, 2021
Ruth A. Hendershot Frank, 90, of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 16, 2021 at The Shook Home. Born October 17, 1931 in Fulton County, PA, she was a daughter of the late J. William and Viola Souders Hendershot. A graduate of the McConnellsburg High School she was employed early in her life at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg....
Fred Gindlesperger
Nov 15, 2021
Fred C. Gindlesperger, Jr. 59, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born May 2, 1962 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Donna Jean Koontz Gindlesperger and the late Fred C. Gindlesperger, Sr. Fred was a devoted husband and loving father and pop-pop. He was a member of the Bethel Assembly of God...
Phyllis Borden
Nov 11, 2021
Phyllis Mae Borden, 95, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Chambers Pointe. Born March 14, 1926 in Colchester, VT, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Marguerite A. Sutton Kennedy. Phyllis was a 1944 graduate of South Portland High School in Portland, ME. She spent most of her early life making a home...
Linda Cook
Nov 11, 2021
Linda Anne Cook, 77, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 11, 2021 surrounded by her family. Born February 24, 1944 in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Lois Newberger Webster. Linda was a 1962 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She and her husband, Sherwood, were long-time members of...
Margaret Fegan
Nov 9, 2021
Margaret E. “Peggy” Fegan, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, November 9, 2021 at Chambers Pointe Healthcare Center. Born November 8, 1927 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Herbert E. and Margaret Smith Eckels. She was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and was employed early in life at the former Stanley Company....
Edmund "Ted" Lesher, Sr.
Nov 9, 2021
Edmund T. "Ted" Lesher, Sr., 95, lifelong resident of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, in the Menno Haven Memory Unit with his family by his side. Born on October 12, 1926 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Frank B. Lesher and Frieda Kieffer Lesher. Ted grew up in Chambersburg and was a stand-out athlete...

Patrick Allen
Nov 8, 2021
Patrick J. Allen, 62, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, November 8, 2021 at Laurel Lakes Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 10, 1959 in York, he was a son of the late Thomas E. and Barbara A. Shelton Allen. Patrick had been part owner of his family’s business, the former Allen Tire and Oil in Chambersburg. He later...
Paul Stull
Nov 7, 2021
Paul Stull, Jr., 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday morning, November 7, 2021 at York Hospital. Born May 16, 1932 in Normalville, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Stull, Sr. and Bertha Harbaugh Stull. A 1950 graduate of Connellsville Senior High School, Paul went on to work at the Letterkenny Army Depot as a computer operator...
Charles Humwood
Nov 7, 2021
Charles E. Humwood, Jr., 58, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 7, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 18, 1963 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Linda Rhone Humwood of Fayetteville and the late Charles Humwood. Charles worked in construction most of his life and had been employed at Brechbill and Helman Construction as well as...
Marion Truett
Nov 7, 2021
Marion E. (Kean) Truett, 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 17, 1933 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Earl H. and Mary C. (Koser) Kean. She was employed as a seamstress for over 40 years at the Stanley Company. Marion was a member of the First United...
Blanche Thompson Mock
Nov 7, 2021
Blanche D. Thompson Mock, 94, of Chambersburg, passed away Sunday morning, November 7, 2021 at Pro-medica (formerly ManorCare) in Chambersburg. Prior to entering the nursing home she had resided for three years at Providence Place in Chambersburg and for the preceding seven years enjoyed residing with her daughter and family at their home when her health did not permit her...