Obituaries

Oct 22, 2021

Harry M. Champion 87, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 6, 1934 in Louisville, KY he was the son of the late Harry M. and Augusta (Mitchell) Champion. He was a graduate of Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY. Harry was employed as a construction manager for many years. He was an avid...

Oct 21, 2021

Andrew Kenneth “Ken” Lahaza, age 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 15, 1953, in Northumberland, PA, he was the son of the late Andrew K. and Kathleen Starr Lahaza. Ken was a graduate of South Hagerstown High School. He was employed at Letterkenny Army Depot for 21 years, until...

Oct 19, 2021

Josef Messmer, 83, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 26, 1938 in Czech Republic he was the son of the late Josef and Anna (Koran) Messmer. He was a very educated man and obtained his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania. Josef was employed as a consultant...

Oct 19, 2021

Arnold Lee Decker, 81, of St. Thomas, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at his home. Born August 18, 1940 in Harrisonville, he was a son of the late Harry Wayne and Georgia Clair Bard Decker. He was a 1958 graduate of the Green Hill High School in Harrisonville and went on to earn an Associate’s Degree in Drafting...

Oct 18, 2021

Kathy L. Thompson, 63, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 23, 1958 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of James A. and Betty (Quivers) Thompson. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Kathy was employed at Valley Bank and M&T Bank. She then was employed at Orrstown...

Oct 16, 2021

Donna M. (Danzberger) Russell, 69, of St. Thomas, PA passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 in her home. Born October 22, 1951 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas S. Danzberger, Sr. and Phyllis L. (Spiker) Danzberger. She was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1971. Donna then went onto...

Oct 15, 2021

Richard “Rick” E. Gomer, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg. Born November 27, 1955 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George Roy and Patricia Ann Glass Gomer. He was employed at Brechbill and Helman in Chambersburg. Rick was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church where he served...

Oct 15, 2021

Ronald A. Carbaugh, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill. Born on November 25, 1944 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John J. and Minnie L. Bittinger Carbaugh. Ron graduated from Chambersburg Area Senior High School and then served his country with the U.S. Army during the...

Oct 15, 2021

Dennis J. Gsell, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly Friday morning, October 15, 2021 at his home. Born March 25, 1956 in Chambersburg, he was a son of John W. and Nellie G. Shover Gsell of Chambersburg. He was a 1974 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and the Franklin County Vo-Tech School. He worked in HVAC with...

Oct 14, 2021

Ruben K. Reiff, III, 71, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 6, 1950 in Hagerstown, MD, he was a son of the late Julia (Shaffer) and Ruben Reiff, Jr. Ruben worked as a produce manager at various grocery stores in the area with the most recent being Wal-Mart, from where...

Oct 14, 2021

Donald E. Kramer, 84, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 29, 1937 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Crawford and Sarah Peters Kramer. His beloved wife, Helen M. Kramer, whom he married on May 18, 1957, preceded him in death on July 13, 2014. Donald was a graduate...

Oct 12, 2021

Brenda J. Greenawalt, 70, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Born August 24, 1951, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late George Rennis and Jean Fannie Etter Fox. Brenda was a 1969 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and then was employed for 20 years at the former Stanley Company. She then supervised...

Oct 11, 2021

Dorothy V. Yocum, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, October 11, 2021 at the Shook Home. Born March 6, 1930 in East Waterford, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ada Harmon Darling. She was the food service manager at the former People’s Drug Store in Chambersburg for many years. She loved cats and supported...

Oct 11, 2021

Nancy J. Myers, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 in her home with her family by her side. Born August 1, 1936 in Bedford County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ruby (Foor) Miller and widow to the late Rev. Sampson R. Myers, who passed away on July 1, 2017. Nancy was...

Oct 11, 2021

Aaron E. Silver, 51, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 21, 1970 at Fort Rucker, AL, he was a son of Irvin E. “Gene” and Teresa Davison Silver. Aaron was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from West...

Oct 10, 2021

Betty M. (Miller) Danzberger of Spirit Lutheran, 2781 Luther Drive Chambersburg, PA passed away on October 10, 2021. Born on the family farm in Waynecastle, PA on December 8, 1925, she was the only daughter of Melchor Snively and Mary (Mayhugh) Miller. In her early years she attended Hill Grove school before the family moved to Greencastle in 1940. She...

Oct 10, 2021

Harold M. Lynch, 64, of Ft. Loudon, PA, passed away October 10, 2021 at home. Born August 7, 1957 at the Chambersburg Hospital, he was the son of the late Harold M. Lynch, Sr. and Alva L. (Clayton) Lynch. He worked at the former Loewengart Company Tannery of Mercersburg, E.C. Barnes of St. Thomas, was a self-employed roofer for many...

Oct 9, 2021

John Carson Westerfield, 86, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday evening, October 9, 2021 at his home. Born August 12, 1935 in Laurel County, KY, he was a son of the late Leonard A. and Beatrice R. Mullins Westerfield. John was a graduate of Ahrens Trade High School in Louisville, KY and went on to earn an Associate Degree in...

Oct 9, 2021

Oct 8, 2021

Juanita K. Cordell, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 9, 1948 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ralph M. Myers, Jr. and Ruth K. Stoner Myers. She had been employed for more than 30 years at the former J. Schoeneman Company in Chambersburg and then worked for...