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Wayne Sipes
Oct 29, 2021
Wayne M. Sipes, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 27, 1933 in McConnellsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Scott and Beatrice Divens Sipes. Wayne was a 1951 graduate of McConnellsburg High School. A US Army veteran, he served honorably during the Korean War. Wayne was employed as...
Betty Friese
Oct 28, 2021
Betty Jane Friese, 88, of Chambersburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Born August 10, 1933 in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Ida Shrader Myers. Early in her life, Betty was employed in the cafeteria at the Chambersburg Hospital. She later dedicated her time to making...
Elwood Bollinger
Oct 27, 2021
Elwood C. “Woody” Bollinger, 71, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 11, 1950 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George W. and Eunice E. Shank Bollinger. Woody was a 1968 graduate of the Lancaster Mennonite High School and served two years 1-W alternative service at St. Joseph’s Hospital...
Glenn Deardorff
Oct 27, 2021
Glenn Elwood Deardorff Sr, 87 of Fayetteville, PA passed away peacefully in the Chambersburg Hospital after declining health over the past few months. Glenn was born February 4,1934 in Chambersburg, PA. He was the son of the late Paul K. and Mabel E. (Martin) Deardorff. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Dolores J. (Overcash) Deardorff...
Anna Czapp
Oct 27, 2021
Anna Jane Czapp, 83, of Shippensburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 25, 1937 in Doylesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hance and Mary Jane Felmlee Campbell. Anna was a 1955 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School. She was employed at the Stanley Co. in Chambersburg and later attended Wilson College....
John Crispen
Oct 27, 2021
John W. Crispen, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Brookview Healthcare Center at Menno Haven in Chambersburg. Born October 26, 1938 in Bellefonte, PA, he was the son of the late Paul L. and Charlotte Confer Crispen. John earned a Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry from Tufts College and his MD from the University of...
Pauline Baker
Oct 26, 2021
Pauline R. Baker, 97, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, October 26, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 2, 1924 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Elmer and Nora Blanche Bumbaugh Rock. She was employed for many years at the Knouse Foods Peach Glen plant. Mrs. Baker was a life-long member of the Fayetteville...
Melvin Horst
Oct 25, 2021
Melvin H. Horst, 91, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday evening, October 25, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 20, 1930 in Clear Spring, MD, he was a son of the late Otho Shank and Anna Hoover Horst. He served two years of alternative service during WWII at a Tuberculosis hospital in Maryland. He then worked as a carpenter...
Dennis Miller
Oct 25, 2021
Dennis L. Miller, 74, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born in Chambersburg on Monday, February 24, 1947, at the Chambersburg Maternity Home on Fifth Ave., he was the son of the late Harold E. and Helen I. (Helmuth) Miller. Mr. Miller, a 1965 graduate of CASHS, received his bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg...
Thomas Storey
Oct 24, 2021
Thomas G. Storey, Sr., 72, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 27, 1948 in Portage, PA, he was a son of the late George E. and Bernadette Boley Storey. A graduate of the Portage High School, he was employed for 30 years at the former James River Company in Chambersburg. He...
Harry Champion
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...
Andrew Lahaza
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...
Josef Messmer
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...
Arnold Decker
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...
Kathy Thompson
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...
Donna Russell
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...
Richard Gomer
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...
Ronald Carbaugh
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...
Dennis Gsell
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...
Ruben Reiff
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...
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