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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Kevin Shoop

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ethel West

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

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

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

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

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

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...