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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Robert Scott
Jun 13, 2021
Robert Leroy “Bob” Scott, Sr. age 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Laurel Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 9, 1936, in Shippensburg, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph J. and Blanche M. Cook Scott. Mr. Scott worked as a Gear Set Up Operator at Mack Truck for 35 years,...
John Shadle
Jun 11, 2021
John H. Shadle, Jr., 84, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at his home. Born September 14, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John H. Shadle and Esther V. Miller Shadle. John was a 1954 graduate of CASHS. He was employed with the Borough of Chambersburg as Superintendent of the Water and Sewer...

Patricia Goglin
Jun 10, 2021
Patricia Ann Goglin, 70, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born November 30, 1950 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Kennelly Misa. Patricia was employed as a registered nurse at Chambersburg Hospital, Carlisle Hospital and Mercersburg Academy. She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church...
Ralph Stotler
Jun 9, 2021
Ralph Daniel “Dan” Stotler, 78, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at his home. Born March 12, 1943 in Greencastle, he was a son of the late Harry Victor and Kathryn Barnhart Stotler. Dan was a 1961 graduate of the Greencastle Antrim High School and was employed as a meat cutter with Giant Foods until retiring in...
Lee Young
Jun 8, 2021
Lee Allen Young , 67, of St. Thomas, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at home after a two year battle with cancer. Born on August 13, 1953 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Clyde and Wilma (Peckman) Young. Lee was a graduate of James Buchanan High School. He was a skilled cabinet maker and operated his own...
Evelyn Gayman
Jun 7, 2021
Evelyn Marie (Wingert) Gayman, age 93, Chambersburg, daughter of the late Ira P. Wingert and Gail C. (Dice) Wingert, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 7th, 2021. Evelyn and her husband shared ownership and operation of a 100-acre dairy farm for 50+ years. When they moved off the home farm, she raised rabbits as a hobby...
E. Ruth Hain
Jun 7, 2021
E. Ruth (Truett) Hain, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday night, June 7, 2021 at Providence Place. Born September 20, 1935 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edna (Thompson) Truett and widow to the late Ralph Hain, whom passed away in 2010. A 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, Ruth went...
John Zimmerman
Jun 6, 2021
John Robert Zimmerman, 79, of Davidson, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021 due to complications caused by a stroke suffered in early May. Bob grew up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania before moving to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for his last year of High School. He went on to Bucknell University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business...
John Kearin
Jun 6, 2021
John J. “Jack” Kearin, III, 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, June 6, 2021 at his home. Born August 7, 1949 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late John J. Kearin, II and Yvonne Milam. He was a graduate of Santa Monica College and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. Jack served honorably with...
Harry Gearhart
Jun 6, 2021
Harry R. Gearhart, Jr., 92, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 15, 1929 in Fayetteville he was the son of the late Harry R. Gearhart, Sr. and Pearl (Caldwell) Gearhart. He served as an honorable and decorated Senior Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy for 23 years during the...
Moses Whitehead
Jun 3, 2021
Moses Edward Whitehead, 67, of Chambersburg, passed away on June 3, 2021 at York Hospital, born April 30, 1954 in Bartow, FL, he was the son of Rosetta Carter Whitehead and the late Andrew Whitehead. Moses was employed as a supervisor at Pet-Ritz in Chambersburg and later at Schreiber Foods in Shippensburg, retiring from both corporations. Moses was an avid...
William Patzer
Jun 2, 2021
William J. “Bill” Patzer, of Chambersburg, PA, received his eternal reward as a good and faithful servant to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, when he passed away on Wednesday June 2, 2021 at the age of 84. Born in Milwaukee, WI, on July 26, 1936, to the late William Patzer of Poland and Hulda Stumpf of Milwaukee, Bill began...
Christine Wenger
Jun 2, 2021
Christine M. Wenger, 100, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at her home. Born November 19, 1920 in Horse Valley, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles B and Anna Guyer Horn. Her beloved husband, Glenn A. Wenger, preceded her in death in 1989. Christine was a member of New Guilford Brethren In Christ...

Doris Taylor
Jun 1, 2021
Doris J. Taylor, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, June 1, 2021, at her home while surrounded by her family. Born April 24, 1939, in Guilford Township, she was a daughter of the late Edward J. and Florence V. Yeager Barnhart. Doris was a 1957 graduate of the Chambersburg Area...

Helen Barilone
May 31, 2021
Helen Claire Barilone, 94, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Menno Haven-Chambers Pointe. Born November 28, 1926 in Maynard, MA, she was a daughter of the late Charles Patrick and Ann Rodgers Spurrell. Her beloved husband, Daniel Barilone, preceded her in death on January 16, 1996. Helen was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in...

Elaine Streck
May 27, 2021
Elaine Sara Streck, 43, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, May 27, 2021 at her home. Born October 25, 1977 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Sharon E. McKenrick - Streck and David T. Streck. Elaine was a 1996 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School where she had enjoyed participating in drama productions. She went on...
Gerald Hamilton
May 24, 2021
Gerald E. Hamilton, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday morning, May 24, 2021 at ManorCare Health Services. Born February 21, 1939 in Letterkenny Township, he was a son of the late Rankin R. and Mary J. Mackey Hamilton. He was a graduate of the former St. Thomas High School and served honorably in the US Air Force. Early in...
Jacqueline Peters
May 23, 2021
Jacqueline Joyce Peters, 80, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at the Shook Home in Chambersburg after a battle with medical complications for several months. Born on September 21, 1940 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late William E. Walters and May Louise Doyle Walters. She was a 1958 graduate of the Chambersburg High School and a...
Pierre Estime
May 23, 2021
Pierre Ronald Estime, 64, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 25, 1956 in Saint-Marc, Haiti, he was the son of Jean and Marie (Dalzon) Estime. Pierre was an avid gardener and loved listening to Haitian Kompa music. Aside from his parents, he is survived by his wife, Bernardette Estime; children...

Joyce Wildeson
May 22, 2021
Joyce S. Wildeson, age 81, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the Shook Home. Born December 20, 1939, in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Melvin S. and Elverta Daywalt Bonner. Mrs. Wildeson worked 20 years at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg; she then went on to work at the Chambersburg...