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Wilton Moats
Oct 31, 2021
Wilton J. “Bill” Moats, age 88, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation Center. Born May 2, 1933, in Hancock, MD, he was the son of the late Walter and Nona Younker Moats. Mr. Moats was a 1952 graduate of the Hancock High School. He worked as a welder for many years,...
Connie Shriner
Oct 30, 2021
Connie Jane Shriner, age 67, of Orrstown, PA, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 25, 1954, in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Elsie Harmon Zinn. A homemaker most of her life, she had a lot of pride in caring form her son and keeping a clean...
Donald Shannon
Oct 30, 2021
Donald Ray Shannon, 86, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 9, 1935, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Samuel Shannon, Sr. and Martha Hoffman Shannon. Donald was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A proud veteran, he served honorably in the US Army. Donald was...
William Porter
Oct 30, 2021
William M. Porter, 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 30, 2021 at his home. Born February 16, 1955 in Trenton, NJ, he was a son of the late John and Marion Coon Porter. He was a 1973 graduate of Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hill, PA and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from...
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...
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