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Peggy Faust
Aug 12, 2021
Peggy M. Faust, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday evening, August 12, 2021 at her home. Born December 6, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Edward Cook and Grace Shatzley Cook Peters. A homemaker most of her life, Peggy had worked for a number of years at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg, retiring in...
Earl McClain
Aug 11, 2021
Earl L. McClain, 89, of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in Providence Place Senior Living. Born September 5, 1931 in Waterfall, PA he was the son of the late Marshall J. and Olive L. (Barnett) McClain. He was a graduate of Hustontown High School and served in the United States Army as...
Ryan Schoenleber
Aug 11, 2021
Ryan Scott “Biebs” Schoenleber, 27, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at his home. Born September 23, 1993 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Brian Schoenleber and Tamy Cook. A 2012 graduate of CASHS, Ryan obtained his Bachelors in business management and business marketing from Shippensburg University, graduating with the class of 2016. While living in...
Almeta McClain
Aug 9, 2021
Almeta L. (Mills) McClain, 86, of Chambersburg, PA went home to be with the Lord, Monday, August 9, 2021, in Providence Place Senior Living. Born March 1, 1935, in Waterfall, PA she was the daughter of the late Thearon S. Mills and Sylva O. (Black) Shaw. She was a graduate of Hustontown High School. On April 17, 1954, Almeta married...
Reginald Kendall
Aug 6, 2021
Reginald F. “Reggie” Kendall, age 82, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 14, 1939 in Smithsburg, MD, he was a son of the late Howard and Charlotte Yowler Kendall. He attended school in Smithsburg, MD and served honorably in the US Army. During his time in the Army, he was...
Voneda Mansberger
Aug 4, 2021
Voneda Louise “Vonnie” Mansberger, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, August 4, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born August 28, 1943 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Preston L. Cook, Sr. and Dorothy Thompson Cook. Vonnie was a 1961 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was employed for 35 years at the...
Donn Hockensmith
Aug 2, 2021
Donn D. Hockensmith, Jr., 80, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 at the Chambers Pointe Healthcare Center. Born April 4, 1941 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Donn E. Hockensmith, Sr. and Arlene K. Martin Hockensmith. Donn was a 1959 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and served honorably with the US...
Esther Smith
Aug 2, 2021
Esther M. Smith, 90, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Brookview Healthcare Center. Born December 14, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Reed A. Neff and Margaret Noll Neff. Her beloved husband, William L. Smith, preceded her in death on February 25, 2018. Esther was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High...
Jennifer Ward
Aug 2, 2021
Jenny Jo Frock Ward, Mom, Nanny, 66 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. Born November 17, 1954, she was the beloved daughter of the late Stanley and Jean Frock. Jenny was a graduate of Littlestown High School 1972, and Allentown Hospital School of Nursing 1975. At work, she was a diligent nurse of integrity for the elderly,...
Retha Kauffman
Jul 31, 2021
Retha L. (King) Kauffman, 88, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 in the Shook Home, Chambersburg, PA. Born May 30, 1933 in Hagerstown, MD she was the daughter of the late William H. and Blanche V. (Cullison) King. In her early years Retha was employed at the former Elperin Company Sewing Factory, Hagerstown. She was later employed...
Wilma Fore
Jul 28, 2021
Wilma J. (Terrazas) Fore, 65, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in her home. Born June 8, 1956 in La Paz, Bolivia she was the daughter of Graciela (Angles) Terrazas and the late George Terrazas. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1974. She then attended Airline School, Miami,...
Dustin Patterson
Jul 27, 2021
Dustin Kenneth Patterson (Dusty), age 22, of Washington DC, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Born in Tooele, Utah on October 2, 1998, he was the son of Fred R. and Courtney S. Erler Patterson. He had an adventurous spirit, always on the move for the next opportunity life had to offer. He was known for his hugs...
Susan Briggs
Jul 25, 2021
On Sunday, July 25, 2021, Susan R. Briggs, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went to eternal rest at age 78. Born November 1942, she was a daughter of the late William and Mildred Ruth. In 2000, Susan retired from Industrial Logistics Systems Center located at Letterkenny Army Depot. She previously worked at several local banks. Susan was a member...
Harriet Nicholson
Jul 23, 2021
Harriet S. Nicholson of Greencastle and formerly of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021 at her home. Born in Connemaugh, Somerset County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Olga Brandt Grove. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, the late Lucille and Garnet Dayton of Scotland, PA. Harriet was a graduate of CASHS....
Dr. Alfred Price
Jul 22, 2021
Dr. Alfred R. Price, who practiced as a family physician in Pittsburgh, Pa. from 1955 to 1995, died at his home in Chambersburg, Pa. July 22 at the age of 95. He was born in 1926 in Pittsburgh, the son of Gwilym A. and Marion Roberts Price and grew up in the Rosslyn Farms borough, with his two brothers, Gwilym...
Nancee Smelser
Jul 21, 2021
Nancee J. (Mentzer) Smelser, of Chambersburg, passed away on July 21, 2021 at her home. Born August 24, 1932 in Tyrone, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard D. and Madeline Ohrtman Mentzer. Nancee was a 1950 graduate of Altoona High School. She was employed as a supervisor with United Telephone and later Sprint for 38 years until...
Iva Cairns
Jul 20, 2021
Iva Mary (Schlear) Cairns, a longtime Reading, Pa., resident died Tuesday evening, July 20, 2021, at the age of 97. An avid gardener and reader, Iva was married to Edward Cairns for 63 years and had one son, Scott. Eddie and Iva loved attending Penn State football games and traveling to as many major league baseball parks as possible. They...
Donna Shipe
Jul 20, 2021
Donna L. Shipe, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, July 20, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 16, 1954 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert D. and Edna M. Johnston Tarner. Donna was a 1972 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Donna was employed for many years at the former City...
Carol Cooper
Jul 19, 2021
Carol A. Cooper, 79, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at the Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born March 7, 1942 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Arthur C. and Evalyn (George) Miller. A graduate of Shippensburg State College, where she earned her Bachelor’s in Education, Mrs. Cooper went on to be a...
Pierre Mion
Jul 16, 2021
Pierre R. Mion, 89, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on July 16, 2021. Born December 10, 1931 in Bryn Mar, PA, he was the son of the late Bernardo and Katheryn Neubaker Mion. Pierre was a well-known illustrator and artist. He attended Montgomery College in Rockville, MD and studied art at what is now known as...
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