Obituaries

May 12, 2021

Adored Husband, Father and Grandfather, James ”Jim” C. Hartley, 84, of Chambersburg passed gracefully away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Jim was born September 16, 1936 in North Matewan, West Virginia. He was the Son of the late Carlos Hartley and Mildred Backus Parks. After serving his country in the United States Navy from...

May 12, 2021

Susan Llabres, of Fayetteville, PA, born November 17th 1941, passed on May 12th 2021 after a five year battle with cancer. Susan was born in Granite City, Illinois to Paul and Daisy Mikulas. Susan served the US Government for 33 years. She always took all the courses and went to all the schools that became available to her in the...

May 9, 2021

Cynthia L. (Thomas) Jefferson, 51, of Mercersburg, PA passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, May 9, 2021 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 30, 1970 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Melvin and Linda Robinson Thomas of Chambersburg. She was a 1988 graduate of the James Buchanan High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree...

May 8, 2021

Thomas J. Webb, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Saturday morning, May 8, 2021 at his home. Born February 24, 1938 in Durand, Wisconsin, he was a son of the late Clarence Webb and Elva G. Richardson Caturia. Mr. Webb earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Florida. He served honorably with the United States Army for...

May 8, 2021

May 7, 2021

Leona M. (Walters) Shaffer, 85, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Marion, PA passed away peacefully in her sleep, Friday, May 7, 2021 in her daughter’s home where she had resided for the last four years. Born May 18, 1935 in St. Lawrence, PA she was the daughter of the late Leo S. and Henrietta E. (Holtz) Walters. She attended...

May 6, 2021

Edward Schramm was born on September 14, 1924 in Jackson, MI and died peacefully on May 6, 2021 at Menno Haven. He was the oldest of 4 siblings. After completing high school, he entered the Army and was stationed in Alaska during WW2. He and his wife, Jane, just celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on April 29th. They raised their...

May 6, 2021

Robert E. “Bob” Sprenger, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Laurel Lakes Nursing Home. Born October 16, 1933, in Donnellson, IA, he was the son of the late Henry W. and Hilda B. Galle Sprenger. A 1951 graduate of Ft. Madison High School in Ft. Madison, IA, Bob went on to serve as...

May 5, 2021

Rhoda Marie Wilkison, the daughter of Harry Stewart and Anna (Miller) Wilkison, was born on Monday November 15, 1926 in Fulda, Bondin Township, Murray County, MN. She was the tenth of ten children and grew up on the family farm where she was born, attended Fulda Public Schools and graduated from Fulda High School in 1944. Starting in the late...

May 4, 2021

Nancy Lou Graver returned to her heavenly home on May 4, 2021 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 82. The fourth of seven children, Nancy was born on April 16, 1939 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, to Floyd Vernon Rock and Anna Katherine Berger Rock. Nancy grew up in Quincy, Fairview, New Franklin, and Chambersburg. She graduated from Chambersburg Area High...

May 4, 2021

Vincent J. Hawkins, Sr. 66, Chambersburg, PA passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 2, 1954 in Lake Alfred, Florida he was the son of Emma Jean (Hawkins) Guerrero, Chambersburg, PA. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1973. Vincent was employed as a product supervisor for...

May 3, 2021

Beverly J. Babb, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital with her family by her side. Born February 11, 1946 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late J. Ross and Mary Holtry Foust. Early in her life, Beverly was employed at the Stanley Company and later was employed in the office...

May 2, 2021

Reuben C. Jones, age 78, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 14, 1942 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Paul F. and Kathleen L. Gsell Jones. Mr. Jones was a 1960 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He worked as a nursing attendant at the...

Apr 30, 2021

Brenda Kay Smith, 65, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Friday morning, April 30, 2021 at her home. Born February 3, 1956 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Charlotte Monighan Caldwell. Brenda was a graduate of the Waynesboro High School and served honorably in the United States Marine Corps. She had been employed for many...

Apr 28, 2021

Raymond Charles Lane, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born February 12, 1947 in Robertsdale, PA to the late Benjamin S. and Gladys Lorene Duvall Lane. He retired from Grove Manufacturing. He is survived by two sons, Darren Lane of Fayetteville and Kevin Lane of Chambersburg; 3 grandchildren; and 2...

Apr 27, 2021

Richard D. Leedy, 86, of Chambersburg and formerly of Scotland, PA, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Menno Haven. Born on May 29, 1934 in Chambersburg, he was the youngest of nine children of the late Jacob and Thesta Foreman Leedy. A 1952 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School, he later went into the U.S. Army, and then...

Apr 25, 2021

Sharon K. “Sherry” (Chilcutt) Salmon, 66, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 in her home. Born September 20, 1954 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Ralph H. Chilcutt, Jr. and Betty L. (Brown) Chilcutt. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School with the Class of 1972. Sherry was employed by...

Apr 25, 2021

Angela D. Smith, 60, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 in her home. Born March 7, 1961 in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of Shirley (Rose) Stahl and the late Lawrence Smith. She was a graduate of the Greencastle Antrim High School with the Class of 1978. Angela was employed as a dialysis technician for a...

Apr 23, 2021

Christina T. Taylor, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Manor Care Nursing Home. Born December 9, 1949, in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Eleanor Weinkauf Taylor. A U.S. Army veteran, she served honorably in Vietnam during the Conflict. Ms. Taylor worked at the former J.P. Morgan...

Apr 21, 2021

Melvin “Bucky” Taylor, 82, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born June 15, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Robert Wade and Inez Hamilton, and widower of the late Alice (Barnhart) Taylor, who preceded him in death on November 11, 2014. A United...