Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Herman Baker
Oct 27, 2020
Herman L. Baker, 96, formerly of Fannettsburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services. Born January 1, 1924 in Fayetteville, PA, he was a son of the late Howard E. and Emma Gertrude (Floyd) Baker. Mr. Baker served honorably with the US Army during WWII. Early in his life he had worked as a plumber at...
E. Sue Frame
Oct 27, 2020
E. Sue Frame, 91, of Avalon, NJ, and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday morning, October 27, 2020 at Providence Place. Born November 13, 1928 in Landenberg, PA, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Maie Reeves Edwards. She was a 1946 graduate of the West Chester High School and a 1949 graduate of the Chester County...

Janet Perry
Oct 26, 2020
Janet May Perry, 91, formerly of St. Thomas, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, October 26, 2020 at The Shook Home in Chambersburg. Born November 21, 1928 in Lurgan, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Ruth Stouffer Paxton. Mrs. Perry was a 1946 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. Early in her life she...
Beatrice Over
Oct 26, 2020
Beatrice L. “Bea” (McElhaney) Over, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away the morning of Monday, October 26, 2020 at Menno Haven Chambers Point Nursing Center. Born August 20, 1930 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Earl J. and Daisy M. (Hollar) McElhaney. Bea was a graduate of the former Chambersburg High School with the Class of 1948...
Robert Conner
Oct 20, 2020
Robert J. Conner, Sr., 84, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, October 20, 2020 at his home. Born March 20, 1936 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late David G. and Louise B. Bitner Conner. Bob served honorably in the United States Air Force and was employed early in his life at T.B. Woods Sons,...

Shirley Williams
Oct 20, 2020
Shirley Ann Suders Williams, age 82, of Orrtanna, PA, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Born June 2, 1938, in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul L. and Helen Monn Suders. A homemaker most of her life, Shirley enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, gardening, crafts, and loving her...

Richard Miller
Oct 19, 2020
I was born on July 13, 1939, to Dale Miller and Laura (Sanford) Miller in Fannettsburg, PA and died on October 19 2020, at the Paramount Nursing Home in Fayetteville, PA, unfortunately due to Alzheimer's. I graduated from Fannett-Metal High School in 1957. I went on to serve in the U.S. Navy for 3 years and the U.S. Air Force...

Patricia Garvin
Oct 18, 2020
Patricia D. Garvin, 85, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 5, 1935 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Edwin B. and Bertha S. (Horn) Douglas. Patricia was a 1953 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. Early in her life she was employed at Frank Gayman Chevrolet and...
Christina Sollenberger
Oct 18, 2020
Christina Diehl Sollenberger, 94, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday morning, October 18, 2020 at Menno Haven Brookview Nursing Center. Born January 25, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Robert M. Diehl, Sr. and Elizabeth Eyster Diehl. She was a 1943 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School and went on to earn degrees from Penn...

Martha Shull
Oct 17, 2020
Martha B. “Marty” Shull, age 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 in the Laurel Lakes Wellness & Rehab Center, Chambersburg. Born on September 19, 1931 in Chambersburg, Marty was a daughter of the late Samuel Barkdoll and Hazel Straley Barkdoll. She was the widow of Robert F. Shull, whom she married on August 21, 1953. He...

Irene Werts
Oct 16, 2020
Irene Ann Werts, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020. Born May 20, 1955 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Clair and Ruth Fritz Baughman. Irene was a homemaker most of her adult life. She enjoyed shopping, spending time with her family and making jewelry. She is survived by two daughters, Shannon Stinebaugh and...
James Sczepanski
Oct 16, 2020
Mr. James Edmund “Jim” Sczepanski, 81, of Fayetteville, PA passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. Jim began his life in Forest Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the only son of the late John and Helen (Gartland) Sczepanski. Jim is survived by his adoring wife, his two children and their spouses, his four grandchildren, a great-grandchild, his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, his nephews,...
Edward Steinberger
Oct 15, 2020
Edward I. Steinberger, 82, of Chambersburg, passed away on October 15, 2020, surrounded by his family after battling a brief illness. Ed was born in Chambersburg on April 26, 1938, the son of the late Lawrence A. Steinberger and Rosalie (Kimple) Steinberger. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Irene (Keller) Steinberger, whom he married February 23, 1963....
Patricia Alexander
Oct 15, 2020
Patricia J. Alexander, 73, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Chambersburg. Born December 27, 1946 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Betty Jane Herdman Shaffer. She was a 1965 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. A homemaker most of her life,...
Thomas Danzberger
Oct 14, 2020
Mr. Thomas “Tom” Danzberger, Jr. 67, of St. Thomas, PA passed away as a result of a motor vehicle accident, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Ft. Loudon, PA. Born July 11, 1953 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Thomas Danzberger, Sr. and Phyllis L. (Spiker) Danzberger. He was a graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High...
Charles Schlichter
Oct 14, 2020
Charles G. Schlichter, Jr., age 75, of Chambersburg, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in York Hospital. Born on August 25, 1945 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late C. Graydon Schlichter and Betty Louise (Hopple) Schlichter. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary (Thornhill) Schlichter, whom he married on...
Dorothy Fike
Oct 13, 2020
Dorothy M. “Betty” Fike, age 95, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in her home with her family by her side. Born April 6, 1925 in Salt Lake City, UT, she was the daughter of the late John Howard and Mary Hortense Larsen and the widow of the late Harry A. Fike, who passed away on...
Adam McNew
Oct 11, 2020
Adam P. McNew, 41, of Chambersburg, PA, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, October 11, 2020 in the emergency room of Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 2, 1979 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Mary Geedy Bunn and husband Anthony Bunn of Chambersburg and the late Walter P. McNew, Sr. A graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Adam had at...

Robin Terry
Oct 11, 2020
Robin K. Terry, age 66, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at her home. Born May 7, 1954, in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Maxine Woodal Cleary. A 1972 graduate of CASHS, Robin went to work in retail as a customer service representative. She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren...
Bonnie Short
Oct 10, 2020
Bonnie Lee (Bigler) Short, 80, of Chambersburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at her home. Born July 13, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ellis and Mildred Brake Bigler and the widow of the late Chester “Ted” Short. Mrs. Short worked in food services for most of her adult life. She was...