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Rose Anne Barr
Nov 10, 2020
Rose Anne Barr, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Luther Ridge. Born November 1, 1930 in Sandusky, OH, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Dorothy Ebert Fitzgerald. Her beloved husband, Richard G. Barr, preceded her in death on July 26, 2003. Rose Anne spent most...
Howard Cowgill
Nov 10, 2020
Howard L. Cowgill, 77, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020 at Laurel Lakes Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 12, 1943 in Cumberland, MD, he was a son of the late Argyl M. and Lena P. Gloyd Cowgill. Howard was a graduate of the Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, WV. He was employed at...
Paula Marquez
Nov 8, 2020
Mrs. Paula E. (Howard) Marquez, 64, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born January 16, 1956 in Oakland, Ca becoming the fourth daughter to Gary E. Howard (Connie) of Arizona and the late Phyllis E. (Garvine) Howard. As a child Paula’s father was in the Navy, stationed in Guam and...
Ernest Dawson
Nov 7, 2020
Mr. Ernest Dawson, Sr., 79, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Laurel Lakes Wellness Center. Born December 28, 1940 in Bartow, FL he was the son of the late Rebecca Baker. He was employed as a welder for many years at Grove Manufacturing. After retiring from Grove, Mr. Dawson was employed in maintenance at Letterkenny Army...
Kay Smith
Nov 7, 2020
Kay Irene (Farner) Smith, wife of Jay Keagle Smith Sr. passed away on November 7, 2020. Daughter of the late Homer M. and Nellie I. Farner, she was born and raised in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. A 1960 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School, she then attended the Goldey-Beacom School of Business in Wilmington, Delaware, graduating in 1961. Following her education,...
Jean Rieck
Nov 5, 2020
Jean Elizabeth Geisel Rieck, age 71, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 20, 1949, in Elkhart, IN, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Lewis Geisel. Jean worked as an elementary school librarian, retiring from the Chambersburg School District in 2005 after 23 years. She earned her...
Shawn Johnson
Nov 5, 2020
Shawn D. Johnson age 43, of Chambersburg, PA passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Transitions Health Care in Gettysburg. Born March 10, 1977, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of Linda Chronister Johnson and the late John Johnson. Shawn grew up in the Chambersburg Area School District. He worked as a stocker in the grocery business and...
Lisa Byers
Nov 4, 2020
A very special person, Mrs. Lisa A. Byers, of Chambersburg, was promoted to heaven on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at her home after a long illness. Born May 28, 1961 to the parents of the late James A. Diehl and Wanda (Howsare) Diehl. Lisa was a 1979 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and a 1984 graduate of...
Betty Monastra
Nov 4, 2020
Betty E. Monastra, age 92, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the Shook Home. Born August 1, 1928, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Wingert Sweigert. Mrs. Monastra worked at the former Stanley Company as a Press Operator and Seamstress for 30 years, after she married her late...
Gary Osler
Nov 3, 2020
Mr. Gary Lee Osler, Sr., 74, of Paramount Nursing and Rehab, Fayetteville, PA passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in the nursing home. Born October 23, 1946 in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Charles and Betty (Shaffer) Osler. He was raised by his grandparents the late Max and Hazel Shaffer. He was the owner of Universal...
Sharon Runyon
Nov 2, 2020
Sharon A. Runyon, 77, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at her home. Born June 24, 1943 in West Nyack, NY, she was the daughter of the late Hector and Dorothy Gedbaw Hutt. Sharon was employed at F&M Trust for 33 years until her retirement in 2006. She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. She...
Claudia Smith Williams
Nov 2, 2020
Claudia Wehn Smith Williams, age 77, formerly of Huntingdon, PA and a current resident of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home on Monday, November 2, 2020. Born October 22, 1943, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Anna Griffith Smith. A 1961 graduate of the Huntingdon Area...
Robert Byers
Nov 1, 2020
Mr.Robert Dean Byers, 87, of Chambersburg, died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at home. Born October 1, 1933 in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Bruce and Blanche Byers. A 1952 Graduate of Chambersburg Area High School, he was employed by Dice’s Tire Shop, Horn’s Motor Express and Shippensburg University. He was a lifelong active member of the...
Robert Monn
Nov 1, 2020
Robert “Bobby” James Monn Jr. of Fayetteville, PA entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on November 1, 2020, after a brief battle with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Born on May 19, 1947, in Chambersburg, PA, he was a son of the late Robert James Monn Sr. and Emma “Kate” Hockenberry. As a youth, growing up in Fayetteville, Bobby...
Tawney Bahn
Oct 29, 2020
Tawney Bahn, 67, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, October 29, 2020 at her home. Born July 6, 1953 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles Rice and Mildred Caldwell Vanetesse. She was a member of the Women of the Moose in Chambersburg; enjoyed doing yardwork; and loved dogs and spending time with her grandchildren. She...
Charles Miller
Oct 27, 2020
Charles S. Miller, 87, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 27, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Bruce F. and Esther P. Wadel Miller. His beloved wife, Emma Louise Straley Miller, preceded him in death on April 11, 1996. Charles was a 1951 graduate of St. Thomas...
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...
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