Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County
Mae Martin
May 4, 2020
Mae Ellen Martin, age 88, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away at the Chambersburg Hospital on Monday, May 4, 2020. Born May 21, 1931, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell O. and Ruth I. Carbaugh Nye. Mrs. Martin lived her entire life in Chambersburg and St. Thomas. She was a 1949 graduate of the former Chambersburg...

Mark Mower
May 4, 2020
Mark A. Mower, 60, of Harrisburg, and previously of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at Spring Creek Nursing and Rehab Center in Harrisburg, PA. Born May 31, 1959, he was a son of Alice B. Bigham and the late Paul F. Mower. A 1977 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School, where he ran track, Mark...
Gregory Fickes
May 4, 2020
Gregory A. Fickes, 48, of Shippensburg, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at his home. Born June 2, 1971 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John R. Fickes, Sr. and Shirley Jane Gipe Lindsay. Greg was employed as a mason with Ralph E. Tolbert Masonry, Inc. in Chambersburg for 30 years. He was a member of...
William Shank
May 3, 2020
William Henry Shank III (Buzz) passed away on May 3, 2020 at The Shook Home, Chambersburg. He was 85. Buzz is survived by his wife, Margaret Ann Shank (Peggy), the love of his life. Their love and friendship was evident to all who knew them and as the winds blow along the trees by the James River in Williamsburg, Virginia,...
Jerry Hall
May 3, 2020
Jerry Edwin Hall, 83, of Fannettsburg, passed away at 8:53 AM Sunday, May 3, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 14, 1936 in Burnt Cabins, PA, he was a son of the late Harold and Irene Mentzer Hall. Jerry retired from Exxon Company on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and later from The Great Cove Golf Club. He enjoyed spending time...
Roger Brown
May 2, 2020
Roger M. Brown, 69, of Fayetteville, PA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Born on July 10, 1950 in Arlington, VA, he was a son of the late Melvin J. Brown and Betty Watson Brown. After graduating from Yorktown High School, Roger served with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. He graduated from...
Rev. Richard Mose
May 2, 2020
Rev. Richard E. Mose, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Village of Luther Ridge. Born January 30, 1928 in Sharpsburg, MD, he was a son of the late Joseph Perry Mose and Idella May Kauffman Mose. Richard served as a Pastor in the United Brethren in Christ Church for 40 years. During his time...

Irene Perry
Apr 30, 2020
Irene McKenrick Perry, 90, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, April 30, 2020 at her home. Born January 27, 1930 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Raphael F. and Edna Irene Fickes McKenrick. Mrs. Perry was employed in the Production Office at the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg, retiring after more than 40 years of service....

Joyce Baughman
Apr 30, 2020
Joyce E. Baughman, 74, of Chambersburg, died on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born on May 11, 1945 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Dallas and Dorothy Mae (Kirk) Hockenberry. She was retired from the Franklin County Career and Technology Center, where she worked in many capacities, including secretary and security guard....
Diane Shupp
Apr 30, 2020
Diane Hoke Shupp, 83, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by her family on Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2020. Born August 25, 1936 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas B. and Eva Barnes Hoke. Diane was a 1955 graduate of James Buchanan High School. A homemaker, she had been employed in the...

Delores Beltz
Apr 30, 2020
Delores K. Beltz, 67, of Greenwood, DE and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home. Born December 28, 1952 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Rice Bricker. Her beloved husband, Jeffrey Beltz, preceded her in death on February 22, 2012. Delores was a 1971 graduate of Holiness Gospel...
Rodger Murray
Apr 29, 2020
Pastor Rodger L. Murray, 69 of Chambersburg, PA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, April 29, 2020 from his home. Born December 13, 1950 in Johnstown, PA, he was a son of the late Willis I. and Vera C. Pringle Murray. Rodger was a 1968 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and a 1972 graduate...
Christopher Peters
Apr 28, 2020
Christopher Scott Peters, II, 28, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, April 28, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital Emergency Room. Born June 20, 1991 in Gettysburg, he was a son of the Christopher Scott Peters and Lesa Hardy Peters of Orrtanna, PA. Chris was a 2009 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and was currently employed...
June Miller
Apr 27, 2020
June C. Piper Miller, 75 of Greencastle, PA, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020. She was born June 16, 1944 in Amberson, Pennsylvania. June was a 1962 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School. She retired from State Farm Insurance in Greencastle in 2011 after 27 years of service. In retirement June enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, participating in church...
Harold Houtman
Apr 27, 2020
Harold Richard Houtman, 92, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at the Shippensburg Healthcare Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 25, 1928, he was the son of the late William and Anne (Wargaftik) Houtman. Richard lived most of his young life in The Bronx and attended and graduated from high school there. He then attended Manhattan...
Mary Tuthill
Apr 26, 2020
Mary Magdalene Tuthill went to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Menno Haven. Born February 13, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Gertrude Dojcsak. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank S. Tuthill; a son, Paul M. Garrett; two brothers; and two sisters. She is survived by her daughter,...

Kenneth Griesbaum
Apr 25, 2020
Kenneth Arnold Griesbaum, age 86, of Fayetteville, PA passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born January 19, 1934 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Ervin and Adeline Haselow Griesbaum. A caring and generous person, Ken volunteered countless hours to various organizations including Meals on Wheels in Chambersburg, PA. He enjoyed golf, bridge, bowling, basketball, square...

Margaret Hade
Apr 25, 2020
Margaret Sophia (Walker) Hade, age 91, a resident of Paramount Senior Living located in Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in Three Springs, PA on March 3, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Emma (Brumbaugh) Walker. Mrs. Hade was a 1947 graduate of Saltillo High School, Saltillo, PA. She also attended Messiah...
Linda Benedict
Apr 24, 2020
Linda Diane Benedict, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Quincy Village Health Center. Born November 15, 1945 in Duluth, MN, she was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Lois L. Sata Miskowski. Linda worked most of her life for the federal government, with both the Naval Supply Systems Command and the...

Paul Snyder
Apr 22, 2020
Paul Snyder, age 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020. Born August 29, 1945, in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Hubert and Mildred Kennedy Snyder. Mr. Snyder worked at Nitterhouse for 30 years as a supervisor and then retired from Grove. He was a member of Bethel...