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Harold Coder
Feb 27, 2020
Harold L. ”Code” Coder, Jr., 86, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in his home, while surrounded by his family. Born on March 26, 1933 in Naugatuck, CT, he was the son of the late Harold LeRoy Coder and Jennie Louise Farnwalt Coder. Harold attended the former Chambersburg High School, and he then went to work with...

Catherine Carbaugh
Feb 27, 2020
Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Carbaugh, age 89, formerly of Fayetteville, PA and a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Born October 27, 1930, in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Catherine Jones Gilbert. Mrs. Carbaugh was a member of the Fayetteville Church of God and Mt....
Harold Talhelm
Feb 27, 2020
Harold E. Talhelm, Jr., 82, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital after courageously battling COPD for several years. Born November 16, 1937 in Hanover, PA, he was a son of the late Harold E. Talhelm, Sr., and Doris BeMiller Talhelm. A United States Army Veteran, Harold served honorably from 1954-1957. Following his service,...
Gaylord Peters
Feb 27, 2020
Gaylord Lee Harmon “Pete” Peters, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Providence Place. Born November 8, 1928 in Oak Harbor, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harmon and Viola (Meinke) Peters. Pete graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1946 and immediately began work at Erie Army Depot (EAD). He entered the U.S....

John Fry
Feb 26, 2020
John W. Fry, Jr. passed away peacefully and entered Heaven’s Gates on Wednesday, February 26 at Spiritrust Lutheran Skilled Care. Born April 30, 1936, in Montoursville, PA he was the son of the late Rev. John W. Fry, Sr. and Ada Pauline Showvaker Fry. John lived his early life in Gettysburg, PA and graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1955....
Glenn Reasner
Feb 25, 2020
Glenn A. “Cuz” Reasner, 89, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2020 at Paramount Senior Living. Born May 7, 1930 in Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Ralph K. and Bertha McClure Reasner. Cuz was employed with the Chambersburg Engineering Company as a blacksmith for 27 years, retiring in 2000. He was a member of...

Eugene Eberly
Feb 25, 2020
Eugene R. Eberly, age 79, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born March 4, 1940, in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Reuben W. and Miriam E. Baer Eberly. Mr. Eberly worked as a dairy farmer and logger most of his life. He was a member of Grand...

Olive Yurkovich Gary
Feb 25, 2020
Olive Jane Yurkovich Gary, age 75, a resident of Quincy Village, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Born October 10, 1944, in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Weaver and Vivian Shirk Weaver. Mrs. Gary worked as a nurse for a number of years, retiring in 2006. She enjoyed playing cards, gambling, playing Bingo,...

Terry Kyler
Feb 25, 2020
Terry Lee Kyler, 71 of Smithsburg, MD and formerly of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, February 25, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Born May 2, 1948 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Arnold M. and Hilda M. Brindle Kyler. Terry is survived by his loving housemates and Arc family. He enjoyed music, old...

John Strickler
Feb 24, 2020
John William Strickler passed away peacefully on February 24, 2020. He is survived by his two children: Nate (Kate) Strickler and Elizabeth (Kyle) Hileman, and by his six grandchildren: John Robert (Nate), Scout (Nate), Amelia (Nate), Kennedy (Elizabeth), Haddison (Elizabeth), and Hudson (Elizabeth). He is also survived by his three siblings: Elizabeth (Daniel), Jane (Richard), and Daniel (Deborah). John was...
Miriam Bender
Feb 23, 2020
Miriam A. “Bunny” Bender, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Menno Haven. Born March 30, 1926 in Shady Grove, PA, she was a daughter of the late Hobart and Mary Newcomer Shockey. Mrs. Bender was employed with the Chambersburg Area School District and last worked in the Bake Shop at Guilford Hills Elementary School prior...
Carmella Frantz
Feb 23, 2020
Carmella R. “Carmie” Frantz, 62, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born May 17, 1957 in Washington, PA, she was a daughter of Patricia Dubina Insana of Washington and the late Pete Insana. Carmie was a graduate of Trinity High School in Washington and was employed early in her life at Brockway Glass....

J. Nelson Wengert
Feb 20, 2020
J. Nelson Wengert, 82, of Harrisonburg, VA and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday morning, February 20, 2020 at his home. Born September 24, 1937 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul A. and Rhoda W. Musser Wengert. A graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Nelson was a life-long farmer and with his wife owned and...
Kevin Shives
Feb 20, 2020
Kevin Shives, 33, of Pueblo, CO and formerly of Chambersburg, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his home. Born March 22, 1986 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Randy Shives and Stephanie Jones Shives. Kevin was employed as a glass technician in Pueblo and had previously been employed at Chambersburg Glass Service. He was a member...

Helen Hess
Feb 18, 2020
Helen Louise Hess, 93, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, February 18, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 20, 1927 in Akron, OH, she was the daughter of the late Percy Andrew and Laura Lillian Beaumont Garns. Early in her life she was employed at W.T. Grant’s Department Store in Chambersburg and also worked seasonally at Chris Miller’s...
James Replogle
Feb 18, 2020
James William “Jim” Replogle, 78, of Chambersburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born on Christmas of 1941 in Roaring Spring, PA, he was a son of the late Nathaniel and Kathryn Hall Replogle. Jim was a 1959 graduate of Northern Bedford County High School and later attended Penn State Altoona. A US Army veteran,...

Becky Nunemaker
Feb 17, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Becky A. Nunemaker (Barnes). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Anthony Imperato
Feb 17, 2020
Anthony “Tony” D. Imperato, 38, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, February 17, 2020 at his home. Born December 8, 1981 in Waynesboro, he was a son of Frank J. and Brenda Rupard Imperato of Shippensburg. A graduate of Waynesboro Area High School, he went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Shippensburg University and a Master’s Degree...

Chad Cantrell
Feb 15, 2020
Chad Michael Cantrell, age 47, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Born September 30, 1972, in Chambersburg, he was a son of Beverly L. Cantrell Penwell and Alvin Shipley . Chad was a 1991 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He went on to work for TTX for 13 years as a maintenance...
George Vickers
Feb 15, 2020
George McCormick “Mac” Vickers, 92, of Menno Haven Brookview, Chambersburg, PA, formerly of Katonah, NY, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Born on August 26, 1927 in Hudson, NY, he was a son of the late John Hamilton Vickers and Laura Jean Swift Vickers, and brother of the late John Hamilton Vickers, Jr. His wife, Virginia “Ginny” Hurrell Vickers,...