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James Ferrell
Jan 22, 2017
James Phifer Ferrell, 95, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, January 22, 2017. He was born on September 22, 1921, in Claypool, VA, a son of the late O and Neva Altizer Ferrell. James retired from the Letterkenny Army Depot retiring as a mechanic. He was a lifetime member of...
Philip Hoover
Jan 21, 2017
Philip G. Hoover, 86, of Newburg, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in Green Ridge Village, Newville. He was born March 20, 1930 in Newburg, PA. Philip was a son of the late Joseph and Grace Shuman Hoover. He was a member of the Newburg United Methodist Church. Philip retired from Exxon. He was a life and founding member...
Cory Thompson
Jan 20, 2017
Cory Austin Thompson, 21, of Newburg, Passed away, Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Saturday, July 29, 1995 in Marion, VA, he was a son of Melissa, Ann Armolt Hall and partner, April Lynn Myers of York and Bobby Wayne Thompson, Jr., of Rural Retreat, VA. Cory was a 2014 graduate of the Shippensburg...
Alma Hock
Jan 17, 2017
Alma R. Hock, 92, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, April 6, 1924 in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Maurice B. and Martha Sollenberger Mentzer. Alma married Glen C. Hock January 17, 1943 whom passed away November 6, 1999. Alma was a member of the Ridge...
Hannah Neil
Jan 17, 2017
Hannah Nicole Neil, 19, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Born Tuesday, September 16, 1997 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Gregory A. and Cindy L. Ballance Neil of Shippensburg. Hannah had a strong faith in her Lord and was Baptized at the Upper...
Marlin Reiff
Jan 17, 2017
Marlin N. Reiff, 30, of Newville, departed this life on the evening of Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on September 2, 1986, in Shippensburg, a son of Lloyd and Edna Nolt Reiff. Marlin worked as a self-employed carpenter and was a member of the Locust Lane Old Order Mennonite Church. In addition...
Stephen Stoltzfus
Jan 14, 2017
Stephen S. Stoltzfus, 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Saturday, January 14, 2017, at his home. He was born on August 1, 1932, in Lancaster, a son of the late Amos L. and Sarah Stoltzfus. Stephen worked at B & B Grocery, Newburg, for many years and helped with the work on the family farm throughout...
R. William Dunmire
Jan 13, 2017
Robert William “Bill” Dunmire, Shippensburg, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born July 6, 1954, in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late William H. and Doris M. (Hedge) Dunmire. He was married to the former Carol E. Hammond. He was a 1972 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School. Following high school, he served in the...
Dorothy Hoch
Jan 13, 2017
Dorothy B. Hoch, a resident of Green Ridge Village, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away, Friday, January 13, 2017 in the home. She was born January 2, 1922 in McCrae, Cumberland County. Dorothy was a daughter of the late George A. and Ruth A. (Fry) Ginter and was married to E.M. Eugene Hoch in 1940. Mr. Hoch died on March 31,...
Alda Lehman
Jan 13, 2017
Alda Mae Lehman, 94, a resident of Menno Haven, formerly of St. Thomas, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 in the home. She was born September 3, 1922 in St. Thomas Township, Franklin County. Alda Mae was a daughter of the late Elmer R. and Sadie L. Auman Ryder. She and her late husband, Nathan J. Lehman, who died May...
R. Naugle
Jan 13, 2017
R. Scott Naugle, 62 of Harrisburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, January 13, 2017, at his home. He was born on August 27, 1954, in Chambersburg, the son of the late R. Jack Naugle and Jeanne D. Meredith Naugle. Scott was a 1972 graduate of Shippensburg High School and a 1976 graduate of Shippensburg University, earning a...
Laura Alleman
Jan 12, 2017
Laura M. Alleman, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born March 1, 1926 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, PA. Laura was a daughter of the late Simon Frank and Laura A. Brumbaugh Shearer. Laura retired from IBM in Mechanicsburg and years ago worked at the former Shirtcraft and Greif...
Lorraine Weikel
Jan 12, 2017
Lorraine S. Weikel, 88, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, January 12, 2017. She was born on April 5, 1928, in Helfenstein, PA, a daughter of the late Fred and Leona Minnich Hass. Lorraine was a homemaker, working hard throughout her life by acting as the primary caregiver for her...
William Kehoe
Jan 12, 2017
William F. Kehoe, 73, of Shippensburg, passed away, Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born September 19, 1943 in the Bronx, NY. William was a son of the late John and Florence Detzel Kehoe. He retired from NYU Medical Center in Manhattan. William was a United States Army Veteran. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion,...
Natalie Keefer
Jan 11, 2017
Natalie E. Keefer, 87, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was born on October 3, 1929, in Thompson, Fulton Co., a daughter of the late William and Pearl Johnson Keefer. Natalie was a homemaker throughout her life and provided child care in her home. Her greatest...
Betty Gardner
Jan 10, 2017
Betty Ann Gabler Gardner of Newburg, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital at the age of 86. Born January 29, 1930 in McKinney, Cumberland County. Betty was a daughter of the late S. Errol and E. Grace Coleman Gabler. She also was preceded in death by her loving husband Charles Bryce Gardner who...
Florence Diehl
Jan 9, 2017
Florence V. Diehl, 86, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, January 9, 2017, at the Orrstown Personal Care Home. She was born on March 2, 1930, in Huntingdon, a daughter of the late Harvey B. and Florence Naugle Freysinger and married Harvey A. Diehl on December 7, 1950, in Hagerstown, MD. Florence worked at Shippensburg University,...
Virginia Crum
Jan 7, 2017
Virginia Lee “Ginny” Crum, 62, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Saturday, February 6, 1954 in Galway, NY, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Ida M. Fox Frederick. Ginny was a WOTM Ladies Auxiliary Board Member of the Shippensburg Moose and a member of the Minnequa Social Club, Shippensburg. She...
Letha Tomlin
Jan 7, 2017
Letha R. Tomlin, 101, of Orrstown, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born April 4, 1915 in Maston, Sullivan County, PA. Letha was a daughter of the late Jasper and Almyra Walker Robbins. She also was preceded in death by her first husband, R. Lee Crawley, her second husband, Keith Tomlin, and four brothers...
Brian Hancock
Jan 5, 2017
Brian C. Hancock, 56, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 28, 1960 in Chambersburg. Brian was a son of Roger C. and Doris J. Henderson Hancock of Shippensburg. Brian was currently employed by Shippensburg University and prior to working there he was employed for 27 years at...
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