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Charles Deimler
Dec 16, 2016
Charles Keith Deimler, 25, of Newburg, PA., went to be with his Lord on Friday, December 16, 2016. He was a generous and loving young man who was firm in his faith and believed that we have a limited amount of time, we need to start living right. Born May 24, 1991 in Camp Hill, he was a son of...
Jerome Weaver
Dec 16, 2016
Jerome D. Weaver, 58, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016. He was born April 2, 1958 in Phoenixville, PA. Jerome was a son of the late Elmer H. and Dorothy Good Weaver. He attended Doubling Gap Church of God, Newville. Jerome worked for New Penn Motor Express, Camp Hill. He was a 1976 graduate of the Shippensburg Area...
Jordan Albright
Dec 15, 2016
Jordan L. Albright, one day old, of Waynesboro, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. She is survived by her mother and father, Aleisa J. Albright and Trever R. Yeager of Waynesboro; brother and sister, John and Jenna; maternal grandmother, Debbie Ireland of Waynesboro; maternal grandfather, John (Janice ) Evans...
Margaret "Margie" Siegfried
Dec 15, 2016
Margaret “Margie” D. Siegfried, 86, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, December 15, 2016. She was born on December 21, 1929, in Dalmatia, a daughter of the late Irvin and Mary Engle. Margie was a homemaker throughout her life. She was very easy going person and lived a very simple...
Ruth Baker
Dec 13, 2016
Ruth A. Baker, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 7, 1930 in Shippensburg. Ruth was a daughter of the late Harper John and Ruth Molly Perry Adams. Her husband, Walter C. Baker passed away November 2, 2016 and one brother, Leroy Adams is also deceased....
Larry Martin
Dec 13, 2016
Larry L. Martin, 73, of Orrstown, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. Born on October 19, 1943, in Newburg, he was a son of the late Robert M. Martin, Sr. and Sarah J. Rebuck Martin. Larry married Wilma J. Lehman on April 14, 1973 at the Trinity...
Jordan Horn
Dec 11, 2016
Jordan Kamarie Horn, 18 years young, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, December 11, 2016. She was born on January 17, 1998, in Chambersburg, the daughter of Emery P. Horn, II and Traci Mills Yohe. Jordan was currently completing her senior year at Chambersburg Area High School and hoped to continue her education to become a teacher herself....
Juanita Gsell
Dec 10, 2016
Juanita L Gsell, 73, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 in Menno Haven, Chambersburg. She was born May 14, 1943 in Waynesboro. Juanita was a daughter of the late Melvin and Virginia Seekford Butts. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church, Shippensburg. Juanita retired from AMP Inc., Waynesboro where she was a machinist. She...
Jay Gettel
Dec 10, 2016
Jay E. Gettel, 88, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at his home. Born May 8, 1928 in Shippensburg, Franklin County, he was a son of the late Walter W. and Amanda Wenger Gettel. Jay was a member of the Air Hill Brethren in Christ Church. He owned and operated his family farm, he worked as a truck driver...
John Brown
Dec 10, 2016
John Franklin Brown, 74, of Walnut Bottom, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, December 10, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 25, 1942, in Newville, a son of the late Clair F. and Mary J. Varner Brown and attended Shippensburg Area Schools. John married Susan Dorosh on January 25, 1964 at...
Michael Shoemaker
Dec 8, 2016
Michael James Shoemaker, 42, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, December 8, 2016. Born February 18, 1974 in Chambersburg, he was a son of Connie D. Allen Killinger of Shippensburg and James W. Shoemaker III of Chambersburg. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his step father Terry Killinger, half- brother, Bryan Scott Shoemaker, of Phoenix, AZ; two step sisters,...
Delores Daihl
Dec 7, 2016
Delores J. Daihl, 76, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the home surrounded by her loving family. Born April 20, 1940 in Tyrone, Blair County. Delores was a daughter of the late Daniel F. and Margaret L. Crownover Kyper. Her husband of 52 years, Lester L. Daihl died February 8, 2012...
Margareta Knox
Dec 6, 2016
Margareta P. Knox, 88, a resident of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in the home. Born November 19, 1928 in Saint Nicholas, Belgium. Margareta was a daughter of the late Constantinus Arthur Augustinus and Bertha Maria Hofman DePryker. In 1955 Margareta was naturalized in Kansas. Her husband, Dannie C. Knox, two sons, Dannie...
Bernita Gilbert
Dec 5, 2016
Bernita N. Gilbert, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in the Episcopal Home. Born June 5, 1922 in Shippensburg, PA. Bernita was a daughter of the late Mose Myers and Fannie Myrtle Diehl Ocker. She was a member of the Memorial Lutheran Church, Shippensburg. Bernita taught the FaHoLa Sunday school class and was a very active in...
Dorothy Holtry
Dec 4, 2016
Dorothy C. Holtry, 88, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in the home. Born October 13, 1928 in Shippensburg, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Ira L. and Ethel P. Ocker Crider. She was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren, Shippensburg and years ago worked at the Beistle...
Tracie Merrigan
Dec 1, 2016
Tracie Lynne Merrigan, 51, of Boonsboro, Md., departed this life on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Hagerstown, Md. She was born in Richmond, Va., a daughter of the late Jack Edward Rhine and Shirley Delrio Goodhart Rhine. Tracie was employed in the administrative field throughout her life. She was known to be very crafty and artistic. Tracie liked making jewelry,...
Tracie Merrigan
Dec 1, 2016
Tracie Lynne Merrigan, 51, of Boonsboro, Md., departed this life on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Hagerstown, Md. She was born in Richmond, Va., a daughter of the late Jack Edward Rhine and Shirley Delrio Goodhart Rhine. Tracie was employed in the administrative field throughout her life. She was known to be very crafty and artistic. Tracie liked making jewelry,...
Donald Keebaugh
Dec 1, 2016
Donald L. Keebaugh, 94, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Thursday, December 1, 2016, at his home. Born on July 25, 1922, in Metal, Pa., he was a son of the late John and Ella Mae Mills Keebaugh. Donald married Merbuda L. “Boots” Meredith on September 5, 1942, in Cearfoss, Md. She preceded him in death on...
Virginia Mcgowan
Nov 29, 2016
Virginia K. McGowan, 65, of Orrstown, departed this life on the morning of Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on December 22, 1950, in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Ludwig and Grace Bruce. Virginia married Paul R. McGowan, Sr., on November 19, 1966, in Doubling Gap. He preceded her in death on October 1,...
Samuel Reed
Nov 29, 2016
Samuel L. Reed, Sr., 99, a life-long resident of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Frey Village, Middletown, PA. He was born on September 14, 1917 in Shippensburg and was married to Evelyn D. Beidel. She preceded him in death on August 25, 2012, after fifty-eight years of marriage. Sam had a distinguished...
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