Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
George Shrawder
Jul 22, 2016
George J. Shrawder, 87, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born October 14, 1928 in Newburg, PA. George was a son of the late Elizabeth E. “Bessie” Reed Shrawder. He was a member of the First Wesleyan Church, Shippensburg for over 50 years. George retired in July of 1985 from the Letterkenny...
Robert Bilger
Jul 21, 2016
Robert J. “Bob” Bilger, 65, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born Monday, June 4, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late William F. and Catherine E. Goloff Bilger. Robert was of the Catholic Faith. He was a 1970 graduate of Edison High School in Philadelphia. Robert was a...
Bertha Rogers
Jul 20, 2016
Bertha Mae Rogers, 82, of Carlisle, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in the Select Specialty Hospital at Camp Hill. She was born October 2, 1933 in English, West Virginia. Bertha was a daughter of the late Toy and Ada O’Quinn Jackson. She was a member of the Church of God Pentecostal, Shippensburg. Bertha was a wife,...
Donald Gardner
Jul 20, 2016
Donald E. “Lefty” Gardner, 67, of Newburg passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Saturday, October 30, 1948, in Chambersburg, he was the son of Eugene P. and Virginia M. Martin Gardner. Donald was a 1966 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High school. He was a United States Air...
Richard Naugle
Jul 18, 2016
Richard L. Naugle, 92, of Liverpool NY (previously of Shippensburg), passed away peacefully on July 18, 2016. He was predeceased by his father and mother, Roy C. and Ardella (Seitz) Naugle, and sister, Donna (Naugle) Gruver. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ruth L. (Brandt) Naugle of Liverpool NY; his daughter Cindy (Steve) Wiestling of Liverpool NY;...
Pauline Hamilton
Jul 18, 2016
Pauline V. “Dottie” Hamilton, 87, of Mainsville Road, Shippensburg, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at her home. Born Sunday, June 9, 1929 in Southampton Township, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Edward L. and Adeline M. Shirley Adams. Pauline worked as a Carpenter for the former Affiliated Industries with 24 years of service. She enjoyed cooking, gardening,...
Janice Baer
Jul 11, 2016
Janice M. Baer, 77, of Lurgan, departed this life on the morning of Monday, July 11, 2016, at Life Care Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born on May 28, 1939, in Blairs Mills, a daughter of the late William and Helen Smith Wiser. Janice was a 1957 graduate of Chambersburg High School and a 1961 graduate of Shippensburg University, where she...
Ray Strayer
Jul 11, 2016
Ray O. Strayer, 87, of Shippensburg, died Monday, July 11, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born October 27, 1928 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. Ray was a son of the late David and Louetta Miller Strayer. He attended Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg. Ray retired from Squires in Shippensburg, where he was an appliance repairman. He was a member...
Carrie Pomeroy
Jul 10, 2016
Carrie “Rose” Pomeroy, 87, a resident of Penn Hall Personal Care, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 20, 1929, Carrie was a daughter of the late John Eli and Ardella Mae Laughman Nearons. She retired from Robert T. Henry’s Pharmacy in Shippensburg at the age of 79. Carrie attended Mongul United...
Merle Myers
Jul 9, 2016
Merle Wilbur Myers, 72, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, July 9 2016 at his home. Born Tuesday, December 14, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Leroy Andrew and Caroline Emma Snoke Myers. Merle was a 1962 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He worked at The Beistle Company in Shippensburg where he drove truck, and...
Billie Shields
Jul 7, 2016
Billie Jo Shields, 37, of Newburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Tuesday, October 24, 1978 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of William C. and Esther M. Breon Singer of Newburg. Billie Jo worked as a Certified Nurses Aid at Green Ridge Village in Newville. She was a...
Dana Richardson
Jul 6, 2016
Dana P. “Bill” Richardson, 74, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Bill was born May 29, 1942 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. He was a son of the late Paul D. and Zola M. Hockenberry Richardson. Bill drove truck for Gabler Trucking for over 25 years and then drove 7 years for Cressler Trucking before retiring....
Carrie Bell
Jul 6, 2016
Carrie Lynn Bell, 48, of Fayetteville, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Services and burial will be private.
Wilbur Kelso
Jul 6, 2016
Wilbur T. Kelso, Jr., 65, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on August 3, 1950, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Wilbur T. and Mary M. Helm Kelso, Sr. Wilbur worked as a laborer in the construction industry. He was a social member of the...
Jack Shoap
Jul 5, 2016
Jack W. Shoap, 77, of Chambersburg, died in the early hours of Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Manor Care Health Services in Chambersburg. Born July 6, 1938 in Newburg, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Thursa Shoap Peters. Jack was a member of the Christian Life Church, Chambersburg. He retired from the Chambersburg School District where he...
Muriel Monn
Jun 30, 2016
Muriel A. Monn, 86, a resident of the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, June 30, 2016. She was born on September 13, 1929, in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late William and Ruth Herbert Cooney. Muriel married Roy R. Monn on January 20, 1958. He preceded her in death on November...
Howard Burkholder
Jun 30, 2016
Howard K. “Red” Burkholder, 77, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Menno Haven. He was born on February 19, 1939, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Wilbur K. and Laura M. Poper Burkholder. Howard was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army. He married Margaret Rotz on February 23,...
Emmalee Brown
Jun 29, 2016
EmmaLee Brown, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born July 10, 1931 in Fort Littleton, PA. EmmaLee was a daughter of the late Thaddeus and Emma Edith Gelvin Winegardner. She is a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. Emmalee retired from the former Grief Company, Shippensburg and years ago worked...
Gladys Hopkins
Jun 28, 2016
Gladys Jane Hopkins, 85, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on August 5, 1930, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late David and Luetta Miller Strayer. She married James E. Hopkins on June 29, 1957 and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1984. Gladys...
Barry Eyster
Jun 18, 2016
Barry R. Eyster, departed this life at the age of 73, at his home in Newville, on the morning of Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was born on February 21, 1943 in Chambersburg, the son of the late Raymond and Helen Frey Eyster. Barry married Barbara E. Gibbs on October 31, 1989 at the New Freedom Baptist Church. Barry worked...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
