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Geraldine Zug
May 31, 2016
Geraldine E. Zug, 71, of Chambersburg, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born June 22, 1944 in Carlisle. Geraldine was a daughter of the late Floyd Cummings and Lillian Gsell. She was a member of Westside Brethren in Christ, Chambersburg. Geraldine is survived by three brothers, Thomas E. Gsell of Shippensburg, Floyd E. Cummings of...
William Nye
May 28, 2016
William K. “Bill” Nye, 93, of Newburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Saturday, March 17, 1923 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late Wallace M. and Sarah Jane West Nye. Bill was a 1942 graduate of Shippensburg High School. He was a United States...
David Shields
May 28, 2016
David Lee Shields, 45, Newburg, died Saturday, May 28, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born Sunday, December 13, 1970, in Carlisle, he was a son of Charles James and Eileen Kathryn Shirley Shields. David was a 1990 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior high School. He was a social member of the Oscar M. Hykes American Legion...
Dorothy Cramer
May 22, 2016
Dorothy P. “Sally” Cramer, 87, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, May 22, 2016. She was born August 29, 1928 in Cleversburg, Cumberland County. Sally was a daughter of the late Bruce and Dessie Russell Kunkleman. She retired from SKF Industries in Shippensburg. Sally was a member of the Cleversburg United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. She enjoyed bowling at Park Lanes, was active...
Betty Rinehart
May 22, 2016
Betty L. Rinehart, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Orrstown Personal Care Home. Born Saturday, January 9, 1926 in Saxton, Bedford County, she was a daughter of the late Levi S. and Edna I. “Dolly” Dick Brumbaugh. Betty was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, a Life member of both the Oscar...
Frank Perdas
May 19, 2016
Frank M. Perdas, 70, of Shippensburg passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016, in the Hershey Medical Center. He was born September 16, 1945 in Johnstown, PA, to the late John A. and Mary A. Gembinski Perdas. He was admired and respected as an outstanding family man, teacher, coach, and one who proudly served in the U.S. Army. Frank graduated from...
Helen Tosten
May 17, 2016
Helen L. Tosten, 83, of Chambersburg, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in the Shook Home. She was born July 11, 1932 in Hopewell Twp., Cumberland County. Helen was a daughter of the late John I. and Helen G. Shuman Rebok. She was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren, Shippensburg and the First...
Jay Martin
May 15, 2016
Jay Paul Martin, 66, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, May 15, 2016, while visiting family, in Eldorado Springs, MO. He was born on March 14, 1950 in Ephrata, Lancaster Co., a son of the late Paul B. and Emma H. Zimmerman Martin. Jay Paul married Ms. Edna Newswanger on March 16, 1972, in Lititz, PA....
Leo Archambeau
May 13, 2016
Leo E. Archambeau, 70, of Shippensburg, passed away in the early hours of Friday, May 13, 2016 at his daughter’s home in Shippensburg. Born Saturday, February 9, 1946 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul A. and Gladys S. Shuman Archambeau. Leo was a member of the Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church. He was co-owner...
Sona Perry
May 4, 2016
Sona Jean Perry, 73, of Shippensburg, passed away, Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born July 10, 1943 in Chambersburg, PA, Sona was a daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Ruth J. Karper Spero. She retired from the Greif Company in Shippensburg and was a graduate of the Shippensburg High School. Sona is survived by her...
David Burd
May 2, 2016
David W. Burd, 83, life-long resident of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Monday, May 2, 2016. He was born on December 15, 1932, in Newburg, a son of the late Clarence Burd and Grace Hoffman Burd Hefflefinger. David was a U.S. Army veteran, inducted on March 10, 1953 and honorably discharged on March 9, 1955. He was...
Alyna Howlin
May 1, 2016
Alyna Ariel Howlin, 21, of Chambersburg, passed away suddenly on the morning of Sunday, May 1, 2016 at her home. Born Friday, April 7, 1995 in Laurel, MD, she was a daughter of Tom and Olga N. Mamonova Howlin of Shippensburg. Alyna was a 2013 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School where she was a member of the...
Jeanne Gruver
Apr 28, 2016
Jeanne S. Gruver, 79, of Menno Village, Chambersburg, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 in the Walden Unit at Menno Haven. She was born April 7, 1937 in Shippensburg, PA. Jeanne was a daughter of the late Howard W. and Vesta Heberlig Swartz. Jeannie was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ in Chambersburg. She retired from the Chambersburg...
Harold Clendening
Apr 26, 2016
Harold J. “Ding” Clendening, 77, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at his home. Born February 28, 1939 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late James E. and Emma Jane Warren Clendening. Ding was a 1957 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a United States Army Veteran. Ding retired in 1994 from...
Lois Stine
Apr 24, 2016
Lois A. Stine, 76, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 16, 1939 in Shippensburg, Lois was a daughter of the late Charles and Thelma Elizabeth Shriner Porter. Lois attended Prince Street United Brethren Church in Shippensburg and was a seamstress at the Stanley Company in Chambersburg. She was a 1957 graduate of the...
Hilda Norton
Apr 22, 2016
Hilda E. “Boots” Norton, 95, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of Upper Strasburg, departed this life on the evening of Friday, April 22, 2016. She was born in Baltimore County, MD, a daughter of the late William and Marietta Wright Snyder. Hilda married Norman R. Norton on September 3, 1938, in Baltimore. He preceded her in...
Jack Layton
Apr 21, 2016
Jack B. Layton, Jr. 67 of Waretown, NJ, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at home. Born December 10, 1948 in Cumberland, MD, Jack was the son of the late Jack Bailey and Wilda Mae Deremer Layton. Jack attend Cedar Grove Mennonite Church in Greencastle before moving to New Jersey. Jack was an electrician with Jack B. Layton and...
Leona Ocker
Apr 20, 2016
Leona May Ocker, 77, a resident of Golden Living Center, Gettysburg, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in the center. Born May 11, 1938 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, PA, Leona was a daughter of the late Olin W. and Mildred May Swanger Staver. She attended the Ridge Church of the Brethren, Shippensburg. Leona was a graduate of...
Robbin Maynard
Apr 18, 2016
Robbin L. Maynard, 58, of Shippensburg, died Monday April 18, 2016 at her home. Due to the request of the deceased there will be no services. Arrangements are being handled by the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., 112 West King Street, Shippensburg, PA.
Mabel Smith
Apr 16, 2016
Mabel E. Smith, 100, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Green Ridge Village, Newville, surrounded by her loving family. Born March 17, 1916 in West Milton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Adam and Mary Jane Bowersox Kreisher. Mabel retired in 1981 from The Beistle Company, Shippensburg, after 25 years of service....
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