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Maureen "Molly" Best
Dec 31, 2015
Maureen Elizabeth “Molly” Best, 51, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, from complications arising from epilepsy. Molly, daughter of Harold Doyle Best and Dorothy McCrerey Best, was born May 27, 1964 in Chambersburg, was raised in Shippensburg where she graduated from SASHS in 1983, and spent most of her adult life living in Mechanicsburg. She worked for...
Harold Starliper
Dec 31, 2015
Harold T. Starliper, Jr., 72, of Lurgan, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, December 31, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 22, 1943, in Martinsburg, WV, a son of the late Harold T. and Helen Warren Starliper, Sr. and step-mother Alice Starliper. He married Elmira J. Carroll on August 10, 1963...
Myra Kohr
Dec 29, 2015
Myra Jane Kohr, 86, of Penn Wood Court, Chambersburg, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at her home. Born March 11, 1929, in Fayetteville, she was a daughter of the late Noah W. and Bruehilda A. Clapsadl Solenberger. Myra was a 1941 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. Surviving are 13 nieces and nephews, and several very close...
Larry Reed
Dec 28, 2015
Larry E. Reed, 75, of Gettysburg, died Monday, December 28, 2015 in the York Hospital. He was born October 7, 1940 in Chambersburg, PA. Larry was a son of the late Merle and Marie Clippinger Reed. Larry worked at various auto dealers in the area including; Interstate Ford in Shippensburg, Gene Latta Ford in Hanover, Hal Lowery Ford in Chambersburg....
Gary Fishel
Dec 28, 2015
Gary Lee Fishel, 75, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Monday, December 28, 2015, at the York Hospital. He was born on February 26, 1940, in Mechanicsburg, son of the late Harry and Hazel Fishel Stong. Gary was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School, an honorably discharged U.S. Air Force veteran, and earned a Masters Degree...
Ethel Parr
Dec 27, 2015
Ethel M. Parr, 102, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at home. She was born June 17, 1913 in New Oxford, Adams County. Ethel was a daughter of the late John B. and Mary A. Kahlbaugh Carbaugh. She was Co-Owner of the former Parr’s Sporting Goods in Shippensburg and enjoyed baking. Ethel was a member of Our Lady of...
Jan Fedock
Dec 26, 2015
Jan Carter Fedock, 59, of Fillmore Drive, Chambersburg, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his home. Born Wednesday, February 15, 1956 in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was the son of the late John and Adelaide M. Matalenas Fedock. Jan was a 1974 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He retired from Colony House Furniture in Chambersburg where he...
Mary Ehrhart
Dec 20, 2015
Mary C. Ehrhart, 82, of Orrstown, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 5, 1933, in Roxbury, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul B. and Viola M. Mackey Myers. Mary was a member of the Orrstown Church of God. She retired from the former Roxbury Canning Company. Mary enjoyed canning and gardening. She...
Jean Eyer
Dec 18, 2015
Jean W. Eyer, 86, of Orrstown, departed this life on the morning of Friday, December 18, 2015, at her home. She was born on July 12, 1929, in Lurgan, a daughter of the late Stewart and Estella Hale Kohr. Jean was a 1947 graduate of Shippensburg High School and shortly thereafter, married Harry M. Eyer on November 11, 1949, at...
Nancy Kell
Dec 17, 2015
Nancy L. Kell, 71, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Thursday, December 17, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on July 30, 1944, in Lemoyne. Nancy worked as a secretary at the former United Telephone Co., for thirty eight years. She is survived by her husband, Harold G. Kell of Shippensburg; a step-son, David Kell...
Raymond Burkholder
Dec 15, 2015
Raymond M. Burkholder, 65, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Wednesday, October 4, 1950 in New Holland, Lancaster County, PA. Raymond was a son of the late Levi H. and Fannie Martin Burkholder. He was a member of the Oakville Mennonite Church, Newville. Raymond was a self-employed driver. Raymond is survived by...
Denise Barrick
Dec 15, 2015
Denise A. Barrick, 59, of Newville, departed this life in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 28, 1956, in Hustontown, Fulton Co., the daughter of Donald and Arlene Morse Black. Denise earned a masters degree in Biology from Shippensburg University in 1978, while also playing...
Angie Eberly (Angel N. Smithbey)
Dec 15, 2015
Angie Nicole Eberly (Angel N. Smithbey), 5 years young, departed this life on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on September 24, 2010, in Philadelphia, to her biological mother, Nicole Smithbey. Her parents are Timothy J. and Ruth B. Nolt Eberly of Newville. In addition to her parents, Angie is...
Evelyn Bock
Dec 12, 2015
Evelyn R. Bock, 55, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at home. She was born January 2, 1960 in Chambersburg, PA. Evelyn was a daughter of the late Noah J., Sr. and Sarah Neff McMullen. She was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. For many years Evelyn worked as a Nursing Supervisor at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg and...
Doris Hamilton
Dec 11, 2015
Doris Jean Hamilton, 73, of Newville, departed this life on the afternoon of Friday, December 11, 2015, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on November 29, 1942, in Shippensburg, the daughter of the late Herman and Sarah G. Deitch Reese. Doris married Arthur “June” Hamilton on December 21, 1975, at the Dickinson Presbyterian Church, Carlisle. He preceded...
Violet "Posey" Gutshall
Dec 8, 2015
Violet “Posey” E. Gutshall, 95, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on December 7, 1920, in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late Charles and Eva M. Gardner Gabler and married Ernest F. Gutshall on February 10, 1939. He preceded her in...
Betty Perry
Dec 7, 2015
Betty Louise Perry, 93, of Shippensburg, died Monday, December 7, 2015 in the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville. She was born Wednesday, October 5, 1922 in Shippensburg, PA. Betty was a daughter of the late Howard and Florence Crusey Johnston. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Brethren Church, Chambersburg. Years ago Betty worked for both Penn Pants in...
Norman Wolff
Dec 5, 2015
Norman E. Wolff, 48, of Orrstown, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born June 20, 1967 in Chambersburg, PA. Norman was a son of Elmer P. and Shelby J. Gettel Wolff of Orrstown. He was employed at PennDOT in Shippensburg for over 24 years. Norman enjoyed working on cars, woodworking, and building model cars. In...
Catherine Schultz
Dec 5, 2015
Catherine L. Schultz, 72, of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Green Ridge Village. She was born on August 11, 1943, in Chambersburg, a daughter of Esther Kennedy Riley and the late Bion Riley. Catherine was a homemaker throughout her life. She was a member of the Franklin County Fire Police Association and...
Carl Henry
Dec 2, 2015
Carl Andrew Henry, 81, of Upper Strasburg, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 29, 1934, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Mamie Warren Henry and was of the Protestant Faith. Carl was a U.S. Navy veteran, enlisting on November 25, 1953 and...
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