Obituaries

Feb 16, 2015

Feb 13, 2015

Jerry W. Fickes, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away on the afternoon of Friday, February 13, 2015, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on October 2, 1943, in Gettysburg, the son of the late Walter C. and Ruth Landis Fickes. Jerry was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He then attended Shippensburg University where...

Feb 11, 2015

John C. Mummau, 78, of Shippensburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on the morning of Wednesday, February 11, 2015. He was born on July 19, 1936, in Manheim, a son of the late Jacob R. and Mable Cassel Mummau. John was a retired dairy farmer and also sold DeKalb Seeds for thirty-five years. In recent years...

Feb 11, 2015

Jacob E. Flaud, 86, of 15700 Burnt Mill Rd., Newburg, died on the morning of Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at his home. He was born on January 24, 1929, in Bird-In-Hand, PA, a son of the late Jacob U. and Sarah Beiler Flaud and married Ms. Sallie S. Esh on November 13, 1956, in Lancaster County, PA. Jacob was self-employed,...

Feb 10, 2015

Amy A. Baum, 69, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at home. She was born November 14, 1945 in Lewistown. Amy was a daughter of the late Paul and Cleo Hosler Henry. A brother, Paul Henry is also deceased. Amy was active with her church community. She enjoyed cooking and was an avid canner, receiving the first Martha Mohn...

Feb 8, 2015

Rev. Caroline J. Smith, 84, of Orrstown, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born October 21, 1930 in Waynesburg, Greene County, PA. Caroline was a daughter of the late James and Sarah Fieldson Lilley. She was also preceded in death by a nephew but, more like a son, James W. Grim, a brother, James Lilley,...

Feb 4, 2015

Thelma L. Martin, 86, a resident of Penn Hall, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Menno Haven. She was born August 24, 1928 in Centerville, Cumberland County, PA. Thelma was a daughter of the late John F. and Mary B. Railing Gettel. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence R. Martin who died January 5, 2013. Two sisters...

Jan 29, 2015

Dennis F. Yaukey, 68, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born July 19, 1946 in Chambersburg. Dennis was a son of the late Charles and Dorothy Houpt Yaukey. Two step brothers are also deceased. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge # 600, Chambersburg where he currently was the Lodge Secretary...

Jan 29, 2015

Lewis W. “Louie” Sailhamer, 93, life-long resident of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on January 26, 1922, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Willis J. and Ellen E. Nye Sailhamer. Lewis was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of W.W. II, inducted on November 25, 1942 and honorably...

Jan 26, 2015

Betty May Fleming, 75, of Concord, Franklin County, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at her home. Born Tuesday, January 16, 1940 in Burns Valley, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Lillian M. Worthington Hockenberry. Betty was of the Protestant Faith. She worked at various restaurants before becoming a full time homemaker. Betty enjoyed all...

Jan 26, 2015

William G. “Bill” Park, 78, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Monday, January 26, 2015, at home, with his family at his side. He was born on March 26, 1936, in Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon Co., a son of the late Chester C. and Florence A. Miller Park and was a 1956 graduate of Saltillo High School. Bill was employed...

Jan 23, 2015

Helen C. Campbell, 97, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, formerly of Shippensburg, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in the home. She was born November 19, 1917 in Manor, Westmoreland County. Helen was a daughter of the late George W. and Florence M. Mills Carpenter. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin B. Campbell, a...

Jan 21, 2015

Frederick Lee Wilt, 77, of Orrstown, died on the morning of Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at his daughter’s home. He was born on February 13, 1938, in West Virginia, a son of the late Keith G. and Ruth Wilt. Frederick married Barbara Jane Watson on April 25, 1984 in Baltimore, MD. She preceded him in death, just twenty days ago,...

Jan 20, 2015

Mahlon W. Thrush, 66, of Gardners, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his home. He was born November 9, 1948 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Mahlon was a son of the late John J. and Rozella Mae Hoover Thrush. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John H. Thrush. Mahlon was the owner and operator of Thrush’s Lawn Service,...

Jan 18, 2015

Hazel Jane “Nanny” (McConaughey) Hudson, 89, of Shippensburg, went home to be with the Lord, January 18, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Born Tuesday, March 3, 1925 in Saltillo, Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late Harry Andrew and Rachel Leona (Hampton) McConaughley. She worked for Derose Homes, U Wanna Wash and Penn and Pants...

Jan 18, 2015

Isabel G. Mackey, 98, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, formerly of Upper Horse Valley Road, Upper Strasburg, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 in the home. She was born November 4, 1916 in Fort Loudon, Franklin County. Isabel was a daughter of the late Fred S. and Clara E. Zeis Leab. She retired from the H.J. Heinz Company,...

Jan 14, 2015

Dorothy B. Wadel, 93, of Shippensburg, a woman who pursued God, loved the family, and served God by giving to others, died on the morning of Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on February 28, 1921, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Jacob and Edith Hock Bard, and married Mr. Albert S. Wadel on...

Jan 11, 2015

Valeria D. Hull, 77, of Chambersburg, died on the morning of Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on January 10, 1938, in Mongul, a daughter of the late David and Edna Cover Stouffer. On October 27, 1963, Valeria married John W. Hull. He preceded her in death on December 9, 1995. Valeria was a homemaker...

Jan 6, 2015

Coleta Ann Wahl, 85, a resident at Providence Place, Chambersburg, and formerly of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Born Friday, November 1, 1929 in Friars Hill, WV, she was a daughter of the late John Stuart and Nora Spangler Wyatt. Coleta Ann was a graduate of Williamsburg High School in Williamsburg, WV. She received her Bachelor of Science in...

Jan 5, 2015

Deborah R. Brenize, 61, of Shippensburg went to be with her Heavenly Father Monday, January 5, 2015 in the Hershey Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1953 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Deborah was a daughter of the late Walter B. and Dorothy L. Reddig. She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ, Shippensburg, where she taught...