Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas

Marlin Stevens

Marlin Stevens

Dec 17, 2014

Marlin Lee Stevens, 73, of Mechanicsburg, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born Tuesday, July 22, 1941 in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Wilbur W. and Julia M. Gilbert Stevens. Marlin was of the Methodist Faith. He retired from Roadway Express in Carlisle as a driver where he worked from September 1988...

Mary Lewis

Mary Lewis

Dec 9, 2014

Mary Irene Lewis, 87, died peacefully Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born December 13, 1926 in Toronto, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Pavlinak Borovatz, but she always called Pennsylvania her home. Mary worked for many years ensuring retired military were paid correctly at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN, but mostly she...

Christine Carr

Christine Carr

Dec 9, 2014

Christine K. Carr 1954 ~ 2014 Christine K. Carr, 59, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at her home, with her husband by her side. She was born on January 11, 1954, in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late William D. and June Gilbert Kirk. Christine worked along-side her husband, mainly as the Comptroller and...

Audrey Chamberlin

Audrey Chamberlin

Dec 9, 2014

Audrey L. Chamberlin, 62, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born January 18, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA. Audrey was a daughter of the late Richard E. and Irene Engle Snook. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Brethren Church, Chambersburg. Audrey worked for the Stanley...

Esther Tosten

Esther Tosten

Dec 9, 2014

Esther L. Tosten, 76, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born April 25, 1938 in Newburg, Cumberland County. Esther was a daughter of the late Clarence W. Sr. and Violet Vaughn Holtry. She was also preceded in death by her brother, John H. Holtry. Esther was a member of the Ridge...

John Long

John Long

Dec 9, 2014

John Kenneth “Ken” Long, Jr., 73, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Green Ridge Village, Newville. He was born September 17, 1941 in Shippensburg, PA. Ken was a son of L. Kathryn Watson Long of Chambersburg and the late John Kenneth Long, Sr. After retiring from teaching Biology at Shippensburg Area School District for 32 years he worked...

Steward Lehman

Steward Lehman

Dec 8, 2014

Steward H. “Sam” Lehman, Jr., 49, of Shippensburg, died Monday, December 8, 2014 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born July 7, 1965 in Chambersburg, PA. Steward was a son of the late Steward H., Sr. and Gayle N. Mooney Lehman. In the past he worked for General Casting in Shippensburg. Steward was a graduate of the Shippensburg...

Steven Updegraff

Steven Updegraff

Dec 7, 2014

Steven Eugene Updegraff, 40, of Chambersburg, passed unexpectedly Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born March 29, 1974 in Chambersburg, PA. Steven was a son of Lawrence L. Updegraff of Fayetteville and the late B. Jean Short Updegraff. His brother Richard E. Updegraff is also deceased. He was employed for over 20 years at Grove Manufacturing in Shady Grove. Steven...

June Shuey

June Shuey

Dec 7, 2014

June B. Shuey, 83, a resident of Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle, formerly of Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 in the center. She was born October 2, 1931 in Shippensburg. June was a daughter of the late Leonard O. and Lilah B. Naugle Beidel. June was a 1949 graduate of the former Shippensburg High School. In addition to...

Robert Hinds

Robert Hinds

Dec 6, 2014

Robert N. Hinds, Jr., 83, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 in the center. He was born October 8, 1931 in Linglestown, PA. Robert was a son of the late Robert N., Sr. and Alice Hinebaugh Hinds. He retired from Bethlehem Steel Corp., Steelton and was a member of the Newburg First Church...

Chester Jones

Chester Jones

Dec 6, 2014

Chester B. Jones, Sr., 92, of Shippensburg died on the morning of Saturday, December 6, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 1, 1922, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Jesse Freet and Leora Booz Jones. Chester married Ms. Bermeda Clever on August 10, 1940, in Winchester, VA, before being inducted into the...

Doris  Harry

Doris Harry

Dec 6, 2014

Doris G. Harry, 75, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Saturday, December 6, 2014, at her home. She was born on August 3, 1939, in Dry Run, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Ness Bair Allen. Doris married Raymond L. Harry on March 22, 1958, in Hagerstown, MD. Doris was employed at the...

Joseph Hubley

Joseph Hubley

Dec 5, 2014

Joseph D. Hubley, 54, of Shippensburg, died Friday, December 5, 2014 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was born November 15, 1960 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Joseph was a son of the late John E. and Phyllis Malamos Hubley. Joseph was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Shippensburg. He was a graduate of the Shippensburg High School and...

Sandra Disalvo

Sandra Disalvo

Dec 5, 2014

Sandra Kaye DiSalvo, 68, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Friday, December 5, 2014, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on July 24, 1946, in Newville, a daughter of the late Glen A. and Evelyn Enyeart Franklin. Sandra was most recently employed at Keystone Family Services, Chambersburg, as a Counselor, mainly for autistic children, retiring in 2010. Earlier...

Richard  Reed

Richard Reed

Dec 3, 2014

Richard L. Reed, 89, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 3, 2014. He was born on August 13, 1925, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Gordon and Mary Hippensteel Reed. Richard was a U.S. Navy Veteran of W.W. II, enlisting on November 9, 1943 and honorably discharged on May 3, 1946. He...

J. Leroy Bert

J. Leroy Bert

Dec 1, 2014

J. Leroy Bert, 84, of Newburg, went to be in the arms of his Heavenly Father on the morning of Monday, December 1, 2014. He was born on May 19, 1930, in Newburg, a son of the late Laban and Leah Musser Bert. Leroy married Dorothy Oldham on August 22, 1953, in Bedford County. Leroy was a life-long farmer. He...

Genevieve  Reese

Genevieve Reese

Dec 1, 2014

Genevieve R. Reese, 78, of Newburg, died in the early morning hours of Monday, December 1, 2014, at her home. She was born on June 29, 1936, in Spring Run, a daughter of the late Raymond and Clara Stake Rowles. On July 1, 1955, Genevieve married Chester L. ‘Chet” Reese in Hagerstown, MD, and was his caretaker for twenty one...

M. Luella  Flowers

M. Luella Flowers

Dec 1, 2014

M. Luella “Toots” Flowers, 94, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died on the morning of Monday, December 1, 2014. She was born on August 27, 1920, in Harrisburg, a daughter of the late Lyman and Ella B. High Myers. Toots married Paul D. Flowers in November of 1947 in Harrisburg, PA. He preceded her in death in...

Debra Werner

Debra Werner

Nov 29, 2014

Debra L. Werner, 57, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born September 18, 1957 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Stella L. Spangler Gallo. Debra was a 1975 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church...

Theresa Allen

Theresa Allen

Nov 29, 2014

Theresa A. Allen, 73, of Newburg, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born January 12, 1941 in Baltimore MD, she was a daughter of the late James George and Helen Fowler McCrosson. Theresa was a 1958 graduate of Seaton High School and a 1961 graduate of St. Agnes School of Nursing both in Baltimore, MD. She retired...