Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Barry Armstrong
Oct 7, 2015
Barry “Butch” Eugene Armstrong, 72 of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 in Green Ridge Village, Newville. He was born February 16, 1943 in Chambersburg, PA. Barry was a son of Lillie E. Johnson Armstrong of Shippensburg and the late Omar E. Armstrong. Barry was Veteran of Vietnam and retired as a Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force...
Natasha Crusey
Oct 5, 2015
Natasha Marie Crusey, 28 years young, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, in Harvest, Alabama. She was born on March 10, 1987, in Carlisle, PA, the daughter of William Lee and Pamela Jane Wyrick Crusey. Natasha was a 2005 graduate of Sparkman High School in Harvest, Al and attended a two year program at Calhoun Community College, followed by...
Dorothy Mccurdy
Oct 5, 2015
Dorothy E. McCurdy, 95, a resident of Chapel Pointe, Carlisle, formerly of Shippensburg, died on the evening of Monday, October 5, 2015. She was born on August 14, 1920, in Bullion, PA, a daughter of the late Charles R. and Bertha Adams Hovis and graduated from Franklin High School. Dorothy earned a B.S. in Home Economics from the Indiana University...
John Mohler
Oct 5, 2015
John Cyrus Mohler, Sr., 85, of Orrstown, died in the early morning hours of Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Health Care Center, Shippensburg He was born on June 27, 1930, in Pleasant Hall, a son of the late Jacob and Bessie Myers Mohler. John was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, enlisting on December 22, 1950...
Mary Rineard
Oct 2, 2015
Mary D. Rineard, 95, of Shippensburg, PA died Friday, October 2, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sunday, March 14, 1920 in Doylesburg, PA. Mary was a daughter of the late Alonza and Clara Sharpe Doyle. She worked in the auditor’s office at the former Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg, PA. Mary was the first...
Miriam Bert
Sep 26, 2015
Miriam H. Bert, 99, a resident of Penn Hall, formerly of Luther Ridge and Shippensburg, died peacefully on the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2015. She was born on August 4, 1916, in Pleasant Hall, the daughter of the late David B. and Mary Frances “Fannie” Creamer Hoover. Miriam was a 1934 graduate of Chambersburg High School and a 1936...
Earl Rosenberry
Sep 22, 2015
Earl D. Rosenberry, 80, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in ManorCare, Chambersburg surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 31, 1935 in Shippensburg, PA. Earl was a son of the late Melvin S., Sr. and Anna E. Clever Rosenberry. Earl was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg and retired in 1988 from the...
Bena Lantz
Sep 20, 2015
Bena S. Lantz, 71, of Newburg, died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at home. She was born October 6, 1943 in Myerstown, Lebanon County. Bena was a daughter of the late Samuel and Eva Stoltzfus Kauffman. Bena is survived by her husband, Benjamin K. Lantz, Sr., six sons, Samuel K. Lantz and his wife Lavina, Urie K. Lantz and his wife...
April Dunlap
Sep 18, 2015
April M. Dunlap, 46, of Shippensburg, was promoted to glory Friday, September 18, 2015 at home. She was born April 17, 1969 in Chambersburg PA. April was the daughter of Walter J. Shauf and Debra D. Keefer Gilbert. She was a member of the Newburg First Church of God. April retired as a Member Services Representative from Adam Electric Cooperative...
Jay Myers
Sep 18, 2015
Jay Harold Myers, 81, Shippensburg, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, December 3, 1933 in Newburg, he was a son of the late Samuel C. and Mary A. Ile Myers. Jay was a 1951 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a member of the Newburg First Church of God where...
Mary Meredith
Sep 17, 2015
Mary “Ann“ Meredith of Shippensburg, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Shippensburg on June 6, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. and Mary Reed Shughart. Ann graduated from LPN school in 1971. She worked at the Franklin County Nursing Home, and later worked at...
Robert O'Hara
Sep 17, 2015
Robert Lee “Bobby” O’Hara, 29, of Newville, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at his home. Born June 6, 1986 in Carlisle, he was the son of Robert Harry Thomas and Susan Lea O’Hara. Bobby enjoyed spending time with his Uncle Mike and Aunt Cathy, working on cars, riding 4-wheelers & dirt bikes. He was a hard worker and would...
Jenny Dako
Sep 16, 2015
Jenny Dako, 39, of Chambersburg, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at her home. Born June 22, 1976 in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of Martin Dako and the late Ann Louise Ridgley Dako. Funeral services and burial will be private. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
Timothy Thomas
Sep 15, 2015
Timothy Joshua Thomas, 29, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 from the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born August 29, 1986 in Wilmington Delaware. Tim was a son of Timmy L. and Leslie D. Jenkins Thomas of Shippensburg. For years he worked for his parents business, New View Landscaping and also worked for various roofing companies. Tim...
Mary Robinson
Sep 8, 2015
Mary Margaret (McCaslin) Robinson, 99, passed peacefully from this life on the morning of Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Green Ridge Village, Newville, PA. She was born on February 20, 1916, in Butler, PA, the daughter of the late Wilbert J. and Barbara J. McCaslin. She grew up in Butler and graduated from the public high school. From there she...
Lauretta Franklin
Sep 6, 2015
Lauretta M. Franklin, 95, a resident of the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, formerly of Upper Strasburg, went home to heaven on Sunday, September 6, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on May 22nd, 1920 on a small farm near Upper Strasburg, PA where she learned to live a simple contented lifestyle. Lauretta was a daughter of the...
Genevieve Nave
Sep 3, 2015
Genevieve L. Nave, 83, of Shippensburg, PA died Thursday, September 3, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born in Cumberland, MD, a daughter of the late William H. and Wilda M. Maxson Boor. She is survived by her husband of over 59 years, Glenn E. Nave, one daughter, Linda S. Campbell and her husband, Royce of York, PA and...
Mack Everetts
Sep 1, 2015
Mack L. Everetts, Jr., 63, of Orrstown, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born December 20, 1951 in McConnellsburg, Fulton County. Mack was a son of Marian Defibaugh Everetts of Cooks, and the late Mack L. Everetts, Sr. He retired from Ingersoll-Rand in Shippensburg. Mack was a member of the Lone Star Hunting Club in...
Robert Alspaugh
Aug 31, 2015
Robert Lee Alspaugh, II, of Shippensburg, died Monday, August 31, 2015 at home. He was born June 8, 1958 in Carlisle, Cumberland County. Bob was a son of Pricilla N. Shaffer Alspaugh of Mechanicsburg and the late Robert Lee Alspaugh. He was an active member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Shippensburg where he was on the Church Council and served...
Janet Hershey
Aug 28, 2015
Janet Hershey, 85, of Orrstown, died unexpectedly during the late evening hours of Friday, August 28, 2015, at her home. She was born on November 7, 1929, in Lurgan, a daughter of the late Norman and Marget Daugherty Diehl, Sr. Janet married Bruce C. Hershey on May 21, 1949, in West Virginia. He preceded her in death just four months...






