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David Bowers
Aug 15, 2014
David J. Bowers, Jr., 41, of Shippensburg, died in the early morning hours of Friday, August 15, 2014, at his home. He was born on October 2, 1972, in Carlisle, the son of David J. and Dottie M. Carmack Bowers, Sr. David was currently employed as a Welder at Shippensburg Pump Co. and had previously worked at Volvo Inc., Shippensburg,...
Evelyn Rasmussen
Aug 15, 2014
Evelyn C. Rasmussen, 88, a resident of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, and formerly of Yeadon and Havertown, died Friday August 15, 2014 in Menno Haven. Born September 1, 1925 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Alexander B. and Reba Mellinger Cameron. During her life Evelyn worked for the Julian B. Slevin Company, East Lansdowne. She was a member...
Matthew Sensenig
Aug 13, 2014
Matthew Newswanger Sensenig, newborn son of Mark Z. and Ada Mae (Newswanger) Sensenig, of Shippensburg, was born on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 and died on the evening of Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. In addition to his parents, Matthew is survived by his sister, Karen N. Sensenig; paternal grandparents, Christ S. and Esther (Zimmerman) Sensenig...
Florence Horst
Aug 7, 2014
Florence Z. Horst, 57, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center due to injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. Born Monday, May 6, 1957 in East Earl, PA., she was a daughter of the late Henry S. and Edna W. Zimmerman Horst. She was a member of the Locust Lane Groffdale Conference,...
Esther Byers
Aug 6, 2014
Esther A. Byers, 87, of Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born on April 17, 1927, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Arthur and Anna Varner Hancock and attended Shippensburg Area schools. Esther married Frank D. Byers at the Missionary Alliance Church in Shippensburg....
Betty Geedy
Aug 6, 2014
Betty L. Wadel Geedy, 87, a resident at Green Ridge Village, Newville, and formerly of Shippensburg passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in the home. Born Saturday, August 14, 1926 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Sarah Ingram Bigler. Betty was a member of the Newburg First Church of God Betty worked as a...
Mary Heckman
Aug 5, 2014
Mary Catherine “Cass” Heckman, 83, a resident at The Village of Laurel Run, and formerly of Lantern Lane, Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Tuesday, June 23, 1931 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Miley and May V. Brown Eichelberger. Mary was a 1949 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High...
Korie Bender
Aug 3, 2014
Korie E. Bender, 74, of Shippensburg, passed away on August 3, 2014, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on August 13, 1939, in Belleville, a son of the late Daniel W. and Arie (Peachey) Bender. Korie married Ms. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kanagy Bender on November 19, 1959. Korie worked in the Furniture Restoration trade for 40 years of...
Eugene Mccurdy
Aug 2, 2014
Eugene H. McCurdy, 65, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on December 2, 1948, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Harold C. and Lois Ann Staver McCurdy and was a 1968 graduate of Shippensburg Senior High School. Eugene was employed as a House Parent at...
George Geedy
Jul 30, 2014
George A. Geedy, Jr., 88, of Shippensburg, died on the evening of Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Green Ridge Village, Newville. He was born on Saturday, August 29, 1925, in Carlisle, a son of the late George A. and Sara Hurley Geedy, Sr. George was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII enlisting February 22, 1945 and being Honorably discharge November...
David Wright
Jul 29, 2014
David Eugene “Buck” Wright, 77 of Upper Strasburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, from the Chambersburg Hospital, after a yearlong courageous battle with cancer. His loving wife and daughters were by his side. Born Monday, April 12, 1937 in Upper Strasburg, he was a son of the late Curtis William and Dorothy Isabelle...
W. Rodney Poe
Jul 26, 2014
W. Rodney Poe, 64, of Shippensburg, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at his home. Born November 25, 1949 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Wilbur Raymond and Margaret Louise Leberknight Poe. Rodney was a 1968 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a member of the Orrstown Lutheran Church, Lodge # 262 F. &...
Vera Rebuck
Jul 25, 2014
Vera C. Rebuck, 89, of Ridge Road, Shippensburg, died Friday, July 25, 2014 in Menno Haven, Chambersburg. Born Monday, July 13, 1925 in Newburg, she was a daughter of the late Purus W. and Sarah Elizabeth Burdge Scott. Vera was a member of the Newburg First Church of God. She retired from the Shippensburg University as a custodian, loved crocheting,...
Robert Mclaughlin
Jul 23, 2014
Robert C. McLaughlin, 88, of Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Monday, December 14, 1925 in Lees Cross Roads, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late James M. and Elizabeth Shields McLaughlin. Robert worked as an electrician at the United States Army War College, Carlisle, was a member of the Messiah...
Maxine Dean
Jul 20, 2014
Maxine B. Dean, 87, of Roxbury, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Monday, July 26, 1926 in Mapleton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Myrtle A. Kelly Hardy. Maxine was member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Church, Chambersburg, she loved to socialize, buy and sell antiques and...
Julie Jones
Jul 20, 2014
Julie A. Jones, 49, of North Second Street, Chambersburg, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Tuesday, March 2, 1965 in Hagerstown, MD, she was a daughter of Robert S. Jones of Greencastle and the late Jeanne M. Nugent Jones. Services and burial will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
Donald Varner
Jul 19, 2014
Donald M. “Donnie” Varner, 75, of Newville, entered into eternal rest on the morning of Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on January 17, 1939, in Oakville, a son of the late Roy F. and Esther E. Zinn Varner. Donald was employed as a Repairman at the former Anthony’s/Goods Furniture store, Newville, for thirty years,...
Helen Watson
Jul 18, 2014
Helen M. Watson, 86, of Shippensburg, died Friday, July 18, 2014 at home. She was born March 15, 1928 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. Helen was a daughter of the late William Mont and Martha Keefer Witter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John D. Watson who died January 27, 1994, a son, John E. Watson who died...
Jean Washinger
Jul 17, 2014
Jean E. Washinger, 75, of Orrstown, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at home. She was born February 8, 1939 in Newville, Cumberland County. Jean was a daughter of the late Owen and Alice Leedy Keefer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Dick” Bruce Washinger who died July 8, 1985, and numerous brothers and sisters. Jean retired...
Bertha Gettel
Jul 17, 2014
Bertha J. Gettel, 92, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on August 24, 1921, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Miley and Susan Gelwicks Gettel. Earlier in her life, Bertha worked at the former Marden Clothing Co., Shippensburg, and then moved on to work in the Housekeeping...
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