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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...
Betty Holmes
Jul 17, 2014
Betty J. Holmes, 69, a resident of Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Shippensburg, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 in the home. She was born March 10, 1945 in Chambersburg. Betty was a daughter of the late Paul L. and Viola R. Pisle Mooney. She was also preceded in death by a brother and a sister. She retired from...
Gary Sites
Jul 14, 2014
Gary Lynn Sites, 53, of Orrstown, died at home. He was born June 29, 1961 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Gary was a son of Charles B. “Chub†Sites of Upper Strasburg, and Geraldine K. Stahl Sites of Chambersburg In addition to his parents he is survived by two brothers, Chris R. Sites and his wife Lisa of Shippensburg, and Michael...
Chester Reese
Jul 14, 2014
Chester L. “Chet†Reese, 81, of Newburg, died on the morning of Monday, July 14, 2014 , at Manor Care, Carlisle. He was born on May 7, 1933, in Mowersville, a son of the late Paul and Edna M. Swanger Reese. Chester married Ms. Genevieve L. Rowles on July 1, 1955, in Hagerstown MD. Less than a year later he...
Cora Adams
Jul 12, 2014
Cora Jane Adams, 90, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 in the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville. She was born September 23, 1923 in Shippensburg. Cora was a daughter of the late John William and Blanche Nettie Russell Adams. She was also preceded in death by her companion of 58 years, Floyd Orndorff, a son, Richard Maynard Orndorff, a...
Betty Wenger
Jul 9, 2014
Our beloved wife and mother, Betty K. Wenger, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at home. Betty was born November 14, 1927 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. She was a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Lydia R. Railing Kyle. One sister, Hazel Marie Kyle, and one brother, Harold S....
Annette Mcmanus
Jul 6, 2014
Annette M. Kuhlemeier McManus, 74 of Lurgan Avenue, Shippensburg, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at her home. Born Friday, July 14, 1939 in Freeport, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Arnold H. and Helen M. Judd Kuhlemeier. Annette was a 1957 graduate of Freeport Senior High School, Freeport, IL, and a 1960 graduate of Northern Illinois University. She...
Merle Kelley
Jun 22, 2014
Merle E. Kelley, 59, of Chambersburg, died on the evening of Sunday, June 22, 2014, at his home. He became disabled due to a motorcycle accident in 2000 and had been battling cancer for the past year. He was born on January 26, 1955, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Mervin E. “Jim” and Clara M. Dick Kelley. Merle...
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