Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Theresa Miller
Feb 22, 2014
Theresa P. Miller, 79, of Shippensburg, formerly of Carlisle, died Saturday, February 22, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital’s emergency room. Born July 5, 1934 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Glenn E. and Viola P. Porter Natcher. Theresa retired from the United Telephone Office in Carlisle, where she was an operator. She was a graduate of Big...
John Marpoe
Feb 18, 2014
John A. Marpoe, Sr., 71, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at home. He was born January 22, 1943 in Shippensburg. John was a son of the late Harold A., Sr. and Myrtle M. Henderson Marpoe. John retired from Domestic Pump and worked part-time at Towne Cleaners both in Shippensburg. He was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church,...
William Chain
Feb 18, 2014
William B. Chain, Jr., 84, of Newburg, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at Forest Park Health Center in Carlisle. He was born Sunday, November 10, 1929, in Camden, NJ. He was a son of the late William B. Chain, Sr. and Sarah E. Garrison Chain. Bill served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1948 to 1953, retiring with the rank...

Beatrice Nye
Feb 17, 2014
Beatrice L. Nye, 91 of Newburg, died Monday, February 17, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born June 4, 1922 in Shippensburg, PA. Beatrice was a daughter of the late Roy A. and Ruth Gerhart Gipe. She retired from the former Stanley Company in Chambersburg and was a member of the Newburg First Church of God. In addition to...
Martha Baer
Feb 17, 2014
Martha L. Reed Baer, 85, of Lurgan, died on the morning of Monday, February 17, 2014, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born on July 13, 1928, in Newburg, a daughter of the late Murray and Ada I. Fegan Whisler. Martha was employed in Maintenance at the Letterkenny Army Depot, retiring in 1990. She was a member of...
William Weaver
Feb 14, 2014
William R. Weaver, Sr., 76, of Mainsville, died on the morning of Friday, February 14, 2014, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on February 16, 1937, in Mainsville, a son of the late William C. and Edna V. Burkholder Weaver. William was a U.S. Army veteran, enlisting in 1959 and honorably discharged in 1962. On December 26, 1961, he...
Lisa Palmer
Feb 14, 2014
Lisa M. Palmer, 50, of Shippensburg, died on Friday, February 14, 2014, at her home. She was born on August 29, 1963, in Carlisle, the daughter of William Zeke and Nellie Ott Hale. Lisa lived for a period of time in Texas and then moved back to Shippensburg where she was employed as a laborer at many of the area...
Elise Gallas
Feb 12, 2014
Elise Gallas, 92, a resident of the Bridges of Bent Creek, Mechanicsburg, formerly of Newburg and Enola, died on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 12, 2014. She was born on April 28, 1921, in Nordhalben, Germany, a daughter of the late Martin and Barbara Wachter Kuebrich. Elise arrived in the United States at Ellis Island aboard the S.S. Washington on...
Lloyd Herr
Feb 9, 2014
Lloyd H. “Ben” Herr, 95, of Shippensburg died Sunday, February 9, 2014 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born November 29, 1918 in Boonsboro, MD, he was a son of the late Hurley C. and Veda Thomas Herr. Prior to joining the Army in World War 2, Ben worked for Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, NY. After the war he came...
Grace Brenize
Feb 9, 2014
Grace Louise Brenize, 73, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at home. She was born November 10, 1940 in Mowersville, Franklin County. Grace was a daughter of the late Elmer and Edna Crusey Ocker. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Shippensburg, was their treasurer and enjoyed helping with church activities. Grace retired from...
Helen Funderwhite
Feb 8, 2014
Helen Funderwhite, 89, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of Amberson, died on the morning of Saturday, February 8, 2014. Her memorial service will be held at a future date and time. The Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., Shippensburg has been entrusted with her funeral arrangements.
Kenneth Wenger
Feb 8, 2014
Kenneth H. Wenger, 64, of Newburg, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 at home. He was born May 12, 1949 in Newburg, PA. Kenneth was a son of the late Theodore and Dorothy Thrush Wenger. He retired in 1996 from the Letterkenny Army Depot where he was a Maintenance Management Specialist. Kenneth was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam...
Paul Fraker
Feb 6, 2014
P. Larry Fraker, 79, of Orrstown, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 6, 2014 from his home. Born Sunday, July 1, 1934 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Paul W. and Mildred B. Oller Fraker. Larry was a United States Army Reserves Veteran. He was a member of the Upper Strasburg Church...
John Bard
Feb 6, 2014
John E. Bard, 67, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, February 6, 2014 in Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. He was born February 12, 1946 in Chambersburg, PA. John was a son of the late Robert E., Sr. and Pauline Green Bard. He was a retired Shippensburg Township Supervisor. John was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God and a life...
Scherris Middaugh
Feb 5, 2014
Scherris Louise Horn Middaugh, 72 of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Tuesday, April 1, 1941 in Galesburg, IL, Knox County, she was a daughter of the late John Teel and Evelyn Carroll Bowen. Scherris was a 1959 graduate of the Knoxville Senior High School, Knoxville, IL, and was of the Protestant Faith. She worked...
Jeanette Haney
Feb 2, 2014
Jeanette M. Haney, 80, of Shippensburg, formerly of Sciota, died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at home. She was born January 15, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY. Jeanette was a daughter of the late Thomas Ralph Foster whom died early in life and the late Raymond and Vivian Figge Kress. Jeanette retired from the Bangor School District where she taught elementary school...
Olive Plasterer
Feb 1, 2014
Olive Mae Plasterer, 92, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of Fayetteville, died on the afternoon of Saturday, February 1, 2014. She was born on January 31, 1922, in Greene Twp., Franklin Co., a daughter of the late William L. and Olive M. Piper Barmont. On March 22, 1945, Olive married Ira I. Plasterer in the First...
Dr. David Mackenzie
Jan 30, 2014
Dr. David F. MacKenzie, 83, of Shippensburg, died on the evening of Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Magnolias of Chambersburg. He was born on August 27, 1930, in New Castle, a son of the late Joseph H. and Catherine Rayburn MacKenzie, Sr. David was a 1948 graduate of New Castle High School and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during...
Gladys Barnes
Jan 29, 2014
Gladys Pearl Barnes, 92, a resident of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, died on the morning of Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the home. She was born August 9, 1921 in Greencastle, the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Ethel P. Brindle Statler and her step mother Nellie Crawford Statler. On August 31, 1940, Gladys married Harold J. Barnes in Waynesboro....
Shirley Cavins
Jan 27, 2014
Shirley Irene Cavins, 76, of Shippensburg, spent her last days surrounded by her loving and caring family, went peacefully home to be with our Lord & Savior on the evening of Monday, January 27, 2014. Born on March 10, 1937, in McConnellsburg, a daughter of the late Henry and Roxie Lynch Truax; Shirley was a dear and kind lady; a...