Obituaries

Mar 8, 2015

Mary L. “Sis” (George) Dyarman, 83, of Chambersburg and formerly of Oakville, died on the afternoon of Sunday, March 8, 2015 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family. Born August 19, 1931 in York, York County, she was a daughter of the late Ira L. and Velva P. Bowers George. She was a lifelong member of the Oakville...

Mar 8, 2015

Elmer H. Weaver, 85, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Menno Haven, Chambersburg. He was born July 27, 1929 in Bowmansville, Lancaster County, PA. Elmer was the son of the late Elmer W. and Emma M. Horning Weaver. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Good Weaver who died May 20, 1985. Elmer was a...

Mar 7, 2015

Margaret E. “Peg” Jumper, 83, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 6, 1932 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Roy A. and Ruth Gerhart Gipe. Peg was a member of the Ebenezer Church of God, Orrstown, she retired in 2009 from the Shippensburg University. Surviving are five sons, David Motter,...

Mar 5, 2015

Dennis W. Burkholder, 60, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, November 10, 1954 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Wilbur K. and Laura M. Poper Burkholder. Dennis was of the Protestant Faith. He was a 1974 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He retired from Volvo and was...

Mar 5, 2015

Barbie Jo Shauf, 39, of Orrstown, died unexpectedly in the Chambersburg Hospital Wednesday, March 5, 2015. She was born September 29, 1975 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Barbie was a daughter of Robert D. Robinson of Mt. Holly Springs and the late Velva Grace Stouffer Robinson. She was a member of Mongul United Brethren Church, Shippensburg. Barbie was a beautician at...

Mar 4, 2015

Gladys V. Cramer, 94, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born August 20, 1920 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. Gladys was a daughter of the late Mathias J. and Helen M. Tritt Heller. She was the owner and operator of the former Cramer’s Music House in Shippensburg. Gladys was the organist at Christ United...

Feb 28, 2015

Kenneth W. “Ken” Hall, 49, of Shippensburg, died in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 28, 2015, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on March 25, 1965, in Chambersburg, a son of Donald E. and Loretta J. Sheaffer Hall. Ken married Ms. Lisa A Gsell on June 9, 1984, at the Mt. Bock Brethren in Christ...

Feb 24, 2015

William R. “Butch” Wright, Jr., 67, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at his home. He was born on May 6, 1947, in Johnstown, a son of the late William R. and Saundra Sanderson Wright, Sr. Butch was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, enlisting on June 14, 1965 and honorably discharged...

Feb 24, 2015

Theodore A. Hinton, 85, a resident of Manor Care, Chambersburg, died on the morning of Tuesday, February 24, 2015. He was born on December 10, 1929, in Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Joseph T. and Anna K. Seidel Hinton, Sr. Theodore was a U.S. Air Force veteran, enlisting on February 8, 1949 and honorably discharged on October 7,...

Feb 23, 2015

Robert E. Halter, 62, of Shippensburg, died Monday, February 23, 2015 in ManorCare, Carlisle. He was born January 21, 1953 in Carlisle, Cumberland County. Robert was a son of Calvin W. Halter of Shippensburg and the late Amy E. Byers Halter. A brother Ronald Halter is also deceased. Robert was employed by Amazon.com, Hazelton. In addition to his father he...

Feb 18, 2015

Freda G. Moore, 89, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home and formerly of Upper Strasburg, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the home. Born Sunday, February 7, 1926 in Meadow Gap, Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late Paul S. and Zella M. Madden Brown. Freda retired from the Chambersburg...

Feb 18, 2015

N. Mildred Wetzel, 97, previously of Cumberland Avenue, Shippensburg, and a resident of Elmcroft Assisted Living, Shippensburg, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Elmcroft. Born August 24, 1917, in Waynesboro, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Galen and Albie Good Newcomer. She was the wife of Kenneth Gover Wetzel whom she married June 12, 1937 at...

Feb 18, 2015

Winnie M. Lehman Hess, 83, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from Providence Place in Chambersburg. Born August 14, 1931 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Glenn A. and Winifred McCune Lehman. She was the wife of the late Keith L. Hess who died September 16, 2014....

Feb 17, 2015

Janet White of Boise, Idaho died peacefully in her sleep on February 17, 2015 surrounded by her family. During her long life, she lived in many places including San Francisco, California; Dunellen, New Jersey; New York City; Pakistan; Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; and Boise, Idaho. Janet and Jack, her twin, were born on September 30, 1930 to Harold and Edna (Mekemson) Swenson....

Feb 16, 2015

Barbara A. Timmons, 70, of Newburg, died Monday, February 16, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born Tuesday, June 13, 1944 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Barbara was a daughter of the late John S. and Ruth A. Crider Davidson. She was past owner and operator of Johnnies Restaurant, Newburg, and also worked at G.S. Electric and Professional Billing Management...

Feb 16, 2015

Thomas H. Gilbert, 72, of Shippensburg died Monday, February 16, 2015 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Thursday, June 18, 1942 in Shippensburg. Thomas was a son of the late Charles and Ida Mellott Gilbert. Thomas retired from Local # 1180, Harrisburg. He is survived by three daughters, Cindy L. Gilbert and her husband Charles Laughman of Shippensburg, Brenda...

Feb 16, 2015

Feb 13, 2015

Jerry W. Fickes, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away on the afternoon of Friday, February 13, 2015, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on October 2, 1943, in Gettysburg, the son of the late Walter C. and Ruth Landis Fickes. Jerry was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He then attended Shippensburg University where...

Feb 11, 2015

John C. Mummau, 78, of Shippensburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on the morning of Wednesday, February 11, 2015. He was born on July 19, 1936, in Manheim, a son of the late Jacob R. and Mable Cassel Mummau. John was a retired dairy farmer and also sold DeKalb Seeds for thirty-five years. In recent years...

Feb 11, 2015

Jacob E. Flaud, 86, of 15700 Burnt Mill Rd., Newburg, died on the morning of Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at his home. He was born on January 24, 1929, in Bird-In-Hand, PA, a son of the late Jacob U. and Sarah Beiler Flaud and married Ms. Sallie S. Esh on November 13, 1956, in Lancaster County, PA. Jacob was self-employed,...