Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas

Lillian Kimpel

Lillian Kimpel

Dec 14, 2013

Lillian M. Kimpel, 95, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Forest Park Health Center & Rehabilitation in Carlisle. Born Sunday, May 5, 1918 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Smith J. and Vera Alleman Wyrick. Lillian was a member of the Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church in Shippensburg. She was a graduate of the...

Mary Ott

Mary Ott

Dec 12, 2013

Mary L. Ott, 52, of East Burd Street, Shippensburg, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at her home. Born Saturday, September 23, 1961 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late James E. Ott and Catherine R. Shannon Ott of Shippensburg. Mary was previously employed at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She enjoyed going to yard sales and shopping. In...

Benjamin Fisher

Benjamin Fisher

Dec 11, 2013

Benjamin A. Fisher, 77, of 11130 Mowersville Road, Newburg, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at home. He was born October 17, 1936 in Lancaster, PA. Benjamin was a son of the late John K. and Barbara E. Esh Fisher. Benjamin was a self employed dairy farmer. He is survived by his wife Lydia King Fisher; eight sons, David K. Fisher...

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Dec 6, 2013

Jack E. Johnson, 84, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Friday, December 6, 2013, at Chapel Pointe Friendship Circle, Carlisle. He was born on June 26, 1929, in Cumberland County, a son of the late John A. & Beulah Perry Johnson. Jack was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of WW II, enlisting on October 29, 1946 and honorably...

Marie  Zullinger

Marie Zullinger

Dec 5, 2013

Marie C. Zullinger, 97, a resident of Menno Haven, died on the evening of Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was born on July 9, 1916, in Orrstown, the daughter of the late Luther F. and Grace Campbell Zullinger and was a 1934 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Marie worked as a supervisor, at the Beistle Co., Shippensburg, retiring after 40...

Isabel Butts

Isabel Butts

Dec 4, 2013

Isabel M. Butts, 79, of Newburg, was welcomed into heaven on the evening of Wednesday, December 4, 2013. She was born on August 18, 1934, in Mainsville, the daughter of the late Harry W. and Martha Smith Coldsmith. On June 10, 1952, Isabel married Mr. Charles J. Butts at her parent’s home in a backyard wedding ceremony. Isabel once worked...

Jacob Kling

Jacob Kling

Dec 2, 2013

Jacob C. ‘Jake” Kling, 82, of Shippensburg, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, December 2, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on May 3, 1931, in Lewistown, PA. Jake was the son of the late Mr. George Edward Kling and Mrs. Ida Pauline (Earnest) Kling of Lewistown, PA and was the step-son of...

Elmer Naugle

Elmer Naugle

Dec 1, 2013

Elmer E. Naugle, 89, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Menno Haven in Chambersburg. Born Friday, October 31, 1924 in Chambersburg, he was son of the late Carl A. and Nellie I. Campbell Naugle. Elmer was a graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Bucknell University. He was a WWII Army...

Audrey  Chamberlin

Audrey Chamberlin

Nov 26, 2013

Audrey E. Chamberlin, 91, a resident of Penn Hall, died peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, November 26, 2013. She was born on June 12, 1922, in Pond Bank, PA, a daughter of the late Bruce and Amanda Gilbert Myers. Audrey worked at the former Shirt Craft and U-Wanna-Wash Frock Co’s., Towne Cleaners, all of Shippensburg, and the former Stanley...

Kenneth  Yeatter

Kenneth Yeatter

Nov 21, 2013

Kenneth A. “Ken” Yeatter, 73, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, November 21, 2013, at his home. He was born on April 7, 1940, in Doylesburg, a son of the late Herman H. and Celesta F. Harris Yeatter. Ken was a U.S. Army veteran, inducted on August 13, 1963, honorably discharged from active duty on August 3, 1965,...

Maruja Hudgins

Maruja Hudgins

Nov 20, 2013

Maruja Alvarez Hudgins, 84, a resident of Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in the home. She was born December 10, 1928 in Pola de Lena, Spain. Maruja was a daughter of the late Jose Carlos and Nieves Castanon Alvarez. She was the owner and operator of the former Ana’s Consignment Shop in Rockville, Maryland. Maruja...

Mildred Foltz

Mildred Foltz

Nov 18, 2013

Mildred G. Foltz, 102, of Newville, died on the afternoon of Monday, November 18, 2013, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 10, 1911, in Bluefield, WV, a daughter of the late Walter Frank and Elizabeth Baldwin Elswick. Mildred worked as a fitter, at the former Marden Clothing Co., Shippensburg, retiring in 1976. She was a...

Joyce Wyrick

Joyce Wyrick

Nov 18, 2013

Joyce E. Wyrick, 87, of Shippensburg, died Monday, November 18, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born April 23, 1926 in Carlisle. Joyce was a daughter of the late Jacob Foster and Helen Hoffman Shank. Joyce was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg and the Senior Citizens Group # 1, Orrstown. She enjoyed flower gardening, bird watching,...

Pauline  Mowery

Pauline Mowery

Nov 17, 2013

Pauline C. Mowery, 94, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, died on the morning of Sunday, November 17, 2013. She was born on June 19, 1919, at Newburg, PA, a daughter of the late Ezra and Carrie Hock Bert. On May 30, 1940 Pauline married Mr. John Mowery at the Bert home near Newburg. He preceded her in...

Timothy Hovetter

Timothy Hovetter

Nov 15, 2013

Timothy G. Hovetter, 53, of Carlisle, died Friday, November 15, 2013 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born Tuesday, April 12, 1960 in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late William F. and Edna Devore Hovetter. Tim was of the Protestant Faith. He was presently employed at EXEL in Carlisle with 34...

Clarence Mooney

Clarence Mooney

Nov 14, 2013

Clarence E. "Buddy" Mooney, Jr., 83, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away Thursday morning, November 14, 2013, at home. Born November 5, 1930, in Greene Township, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence Mooney, Sr. and the late Margaret (Witter) Mooney. He attended schools in the Chambersburg School District. In his early years, he learned about the operation of...

Genevieve Parks

Genevieve Parks

Nov 13, 2013

Genevieve E. Parks, 76, of Willow Hill, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 in the Emergency Room of the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born September 18, 1937 in Orrstown, PA. Genevieve was a daughter of the late Hubert I. and Bertha A. Secrist Starr. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Westley J. Parks. One...

Mary  Burkholder

Mary Burkholder

Nov 12, 2013

Mary Catherine Burkholder, 90, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of Cumberland Highway, Newburg, was called home by her Lord and Savior on the morning of Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Born on October 22, 1923, in Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., Mary was a daughter of the late John and Susan Burkhart Burkholder. Mary was the last surviving...

Thelma  Allison

Thelma Allison

Nov 9, 2013

Thelma R. Allison, 81, formerly of 408 Maple Hill Ave., Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Saturday, November 9, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on February 3, 1932, in Mt. Union, Huntingdon, Co., a daughter of the late Charles and Marie Price Secrest. On November 1, 1953, Thelma married Mr. Carl D. Allison in McVeytown. He preceded...

Miriam  Hock

Miriam Hock

Nov 7, 2013

Miriam E. Hock, 84, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Thursday, November 7, 2013, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born on January 24, 1929, in Newville, she was a daughter of the late David F. and Rhoda Hoover Ocker. On May 4, 1957, Miriam married Mr. Walter E. Hock in Hagerstown, MD. He preceded her in death on...