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Edward Ice
Jul 15, 2024
Edward J. Ice, 64, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, July 15, 2024, at his home. He was born on October 30, 1959, in Takoma Park, MD, a son of the late Fremont and Lois A. (Morton) Ice. Ed worked in the food service industry throughout his life. He enjoyed riding his bike, working on bikes,...
Marie Eckenrode
Jul 14, 2024
Marie B. (Stevens) Eckenrode, 93, of Newville, passed away the evening of Sunday, July 14, 2024 at the UPMC Carlisle Hospital. She was born on Thursday, December 4, 1930 in Carlisle, a daughter of the late Earl and Cula (Byers) Eckenrode. Marie was a graduate of the Carlisle High School. She enjoyed embroidering and completing crossword puzzles. She is survived...
Catherine Ott
Jul 14, 2024
Catherine Rosella Ott, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at the Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born, Saturday, November 11, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mays (Stine) Shannon. Catherine spent time working as a production worker for the Mussleman Factory. Throughout her life, she always liked to cook and made...
Clifford Vanscyoc
Jul 11, 2024
Clifford Myers “Cliff” VanScyoc, 92, of Pleasant Hall, passed away the morning of Thursday, July 11, 2024 at the Mercy House of Chambersburg. He was born on July 28, 1931 in Pleasant Hall, a son of the late William J. and Fannie E. Myers VanScyoc. He married Jeanne E. Miller on October 7, 1950 in Hagerstown, MD. She preceded him...
Mildred Burge
Jul 8, 2024
Mildred L. Burge, 81, of Fayetteville, departed this life on the evening of Monday, July 8, 2024, at her home. She was born on January 4, 1943, in Willow Hill, a daughter of the late Ernest R. and Grace E. (Hockenberry) Neil, Sr. Mildred married James M. Burge, Jr., on October 25, 1991, in York, PA. She was a computer...
Richard Young
Jul 8, 2024
Richard Allen “Rich” Young, 80, of Shippensburg, formerly of Easton, PA, passed away the evening of Monday, July 8, 2024 at UPMC West Shore. He was born on Thursday, May 11, 1944 in Riegelsville, PA, Bucks County, a son of the late George Allen and Ethel May (Kinney) Young. He married Karen M. Scott on September 4, 1982. Rich was...
Kathleen Varner
Jul 7, 2024
Kathleen A. “Kath” Varner, 76, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Friday, October 3, 1947 she was a daughter of the late William J. and Catherine E. (Connelly) McCans. She married Brinton “BC” Comerer in 1994 and spent many happy years together. Kath worked as a cook...
Mark Cramer
Jul 6, 2024
Mark A. Cramer, Jr., 33, of Shippensburg, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 6, 2024. He was born on March 8, 1991 in Bedford, PA, a son of Mark A. and Lisa S. (Johnson) Cramer. Mark was a 2009 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School where he excelled in football and baseball. He was currently employed at Quality...
Anna King
Jul 5, 2024
Anna M. King, 73, of 379 Running Pump Road, Shippensburg, PA, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024 at her home. She was born on December 7, 1950 in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Andrew K. and Katie E. (Beiler) Stoltzfus. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Amos K. King, Sr. Anna was a member of...
Janet Cichowicz
Jul 4, 2024
Janet S. Cichowicz, 78, of Upper Strasburg, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on March 31, 1946, in Johnson City, Broome, County, New York, a daughter of the late Frederick and Genevieve M. (Ferris) Wood. Janet is survived by her husband Kenneth T. Cichowicz; her son, Casey...
Martin Bigler
Jul 1, 2024
Martin J. “Sonny” Bigler, Jr., 80, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, July 1, 2024, at his home. He was born on September 14, 1943, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Martin J. and Josephine (Hockenberry) Bigler, Sr. Sonny married Judy Eyer on May 16, 1963, in the Orrstown United Brethren Church. She preceded him...
Kenneth Varner
Jun 29, 2024
Kenneth G. “Ken” Varner, 78, of Newville, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, June 29, 2024 at UPMC West Shore. He was born on March 16, 1946 in Walnut Bottom, a son of the late Beattie C. and Almeda Zinn Varner. He married Joan E. Ott on April 1, 1980. Ken was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the...
Jean Warren
Jun 26, 2024
Jean C. Warren, 88, a resident of Magnolias of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, June 26, 2024. She was born on August 11, 1935, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Hiram and Ethel (Guyer) Highlands. Jean married William L. Warren, Sr., on July 15, 1954. He preceded her in death on October 1, 2000. Early...
Robert Strohm
Jun 24, 2024
Robert A. “Bob” Strohm, Jr., 87, of York, passed away the morning of Monday, June 24, 2024 at his home. He was born on October 3, 1936 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Robert A. and Thelma E. Kann Strohm, Sr. He married Sandra Piper on August 16, 1958. She preceded him in death on February 9, 2002. Bob...
William Hoover
Jun 23, 2024
William Joseph “Bill” Hoover, 95, of Gardners, and formerly of Newburg, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 23, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Born Thursday, October 25, 1928 in Newburg, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Grace E. Shuman Hoover. Bill was a 1947 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School....
Susan Minick
Jun 21, 2024
Susan Robertson Minick (Sue), 90, died June 21, 2024, in the Menno Haven Community, Chambersburg, PA. Born February 15, 1934, in Doylesburg, she was the youngest of three daughters of Childerson and Hazel Burk Robertson. For 69 years, she was married to her beloved Glenn S. Minick, who died in 2023. She is survived by her daughter, Kathryn (Karen), Wichita,...
Kimberly Bard
Jun 21, 2024
Kimberly Marie “Kim” (Reed) Bard, 64, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Friday, June 21, 2024 at the WellSpan York Hospital. She was born on April 2, 1960 in Chambersburg, a daughter of Brenda (Jones) Pellow and stepdaughter of Randall Pellow. Kim was a 1978 graduate of the Shippensburg Senior High School and obtained her medical assistant associate degree...
Samuel Furry
Jun 19, 2024
Samuel Jacob Furry, Jr., 96, of Chambersburg, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Home, Chambersburg. Born Monday, May 21, 1928 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Samuel Jacob and Florence Estelle Shields Furry, Sr. Sam was a 1946 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He was a United Army Veteran serving in...
Fred Dyarman
Jun 18, 2024
Fred W. Dyarman, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at the UPMC Carlisle Hospital. Born Thursday, December 5, 1935, he was a son of the late Bruce D. and Ethel (Stevens) Dyarman. He married Peggy A. Killian on Sunday, October 31, 1954. Fred was a self-employed farmer for the majority of his life. He also worked...
Ralph Foltz
Jun 13, 2024
Ralph V. Foltz, 95, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Celebration Villa of Shippensburg. Born Saturday, August 11, 1928 in Newburg, PA, he was a son of the late Earl Franklin and Minerva Ellen Davis Foltz. He retired as owner and operator of the Foltz Sunoco Gas Station in Shippensburg, for 39 years, and later retired as...
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