Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Margaret Pletcher
Sep 26, 2013
Margaret Ann Pletcher, 94, a resident of Green Ridge Village, Newville, died on the morning of Thursday, September 26, 2013. She was born on August 15, 1919, in Johnstown, PA, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Catherine Thomas Allison. Margaret was a member of the Newville Church of the Brethren. She was a 1937 graduate of Ferndale High...
Denise Sheaffer
Sep 25, 2013
Denise Lee Devore Sheaffer, 61, of Shippensburg, passed away due to complications of end stage renal disease, on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 25, 2013. She was born on January 31, 1952, in Carlisle, a daughter of Rodney C. and Edwina L. Kauffman Devore. In the past, Denise had been employed as a Switchboard Operator at Shippensburg University and also...
Donna Gruver
Sep 23, 2013
Donna N. Gruver, 81, a resident of Green Ridge Village and a life- long resident of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on March 4, 1932, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Roy C.and Ardella M. Sites Naugle. On August 25, 1950, Donna married Mr. Robert J. Gruver...
Heather Cummings
Sep 21, 2013
Heather Rotz Cummings, 44, of Chambersburg, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at home. She was born Saturday, October 5, 1968 in LasVegas, NV. Heather was a daughter of Robert L. and Susan E. Berkheimer Rotz of Shippensburg. Heather was employed as a CNA at ManorCare in Chambersburg. She was a United States Marine Corp. Veteran. Heather was a graduate of...
June Killian
Sep 20, 2013
June Ellen Holtry Killian, 97, of Upper Strasburg, died Friday, September 20, 2013 in Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born Tuesday, March 21, 1916 in Upper Strasburg, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late John F. Daugherty and Blanche Weist Daugherty Nichol. June worked as a presser at the former J. Schoeneman Company in Chambersburg. She was a member...
Helen Hoffman
Sep 18, 2013
Helen P. Hoffman, 90, of Newburg, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Manorcare, Chambersburg during her rehabilitation. She was born July 24, 1923 in Greene Township, Franklin County. Helen was a daughter of the late Chester and Elsie Cosey Statler. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer O. Hoffman who died August 11, 1982, and three brothers,...
Janet Fridinger
Sep 16, 2013
Janet (Louise) Fridinger, 85, of 25 Larch Dr. Shippensburg, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Manor Care of Chambersburg. Born January 10, 1928 in Chambersburg, was the daughter of the late Raymond and Elsie Porter Shannon. She was a member of The Church of The Nazarene in Shippensburg and worked at the Grief Clothing Company of Shippensburg with...
Calvin Fogelsanger
Sep 16, 2013
Calvin J. Fogelsanger, 54, of Shippensburg, died Monday, September 16, 2013 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born November 6, 1958 in Carlisle, PA. Calvin was a son of the late Charles M. and Leah A. Meals Fogelsanger. He is survived by his sister, Christine R. Riegel and her companion Pete Rickrode of Walnut Bottom, a companion, Julie...
Evelyn Ingram
Sep 13, 2013
Evelyn R. Ingram, 89, a resident of Magnolias of Chambersburg, and formerly of Shippensburg, died Friday, September 13, 2013 in the home. Born Tuesday, October 2, 1923 in Orrstown, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth Hoch Keefer. Evelyn was a member of the Orrstown United Brethren Church. She retired from Letterkenny Army Depot as...
Harvey Kiser
Sep 13, 2013
Harvey Lindberg Kiser, 67, of Newburg, died Friday, September 13, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born February 14, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Harvey was a son of the late Walter Barnes and Rose Evelyn Self Kiser. Harvey was a retired Truck Driver from ABF in Carlisle. He was a member of the Big Spring Masonic Lodge # 361,...
Mary Thomas
Sep 11, 2013
Mary Catherine Thomas, 69, of Newville, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. She was born April 23, 1944 in Chambersburg, PA. Mary was a daughter of the late Harold and Charlotte Musser Lindsey. She retired from the Cumberland Valley School District, where she was a matron with over 35 years of service. Mary was a...
Mildred Homan
Sep 11, 2013
Mildred V. Homan, 93, of Newville, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at her home. She was born on January 19, 1920, in Staunton, VA, the daughter of the late Ernest and Fannie Cullen Wright. Mildred was a homemaker throughout her life and was a member of the Green Spring Brethren in Christ Church. She is survived by three sons,...
Anna Hancock
Sep 9, 2013
Anna Mary Hancock, 95, of Shippensburg, died Monday, September 9, 2013 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born September 11, 1917 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Anna Mary was a daughter of the late Burns and Anna V. Scott Shoemaker. She was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren, Shippensburg. Anna Mary worked at the former Monarch...
Carl Allison
Sep 7, 2013
Carl D. Allison, 83, of Maple Hill Ave., Shippensburg, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at his home. Born Wednesday, September 25, 1929 in Mattawana, Mifflin County, he was a son of the late James M. and Ethel C. Bubb Allison. Carl was a graduate of McVeytown Senior High School. He was a United States Army veteran serving in the Korean...
Alan Roper
Sep 7, 2013
Alan L. Roper, 57, of Shippensburg, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 in the Emergency Room at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born December 27, 1955 in Baumholder, Germany. Alan was a son of the late Thomas Gordon, Jr. and Barbara A. Bangs Roper. He was a member of the Mt. Rock Brethren in Christ Church and was a pastor at...
Annie Pattison
Sep 5, 2013
Annie G. Pattison, 101, formerly of East Orange Street, Shippensburg, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Monday, December 25, 1911 in Marion, she was a daughter of the late Chick C. and Rebecca Gordon Mellott. Annie was a member of the Shippensburg First Church of God where she taught Sunday School for 40 years....
Ricky Baum
Sep 2, 2013
Ricky A. Baum, 53, of Orrstown, died Monday, September 2, 2013 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1960. Ricky was a son of Betty Long Baum of Orrstown and the late Richard Baum. He was employed at Shetron’s Tire Service in Shippensburg and was a graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. In addition...
Edward Sampson
Sep 2, 2013
Edward E. “Eddie” Sampson, 60, a resident at the Shippensburg Health Care Center and formerly of Walnut Bottom, died Monday, September 2, 2013 in the home. Eddie was born Thursday, October 9, 1952 in Carlisle. He was a foster son of Margaret S. Mellinger of Walnut Bottom, and the late Paul R. Mellinger. He was of the Methodist Faith. Eddie...
Melissa O'Donnell
Sep 1, 2013
Melissa S. O’Donnell, 33, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born July 28, 1980 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Melissa was a daughter of Charlene R. Sleighter Verdier and her husband Jody of Fayetteville, and Robie J. O’Donnell, Sr. of Shippensburg. Many years ago Melissa worked at McDonalds in Greencastle. She enjoyed...
Wendall Weaver
Sep 1, 2013
Wendall H. Weaver, 8 week old son of Arlin and Karen Hoover Weaver of Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Sunday, September 1, 2013, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. In addition to his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Alvin M. Weaver of Shippensburg; maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Ivan W. Hoover of Ephrata; paternal...