Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Brian Armolt
Jul 5, 2013
Brian David Armolt, 38, of 58 Horsekiller Road, Shippensburg, died Friday, July 5, 2013 in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Monday, January 13, 1975 in Carlisle, he was a son of the late Herman A. Armolt Sr. and Bonnie M. Coons Armolt of Shippensburg. Brian was presently employed at Hostetter’s Salvage Yard in Shippensburg.He was an avid WWF...
Lewis Mitten
Jun 25, 2013
Lewis K. “Sonny” Mitten, 88, ended his life’s labor and went to be with the Master Carpenter, on the morning of Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 22, 1924, at their farmhouse in Leesburg, a son of the late Walters and Margaret Cressler Mitten. Sonny was raised in Shippensburg...

Donald Holtry
Jun 25, 2013
Donald S. Holtry, 93, a resident at Green Ridge Village, Newville, formerly of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in the home. He was born December 13, 1919 in Shippensburg, Franklin County. Donald was a son of the late Harry G. and Josephine Durf Holtry. He retired from the Police Department at Shippensburg University. Donald was a member of Grace...
John Young
Jun 23, 2013
John Daryl Young, 57, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 at home. He was born April 20, 1956 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. John was a son of the late John Leroy and Betty Ann Hammond Young. He worked at General Castings in Shippensburg since 1974. John was a 1974 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School and enjoyed hunting,...
Cindy Ashway
Jun 22, 2013
Cindy Sue Ashway, 55, of Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 in the Hershey Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1958 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Cindy was a daughter of Charles R. and Maxine S. Walker Strohm of Shippensburg. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Walnut Bottom. Cindy was a CNA...
Wilma Kriner
Jun 22, 2013
Wilma L. Kriner, 78, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She will be interred, with her late husband “Jack”, in the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. There will be no public viewing or service. The Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., has been entrusted with her funeral arrangements.
Kathryn Halter
Jun 18, 2013
Kathryn Viola Halter, 83, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 7, 1929 in York, she was a daughter of the late Ira L. and Velva P. Bowers George. Kathryn was a member of the Oakville United Methodist Church and the First Court Chapter # 470 Order of the Eastern Star, Shippensburg. She retired...
Dorothy Whisler
Jun 16, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Whisler, aged 95, formerly of Shippensburg, PA, died peacefully on June 16, 2013 at the York Hospital after a brief illness. We are so thankful for the good life she lived and the opportunity she gave us to enjoy her time with us and we praise God for bringing her home to Glory. Dorothy was born April...
Doris Heberlig
Jun 10, 2013
Doris Loree Barrick Heberlig, 62 of Shippensburg accepted God's Peace and complete healing on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1950 in Newville, Cumberland County. Doris was a daughter of Miriam (Kelso) Barrick of Carlisle and the late Harold Barrick. She was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Doris was...
Esther Snoke
Jun 9, 2013
Esther M. Snoke, 96, a resident of Providence Place Retirement Community, Dover, PA, formerly of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Sunday, June 9, 2013. She was born on April 22, 1917, in Shippensburg, a daughter of Harry S. and Albertha Jane Gilbert Dubbs. Esther was a 1936 graduate of the Shippensburg Senior High School. On September 4, 1941, she...
Vesta Clippinger
Jun 9, 2013
Vesta Gayle Clippinger, 99, of Shippensburg, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 in the Thornwald Home, Carlisle. Born March 27, 1914 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late James and Dollie Seavers Stine. Vesta was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. She retired from Richard Textiles in Shippensburg and prior to that worked at C.H....
Zelma Armijo
Jun 8, 2013
Zelma Armijo, 95, a resident of Elmcroft of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, June 8, 2013. Her funeral arrangements, entrusted to the Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home, Inc., are incomplete at this time. Please refer to a future edition for her full obituary and funeral service information.
Betty Argenbright
Jun 4, 2013
Betty Ann Argenbright, 79, 600 Free Mason Drive, Elizabethtown, and formerly of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in the Masonic Homes of Elizabethtown. Born Sunday, April 8, 1934 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Clark E. and Hulda Comerer Crusey. Betty was a 1952 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She retired as the...
Laura Stevick
Jun 1, 2013
Laura H. Stevick, 84, of Newburg, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, March 3, 1929 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Martha Catherine Gruver Harmony. Laura was a 1947 graduate of the Carlisle Area High School. She was a member of the Hopewell United Methodist Church, Newburg,...
Margaret Seavers
May 28, 2013
Margaret C. “Peg” Seavers, 95, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in The Shook Home, Chambersburg. She was born December 29, 1917 in Shippensburg, Franklin County. Peg was a daughter of the late Dewey and Myra Swanger Cressler. Peg retired from L’Aiglon in Shippensburg where she was a seamstress. She was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Shippensburg...
Vivian Negley
May 24, 2013
Vivian Carol Negley, 70, of Shippensburg, died on the afternoon of Friday, May 24, 2013, at Green Ridge Village, Newville. She was born on May 29, 1942, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Joseph W. “Bid” and Sarah Gilbert Nehf. Vivian was a 1960 graduate of Shippensburg High School and then went on to graduate from the Carlisle Beauty...
Emma Mason
May 23, 2013
Emma A. Mason, 75, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, May 23, in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born April 14, 1938 in Scotland, PA. Emma was a daughter of the late David Edward and Alice Gail Carmack Furry. She was a retired cook at the Durff-Kuhn VFW Post # 6168, Shippensburg and was a member of their Ladies Auxiliary. Emma was...
Carolyn Croft
May 18, 2013
Carolyn V. Croft, 76, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on February 17, 1937, in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late Charles R. and Carolyn V. Hammond Luckett, Sr, and was preceded in death by her husband Ronald D. Croft, who died on February 2, 1999. Carolyn was...
Thomas Bell
May 17, 2013
Thomas D. Bell, 52, of Moscow, PA, died Friday, May 17, 2013. He was born January 6, 1961 in Carlisle. Thomas was a son of Kathleen I. Rife Bell of Newville and the late Lee R. Bell. He was currently employed as a supervisor with Kane at their Scranton Warehouse Campus. Thomas was a graduate of Big Spring High School...
Betty Carbaugh
May 16, 2013
Betty E. Carbaugh, 77, of Shippensburg, died Thursday in the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 26, 1935 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. Betty was a daughter of the late Lester Adams and Kathleen Kriner Adams Wolfe. She retired from Affiliated Industries, Shippensburg and was a member of the Freedom in Christ Church, Chambersburg, Surviving are four...