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Loretta Duffy
Jan 1, 2013
Loretta B. Duffy, 73, of Newburg, went to be with the Lord on the morning of January 1, 2013, at her home. She was born on January 22, 1939, in Lark Twp., Juniata Co., the daughter of the late George L. and Blanche A. Rine Williamson. On August 6, 1957, Loretta married Rev. Charles H. Duffy, at the Church of...
Rebekah Hickman
Dec 31, 2012
Our dear Mom/Grandmama, Rebekah Elizabeth "Becky" Hickman, 94, originally of Dunbar, passed away in her sleep on December 31, 2012, at Shippensburg, Pa., Healthcare Center. She would have been 95 years old on January 19. Her genuine interest in people and engaging smile were constants in her life, inspiring, supporting, encouraging and healing everyone she met. She was preceded in...
R. Koser
Dec 31, 2012
R. Glenn Koser, 74, of Shippensburg, died Monday, December 31, 2012 in Manor Care, Carlisle. Glenn was born May 7, 1938 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County. He was a son of the late Roy E. and Margaret L. VanScyoc Koser. Glenn retired in 2000 from Hoffman Mills in Shippensburg after 45 years of service. He enjoyed NASCAR, western memorabilia and movies,...
Heather Coble
Dec 31, 2012
Heather Marie Coble, 25 of Shippensburg, died Monday, December 31, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born Thursday, October 1, 1987 in Burlington, NC, she was a daughter of Tommy Lee Coble of Graham, NC and Michelle R. Youngblood Hudson of Shippensburg. Heather was a 2005 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was formerly employed at...
Robert Rose (Col., Usa, Ret.)
Dec 30, 2012
Robert S. Rose, (Col., USA, Ret.), 80 of Shippensburg, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at home. Born December 22, 1932 in Mt. Holly, NJ, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Emma V. Dougherty Rose. Bob served in the United States Army for 32 years, first enlisting in the Army in 1953. He served a variety of...
Paul Beals
Dec 28, 2012
Paul Edwin Beals, 80, a resident of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg, died Friday, December 28, 2012 in the home. He was born April 5, 1932 in Moshannon, PA. Paul was a son of the late James W. and Hazel Watson Beals. Paul was a retired professor from Shippensburg University, where he taught from 1966 until his retirement. Shortly...
Rachel Cover
Dec 27, 2012
Rachel V. Cover, 78, of Shippensburg, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Rachel was born May 1, 1934 in Pond Bank, Franklin County. She was a daughter of the late Samuel B. and Anna Scott Shoemaker. Rachel was a member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Chambersburg. For many years she cared for...
Charles Chamberlin
Dec 27, 2012
Charles E. Chamberlin, 76, of Chambersburg, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 in the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Saturday, July 18, 1936 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late Robert and Lula Shockey Chamberlin. Charles retired from Letterkenny Army Depot as an Optical Instrument Repairman. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran and a member of the...
Lincoln Reed
Dec 26, 2012
Lincoln E. Reed, 49, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in his home. He was born January 16, 1963 in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Lincoln was a son of Helen R. Dyarman Reed of Shippensburg and the late Glen H. Reed, Sr. Lincoln attended the Shippensburg Church of the Nazerene. He most recently worked for L.R. Four Roofing, Shiremanstown. Lincoln...
Roy Myers
Dec 24, 2012
Roy L. Myers, Sr., 71, of Shippensburg, died Monday, December 24, 2012 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Roy was born October 29, 1941 in Newville, Cumberland County. He was a son of the late Wilbur and Helen Holtry Myers. Roy retired after over 35 years of employment at the former Newville Shoe Company. He was a member of the...
Robert Rhone
Dec 19, 2012
Robert L. Rhone, 82, of Shippensburg, died on December 19, 2012, at his home. He was born on August 14, 1930, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Harry and Anna Perry Rhone. Robert was retired from the former Hoffman Mills, Shippensburg, after over fourty years of employment. He enjoyed hunting, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and was a big fan...
David Sandoval
Dec 15, 2012
David Anthony Sandoval, 58, of Upper Strasburg Road, Pleasant Hall, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his home. Born Sunday, September 19, 1954 in Nashville, TN, he was a son of the late Julia A. and Lorraine Vannetta Sandoval. David was a Christian and a United States Army Veteran. He loved fishing, playing cards and going to the casino. He...
Beth Kugler
Dec 11, 2012
Beth A. Kugler, 52, of Shippensburg, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born March 20, 1960 in Chambersburg, PA. Beth was a daughter of Nancy L. Lynch Hippensteel of Shippensburg and the late Barry R. Hippensteel. Beth was currently employed by P.R. Hoffman Machine Products in Carlisle as a quality control specialist. She was a...
Thema Fortna
Dec 10, 2012
Thelma Jean Fortna, 83, a resident at The Shook Home, Chambersburg and formerly of Lurgan Ave., Shippensburg, died Monday, December 10, 2012 in the home. Born Thursday, May 2, 1929 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Carrie A. Lindsay Fortna. Thelma was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church. Thelma is survived by...
Helen Cressler
Dec 3, 2012
Helen L. Cressler, 95, residing at the Cottages of Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, died on the morning of December 3, 2012, at her home. She was born on March 4, 1917, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Clyde A. and Agnes C. Shoffner Laughlin. Helen was a 1935 graduate of Shippensburg High School. Helen was a homemaker throughout her life....
Harold Lehman
Dec 2, 2012
Harold L. Lehman, 93, a resident of the Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of the Episcopal Home in Shippensburg and Broad Street in Chambersburg, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 in the home. He was born Sunday, March 16, 1919 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County. He was a member of the Shippensburg Church of the Brethren. Harold was a retired jeweler,...
W. Gettel
Dec 2, 2012
W. Leroy Gettel, 81, a resident of Elmcroft, Shippensburg, died on the evening of Sunday, December 2, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1931, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Walter B. and Amanda Wenger Gettel. On June 7, 1958, Leroy married Ms. Anna Grace Crider at the Myersville Brethren in Christ Church. Leroy worked as a Custodian...
Rosemary Zullinger
Nov 28, 2012
Rosemary Zullinger, 59, of Shippensburg, died on the morning of Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on May 13, 1953, in Norfolk, VA, a daughter of the late John Richard and Martha Catherine Eshpeter Zullinger. Rosemary was very accomplished academically, culminating with earning her Masters Degree in Reading, from Shippensburg University. Rosemary was employed by...
Kimberly Hancock
Nov 26, 2012
Kimberly Sue “Kimmy” Hancock, 47, of Shippensburg, died unexpectedly Monday, November 26, 2012 at her home. Born Sunday, October 24, 1965 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William C. and Mary Louise Sharp Hancock. Kimmy was a 1983 graduate of Shippensburg Senior High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Shippensburg....
Stanley Walker
Nov 26, 2012
Stanley D. Walker Stanley Duane Walker, 72, of Carlisle and formerly of Shippensburg, is now at rest after passing Monday morning, November 26, 2012, at the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home, Carlisle. Born on December 4, 1939, in Torrington, Wyoming, he was the son of the late Wallace F. Walker and Marie Brewer Walker. Stanley leaves behind his loving wife...
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