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Diane Lee Ballance
Oct 10, 2025
Diane Lee Ballance, 63, of Shippensburg, departed this life and was delivered into the hands of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on the afternoon of Friday, October 10, 2025, at the UPMC West Shore Hospital.
She was born on January 6, 1962, in Norfolk, VA, a daughter of the late Ocie M. and Mary (McKeown) Ballance and was a 1981...
Preston J. McMillen
Oct 6, 2025
Preston J. McMillen, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away the evening of Monday, October 6, 2025 at his home with his loving wife by his side.
He was born on Friday, August 14, 1942 in Rochester, PA, Beaver County, a son of the late James Bennett and Louise Pearl (Dunlap) McMillen. He married Sandra L. (Hamilton) on May 19, 1962.
Preston was a...
Janet L. Grove
Oct 6, 2025
Janet L. Grove, 95, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Monday, October 6, 2025 at the Shippensburg Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
She was born on Wednesday, May 7, 1930 in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late L. Roy and Emeline E. Zullinger Alleman.
Janet was a 1950 graduate of Shippensburg High School and member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Orrstown....
Della R. Besore
Oct 5, 2025
Della R. Besore, 86, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2025 at the Chambersburg Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Born Monday, February 6, 1939 in Robertsdale, Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Jean Barber Duvall.
She was a graduate of the Robertsdale Senior High School.
Della retired from the James Burd Elementary School in Shippensburg, where she...
H. John Lindsay, Jr.
Oct 4, 2025
H. John Lindsay, Jr., 83, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Saturday, October 4, 2025 at his home.
He was born on June 11, 1942 in Newville, PA, a son of the late H. John and Bertha Marie (Hardy) Lindsay, Sr. He married Kathryn E. (Mixell) on June 3, 1962 in the Big Spring Presbyterian Church. She preceded him in...
Dawne V. Schwenk
Sep 27, 2025
Dawne V. Schwenk, 83, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Shippensburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on June 14, 1942, in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late John and Ruth (Clever) Sailhamer. Dawne married Charles Schwenk in 1968. He preceded her in death in August of 1992.
Dawne worked at the...
Maria Eliza Vazquez Gonzalez
Sep 26, 2025
Maria Eliza Vasquez Gonzalez, 80, of Carlisle, departed this life on the evening of Friday, September 26, 2025.
She was born on November 21, 1944, in Utuado, Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Jorge and Maria D. (Gonzalez) Vazquez.
Maria worked for the Department of Social Services in Puerto Rico, for thirty years, retiring in 2002. She was a former member...
Phyllis L. Marpoe
Sep 25, 2025
Phyllis L. Marpoe, 86, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, September 25, 2025, at her home.
She was born on December 13, 1938, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late John E. and Thelma (Spangler) Black. Phyllis married Harold A. Marpoe, Jr., on December 10, 1970, in Georgia. He preceded her in death on July 4, 2012.
Phyllis...
Lucy J. Linn
Sep 22, 2025
Lucy J. Linn, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Monday, September 22, 2025 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation & Wellness Center.
She was born on Saturday, February 23, 1935 in Oakville, a daughter of the late Isaac E. and Emma J. Site Staver. She married Miles K. Linn on September 17, 1967.
Lucy was a faithful member of the Oakville United...
Clay P. Strohm
Sep 17, 2025
Clay P. Strohm, 60, of York, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
He was born on July 18, 1965, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Robert A. and Sandra (Piper) Strohm, Jr. Clay was a 1983 graduate of Central High School and went on to earn a degree in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management.
Over the...
Mary Jane "Janie" Fogelsonger
Sep 13, 2025
Mary Jane “Janie” Fogelsonger, 89, resident of Menno Haven Chambers Pointe and formerly of Newburg, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, September 13, 2025.
She was born on March 24, 1936 in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late David Rodney and Luetta Jane (Shuman) Fogelsonger.
Janie was a graduate of Shippensburg High School and member of Newburg First Church of God. She...
Ruth Rozella Fitz
Sep 8, 2025
Ruth Rozella Fitz, 91, of Chambersburg and formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, September 8, 2025 at Laurel lakes Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg.
Born Saturday, October 21, 1933 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob A. and Alverna Mary Myers Gontz.
Ruth retired from the former Stanley Company in Shippensburg, with over 38 years of service. She...
Harvey W. Smith
Sep 4, 2025
Harvey W. Smith, 84, of Shippensburg, formerly of Shreveport, LA, passed away the morning of Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Celebration Villa of Shippensburg.
He was born on April 10, 1941 in Job, West Virginia, a son of the late George William and Annie Margaret (White) Smith.
Harvey retired from General Motors in Louisiana and was a United States Army Veteran. He...
Mary Bilchak
Sep 3, 2025
Mary Bilchak, 98, of Shippensburg, died Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at home.
Born December 1, 1926 in Warren, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Valeria (Waligora) Jesionek.
Among other jobs, Mary was employed as a bookkeeper at Brainard Steel where she met her future husband, the late William Bilchak whom she married September 4, 1948.
She was a member...
Ray Allen Pugh
Sep 3, 2025
Ray Allen Pugh, 73, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Friday, January 25, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Raymond Irving and Esther June Diehl Pugh.
He was a 1969 graduate of the Chambersburg Senior High School. He retired from Fort Detrick as an Executive Assistant with 30 years of service....
Gerald A. "Jerry" Johnson
Sep 2, 2025
Gerald A. “Jerry” Johnson, 64, of Newburg, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at the WellSpan York Hospital.
He was born on February 15, 1961 in Okinawa, Japan, a son of the late Luther and Gladys Cramer Johnson.
Jerry was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard.
He is survived by his wife, Tammy S. Tosten Johnson of...
Ethel L. Cover
Aug 28, 2025
Ethel L. Cover, 85, of Newburg, passed away the morning of Thursday, August 28, 2025 at the Chambersburg Hospital.
She was born on Wednesday, July 31, 1940 in Southampton Township, Cumberland County, a daughter of the late Ralph W. and Edna G. Piper Ocker.
Ethel worked as a licensed practical nurse for both Chambersburg Hospital and ManorCare Health Services, Chambersburg. She was...
Betty Jane Johnson
Aug 27, 2025
Betty Jane Johnson, 86, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital.
She was born on February 26, 1939, in Robertsdale, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Harper M. and Nancy L. (Cook) Black. Betty married Fred W. Johnson on May 24, 1986, at the Shippensburg First Assembly of...
Dennis R. Mathna
Aug 22, 2025
Dennis R. Mathna, 73, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Friday, August 22, 2025, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Harrisburg.
He was born on August 3, 1952, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Bruce and Jean (Mowery) Mathna. Dennis married Margie J. Bricker on March 16, 1996, in Hagerstown, MD.
Dennis worked at the Letterkenny Army Depot as...
Karen L. Orndorff
Aug 22, 2025
Karen L. Orndorff, 66, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Friday, August 22, 2025 at her home with her loving family by her side.
She was born on June 15, 1959 in Chambersburg, a daughter of Doris Gough Strayer and the late John G. Strayer.
Karen attended Shippensburg High School and worked as a seamstress for U-Wanna-Wash Frock Co. and Franklin...
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