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Beverly Laidig
Feb 13, 2023
Beverly J. Laidig, 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 13, 2023 at the age of 92. She was born at home on Sunday, March 2, 1930 in Satillo, Huntingdon County, PA. She was the tenth child of eleven children to John B. and Olive Pearl Gress Shope, Sr. In 1948 Bev graduated from...
Gary Wyrick
Feb 10, 2023
Gary L. Wyrick, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away on February 10, 2023 in Leesburg, Florida. He was born on September 11, 1941 in Shippensburg, a son of the late James M. and Mary E. (Wingert) Wyrick. After graduating from Shippensburg High School in 1960, Gary served in the United States Marine Corps and in 1962 deployed in support of the...
Raymond Kress
Feb 7, 2023
Raymond J. “Ray” Kress, 80, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on July 24, 1942 in Beach, North Dakota, a son of the late Frank and Frances (Thill) Kress. Ray was a 1960 graduate of Beach High School in North Dakota. In...
Naomi Holtry
Feb 7, 2023
Naomi Mae Holtry, 90, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville, PA. Born Saturday, May 14, 1932 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Frances Dunlap Swartz. Naomi was a member of the Ridge Church of the Brethren and their Willing Workers Sunday School Class. She was also a...
Lawrence Rhinehart
Feb 6, 2023
Lawrence E. “Butch” Rhinehart, Sr., 67, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Monday, February 6, 2023 at his home. He was born on April 24, 1955 in Chambersburg, the son of the late Lawrence Lynn and Mary Jane (Johnson) Rhinehart. Butch worked in food service for Shippensburg University. He enjoyed mowing the grass, working in his shed, and cooking...
Paul Brenize
Feb 4, 2023
Paul W. Brenize, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Magnolias Senior Living in Chambersburg, PA. He was born Saturday, April 7, 1934 in Mowersville, he was a son of the late Robert Jacob and Daisy Alda Rebok Brenize. Paul worked most of his life as a heavy equipment operator for various excavating companies. He was...
Thomas Dunn
Feb 4, 2023
Thomas Edward Dunn, 72, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Born Monday, February 27, 1950 in Lewistown, PA., Tom was the son of the late Robert Dunn and Elsie Graham. Tom was a lifelong proud United States Marine and served bravely in the Vietnam War, earning many honors including a Purple Heart, the Vietnam...
Mabel Mooney
Feb 3, 2023
Mabel V. Mooney, 96, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, February 3, 2023, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. She was born on December 24, 1926, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Rankin Shoap and Nellie Vannant. Mabel was a homemaker throughout her life. She was a member of the Prince Street United Brethren Church....
Joyce Clough
Feb 3, 2023
Joyce Warrick Clough, age 89, a longtime Evansville resident, died on February 3, 2023 after a short illness. She had moved to Shippensburg, PA in August to live closer to family. She was born to Percy and Lorretta (Banta) Warrick in South Bend, IN. She is preceded in death by her husband, Galen, and two brothers, Percy Warrick and Paul...
Laura Stine
Feb 3, 2023
Laura E. Stine, 90, a resident of Chambers Pointe, formerly of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, February 3, 2023. She was born on September 18, 1932, in Cleversburg, the daughter of the late Lloyd N. and Ada M. (Lynch) Stine. Early in life, Laura worked as a seamstress at the former Harrisburg Children’s Dress Co., for...
Ray Ocker
Feb 2, 2023
Ray Edward Ocker, 80, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, February 2, 2023, at his home. He was born on June 21, 1942, in Newburg, a son of the late Amos and Bertha (Smith) Ocker. Ray married Cynthia L. (Parson) Shope on March 31, 2001, in the Grace United Church of Christ, Shippensburg. Ray worked at...
Kenneth Brumbaugh
Feb 1, 2023
Kenneth L. Brumbaugh, 80, of Oakville, passed away the afternoon of Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. He was born on June 7, 1942 in Altoona, a son of the late Lloyd and Lois (Ferry) Brumbaugh. Kenneth was a 1960 graduate of Orbisonia High School and retired as an accountant from Sprint Telephone after 30 years. He...
John Newell
Jan 31, 2023
John A. Newell, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on November 3, 1951 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Robert K. and Margaret E. (Doyle) Newell, Sr. John worked as a mechanic for Hickman Automotive and Shively Motor, formally Naugle...
Kenneth Mowen
Jan 30, 2023
Kenneth E. Mowen, 89, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, January 30, 2023, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on April 11, 1933, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Frank R. and Bertha E. (Cramer) Mowen. Ken was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, enlisting on March 31, 1953 and...
Floyd Proctor
Jan 29, 2023
Floyd Theodore Proctor, 91, passed away on Sunday, January 29 at the Orrstown Personal Care Home, Orrstown, PA where he resided since 2021. Floyd was born on Sunday, August 23, 1931 in Asbury, Warren County, NJ to the late Frank and Lillian (Hornbaker) Proctor. He was the youngest of four sons. His brothers Harry, Eugene, and Russell Proctor all predeceased...
Jeffrey Besore
Jan 28, 2023
Jeffrey L. Besore, 62, of Shippensburg, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. He was born Wednesday, August 24, 1960 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Janet L. Ruth Besore of Shippensburg, and the late Gerald E. Besore. Jeffrey was a 1978 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. He retired in...
Glenn Sites
Jan 26, 2023
Glenn K. Sites, 88, of Orrstown, departed this life on the afternoon of Thursday, January 26, 2023, at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. He was born on April 27, 1934, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Charles M. and Ruth M. (Killian) Sites and step-mother, Nellie Sites. Glenn married Susan M. Cover on June 28, 1952. She preceded him...
Ellen Rose
Jan 25, 2023
Ellen Rose was born at Fort Benning, Georgia, on April 12, 1962. She is the daughter of Robert S. and Janet Huber Rose. As a proud “Army Brat”, Ellen attended schools in several states before graduating from State College High School. After receiving her B.A. in Education from Wilson College, she taught at Corpus Christi School in Chambersburg for more...
Jack Porter
Jan 24, 2023
Jack E. Porter, 89, of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Laurel Lakes in Chambersburg. Born Wednesday, August 30, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George D. and Edith M. Holtry Porter. Jack was a graduate of the Shippensburg High School. He was an owner and operator of the Porter Furniture Store in Shippensburg....
James Warren
Jan 23, 2023
James Albert Warren, Jr., 81, of Shippensburg, died early on the morning of January 23, 2023, in Fresno, CA, where he had been living with his daughter for the last two months. Jim was born in Shippensburg, PA on December 2, 1941, to Dorothy Sollenberger Warren and James A. Warren, Sr. Jim met Nancy B. Frey as a young man...
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