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James Polk
Aug 29, 2022
James Knox Polk, 79, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Thursday, March 18, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late James Edwards and Mae Elizabeth Kuhn Polk. James was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic...
Zachary Cullen
Aug 28, 2022
Zachary Matthew Cullen, beloved son of Raymond P. and Deborah A. (Naugle) Cullen, passed from this world into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father, on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Zachary was born on August 19, 1999 in Camp Hill, PA, at Holy Spirit Hospital. In 2018 he graduated from Shippensburg Area High School and was currently studying Business Management...
Judith Rauber
Aug 24, 2022
Judith Ann “Judy” Rauber, 72, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on September 25, 1949 in Rochester, NY, a daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Clark) Porter. Judy was a member of the Mowersville Brethren in Christ Church. She enjoyed crocheting,...
Phyllis Thompson
Aug 24, 2022
Phyllis D. (Bumbaugh) Thompson, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away the morning of Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on June 26, 1946, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Charles and Ethel (Golden) Bumbaugh, Sr. Phyllis enjoyed gardening and loved her family dearly. She is survived by her two children, Amy (William II) Holtry and...
John Killian
Aug 23, 2022
John Lynn Killian, 70, of Palm City, Florida passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer and liver disease on August 23, 2022. John was born in Bedford, Ohio in 1951 to parents Donald R. and Anna Jane (Daughtery) Killian. John graduated from Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in 1975 with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis...
Kenneth Killian
Aug 22, 2022
Kenneth G. “Kenny” Killian, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Monday, August 22, 2022 at the Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation & Wellness Center, Chambersburg with his loving children by his side. He was born on February 26, 1941 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Paul R. and Grace M. (Myers) Killian. Kenny enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping at...
Gertrude Greey
Aug 19, 2022
Gertrude E. Greey, 94, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Friday, August 19, 2022, at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. She was born on April 18, 1928, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Felker) Pinion. Gertrude was a 1949 graduate of Rosary College, River Forest, IL, and earned her Master’s...
Laura Hawk
Aug 18, 2022
Laura “Kay” Hawk, 85, of Shippensburg, formerly of Kittanning, PA, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Tuesday, July 6, 1937 in Armstrong County, PA. Kay was a daughter of the late Benjamin S., Jr. and Marybelle (Claypoole) Hawk. She was a longtime member of the Worthington Baptist Church and most...
Mary Myers
Aug 15, 2022
Mary Ann Myers, 81, of Pleasant Hall, departed this life on the morning of Monday, August 15, 2022, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born in March 7, 1941, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late John and Mary Lou (Kane) Petruska. Mary Ann married Ray S. Myers on August 25, 1962, in the Orrstown United Brethren Church. Mary Ann...
Juanita Jones
Aug 14, 2022
Juanita L. Jones, 84, of Montgomery Village, MD, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, May 1, 1938 in Williamson, WV, she was a daughter of the late William Harrison and Chloe Ann McKinney Maynard. Juanita was a 1956 graduate of the Williamson Senior High School. She worked as a Legal Secretary for Thomason...
Esther Dunlap
Aug 12, 2022
Esther S. Dunlap, 96, of Newburg, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born Tuesday, December 1, 1925 in Newburg, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Anna Halter Hurley. Esther was a lifelong member of the Newburg First Church of God, and sang in the choir for over 50...
Christina Booth
Aug 9, 2022
Christina Diane Adams Booth passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from injuries sustained from a motor vehicle accident. She was born on Thursday, May 21, 1964, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of her death, she was a resident of Portage, Indiana. She was 58. Christina was always the center of every room she entered. Her presence attracted a strong...
Carol Shatzley
Aug 9, 2022
Carol E. (Fields) Shatzley, 77, of Pleasant Hall, passed away the morning of Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on January 20, 1945 in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late George Walter Simon and Edith Hadassah (Smith) Fields. Carol attended the Greenvillage Church of God, Chambersburg and volunteered at Fairview Elementary School, Waynesboro and Grandview...
Sara Myers
Aug 7, 2022
Sara L. Myers, 92, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at her home. Born Friday, June 27, 1930 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Harold I. and Gladys Fogelsanger Davidson. Sara was a member of the Hopewell United Methodist Church. She retired from the Chambersburg School District. She is survived by...
Phyllis Bender
Aug 3, 2022
Phyllis Elaine Bender, 83, of Chambersburg, departed this life on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at her home. She was born on June 10, 1939, in Chambersburg, the daughter of the late Glenn R. and E. Elaine (Gardner) Miller. Phyllis had a long and extensive real estate career in the Chambersburg area. She first started at the former Smith & Manning...
Merle Dice
Aug 1, 2022
Merle A. Dice, 71, of Shippensburg, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born Wednesday, November 8, 1950 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Roy Jacob and Ruby Kathleen Newton Dice. Merle was the former owner and operator of the family dairy farm. He enjoyed milking cows, hunting, cutting...
Paul Karper
Jul 30, 2022
Paul H. “PJ” Karper, Jr., 56, of 131 Brumbaugh Ave., Chambersburg, died July 30, 2022. He was born on April 17, 1966 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Paul H. Karper, Sr. and Joanne Schwenk Karper. PJ was a 1984 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He also graduated from Shippensburg University where he received a Bachelor’s degree...
Beth Herb
Jul 26, 2022
Beth S. Herb, 66, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on October 28, 1955 in York, the eldest of two daughters of the late Rev. William A. and Patricia (Jury) Speers. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, John A. Herb; sons Gregory Herb (Brownwyn) of...
Donna Rotz
Jul 26, 2022
Donna Rose Rotz, 84, of Carlisle, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Forest Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Carlisle. Born Sunday, September 19, 1937 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late John M. and Edna J. Sterett Barnhart. Donna was a 1956 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She graduated from LPN Nursing...
Norman Wilson
Jul 24, 2022
Norman E. Wilson, 69, of Shippensburg, passed away the afternoon of Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on January 19, 1953 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Wesley Wilson. Norman enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tinkering with his tractors and motors. He is survived by his two children, Rebecca F. (John) Piper and Travis L....
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