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Helen White
May 28, 2021
Helen A. “Kitty” White, 75, of Shippensburg passed away the evening of Friday, May 28, 2021 at Chambers Pointe. She was born on March 13, 1946 in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Bigler) Smith. Helen was a dedicated wife and mother, and enjoyed providing childcare. She was a member of the Shippensburg Church of Christ. She...
William Smith
May 27, 2021
William Britton Smith, 97, a resident of the Orrstown Personal Care Home, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, May 27, 2021. He was born on March 19, 1924, in Maple Grove, PA, a son of the late James and Bertha (Jones) Smith. William was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II, enlisting on June 5, 1943, and honorably...
Terryl Henry
May 26, 2021
Terryl “Terry” Louise Henry, 77, formerly of Mountville, PA, late of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. She was born on September 11, 1943, in Reading, the daughter of the late Elmer and Betty (Painter) Schlegel. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in business at Millersville University, Terry went on to...
Tracy Burke
May 24, 2021
Tracy Vanessa Burke, 62, of Harrisburg, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born Saturday, June 7, 1958 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Jack Theodore, Sr. and Sarah Katherine Nocho Burke. Tracy was a 1976 graduate of the Harrisburg High School. She was a member of Penn Street AME Church in Shippensburg....
Donna Deihl
May 24, 2021
Donna L. Deihl, 74, of Orrstown, departed this life on the morning of Monday, May 24, 2021, at her home. She was born on February 22, 1947, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Harvey M. and Miriam L. (West) Hockenberry. Earlier in life, Donna worked at the former Greif Co., Shippensburg. She then went on to work at the...
Carol Mcintyre
May 22, 2021
Carol M. McIntyre, 88, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, May 22, 2021, at her home. She was born on April 28, 1933, in Altoona, Blair Co., PA, the daughter of the late G. William and Margaret (Sweet) Mountain. Carol was a 1951 graduate of Everett High School and a 1955 graduate of Millersville State Teachers...
Jane Pugh
May 19, 2021
Jane Ann Pugh, 94, of Newburg, passed away the evening of Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Green Ridge Village. She was born on February 20, 1927 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Frank H. and Zourie S. (Spielman) Gladhill, Sr. Jane worked as a licensed practical nurse for Menno Haven and later retired from Wilson College. She enjoyed music,...
Marilynn Klopp
May 18, 2021
Marilynn Sue Klopp ("Sue"), 77, of Walnut Bottom fell asleep in the Lord, Tuesday May 18, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born December 1, 1943 in Chambersburg. Sue was a daughter of the late Vernon E. and Dorothy M. (Gephart) Dyer. She was a member of Life Center Church in Harrisburg. Sue was an English teacher as well...
Susie Mackey
May 16, 2021
Susie A. Mackey, 70, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Sunday, May 16, 2021 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on Tuesday, October 31, 1950 in Union, WV, a daughter of the late Alvin J. and Bessie M. (Weikle) Kirby. Susie worked as a certified nursing assistant at The Episcopal Home, Shippensburg...
Kay Deihl
May 15, 2021
Kay E. Deihl, 63, of Newville, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the UPMC Carlisle Hospital. She was born on March 4, 1958, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Clyde E. Holtry and Louise P. (Wadel) Holtry. Kay worked in supply at the Carlisle Barracks of the United States Army for 45 years, spending the...
Lowell Weaver
May 12, 2021
Lowell Eugene Weaver, 5 days old, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Friday, May 7, 2021, in Shippensburg, a son of Ammon and Erma H. (Newswanger) Weaver. In addition to his parents, Lowell is survived by seven siblings, Dale...
Wilma Baker
May 11, 2021
Wilma Jean Baker, 89, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at her home. She was born on September 24, 1931, in Akron, OH, a daughter of the late William and Winnie (Westfall) Wilfong and married Dallas L. Baker on October 10, 1948, in Buckhannon, WV. He preceded her in death just five months...
Audrey Keyes
May 11, 2021
Audrey B. Keyes, known to her loving grandchildren as Meemaw, 83, of Shippensburg departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She was born on August 22, 1937, in Reisterstown, MD, a daughter of the late Alva and Nora Jean (Childers) Brooks. Audrey worked in Westminster, MD, as an award winning, Carroll County deputy sheriff for many...
Matthew Ashwell
May 7, 2021
Matthew T. Ashwell, 35, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home. Born Monday, October 28, 1985 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Kathy L. Scott and Robert G. Ashwell, Sr. Matthew was a member of the Blue Mountain Brethren in Christ Church. He formerly worked at the Lesher Farm and Nitterhouse Concrete in...
Robert Eckenrode
May 7, 2021
Robert E. "Bob" Eckenrode Sr., age 71 of Amberson, passed away on Friday, May 7th, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital surrounded by his family. Born October 11th, 1949 at home in Amberson, he was the son of the late Earl Elmer and Betty (Hammond) Eckenrode. Bob was in the logging business and worked at Grove Manufacturing Company and JLG. He...
Wayne Hawkins
May 7, 2021
Wayne E. Hawkins, 76, was born on August 26, 1944 and on Friday, May 7, 2021 went home to be with his Lord. Wayne was married to Patricia (Durf) Hawkins and has a son Jason (Mary) Hawkins. He was the proud grandfather of two grandchildren, Joseph and Lillie. Wayne was the youngest of twelve children, born to Samuel and Mary...
Michael Holtry
May 5, 2021
Michael L. Holtry, 51, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021. He was born Monday, September 19, 1969 in Carlisle, PA. Mike was a son of the late Herman Leroy, Jr. and Doris O. (Jones) Holtry. Mike was working as a welder at SHIPCO Pumps in Shippensburg. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge...
Herman Kuhnert
May 3, 2021
Herman John Kuhnert, Jr., succumbed to his eight-year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at his cottage at Chambers Pointe on the morning of May 3. Herman was the second born son of the late Herman John and Helen (Dengler) Kuhnert on February 15, 1938, in Oberlin, PA. Boots was a member of the first graduating class of Central Dauphin High School...
Fred Hockenberry
May 2, 2021
Fred L. Hockenberry, 83, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at home. He was born September 27, 1937, son of Cloyd E. and Esther K. Burkholder Hockenberry. He was a 1955 graduate of Shippensburg High School and a veteran, serving in the United States Army. Fred was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Brethren Church and Christ Crusaders Sunday...
Mary Bittinger
May 2, 2021
Mary Anne Bittinger, 83, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Monday, December 13, 1937 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph William “Bid” and Sarah Blanche Gilbert Nehf. She was a 1955 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. Mary Anne was a member of the Cleversburg United Methodist...
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