Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Betty Weaver
Mar 13, 2021
Betty Katherine Weaver, 88, of Orrstown, departed this life on the evening of Saturday, March 13, 2021, at her home. She was born on February 14, 1933, in Lurgan, a daughter of the late John and Mabel (Fields) Alleman and married Harold E. Weaver on April 20, 1950 in Frederick, MD. Betty was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband...
Harold Creamer
Mar 12, 2021
Harold L. Creamer, 97, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. Born on Thursday, March 6, 1924 in Shippensburg, he was the son of the late Oren S. and Florence E. (Shoffner) Creamer. Harold was a 1941 graduate of the Shippensburg High School and worked as a machinist at the Swartz-Mortensen Machine Shop, Newville for...
Lucinda Keesecker
Mar 12, 2021
Lucinda Laray Keesecker, 73, of Shippensburg, formerly of Chambersburg and Hedgesville, WV, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at her home. Born Thursday, February 5, 1948 in Huntingdon, PA, she was a daughter of the late Lester Franklin “Sarge” and Ruby Jane Enders Hoover. She retired from City Hospital East, Martinsburg, WV after ten years of service and previously worked...
Sharon Frey
Mar 11, 2021
Sharon Jane Frey, 68, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home. Born Saturday, March 22, 1952 in Lewisburg, Union County, she was a daughter of the late Millard Galen and Evelyn Jane Hummel Fetzer. Sharon was a graduate of Mifflinburg High School. She was a member of the Green Village Church of God. She retired in...
Dorothy Hartman
Mar 11, 2021
Dorothy Emelyn Hartman, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born July 7, 1936 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Dorothy was a daughter of the late Howard Zeigler and Celia Marie Keiter Weigle. Years ago Dorothy was a LPN at Carlisle Hospital and then went on to work at the former Carlisle Tire and...
Charles Gregson
Mar 9, 2021
Charles Russell “Rusty” Gregson III, age 49, of Shippensburg passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Born September 13, 1971 in Gary, Indiana, he was the son of Charles Russell Gregson II and the late Bonnie Schroeder. Rusty was a 1990 graduate of Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps from...
Donna Harre
Mar 8, 2021
Donna M. Harre, 88, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at home. She was born September 11, 1932 in Hopewell, Bedford County. Donna was a daughter of the late Harvey and Alice (Ritchey) Clark. She retired from Pet Ritz in Chambersburg and also worked at Howard Johnsons. Donna was co-owner and operator of R & D Orchards in...

Logan Holford
Mar 7, 2021
Logan Holford, was stillborn on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was a daughter of Kevin and Katrina Marie (Zimmerman) Holford and the sister of Lexton and Leszek Holford all of Newburg. Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.

Moses Lantz
Mar 6, 2021
Moses L. Lantz, 14, of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, March 6, 2021. He was born on October 17, 2006, in Newburg, a son of Marcus K. and Esther L. (Riehl) Lantz. In addition to his parents, Moses is survived by six siblings, Magdalena R. Lantz, Laura R. Lantz, Philip R. Lantz, Andrew R. Lantz, Zacharias...
Andrew Pintozzi
Mar 6, 2021
Andrew Pintozzi, Jr., 86, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. He was born on February 3, 1935, in Philadelphia, a son of the late Andrew and Margaret (Geist) Pintozzi, Sr. Andrew worked as a head dyer at the former Richards Textile Co., for twenty-three years,...

Darryl Beltz
Mar 1, 2021
Darryl Ray Beltz, son of Charles E. (deceased) and Betty J. Beltz, born March 29, 1952, left us March 1, 2021. He is deeply missed and greatly mourned by his mother, his sister Charlene Luce, his brother-in-law C. W. Luce, his niece and nephew, and many family members, and many friends. Burial will be private and at the convenience of...
Gary Mozingo
Feb 28, 2021
Gary Lee Mozingo, Sr., 73, of Newburg, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, December 28, 1947 in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late William G. and Mildred M. Bailey Mozingo. Gary was a United States Army Veteran serving two tours in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, and retired as...
Alfred Lambert
Feb 27, 2021
Alfred J. “Fred” Lambert III, 78, of Walnut Bottom, passed away the morning of Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on Monday, August 17, 1942 in Carlisle, a son of the late Alfred J. and Reba (Nickey) Lambert II. Fred was a graduate of Carlisle High School where he played football and baseball. He was also...
Robert Shoemaker
Feb 27, 2021
Robert W. Shoemaker, 55, of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at home. He was born February 20, 1966 in Chambersburg, PA. Robert was a son of Linda L. (Shearer) Somers and Walter C. Somers both of Shippensburg and was preceded in death by his father, Wayne E. Shoemaker. He was a fork-lift operator at the former Ingersoll Rand...
Gary Rupert
Feb 27, 2021
Gary David Rupert, 87, Chambersburg, passed away February 27, 2021 at Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center in Chambersburg. Born April 27, 1933 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late David T. and Helen B. Rupert. Gary was a 1951 graduate of Chambersburg High School. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Shippensburg Teachers College (now Shippensburg University) and Master’s Degree...

Dawn Meller
Feb 26, 2021
Dawn Bell Meller, 79, formerly of Kingsport, TN, late of Newville, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, December 30, 2021. She was born on February 26, 1942, in Miami, FL. Dawn loved dogs. From the age of eighteen, she worked with dogs as a breeder, trainer, and handler, showing dogs all over the country, but mainly throughout the...
Dorcas Foltz
Feb 26, 2021
Dorcas June Foltz, 90, entered into God’s eternal care on the morning of Friday, February 26, 2021 at her home in Shippensburg, PA. She was born on February 26, 1931 in York, PA, daughter of the late Rev. Walter and Mable (Hursh) Gable and graduated from William Penn High School, York. Dorcas worked as a supply clerk typist for Letterkenny...
Glen Barnhart
Feb 26, 2021
On Friday, February 26, 2021, Glen Carl Barnhart of Biglerville, PA passed away peacefully at the age of 87. Glen was born January 28, 1934 in Shippensburg, PA as the youngest child to Carl and Annie (Hoover) Barnhart. He had 5 older sisters. Glen graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1952. On April 1, 1956, he married the love of...
Betty Watson
Feb 25, 2021
Betty Jane Watson, 83, of Orrstown, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Friday, March 12, 1937 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. and Orpha A. Russell Wagner. She attended the Cherry Grove School and was a 1955 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. Betty was a member...
Iva Piper
Feb 25, 2021
Iva Jean Piper, 81, of Newburg, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the Orrstown Personal Care Home. Born Tuesday, March 28, 1939 in Newburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. and Mary C. King Pyne. Iva was a 1957 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She retired from the Shippensburg University where she...