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Carolyn Maclay
Dec 19, 2020
Carolyn Ann “Susie” Maclay, 87, a resident of Menno Village, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home. Born Friday, August 25, 1933 in Waynesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter D. and Carolyn G. Goldsmith Miller. Susie was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church. She was a 1951 graduate of the Chambersburg High...
Joann Darrah
Dec 19, 2020
JoAnn Darrah, 83, of Newville, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Green Ridge Village. Born Tuesday, March 9, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio. JoAnn was a daughter of the late Chauncey and Virginia (Klute) Faler. JoAnn was a member of Grand Point Church, Chambersburg. She attended Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. JoAnn is survived by her husband, Rev....
Raymond Smith
Dec 19, 2020
Raymond L. Smith, Sr., of Shippensburg, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Wednesday, December 21, 1938 in Milton, PA. Raymond was a son of the late Paul A. and Mabel E. (Kreisher) Smith. He retired from both the United States Air Force serving during the Vietnam War and as a Civil Servant with...
Richard Yohe
Dec 18, 2020
Richard E. “Dick” Yohe, 65, of Lebanon, departed this life on the evening of Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born on September 18, 1955, in Orrstown, son of the late Wilbur and Anna (Starr) Yohe. Dick worked in building and grounds maintenance at Londonderry Village and really enjoyed working there. He was an excellent...
Carl Durf
Dec 17, 2020
Carl W. Durf, Sr., 78, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, October 18, 1942 in Newville, PA, he was a son of the late Harry Albert and Catherine Elizabeth Sites Durf. Carl was of the Protestant Faith. He retired in 2005 from Valley Quarries in Shippensburg. Carl loved to hunt, bowl and...
Floyd Kirby
Dec 17, 2020
Floyd D. Kirby, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away the evening of Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Friday, August 28, 1936 in Shippensburg, a son of the late Sebert H. and Dolly R. (Whorley) Kirby. Floyd was a member of the Hub City Club and American Legion Post 223. He loved hunting and fishing, and...
Sheldon Cordell
Dec 15, 2020
Sheldon B. Cordell, 29, of Pleasant Hall, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at home. He was born Tuesday, April 16, 1991 in Chambersburg. Sheldon was a son of the late Samantha Cordell. He worked at JLG Industries in Shippensburg. Sheldon was a member of the Hub City Club, Minnequa, and the Durff-Kuhn VFW Post # 6168, all in Shippensburg,...
Shirley Gochenour
Dec 15, 2020
Shirley Ann Gochenour, 83, a resident of the Quincy Village, Waynesboro, PA formerly of Orrstown, PA, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in the Quincy Village, Waynesboro, PA. Born Saturday, January 30, 1937 in Harrisburg, PA, Dauphin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Kennedy and Agnes (Springer) Kennedy Moyer. A 1956 graduate of Scotland School for Veterans...
Jessica Reese
Dec 14, 2020
Jessica L. Reese, 64, of Oakville, passed away the morning of Monday, December 14, 2020 at the Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. She was born Sunday, August 12, 1956 in Newville. Jessica is the daughter of John T. and Beulah (Stum) Baum. Jessica enjoyed vacationing at Ocean City and Rehoboth beaches. She especially liked going to Ocean City...
Holly Weaver
Dec 14, 2020
Holly J. Weaver, 47, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born Saturday, September 27, 1973 in Hagerstown, MD. Holly was a daughter of Ray, Jr. and Cindy (Haines) Barger of Hagerstown, MD. She was an Insurance Billing Representative for Keystone Health for 14 years. Holly was a member of the Prince Street...
Mable Lockwood
Dec 13, 2020
Mable Esther Crider Lockwood passed peacefully into Heaven on December 13, 2020 at the Orrstown Personal Care Home, where she resided since December of 2017. Born December 1, 1928, she was the 6th child out of 10 of the late Cyrus and Cora Lininger Crider. She graduated from the Chambersburg Senior High School in the class of 1946. She married...
Carol Russell
Dec 13, 2020
Carol Ann Russell, 74, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the Chambersburg hospital. Born Wednesday, October 16, 1946 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Emerson and Dorothy Marie Nolan Mowery. Carol was a 1964 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was a member of the Newburg United Methodist Church. She...
J. Cramer
Dec 13, 2020
J. Calvin Cramer, 96, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Elmcroft of Shippensburg. Born Monday, September 1, 1924 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late Clarence Edgar and Sara Helen Ocker Cramer, Sr. Calvin retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad as a block operator. He also worked numerous part time jobs at various locations. Calvin was...
Donald Gonser
Dec 12, 2020
Donald Ivan Gonser passed away peacefully on December 12, 2020 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center, Shippensburg, PA. He was born in St. Ignace Michigan on February 26. 1933. He was the first son born to Reverend Ivan Gonser and Alma (Rutherford) Gonser who preceded him in death. Donald was graduated from Ironwood, MI high school, and Springfield College in...
Charles Shover
Dec 10, 2020
Charles Leon Shover, Jr., 69, of Carlisle, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, December 10, 2020, in Shippensburg. He was born on January 6, 1951, in Carlisle, son of Charles Leon and Virginia (Swavley) Shover, Sr. In addition to his parents, Charles is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ann (Showvaker) Shover; two sons, Brad Shover and wife Melissa...
Leroy Stitt
Dec 9, 2020
Leroy A. “Lee” Stitt, Sr., 72, of Newburg, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. He was born on May 9, 1948, in Columbia, PA, a son of the late Hayden I. and Kathryn S. (Funston) Stitt. Over the years Lee was employed as a supervisor at Frog Switch & Manufacturing...
Linda Geedy
Dec 6, 2020
Linda L. Geedy, 81, of Orrstown, passed away the evening of Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born Tuesday, October 17, 1939 in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Orville and Maggie (Miller) Tarner. Linda enjoyed wildlife, especially feeding birds. She was a happy woman who loved spending time with her family. She is survived by...
Wayne Culbertson
Dec 3, 2020
Wayne A. Culbertson, 73, of Newburg, went to be with his heavenly Father on Thursday, December 3, 2020 in the York Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sunday, May 18, 1947 in Carlisle, PA. Wayne was a son of the late Paul K. and Minerva A. (Rotz) Culbertson. For over 40 years Wayne was the owner and...
David Koons
Dec 3, 2020
David R. Koons, Jr., 77, resident of Laurel Lakes Nursing Home, passed away the morning of Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Wednesday, December 16, 1942 in Chambersburg, a son of the late David R. and Esther M. (Lawyer) Koons Sr. David attended the Shippensburg Community Church and was a member of the Minnequa Social...
Lewis Barmont
Dec 3, 2020
Lewis Eugene Barmont, 89, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Sunday, August 23, 1931 in Shippensburg, he was the son of the late Lewis W. and Edna M. Bard Barmont. Lewis was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He retired from SKF Industries. In his spare time, he enjoyed...
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