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Sara Foreman
Mar 30, 2021
Sara Jane Lutz Foreman, 94, of Shippensburg, joined her beloved husband John William Foreman for eternity on March 30, 2021. The daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Lutz, she spent her life on the West Creek Road farm where she raised and is survived by her two sons, John (wife Patti) of Ocean View, DE and Michael (wife Ellen)...
Rhonda Smith
Mar 29, 2021
Rhonda Mae (Bilger) Smith, 45 of St. Thomas, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at home. She was born October 14, 1975 in Lakenheath, England. Rhonda was a daughter of Deborah J. (Hustus) Bilger of Shippensburg and the late Robert J. Bilger who passed away July 21, 2016. She worked at Proctor & Gamble, Shippensburg, and previously worked at Exel,...
Lavana Brechbiel
Mar 25, 2021
Lavana Louise Brechbiel, 84, of Chambersburg, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Shook Home, Chambersburg, PA. Born Sunday, February 21, 1937 in Philipsburg, Centre County, she was a daughter of the late William James and Esther Louise Fulton Graham. She graduated with the class of 1955 from Big Spring High School. Lavana retired in 1999 from the Shippensburg...
Luella Pomeroy
Mar 25, 2021
Luella Mae Pomeroy, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away the morning of Thursday, March 25, 2021 with her loving family by her side. Born on Friday, January 28, 1927 in Shippensburg, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Maye (Shoap) Shank. Luella was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Chambersburg Marine Corps League, past member of...
Robert Wagner
Mar 23, 2021
Robert E. “Bob” Wagner, 63, of Shippensburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Wednesday, April 10, 1957 in Muncy, a son of the late Gerald and Patricia (Kilgus) Wagner. Bob was a 1975 graduate of the Jersey Shore Area Senior High School and a graduate of Lock Haven...
Willis Negley
Mar 22, 2021
Willis E. “Bill” Negley, 89, of Newville, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at UPMC Carlisle Medical Center. He was also known as “Smiley” to many. He was a very kind and gentle person who always had a smile on his face. Born Thursday, July 16, 1931 in Newville, he was a son of the late Robert and Frances Wolf...
William Fox
Mar 20, 2021
William Michael “Mike” Fox, 46, of Orrstown, departed this life on the afternoon of Saturday, March 20, 2021, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Mike was born on April 14, 1974, in Frederick, MD, the son of William W. and Lou Anne (Wynkoop) Fox, of Orrstown. In addition to his parents, Mike is survived by his sister, Elizabeth...
Michael Holsopple
Mar 19, 2021
Michael Holsopple, 71, of Chambersburg, passed away the morning of Friday, March 19, 2021 with his family by his side. Born on Tuesday, May 31, 1949 in Cambria, he was a son of the late Ivan and Mary (Vitko) Holsopple. Michael worked as a diesel mechanic. In retirement, he enjoyed going to auctions and having yard sales. He is survived...
Isabell Goss
Mar 19, 2021
Isabella G. Goss, 84, formerly of Lewistown, late of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Friday, March 19, 2021, at her home. She was born on October 9, 1936, in Edinburg, Scotland, the daughter of the late Sgt. Major Robert (of The Royal British Artillery Army) and Grace (Green-Torance) Topping. After graduating Isabel was employed as an Admin....
James Buss
Mar 19, 2021
James T. Buss, 88, of Fayetteville, departed this life on March 19, 2021, at his home. He was born on March 1, 1933, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Ivan C. and Ellis V. (Jackson) Buss, and married Mary L. Bowers on September 17, 1966, in Goldsboro, PA. James worked in shipping and receiving at York Corrugated Container, Co....
Mary Buss
Mar 19, 2021
Mary L. Buss, 74, of Fayetteville, PA, died Friday, March 19, 2021 at her home. Born Tuesday, October 22, 1946 in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late Ralph V. and Betty J. Breighner Bowers. Mary attended the Calvary United Methodist Church, Chambersburg. She enjoyed the outdoors, mowing her lawn, and riding motorcycles with her husband, which...
Laura Mcrorie
Mar 17, 2021
Laura L. McRorie, 78, of Shippensburg, formerly of Cortland, NY, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on April 20, 1942, in Endicott, NY, a daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Horton) Lyon and married Gary L. McRorie, Sr., on December 25, 1959 at his mother’s home in...
Alex Comp
Mar 17, 2021
Alex Daniel Comp, 30, of Shippensburg, went to be with our Lord unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021. Born June 13th 1990 in Carlisle, he was a son of Robert and Kathleen Murphy Riess, Shippensburg and his father Randy Comp, Carlisle. Alex was a kind soul who loved his family and had a strong faith in God. He enjoyed Steelers...
Lucinda Edwards
Mar 14, 2021
Lucinda (Lucy) Campbell Mock Edwards, 78, of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Oldwick, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at her home from non-Covid related causes on March 14, 2021. Born on April 29, 1942 in Washington D.C., she was daughter of the late Alvin McGee Mock and Helen Wallace Beattie Mock. With her father’s work as a civil engineer in...
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...
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