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Judy Bigler
Oct 17, 2020
Judy E. Bigler, 76, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, October 17, 2020 at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on November 5, 1943, in Orrstown, the daughter of the late Robert P. and Mary B. (Cisney) Eyer and married Martin J. “Sonny” Bigler on May 16, 63, in the Orrstown United Brethren Church. Judy worked...
Florence Karper
Oct 16, 2020
Florence L. Karper, 81, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at home. She was born Wednesday, December 14, 1938 in Shippensburg, PA. Florence was a daughter of the late James E. and Grace E. (Lehman) Witter. She retired in 1992 from the former Greif Company and also worked at the former Stanley Company. Florence was a member of...
Wilbur Foltz
Oct 16, 2020
Wilbur Ervin Foltz, 87, of Shippensburg, entered into God’s eternal care on the morning of Friday, October 16, 2020, at the WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1933, in Oakville, PA, son of the late Ervin and Mary (Rhinehart) Foltz and attended Newville High School. Wilbur served in the U.S. Army in White Sands, NM, inducted on...
Helen Swanger Heckman
Oct 15, 2020
Helen Yvonne Fisher Swanger Heckman, 83, of Shippensburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Magnolias Personal Care Home in Chambersburg. Born Friday, June 4, 1937 in Allenport, PA, she was a daughter of the late Bertram Charles and Margaret Ann Gorsuch Fisher. Helen worked at Kinney Shoe’s in Carlisle with over 20 years of service. She was...
Danna Rhone
Oct 15, 2020
Danna Charles Rhone, 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 15, 2020, at his home. He was born on December 27, 1935, in Shippensburg, a son of the late Harry A. and Anna M. (Perry) Rhone and married Blanche M. Lynch on May 18, 1957 in Hagerstown, MD. Danna worked in boiler maintenance...
Thelma Brenize
Oct 15, 2020
Thelma May Brenize, 91, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Laurel Lakes Wellness & Rehab, Chambersburg. She was born Sunday, May 26, 1929 in Hopewell Twp., PA. Thelma was a daughter of the late George W. and Ethel M. (Gamble) Cover. She was a member of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg. Thelma retired from the Valley...
Dolores Stern
Oct 15, 2020
Dolores A. Stern, 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, October 15, 2020, at her home. She was born on August 9, 1936, in Wauzeka, WI, a daughter of the late Arnold and Clara (Steines) Scheckel and married John Peter Stern on August 9, 1958 in Washington, DC. Dolores was a homemaker throughout her life, helping...
Betty Highlands
Oct 14, 2020
Betty R. Highlands, 85, a resident of Manor Care, Carlisle, formerly of Newburg, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital. She was born on July 14, 1935, in Lurgan, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth (Stouffer) Paxton. She married Kenneth E. Highlands on April 7, 1956. He preceded her...
Matthew Eagan
Oct 13, 2020
Matthew S. Eagan, 38, of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 from the result of a traffic accident. He was born Monday, April 19, 1982 in Middletown, NY. Matt was a son of Robert and Doreen (Eagan) Smith of Shippensburg. He was a Contract Coordinator for the Keystone Region at Comcast. Matt was a 2000 graduate of the Shippensburg...
Benjamin Rosenberry
Oct 7, 2020
Benjamin D. “Rosey” Rosenberry, 50, of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born September 2, 1970 in Chambersburg, PA. Ben was a son of Mary-Lou (Mitchell) Rosenberry and the late Edgar J. Rosenberry. Ben was a member of the Christian Life Church in Chambersburg. He owned and operated Rosey’s Sealing Service. Ben was...
Rev. William Brown
Oct 7, 2020
Rev. William Martin Brown, 92, of Shippensburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born Sunday, February 12, 1928 in West Oneonta, New York, he was a son of the late William Martin and Marian Sterling Brown. William graduated from Wyoming Seminary, Upper School, Kingston, PA in 1945, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV in...
Dennis Varner
Oct 6, 2020
Dennis E. Varner, Jr., 45, of Shippensburg passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born Monday, May 6, 1975 in Chambersburg, PA. Dennis was a son of Hope L. (Foster) Varner Binder of Shippensburg and the late Dennis E. Varner, Sr. He worked at numerous services stations in the Shippensburg area. In addition to his...
Leo Neil
Oct 4, 2020
Leo M. Neil, Jr., 60, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born Thursday, January 21, 1960 in Chambersburg, a son of the late Leo M., Sr. and Vivian (Hulon) Neil. Lee was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School and married Susan L. Suders on February...
Robert Gipe
Sep 30, 2020
Robert G. Gipe, 63, of Newville, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2020 at his home. Born Monday, April 8, 1957 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Irvin J. and Alice M. Davis Gipe. Robert worked as a truck driver for Nutrien Ag Solutions, Shippensburg. He is survived by one daughter, Susanne (Ronald, Jr.) Martin, Shippensburg; one...
Nancy Hippensteel
Sep 29, 2020
Nancy L. (Lynch) Hippensteel, 80, of Shippensburg, PA, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Menno Haven, Chambersburg, due to respiratory failure. She was born on January 31, 1940, in Cleversburg, a daughter of the late William H. and Nellie F. (Helm) Lynch. Nancy married Barry R. Hippensteel on March 5, 1959. He preceded her in...
Eileen Shields
Sep 28, 2020
Eileen Kathryn Shields, 73, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, September 28, 2020. She was born on September 18, 1947, in Carlisle, the daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn (Armolt) Shirley. Eileen worked for Vapor Jet Professional Cleaners, Shippensburg. In her free time, she enjoyed being outdoors, shopping, and yard sales. Eileen loved being around...
Janet Leidig
Sep 27, 2020
Janet H. Leidig, 80, of Newburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Sunday, September 27, 2020 at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on January 7, 1940, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Aaron H. and Vada K. (Beistline) Graham. Janet worked in packing and shipping at the Letterkenny Army Depot, from where she retired after over thirty...
George Fogle
Sep 24, 2020
George Edward “Dewey” Fogle III, 72, of Shippensburg, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born Wednesday, March 17, 1948 in Waynesboro, he was a son of the late George Edward and Charlotte Mitchell Fogle, Sr. Dewey was a United States Marine serving in the Vietnam War. He was the owner and operator of Fogle’s Auto...
John Kazimer
Sep 24, 2020
John Robert Kazimer, 79, of Shippensburg, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Manor care of Chambersburg. Born Thursday, October 3, 1940 in Shippensburg, he was a son of the late John Anthony and Sylvia Jane Maley Kazimer. John attended the Ridge Church of the Brethren. He worked in waste management for the Shippensburg Borough. John was a member...
John Beam
Sep 23, 2020
John L. Beam, 77, of Newburg, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at his son’s home. He was born April 22, 1943 in Shippensburg, PA. John was a son of the late Roy M. and Emma Stouffer Beam. John was a member of the Newburg First Church of God where he was a Deacon and served on various church committees....
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