Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas

Katrina Lantz

Katrina Lantz

Jun 17, 2020

Katrina Mae Lantz, 10 months old, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center. She was born Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in Newburg, she was the daughter of Daniel and Barbara Esh Lantz. Katrina attended the Cumberland Valley Amish Church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one brother, Ethan M. Lantz;...

Doris Stouffer

Doris Stouffer

Jun 16, 2020

Doris N. Stouffer, 85, of Shippensburg, departed this life on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. She was born May 7, 1935 in Shippensburg, PA. Doris was a daughter of the late Blaine and Elsie (Russell) Stine. She retired from the Greif Company, Shippensburg with over 47 years of employment. Doris was a longtime member of the Cleversburg United Methodist Church and...

Lugarda Deck

Lugarda Deck

Jun 12, 2020

Lugarda Jaramillo Deck, 83, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, departed this life on Fridayu evening, June 12, 2020. She was born on April 11, 1937, in Palma Torrance, New Mexico, the daughter of the late Toby Jaramillo and Maggie Salazer. Lugarda was married to Donald D. Deck, formerly of Walnut Bottom, PA. He preceded her in death on August 4, 2018....

Jay Wadel

Jay Wadel

Jun 12, 2020

Jay A. Wadel, 72, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Friday, June 12, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital-Camp Hill. He was born on November 25, 1947, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Albert and Dorothy (Bard) Wadel. Jay married Barbara E. (Flora) Hepfer on July 16, 1994, in Hagerstown, MD. Jay worked as a mechanic/inspector at...

Erma Ferrell

Erma Ferrell

Jun 12, 2020

Erma K. Ferrell, 89, life-long resident of Orrstown, departed this life on the afternoon of Friday, June 12, 2020, at her home. She was born on September 8, 1930, in Orrstown, a daughter of the late Harvey W. and Demma K. (Guyer) Kane, Sr. Her first husband John C. Ferrell preceded her in death on August 2, 2001. She married...

Jonathan Stoltzfus

Jonathan Stoltzfus

Jun 8, 2020

Jonathan S. Stoltzfus, 90, of Newburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, June 8, 2020. He was born on May 16, 1930, in Ronks, Lancaster County, son of the late Amos L. and Sarah E. Stoltzfus. Jonathan’s funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at 25 Covered Bridge Road, Newburg, PA 17240....

Mary Neil

Mary Neil

Jun 7, 2020

Mary E. Neil, 70, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Sunday, November 6, 1949 in Shippensburg, Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Lowery William and Dorothy Mae Perry Varner. Mary graduated from the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She retired in 2015 from Schreiber Foods in...

Betty Kohler

Betty Kohler

Jun 5, 2020

Betty J. Kohler, 93, of Chambersburg, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 in Manorcare. She was born Saturday, January 22, 1927 in Chambersburg, PA. Betty was a daughter of the late James B. and Bertha C. Jones Smith. Betty was a member of the Messiah United Methodist Church, Shippensburg. She retired in 1980 from the Letterkenny Army...

Albert Hilbinger

Albert Hilbinger

Jun 1, 2020

Albert Roy Hilbinger, Jr., 67, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, June 1, 2020, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. He was born on March 2, 1953, in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of Donna R. (White) Hilbinger and the late Albert R. Hilbinger, Sr. Roy was a 1971 graduate of Dulaney High School, in Timonium, MD, and attended...

Sue  Nicholson

Sue Nicholson

May 30, 2020

Sue Ann Nicholson, 47, of Chambersburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, May 30, 2020, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on April 12, 1973, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Melvin F. and Teressa L. (Alexander) Nicholson. She is survived by two brothers, John R. Nicholson and wife Diane of McConnellsburg and Roy Nicholson of...

Larry Carlin

Larry Carlin

May 29, 2020

Larry Eugene Carlin, 73, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the afternoon of Friday, May 29, 2020, at his home. He was born on November 26, 1946, in Chambersburg, the son of the late James L. and Gladys C. (Rosenberry) Carlin and married Carol Vivian Umbrell on February 12, 1966. Larry was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War,...

Angelo Costanzo

Angelo Costanzo

May 27, 2020

Angelo Costanzo, 86, of Chambersburg, departed on the morning of Wednesday, May 27, 2020, peacefully in his home. He was born on March 23, 1934, in Pittston, PA, the son of Nicholas and Pasqualina (Sciandra) Costanzo. He married Dolores “Dee” Costarella on December 27, 1969. His beloved Dee passed away on April 20, 2014. Angelo received a bachelor’s degree from...

Nancy  Yoder

Nancy Yoder

May 26, 2020

Nancy Esh Yoder, 85, of Newburg, departed this life on the morning of Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at her home. She was born on October 28, 1934, in New Wilmington, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Daniel and Katherine Byler. Nancy was a homemaker throughout her life, but she also spent some time working outside the home, as...

Anna Ott

Anna Ott

May 24, 2020

Anna M. Ott, 77, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 in the York Hospital. She was born January 29, 1943 in Orrstown, PA. Anna was a daughter of the late Marlin C. “Smokey”, Sr. and Catherine M. Cramer Carroll. Anna retired from the Stanley Company after 31 years of employment. She was a member of the Orrstown United...

Charles Strohm

Charles Strohm

May 23, 2020

Charles R. Strohm, 87, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Wednesday, December 7, 1932 in Hays Grove, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late Charles Edgar and Alverna Hummel Strohm. He was a 1950 graduate of the Shippensburg high School and attended the Shippensburg University. Charles was a...

C. Esther Dunlap

C. Esther Dunlap

May 20, 2020

C. Esther Dunlap, 84, originally of Shippensburg, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Green Ridge Village in Newville. Born Sunday, September 15, 1935 in Newville, she was a daughter of the late Eugene S. and Margaret K. Dunlap. Esther attended grade school at Oak Grove and graduated from Shippensburg High School in 1953. After graduating from business school, she...

Sarah Geidel

Sarah Geidel

May 18, 2020

Sarah Marie Geidel, 94, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. Born Saturday, March 13, 1926 in Kittanning, Armstrong County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Annie Sefton Hill. She was the owner/operator of her own beauty salon until her retirement in 1972 and later worked at Nell’s Grocery Store...

Brandon Seeders

Brandon Seeders

May 17, 2020

Brandon S. Seeders, 34, of New Cumberland, formerly of Shippensburg, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2020 at home. He was born February 4, 1986 in Carlisle, PA. Brandon was a 2005 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He is survived by his father, Alan S. Seeders and his wife Susan; his mother, Greta L. (Swanger) Mozingo and her...

Dallas Garman

Dallas Garman

May 17, 2020

Dallas E. Garman, 94, of Shippensburg, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Wednesday, February 24, 1926 in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late L. Dean and Helen Baker Garman, Sr. Dallas was a United States Army Veteran serving in WWII. He retired in 1984 from...

Aaron Glass

Aaron Glass

May 16, 2020

Aaron Glass, 25 years of age, of Shippensburg, ascended to God’s Kingdom at the York Trauma Center, York, PA, on Saturday, May 16, 2020, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born January 31, 1995, in Chambersburg, he was a son of Lohman and Kim (Lightner) Glass, of Shippensburg. Aaron was a 2013 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School...