Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Shippensburg, PA & Surrounding Areas
Frank Mcclelland
Oct 19, 2019
Frank Thomas McClelland, 91, of Fenwick Island, DE (formerly of Shippensburg, PA), quietly passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019. Tom was born February 25, 1928 in Steubenville, OH. The son of the late Frank J. (Butch) and Nelle C. Jones McClelland, he was raised in Weirton, WV. He developed a love of sports at a young age, following proudly...
Jack Wyrick
Oct 18, 2019
Jack D. Wyrick, 78, of Shippensburg, departed this life to be with his Lord on the afternoon of Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born in Harrisburg, on October 11, 1941, the son of the late Fannie S. (Seavers) Goodhart. Jack was a 1959 graduate of Big Spring High School. He married Judy L. Hippensteel on...
James Hulse
Oct 14, 2019
James A. Hulse, Sr., 76, of Newburg, departed this life on the evening of Monday, October 14, 2019. He was born on May 12, 1943, in Bricktown, NJ, a son of the late Albert T. and Mary E. (Ortley) Hulse, Jr., and married Karel F. Anderson on November 16, 1963 in Bay Head, NJ. James worked as a bricklayer and...
Christopher Furry
Oct 14, 2019
Christopher Earl Furry, 47, of Chambersburg, went to be with his Lord on Monday, October 14, 2019 from The Inn at Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, after a courageous three year battle with Glioblastoma. Born Sunday, June 11, 1972 in Chambersburg, he was the son of Samuel J. and Patricia Ann Mowery Furry, Jr. Christopher was a member of St. Luke Evangelical...
Elaine Toms
Oct 13, 2019
Elaine C. Toms, 84, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born September 2, 1935 in Flushing, NY. Elaine was a daughter of the late John J. and Viola Anderson Habers. She attended the Faith Chapel in Carlisle and the Grace Brethren Church in Dillsburg. Elaine was a wonderful mother and homemaker. Elaine...
Edwina Devore
Oct 13, 2019
Edwina L. Devore, 87, a resident of Menno Haven, formerly of Walnut Bottom, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, October 13, 2019. She was born on October 19, 1931, in Upper Strasburg, a daughter of the late Daniel and Miriam (VanScyoc) Kaufman and was a 1949 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High School. Edwina married Rodney C. Devore...

Melvin Leid
Oct 13, 2019
Melvin B. Leid, 68, of 1015 Ridge Road, Shippensburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his residence. Born Friday, February 9, 1951 in Ephrata, PA, he was a son of Lizzie (Burkholder) Leid, of Ephrata, and the late Weaver Leid, Sr. Melvin was a member of the Blue Ridge Mennonite Church, Carlisle. Melvin was a farmer most...

Anna Nolt
Oct 5, 2019
Anna Mae Nolt, 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the home of her son, where she had been residing. She was born on November 29, 1934, in East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Levi and Katie (Sensenig) Zimmerman. Anna Mae married Phares W. Nolt on January 11,...

William Smith
Oct 3, 2019
William H. “Smitty” Smith, 84, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the evening of Thursday, October 3, 2019, at his home. He was born on August 5, 1935, in Kittanning, PA, the son of the late Kenneth and Violet (Bowser) Smith and married Joyce J. Mooney on February 27, 1987 in Shippensburg. Smitty worked at the former PPG Industries, Mt....
C. Linn
Oct 2, 2019
C. Blanche Linn, 109, of Shippensburg, departed this life peacefully on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at her home. She was born on April 27, 1910, in Mongul, the daughter of the late John and Florence (Gruver) Hoch. Blanche was a homemaker throughout her life and also worked for her mother at the former Mom Hoch’s Restaurant in...
Mary Minor
Oct 1, 2019
Mary C. Minor, 94, of Walnut Bottom, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Green Ridge Village, Newville. Born Tuesday, May 5, 1925 in Walnut Bottom, the youngest of twelve, to the late Levi L. and Valeria R. Pechart Naugle. Mary was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Walnut Bottom, where she taught Sunday School Class. She retired...
Mary Black
Sep 30, 2019
Mary E. Black, 73, of Orrstown, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at home. She was born May 24, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan. Mary was a daughter of the late Joseph and Esther Green Ferry. Mary attended Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Shippensburg. She was a 1964 graduate of the Shippensburg High School. Mary is survived by her...
Gerald Cummings
Sep 30, 2019
Gerald Edward Cummings, 61, of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Monday, September 30, 2019, at his home. He was born on September 7, 1958, in Chambersburg, a son of the late Bruce E. Cummings and Betty J. (Pyne) Cromwell and married Karen L. Vaughn on January 21, 1993, in Hagerstown, MD. Gerald worked for the past twelve...
Lester Walker
Sep 24, 2019
Lester E. “Tom” Walker, 90, of Walnut Bottom, PA, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was born March 31, 1929, in Hockersville, PA. Tom was a son of the late Harvey and Ethel Newcomer Walker. He attended Trinity United Methodist Church, Walnut Bottom. Tom retired from the former Duplex Products in Mechanicsburg, where he was...
Thelma Gage
Sep 22, 2019
Thelma A. Gage, 89, of Shippensburg, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Shippensburg Health Care Center. Born Monday, March 31, 1930 in Swedesboro, NJ, she was a daughter of the late William N. and Ada M. Wiltsee Mathis. Thelma was a member of the Shippensburg Nazarene Church. She worked as an Independent Home Care Provider, which one of...
Stephen Dewalt
Sep 21, 2019
Stephen R. DeWalt, 60, of Orrstown, departed this life on the morning of Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on June 25, 1959, in Lewistown, a son of the late Ralph A. DeWalt and Jean E. (Kane) DeWalt. Stephen was self-employed, working in the auto body and vehicle repair field. In the past...
Mary Stouffer
Sep 19, 2019
Mary Jane Stouffer, 68, of Shippensburg, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at home. She was born Wednesday, June 6, 1951, in Lewistown, PA. Mary Jane was a daughter of John A. Hampton of Lurgan, and the late Rose M. Campbell Hampton. She was a retired licensed practical nurse who worked with special needs children and adults. Mary Jane was...
Saundra Love
Sep 18, 2019
Saundra A. Love, 72, departed this life on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at her home. She was born on September 22, 1946, in Chambersburg, a daughter of the late Paul A. Morton and Mabel E. (Speidel) Foreman and married Robert F. Love on March 3, 1968 at the Upper Tuscarora Presbyterian Church. Earlier in her life, Saundra...
Delores Ocker
Sep 15, 2019
Delores Catherine Ocker, 89, of Shippensburg, entered eternity, Sunday, September 15, 2019 in the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born July 9, 1930 near Mongul, PA. Delores was a daughter of the late Wilbur A. and Helen Catherine Elizabeth Holtry Myers. She worked, along with her husband, on their dairy farm, while caring for a family of eight. Delores also had...