Obituaries

Nov 7, 2019

Dorothy Elizabeth Coldsmith, 93, of MacClenny, FL., and formerly of Shippensburg, departed this life on the morning of Thursday, November 7, 2019. She was born on September 21, 1926, in Camden, NJ, the daughter of the late Paul E. and Marcella J. (Clark) Greenwood. She was a member of the Mainsville Church, Shippensburg. Alongside her husband William, they operated the...

Oct 30, 2019

Lois W. Snouffer, 84, of Walnut Bottom, departed this life on the morning of Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the Chambersburg Hospital. She was born on October 21, 1935, in Shippensburg, a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Dyarman and married Maxwell Snouffer on August 24, 1953. Lois was employed at Knouse Foods, the former Renee’s Sewing Factory, and...

Oct 28, 2019

Cindy Sue Reese, 60, of Newburg, went to be with her Lord, on the evening of Monday, October 28, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born on September 22, 1959, in Chambersburg, a daughter of Glenn and Janet (Bless) Doyle, Sr., of Newburg. Cindy was a 1978 graduate of Shippensburg Area High School. She married...

Oct 25, 2019

Earl H. Varner, 73, of Shippensburg, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at his home. Born Monday, July 22, 1946 in Southampton Twp., Franklin County, he was a son of the late Melvin H. and Ruth E. Baer Varner. Earl was of the Protestant Faith. He was a United States Marine Veteran serving two tours in Vietnam, where he...

Oct 25, 2019

Kathryn W. “Sis” Gayman, 98, of Shippensburg, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Menno Haven, Chambersburg. She was born Thursday, March 10, 1921 in Orrstown, PA. Kathryn was the daughter of the late Raymond A. and Dorthea Miller Wise. Kathryn was a 1939 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She was the head of housekeeping at Shippensburg...

Oct 25, 2019

Marie K. Matteucci, 83, of Shippensburg, went to be with her Lord on Friday, October 25, 2019. Born Friday, June 19, 1936 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Attilio and Kathryn Saykewicz Matteucci. Marie was a member Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Shippensburg. She started her teaching career at Centerville Elementary School where she...

Oct 24, 2019

Sandra Lee Shope, 75, of Roxbury, went to be with her Lord on October 24, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born Monday, January 10, 1944 in Freestone, Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Fred S. and Beulah F. Mackey Beidel. Sandra was a 1961 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. She was a member...

Oct 24, 2019

Katherine Rose Piper, 75, of Shippensburg, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Shippensburg Health care Center. Born Saturday, January 15, 1944 in Rome, NY, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Angelina Fontana. Katherine was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Shippensburg, and attended the St. Seton Catholic Church, Emmitsburg, MD....

Oct 22, 2019

Jerry L. Myers, 67, of Roxbury, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home. Born Monday, May 19, 1952 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late John N. and Mildred L. Newell Myers. Jerry was a United States Army Veteran. He retired in August of 2019 from Letterkenny Army Depot Munitions Center, after 28 years of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 8, 2019

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,...

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....

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...